# Botticelli - September 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762 "2018-09-04T20:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 10, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/41 "2018-09-10T13:27:01Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play Lois Lane in the first big-budget \*Superman \*movie? - Yes, Margot Kidder Did you (perhaps apocryphally) help load and fire a cannon during the Battle of Monmouth? - Molly Pitcher Did Kathy Bates play you, a real person, in a historical drama? - “The Unsinkable” Molly Brown, in _Titanic_ DQs: Died since 1980? Won a top award in his field? IQs: Did you play the Princess Irulan? Did you play an angel, a pervert and a vampire’s familiar? Are you a noted jazz saxophonist? ---
**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 10, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/42 "2018-09-10T16:55:39Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Deceased 4. Male 5. American 6. Died since 1950 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Not known for the Sciences 9. Died since 1980 10. Has won numerous awards, some could be considered top awards in his field. ---
**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 10, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/43 "2018-09-10T16:57:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play the Princess Irulan? > Did you play an angel, a pervert and a vampire’s familiar? > Are you a noted jazz saxophonist? 1. I am not Branford Marsalis. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/44 "2018-09-10T17:22:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Richard Matheson. > Take 2 DQs. 1. is Melissa Mathison (the screenwriter of _ET_.) 2. is Tim Matheson (the portrayed of Otter). IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with the song “Paper Planes” ? 2. Did you invent the recoil-operated machine gun? 3. Did you play the sinister Dr. Brenner on _Stranger Things_? DQs: Died after 2000? Known for politics? ---
**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 10, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/45 "2018-09-10T17:45:32Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Deceased 4. Male 5. American 6. Died since 1950 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Not known for the Sciences 9. Died since 1980 10. Has won numerous awards, some could be considered top awards in his field. 11. Died after 2000 12. Known for politics **De La Rue: You swept me. 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 11, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/46 "2018-09-11T04:47:31Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play the Princess Irulan? - Virginia Madsen, in David Lynch’s _Dune_ Did you play an angel, a pervert and a vampire’s familiar? - James Mason, in _Heaven Can Wait, Lolita_ and _'Salem’s Lot_ Are you a noted jazz saxophonist? - I’ll rephrase DQs: Held elective office? Held Federal office? IQs: Are you a noted female jazz saxophonist? Were you a longtime U.S. senator from Washington State? Were you a top aide to LBJ who went on to a long PBS career? ---
**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 11, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/47 "2018-09-11T09:59:20Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Deceased 4. Male 5. American 6. Died since 1950 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Not known for the Sciences 9. Died since 1980 10. Has won numerous awards, some could be considered top awards in his field. 11. Held elective office 12. Did not hold federal office EH, Take 3 DQs. You also swept me. A note: this morning I am having a bit of dental surgery, so I may not be on again today. ---
**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 11, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/48 "2018-09-11T12:52:27Z")
DQ: Have you been a governor of a state? Hurricane Florence is about to hit my region, so I might be without power eventually. ---
**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 11, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/49 "2018-09-11T13:02:43Z")
IQ1: Are you an NFL quarterback who went to prison for 21 months for involvement in a dog fighting ring? IQ2: Is your favorite response to a potentially risque line “That’s what she said”? IQ3: Did you bite Evander Holifield’s ear during a boxing match? ---
**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 11, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/50 "2018-09-11T15:06:26Z")
Be well, **Prof. P.** , and be safe, **KO**! Previous IQs: Are you a noted female jazz saxophonist? - Mindi Abair Were you a longtime U.S. senator from Washington State? - Warren G. Magnuson Were you a top aide to LBJ who went on to a long PBS career? - Bill Moyers DQs: A Democrat? Held elective office east of the Miss. River? Held elective office north of the Mason-Dixon Line? IQs: Did you hold the post once held by Nancy Pelosi’s dad? Did you sometimes pretend to be an elevator operator for tourists? Were you an assassin in\* The ODESSA File\*? ---
