# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/81 "2015-09-08T15:01:41Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Giacomo Puccini (“The Star-Spangled Banner” is played in its entirety in _**Madama Butterfly)**_ > > Dick Groat, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop, in 1960 > > Jim Garrison, hero of Oliver Stone’s _ **JFK** _, lost his job as New Orleans D.A. to Harry Connick Sr. > DQ1) A writer of any kind? > > DQ2) Caucasian? > Will save one DQ 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for “Arts” 5. NOT known for performing arts 6. American 7. Last name starts with G 8. NOT born since 1975 9. Has possibly won a “major” award, depending on how one defines “major”. 10. Is a writer of some kind. 11. Caucasian. So many replies I’m going through them one at a time. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/82 "2015-09-08T15:03:24Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Is your best friend Beegle Beagle? > IQ2: Are you Donald Duck’s insufferably lucky cousin? > IQ3: Are you a Dick Tracy character married to B. O. Plenty? 3xDQ ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/83 "2015-09-08T15:08:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Buffy Summers on TV? > 2. Did you write _Stardust_ (the novel, not the song)? > 3. Were you a cobbler in the comic strip _Thimble Theatre_ who often loudly demanded the death of another character in the strip? I am not Sarah Michelle Gellar. DQ I know the character, having a history of comics coffee table book that features a storyline he is in where he shows a lot of hate for Wimpy. Alas, I would have to go reread the book to come up with his name. DQ ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/84 "2015-09-08T15:14:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > Were you Jonathan Strange’s mentor and later enemy? - Gilbert Norrell, in the book and TV miniseries _Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell._ > Did Bognor seek special recognition from you? - King George V. The king had spent some time there and the seaside town later sought royal recognition, to which His Majesty supposedly replied “Bugger Bognor,” but nevertheless bestowed the name “Bognor Regis” on it. > Did Sherlock Holmes have a portrait of you hanging in his rooms? - Not another British king, but Gen. George “Chinese” Gordon, killed by the Mahdi’s forces in Khartoum. > > DQ: > > Born since 1950? > Born east of the Miss. River? > > One DQ reserved. > > IQs: > > According to one source, did your friend Elphaba later become your bitter foe? > Was your dad Archie and your husband Michael? > Were you one of Washington’s best generals? 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for “Arts” 5. NOT known for performing arts 6. American 7. Last name starts with G 8. NOT born since 1975 9. Has possibly won a “major” award, depending on how one defines “major”. 10. Is a writer of some kind. 11. Caucasian. 12. Born before 1950. 13. Born west of the Mississippi River. DQx2 I am not Horatio Gates ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/85 "2015-09-08T15:18:46Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ: Known for writing? 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for “Arts” 5. NOT known for performing arts 6. American 7. Last name starts with G 8. NOT born since 1975 9. Has possibly won a “major” award, depending on how one defines “major”. 10. Is a writer of some kind. 11. Caucasian. 12. Born before 1950. 13. Born west of the Mississippi River. 14. Is not primarily known for his writing, but his writing definitely is part of what he is known for. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/86 "2015-09-08T15:25:05Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you serve as prime minister of the UK four times? > IQ2: Are you currently third in line for the throne of the UK? > IQ3: Did you design a new sabre to be used by the US Army? I am not George Grenville (I have no idea if he qualifies or not, I just know he was a British politician associated with the American Revolution) I am not Prince George of Cambridge, the first person to have a Wikipedia page before he was born. DQ I think that’s everything. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/87 "2015-09-08T15:42:41Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Did you write _A Time to Kill_? > IQ2: Did you write _Life in Hell_? > IQ3: Are you best known for a work created in collaboration with Dave Arneson? Correct on Grisham, 2 was Matt Groening (better known for the Simpsons) and 3 was Gary Gygax (co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons) DQ: Is the writing you are known for primarily non-fiction? holding one DQ. ---
**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 8, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/88 "2015-09-08T16:01:05Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Is your best friend Beegle Beagle? > IQ2: Are you Donald Duck’s insufferably lucky cousin? > IQ3: Are you a Dick Tracy character married to B. O. Plenty? > > 3xDQ Grape Ape, Gladstone Gander, Gravel Gertie DQ: Primarily known for visual arts? holding 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/89 "2015-09-08T16:11:27Z")
IQ1: Do you have a show on Chicago Public Radio? IQ2: Were you a producer on game shows? IQ3: Are you a composer with the same last name as IQ1? ---
