# Botticelli, Oct. 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 30, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516 "2022-09-30T17:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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 16, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/221 "2022-10-16T02:12:41Z")
Thanks! Never read it, but I knew the name. Next up: # S ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/222 "2022-10-16T02:45:10Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a scientist researching immortality in _The Hunger_? 2. Did you play that scientist? 3. Did you direct _The Hunger_? (What can I say, I just saw it on Tuesday.) ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/223 "2022-10-16T13:24:49Z")
IQs: 1. Are you one of only two people who have won both an Oscar and a Pulitzer? 2. Were you the lead singer for Duran Duran? 3. Did you play Janet in _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/224 "2022-10-16T14:45:03Z")
Congrats! IQs: 1. Were you Ben’s love interest in the book **'Salem’s Lot**? 2. Were you a fictional character who sometimes used the pseudonym Sebastian Tombs? 3. Did Markie Post play you on **Night Court**? ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/225 "2022-10-16T16:19:23Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you a scientist researching immortality in _The Hunger_? > 2. Did you play that scientist? > 3. Did you direct _The Hunger_? > > (What can I say, I just saw it on Tuesday.) Dunno 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:** [October 16, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/226 "2022-10-16T16:20:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you one of only two people who have won both an Oscar and a Pulitzer? > 2. Were you the lead singer for Duran Duran? > 3. Did you play Janet in _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_? Not George Bernard Shaw, Simon le Bon or Susan Sarandon ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/227 "2022-10-16T16:20:46Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Ben’s love interest in the book **'Salem’s Lot**? > 2. Were you a fictional character who sometimes used the pseudonym Sebastian Tombs? > 3. Did Markie Post play you on **Night Court**? Thanks! Not Susan, dunno and dunno. ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/228 "2022-10-16T16:30:17Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you a scientist researching immortality in _The Hunger_? > 2. Did you play that scientist? > 3. Did you direct _The Hunger_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x3 1 was the generically-named Sarah Roberts; 2 was Susan Sarandon (also used by the Prof.); 3 was Tony Scott. DQs: 1. real? 2. male? (Do I have another DQ? I’m not sure here.) ---
**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 16, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/229 "2022-10-16T18:24:04Z")
Swept me! IQs: 1. Did you star with Tom Hanks in _Bosom Buddies_? 2. Are you a serpent who frequently visits in the comic strip _Pogo_? 3. Are you the Duke of Ephesus in _The Comedy of Errors_? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/230 "2022-10-16T20:57:28Z")
IQ1: Did you write about Cedric the Saxon and his son? IQ2: Did you write _The Beautiful and Damned_? IQ3: Did Oates tell you he was just going outside and might be some time? ---
**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 16, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/231 "2022-10-16T23:48:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Swept me! > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star with Tom Hanks in _Bosom Buddies_? > 2. Are you a serpent who frequently visits in the comic strip _Pogo_? > 3. Are you the Duke of Ephesus in _The Comedy of Errors_? Not Peter Scolari, not Snakeypoo and dunno. ---
**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 16, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/232 "2022-10-16T23:50:36Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write about Cedric the Saxon and his son? > IQ2: Did you write _The Beautiful and Damned_? > IQ3: Did Oates tell you he was just going outside and might be some time? Dunno, dunno and not Robert Falcon Scott. ---
**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 16, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/233 "2022-10-16T23:54:07Z")
**DLR** , since Susan Sarandon had earlier been asked about, I think you have two DQs. S. 1. real 2. male ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/234 "2022-10-16T23:54:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you write about Cedric the Saxon and his son? > > IQ2: Did you write _The Beautiful and Damned_? > > IQ3: Did Oates tell you he was just going outside and might be some time? > > Dunno, dunno and not Robert Falcon Scott. Sir Walter Scott, in _Ivanhoe_ F Scott Fitzgerald correct Scott x3! Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 17, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/235 "2022-10-17T00:05:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > **DLR** , since Susan Sarandon had earlier been asked about, I think you have two DQs. I asked about her before the Prof. did, if that counts for anything. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/236 "2022-10-17T00:10:56Z")
DQ1: Living? DQ2: Known for the Arts? ---
**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 17, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/237 "2022-10-17T00:20:02Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > **DLR** , since Susan Sarandon had earlier been asked about, I think you have two DQs. > > I asked about her before the Prof. did, if that counts for anything. My mistake - take another DQ, then. ---
**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 17, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/238 "2022-10-17T00:21:34Z")
S. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. known for the Arts ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/239 "2022-10-17T00:49:29Z")
IQ1: Did you write “The Thunderer”? IQ2: Did you write _The Black Arrow_? IQ3: Did your associates include Brig Gen Brooks and Col Renwick? ---
**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 17, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/240 "2022-10-17T01:05:54Z")
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