# 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:** 16
**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 28, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/301 "2021-10-28T04:18:18Z")
Swept me. IQ1: Are you the lead singer for Cheap Trick? IQ2: Were you the subject of a Simpsons musical number parodying _Rock Me Amadeus_? IQ3: Have you kinda sorta been portrayed by Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale and Heath Ledger? ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/302 "2021-10-28T13:08:57Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with Z 4. Living 5. American 6. Known for the Arts ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/303 "2021-10-28T13:09:14Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Swept me. > > IQ1: Are you the lead singer for Cheap Trick? > IQ2: Were you the subject of a Simpsons musical number parodying _Rock Me Amadeus_ ? > IQ3: Have you kinda sorta been portrayed by Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale and Heath Ledger? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/304 "2021-10-28T13:36:51Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play the mom of two doomed young women on TV? - Grace Zabriskie, on _Twin Peaks_ and _Seinfeld_ Were you a Hebrew matriarch of the Old Testament? - Yes, Zipporah Were you an unseen Starfleet captain? - Capt. Zimbata of the USS _Victory_ - mentioned but never seen DQs: Best known for the performing arts? Born since 1960? IQs: Did you have a knack for meeting all sorts of famous people, yet blending into any crowd? Were you exiled to Sarpeidon’s ice age? Did Kubrick make your name much more recognizable than it had been? ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/305 "2021-10-28T13:51:03Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:302, topic:951843, full:true”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with Z 4. Living 5. American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known about equally for the performing arts and for behind-the-scenes work 8. Born after 1960 ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/306 "2021-10-28T13:51:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you have a knack for meeting all sorts of famous people, yet blending into any crowd? > Were you exiled to Sarpeidon’s ice age? > Did Kubrick make your name much more recognizable than it had been? 1. I am not Zelig. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Zarathustra. ---
**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 28, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/307 "2021-10-28T14:36:52Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the Cool Ghoul? 2. Is an envelope with a rigid framework named after you? 3. Are your parents Daryl and Wanda, and your siblings Hammie and Wren? ---
**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 28, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/308 "2021-10-28T17:01:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Are you the lead singer for Cheap Trick? > > > IQ2: Were you the subject of a Simpsons musical number parodying _Rock Me Amadeus_ ? > > > IQ3: Have you kinda sorta been portrayed by Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale and Heath Ledger? > > Take 3 DQs. Robin Zander Dr. Zaius from _Planet of the Apes_ [“Help me, Dr. Zaius”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlmzUEQxOvA) Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan, in the film _I’m Not There_ DQ: Known for music? Holding 2 DQs ---
**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 28, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/309 "2021-10-28T17:13:16Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with Z 4. Living 5. American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known about equally for the performing arts and for behind-the-scenes work 8. Born after 1960 9. Well-known for music, but also known for another field in the Arts ---
**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 28, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/310 "2021-10-28T17:14:25Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the Cool Ghoul? > 2. Is an envelope with a rigid framework named after you? > 3. Are your parents Daryl and Wanda, and your siblings Hammie and Wren? #3. I am not Zoe MacPherson. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 28, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/311 "2021-10-28T18:18:40Z")
Previous IQs: Did you have a knack for meeting all sorts of famous people, yet blending into any crowd? - Yes, Zelig Were you exiled to Sarpeidon’s ice age? - Zarabeth, on _ST:TOS_ “All Our Yesterdays” Did Kubrick make your name much more recognizable than it had been? - Yes, Zarathustra DQ: Best known as a solo musician? IQs: Did you have a fling with Congressman Frank Underwood that ended very badly? Were you a daughter of President Josiah Bartlet’s? Did J.D. Salinger write about you? ---
**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 28, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/312 "2021-10-28T18:36:58Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:309, topic:951843, full:true”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with Z 4. Living 5. American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known about equally for the performing arts and for behind-the-scenes work 8. Born after 1960 9. Well-known for music, but also known for another field in the Arts 10. Not best known as a solo musician ---
**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 28, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/313 "2021-10-28T18:37:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you have a fling with Congressman Frank Underwood that ended very badly? > Were you a daughter of President Josiah Bartlet’s? > Did J.D. Salinger write about you? #3. I am not Zooey. Take 2 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 28, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/314 "2021-10-28T23:57:03Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you the Cool Ghoul? > 2. Is an envelope with a rigid framework named after you? > 3. Are your parents Daryl and Wanda, and your siblings Hammie and Wren? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3. I am not Zoe MacPherson. > Take 2 DQs. 1 was horror host Zacherley; 2 was Graf von Zeppelin. DQs: 1. born after 1970? 2. known for film? ---
**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 29, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/315 "2021-10-29T00:10:53Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with Z 4. Living 5. American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known about equally for the performing arts and for behind-the-scenes work 8. Born after 1960 9. Well-known for music, but also known for another field in the Arts 10. Not best known as a solo musician 11. Born before 1970 12. Well-known for films ---
**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 29, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/316 "2021-10-29T00:42:30Z")
1. Are you in the process of creating a new version of “The Munsters”? 2. Are you his wife? 3. Did you write a song about a dirty lipped amphibian with your father? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/317 "2021-10-29T00:57:11Z")
1. Did you write **A People’s History of the United States**? 2. Were you a German botanist who had a flower named after his surname? 3. Were you an American naturalist who founded the Golden Field Guide books? ---
**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 29, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/318 "2021-10-29T01:11:51Z")
DQ: Known for off-screen film work (i.e. director, screenwriter, producer)? Holding 1 DQ ---
**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 29, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/319 "2021-10-29T01:16:58Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. Are you in the process of creating a new version of “The Munsters”? Yes, continuing the Halloween theme, I am singer/filmmaker [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.ea3f77c74bacdf5a4156494edf2c57d1?rik=u%2f1Uxx8AcJGs%2fw&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.ea3f77c74bacdf5a4156494edf2c57d1?rik=u%2f1Uxx8AcJGs%2fw&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) Well done, **MissTake!** ---
**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 29, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/320 "2021-10-29T19:32:13Z")
Well done indeed, **MissTake**! Previous IQs: Did you have a fling with Congressman Frank Underwood that ended very badly? - Zoe Barnes, in the American remake of _House of Cards_ Were you a daughter of President Josiah Bartlet’s? - Zoe Bartlet, on _The West Wing_, kidnapped but later rescued Did J.D. Salinger write about you? - Yes, Zooey Zoe/Zooey x3! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843.md?page=17)