# Botticelli, Nov. 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 31, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093 "2022-10-31T20:23:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**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:** [November 29, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/321 "2022-11-29T18:48:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. In _A Wrinkle In Time_ do you say “Wild nights are my glory”? > 2. Does Jenna Ortega play you in a new Netflix series? > 3. Were you a ventriloquist who invented the first artificial heart? Not Mrs. Whatsit 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:** [November 29, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/322 "2022-11-29T20:53:20Z")
Correct. #2 is Wednesday Addams in _Wednesday_. #3 was Paul Winchell. DQ: Died after 1960? 1 DQ Reserved. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/323 "2022-11-29T21:57:08Z")
**W** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with W 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Died after 1960 ---
**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:** [November 29, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/324 "2022-11-29T22:14:21Z")
IQs: Were you, the story goes, introduced to your namesake by your Scottish nanny? Were you a key figure in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge? Were you the first popularly-elected mayor of the U.S. capital? ---
**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:** [November 29, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/325 "2022-11-29T22:43:01Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Dobie Gillis’s mom? 2. Speaking of TV moms, did you voice Peg on _Goof Troop_? 3. “…come here, I need you”? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/326 "2022-11-30T00:57:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you, the story goes, introduced to your namesake by your Scottish nanny? > Were you a key figure in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge? > Were you the first popularly-elected mayor of the U.S. capital? 3 more DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you Dobie Gillis’s mom? > 2. Speaking of TV moms, did you voice Peg on _Goof Troop_? > 3. “…come here, I need you”? 2 DQs Not Watson ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/327 "2022-11-30T01:02:05Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 2 DQs > Not Watson 1 was Winnie Gillis; 2 was April Winchell (Paul’s daughter). DQs: 1. died after 1990? 2. known from politics? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/328 "2022-11-30T01:49:05Z")
DQs: 1. Known for sports? 2. Caucasian? One DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/329 "2022-11-30T07:10:36Z")
**W** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with W 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Died after 1960 9. Died after 1990 10. Not known from politics 11. Known for sports 12. Caucasian ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/330 "2022-11-30T13:45:57Z")
DQ: Known for a team sport? IQs: 1. Were you a baseball player called “the Thumper”? 2. Do you currently host _Let’s Make A Deal_? 3. Were you the Matinee Lady on _The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson_? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/331 "2022-11-30T14:30:57Z")
Previous IQs: Were you, the story goes, introduced to your namesake by your Scottish nanny? - Washington Irving, to George Washington, when the author was an infant Were you a key figure in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge? - Washington Roebling Were you the first popularly-elected mayor of the U.S. capital? - Walter Washington Washington x3! DQs: Won a championship? Greatest athletic glory before 1970? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you nicknamed “Pops” on your sports team? Were you fired after you punched a player for the opposing team? Did you star in the _Divergent_ movies? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/332 "2022-11-30T18:08:45Z")
**W** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with W 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Died after 1960 9. Died after 1990 10. Not known from politics 11. Known for sports 12. Caucasian 13. Known for a team sport 14. Won a championship 15. It’s subjective, but I’ll say greatest athletic glory after 1970. YMMV ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/333 "2022-11-30T18:10:59Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Were you a baseball player called “the Thumper”? > 2. Do you currently host _Let’s Make A Deal_? > 3. Were you the Matinee Lady on _The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson_? DQ Not Wayne Brady DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you nicknamed “Pops” on your sports team? > Were you fired after you punched a player for the opposing team? > Did you star in the _Divergent_ movies? Not Pop Warner? DQ Not Shailene Woodsley ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/334 "2022-11-30T18:52:29Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you Old Fuss and Feathers? > > IQ2: Was your left arm six inches shorter than your right arm? > > IQ3: Did you keep us out of war, Thomas? > > Take 3 DQs General Winfield Scott Kaiser Wilhelm II President Thomas Woodrow Wilson DQ: Known for baseball? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/335 "2022-11-30T18:57:19Z")
**W** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with W 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Died after 1960 9. Died after 1990 10. Not known from politics 11. Known for sports 12. Caucasian 13. Known for a team sport 14. Won a championship 15. It’s subjective, but I’ll say greatest athletic glory after 1970. YMMV 16. Not known for baseball ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/336 "2022-11-30T19:06:07Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Were you a baseball player called “the Thumper”? > > 2. Do you currently host _Let’s Make A Deal_? > > 3. Were you the Matinee Lady on _The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson_? > > DQ > Not Wayne Brady > DQ DQ: Known for football? 1 DQ reserved. #1 was Ted Williams. Correct on Wayne Brady. #3 was Carol Wayne. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/337 "2022-11-30T19:07:32Z")
**W** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with W 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Died after 1960 9. Died after 1990 10. Not known from politics 11. Known for sports 12. Caucasian 13. Known for a team sport 14. Won a championship 15. It’s subjective, but I’ll say greatest athletic glory after 1970. YMMV 16. Not known for baseball 17. Not known for football ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/338 "2022-11-30T19:14:13Z")
IQ1: Did you compose the music for _A Clockwork Orange_? IQ2: Did the resulting soundtrack album bear your name? IQ3: Were you named for your clothing, which was a different colour from that of your associates’ clothing? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/339 "2022-11-30T19:16:14Z")
DQ: Known for basketball? IQs: 1. Did you create Woody Woodpecker? 2. Is your best known painting arguably _Breezing Up_? 3. Are you the title character of a song by the Association? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/340 "2022-11-30T19:28:41Z")
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