# 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:** 7
**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, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/121 "2022-09-20T13:35:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Moonbase Alpha’s top doctor? > Did you play both the Queen Mum and her younger daughter? > Did Julian Sands’s character keep you captive for his own twisted ends? 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 20, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/122 "2022-09-20T16:46:30Z")
Dr. Helena Russell, Helena Bonham Carter (in _The King’s Speech_ and _The Crown_) and the title character of _Boxing Helena_. Helena x3! Just a reminder that we have, in previous rounds, considered royalty to be inherently political/military. DQs: Best known for a single incident? Born in or east of Vienna? Born in or north of Vienna? IQs: Were you a European woman, known by one personal name and a German place name, whose personal name ended in “d”? Was Brian Cox the first actor to play you on screen, in a Michael Mann-directed movie? Were you the ancient Carthaginian general who shared a name with that character? ---
**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, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/123 "2022-09-20T18:02:17Z")
# DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. Died before 1900 5. First name starts with H (and usually known only by her first name) 6. Died before 1500 7. Not from Classical Antiquity (pre-7th Century A.D.) 8. European 9. Not British 10. Not political/military 11. Famous husband 12. Not best known for a single incident 13. Exact place of birth unknown, but French ---
**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, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/124 "2022-09-20T18:03:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a European woman, known by one personal name and a German place name, whose personal name ended in “d”? > Was Brian Cox the first actor to play you on screen, in a Michael Mann-directed movie? > Were you the ancient Carthaginian general who shared a name with that character? #1. Take a DQ. #2. I am not Hannibal Lecter. #3. I am not that Hannibal either. ---
**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 20, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/125 "2022-09-20T19:08:11Z")
IQ1: Do you write a syndicated hints column that bears your name? IQ2: Did you play the lead on the sitcom _Taxi_? IQ3: Were you forced to wear the first letter of the alphabet on your clothes? ---
**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 20, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/126 "2022-09-20T21:23:11Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a European woman, known by one personal name and a German place name, whose personal name ended in “d”? - Hildegard of Bingen Was Brian Cox the first actor to play you on screen, in a Michael Mann-directed movie? - Very close, but the character’s last name was spelled Lecktor, not Lecter (for copyright reasons, I believe) Were you the ancient Carthaginian general who shared a name with that character? - Yes, the earlier Hannibal One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you appointed to SCOTUS by Coolidge, a Republican, and then named Chief Justice of the United States by FDR, a Democrat? Were you the noted dissenter in _Plessy v. Ferguson_? Have you been played in TV ads in recent years by several different actors, including Darrell Hammond and George Hamilton (both also H’s)? ---
**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, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/127 "2022-09-20T22:50:18Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Do you write a syndicated hints column that bears your name? > IQ2: Did you play the lead on the sitcom _Taxi_? > IQ3: Were you forced to wear the first letter of the alphabet on your clothes? 1. I am not the columnist Heloise. 2. I am not Judd Hirsch. 3. I am not Hester Prynne. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you appointed to SCOTUS by Coolidge, a Republican, and then named Chief Justice of the United States by FDR, a Democrat? > Were you the noted dissenter in _Plessy v. Ferguson_? > Have you been played in TV ads in recent years by several different actors, including Darrell Hammond and George Hamilton (both also H’s)? 1. I am not Hughes (??) Take 2 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, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/128 "2022-09-21T16:29:48Z")
Previous IQs: Were you appointed to SCOTUS by Coolidge, a Republican, and then named Chief Justice of the United States by FDR, a Democrat? - Justice Harlan Fiske Stone Were you the noted dissenter in _Plessy v. Ferguson_? - Justice John Marshall Harlan Have you been played in TV ads in recent years by several different actors, including Darrell Hammond and George Hamilton (both also H’s)? - Col. Harland Sanders of KFC Harlan(d) x3! DQs: Best known for the Arts? Commonly associated with Paris? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/129 "2022-09-21T18:19:40Z")
# DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. Died before 1900 5. First name starts with H (and usually known only by her first name) 6. Died before 1500 7. Not from Classical Antiquity (pre-7th Century A.D.) 8. European 9. Not British 10. Not political/military 11. Famous husband 12. Not best known for a single incident 13. Known for the arts 14. Associated with Paris and the surrounding area ---
**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, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/130 "2022-09-23T02:26:32Z")
IQs: Did you ask Aubrey for the salt? Did Jimmy Carter flub your name in praising you in a DNC speech? Did Gregory Peck play you in a single historical drama? Two DQs still reserved. ---
**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, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/131 "2022-09-23T12:39:19Z")
#2. I am not Hubert Humphrey. (??) #3. I am not Henry Clay. (??) Take a DQ for #1 anyway. ---
**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, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/132 "2022-09-23T16:13:41Z")
Previous IQs: Did you ask Aubrey for the salt? - Lord Horatio Nelson, in the works of Patrick O’Brian Did Jimmy Carter flub your name in praising you in a DNC speech? - Yes, Hubert Horatio Hornblower… er, Humphrey! Did Gregory Peck play you in a single historical drama? - Horatio Hornblower, the original Horatio x3! DQs: An artist herself? Royalty or aristocracy? Two DQs still reserved. ---
**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, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/133 "2022-09-23T17:11:19Z")
# DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. Died before 1900 5. First name starts with H (and usually known only by her first name) 6. Died before 1500 7. Not from Classical Antiquity (pre-7th Century A.D.) 8. European 9. Not British 10. Not political/military 11. Famous husband 12. Not best known for a single incident 13. Known for the arts 14. Associated with Paris and the surrounding area 15. Known for her writing and her husband’s 16. Not royalty or aristocracy ---
**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, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/134 "2022-09-23T17:45:49Z")
Hmmm. I can’t think of anyone who fits these clues. I yield my two earned DQs, one per person, to whoever would like 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 23, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/135 "2022-09-23T21:01:54Z")
Where’d SCA and kitap go? ---
**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 23, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/136 "2022-09-23T21:21:42Z")
I’m gonna have to recuse myself. While confirming some info for an IQ, I stumbled across what I’m almost certain is the answer. It was in the disambiguation page in Wikipedia for what I was checking on. ---
**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, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/137 "2022-09-24T00:53:15Z")
Thanks for letting us know, **CFOHG**. Our rule, as I understood it, is that no one may do any research except the Gamemaster, and then only to confirm that an answer he or she is about to give is correct. ---
**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, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/138 "2022-09-24T12:24:41Z")
That’s the way we’ve always played it. Sorry. EH, it looks as though you’re alone playing this round. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/139 "2022-09-25T01:23:01Z")
Here I am! Sorry got caught up in work and my last (!) chemo. 1. Were you involved with a guy named Abelard? 2. Did Dwight Schultz play you on **The A-Team**? 3. Did Rosalind Russell play you in **His Girl Friday**? ---
**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, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748/140 "2022-09-25T02:47:55Z")
Glad to hear it’s your last one. Hope all goes well for you from here on out. Oh, and by the way… Yes, I am # Heloise! Very nicely done, **kitap**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2022/970748.md?page=8)