# Botticelli - September 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 2, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600 "2019-09-02T20:16:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**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, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/421 "2019-09-30T11:21:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Have you played a prosecutor, a concierge, a computer scientist and a network exec? > Did you work in Chicago and have a frizzy-haired receptionist? > Did a nice little old lady want to send you money in the remake of _The Ladykillers_? #3. I am not Bob Jones. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/422 "2019-09-30T12:14:23Z")
DQ: Spanish? holding a DQ IQ1: Did John Travolta play you in _Welcome Back Kotter_? IQ2: Are you the evil head coach of the New England Patriots? IQ3: Are you the evil QB of the New England Patriots? ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/423 "2019-09-30T13:50:18Z")
Let me guess, you don’t like the Patriots. ---
**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, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/424 "2019-09-30T15:46:14Z")
Previous IQs: Have you played a prosecutor, a concierge, a computer scientist and a network exec? - Bob Balaban, in _Absence of Malice, The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact_ and _Seinfeld_ Did you work in Chicago and have a frizzy-haired receptionist? - Bob Newhart Did a nice little old lady want to send you money in the remake of _The Ladykillers_? - Yes, Bob Jones (and his University) Bob x3! DQs: Singer? Best known for rock/pop music? IQs: Were you a notable German playwright? Did you write about a spunky little girl who lived in a Paris house covered in vines? Did you change your mind about dedicating an important work of yours to Napoleon? ---
**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, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/425 "2019-09-30T16:39:34Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not American 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts 6. Last name starts with B 7. European 8. Not British nor Irish 9. Not best known for the visual arts 10. Greatest fame after 1950 11. Popular in the U.S., but more popular elsewhere 12. Best known for music 13. Native speaker of a Romance language 14. Not Spanish 15. Singer 16. Best known for pop music ---
**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, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/426 "2019-09-30T16:42:05Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > holding a DQ > > IQ1: Did John Travolta play you in _Welcome Back Kotter_? > IQ2: Are you the evil head coach of the New England Patriots? > IQ3: Are you the evil QB of the New England Patriots? 1. I am not Vinnie Barbarino. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Tom Brady. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a notable German playwright? > Did you write about a spunky little girl who lived in a Paris house covered in vines? > Did you change your mind about dedicating an important work of yours to Napoleon? 1. I am not Bertolt Brecht. 2. I am not Ludwig Bemelmans. 3. I am not Ludwig van Beethoven. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/427 "2019-09-30T16:47:31Z")
IQ1: Are you a loser with two turntables and a microphone? IQ2: Were you often associated with Frank Zappa in discussions of bizarre music acts? IQ3: Are you The Brown Dirt Cowboy? ---
**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, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/428 "2019-09-30T16:51:19Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > IQ1: Are you a loser with two turntables and a microphone? > IQ2: Were you often associated with Frank Zappa in discussions of bizarre music acts? > IQ3: Are you The Brown Dirt Cowboy? 1. I am not Beck (??) 2. I am not Captain Beefheart (??) 3. I am not Bernie Taupin. Take DQ’s if I’m wrong. ---
**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, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/429 "2019-09-30T17:11:24Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did John Travolta play you in Welcome Back Kotter? > IQ2: Are you the evil head coach of the New England Patriots? > IQ3: Are you the evil QB of the New England Patriots? > > 1. I am not Vinnie Barbarino. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Tom Brady. correct, Bill Bellichek, correct DQ: Italian? holding a DQ ---
**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, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/430 "2019-09-30T17:20:29Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not American 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts 6. Last name starts with B 7. European 8. Not British nor Irish 9. Not best known for the visual arts 10. Greatest fame after 1950 11. Popular in the U.S., but more popular elsewhere 12. Best known for music 13. Native speaker of a Romance language 14. Not Spanish 15. Singer 16. Best known for pop music 17. Not Italian ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/431 "2019-09-30T17:24:43Z")
Right on all of them. I’ll get you next time gadget, NEXT TIME! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/432 "2019-09-30T18:34:49Z")
