# Botticelli - November 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 30, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446 "2024-10-30T12:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/81 "2024-11-04T04:34:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you create _The Gashlycrumb Tinies_? > Were you namechecked in a song by Mr. Banks in _Mary Poppins_? > Were you a noted Irish freedom-fighter in the 1790s? 1. I am not Edward Gorey 2. Take a DQ 3. Take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/82 "2024-11-04T04:34:45Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. First name starts with “E” 3. Male 4. Surname begins “A” - “M” 5. Deceased 6. Known for the arts 7. Not known for acting 8. Died after 1900 9. Known for literature 10. Known for prose ---
**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 4, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/83 "2024-11-04T12:23:04Z")
DQs: 1. Born after 1950? 2. Known for a particular genre? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/84 "2024-11-04T14:19:12Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. First name starts with “E” 3. Male 4. Surname begins “A” - “M” 5. Deceased 6. Known for the arts 7. Not known for acting 8. Died after 1900 9. Known for literature 10. Known for prose 11. Born before 1950 12. Known for a particular genre ---
**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 4, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/85 "2024-11-04T14:34:56Z")
IQs: 1. Were you “The Hammer of the Scots”? 2. Are you the only person in the world to run 26.2 miles in under 2 hours? 3. Did a pissed-off goddess punish you because you just wouldn’t stop talking? ---
**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 4, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/86 "2024-11-04T15:10:21Z")
IQs: 1. Did you create Tarzan? 2. Did you write the _Spoon River Anthology_? 3. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a novel by Sinclair Lewis? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/87 "2024-11-04T15:27:35Z")
IQs: 1. Did you once pitch a no-hitter while on LSD? 2. Were you a supposed psychic who performed remote diagnoses? 3. Were you the son of Harald Fairhair? ---
**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 4, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/88 "2024-11-04T19:22:16Z")
Previous IQs: Did you create _The Gashlycrumb Tinies_? - Yes, Edward Gorey Were you namechecked in a song by Mr. Banks in _Mary Poppins_? - King Edward VII, in “The Life I Lead” (“It’s grand to be an Englishman in 1910 / King Edward’s on the throne; it’s the age of men!..”) Were you a noted Irish freedom-fighter in the 1790s? - Edward FitzGerald Edward x3! DQs: American? Best known for sf/fantasy? IQs: Were you portrayed as a crime-solving West Point cadet in a recent movie? Did you spend an awful lot of time with Clyde Tolson? Did you write _Spoon River Anthology_? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/89 "2024-11-04T19:52:28Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you “The Hammer of the Scots”? > 2. Are you the only person in the world to run 26.2 miles in under 2 hours? > 3. Did a pissed-off goddess punish you because you just wouldn’t stop talking? 1. I am not Edward Longshanks (Edward I?) 2. Take a DQ 3. I am not Echo > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you create Tarzan? > 2. Did you write the _Spoon River Anthology_? > 3. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a novel by Sinclair Lewis? 1. I am not Edgar Rice Burroughs 2. Take a DQ 3. I am not… Elmer Gantry? (I’m not familiar with his other books) > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you portrayed as a crime-solving West Point cadet in a recent movie? > Did you spend an awful lot of time with Clyde Tolson? > Did you write _Spoon River Anthology_? 1. I am not Edgar Allen Poe! (It’s queued up on Netflix for me) 2. Take a DQ 3. N/A - Question asked by Prof. Pepperwinkle above ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/90 "2024-11-04T19:54:15Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. First name starts with “E” 3. Male 4. Surname begins “A” - “M” 5. Deceased 6. Known for the arts 7. Not known for acting 8. Died after 1900 9. Known for literature 10. Known for prose 11. Born before 1950 12. Known for a particular genre 13. US citizen (“American” is a broad term) 14. Not known for sf/fantasy ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/91 "2024-11-04T19:59:32Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you once pitch a no-hitter while on LSD? > 2. Were you a supposed psychic who performed remote diagnoses? > 3. Were you the son of Harald Fairhair? @knoodler ahem. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/92 "2024-11-04T20:22:44Z")
