# Botticelli - May 2021

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [April 30, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098 "2021-04-30T14:06:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/61 "2021-05-03T01:39:57Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you the protagonist in _1984_?
2. Are you Buck Rogers’s love interest?
3. Did you paint _Christina’s World_?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/62 "2021-05-03T01:49:53Z")

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DQs:  
**W**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with W
3. Male
4. Living
5. Not known for the Arts
6. American
7. Not born after 1970

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/63 "2021-05-03T01:51:27Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Did you and your dog have a Grand Day Out?  
> IQ2: Was your dog a sheep rustler?  
> IQ3: Were you the last king of England?

Not Wallace  
Not Wendoline  
Not William of Orange

> [@MissTake](#):
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> - Did you rep NAPA before becoming a commentator?
> - Did you play a character who left your wife for Martin Sheen?
> - Are you a musician who has to fight to use your stage name after someone tried blackmailing you under a different pseudonym?

Take 3 DQs. That last one sounds familiar

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> - Are you the protagonist in _1984_ ?
> - Are you Buck Rogers’s love interest?
> - Did you paint _Christina’s World_ ?

Not Winston Smith  
Not Wilma Deering  
Take a DQ

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/64 "2021-05-03T01:55:21Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
> >
> > - Are you the protagonist in _1984_ ?
> > 
> > > - Are you Buck Rogers’s love interest?
> > > - Did you paint _Christina’s World_ ?
> 
> Not Winston Smith  
> Not Wilma Deering  
> Take a DQ

Correct x2, and Andrew Wyeth.

DQ: Known for politics?

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/65 "2021-05-03T02:05:43Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > [@SCAdian](#):
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> > IQ1: Did you and your dog have a Grand Day Out?  
> > IQ2: Was your dog a sheep rustler?  
> > IQ3: Were you the last king of England?
> 
> Not Wallace  
> Not Wendoline  
> Not William of Orange

✅

☹

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/66 "2021-05-03T03:47:20Z")

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DQs:  
**W**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with W
3. Male
4. Living
5. Not known for the Arts
6. American
7. Not born after 1970
8. Not known for politics

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/67 "2021-05-03T10:46:32Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > [@MissTake](#):
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> > > 1. Did you rep NAPA before becoming a commentator?
> > > 2. Did you play a character who left your wife for Martin Sheen?
> > > 3. Are you a musician who has to fight to use your stage name after someone tried blackmailing you under a different pseudonym?
> 
> Take 3 DQs. That last one sounds familiar

Michael Waltrip  
Sam Waterston  
Andrew WK

DQs  
Known for sports?  
Born after 1940?  
Award / medal winning?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/68 "2021-05-03T15:41:35Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you write _One World_?
2. Do you currently host _Let’s Make A Deal_?
3. Are you one of the title characters in the show _The Fairly Oddparents_?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/69 "2021-05-03T16:21:18Z")

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DQs:  
**W**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with W
3. Male
4. Living
5. Not known for the Arts
6. American
7. Not born after 1970
8. Not known for politics
9. Not known for sports
10. Born after 1940
11. Award / medal winning

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/70 "2021-05-03T16:23:22Z")

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1. Did you write _One World_ ?
2. Do you currently host _Let’s Make A Deal_ ?
3. Are you one of the title characters in the show _The Fairly Oddparents_ ?

Take 2 DQs.  
Not Wanda

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/71 "2021-05-03T16:49:40Z")

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#1 is Wendell L. Willkie.  
#2 is Wayne Brady.

DQs:

1. Known for writing?
2. Caucasian?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/72 "2021-05-03T17:07:14Z")

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DQs:  
**W**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with W
3. Male
4. Living
5. Not known for the Arts
6. American
7. Not born after 1970
8. Not known for politics
9. Not known for sports
10. Born after 1940
11. Award / medal winning
12. Not known for writing
13. Caucasian

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/73 "2021-05-03T19:59:42Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did the Pope give you a special flag for your big venture? - Yes, William the Conqueror (as probably shown on the Bayeux Tapestry): [Turbulent Priests](https://turbulentpriests.group.shef.ac.uk/1066-and-the-other-papal-banner/)  
Did Dr. Maturin tend to you while you were still a royal duke? - The Duke of Clarence and future King William IV  
A living person now, is your youngest child (of three) named Louis? - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

(Royal) William x3!

DQs:

Best known for business?  
Famous spouse?

IQs:

Were you the crusty, imperious barrister of the movie _Witness for the Prosecution_?  
Do you take photos of your dogs in human clothes?  
Did Otto eat you last of all?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/74 "2021-05-03T20:40:12Z")

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DQs:  
**W**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with W
3. Male
4. Living
5. Not known for the Arts
6. American
7. Not born after 1970
8. Not known for politics
9. Not known for sports
10. Born after 1940
11. Award / medal winning
12. Not known for writing
13. Caucasian
14. Best known for business
15. Current spouse is not famous. Previous spouse had minor recognition.

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/75 "2021-05-03T20:40:49Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> Were you the crusty, imperious barrister of the movie _Witness for the Prosecution_ ?  
> Do you take photos of your dogs in human clothes?  
> Did Otto eat you last of all?

Take a DQ  
Not William Wegman  
Not a fish called Wanda

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/76 "2021-05-03T20:57:32Z")

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IQs:

1. Did Roy O’Bannon say you had an awful name for a cowboy?
2. Are you the title character in Gilbert & Sullivan’s _The Sorcerer_?
3. Are you secretly Philbert Desanex?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/77 "2021-05-03T21:18:25Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> 1. Did Roy O’Bannon say you had an awful name for a cowboy?
> 2. Are you the title character in Gilbert & Sullivan’s _The Sorcerer_ ?
> 3. Are you secretly Philbert Desanex?

Take 2 DQs  
Not Wonder Warthog

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/78 "2021-05-03T21:57:44Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> - Did Roy O’Bannon say you had an awful name for a cowboy?
> - Are you the title character in Gilbert & Sullivan’s _The Sorcerer_ ?
> - Are you secretly Philbert Desanex?

#1 was Chon Wang (Jackie Chan’s role in _Shanghai Noon_)  
#2 is John Wellington Wells.  
Correct on WW.

DQ: Is your name part of the business’s name?

1 DQ reserved.

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/79 "2021-05-03T22:32:56Z")

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DQs:  
**W**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with W
3. Male
4. Living
5. Not known for the Arts
6. American
7. Not born after 1970
8. Not known for politics
9. Not known for sports
10. Born after 1940
11. Award / medal winning
12. Not known for writing
13. Caucasian
14. Best known for business
15. Current spouse is not famous. Previous spouse had minor recognition.
16. Name not part of the business’s name

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/80 "2021-05-04T13:23:17Z")

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DQ: Business known for making a physical product (rather than a service, etc.)?

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