# Botticelli - Sep 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 3, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928 "2013-09-03T22:04:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/161 "2013-09-12T16:32:33Z")
IQ: Do you have a publishing house named after 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:** [September 12, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/162 "2013-09-12T16:51:07Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you CO of the Arab Legion in the '40s and '50s? > IQ2: Were you a small-town auto mechanic whose cousin enlisted in the Marines? > IQ3: Were you that cousin? Take a DQ for #1. I’m not Goober or Gomer. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/163 "2013-09-12T16:52:11Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Not American. 4. Dead. 5. European. 6. Died after 1800. 7. Last name starts with G. 8. Not British. 9. Died before 1900. 10. French. 11. Not political/military. 12. Died before 1850. 13. Known for the arts. 14. Not known for literature in any form. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/164 "2013-09-12T16:53:12Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ: Do you have a publishing house named after you? I’m not Gutenberg. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/165 "2013-09-12T16:59:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a young spy depend on you? > Was your answering-machine message based on a TV show theme? > Did your little boy get a lot of attention for clowning around when you were sworn in? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I suspect the last one is George H. W. Bush, but I don’t know. > Take 3 DQs. Ole Golly, the nanny in _Harriet the Spy_ George Costanza: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caoYdiq3kak](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caoYdiq3kak) Rudy Giuliani, when first sworn in as NYC mayor. His son stole the show. DQs: Known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, printing, sketching, etc.)? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Were you a painter who died in Polynesia? Did you have no talent at all for guessing how much candy was in a jar? Were you a fictional sports star who went on to become a writer? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/166 "2013-09-12T17:04:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a painter who died in Polynesia? > Did you have no talent at all for guessing how much candy was in a jar? > Were you a fictional sports star who went on to become a writer? I’m not Gauguin. DQ for #2. Unless #3 is Goofy again, take another 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:** [September 12, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/167 "2013-09-12T17:05:04Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Not American. 4. Dead. 5. European. 6. Died after 1800. 7. Last name starts with G. 8. Not British. 9. Died before 1900. 10. French. 11. Not political/military. 12. Died before 1850. 13. Known for the arts. 14. Not known for literature in any form. 15. Known for the visual 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:** [September 12, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/168 "2013-09-12T17:31:54Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a painter who died in Polynesia? > Did you have no talent at all for guessing how much candy was in a jar? > Were you a fictional sports star who went on to become a writer? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m not Gauguin. > DQ for #2. > Unless #3 is Goofy again, take another DQ. Right Gibby, the slow and/or weird kid in _iCarly_ Ginny Weasley, a women’s quidditch star before becoming a sportswriter for _The Daily Prophet_ DQs: Painter? Best known for a single work? Three DQs reserved. IQs: Did you design a structure that instantly symbolizes the city in which it stands? Is your name supposedly the result of a mispronunciation? Did you “lose control” of your horse at an opportune moment? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/169 "2013-09-12T17:35:19Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Not American. 4. Dead. 5. European. 6. Died after 1800. 7. Last name starts with G. 8. Not British. 9. Died before 1900. 10. French. 11. Not political/military. 12. Died before 1850. 13. Known for the arts. 14. Not known for literature in any form. 15. Known for the visual arts. 16. Painter 17. While one of his paintings usually makes the list of the top 100 most important paintings, he’s equally as well known for his entire oeuvre ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/170 "2013-09-12T17:36:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you design a structure that instantly symbolizes the city in which it stands? > Is your name supposedly the result of a mispronunciation? > Did you “lose control” of your horse at an opportune moment? And three more DQs. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/171 "2013-09-13T03:23:30Z")
IQ: In ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, did Maggie Smith’s character describe you as her favourite painter of the Italian renaissance? ---
**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:** [September 13, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/172 "2013-09-13T11:56:47Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: In ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, did Maggie Smith’s character describe you as her favourite painter of the Italian renaissance? Take a DQ, Ministre. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/173 "2013-09-13T15:30:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you design a structure that instantly symbolizes the city in which it stands? > Is your name supposedly the result of a mispronunciation? > Did you “lose control” of your horse at an opportune moment? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > And three more DQs. Gustave Eiffel Galinda in _Wicked_ became Glinda in _The Wizard of Oz_ George Armstrong Custer dramatically went thundering down the street in the Grand Review in Washington, D.C. at the end of the Civil War. Many still think it was just a stunt. I yield my earned DQs to anyone who’d like to ask them, one per customer. I can’t think of a French painter of that period other than Gaugin, about whom I already asked. Just to be on the safe side: IQ: Are you a painter who famously mutilated himself and eventually committed suicide? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/174 "2013-09-13T15:32:05Z")
That would be ‘ **Giotto** ’ - I’ve derived endless delight from hearing her saying ‘…but my favourite painter of the Italian renaissance is Giot-tow.’ in her posh Scots accent. DQ: Did your paintings chronicle the French Revolution like your (apparent) contemporary David? ---
**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:** [September 13, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/175 "2013-09-13T15:33:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Just to be on the safe side: > > IQ: > > Are you a painter who famously mutilated himself and eventually committed suicide? I am not Vincent van Gogh. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/176 "2013-09-13T15:39:54Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > That would be ‘ **Giotto** ’ - I’ve derived endless delight from hearing her saying ‘…but my favourite painter of the Italian renaissance is Giot-tow.’ in her posh Scots accent. > > DQ: Did your paintings chronicle the French Revolution like your (apparent) contemporary David? David’s teacher was Girodet: I’m not him. I’m not Gros either. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/177 "2013-09-13T15:42:49Z")
Colllline! I’m stuck - Gros was my best guess. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/178 "2013-09-13T17:09:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …I can’t think of a French painter of that period\* other than Gaugin, about whom I already asked… - Should have added, “with a last name beginning with G.” ---
**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:** [September 15, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/179 "2013-09-15T18:20:27Z")
Still thinking… thinking… thinking… ---
**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:** [September 15, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/180 "2013-09-15T19:03:26Z")
Gauguin and Van Gogh are the only French painters I can think of with a ‘G’ name. Don’t think I’d ever even heard of Girodet or Gros. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928.md?page=10)