# 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:** 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:** [November 29, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/161 "2016-11-29T17:08:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you paint portraits of Maia clothed and unclothed? > 2. Are two of your solo albums titled _Watermark_ and _Angel Clare_? > 3. Did you sing _Lydia the Tattooed Lady_? Dunno, not Gordon Lightfoot (?), not Groucho Marx. G. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. last name starts with G 5. born before 1970 6. not known for the Arts 7. American I’ve updated the letters-we’ve-used-so-far thread: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648663) ---
**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, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/162 "2016-11-29T18:21:55Z")
Thanks for the update. That’s always helpful. > [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you paint portraits of Maia clothed and unclothed? > 2. Are two of your solo albums titled Watermark and Angel Clare? > 3. Did you sing Lydia the Tattooed Lady? > Dunno, not Gordon Lightfoot (?), not Groucho Marx. #1 was Goya. #2 is Art Garfunkel. Correct on Groucho. DQs: 1. Born before 1950? 2. Known for politics/military? ---
**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 29, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/163 "2016-11-29T22:42:17Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on all three. > IQ1: Was a version of the M3 medium tank named after you? > IQ2: Was the M48 medium tank named after you? > IQ3: Were you killed at Khartoum during the Mahdist War? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not U.S. Grant, George Patton (my dad commanded one in West Germany!), and not Gen. George “Chinese” Gordon. Correct on all three again. Stop that! 😃 IQ1: Were you a Cretan painter known for work done in Spain? IQ2: Did you write about Pongo Twistleton and his uncle Fred? IQ3: Did you write about cavorite, the anti-gravity metal? ---
**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, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/164 "2016-11-30T04:57:00Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you a Cretan painter known for work done in Spain? > IQ2: Did you write about Pongo Twistleton and his uncle Fred? > IQ3: Did you write about cavorite, the anti-gravity metal? Dunno x3 (although I’ve heard of cavorite). G. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. last name starts with G 5. born before 1970 6. not known for the Arts 7. American 8. born before 1950 9. known for politics/military, but not primarily so ---
**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, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/165 "2016-11-30T14:30:50Z")
IQs: 1. Did Drew Carey play you in a disaster of a TV musical special? 2. Are you Kurt Russell’s long time significant other? 3. Were you a big band bandleader with the Royal Canadians? ---
**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, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/166 "2016-11-30T14:44:55Z")
Dunno, not Goldie Hawn, and not… Guy Hall? ---
**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, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/167 "2016-11-30T14:52:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Drew Carey play you in a disaster of a TV musical special? > 2. Are you Kurt Russell’s long time significant other? > 3. Were you a big band bandleader with the Royal Canadians? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Goldie Hawn, and not… Guy Hall? #1 was Gepetto. Correct on Goldie. #3 was Guy Lombardo. DQ: Known as a criminal? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/168 "2016-11-30T22:44:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on all three again. Stop that! 😃 > IQ1: Were you a Cretan painter known for work done in Spain? > IQ2: Did you write about Pongo Twistleton and his uncle Fred? > IQ3: Did you write about cavorite, the anti-gravity metal? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x3 (although I’ve heard of cavorite). El Greco (“The Greek”). P G Wodehouse. H G Wells (_The First Men in the Moon_). DQ1: Known for science? DQ2: Born east of the Mississippi? One DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/169 "2016-12-01T05:10:10Z")
Guy Lombardo, of course! Duh. G. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. last name starts with G 5. born before 1970 6. not known for the Arts 7. American 8. born before 1950 9. known for politics/military, but not primarily so 10. not known as a criminal 11. not known for science 12. born east of the Miss. River ---
**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:** [December 1, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/170 "2016-12-01T17:38:03Z")
DQ: Known for business? ---
**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:** [December 1, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/171 "2016-12-01T17:40:13Z")
IQs: 1. Did the Redshirts follow you (in Italy)? 2. Are you aka Kyle Radner? 3. Are you credited with being one of the writers who created the Silver Age of Comics? ---
**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:** [December 1, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/172 "2016-12-01T20:14:30Z")
Not Giuseppe Garibaldi, dunno, and dunno. G. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. last name starts with G 5. born before 1970 6. not known for the Arts 7. American 8. born before 1950 9. known for politics/military, but not primarily so 10. not known as a criminal 11. not known for science 12. born east of the Miss. River 13. not known for business ---
**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:** [December 1, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/173 "2016-12-01T20:16:59Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did the Redshirts follow you (in Italy)? > 2. Are you aka Kyle Radner? > 3. Are you credited with being one of the writers who created the Silver Age of Comics? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Giuseppe Garibaldi, dunno, and dunno. Correct on Giuseppe. #2 is Green Lantern. #3 was Gardner Fox. **DQ: Known for sports or games?** 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/174 "2016-12-01T22:42:19Z")
IQ1: Were you the Galloping Ghost? IQ2: Were you the Galloping Gourmet? IQ3: Were you a former football player who worked as RFK’s bodyguard? ---
**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:** [December 2, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/175 "2016-12-02T05:34:15Z")
Not George Gipp, dunno, and not Rosie Grier. G. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. last name starts with G 5. born before 1970 6. not known for the Arts 7. American 8. born before 1950 9. known for politics/military, but not primarily so 10. not known as a criminal 11. not known for science 12. born east of the Miss. River 13. not known for business 14. not known for sports or games ---
**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:** [December 2, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/176 "2016-12-02T11:44:36Z")
DQ: Last name starts with GO-GZ? ---
**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:** [December 2, 2016, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/177 "2016-12-02T11:46:20Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the Sheriff of Nottingham? 2. Did you talk in sound effects? 3. Did you write _The Vicar of Wakefield_? ---
**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:** [December 2, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/178 "2016-12-02T21:02:11Z")
Dunno x3, **Prof.** G. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. last name starts with G 5. born before 1970 6. not known for the Arts 7. American 8. born before 1950 9. known for politics/military, but not primarily so 10. not known as a criminal 11. not known for science 12. born east of the Miss. River 13. not known for business 14. not known for sports or games 15. last name starts with GO-GZ ---
**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:** [December 2, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/179 "2016-12-02T23:59:50Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Galloping Ghost? > IQ2: Were you the Galloping Gourmet? > IQ3: Were you a former football player who worked as RFK’s bodyguard? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not George Gipp, dunno, and not Rosie Grier. Red Grange. Graham Kerr. Correct. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/180 "2016-12-03T00:10:40Z")
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