# Botticelli - May 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 30, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367 "2023-04-30T13:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 9, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/121 "2023-05-09T17:26:35Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead 5. First name starts with N 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1950 8. Not an actor 9. Died before 1985 10. Not known for the performing arts ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/122 "2023-05-09T17:49:15Z")
Previous IQs: Did you set your doting owner’s beard afire? - Norbert, Hagrid’s beloved wee dragon Did you marry Maris and then Daphne? - Niles, not Nevil, Crane. Close enough… I guess? Are you a Dem political operative featured on _Succession_? - Nate DQs: Best known for the visual arts (film, painting, photography, sculpture, etc.)? Won a top award in his field? IQs: Were you Churchill’s predecessor at 10 Downing Street? Did you kill a very big, evil snake at Hogwarts? Did you play Baron Munchausen, Sir Isaac Newton and a British bad guy? ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/123 "2023-05-09T17:54:09Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead 5. First name starts with N 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1950 8. Not an actor 9. Died before 1985 10. Not known for the performing arts 11. Best known for the visual arts 12. Won many honors, but not awards as such ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/124 "2023-05-09T17:55:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Churchill’s predecessor at 10 Downing Street? > Did you kill a very big, evil snake at Hogwarts? > Did you play Baron Munchausen, Sir Isaac Newton and a British bad guy? 1. I am not Neville Chamberlain. 2. I am not Neville Longbottom. 3. I am not John Neville, whose name I wouldn’t have remembered if it hadn’t been for the other Nevilles. ---
**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 9, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/125 "2023-05-09T18:03:48Z")
Right you are - Neville x3! The great John Neville’s appearances were in _The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Star Trek: The Next Generation_ (“Descent”) and _The X-Files_ (the TV series and the first movie). IQs: Did JFK call to wish you a happy birthday just hours before he died? Did Jane Fonda play you in a movie also featuring Alan Rickman? Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/126 "2023-05-09T18:15:40Z")
IQs: 1. Did your character react to being called a “fair maiden” by replying “Sorry, neither”? 2. Was a 1990s PBS science show named after the fruit (allegedly) associated with you? 3. Speaking of 1990s PBS science shows… ---
**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 9, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/127 "2023-05-09T19:36:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did JFK call to wish you a happy birthday just hours before he died? > Did Jane Fonda play you in a movie also featuring Alan Rickman? > Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 9, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/128 "2023-05-09T19:37:52Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did your character react to being called a “fair maiden” by replying “Sorry, neither”? > 2. Was a 1990s PBS science show named after the fruit (allegedly) associated with you? > 3. Speaking of 1990s PBS science shows… #3. I am not Bill Nye (??) Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/129 "2023-05-09T20:08:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3. I am not Bill Nye (??) > Take 2 DQs. 1 was Nichelle Nichols; 2 was Isaac Newton; 3 was indeed Bill Nye. DQs: 1. died after 1970? 2. known for film-making? ---
**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 9, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/130 "2023-05-09T20:18:32Z")
Previous IQs: Did JFK call to wish you a happy birthday just hours before he died? - FDR’s VP, John Nance Garner Did Jane Fonda play you in a movie also featuring Alan Rickman? - Nancy Reagan, in _The Butler_, with Rickman playing (and quite well, too) her husband Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? - The first American spy, Nathan Hale, on the grounds of CIA HQ Three DQs reserved. IQs: Were you a living horcrux? Were you an annoying Federation bureaucrat? Did Steve Martin play you in his first movie? ---
**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 9, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/131 "2023-05-09T23:32:35Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead 5. First name starts with N 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1950 8. Not an actor 9. Died before 1985 10. Not known for the performing arts 11. Best known for the visual arts 12. Won many honors, but not awards as such 13. Died after 1970 14. Not known for film-making ---
**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 9, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/132 "2023-05-09T23:33:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a living horcrux? > Were you an annoying Federation bureaucrat? > Did Steve Martin play you in his first movie? 1. I am not Voldemort’s snake Nagini (sp?). Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 10, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/133 "2023-05-10T17:01:28Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a living horcrux? - Yes, Nagini, Voldemort’s snake familiar Were you an annoying Federation bureaucrat? - Nils Baris, in _ST:TOS_ “The Trouble with Tribbles” Did Steve Martin play you in his first movie? - Navin Johnson, in _The Jerk_ DQs: Considered handsome? Associated with NYC? Best known for photography? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Were you the top Bajoran officer on DS9? Were you the actress who played her? Did an expy of you appear in _Gone Girl_? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/134 "2023-05-10T17:09:23Z")
IQs: 1. Did your father hide your name in his drawings? 2. Were you spoofed in the mystery novel _Murder in Pastiche_ as Trajan Beare? 3. “Hello, _Jerry_.” “Hello,” _you_? ---
**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 10, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/135 "2023-05-10T17:12:18Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead 5. First name starts with N 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1950 8. Not an actor 9. Died before 1985 10. Not known for the performing arts 11. Best known for the visual arts 12. Won many honors, but not awards as such 13. Died after 1970 14. Not known for film-making 15. Considered average-looking 16. Born, raised and worked in NYC, but not otherwise associated 17. Not known for photography ---
**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 10, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/136 "2023-05-10T17:14:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Qs: > > Were you the top Bajoran officer on DS9? > Were you the actress who played her? > Did an expy of you appear in _Gone Girl_? #2 I am not Nana Visitor. Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did your father hide your name in his drawings? > 2. Were you spoofed in the mystery novel _Murder in Pastiche_ as Trajan Beare? > 3. “Hello, _Jerry_.” > “Hello,” _you_? #3. I am not Newman. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 10, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/137 "2023-05-10T17:16:04Z")
And that puts us over 20 DQs. No more IQs please, and ask all remaining DQs by 8 p.m. EDT tomorrow. ---
**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 10, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/138 "2023-05-10T17:21:42Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the top Bajoran officer on DS9? - Maj. Kira Nerys Were you the actress who played her? - Yes, Nana Visitor Did an expy of you appear in _Gone Girl_? - Nancy Grace DQs: Painter? His works sell for big money these days? Two DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/139 "2023-05-10T17:42:55Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did your father hide your name in his drawings? > 2. Were you spoofed in the mystery novel _Murder in Pastiche_ as Trajan Beare? > 3. “Hello, _Jerry_.” > “Hello,” _you_? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3. I am not Newman. > Take 2 DQs. 1 was Al Hirschfeld’s daughter Nina; 2 was Nero Wolfe. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 10, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/140 "2023-05-10T18:34:17Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead 5. First name starts with N 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1950 8. Not an actor 9. Died before 1985 10. Not known for the performing arts 11. Best known for the visual arts 12. Won many honors, but not awards as such 13. Died after 1970 14. Not known for film-making 15. Considered average-looking 16. Born, raised and worked in NYC, but not otherwise associated 17. Not known for photography 18. Painter/illustrator 19. A number of original works sell at $1 million plus, highest sale around $46 million at auction [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367.md?page=8)