# Botticelli -- November 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 3, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528 "2016-11-03T12:25:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 5, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/21 "2016-11-05T13:06:10Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with _You’re No Good_? 2. Did you have a hit with _Devil Woman_? 3. Did your career take off when Gene Autry enlisted? ---
**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 6, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/22 "2016-11-06T01:44:15Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with _You’re No Good_? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Devil Woman_? > 3. Did your career take off when Gene Autry enlisted? DQ. Not Marty Robbins. Not … Roy Rogers? **R**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with R 6. Not born after 1960 7. Known for the Arts 8. European 9. Not best known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.) 10. Not British (I’ve deleted acting from EH’s DQ because I consider that to be a performance art, not a visual art.) ---
**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 6, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/23 "2016-11-06T04:07:43Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > …Your previous IQ (“Do you and your dad…?”) was about the son; the answer I gave was the father’s name. Take another DQ for that one. Nah, thanks, you had the right idea. > [@SCAdian](#): > > …(I’ve deleted acting from EH’s DQ because I consider that to be a performance art, not a visual art.) Well, you look at it, so I think it’s both a visual and a performance art. Previous IQs: Were you Earl Hickey’s slower, younger brother? - Randy, on _My Name Is Earl_. Were you Stannis’s older brother? - Robert Baratheon, on _Game of Thrones._ Were you Stannis’s younger brother? - Renly Baratheon, ditto. DQs: Actor? Born in or east of Vienna? Born in or north of Vienna? IQs: Were you a female cast member of _Laugh-In_? Did you seduce Tom Cruise in _Risky Business_? Is Donald Trump not a fan of you, an actress, standup comic and former talk-show host? ---
**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 6, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/24 "2016-11-06T13:38:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a female cast member of _Laugh-In_? > Did you seduce Tom Cruise in _Risky Business_? > Is Donald Trump not a fan of you, an actress, standup comic and former talk-show host? Not Ruth Buzzi. DQ. DQ. **R**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with R 6. Not born after 1960 7. Known for the Arts 8. European 9. Not best known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.) 10. Not British 11. Not an actor 12. Not born in or east of Vienna 13. Born in or north of Vienna ---
**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 6, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/25 "2016-11-06T13:58:26Z")
[QUOTES] IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with You’re No Good? 2. Did you have a hit with Devil Woman? 3. Did your career take off when Gene Autry enlisted? DQ. Not Marty Robbins. Not … Roy Rogers? [/QUOTES] #1 is Linda Ronstadt. #2 is Cliff Richard. Correct on Roy. DQs: 1. Known for music? 2. Currently active? ---
**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 6, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/26 "2016-11-06T20:22:45Z")
**R**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with R 6. Not born after 1960 7. Known for the Arts 8. European 9. Not best known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.) 10. Not British 11. Not an actor 12. Not born in or east of Vienna 13. Born in or north of Vienna 14. Known for music [“Devil Woman”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh_XhovQB9M) ---
**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 6, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/27 "2016-11-06T22:41:05Z")
Okay, Marty also had a Devil Woman. Granted. IQs: 1. Did you “Dial H for Hero”? 2. Were you one of the star of _Emergency_? 3. Did Chris Tucker play you in _The Fifth Element_? ---
**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 6, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/28 "2016-11-06T23:35:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you “Dial H for Hero”? > 2. Were you one of the star of _Emergency_? > 3. Did Chris Tucker play you in _The Fifth Element_? Not Robby Whatshisface. DQ. DQ. ---
**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 6, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/29 "2016-11-06T23:38:00Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Okay, Marty also had a Devil Woman. Granted. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you “Dial H for Hero”? > 2. Were you one of the star of _Emergency_? > 3. Did Chris Tucker play you in _The Fifth Element_? > [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Robby Whatshisface. > DQ. > DQ. Correct on Robby Reed. #2 was Randolph Mantooth. #3 was Ruby Rhod. DQs: 1. Singer? 2. Native speaker of a Germanic language? ---
**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 7, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/30 "2016-11-07T01:46:57Z")
**R**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with R 6. Not born after 1960 7. Known for the Arts 8. European 9. Not best known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.) 10. Not British 11. Not an actor 12. Not born in or east of Vienna 13. Born in or north of Vienna 14. Known for music 15. Not a singer 16. Native speaker of a Germanic language ---
**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 7, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/31 "2016-11-07T02:37:46Z")
Born NW of Vienna, Germanic speaker, last name starts with R, musician/composer but not singer Hmmm… IQs: 1. Was one of your catchphrases: “Lucy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do!”? 2. Did you die in an airplane crash with Wiley Post? 3. Did you host _Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous_? ---
