# Botticelli - Oct. 2020

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [October 5, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262 "2020-10-05T13:57:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 18

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/341 "2020-10-24T22:47:02Z")

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> [@MissTake](#):
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> > [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> > > IQ1: Did you play Oberyn Martell in _Game of Thrones_ ?  
> > > IQ2: Did you write and star in _Shaun of the Dead_ ?  
> > > IQ3: Do you play Malcolm Bright in _Prodigal Son_ ?
> 
> No idea, I am not Simon Pegg, I am not Tom Payne

Pedro Pascal

holding a DQ

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/342 "2020-10-24T23:44:28Z")

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**The letter is P**

1. Real
2. Last name begins with P
3. Male
4. American
5. Deceased
6. Known for the Arts
7. Known as an actor
8. Died after 1960
9. He was neither nominated nor won an Oscar, an Emmy, or a Tony.
10. I wouldn’t say _primarily_ known for TV, probably depends on your age
11. Died before 2000

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/343 "2020-10-24T23:45:54Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Do you _very_ briefly appear in _Deadpool 2_ ?  
> Was Fort Duquesne renamed after you?  
> Are you the hero of _Raise the Titanic_ ?

I’m not Evan Peters, no idea, no idea

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**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:** [October 25, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/344 "2020-10-25T00:11:46Z")

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Previous IQs:

Do you _very_ briefly appear in _Deadpool 2_? - I’ll rephrase  
Was Fort Duquesne renamed after you? - British PM William Pitt; Fort Pitt in time grew to become Pittsburgh  
Are you the hero of _Raise the Titanic_? - Dirk Pitt, in that and several others books by Clive Cussler

DQs:

Greatest fame before 1980?  
Considered handsome?

IQs:

You are not Evan Peters. Do you _very_ briefly appear in _Deadpool 2_?  
Were you “trainer to the gods” in Disney’s _Hercules_?  
Did you found Kenyon College?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/345 "2020-10-25T00:34:39Z")

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**The letter is P**

1. Real
2. Last name begins with P
3. Male
4. American
5. Deceased
6. Known for the Arts
7. Known as an actor
8. Died after 1960
9. He was neither nominated nor won an Oscar, an Emmy, or a Tony.
10. I wouldn’t say _primarily_ known for TV, probably depends on your age
11. Died before 2000
12. Greatest fame before 1980
13. Handsome? Not especially. Not ugly, either.

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/346 "2020-10-25T00:36:56Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> You are not Evan Peters. Do you _very_ briefly appear in _Deadpool 2_ ?  
> Were you “trainer to the gods” in Disney’s _Hercules_ ?  
> Did you found Kenyon College?

If not Quicksilver, then I do not know.  
I’m not Philoctetes  
No idea

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**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:** [October 25, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/347 "2020-10-25T01:16:58Z")

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DQ: Best known for comedy?

1 DQ reserved.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/348 "2020-10-25T01:26:18Z")

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1. Were you the star of the ABC show _Quantico_?
2. Did you write _The Enchanted Forest Chronicles_?
3. Were you the longtime girlfriend of the Saint?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/349 "2020-10-25T02:50:22Z")

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**The letter is P**

1. Real
2. Last name begins with P
3. Male
4. American
5. Deceased
6. Known for the Arts
7. Known as an actor
8. Died after 1960
9. He was neither nominated nor won an Oscar, an Emmy, or a Tony.
10. I wouldn’t say _primarily_ known for TV, probably depends on your age
11. Died before 2000
12. Greatest fame before 1980
13. Handsome? Not especially. Not ugly, either.
14. Not known primarily for comedy

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/350 "2020-10-25T02:53:51Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> - Were you the star of the ABC show _Quantico_ ?
> - Did you write _The Enchanted Forest Chronicles_ ?
> - Were you the longtime girlfriend of the Saint?

I can only think of Priyanka…married to a Jonas brother?  
No idea, no idea

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**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:** [October 25, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/351 "2020-10-25T03:06:30Z")

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> [@MissTake](#):
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> I am not Patrick Stewart, no idea, I am not Pablo Picasso

2 was Dipper Pines.

