# 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:** 3
**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 2, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/41 "2022-11-02T13:08:26Z")
IQs: 1. Did you compose _Baby Elephant Walk_? 2. Did you have a hit with _Quinn the Eskimo_? 3. Did you star opposite Cyril Ritchard in _Peter Pan_? ---
**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 2, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/42 "2022-11-02T13:15:37Z")
Previous IQs: Were you traditionally considered one of the Three Wise Men? - Yes, Melchior (sp) Are you a cute girl mouse in a series of kids’ books and on TV, with an alligator for a friend? - Maisy Did you head the USIA starting in 1961? - Edward R. Murrow, recruited by JFK DQs: Best known as a solo artist? Best known for rock or pop? IQs: Did you head The Citadel after WWII? Were you a noted US Navy carrier officer of WWII with an alliterative name? Did Paul Sheldon write 'way too many books about you, he thought? ---
**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 2, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/43 "2022-11-02T13:21:59Z")
1. Were you an NYPD detective and confidante of the Manhattan clan of gargoyles? 2. Did you organize the periodic table of the elements? 3. Did you refer to the “magic trick” of your brother–who immediately corrected you, distinguishing between the different terms? ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/44 "2022-11-02T17:27:47Z")
**M** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with M 4. Dead 5. Known from the arts 6. Not American 7. European 8. Died since 1950 9. Best known for the performing arts 10. Did not win a top award in his field 11. Died before 1990 12. Native speaker of a Germanic language, according to most linguists 13. Not known for acting, but has acted. 14. From the U.K. or Ireland 15. Best known for music 16. Not best known as a solo artist 17. Best known for rock or pop ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/45 "2022-11-02T17:30:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you compose _Baby Elephant Walk_? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Quinn the Eskimo_? > 3. Did you star opposite Cyril Ritchard in _Peter Pan_? Not Henry Mancini Not Manfred Mann DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you head The Citadel after WWII? > Were you a noted US Navy carrier officer of WWII with an alliterative name? > Did Paul Sheldon write 'way too many books about you, he thought? Take 2 DQs Not Misery Chastain > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you an NYPD detective and confidante of the Manhattan clan of gargoyles? > 2. Did you organize the periodic table of the elements? > 3. Did you refer to the “magic trick” of your brother–who immediately corrected you, distinguishing between the different terms? DQ Not Melendeev (sp?) DQ ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/46 "2022-11-02T17:32:36Z")
Previous IQs: Did you head The Citadel after WWII? - Gen. Mark Clark Were you a noted US Navy carrier officer of WWII with an alliterative name? - Adm. Marc Mitscher Did Paul Sheldon write 'way too many books about you, he thought? - Yes, Misery Chastain, in _Misery_ by Stephen King DQs: Lead singer of a group? Died of natural causes? ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/47 "2022-11-02T17:34:50Z")
**M** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with M 4. Dead 5. Known from the arts 6. Not American 7. European 8. Died since 1950 9. Best known for the performing arts 10. Did not win a top award in his field 11. Died before 1990 12. Native speaker of a Germanic language, according to most linguists 13. Not known for acting, but has acted. 14. From the U.K. or Ireland 15. Best known for music 16. Not best known as a solo artist 17. Best known for rock or pop 18. Not the lead singer of a group, although did sing lead on a few songs 19. Did not die of natural causes ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/48 "2022-11-02T17:46:24Z")
IQ: Were you a British musician who had the same last name as a heavenly body? ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/49 "2022-11-02T17:49:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a British musician who had the same last name as a heavenly body? Not Freddie Mercury ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/50 "2022-11-02T17:51:41Z")
Well played. IQ: You weren’t Freddie Mercury. Were you another British musician who had the same last name as a heavenly body? ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/51 "2022-11-02T17:55:44Z")
Hmm… Mick Mars is American… I can’t think of another deflection… **YES!!** I am **Keith Moon** original drummer for The Who, already deceased the first time I saw them in 1982 on their “farewell tour”. > **[Keith Moon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Moon)** > > Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English drummer for the rock band the Who. He was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour. > Moon grew up in Alperton, a suburb of Wembley, in Middlesex, and took up the drums during the early 1960s. After playing with a local band, the Beachcombers, he joined the Who in 1964 before they recorded their first single. Moon was recognised for his drumming style, which emphasised tom-toms, c... Great job, EH!! ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/52 "2022-11-02T18:01:47Z")
Good job, **EH**! ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/53 "2022-11-02T18:35:56Z")
Thanks! You can’t dust for vomit, you know… Updated: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #97 by Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/97) Our next letter is # T ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/54 "2022-11-02T18:38:51Z")
IQs: 1. Did the Dwarves call you Forn? 2. Did you create the first translation of the New Testament from Greek into English? 3. Did you write _Rock Of Ages, Cleft For Me_? ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/55 "2022-11-02T18:40:46Z")
Not Thor, dunno and dunno. ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/56 "2022-11-02T18:42:56Z")
#1 was actually Tom Bombadil. #2 was William Tyndale, who was burned at the stake for his efforts. #3 was Augustus P. Toplady. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? 3. Last name starts with a T? ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/57 "2022-11-02T18:44:59Z")
T. 1. fictional 2. male 3. only known name starts with T ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/58 "2022-11-02T18:56:35Z")
IQs: 1. Were you on _Sister, Sister_? 2. Were YOU on _Sister, Sister_? 3. Did four plumbers take a photo in your bathtub? ---
**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 2, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/59 "2022-11-02T19:14:11Z")
IQ1: Were you the title character of Joan Crawford’s final film? IQ2: Did you slay the Minotaur? IQ3: Are you half of a flatulent Canadian comedy duo who nearly brought about the apocalypse? ---
**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 2, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/60 "2022-11-02T19:38:36Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you on _Sister, Sister_? > 2. Were YOU on _Sister, Sister_? > 3. Did four plumbers take a photo in your bathtub? Dunno x2, and not William Howard Taft. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you the title character of Joan Crawford’s final film? > IQ2: Did you slay the Minotaur? > IQ3: Are you half of a flatulent Canadian comedy duo who nearly brought about the apocalypse? Dunno, not Theseus and not Tbob or Tdoug. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093.md?page=4)