**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 11, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/51 "2018-09-11T16:29:33Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Deceased 4. Male 5. American 6. Died since 1950 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Not known for the Sciences 9. Died since 1980 10. Has won numerous awards, some could be considered top awards in his field. 11. Held elective office 12. DID hold federal office I screwed up worrying about my dental surgery (which went fine). Anyone who wants to can re-ask any DQs. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/52 "2018-09-11T16:29:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **De La Rue: You swept me. Take 3 DQs.** 1. was singer M.I.A. (with the hit “Paper Planes” ) 2. was Sir Hiram Maxim (inventor of the machine gun) 3. was Matthew Modine (portrayer of Dr. Brenner on _Stranger Things_. Also Private Joker in _Full Metal Jacket_) IQs: 1. Were you Bill Clinton’s secretary of state? 2. Did you write _A Wrinkle in Time_? 3. Did you write novels about a hard-boiled private detective, then play him in a 1963 movie? DQs: Served in the military? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 11, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/53 "2018-09-11T19:02:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > … > DQs: > > A Democrat? > Held elective office east of the Miss. River? > Held elective office north of the Mason-Dixon Line? > > IQs: > > Did you hold the post once held by Nancy Pelosi’s dad? > Did you sometimes pretend to be an elevator operator for tourists? > Were you an assassin in\* The ODESSA File\*? Thanks, **Prof. P**. These are unchanged. ---
**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 12, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/54 "2018-09-12T13:38:17Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Deceased 4. Male 5. American 6. Died since 1950 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Not known for the Sciences 9. Died since 1980 10. Has won numerous awards, some could be considered top awards in his field. 11. Held elective office 12. DID hold federal office 13. Served in the Military 14. Republican 15. Held elective office west of the Mississippi River 16. Held elective office south of the Mason-Dixon Line (extended) 16a) Not a state governor ---
**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 12, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/55 "2018-09-12T13:39:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you hold the post once held by Nancy Pelosi’s dad? > Did you sometimes pretend to be an elevator operator for tourists? > Were you an assassin in\* The ODESSA File\*? Take 3 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 12, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/56 "2018-09-12T13:40:38Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Bill Clinton’s secretary of state? > 2. Did you write _A Wrinkle in Time_? > 3. Did you write novels about a hard-boiled private detective, then play him in a 1963 movie? 1. I am not Madeline Albright. 2. I am not Madeline L’Engle. 3. I am not Mickey Spillane. ---
**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 12, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/57 "2018-09-12T15:38:17Z")
Previous IQs: Did you hold the post once held by Nancy Pelosi’s dad? - Martin O’Malley and Pelosi’s dad were each mayor of Baltimore, many years apart Did you sometimes pretend to be an elevator operator for tourists? - Justice Thurgood Marshall at the Supreme Court, when he wasn’t recognized Were you an assassin in _The ODESSA File_? - Mackensen DQs: First elected in or after 1945? In the U.S. Senate? Held a leadership post in either house of Congress? Let’s say, either Speaker, President pro tem, majority leader, minority leader or whip ---
**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 12, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/58 "2018-09-12T15:39:15Z")
IQ1: Are you an NFL quarterback who went to prison for 21 months for involvement in a dog fighting ring? IQ2: Is your favorite response to a potentially risque line “That’s what she said”? IQ3: Did you bite Evander Holifield’s ear during a boxing match? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/59 "2018-09-12T19:32:17Z")
A clean sweep. Good job, Prof.! IQs: #1: Are you the criminal anti-hero of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weil’s _The Threepenny Opera_? #2: Are you a 1980s fast food advertising character, named after the song about #1? #3: Are you Chuck Berry’s cousin? DQ: Served in Vietnam? One DQ 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 12, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/60 "2018-09-12T20:45:09Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Deceased 4. Male 5. American 6. Died since 1950 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Not known for the Sciences 9. Died since 1980 10. Has won numerous awards, some could be considered top awards in his field. 11. Held elective office 12. DID hold federal office 13. Served in the Military 14. Republican 15. Held elective office west of the Mississippi River 16. Held elective office south of the Mason-Dixon Line (extended) 16a) Not a state governor 17. First elected after 1945 18. Senator (and formerly Representative) 19. Highly influential, but not in a leadership post higher than Committee Chair 20. Served in Vietnam I’m gonna call it here (mainly because I picked a really easy target), and give everyone until 10am EDT tomorrow to make their final guesses in the form of “Are you Firstname Lastname”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762.md?page=4)