# Botticelli - Oct. 2020 **URL:** \ **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:** 10\ **Page:** 29
**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 2, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/562 "2020-11-02T04:40:41Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Not Male 3. From the US 4. Best known for the Arts 5. Last name does not start with L 6. Known for the performing arts 7. Alive 8. Known for acting 9. Best known for movies 10. Has won a top acting award 11. Born since 1950 12. Female 13. First name does not begin with L 14. Not born after 1990 15. Known for comedies, although not best known for comedies. However, most prestigious award received was for a role in a comedy. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/563 "2020-11-02T04:55:31Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Gary Larson > Not Tom Lehrer > Take a DQ 3 was Lydia Deetz. DQ: born before 1970? IQs: 1. Did you voice Venkman on _The Real Ghostbusters_ (as well as another feline character played by Bill Murray in film)? 2. Did you have an advice column (like your sister Pauline)? 3. Did you constantly try to figure out Superboy’s identity? ---
**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 2, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/564 "2020-11-02T05:27:49Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you voice Venkman on _The Real Ghostbusters_ (as well as another feline character played by Bill Murray in film)? > 2. Did you have an advice column (like your sister Pauline)? > 3. Did you constantly try to figure out Superboy’s identity? Not Lorenzo Music Not Ann Landers? Not Lana Lang? DQs: 1. Real 2. Not Male 3. From the US 4. Best known for the Arts 5. Last name does not start with L 6. Known for the performing arts 7. Alive 8. Known for acting 9. Best known for movies 10. Has won a top acting award 11. Born since 1950 12. Female 13. First name does not begin with L 14. Not born after 1990 15. Known for comedies, although not best known for comedies. However, most prestigious award received was for a role in a comedy. 16. Born before 1970 ---
**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 2, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/565 "2020-11-02T13:26:38Z")
DQs: 1. Known for scary movies? 2. Famous husband? ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/566 "2020-11-02T13:37:13Z")
IQs 1. Do you currently play a 911 dispatcher on a TV show? 2. Did you play Laurie Strode? 3. Have you played roles from editor to VP? ---
**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 2, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/567 "2020-11-02T18:06:07Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Not Male 3. From the US 4. Best known for the Arts 5. Last name does not start with L 6. Known for the performing arts 7. Alive 8. Known for acting 9. Best known for movies 10. Has won a top acting award 11. Born since 1950 12. Female 13. First name does not begin with L 14. Not born after 1990 15. Known for comedies, although not best known for comedies. However, most prestigious award received was for a role in a comedy. 16. Born before 1970 17. Known for scary movies 18. Has a famous husband (I wish this item had been #11) > [@MissTake](#): > > - Do you currently play a 911 dispatcher on a TV show? > - Did you play Laurie Strode? > - Have you played roles from editor to VP? #1 dunno, #3 not Julia Louis-Dreyfus, but #2… **Yes** I am **Jamie Lee Curtis** Good job, Miss Take! Regarding #10 and 15, She won a Best Supporting Actress BAFTA (British equivalent to the Oscar) for Trading Places. ---
**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 2, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/568 "2020-11-02T18:06:46Z")
Good job, Miss Take! Please remember to start a new thread for November. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/569 "2020-11-02T18:19:39Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > #1 dunno, #3 not Julia Louis-Dreyfus, but #2… 1 was Jennifer Love Hewitt Okay, on to November. ---
**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, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/570 "2020-11-04T17:54:46Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play a New York deputy coroner? - Linda Fiorentino, in _Men in Black_ Did you twice play the Governor of Vermont? - Linda Carter, in the _Super Troopers_ movies Did you condemn your best-known acting role? - Linda Lovelace, in _Deep Throat_ Linda x3! ---
**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, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/571 "2020-11-04T17:55:57Z")
The November thread: > [@Botticelli - Nov 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569): > > So here we are, new month, new people to discover. My letter is A [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=28)