# Botticelli - Sept. 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 2, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574 "2020-09-02T04:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 2, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/21 "2020-09-02T17:01:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you create the best known thesaurus? > > > 2. Are you the actual author of the Cormoran Strike series of mysteries? > > > 3. Are you the nom de plume #2 uses in writing those stories? > > Not Mr. Roget, J.K. Rowling or… Richard Thornton? Correct, Correct, and Robert Galbraith. DQ: Known for politics/military? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/22 "2020-09-02T18:56:39Z")
IQs 1. Lincoln Center mean anything to you? 2. Did you co-write “We Are Family”? 3. Was it always a beautiful day in your neighborhood? ---
**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 3, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/23 "2020-09-03T03:36:52Z")
Not Robert Moses, dunno, and not Mr. Rogers. R. 1. male 2. deceased 3. not known for the Arts 4. real 5. last name started with R 6. American 7. died after 1950 8. known for politics/military, among other stuff ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/24 "2020-09-03T07:26:52Z")
DQs: 1. Was in the military? 2. Caucasian? 3. Did they win an elected position? ---
**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 3, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/25 "2020-09-03T12:50:49Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Reagan’s Secretary of the Treasury? 2. Are you King Lear’s 2nd oldest daughter? 3. Did you write _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_? ---
**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:** [September 3, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/26 "2020-09-03T12:57:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Robert Moses, dunno, and not Mr. Rogers. I was thinking Rockerfeller, Jr, but your answer works Nile Rodgers Correct. DQ: 1. Authored any books? ---
**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 3, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/27 "2020-09-03T13:08:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Reagan’s Secretary of the Treasury? > 2. Are you King Lear’s 2nd oldest daughter? > 3. Did you write _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_? Not Donald Regan, not Regan, and dunno. > [@MissTake](#): > > I was thinking Rocke[]feller, Jr, but your answer works… If my answer correctly answers the IQ but is not who you were thinking of, you can rephrase up to three times. R. 1. male 2. deceased 3. not known for the Arts 4. real 5. last name started with R 6. American 7. died after 1950 8. known for politics/military, among other stuff 9. I can find no reference to him having served in the military 10. Caucasian 11. did not win an elected position 12. authored books ---
**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 3, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/28 "2020-09-03T13:33:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Were you Reagan’s Secretary of the Treasury? > > > 2. Are you King Lear’s 2nd oldest daughter? > > > 3. Did you write _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_ ? > > Not Donald Regan, not Regan, and dunno. Correct, Correct, and Richard O’Brien. DQ: Died after 1990? ---
**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 3, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/29 "2020-09-03T13:54:22Z")
R. 1. male 2. deceased 3. not known for the Arts 4. real 5. last name started with R 6. American 7. died after 1950 8. known for politics/military, among other stuff 9. I can find no reference to him having served in the military 10. Caucasian 11. did not win an elected position 12. authored books 13. died after 1990 ---
**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 3, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/30 "2020-09-03T14:44:14Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a Justice of the Supreme Court who died after 2000? 2. Did you direct _Spy Kids_ and _From Dusk To Dawn_? 3. Were you a Puritan who suggested the idea of a new English translation of the Bible to King James? ---
**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 3, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/31 "2020-09-03T14:46:35Z")
Not William H. Rehnquist, Robert Rodriguez or John Rolfe. ---
**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 3, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/32 "2020-09-03T14:49:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a Justice of the Supreme Court who died after 2000? > 2. Did you direct _Spy Kids_ and _From Dusk To Dawn_ ? > 3. Were you a Puritan who suggested the idea of a new English translation of the Bible to King James? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not William H. Rehnquist, Robert Rodriguez or John Rolfe Correct, Correct, and John Rainolds (or Reynolds). DQ: .Cabinet member? ---
**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 3, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/33 "2020-09-03T14:51:49Z")
R. 1. male 2. deceased 3. not known for the Arts 4. real 5. last name started with R 6. American 7. died after 1950 8. known for politics/military, among other stuff 9. I can find no reference to him having served in the military 10. Caucasian 11. did not win an elected position 12. authored books 13. died after 1990 14. not a Cabinet member ---
**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:** [September 3, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/34 "2020-09-03T22:13:53Z")
IQ 1. Were you famously known as Black Bart? 2. Did you found a learning institution all while bilking people in the name of religion? 3. Are you a legendary guitarist who only _looks_ dead? ---
**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 4, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/35 "2020-09-04T15:07:34Z")
Not Capt. Rackham, L. Ron Hubbard or Ron Wood. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/36 "2020-09-04T15:53:01Z")
1. Bartholomew Roberts 2. Rephrase: …while bilking people in the name of _Evangelical Christian_ religion? 3. Rephrase: Not Ron, the other one. DQ: 1. Are you know for media appearances in your area of expertise? ---
**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 4, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/37 "2020-09-04T16:05:00Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Blanche on _Golden Girls_? 2. Did you star in TV’s _Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea_? 3. Were you a French artist who refused to use black in any of his paintings? ---
**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 4, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/38 "2020-09-04T17:22:25Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > … > 2. Rephrase: …while bilking people in the name of _Evangelical Christian_ religion? > 3. Rephrase: Not Ron, the other one… Not Oral Roberts, and dammit, I’m blanking on the other RS mummy. I can see him just clear as day in my mind but can’t remember his name. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Blanche on _Golden Girls_? > 2. Did you star in TV’s _Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea_? > 3. Were you a French artist who refused to use black in any of his paintings? Not Rue McClanahan, Robert Stack or Rene Magritte. R. 1. male 2. deceased 3. not known for the Arts 4. real 5. last name started with R 6. American 7. died after 1950 8. known for politics/military, among other stuff 9. I can find no reference to him having served in the military 10. Caucasian 11. did not win an elected position 12. authored books 13. died after 1990 14. not a Cabinet member 15. known for media appearances in his area of expertise ---
**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 4, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/39 "2020-09-04T19:49:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you play Blanche on _Golden Girls_ ? > > > 2. Did you star in TV’s _Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea_ ? > > > 3. Were you a French artist who refused to use black in any of his paintings? > > Not Rue McClanahan, Robert Stack or Rene Magritte. Rue is correct. #2 was Richard Basehart. #3 was Pierre-Auguste Renoir. DQs: 1. Affiliated with the Executive branch of the Federal government? 2… Died after 2010? ---
**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:** [September 4, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574/40 "2020-09-04T19:49:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Oral Roberts, and dammit, I’m blanking on the other RS mummy. I can see him just clear as day in my mind but can’t remember his name. Keith Richards DQ: Politically on the left? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574.md?page=3)