# Botticelli - May 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 5, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159 "2024-05-05T15:21:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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 23, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/161 "2024-05-23T19:39:58Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the Finch family’s cook and housekeeper? - Not Sebastian Cabot, but Calpurnia, in _To Kill A Mockingbird_ Were you the most prominent Confederate general killed at the 1864 Battle of Franklin? - Not Gen. Cadaverous, but Patrick Cleburne Did you and another writer agree as to how each would be credited on both sides of the Atlantic? - Winston Churchill (American) and Winston Spencer Churchill (British); for more on the less-well-known dude: [Winston Churchill (novelist) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill_(novelist)) DQs: Living? European? Best known for the Arts? Born since 1964? IQs: Was it said that you resembled a rotten mackerel by moonlight? Did Tommy Lee Jones play you in _JFK_? Were you the clever young criminal behind the Red-Headed League con? ---
**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 23, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/162 "2024-05-23T22:25:02Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with C 4. Not American 5. Living 6. European 7. Known for the Arts 8. Born since 1964 ---
**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 23, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/163 "2024-05-23T22:26:52Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a _very_ close associate, at the very least, of J. Edgar Hoover? > 2. Did you use the pseudonym Mary Westmacott? > 3. Were you Janet, on _The Good Place_? #2. I am not Agatha Christie. Take 2 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was it said that you resembled a rotten mackerel by moonlight? > Did Tommy Lee Jones play you in _JFK_? > Were you the clever young criminal behind the Red-Headed League con? 1. I am not Al Capone? 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not John Clay. ---
**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 24, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/164 "2024-05-24T01:36:54Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > So. Too obscure? > > I have not heard of the book. Nor have I. ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/165 "2024-05-24T02:56:29Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you a _very_ close associate, at the very least, of J. Edgar Hoover? > 2. Did you use the pseudonym Mary Westmacott? > 3. Were you Janet, on _The Good Place_? 1 was Clyde Tolson; 3 was D’Arcy Carden. DQs: 1. known for the performing arts? 2. from the United Kingdom or Ireland? ---
**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 24, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/166 "2024-05-24T11:00:27Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with C 4. Not American 5. Living 6. European 7. Known for the Arts 8. Born since 1964 9. Known for the performing arts 10. From UK/Ireland ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/167 "2024-05-24T14:05:50Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a rapper and Olympic commentator known for consumption of weed, gin, and juice? 2. Did you discover Pluto? 3. Were you a Brat Pack actor, best known for your roles in _The Outsiders, Hitcher,_ and _Red Dawn_? ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/168 "2024-05-24T14:39:11Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a nonhuman crewmember in _Red Dwarf_? 2. Did you write _The House on Mango Street_? 3. Does the song “The Presidents” sum you up as “lusted in his heart for peanuts”? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/169 "2024-05-24T15:04:13Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write “The Case For Reparations”? 2. Did you sing lead for Men At Work? 3. Did you create a Saturday morning cartoon character played by Kenan Thompson in a live-action cinematic adaptation? ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/170 "2024-05-24T16:10:08Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a rapper and Olympic commentator known for consumption of weed, gin, and juice? > 2. Did you discover Pluto? > 3. Were you a Brat Pack actor, best known for your roles in _The Outsiders, Hitcher,_ and _Red Dawn_? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Clyde Tombaugh. 3. I am not Charlie Sheen (?) > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a nonhuman crewmember in _Red Dwarf_? > 2. Did you write _The House on Mango Street_? > 3. Does the song “The Presidents” sum you up as “lusted in his heart for peanuts”? #3. I am not Jimmy Carter. Take 2 DQs. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write “The Case For Reparations”? > 2. Did you sing lead for Men At Work? > 3. Did you create a Saturday morning cartoon character played by Kenan Thompson in a live-action cinematic adaptation? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Colin Hay. 3. I am not Bill Cosby (?) ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/171 "2024-05-24T16:20:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3. I am not Jimmy Carter. > Take 2 DQs. 1 was the Cat; 2 was Sandra Cisneros. DQs: 1. known for acting? 2. from the UK? ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/172 "2024-05-24T16:21:23Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with C 4. Not American 5. Living 6. European 7. Known for the Arts 8. Born since 1964 9. Known for the performing arts 10. From UK/Ireland 11. Known for acting 12. From the U.K. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/173 "2024-05-24T16:38:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did you write “The Case For Reparations”? > > 2. Did you sing lead for Men At Work? > > 3. Did you create a Saturday morning cartoon character played by Kenan Thompson in a live-action cinematic adaptation? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Colin Hay. > 3. I am not Bill Cosby (?) #1 was Ta-Nehisi Coates. Correct on #s 2 and 3. DQ: Born since 1988? ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/174 "2024-05-24T16:42:57Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with C 4. Not American 5. Living 6. European 7. Known for the Arts 8. Born since 1964 9. Known for the performing arts 10. From UK/Ireland 11. Known for acting 12. From the U.K. 13. Born before 1988 ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/175 "2024-05-24T17:26:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > 1. Are you a rapper and Olympic commentator known for consumption of weed, gin, and juice? > > 2. Did you discover Pluto? > > 3. Were you a Brat Pack actor, best known for your roles in _The Outsiders, Hitcher,_ and _Red Dawn_? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Clyde Tombaugh. > 3. I am not Charlie Sheen (?) 1 was Calvin Broadus, better known as Snoop Dogg. 2 was indeed Clyde Tombaugh. Good guess on 3, but the star of _Hitcher_ was C. Thomas Howell. DQs: 1. Comic actor? 2. Frequent guest on panel shows like _QI_ and _Would I Lie To 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 24, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/176 "2024-05-24T17:31:57Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with C 4. Not American 5. Living 6. European 7. Known for the Arts 8. Born since 1964 9. Known for the performing arts 10. From UK/Ireland 11. Known for acting 12. From the U.K. 13. Born before 1988 14. Comic actor 15. Has appeared on a number of panel shows, but neither _QI_ nor _Would I Lie To You?_ - has been on _Never Mind The Buzzcocks_, _Duck Quacks Don’t Echo_ and _8 Out Of 10 Cats_, though not best known from them. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/177 "2024-05-24T17:48:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Real > 2. Female > 3. First name begins with C > 4. Not American > 5. Living > 6. European > 7. Known for the Arts > 8. Born since 1964 > 9. Known for the performing arts > 10. From UK/Ireland > 11. Known for acting > 12. From the U.K. > 13. Born before 1988 > 14. Comic actor > 15. Has appeared on a number of panel shows, but neither _QI_ nor _Would I Lie To You?_ - has been on _Never Mind The Buzzcocks_, _Duck Quacks Don’t Echo_ and _8 Out Of 10 Cats_, though not best known from them Hmm. Well, that rules out Claudia Winkelmann… ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/178 "2024-05-24T17:57:33Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the personification of Ireland, the Irish equivalent of Uncle Sam or John Bull? 2. Are you a former mayor of San Antonio, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development? 3. Were you one of the Nixon Administration’s Plumbers? ---
**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 24, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/179 "2024-05-24T18:04:00Z")
IQs: 1. Did you and your son play the same role in _The Ten Commandments_? 2. Did you defend John Scopes? 3. Were you Mabel’s shorter, bespectacled friend on _Gravity Falls_? ---
**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 24, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/180 "2024-05-24T18:16:27Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the personification of Ireland, the Irish equivalent of Uncle Sam or John Bull? > 2. Are you a former mayor of San Antonio, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development? > 3. Were you one of the Nixon Administration’s Plumbers? #3. I am not Charles Colson. Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you and your son play the same role in _The Ten Commandments_? > 2. Did you defend John Scopes? > 3. Were you Mabel’s shorter, bespectacled friend on _Gravity Falls_? #2 I am not Clarence Darrow. Take 2 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159.md?page=10)