# Botticelli September 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171 "2011-09-04T16:52:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/281 "2011-09-14T17:03:51Z")
Did Barbara Eden’s husband, Michael Ansara, play you in a special epsiode of “I Dream of Jeannie”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/282 "2011-09-14T17:09:22Z")
Did you, famously, snarl “Lady, I ain’t an athlete, I’m a baseball player.” ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/283 "2011-09-14T21:50:14Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQ#1: Did you die in the 20th century? > > DQ#2: Were you renowned for your musical accomplishments? No and no. [Quote=astorian] DQ: Does your first name start with “K”? [/quote] Another negative. Summary: Summary: 1. Not male 2. Not a fictional character 3. Not born in the 20th century 4. Emigrated to the USA and was a resident thereof at death 5. Involved in the arts 6. Not noted for musical accomplishments 7. Did not die in the 20th century 8. “K” does not begin my first name ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/284 "2011-09-14T21:59:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Well, she was never in the attic, as I recall, but I’ll rephrase. > > IQ: Did you become a crazy old lady in the attic in a pre-1995 horror movie? No, and I won’t venture another guess. DQ for you. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Were you famously denied a trip to Disneyland for security reasons? No, I’m not Nikita Khrushchev. > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Are you someone who strongly asserts that history begins at Sumer? Well, Doris Kearns Goodwin is a historian, but since “K” is her _middle_ initial, I don’t think you have her in mind. So I’m assuming you’ve earned a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Was your voice supplied by “Beavis & Butthead” creator Mike Judge in a movie? I should know this, but I’m blanking. Take a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Did Barbara Eden’s husband, Michael Ansara, play you in a special epsiode of “I Dream of Jeannie”? I’ve got two very different leaders in mind for this one, so I’ll go with the fact that show aired during the '60’s and say I’m not John F. Kennedy. > [@astorian](#): > > Did you, famously, snarl “Lady, I ain’t an athlete, I’m a baseball player.” No, I’m not Kent (whose first name is appropriately enough a cigarette brand) Hrbek. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/285 "2011-09-14T22:06:46Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > I know I’ve read accountsa of this, but I can’t think of the man’s name. Was he the Kearsarge for whom a ship was named? If not, you get a DQ. That is pretty close, inasmuch as General Phil Kearny plausibly could have been have been a sergeant at some point, and then “Kearsarge” might be a condensed version of his name. But evidently the ship was named for a mountain in New Hampshire which in turn was named from an indigenous word for “notch-pointed-mountain of pines”. DQ: Are you famous for your writing? ---
**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 14, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/286 "2011-09-14T22:24:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by \*\*Le Ministre de l’au-delà \*\* > IQ: Are you someone who strongly asserts that history begins at Sumer? > [@Sternvogel](#): > > Well, Doris Kearns Goodwin is a historian, but since “K” is her _middle_ initial, I don’t think you have her in mind. So I’m assuming you’ve earned a DQ. I’m not familiar with the work of Doris Kearns Goodwin - **Samuel Noah Kramer** was the author of ‘History Begins at Sumer’, among many other books about ancient Sumerian culture, language and mythology and its effect on the world. DQ: Were you born in the 19th century? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/287 "2011-09-14T22:38:28Z")
> [@AppallingGael](#): > > DQ: Are you famous for your writing? No. > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQ: Were you born in the 19th century? Yes. Summary: 1. Not male 2. Not a fictional character 3. Not born in the 20th century 4. Emigrated to the USA and was a resident thereof at death 5. Involved in the arts 6. Not noted for musical accomplishments 7. Did not die in the 20th century 8. “K” does not begin my first name 9. Not famous for writing 10. Born in the 19th century Oh, and I just remembered that the “I’m not an athlete” line quoted above is attributed to John Kruk. So I’ll leave it up to **astorian** whether he takes a DQ or not, since I did miss the edit window. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/288 "2011-09-15T00:24:53Z")
I’ll give you credit for John Kruk, since you got it in before my DQ. Michael Ansara played King Kamehameha, when “I Dream of Jeannie” went to Hawaii. And Mike Judge was the voice of Kenny (as in “Oh My God, They Killed”) McCormick in “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.” DQ1: Are any of your works to be found in prominent art museums? DQ2: Were you born in Europe? ---
**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 15, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/289 "2011-09-15T00:29:39Z")
IQ: Did the film based on your life star Salma Hayek? ---