Sorry it’s been a minute since I popped in - life intervened. IQ1: Have you played a caveman, a Mountie, an adventurer, and a man who sold his soul to Elizabeth Hurley’s Satan? IQ2: Were you a possibly mythical Irish saint who made a definitely mythical journey to the Isles of the Blessed? IQ3: Were you an famously alcoholic Irish playwright? ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/433 "2019-09-30T20:39:21Z")
IQ1: Were you a silent movie actress known for playing Lulu? IQ2: Were you a 50s pinup model who took much of your style from 1? IQ3: Were you a model/photographer associated with 2? ---
**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, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/434 "2019-09-30T21:30:08Z")
IQ1: Did Barbra Streisand play you in _Funny Girl_? IQ2: Did you play Shirley Bennett in _Community_? IQ3: Are you the voice of Lois Griffin? DQ: Greatest fame before 1970? ---
**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, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/435 "2019-09-30T22:14:42Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Sorry it’s been a minute since I popped in - life intervened. > > IQ1: Have you played a caveman, a Mountie, an adventurer, and a man who sold his soul to Elizabeth Hurley’s Satan? > IQ2: Were you a possibly mythical Irish saint who made a definitely mythical journey to the Isles of the Blessed? > IQ3: Were you an famously alcoholic Irish playwright? 1. I am not Brendan Frazier. 2. I am not St. Brendan. 3. Take a DQ. > [@atimnie](#): > > IQ1: Were you a silent movie actress known for playing Lulu? > IQ2: Were you a 50s pinup model who took much of your style from 1? > IQ3: Were you a model/photographer associated with 2? 1. I am not Theda Bara. Take 2 DQs. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did Barbra Streisand play you in _Funny Girl_? > IQ2: Did you play Shirley Bennett in _Community_? > IQ3: Are you the voice of Lois Griffin? > > DQ: Greatest fame before 1970? 1. I am not Fanny Brice. 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, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/436 "2019-09-30T22:16:39Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not American 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts 6. Last name starts with B 7. European 8. Not British nor Irish 9. Not best known for the visual arts 10. Greatest fame after 1950 11. Popular in the U.S., but more popular elsewhere 12. Best known for music 13. Native speaker of a Romance language 14. Not Spanish 15. Singer 16. Best known for pop music 17. Not Italian 18. Greatest fame right around 1970 give or take a couple of years ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/437 "2019-09-30T22:36:34Z")
I’ll take 3 DQs, not Theda Bara, but Louise Brooks. Had you gotten that, you might have landed on Bettie Page and Bunny Yeager. DQ: Died in the last century? 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 30, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/438 "2019-09-30T22:37:32Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not American 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts 6. Last name starts with B 7. European 8. Not British nor Irish 9. Not best known for the visual arts 10. Greatest fame after 1950 11. Popular in the U.S., but more popular elsewhere 12. Best known for music 13. Native speaker of a Romance language 14. Not Spanish 15. Singer 16. Best known for pop music 17. Not Italian 18. Greatest fame right around 1970 give or take a couple of years 19. Died in the 20th Century ---
**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:** [October 1, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/439 "2019-10-01T04:34:17Z")
Swept me! Good job. Dunno who this is. Hmm. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/440 "2019-10-01T12:41:08Z")
Previous IQs: IQ1: Have you played a caveman, a Mountie, an adventurer, and a man who sold his soul to Elizabeth Hurley’s Satan? IQ2: Were you a possibly mythical Irish saint who made a definitely mythical journey to the Isles of the Blessed? IQ3: Were you an famously alcoholic Irish playwright? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Brendan Frazier. > 2. I am not St. Brendan. > 3. Take a DQ. Correct on the first two; it was a Brendan triptych, and #3 was the writer Brendan Behan. DQ: French? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600.md?page=23)