# Late October 2012 Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 17, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026 "2012-10-17T16:35:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/61 "2012-10-22T14:28:57Z")
IQ1: Were you shot by Libyan terrorists in a shopping mall parking lot in 1985? IQ2: Did gain the title “Empress of the French” by marriage and then lose it by divorce? IQ3: Were you a rival of Princess Diana before her death? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/62 "2012-10-22T15:47:03Z")
The letter is B 1. My last name starts with B 2. I am female 3. I am real 4. I am not American 5. I am not associated with the Arts 6. I am deceased 7. I am European 8. I, personally, am not involved in politics or the military 9. I was born before 1900 10. I died before 1950 11. I am not known for being German; however, I lived under German rule. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/63 "2012-10-22T15:50:15Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Were you and your recent husband found dead in a bunker? > IQ2: Are you and your brother Lionel knights of the Round Table? > IQ3: Do horses whinny in fear at the sound of your name? I am not Eva Braun I am not Sir Bors DQ > [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Were you shot by Libyan terrorists in a shopping mall parking lot in 1985? > IQ2: Did gain the title “Empress of the French” by marriage and then lose it by divorce? > IQ3: Were you a rival of Princess Diana before her death? DQ to all ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/64 "2012-10-22T16:25:32Z")
DQ: are you a scientist? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/65 "2012-10-22T16:45:42Z")
The letter is B 1. My last name starts with B 2. I am female 3. I am real 4. I am not American 5. I am not associated with the Arts 6. I am deceased 7. I am European 8. I, personally, am not involved in politics or the military 9. I was born before 1900 10. I died before 1950 11. I am not known for being German; however, I lived under German rule. 12. I am not a scientist ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/66 "2012-10-22T16:48:49Z")
Sidetalk: Athletics is the only field left I can think of, anyone know a “B” female athlete? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/67 "2012-10-22T16:59:13Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Were you shot by Libyan terrorists in a shopping mall parking lot in 1985? > IQ2: Did gain the title “Empress of the French” by marriage and then lose it by divorce? > IQ3: Were you a rival of Princess Diana before her death? 1. Doc Emmit Brown of _Back to the Future_ 2. Josephine de Beauharnais/Josephine Bonaparte 3. Camila Parker Bowles DQ: Did live under German rule during WWII? hmm… I’ll offer up the other two DQs to anybody who thinks they’ll help. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/68 "2012-10-22T17:00:58Z")
DQ: Were you an athlete? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/69 "2012-10-22T17:05:46Z")
The letter is B 1. My last name starts with B 2. I am female 3. I am real 4. I am not American 5. I am not associated with the Arts 6. I am deceased 7. I am European 8. I, personally, am not involved in politics or the military 9. I was born before 1900 10. I died before 1950 11. I am not known for being German; however, I lived under German rule. 12. I am not a scientist 13. I did not live under German rule during WWII 14. I am not an athlete Hint: Think of the holiday we’re coming up to. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/70 "2012-10-22T17:14:17Z")
DQ: Did you die before 1900? > [@etv78](#): > > Sidetalk: Athletics is the only field left I can think of, anyone know a “B” female athlete? Athletics, involvement in a political family, criminal, victim… It’s tough when they don’t fall into an easy category, huh? Since “under German rule” isn’t the WWII Nazi occupation, I’d guess we’ve got the Weimar Republic or pre-WWI Prussia, so we’re looking at present-day Germany, parts of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia (or Czechoslovakia, if you prefer). We’re coming up on Halloween - anyone know of any famous Eastern European witches? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/71 "2012-10-22T17:16:35Z")
IQ: Did your daughter give you 40 whacks, and your husband, 41? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/72 "2012-10-22T17:21:22Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Since “under German rule” isn’t the WWII Nazi occupation, I’d guess we’ve got the Weimar Republic or pre-WWI Prussia, so we’re looking at present-day Germany, parts of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia (or Czechoslovakia, if you prefer). We’re coming up on Halloween - anyone know of any famous Eastern European witches? Or pre-confederation Germanic kingdoms - so many options! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/73 "2012-10-22T17:29:35Z")
The letter is B 1. My last name starts with B 2. I am female 3. I am real 4. I am not American 5. I am not associated with the Arts 6. I am deceased 7. I am European 8. I, personally, am not involved in politics or the military 9. I was born before 1900 10. I died before 1950 11. I am not known for being German; however, I lived under German rule. 12. I am not a scientist 13. I did not live under German rule during WWII 14. I am not an athlete 15. I died before 1900 ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/74 "2012-10-22T17:30:50Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did your daughter give you 40 whacks, and your husband, 41? My stepdaughter, you mean? I am not Abby Borden ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/75 "2012-10-22T17:35:27Z")
IQ: Did you have an extra breast and fingers? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/76 "2012-10-22T17:50:23Z")
IQ1: Do you lead a fictional rock group that shares a name with a New York football team? IQ2: Did you allegedly bathe in the blood of virgin girls in order to stay young? IQ3: When the Nakatomi Plaza was under attack by Hans Gruber and his gang, did you play the woman whose husband who wiped them out, one by one? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/77 "2012-10-22T17:59:59Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > IQ2: Did you allegedly bathe in the blood of virgin girls in order to stay young? **DING DING DING!** We have a winnah! I am Erzebet (Elizabeth) Bathory, the Blood Countess! ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/78 "2012-10-22T18:02:09Z")
Very nice **Spoons**! FTR, mine was Anne Boleyn. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/79 "2012-10-22T18:06:29Z")
Woo-hoo! Though I have to admit, **MissTake** , that it was your hint, “Think of the holiday we’re coming up to,” along with the DQ answers, that led me to ask about Elizabeth Batory. My other questions in that post were looking for Bennie, of Bennie and the Jets; and Bonnie Bedelia, who played John McClane’s wife Holly in the _Die Hard_ movies. Let me think for a bit about our next letter… ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/80 "2012-10-22T18:08:54Z")
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