# Botticelli - Sept. 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 1, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651 "2016-09-01T13:28:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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 20, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/141 "2016-09-20T19:31:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you star in the original _King Kong_? > Were you reprieved in _Breaker Morant_? > Were you Lincoln’s SECNAV? I am not Fay Wray. Take a DQ for #2. I am not Gideon Welles. ---
**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 21, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/142 "2016-09-21T04:29:43Z")
Previous IQs: Did you star in the original King Kong? - Yes, Fay Wray. Were you reprieved in _Breaker Moran_t? - Lt. George Witton, who went on to write _Scapegoats of the Empire_ about the case. Were you Lincoln’s SECNAV? - Yes, Gideon Welles. DQ: Singer? IQs: Were you the first of Lizzie Bennet’s sisters to marry? In 1992, did Hillary Clinton specifically say she wasn’t like you? Did you command the USS _Monitor_ in its famous 1862 clash with the CSS _Virginia_? ---
**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 21, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/143 "2016-09-21T12:18:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the first of Lizzie Bennet’s sisters to marry? > In 1992, did Hillary Clinton specifically say she wasn’t like you? > Did you command the USS _Monitor_ in its famous 1862 clash with the CSS _Virginia_? #2. I am not George W. Bush (guess). Take 2 or 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:** [September 21, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/144 "2016-09-21T13:53:02Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the first of Lizzie Bennet’s sisters to marry? - Mrs. Wickham, in _Pride and Prejudice_ In 1992, did Hillary Clinton specifically say she wasn’t like you? - Tammy Wynette: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_fZfX0fOIA) Did you command the USS _Monitor_ in its famous 1862 clash with the CSS _Virginia_? - Lt. John Worden DQs: Singer? (already asked in post 142) Won a top award in her field? Died since 1964? One DQ reserved. IQs: Are you the best-known person from Staunton, Va.? Did you inherit your half-brother Lawrence’s estate? Were you renamed Matthew Harrison Brady for a play? ---
**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 21, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/145 "2016-09-21T17:33:32Z")
Sorry about missing questions lately. I’m recovering from pneumonia. DQs: 1. Female 2. Real 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with W 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Not known as an actress 9. Not considered a Beauty, but still very attractive 10. Singer 11. Has won a Grammy, along with other awards 12. Died since 1964 ---
**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 21, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/146 "2016-09-21T17:34:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you the best-known person from Staunton, Va.? > Did you inherit your half-brother Lawrence’s estate? > Were you renamed Matthew Harrison Brady for a play? 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:** [September 22, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/147 "2016-09-22T03:45:55Z")
Sorry to hear you were ill, **Prof.**! Hope you feel MUCH better soon! Previous IQs: Are you the best-known person from Staunton, Va.? - Woodrow Wilson Did you inherit your half-brother Lawrence’s estate? - George Washington Were you renamed Matthew Harrison Brady for a play? - William Jennings Bryan, in _Inherit the Wind_ DQs: Died since 2000? Rock and roll singer? Best known as a soloist? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did you sink the _Albemarle_? Did you respond to a letter from the city leaders of Atlanta? Were you badly defeated at Chickamauga? ---
**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 22, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/148 "2016-09-22T09:40:37Z")
DQs: 1. Female 2. Real 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with W 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Not known as an actress 9. Not considered a Beauty, but still very attractive 10. Singer 11. Has won a Grammy, along with other awards 12. Died since 1964 13. Died before 2000 14. Not a rock and roll singer 15. Best known as a soloist ---
**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 22, 2016, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/149 "2016-09-22T09:44:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you sink the _Albemarle_? > Did you respond to a letter from the city leaders of Atlanta? > Were you badly defeated at Chickamauga? IQs: 1. I thought that was Melancton Smith. (sp?) Take a DQ. Take 2 more 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:** [September 23, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/150 "2016-09-23T01:51:13Z")
Previous IQs: Did you sink the _Albemarle_? - William Cushing Did you respond to a letter from the city leaders of Atlanta? - William Sherman, in a masterful statement of Union war aims: [William Tecumseh Sherman to Atlanta : "War is Hell"](http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/sherman/sherman-to-burn-atlanta.html) Were you badly defeated at Chickamauga? - William Rosecrans Civil War Williams x3! DQs: Country and western singer? Had a famous husband? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Did you sing “I’m So Lonely I Could Cry”? Did you sing “Are You Ready for Some Football”? Did the same actor who played you also recently play LBJ? ---
**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 23, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/151 "2016-09-23T03:43:41Z")
DQs: 1. Female 2. Real 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with W 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Not known as an actress 9. Not considered a Beauty, but still very attractive 10. Singer 11. Has won a Grammy, along with other awards 12. Died since 1964 13. Died before 2000 14. Not a rock and roll singer 15. Best known as a soloist 16. Country & Western singer 17. Did not have a famous husband ---
**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 23, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/152 "2016-09-23T03:45:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you sing “I’m So Lonely I Could Cry”? > Did you sing “Are You Ready for Some Football”? > Did the same actor who played you also recently play LBJ? I am not Hank Williams. I am not Hank Williams, Jr. Take a DQ for LBJ. ---
**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 24, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/153 "2016-09-24T02:58:13Z")
Previous IQs: Did you sing “I’m So Lonely I Could Cry”? - Yes, Hank Williams. Did you sing “Are You Ready for Some Football”? - Yes, Hank Williams Jr. Did the same actor who played you also recently play LBJ? - Bryan Cranston played Walter White in _Breaking Bad_ and LBJ in _All the Way_. DQ: Greatest fame before 1980? Two DQs reserved. Think think think… ---
**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 24, 2016, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/154 "2016-09-24T10:46:20Z")
DQs: 1. Female 2. Real 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with W 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Not known as an actress 9. Not considered a Beauty, but still very attractive 10. Singer 11. Has won a Grammy, along with other awards 12. Died since 1964 13. Died before 2000 14. Not a rock and roll singer 15. Best known as a soloist 16. Country & Western singer 17. Did not have a famous husband 18. Greatest fame before 1980 ---
**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 25, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/155 "2016-09-25T01:25:13Z")
I’m drawing a blank. I yield my two earned DQs, one apiece, to any other players who wish to ask them. ---
**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 25, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/156 "2016-09-25T12:26:58Z")
What oher players? Draelin hasn’t played since the 16th, and Johnny Ace hasn’t been here since the 17th. ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/157 "2016-09-25T20:57:47Z")
IQ1: Did you sing “Jose Cuervo”? IQ2: Were you #1’s mother? ---
**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 26, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/158 "2016-09-26T02:38:14Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you sing “Jose Cuervo”? > IQ2: Were you #1’s mother? And he’s back with a bang! Welcome back, SCA! No, I am not Shelley West, but, yes, I am her mother, Dottie West! Good job! ---
**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 26, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/159 "2016-09-26T04:13:45Z")
> **[Dottie West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dottie_West)** > > Dorothy Marie Marsh West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. West's career started in the 1960s, with her top-10 hit, "Here Comes My Baby Back Again", which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965, the first woman in country music to rece Never heard of her. Good job, **SCAdian** , and welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/160 "2016-09-26T12:19:47Z")
I’ve been in a sick hole the last week, but as I’ve never heard of her, I wouldn’t have had much to contribute, anyway. 🙂 Congrats **SCAdian!** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651.md?page=9)