# Botticelli - November 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 3, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551 "2023-11-03T23:20:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 16, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/81 "2023-11-16T01:35:50Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with S 6. Best known for the Arts, in a way 7. Caucasian 8. Died before 1900 9. Died after 1700 10. European 11. Known for music 12. Not best known as a singer 13. Not best known as a solo musician 14. Not from the British Isles 15. Not best known as an instrumentalist 16. Did not win a top music award 17. Mother tongue was not English @Elendil_s_Heir - In light of #8 (died before 1900) do you still want to ask “Greatest fame before 1980”? ---
**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 16, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/82 "2023-11-16T01:37:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a hardboiled private eye? > Did Pittsburgh Pirates player Phil Garner capitalize on his resemblance to you? > Were you a good-humored African star of Richmond FC? Not Sam Spade Not Yosemite Sam DQ > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1. Were you chief of the tigers, and principal antagonist to the man-cub? > 2. Are you a singer with a truthful pelvis? > 3. Are you good enough, strong enough, and doggone it, people like you? Not Shere Khan DQ Not Stuart Smalley ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/83 "2023-11-16T03:24:01Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > 1. Were you chief of the tigers, and principal antagonist to the man-cub? > > 2. Are you a singer with a truthful pelvis? > > 3. Are you good enough, strong enough, and doggone it, people like you? > > Not Shere Khan > DQ > Not Stuart Smalley Went two-for-three on me again! The singer with the veracious pelvis is of course [Shakira.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DUT5rEU6pqM&pp=ygUOaGlwcyBkb24ndCBsaWU%3D) DQ: First name starts with A - M? ---
**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 16, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/84 "2023-11-16T12:55:05Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Are you a mean ol’ puddy tat? > > 2. Are you a title character in a song on Cher’s new album? > > 3. Are Brad and Janet on their way to see you when their car breaks down in the rain? > > Not Sylvester > DQ > Not Dr. Everett Scott 🧻 Correct. Cher has a Christmas album out, the song is _Santa Baby_. Correct. DQ: Known from a song about him? ---
**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 16, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/85 "2023-11-16T14:39:06Z")
IQs: 1. Did you compose _The Firebird Suite_? 2. Did you compose _The Carnival of the Animals_? 3. Did you compose _Finlandia_? ---
**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 16, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/86 "2023-11-16T19:26:48Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with S 6. Best known for the Arts, in a way 7. Caucasian 8. Died before 1900 9. Died after 1700 10. European 11. Known for music 12. Not best known as a singer 13. Not best known as a solo musician 14. Not from the British Isles 15. Not best known as an instrumentalist 16. Did not win a top music award 17. Mother tongue was not English 18. First name starts with A - M 19. Not known from a song about him, although researching this question indicates songs and poem about him do exist. None are well known. ---
**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 16, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/87 "2023-11-16T19:29:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you compose _The Firebird Suite_? > 2. Did you compose _The Carnival of the Animals_? > 3. Did you compose _Finlandia_? Not Stravinsky Not … I can never remember this one… it’s Camille St. something - Take a DQ Another DQ That puts us over 20 DQs, so no more IQs please. ---
**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 16, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/88 "2023-11-16T19:57:57Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > @Elendil_s_Heir - In light of #8 (died before 1900) do you still want to ask “Greatest fame before 1980”? D’oh! Yes. Note to self: read for comprehension. Previous IQs: Were you a hardboiled private eye? - Yes, Sam Spade Did Pittsburgh Pirates player Phil Garner capitalize on his resemblance to you? - Yes, Yosemite Sam Were you a good-humored African star of Richmond FC? - Sam Obisanya, in _Ted Lasso_ Sam x3! DQs: Best known as a composer? Died before 1800? 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 16, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/89 "2023-11-16T20:30:00Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with S 6. Best known for the Arts, in a way 7. Caucasian 8. Died before 1900 9. Died after 1700 10. European 11. Known for music 12. Not best known as a singer 13. Not best known as a solo musician 14. Not from the British Isles 15. Not best known as an instrumentalist 16. Did not win a top music award 17. Mother tongue was not English 18. First name starts with A - M 19. Not known from a song about him, although researching this question indicates songs and poems about him do exist. None are well known. 20. Not best known as a composer 21. Died before 1800 ---
**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 16, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/90 "2023-11-16T21:04:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you compose _The Firebird Suite_? > - Did you compose _The Carnival of the Animals_? > - Did you compose _Finlandia_? #1 is Correct. #2 was Camille Ste.-Saens. #3 was Jan Sibelius. DQ: Native speaker of a Romance language? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/91 "2023-11-16T21:14:04Z")
I think I might have it. I’ll wait 'til all DQs are asked and answered before asking my Firstname-lastname. ---
**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 16, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/92 "2023-11-16T21:21:25Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with S 6. Best known for the Arts, in a way 7. Caucasian 8. Died before 1900 9. Died after 1700 10. European 11. Known for music 12. Not best known as a singer 13. Not best known as a solo musician 14. Not from the British Isles 15. Not best known as an instrumentalist 16. Did not win a top music award 17. Mother tongue was not English 18. First name starts with A - M 19. Not known from a song about him, although researching this question indicates songs and poems about him do exist. None are well known. 20. Not best known as a composer 21. Died before 1800 22. Native speaker of a Romance language ---
**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 16, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/93 "2023-11-16T21:38:08Z")
Can’t figure out who this is - thought for _sure_ it would be a composer (I was thinking Salieri, Schubert, Schumann, etc.). Ah, well. I yield my remaining earned DQ to whoever would like to use it. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/94 "2023-11-16T21:47:29Z")
Point of order: can you use a DQ to ask a question that specifically identifies the subject, but not in a firstname-lastname format? E.g., if you know the answer is “Bruce Wayne”, can you ask “Are you a billionaire who fights crime dressed as a bat”? ETA: Withdrawn. That’s clearly an IQ. ---
**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 16, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/95 "2023-11-16T22:26:21Z")
**Chock** didn’t say he wasn’t a composer, he said he wasn’t BEST KNOWN as a composer. DQ: Italian? ---
**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 16, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/96 "2023-11-16T22:27:09Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Point of order: can you use a DQ to ask a question that specifically identifies the subject, but not in a firstname-lastname format? E.g., if you know the answer is “Bruce Wayne”, can you ask “Are you a billionaire who fights crime dressed as a bat”? > > ETA: Withdrawn. That’s clearly an IQ. You can definitely do that. I’ve done that. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/97 "2023-11-16T22:30:33Z")
Okay, there aren’t any more DQs, and I think you have it too, so Imma use my firstname-lastname: Are you master luthier Antonio Stradivari, known as Stradivarius? ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/98 "2023-11-16T23:47:29Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Are you master luthier Antonio Stradivari, known as Stradivarius? Ding! Ding! Ding! **YES!!!** I am **Antonio Stradivari** > **[Antonio Stradivari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Stradivari)** > > Antonio Stradivari (/ˌstrædɪˈvɑːri/, also US: /-ˈvɛəri/, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Italian: \[anˈtɔːnjo stradiˈvaːri\]; c. 1644 – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, Stradivarius, as well a Antonio S... Well done!! ---
**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 17, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/99 "2023-11-17T13:16:46Z")
Nicely done, **SMV**! ---
**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 17, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/100 "2023-11-17T17:45:05Z")
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