**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, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/290 "2011-09-15T00:48:24Z")
IQ: Did you once say of the invention that partly bears your name that you would have preferred to have developed something farmers could use, like a lawnmower. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/291 "2011-09-15T02:23:17Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Michael Ansara played King Kamehameha, when “I Dream of Jeannie” went to Hawaii. Just in case anyone was wondering, the other leader I had in mind was Genghis Khan. Kamehameha never crossed my mind. > [@](#): > > DQ1: Are any of your works to be found in prominent art museums? > DQ2: Were you born in Europe? No to the first, yes to the second. Summary: 1. Not male 2. Not a fictional character 3. Not born in the 20th century 4. Emigrated to the USA and was a resident thereof at death 5. Involved in the arts 6. Not noted for musical accomplishments 7. Did not die in the 20th century 8. “K” does not begin my first name 9. Not famous for writing 10. Born in the 19th century 11. No works in prominent art museums 12. Born in Europe ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/292 "2011-09-15T02:26:29Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Did the film based on your life star Salma Hayek? No, I’m not Frida Kahlo. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Did you once say of the invention that partly bears your name that you would have preferred to have developed something farmers could use, like a lawnmower. I’m not an inventor and don’t know which one you mean. DQ time. ---
**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 15, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/293 "2011-09-15T03:05:49Z")
IQ: Were you a big influence on the style of Ian Anderson’s flute playing with Jethro Tull? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/294 "2011-09-15T04:47:11Z")
Did you win Olympic gold medals in swimming both before and after World War 1? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/295 "2011-09-15T04:48:34Z")
Were you the youngest major league player ever to win a batting title? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/296 "2011-09-15T04:50:46Z")
Were you a political science professor at Princeton, after being deposed by a Communist coup? ---
**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, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/297 "2011-09-15T05:02:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did you become a crazy old lady in the attic in a pre-1995 horror movie? This was Karen Black in _Burnt Offerings_. DQ: Actress? IQ: Did you once cover for your boss when he was drunk and unable to take an important phone call? ---
**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, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/298 "2011-09-15T16:29:22Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Did you once say of the invention that partly bears your name that you would have preferred to have developed something farmers could use, like a lawnmower. > [@Sternvogel](#): > > I’m not an inventor and don’t know which one you mean. DQ time. You are not Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 (the K stands for Kalashnikova) DQ: I’m going to wait until I see your answer to the actress question. IQ: Did you record an album in character, which featured guest appearances from Brian Wilson, Tommy Ramone, James Burton, and Flaco Jiménez? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/299 "2011-09-15T22:30:45Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Were you a big influence on the style of Ian Anderson’s flute playing with Jethro Tull? My sister Kathy plays flute and would probably be ashamed of me, but I can’t think of any “K” flutists besides her. Take a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Did you win Olympic gold medals in swimming both before and after World War 1? Well, I’m not Duke Kahanamoku. If he doesn’t fit the requirements, you get a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Were you the youngest major league player ever to win a batting title? I’m not Al Kaline, if he’s the guy you mean. > [@astorian](#): > > Were you a political science professor at Princeton, after being deposed by a Communist coup? No, I’m not Alexander Kerensky. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > This was Karen Black in _Burnt Offerings_. > IQ: Did you once cover for your boss when he was drunk and unable to take an important phone call? Another of those anecdotes I’ve heard, but not sure of the identity. I’ll say I’m not Robert Kennedy, who could certainly pass himself off as Jack. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > You are not Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 (the K stands for Kalashnikova) > > IQ: Did you record an album in character, which featured guest appearances from Brian Wilson, Tommy Ramone, James Burton, and Flaco Jiménez? I don’t even have a guess for this one. DQ time. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/300 "2011-09-15T22:32:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: Actress? Yep. Summary: 1. Not male 2. Not a fictional character 3. Not born in the 20th century 4. Emigrated to the USA and was a resident thereof at death 5. Involved in the arts 6. Not noted for musical accomplishments 7. Did not die in the 20th century 8. “K” does not begin my first name 9. Not famous for writing 10. Born in the 19th century 11. No works in prominent art museums 12. Born in Europe 13. Actress [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171.md?page=16)