# Botticelli--Round 13 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 17, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654 "2008-05-17T14:13:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/41 "2008-05-17T23:28:29Z")
Were you the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/42 "2008-05-17T23:32:06Z")
[QUOTE=as\_u\_wish] Were you the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion? [/QUOTE] No, and I don’t know who you mean. Ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/43 "2008-05-17T23:38:17Z")
1973 NASCAR champion = Benny Parsons. A truly beloved personality–died of cancer this last year. DQ: Are you a writer? ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/44 "2008-05-17T23:41:12Z")
Hmmm let’s see, did Kurt Vonnegut create you? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/45 "2008-05-17T23:53:23Z")
[QUOTE=as\_u\_wish] DQ: Are you a writer? [/QUOTE] Yes. [QUOTE=as\_u\_wish] Hmmm let’s see, did Kurt Vonnegut create you? [/QUOTE] No, and I don’t know who you mean. **BP is…** [ul][li]Male[/li][li]Alive in the 20th Century[/li][li]Not a Fictional Character[/li][li]Not living[/li][li]Not an athlete[/li][li]Never held political office[/li][li]Not American[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][\*]A writer[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/46 "2008-05-17T23:55:15Z")
[QUOTE=glee] Are you a pop star who has travelled incredible distances with two men? [/QUOTE] [Billie Piper](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Piper) has had several no. 1 single hits in the Uk and also played opposite two Dr. Who actors (Eccleston and Tennant). Are you West European? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/47 "2008-05-17T23:57:05Z")
[QUOTE=glee] Are you West European? [/QUOTE] No, not West European **BP is…** [ul][li]Male[/li][li]Alive in the 20th Century[/li][li]Not a Fictional Character[/li][li]Not living[/li][li]Not an athlete[/li][li]Never held political office[/li][li]Not American[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][li]A writer[/li][\*]Not European[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/48 "2008-05-18T00:05:11Z")
Kurt Vonnegut’s main character in Slaughter House 5 is Billy Pilgrim. DQ: Is English the primary language in which you wrote? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/49 "2008-05-18T00:07:43Z")
[QUOTE=as\_u\_wish] DQ: Is English the primary language in which you wrote? [/QUOTE] Yes. **BP is…** [ul][li]Male[/li][li]Alive in the 20th Century[/li][li]Not a Fictional Character[/li][li]Not living[/li][li]Not an athlete[/li][li]Never held political office[/li][li]Not American[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][li]A writer[/li][li]Not European[/li][\*]Wrote primarily in English[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/50 "2008-05-18T00:11:37Z")
Separated by 30 years, did James Caan and Sean Maher both “sing your praises”? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/51 "2008-05-18T00:13:58Z")
[QUOTE=as\_u\_wish] Separated by 30 years, did James Caan and Sean Maher both “sing your praises”? [/QUOTE] No, and I don’t know who Brian’s Song was about. ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/52 "2008-05-18T00:18:13Z")
Brian’s Song was about Brian Picollo. I’ll cede my direct question to the next poster–I’m ok at the "stump the game master " part, but I can never think of a good question to ask. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/53 "2008-05-18T00:28:41Z")
Are you currently a starting pitcher for the Dodgers? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/54 "2008-05-18T00:35:43Z")
[QUOTE=divemaster] Are you currently a starting pitcher for the Dodgers? [/QUOTE] No, and I don’t know who you mean. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/55 "2008-05-18T00:40:34Z")
Brad Penny DQ: Are you primarily considerd a writer of fiction? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/56 "2008-05-18T00:48:48Z")
Did you murder Kevin Bacon and all his friends on screen? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/57 "2008-05-18T00:58:18Z")
[QUOTE=divemaster] DQ: Are you primarily considered a writer of fiction? [/QUOTE] I wouldn’t say _primarily_ a writer of fiction. [QUOTE=astorian] Did you murder Kevin Bacon and all his friends on screen? [/QUOTE] No, and I don’t know who you mean (I can’t think of any BP actors other than Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton) **BP is…** [ul][li]Male[/li][li]Alive in the 20th Century[/li][li]Not a Fictional Character[/li][li]Not living[/li][li]Not an athlete[/li][li]Never held political office[/li][li]Not American[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][li]A writer[/li][li]Not European[/li][li]Wrote primarily in English[/li][li]Not known _primarily_ for fiction writing _bit of a gray area here_ [/ul][/li] ETA: **Names guessed thus far…** [ul][li]Bert Parks[/li][li]Blaise Pascal[/li][li]Billy Preston[/li][li]Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce[/li][li]Bettie Page[/li][li]Bill Pullman[/li][li]Bill Paxton[/li][li]Brant Parker[/li][li]Boris Pasternak[/li][li]Beatrix Potter[/li][li]Buster Poindexter[/li][li]Benny Parsons[/li][li]Billie Piper[/li][li]Billy Pilgrim[/li][li]Brad Penny[/li][\*]Brian Picollo[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/58 "2008-05-18T01:01:58Z")
Did you keep a pet dragon named Spot under the stairs of your house? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/59 "2008-05-18T01:02:03Z")
That’s fair enough. Some authors mix it up pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654/60 "2008-05-18T01:03:23Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] Did you murder Kevin Bacon and all his friends on screen? [/QUOTE] In the original “Friday the 13th,” Jason wasn’t the killer. The killer was his mother, played by Betsy Palmer. Did you live/work in the British Isles? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-13/449654.md?page=4)