DQ: character actor?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/352 "2020-10-25T03:12:16Z")

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**The letter is P**

1. Real
2. Last name begins with P
3. Male
4. American
5. Deceased
6. Known for the Arts
7. Known as an actor
8. Died after 1960
9. He was neither nominated nor won an Oscar, an Emmy, or a Tony.
10. I wouldn’t say _primarily_ known for TV, probably depends on your age
11. Died before 2000
12. Greatest fame before 1980
13. Handsome? Not especially. Not ugly, either.
14. Not known primarily for comedy
15. Not technically considered a character actor

(Since we’re nearing the end, let me clarify 14 and 15: in retrospect we may consider quite a few roles comedic; however, at the time he was playing certain character type roles quite straight)

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/353 "2020-10-25T03:35:51Z")

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> [@MissTake](#):
>
> > [@kitap](#):
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> > - Were you the star of the ABC show _Quantico_ ?
> > - Did you write _The Enchanted Forest Chronicles_ ?
> > - Were you the longtime girlfriend of the Saint?
> 
> I can only think of Priyanka…married to a Jonas brother?  
> No idea, no idea

Correct: Priyanka Chopra, Patricia Wrede, Patricia Holm.

DQs:

1. Died after 1990?
2. Was he a regular in a TV show?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/354 "2020-10-25T05:32:36Z")

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**The letter is P**

1. Real
2. Last name begins with P
3. Male
4. American
5. Deceased
6. Known for the Arts
7. Known as an actor
8. Died after 1960
9. He was neither nominated nor won an Oscar, an Emmy, or a Tony.
10. I wouldn’t say _primarily_ known for TV, probably depends on your age
11. Died before 2000
12. Greatest fame before 1980
13. Handsome? Not especially. Not ugly, either.
14. Not known primarily for comedy
15. Not technically considered a character actor
16. Died after 1990
17. He was a regular on a TV show

(Since we’re nearing the end, let me clarify 14 and 15: in retrospect we may consider quite a few roles comedic; however, at the time he was playing certain character type roles quite straight)

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/355 "2020-10-25T11:54:18Z")

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DQ: Known for Westerns?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/356 "2020-10-25T12:04:28Z")

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**The letter is P**

1. Real
2. Last name begins with P
3. Male
4. American
5. Deceased
6. Known for the Arts
7. Known as an actor
8. Died after 1960
9. He was neither nominated nor won an Oscar, an Emmy, or a Tony.
10. I wouldn’t say _primarily_ known for TV, probably depends on your age
11. Died before 2000
12. Greatest fame before 1980
13. Handsome? Not especially. Not ugly, either.
14. Not known primarily for comedy
15. Not technically considered a character actor
16. Died after 1990
17. He was a regular on a TV show
18. Not known for Westerns

(Since we’re nearing the end, let me clarify 14 and 15: in retrospect we may consider quite a few roles comedic; however, at the time he was playing certain character type roles quite straight)

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/357 "2020-10-25T15:02:57Z")

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IQ1: Did you play the 3rd incarnation of The Doctor?  
IQ2: Did you play the 5th incarnation of The Doctor?  
IQ3: Did you play the 8th incarnation of The Doctor in a TV movie and numerous audio dramas?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/358 "2020-10-25T15:12:32Z")

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I am not Jon Pertwee, no idea to the others. I’m still trying to get into The Doctor.

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**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:** [October 25, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/359 "2020-10-25T16:12:49Z")

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DQ: Last name begins with PA-to-PL?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/360 "2020-10-25T16:16:45Z")

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**The letter is P**

1. Real
2. Last name begins with P
3. Male
4. American
5. Deceased
6. Known for the Arts
7. Known as an actor
8. Died after 1960
9. He was neither nominated nor won an Oscar, an Emmy, or a Tony.
10. I wouldn’t say _primarily_ known for TV, probably depends on your age
11. Died before 2000
12. Greatest fame before 1980
13. Handsome? Not especially. Not ugly, either.
14. Not known primarily for comedy
15. Not technically considered a character actor
16. Died after 1990
17. He was a regular on a TV show
18. Not known for Westerns
19. Last name does not begin with Pa - Pl  
(Since we’re nearing the end, let me clarify 14 and 15: in retrospect we may consider quite a few roles comedic; however, at the time he was playing certain character type roles quite straight)

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