**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 7, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/32 "2016-11-07T04:51:34Z")
Hmm. I have the feeling I’m not going to know this guy. Previous IQs: Were you a female cast member of _Laugh-In_? - Yes, Ruth Buzzi Did you seduce Tom Cruise in _Risky Business_? - Rebecca DeMornay Is Donald Trump not a fan of you, an actress, standup comic and former talk-show host? - Rosie O’Donnell. DQs: Best known for rock and roll or pop music? Has won a top prize in his field? IQs: Were you “the Butcher of Prague”? Did Twain say he liked your music because one could talk as loudly as one liked while it was being performed, and no one would mind? Are you the best-known person to come from Whittier, Calif.? ---
**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 7, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/33 "2016-11-07T22:02:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was one of your catchphrases: “Lucy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do!”? > 2. Did you die in an airplane crash with Wiley Post? > 3. Did you host _Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous_? Not Ricky Ricardo. Not Will Rogers. DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you “the Butcher of Prague”? > Did Twain say he liked your music because one could talk as loudly as one liked while it was being performed, and no one would mind? > Are you the best-known person to come from Whittier, Calif.? Not Reinhard Heydrich. Not … Richard Wagner? DQ. **R**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with R 6. Not born after 1960 7. Known for the Arts 8. European 9. Not best known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.) 10. Not British 11. Not an actor 12. Not born in or east of Vienna 13. Born in or north of Vienna 14. Known for music 15. Not a singer 16. Native speaker of a Germanic language 17. Not best known for rock and roll or pop music 18. Have not won a top prize in my field ---
**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 8, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/34 "2016-11-08T01:18:11Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was one of your catchphrases: “Lucy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do!”? > 2. Did you die in an airplane crash with Wiley Post? > 3. Did you host Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous? > Not Ricky Ricardo. > Not Will Rogers. > DQ. Correct on 1 and 2. Robin Leach was the host. DQ: Known for Classical music? ---
**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 8, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/35 "2016-11-08T01:34:59Z")
**R**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with R 6. Not born after 1960 7. Known for the Arts 8. European 9. Not best known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.) 10. Not British 11. Not an actor 12. Not born in or east of Vienna 13. Born in or north of Vienna 14. Known for music 15. Not a singer 16. Native speaker of a Germanic language 17. Not best known for rock and roll or pop music 18. Have not won a top prize in my field 19. Known for Classical music ---
**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 8, 2016, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/36 "2016-11-08T05:16:58Z")
Previous IQs: Were you “the Butcher of Prague”? - Yes, Reinhard Heydrich. Did Twain say he liked your music because one could talk as loudly as one liked while it was being performed, and no one would mind? - Yes, Richard Wagner. Are you the best-known person to come from Whittier, Calif.? - Richard Nixon. DQ: Best known as a conductor? ---
**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 8, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/37 "2016-11-08T12:25:00Z")
That’ll be 20. I’m gonna go with this for my final DQ: Are you Andre Rieu? ---
**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 8, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/38 "2016-11-08T13:21:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: > > Best known as a conductor? 1. Best known as a conductor > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: > > Are you Andre Rieu? Yes! I am Dutch violinist Andre **R** ieu, owner and conductor of the Johann Strauss Orchestra, the largest privately owned orchestra in Europe. Good job. I really wasn’t looking forward to hosting a fourth consecutive game… 😃 ---
**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 8, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/39 "2016-11-08T13:34:04Z")
I didn’t think there was anyone else who fit the parameters. Next, I am L. ---
**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 8, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/40 "2016-11-08T15:36:40Z")
All right, **Prof. P.**! IQs: Did your son own Hildene? Did your husband joke about your family’s collective ego? Did you last appear in public in 1922? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528.md?page=3)