# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/101 "2020-10-08T17:27:23Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Richie Zambora That would be Richie Sambora 🙂 . I’ll pitch in for the current game: IQ1: Were you a terrorist financier who sometimes bled from your tear ducts? IQ2: Were you a brilliant French mathematician? IQ3: Are you most famous for writing a story about a man who could converse with animals? ---
**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:** [October 8, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/102 "2020-10-08T19:01:11Z")
IQ1: Are you the only surviving human in the universe, currently stuck on the mining ship Red Dwarf? IQ2: Did you pen _In His Own Write_ and _A Spaniard in the Works_? IQ3: Have you appeared in multiple film franchises including Star Wars, James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, Dracula and Lord of the Rings? ---
**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 8, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/103 "2020-10-08T22:22:49Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. First name does not start with L 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not known for acting 8. European 9. Not an artist 10. Not known from TV/Film at all 11. British 12. Widely celebrated and commemorated, but did not win prizes as such 13. Died before 1950 ---
**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 8, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/104 "2020-10-08T22:27:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did David Sedaris voice a character in an acclaimed audiobook about your death and its aftermath? > Were you JFK’s personal secretary? > Were you Gary Seven’s assistant? Take 2 DQs. #3. I am not Roberta Lincoln. > [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ1: Were you a terrorist financier who sometimes bled from your tear ducts? > IQ2: Were you a brilliant French mathematician? > IQ3: Are you most famous for writing a story about a man who could converse with animals? #1. I think that’s from _Dune_. Take a DQ. #2. I am not Pierre Laplace. #3. I am not Hugh Lofting. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Are you the only surviving human in the universe, currently stuck on the mining ship Red Dwarf? > > IQ2: Did you pen _In His Own Write_ and _A Spaniard in the Works_ ? > > IQ3: Have you appeared in multiple film franchises including Star Wars, James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, Dracula and Lord of the Rings? > > #1. Take a DQ. > #2. I am not John Lennon. > #3. I am not Christopher Lee. > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the son of two deaf parents, which may have influenced your ability to pantomime and be expressive as a silent film actor, in such roles as the Hunchback of Notre Dame and the Phantom of the Opera? > 2. Did you also play the Phantom of the Opera, in a Hammer film? > 3. Did you write _Phantom of the Opera_ ? 1. I am not Lon Chaney, Sr. 2. I am not Herbert Lom. 3. I am not Gaston Leroux. ---
**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 8, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/105 "2020-10-08T22:38:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3. I am not Lalique. > Take 2 DQs. DQs Died before 1900? Were you an -ographer of some sort? ---
**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 8, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/106 "2020-10-08T22:38:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Lon Chaney, Sr. > 2. I am not Herbert Lom. > 3. I am not Gaston Leroux. A clean sweep! IQs: 1. Did you play Manon the handyman in _The Alligator People_? 2. Did you invite people to do the Loco-Motion? 3. Did you get in trouble because of your “wide stance” in a bathroom? DQ: known for writing? ---
**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 9, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/107 "2020-10-09T00:06:08Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:103, topic:922262, full:true”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. First name does not start with L 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not known for acting 8. European 9. Not an artist 10. Not known from TV/Film at all 11. British 12. Widely celebrated and commemorated, but did not win prizes as such 13. Died before 1950 14. Died before 1900 15. Not an -ographer of some sort. 16. Known for writing ---
**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 9, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/108 "2020-10-09T00:06:41Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Manon the handyman in _The Alligator People_ ? > 2. Did you invite people to do the Loco-Motion? > 3. Did you get in trouble because of your “wide stance” in a bathroom? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Little Eva. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/109 "2020-10-09T01:07:56Z")
Previous IQs: Did David Sedaris voice a character in an acclaimed audiobook about your death and its aftermath? - Sedaris and many others provided voices for _Lincoln in the Bardo_, about the death of Willie Lincoln, the President’s son. Were you JFK’s personal secretary? - Evelyn Lincoln Were you Gary Seven’s assistant? - Yes, Roberta Lincoln (Teri Garr) Lincoln x3 redux! DQs: English? Novelist? IQs: Were you killed by crossbow in a privy? Were you a son of that guy? Were you, too? ---
