# Botticelli - October 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 4, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843 "2021-10-04T01:12:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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 26, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/261 "2021-10-26T14:55:10Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Idylls of the King_? 2. Did Paul write one epistle to you? 3. Did you write _Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me_? ---
**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 26, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/262 "2021-10-26T15:35:07Z")
Well done, **CFOHG** (and that’s a beautiful bit of calligraphy). Previous IQs: Have you written about a President’s childhood, a big dig, a famous bridge and a pair of enterprising brothers, among other topics? - David McCullough, in _Mornings on Horseback_ (as to TR), _The Path Between the Seas_ (the Panama Canal), _The Great Bridge_ (the Brooklyn Bridge) and _The Wright Brothers_ Did you play the younger, thinner brother of a TV character who moved west? - Yes, David Hyde Pierce, on _Frasier_ Are you the host of the _Marketplace_ public radio show? - David Brancaccio (sp?) David x3! On to T… Did you win big at the 1864 Battle of Nashville? Did your son not come to your funeral, even though he pretty easily could’ve? Were you a Starfleet admiral who had not a word of dialogue? ---
**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 26, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/263 "2021-10-26T17:02:49Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Are you credited with directing _Poltergeist_ (and did you inspire a film viewing challenge)? > 2. Did the back of the sign on your desk say “I’m from Missouri”? > 3. Do you, and noticeably someone else’s arms, appear on the cover of your memoir? Not Tobe Hooper Not Harry S. Truman Take a DQ > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you write _Idylls of the King_ ? > 2. Did Paul write one epistle to you? > 3. Did you write _Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me_ ? DQ Not Timothy DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you win big at the 1864 Battle of Nashville? > Did your son not come to your funeral, even though he pretty easily could’ve? > Were you a Starfleet admiral who had not a word of dialogue? Take 3 DQs ---
**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 26, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/264 "2021-10-26T17:19:15Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Tobe Hooper > Not Harry S. Truman > Take a DQ 1 was correct (the challenge is Hooptober, on [Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/)); 2 was correct; 3 was Tina Fey. DQ: real? ---
**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 26, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/265 "2021-10-26T17:24:18Z")
**H** DQs: 1. Fictional ---
**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 26, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/266 "2021-10-26T19:07:33Z")
I thought we’re doing T’s, **CFOHG**? Previous IQs: Did you win big at the 1864 Battle of Nashville? - Maj. Gen. George Henry Thomas Did your son not come to your funeral, even though he pretty easily could’ve? - Thomas Lincoln, Abraham’s dad Were you a Starfleet admiral who had not a word of dialogue? - Adm. Thomas, on _ST:TNG_ “The Drumhead.” He appears in a courtroom scene, observes what’s happening, and leaves without making a sound. Thomas x3! Three 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 26, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/267 "2021-10-26T19:51:42Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Did you write _Idylls of the King_ ? > > > > > 1. Did Paul write one epistle to you? > > > 2. Did you write _Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me_ ? > > DQ > Not Timothy > DQ #1 was Lord Tennyson. #2 was Titus. Paul wrote two epistles to Timothy. #3 was Augustus P. Toplady. DQs: 1. Male? 2. Created by an American or Americans? 3. Originally from prose fiction? ---
**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 26, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/268 "2021-10-26T20:18:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I thought we’re doing T’s, **CFOHG**? Whoops! You’re right. Brain fart from the previous round. **T** DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created by an American or Americans 4. Not originally from prose fiction ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/269 "2021-10-27T00:00:23Z")
Congrats! 1. Did you play War (yes, one of the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse) on **Supernatural**? 2. Did you play Wandsworth in **Clue**? 3. Were you the original Magnum’s helicopter pilot friend? ---
**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 27, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/270 "2021-10-27T00:23:03Z")
IQs: 1. CHAAAAAARGE! Does Mortimer’s brother in _Arsenic and Old Lace_ think he’s you? 2. Were you lucky to sing joyously with the Rock Bottom Remainders (arguably sort of a club)? 3. Do you have a dog named Snowy (Milou, en Francais)? ---
**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 27, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/271 "2021-10-27T00:41:36Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Did you play War (yes, one of the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse) on **Supernatural**? > 2. Did you play Wandsworth in **Clue**? > 3. Were you the original Magnum’s helicopter pilot friend? Take 3 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. CHAAAAAARGE! Does Mortimer’s brother in _Arsenic and Old Lace_ think he’s you? > 2. Were you lucky to sing joyously with the Rock Bottom Remainders (arguably sort of a club)? > 3. Do you have a dog named Snowy (Milou, en Francais)? Not Teddy Roosevelt Not Amy Tan? Not Tintin ---
**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 27, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/272 "2021-10-27T01:03:21Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Teddy Roosevelt > Not Amy Tan? > Not Tintin A clean sweep! IQs: 1. Did you write _Carpe Jugulum_ (about vampires who want to break with tradition)? 2. Were you Wendy Corduroy’s purple-haired friend? 3. Were you an early American adopter of macaroni and cheese, having a pasta machine sent over from Italy in the 18th century? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/273 "2021-10-27T01:27:22Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Did you play War (yes, one of the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse) on **Supernatural**? > 2. Did you play Wandsworth in **Clue**? > 3. Were you the original Magnum’s helicopter pilot friend? Titus Welliver, Tim Curry, Theodore “T C” Calvin. DQs: 1. Originally from movies or TV? 2. From a genre? 1 DQ reserved ---
**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 27, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/274 "2021-10-27T01:38:47Z")
**T** DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created by an American or Americans 4. Not originally from prose fiction 5. Originally from movies or TV 6. From a genre ---
**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 27, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/275 "2021-10-27T01:39:32Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you write _Carpe Jugulum_ (about vampires who want to break with tradition)? > 2. Were you Wendy Corduroy’s purple-haired friend? > 3. Were you an early American adopter of macaroni and cheese, having a pasta machine sent over from Italy in the 18th century? DQ Not Tambry - did she have a last name? DQ ---
**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 27, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/276 "2021-10-27T02:35:04Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > DQ > Not Tambry - did she have a last name? > DQ 1 was Terry Pratchett; 2 is correct (and as far as I can tell, no); 3 was Thomas Jefferson. DQs: 1. first name begins with T? 2. created after 1970? ---
**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 27, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/277 "2021-10-27T06:28:39Z")
**T** DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created by an American or Americans 4. Not originally from prose fiction 5. Originally from movies or TV 6. From a genre 7. Last name begins with T 8. Created 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:** [October 27, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/278 "2021-10-27T12:25:37Z")
IQs: 1. Were you repeatedly portrayed by the actor son of the Man of a Thousand Faces? 2. Were you Gomez Addams’s right hand, er, hand? 3. Were you one of the Monkees? ---
**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 27, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/279 "2021-10-27T14:33:41Z")
It’s TR’s birthday today, as it happens. Huzzah for the Colonel! Previously-reserved DQs: American character? Originally from movies? Good guy? IQs: Were you a transporter double who turned to crime? Was the Fat Controller your boss? Was King Henry II your frenemy but regretted your death? ---
**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 27, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/280 "2021-10-27T16:31:20Z")
Not Thomas the Tank Engine Not Thing Not Peter Tork But… Yes, I am **Lawrence/Larry Talbot** AKA Universal’s The Wolf Man! played in at least 5 films by Lon Chaney Jr. (He also played Kharis the Mummy in mutiple Universal films) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843.md?page=15)