# Botticelli, Sept. 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 1, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748 "2022-09-01T17:46:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/61 "2022-09-13T13:36:32Z")
Not Paul Williams, Paul Williams or Paul Williams. (Gotta be one of them, right?) W. 1. real 2. male 3. first name starts with W ---
**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:** [September 13, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/62 "2022-09-13T17:35:22Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Phantom of the Paradise? > IQ2: Did you portray #1? > IQ3: Did you portray Swan, #1’s nemesis? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Paul Williams, Paul Williams or Paul Williams. (Gotta be one of them, right?) Winslow Leach, who was played by William Finney, and was tricked into selling his soul to Swan, who was indeed played by Paul Williams, who also wrote all of the music for the film. DQ: Alive? DQ: American? ---
**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:** [September 13, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/63 "2022-09-13T18:11:16Z")
IQ1: Do you run through the town upstairs and downstairs in your nightgown? IQ2: According to the Beatles’ song _Glass Onion_, were you Paul? IQ3: Did Otto eat you in an attempt to extract information from your owner? ---
**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, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/64 "2022-09-13T18:31:48Z")
Not Wee Willie Winkie, Woodrow Wilson or Wanda, favorite but doomed fish of K-k-k-Ken. W. 1. real 2. male 3. first name starts with W 4. alive 5. holds dual citizenship, including of the United States ---
**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:** [September 13, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/65 "2022-09-13T19:18:23Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Do you run through the town upstairs and downstairs in your nightgown? > IQ2: According to the Beatles’ song _Glass Onion_, were you Paul? > IQ3: Did Otto eat you in an attempt to extract information from your owner? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Wee Willie Winkie, Woodrow Wilson or Wanda, favorite but doomed fish of K-k-k-Ken. Correct The Walrus - _Here’s another clue for you all; The walrus was Paul_ Correct DQ: Born after 1970? ---
**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, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/66 "2022-09-13T19:38:08Z")
W. 1. real 2. male 3. first name starts with W 4. alive 5. holds dual citizenship, including of the United States 6. born before 1970 ---
**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, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/67 "2022-09-13T22:15:52Z")
DQ: Known for the arts? IQs: 1. Did you write the five-part _Dada Trilogy_? 2. Did you offer Kermit and his friends a “standard rich and famous contract” in _The Muppet Movie_? 3. For your crime of translating the Bible into English, was your corpse disinterred, burned, beaten into tiny pieces, burned again, and the ashes unceremoniously dumped in a river? ---
**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, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/68 "2022-09-13T22:18:33Z")
Not Wendy Wasserman, not Orson Welles or Wilberforce. W. 1. real 2. male 3. first name starts with W 4. alive 5. holds dual citizenship, including of the United States 6. born before 1970 7. not known for the Arts ---
**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, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/69 "2022-09-13T22:53:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the five-part _Dada Trilogy_? > 2. Did you offer Kermit and his friends a “standard rich and famous contract” in _The Muppet Movie_? > 3. For your crime of translating the Bible into English, was your corpse disinterred, burned, beaten into tiny pieces, burned again, and the ashes unceremoniously dumped in a river? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Wendy Wasserman, not Orson Welles or Wilberforce. #1 was Mason Williams. #2 is correct. #3 was John Wycliffe. DQs: 1. Known for politics? 2. Born before 1950? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/70 "2022-09-14T04:07:23Z")
1. Are you the author of **The Enchanted Forest Chronicles**? 2. Did you win an Oscar for Best Actor for 1931’s **The Champ**? 3. Were you a noted British archaeologist who is best known for his excavations in Ur? ---
**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 14, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/71 "2022-09-14T11:05:01Z")
Welcome back, **kitap**! ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/72 "2022-09-14T12:58:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Welcome back **kitap**! Thanks!! I had to step away for a bit because I was focussing on my cancer and just didn’t have the energy. ---
**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 14, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/73 "2022-09-14T20:31:19Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you the author of **The Enchanted Forest Chronicles**? > 2. Did you win an Oscar for Best Actor for 1931’s **The Champ**? > 3. Were you a noted British archaeologist who is best known for his excavations in Ur? Dunno, not Wallace Beery and dunno Yes, most definitely, welcome back, **kitap**! W. 1. real 2. male 3. first name starts with W 4. alive 5. holds dual citizenship, including of the United States 6. born before 1970 7. not known for the Arts 8. not known for politics, although he has dabbled 9. born after 1950 ---
**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 14, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/74 "2022-09-14T20:54:33Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Jackie Chan’s character in _Shanghai Noon_? 2. Did you co-star with Chan in that movie? 3. Did you write the songs for _The Music Man_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/75 "2022-09-14T21:00:00Z")
Thanks! > [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you the author of **The Enchanted Forest Chronicles**? > 2. Did you win an Oscar for Best Actor for 1931’s **The Champ**? > 3. Were you a noted British archaeologist who is best known for his excavations in Ur? Patricia Wrede, correct, Sir Charles Leonard Woolley. 1. Known for sports? ---
**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:** [September 15, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/76 "2022-09-15T00:42:16Z")
IQ1: Did you compose the electronic score for _A Clockwork Orange_? IQ2: Are you the “Say Hey Kid”? IQ3: Did you invent a rotary internal combustion engine? ---
**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, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/77 "2022-09-15T19:11:14Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Jackie Chan’s character in _Shanghai Noon_? > 2. Did you co-star with Chan in that movie? > 3. Did you write the songs for _The Music Man_? Not Wilson, Wilson or Meredith Wilson. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you compose the electronic score for _A Clockwork Orange_? > IQ2: Are you the “Say Hey Kid”? > IQ3: Did you invent a rotary internal combustion engine? Not Wendy Carlos, Willie Mays or Mr. Wankel. W. 1. real 2. male 3. first name starts with W 4. alive 5. holds dual citizenship, including of the United States 6. born before 1970 7. not known for the Arts 8. not known for politics, although he has dabbled 9. born after 1950 10. known for sports ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/78 "2022-09-15T20:11:22Z")
1. Were you meant to be the angel Michael’s perfect vessel on **Supernatural**? 2. Were you meant to be Lucifer’s perfect vessel on the same show? 3. Were you their father on the same show? Reserved DQ I forgot to declare: Known for a team sport? ---
**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, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/79 "2022-09-15T20:13:23Z")
Not Sheriff Woody, not Woody Harrelson and not Woody Harrelson Sr. W. 1. real 2. male 3. first name starts with W 4. alive 5. holds dual citizenship, including of the United States 6. born before 1970 7. not known for the Arts 8. not known for politics, although he has dabbled 9. born after 1950 10. known for sports 11. known for a team sport ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/80 "2022-09-15T20:18:59Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Were you meant to be the angel Michael’s perfect vessel on **Supernatural**? > > 2. Were you meant to be Lucifer’s perfect vessel on the same show? > > 3. Were you their father on the same show? > > Reserved DQ I forgot to declare: > > Known for a team sport? Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, John Winchester. 1. Caucasian? 2. Does the sport involve a ball? 3. Has he won awards for his sport (like MVP)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748.md?page=5)