**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 8, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/90 "2015-09-08T17:02:59Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Did you play Buffy Summers on TV? > 2. Did you write Stardust (the novel, not the song)? > 3. Were you a cobbler in the comic strip Thimble Theatre who often loudly demanded the death of another character in the strip? > > I am not Sarah Michelle Gellar. > DQ > I know the character, having a history of comics coffee table book that features a storyline he is in where he shows a lot of hate for Wimpy. Alas, I would have to go reread the book to come up with his name. DQ Correct on Sarah. #2 is Neil Gaiman. #3 is George W. Geezil. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/91 "2015-09-08T17:34:12Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Correct on Grisham, 2 was Matt Groening (better known for the Simpsons) and 3 was Gary Gygax (co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons) > > DQ: Is the writing you are known for primarily non-fiction? > > holding one DQ. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Grape Ape, Gladstone Gander, Gravel Gertie > > DQ: Primarily known for visual arts? > > holding 3 DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for “Arts” 5. NOT known for performing arts 6. American 7. Last name starts with G 8. NOT born since 1975 9. Has possibly won a “major” award, depending on how one defines “major”. 10. Is a writer of some kind. 11. Caucasian. 12. Born before 1950. 13. Born west of the Mississippi River. 14. Is not primarily known for his writing, but his writing definitely is part of what he is known for. 15. Writing he is known for is primarily non-fiction. 16. Primarily known for the visual arts. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/92 "2015-09-08T17:36:02Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Do you have a show on Chicago Public Radio? > IQ2: Were you a producer on game shows? > IQ3: Are you a composer with the same last name as IQ1? DQ I am not Mark Goodman. I am going to make a random guess here and say I am not George Gershwin. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/93 "2015-09-08T17:41:49Z")
Reserved DQ) Are you a photographer or filmmaker? ---
**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 8, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/94 "2015-09-08T17:42:02Z")
DQ: Born before 1900? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/95 "2015-09-08T17:51:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Born before 1900? > > 1 DQ reserved. Hmm… I don’t think there currently exist any living human males born before 1900… are you sure you want to ask that? ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/96 "2015-09-08T18:11:04Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for “Arts” 5. NOT known for performing arts 6. American 7. Last name starts with G 8. NOT born since 1975 9. Has possibly won a “major” award, depending on how one defines “major”. 10. Is a writer of some kind. 11. Caucasian. 12. Born before 1950. 13. Born west of the Mississippi River. 14. Is not primarily known for his writing, but his writing definitely is part of what he is known for. 15. Writing he is known for is primarily non-fiction. 16. Primarily known for the visual arts. 17. Not a photographer or film-maker. I’m not going to accept the other question, as I agree that it would provide absolutely no new information. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/97 "2015-09-08T18:11:10Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Do you have a show on Chicago Public Radio? > IQ2: Were you a producer on game shows? > IQ3: Are you a composer with the same last name as IQ1? > [@glowacks](#): > > DQ > I am not Mark Goodman. > I am going to make a random guess here and say I am not George Gershwin. 1 was Ira Glass, host of _This American Life_ (syndicated nationally, but produced in Chicago) I think 2 is Mark Goodson, but you’re close enough. 3 was intended to be Philip Glass, and I’m suspicious that you can’t come up with a Chicago Radio host named Gershwin, so I don’t think that counts 🙂 2 more DQs in reserve, bringing my total to 3. ---
**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 8, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/98 "2015-09-08T18:51:08Z")
DQ: Known for illustrating/painting? 2 DQs in the tank ---
**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 8, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/99 "2015-09-08T18:52:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Born before 1900? > > 1 DQ reserved. > [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Hmm… I don’t think there currently exist any living human males born before 1900… are you sure you want to ask that? Oops. Yeah, my bad. Kindly disregard. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/100 "2015-09-08T20:00:36Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for “Arts” 5. NOT known for performing arts 6. American 7. Last name starts with G 8. NOT born since 1975 9. Has possibly won a “major” award, depending on how one defines “major”. 10. Is a writer of some kind. 11. Caucasian. 12. Born before 1950. 13. Born west of the Mississippi River. 14. Is not primarily known for his writing, but his writing definitely is part of what he is known for. 15. Writing he is known for is primarily non-fiction. 16. Primarily known for the visual arts. 17. Not a photographer or film-maker. 18. Known for illustrating/painting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916.md?page=6)