# Botticelli - September 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916 "2015-09-04T17:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/621 "2015-09-29T20:08:51Z")
IQ1: Are you noted for saying “This is my sandbox, I’m not allowed to go in the deep end”? IQ2: Are you a penguin who frequently tormented the dog Smedley? IQ3: Are you the villain in the video game _Fix-It Felix, Jr._? ---
**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 29, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/622 "2015-09-29T20:52:30Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. American 6. Last name starts with W 7. Died since 1950 8. Known for the performing arts 9. Not an actor 10. Won many honors, though not exactly a top award 11. Not known for being handsome, but not bad looking either 12. Musician ---
**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 29, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/623 "2015-09-29T20:53:32Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you noted for saying “This is my sandbox, I’m not allowed to go in the deep end”? > IQ2: Are you a penguin who frequently tormented the dog Smedley? > IQ3: Are you the villain in the video game _Fix-It Felix, Jr._? #2. I’m not Chilly Willy. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 29, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/624 "2015-09-29T21:11:37Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Is _Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1_ your best-known work? > IQ2: Did you play Tuco? > IQ3: Did you write _Cat on a Hot Tin Roof_? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not James Abbott McNeill Whistler. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Tennessee Williams. Correct. Eli Wallach (_The Good, the Bad and the Ugly_). Correct. DQ: Best known as a singer? IQ1: Were you a cartoon odobenid? IQ2: Were you #1’s frequent opponent? IQ3: Did you create #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 29, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/625 "2015-09-29T23:14:44Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. American 6. Last name starts with W 7. Died since 1950 8. Known for the performing arts 9. Not an actor 10. Won many honors, though not exactly a top award 11. Not known for being handsome, but not bad looking either 12. Musician 13. Not a singer ---
**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 29, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/626 "2015-09-29T23:16:02Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct. > Eli Wallach (_The Good, the Bad and the Ugly_). > Correct. > DQ: Best known as a singer? > IQ1: Were you a cartoon odobenid? > IQ2: Were you #1’s frequent opponent? > IQ3: Did you create #2? I can’t think of #1’s name (I know it’s a walrus). Take a DQ. I am not Woody Woodpecker. I am not Walter Lantz. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/627 "2015-09-29T23:33:50Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you noted for saying “This is my sandbox, I’m not allowed to go in the deep end”? > IQ2: Are you a penguin who frequently tormented the dog Smedley? > IQ3: Are you the villain in the video game Fix-It Felix, Jr.? > > #2. I’m not Chilly Willy. Take 2 DQs. Ralph Wiggum, correct, Wreck-it Ralph DQ: Instrumentalist? holding 2 DQs ---
**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 29, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/628 "2015-09-29T23:35:38Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. American 6. Last name starts with W 7. Died since 1950 8. Known for the performing arts 9. Not an actor 10. Won many honors, though not exactly a top award 11. Not known for being handsome, but not bad looking either 12. Musician 13. Not a singer 14. Not remembered primarily as an instrumentalist ---
**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 29, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/629 "2015-09-29T23:55:55Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a cartoon odobenid? > IQ2: Were you #1’s frequent opponent? > IQ3: Did you create #2? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I can’t think of #1’s name (I know it’s a walrus). Take a DQ. > I am not Woody Woodpecker. > I am not Walter Lantz. Wally Walrus. Correct. Correct. I really didn’t expect you to know what an odobenid was… One DQ reserved. Here’s another set where you’ll know either all of them or none of them. 😃 IQ1: Did you write a play about Marian and Harold? IQ2: Were you Marian’s brother? IQ3: Were you Harold’s friend? ---
**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 30, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/630 "2015-09-30T00:02:22Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Here’s another set where you’ll know either all of them or none of them. 😃 > > IQ1: Did you write a play about Marian and Harold? > IQ2: Were you Marian’s brother? > IQ3: Were you Harold’s friend? Your right. Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 30, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/631 "2015-09-30T00:11:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Here’s another set where you’ll know either all of them or none of them. 