# Botticelli May 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 8, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078 "2025-05-08T03:06:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/81 "2025-05-10T20:42:57Z")
Yes! I am the lovely # Yum-Yum! from _The Mikado_. Well done, O estimable **SCAdian!** ---
**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 11, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/82 "2025-05-11T12:48:19Z")
Gilbert & Sullivan seemed to be a reasonable guess, but then it took me a lot longer than it should have to think of a ‘Y’ in their works. Having done so… I am H ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/83 "2025-05-11T13:28:10Z")
Nice work **SCAdian**! IQs: 1. Did an early foray into publishing include the thrice-weekly _Constitutionalist_, which mostly printed lottery results? 2. Were you a cartoon villain inspired by _The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde_? 3. Of course, you danced a waltz. ---
**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 11, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/84 "2025-05-11T13:40:15Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did an early foray into publishing include the thrice-weekly _Constitutionalist_, which mostly printed lottery results? > 2. Were you a cartoon villain inspired by _The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde_? > 3. Of course, you danced a waltz. And we’re off to a fine start with three DQs. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/85 "2025-05-11T13:47:09Z")
Alrighty then! 1. Horace Greeley 2. Harvey Dent (aka “Two-Face”) 3. Henry the Horse (“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite”) DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? 3. Last name begins with H? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/86 "2025-05-11T15:46:50Z")
Great get, **SCDdian**! IQs: 1. Did you lose the Battle of Stamford Bridge? 2. Did you lose the Battle of Hastings? 3. Were you played by Zachary Levi in a mixed live-action/animated film? ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/87 "2025-05-11T16:12:47Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a British Communist historian noted for your concept of “the long 19th century”? 2. Did you play a sold out concert at Carnegie Hall shortly after being released from a drug-related sentence in Federal prison in 1948? 3. Are you a blues guitarist who had a long career and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? ---
**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 11, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/88 "2025-05-11T16:14:37Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the first person mentioned in “We Didn’t Start the Fire”? 2. Are you a former vice president of the US who (as mentioned above in this thread) shares a first name with the current Ms. Marvel? 3. Were you the Joker’s therapist at Arkham Asylum but then fell in love with him, donned a jester/clown suit, and joined him in a life of crime? ---
**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 12, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/89 "2025-05-12T00:15:01Z")
IQs: 1. Did you create the classic ukiyo-e print _The Wave_? 2. Were you a son of William Shakespeare who died young? 3. Are you the only POTUS whose residence is in the heart of Indianapolis? ---
**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 12, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/90 "2025-05-12T00:53:15Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you lose the Battle of Stamford Bridge? > 2. Did you lose the Battle of Hastings? > 3. Were you played by Zachary Levi in a mixed live-action/animated film? Not … Harald Hardrada? Not Harold Godwinsson DQ > [@Thing.Fish](#): > > - Are you a British Communist historian noted for your concept of “the long 19th century”? > - Did you play a sold out concert at Carnegie Hall shortly after being released from a drug-related sentence in Federal prison in 1948? > - Are you a blues guitarist who had a long career and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Three DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Are you the first person mentioned in “We Didn’t Start the Fire”? > 2. Are you a former vice president of the US who (as mentioned above in this thread) shares a first name with the current Ms. Marvel? > 3. Were you the Joker’s therapist at Arkham Asylum but then fell in love with him, donned a jester/clown suit, and joined him in a life of crime? DQ Not … Kamala Harris? Not Harley Quinn > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Qs: > > 1. Did you create the classic ukiyo-e print _The Wave_? > 2. Were you a son of William Shakespeare who died young? > 3. Are you the only POTUS whose residence is in the heart of Indianapolis? Not Hokusai (Hosukai?) DQ Not Benjamin Harrison H 1, Fictional 2. Female 3. First name begins with H ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/91 "2025-05-12T00:54:55Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > 1. Are you a British Communist historian noted for your concept of “the long 19th century”? > 2. Did you play a sold out concert at Carnegie Hall shortly after being released from a drug-related sentence in Federal prison in 1948? > 3. Are you a blues guitarist who had a long career and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? 1. Eric Hobsbawm 2. Billie Holiday 3. John Lee Hooker ---
**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 12, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/92 "2025-05-12T00:57:39Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > Eric Hobsbawm Anybody else recognise this name? ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/93 "2025-05-12T00:58:04Z")
DQs: Did you originally appear in prose? Did you first appear in 1950 or later? Are you the main protagonist of the best-known story in which you appear? ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/94 "2025-05-12T01:01:53Z")
His Wikipedia article is comparable in length to Botticelli’s. ---
**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 12, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/95 "2025-05-12T01:08:27Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ > Not … Kamala Harris? > Not Harley Quinn Correct on Harris; 1 (“We Didn’t Start the Fire”) was Harry Truman. DQ: created by American or Americans? ---
**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 12, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/96 "2025-05-12T01:43:24Z")
Yikes, I missed the entire “Y” round! Good job, **SCA**. That’s my favorite G&S show. I do not recognize the name “Eric Hobsbawm.” On to H. IQs: Did you score a crushing win in the 1864 Battle of Nashville? Were you a sickly FDR aide? Were you, too? ---
**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 12, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/97 "2025-05-12T01:48:18Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_? 2. Were you a New York senator-turned-U.S. secretary of state (not to mention your other position in the 90s)? 3. Are you the narrator narrator of _Lolita_? ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/98 "2025-05-12T02:13:07Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Did you create the classic ukiyo-e print _The Wave_? > > 2. Were you a son of William Shakespeare who died young? > > 3. Are you the only POTUS whose residence is in the heart of Indianapolis? > > Not Hokusai (Hosukai?) > DQ > Not Benjamin Harrison Correct on Hokusai. Shakespeare’s son was named Hamnet [sic]. Correct on Benjamin Harrison. > [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Thing.Fish](#): > > > > Eric Hobsbawm > > Anybody else recognise this name? My grandson is at college studying to me a historian. I’ve bought him 3 or 4 books by Hobsbawn for his classes. DQ: By an American author or authors? ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/99 "2025-05-12T02:14:26Z")
But did you know the name without looking it up? NB: The only person looking things up should be the host, checking to make sure he is answering DQs correctly. ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/100 "2025-05-12T02:19:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > My grandson is at college studying to me a historian. I’ve bought him 3 or 4 books by Hobsbawn for his classes. Thank you. H 1, Fictional 2. Female 3. First name begins with H 4. Created by American or Americans > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: By an American author or authors? Ask another one, please. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078.md?page=6)