# Botticelli October 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 2, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977 "2023-10-02T01:34:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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 10, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/101 "2023-10-10T21:27:28Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you vanish alongside Amelia Earhart? > 2. Did you star in _Monster-in-Law_? > 3. Were you Satan’s daughter and thus the Anti-Christ in _Little Demon_? Not Fred Noonan Not Jane Fonda 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 10, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/102 "2023-10-10T21:31:56Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Fred Noonan > Not Jane Fonda > DQ 3 was Chrissy Feinberg. DQ: first name begins with F? ---
**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 10, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/103 "2023-10-10T21:52:26Z")
Good job, **CFOHG**! Previous IQs: Is the main building on the Princeton U. campus named after your royal house? - Yes, William of Orange (Nassau Hall) Were you Ben Franklin’s least-favorite son, late in life? - Yes, William Franklin, former Royal Governor of New Jersey Were you the best-known dude from Auburn, N.Y.? - Not William Howard Taft (who was an Ohioan down to his very plump toes), but William Henry Seward, Lincoln’s and later Johnson’s SECSTATE William x3! On to F. IQs: Were you the son of Lilith and a balding guy? Were you that balding guy? Were you an Irish freedom fighter of the 1790s? ---
**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 10, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/104 "2023-10-10T22:20:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you the son of Lilith and a balding guy? > Were you that balding guy? > Were you an Irish freedom fighter of the 1790s? Not Freddie Crane Not Frasier Crane DQ ---
**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 10, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/105 "2023-10-10T22:21:44Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F ---
**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 11, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/106 "2023-10-11T12:29:02Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play a college student who Nadja befriended in _What We Do in the Shadows_? 2. Did you ask for “a map of the cat”? 3. Are you an imp and famous clown in _Helluva Boss?_ ---
**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 11, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/107 "2023-10-11T16:58:04Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you play a college student who Nadja befriended in _What We Do in the Shadows_? > 2. Did you ask for “a map of the cat”? > 3. Are you an imp and famous clown in _Helluva Boss?_ DQ Not Richard Feynman DQ ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/108 "2023-10-11T17:21:36Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the Laird of Lallybroch, on a popular Starz series? 2. Were you a French physicist who invented a lens widely adopted for use in lighthouses? 3. Are you a professional poker player whose long hair and beard earned you the nickname “Jesus”? ---
**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 11, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/109 "2023-10-11T17:38:52Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1. Are you the Laird of Lallybroch, on a popular Starz series? > 2. Were you a French physicist who invented a lens widely adopted for use in lighthouses? > 3. Are you a professional poker player whose long hair and beard earned you the nickname “Jesus”? DQ Not Monsieur Fresnel 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 11, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/110 "2023-10-11T17:41:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you play a college student who Nadja befriended in _What We Do in the Shadows_? > 2. Did you ask for “a map of the cat”? > 3. Are you an imp and famous clown in _Helluva Boss?_ > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > DQ > Not Richard Feynman > DQ 1 was Beanie Feldstein; 3 was Fizzarolli. DQs: 1. main character? 2. American? IQs: 1. In _Ghostbusters II_, did the mayor spend an hour talking with you last night? 2. Did you do character and creature design for _Extreme Ghostbusters_? 3. Did you sing “1234”? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/111 "2023-10-11T17:52:19Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > 1. Starz series? > > 2. Were you a French physicist who invented a lens widely adopted for use in lighthouses? > > 3. Are you a professional poker player whose long hair and beard earned you the nickname “Jesus”? > > DQ > Not Monsieur Fresnel > DQ Correct on Augustín-Jean Fresnel. 1. was Jamie Fraser, on Starz’ _Outlander._ 3. is Chris “Jesus” Ferguson. DQs: 1. Professional/academic title? (As opposed to a title of nobility). 2. From the performing arts? ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/112 "2023-10-11T18:17:51Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/113 "2023-10-11T18:19:17Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. In _Ghostbusters II_, did the mayor spend an hour talking with you last night? > 2. Did you do character and creature design for _Extreme Ghostbusters_? > 3. Did you sing “1234”? 2 DQs Not Feist ---
**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 11, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/114 "2023-10-11T18:41:06Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 2 DQs > Not Feist 1 was Fiorello La Guardia; 2 was Fil Barlow. DQs: 1. created by American(s)? 2. from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)? ---
**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 11, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/115 "2023-10-11T19:18:17Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts 9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American 10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) ---
**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 12, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/116 "2023-10-12T13:12:38Z")
IQs: 1. Were your sayings collected in a book with the alternate title _I Never Saw My Mother Naked_? 2. Did you found the Religious Society of Friends? 3. Did you voice Pugsley in the 1973 Hanna-Barbera cartoon version of the Addams Family? ---
**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 12, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/117 "2023-10-12T16:16:27Z")
IQs: 1. Did Gene Wilder play you in a black and white film? 2. Did Gene Wilder play you in a movie with Harrison Ford? 3. Are you the villain in _Shrek_? ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/118 "2023-10-12T17:11:56Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the son of Lilith and a balding guy? - Yes, Frederick AKA Freddy Crane Were you that balding guy? - Yes, Dr. Frasier Crane Were you an Irish freedom fighter of the 1790s? - Edward FitzGerald DQ: European character? IQs: Did you praise Washington’s military skills during the 1776-77 New Jersey campaign? Did Reagan display one of your sculptures in the Oval Office? Did a company for lacy undergarments bear your name? ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/119 "2023-10-12T17:24:49Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were your sayings collected in a book with the alternate title _I Never Saw My Mother Naked_? > 2. Did you found the Religious Society of Friends? > 3. Did you voice Pugsley in the 1973 Hanna-Barbera cartoon version of the Addams Family? Take 3 DQs > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did Gene Wilder play you in a black and white film? > 2. Did Gene Wilder play you in a movie with Harrison Ford? > 3. Are you the villain in _Shrek_? Not Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Fronkensteen!) DQ - can’t think of a movie they were both in Not Lord Farquad > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you praise Washington’s military skills during the 1776-77 New Jersey campaign? > Did Reagan display one of your sculptures in the Oval Office? > Did a company for lacy undergarments bear your name? DQ Not Frederick Remington Not the Frederick’s of Hollywood guy ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/120 "2023-10-12T17:25:25Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts 9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American 10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 11. Not a European character [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977.md?page=7)