😃 > > IQ1: Did you write a play about Marian and Harold? > IQ2: Were you Marian’s brother? > IQ3: Were you Harold’s friend? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Your right. Take 3 DQs. Meredith Willson. Winthrop Paroo. Marcellus Washburn. DQ: Known for classical music? Three 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 30, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/632 "2015-09-30T00:33:04Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. American 6. Last name starts with W 7. Died since 1950 8. Known for the performing arts 9. Not an actor 10. Won many honors, though not exactly a top award 11. Not known for being handsome, but not bad looking either 12. Musician 13. Not a singer 14. Not remembered primarily as an instrumentalist 15. Not remembered for classical music. Y’know, as many times as I’ve seen the Music Man… ---
**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 30, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/633 "2015-09-30T03:43:13Z")
Previous IQs: Were you accused of being a Nazi collaborator but defended by George Orwell? - P.G. Wodehouse: [P.G. Wodehouse, Nazi sympathizer/collaborationist? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=348621). Are you Dilbert’s laziest coworker? - Yes, Wally. Did Otto eat all of the others like you? - The title character of _A Fish Called Wanda_. DQs: Most famous before 1963? Composer? IQs: Was a U.S. nuclear submarine recently named after you? Are you a noted German film director? Were you half of a judicial pair of “Minnesota Twins”? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/634 "2015-09-30T12:27:03Z")
IQ1: Did you compose the soundtrack for horror and suspense movies such as _The Bride of Frankenstein_ and Alfred Hitchcock’s _Rebecca_? IQ2: Did you win an Oscar for composing _Lullaby of Broadway_? IQ3: Did you compose the opera version of Arthur Miller’s _The Crucible_? ---
**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 30, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/635 "2015-09-30T12:44:02Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. American 6. Last name starts with W 7. Died since 1950 8. Known for the performing arts 9. Not an actor 10. Won many honors, though not exactly a top award 11. Not known for being handsome, but not bad looking either 12. Musician 13. Not a singer 14. Not remembered primarily as an instrumentalist 15. Not remembered for classical music. 16. Most famous before 1963 17. Composer, but not best known for that ---
**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 30, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/636 "2015-09-30T12:46:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was a U.S. nuclear submarine recently named after you? > Are you a noted German film director? > Were you half of a judicial pair of “Minnesota Twins”? #2. I am not Helmut Weiss. (You may have someone else in mind.) Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 30, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/637 "2015-09-30T12:47:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you compose the soundtrack for horror and suspense movies such as _The Bride of Frankenstein_ and Alfred Hitchcock’s _Rebecca_? > IQ2: Did you win an Oscar for composing _Lullaby of Broadway_? > IQ3: Did you compose the opera version of Arthur Miller’s _The Crucible_? #2. I am not Henry Warren. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/638 "2015-09-30T14:58:51Z")
IQ1) Did you own a cheese shop with absolutely no cheese in it? IQ2) Were you the last British female to win a singles title at Wimbledon? IQ3) Did you win the National League MVP award for breaking Ty Cobb’s stolen bases record? ---
**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 30, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/639 "2015-09-30T15:06:42Z")
Previous IQs: Was a U.S. nuclear submarine recently named after you? - Former U.S. Sen. John Warner (R-Va.). Are you a noted German film director? - I’ll rephrase. Were you half of a judicial pair of “Minnesota Twins”? - Warren Burger and Harry Blackmun were both Republicans from Minnesota appointed to SCOTUS by President Nixon. Over time, they drifted apart in their jurisprudence. DQs: Conductor? Born east of the Miss. River? IQs: Are you a noted German film director with a thing for angels? Did your dad write\* The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table\*? Did you rush troops to the summit of Little Round Top? ---
**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 30, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/640 "2015-09-30T15:52:57Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. American 6. Last name starts with W 7. Died since 1950 8. Known for the performing arts 9. Not an actor 10. Won many honors, though not exactly a top award 11. Not known for being handsome, but not bad looking either 12. Musician 13. Not a singer 14. Not remembered primarily as an instrumentalist 15. Not remembered for classical music. 16. Most famous before 1963 17. Composer, but not best known for that 18. Conductor 19. Born west of the Mississippi River [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916.md?page=33)