Sorry! I thought I had you in queue. 1. I am not Doc Ellis 2. Take a DQ 3. Take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/93 "2024-11-04T20:48:31Z")
No problem, just a gentle reminder. Correct on #1 (though it’s Dock Ellis). #2 was Edgar Cayce. #3 was Erik Bloodaxe. DQ: Best known for mystery or horror? ---
**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 4, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/94 "2024-11-04T21:44:41Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you create Tarzan? > > 2. Did you write the _Spoon River Anthology_? > > 3. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a novel by Sinclair Lewis? > > 1. I am not Edgar Rice Burroughs > 2. Take a DQ > 3. I am not… Elmer Gantry? (I’m not familiar with his other books) Correct, Edwin Arlington Robinson, correct. DQ: Known for mysteries? ---
**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 4, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/95 "2024-11-04T21:46:21Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write the Perry Mason mysteries? 2. Did you write the Charlie Chan mysteries? 3. Are you the pseudonym used by two writers of stories starring yourself? ---
**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 4, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/96 "2024-11-04T22:32:27Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you “The Hammer of the Scots”? > > 2. Are you the only person in the world to run 26.2 miles in under 2 hours? > > 3. Did a pissed-off goddess punish you because you just wouldn’t stop talking? > > 1. I am not Edward Longshanks (Edward I?) > 2. Take a DQ > 3. I am not Echo Correct on 1 and 3. 2 is Eliud Kipchoge. DQ: Died before 1980? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/97 "2024-11-05T02:50:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the Perry Mason mysteries? > 2. Did you write the Charlie Chan mysteries? > 3. Are you the pseudonym used by two writers of stories starring yourself? 1. I am not Earle Stanley Gardner 2. I am not Earle… Van Deering? Earle something… 3. Take a DQ DQs 1. Real 2. First name starts with “E” 3. Male 4. Surname begins “A” - “M” 5. Deceased 6. Known for the arts 7. Not known for acting 8. Died after 1900 9. Known for literature 10. Known for prose 11. Born before 1950 12. Known for a particular genre 13. US citizen 14. Not known for sf/fantasy 15. Not known for mystery/horror 16. Died before 1980 @SunUp has a DQ reserved @Prof.Pepperwinkle DQ was a duplicate question ---
**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 5, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/98 "2024-11-05T14:28:14Z")
Previous IQs: Were you portrayed as a crime-solving West Point cadet in a recent movie? - Yes, Edgar Allan Poe, in _The Pale Blue Eye_ Did you spend an awful lot of time with Clyde Tolson? - FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Tolson was his top aide, and they were long rumored to be lovers) Did you write _Spoon River Anthology_? - Edgar Lee Masters (but yes, **Prof. P.** asked about him first) Edgar x3! DQ: Greatest fame before 1950? IQs: Was your ship transformed to what we know as Venus? Did you sleep under a red-and-white-checked quilt when you visited Oyster Bay? Did you marry Mr. Knightley, but your hypochondriacal dad still lived with you? ---
**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 5, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/99 "2024-11-05T14:41:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf_? 2. Were you sentenced to death for your part in the 1916 Easter Rising, but spared (thanks in part to your American citizenship) and later went on to become the Republic of Ireland’s second Taoiseach and third President? 3. Did you say the mass of Englishmen live lives of quiet desperation? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/100 "2024-11-05T15:13:54Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. First name starts with “E” 3. Male 4. Surname begins “A” - “M” 5. Deceased 6. Known for the arts 7. Not known for acting 8. Died after 1900 9. Known for literature 10. Known for prose 11. Born before 1950 12. Known for a particular genre 13. US citizen 14. Not known for sf/fantasy 15. Not known for mystery/horror 16. Died before 1980 17. Greatest fame after 1950 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446.md?page=6)