**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:** [October 9, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/110 "2020-10-09T06:14:26Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the only surviving human in the universe, currently stuck on the mining ship Red Dwarf? David Lister, from the British comedy show _Red Dwarf_ Correct on the other two. I’ll hold onto my DQ until I see the answer to some of the others. IQ1: Did you invent the runcible spoon? IQ2: Were you the title character of the Righteous Brothers’ debut single? IQ3: Are you a composer given a prominent shout-out in REM’s 1987 hit “It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)”? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/111 "2020-10-09T06:20:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1. I think that’s from _Dune_ . Take a DQ. > #2. I am not Pierre Laplace. > #3. I am not Hugh Lofting. Not from Dune - you’ll kick yourself - it’s Le Chiffre from Fleming’s Casino Royale. Laplace is not who I was thinking of, but certainly an acceptable answer. Correct on 3 also. DQ: Died before 1800? IQ1: Were you able to safely go to school despite a propensity to go on murderous rampages every month, thanks to an ingenious solution by the headmaster? IQ2: Did you die on the same day as JFK? IQ3: Are you most famous for being lost, and found, in Tanzania? ---
**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 9, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/112 "2020-10-09T11:41:09Z")
IQ1: Did you write the _Cyberiad_ and _Polaris_? IQ2: Did you write the Eartsea series? IQ3: Are you the Chinese author of _The Three-Body Problem_? ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/113 "2020-10-09T13:07:56Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. First name does not start with L 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not known for acting 8. European 9. Not an artist 10. Not known from TV/Film at all 11. British 12. Widely celebrated and commemorated, but did not win prizes as such 13. Died before 1950 14. Died before 1900 15. Not an -ographer of some sort. 16. Known for writing 17. Not English 18. Novelist 19. Died after 1800 ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/114 "2020-10-09T13:09:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Little Eva. > 3. Take a DQ. 1 (played Manon in _The Alligator People_) was Lon Chaney, Jr.; 3 (got in trouble because of a “wide stance”) was Senator Larry Craig. IQs: 1. Are you a scream queen who had a “Horror Workout” tape? 2. Are you the triplet who wears green? 3. Were you Superman’s babysitter? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/115 "2020-10-09T13:12:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you killed by crossbow in a privy? > Were you a son of that guy? > Were you, too? Take 3 DQs. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you invent the runcible spoon? > IQ2: Were you the title character of the Righteous Brothers’ debut single? > IQ3: Are you a composer given a prominent shout-out in REM’s 1987 hit “It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)”? 1. I am not Edward Lear. 2. I am not Little Latin Lupe Lu. 3. Take a DQ. > [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ1: Were you able to safely go to school despite a propensity to go on murderous rampages every month, thanks to an ingenious solution by the headmaster? > IQ2: Did you die on the same day as JFK? > IQ3: Are you most famous for being lost, and found, in Tanzania? 1. I am not Prof. Remus Lupin. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Dr. Livingston, I presume. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you write the _Cyberiad_ and _Polaris_ ? > IQ2: Did you write the Eartsea series? > IQ3: Are you the Chinese author of _The Three-Body Problem_ ? 1. I am not Stanislav Lem. 2. I am not Ursula K. LeGuin. 3. Take a DQ. Well, all the above DQ’s plus the other outstanding ones put us well over 20. That puts quit to the IQs for this round. ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/116 "2020-10-09T13:13:58Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a scream queen who had a “Horror Workout” tape? > 2. Are you the triplet who wears green? > 3. Were you Superman’s babysitter? 1. I am not Jamie Lee Curtis (??) Take 2 DQs. I’ll allow these since they came in whilst I was answering the previous. Please submit all DQs by Noon EST tomorrow. ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/117 "2020-10-09T13:31:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Jamie Lee Curtis (??) > Take 2 DQs. 1 was Linnea Quigley; 2 was Louie Duck; 3 was Letitia Lerner (in the Elseworlds story “Letitia Lerner, Superman’s Babysitter”). DQs: 1. Scottish? 2. novels have been adapted to film? 3 DQs reserved. ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/118 "2020-10-09T13:37:14Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:113, topic:922262, full:true”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. First name does not start with L 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not known for acting 8. European 9. Not an artist 10. Not known from TV/Film at all 11. British 12. Widely celebrated and commemorated, but did not win prizes as such 13. Died before 1950 14. Died before 1900 15. Not an -ographer of some sort. 16. Known for writing 17. Not English 18. Novelist 19. Died after 1800 20. Scottish 21. Novels have been adapted to film. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/119 "2020-10-09T14:10:01Z")
The author C.S. Lewis died on the same day as JFK. You presume correctly on the other 2. However, my knowledge of 19th century Scottish novelists is slim to non-existent, and I don’t see another DQ helping much, so I think I will have to concede defeat on this one! If inspiration strikes before the deadline I shall return. ---
**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 9, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/120 "2020-10-09T15:31:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > > IQ1: Did you write the _Cyberiad_ and _Polaris_ ? > > > IQ2: Did you write the Earthsea series? > > > IQ3: Are you the Chinese author of _The Three-Body Problem_ ? > > 1. I am not Stanislav Lem. > 2. I am not Ursula K. LeGuin. > 3. Take a DQ. Liu Cixin DQ: Known by full name? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=7)