# Boticelli March 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 28, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243 "2022-02-28T17:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/161 "2022-03-24T18:06:16Z")
**M** DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Last name starts with M 3. Male 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Not originally from a work of prose 6. Could be alive today, if real 7. Not an American character 8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/162 "2022-03-24T18:07:34Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you write _H is for Hawk_ ( _not_ a Kinsey Millhone-Spenser crossover, but a memoir about grief and falconry)? > 2. Were you pen pals with T.S. Eliot for some time, and the two of you even got to meet in person? > 3. Did you “say hey”? 2 DQs Not Willy Mays > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you lose your wife to Frank Sinatra? > 2. Were you the female lead singer for The Fifth Dimension? > 3. Were you Tom Terrific’s wonder dog sidekick? DQ Not Marilyn McCoo DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you lead the good-hearted aliens of _Galaxy Quest_ ? > Did you own a creepy old house overlooking 'Salem’s Lot, Maine? > Are you Jerry and Beth Smith’s son? 2 DQs Not Morty Smith ---
**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:** [March 24, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/163 "2022-03-24T18:11:43Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 2 DQs > Not Willy Mays 1 was Helen Macdonald; 2 was Groucho Marx. DQs: 1. created after 1922? 2. created by Europeans? ---
**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:** [March 24, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/164 "2022-03-24T18:12:31Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Did you lose your wife to Frank Sinatra? > > > > > 1. Were you the female lead singer for The Fifth Dimension? > > > 2. Were you Tom Terrific’s wonder dog sidekick? > > DQ > Not Marilyn McCoo > DQ #1 was Zeppo Marx. Correct on Marilyn. #3 was Mighty Manfred. DQ: Originally from a song? 1 DQ 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:** [March 24, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/165 "2022-03-24T18:14:19Z")
Previous IQs: Did you lead the good-hearted aliens of _Galaxy Quest_? - Mathazar Did you own a creepy old house overlooking 'Salem’s Lot, Maine? - Hubie Marsden Are you Jerry and Beth Smith’s son? - Yes, Morty Smith, of _Rick and Morty_ DQs: European character? Considered a good guy? IQs: Were you an early collaborator of Kenny Loggins? Were you a European chemist who rose high in the politics of your country after 1970? Were you, too? ---
**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:** [March 24, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/166 "2022-03-24T19:23:07Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Mick Jagger on SNL, in a 1992 Point-Counterpoint segment on Weekend Update? 2. Did you play Keith Richards in that segment? 3. Does your book _Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures_ open with the Shakespeare quote “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so”? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/167 "2022-03-24T19:37:28Z")
**M** DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Last name starts with M 3. Male 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Not originally from a work of prose 6. Could be alive today, if real 7. Not an American character 8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 9. Created after 1922 10. Created by Europeans 11. Not originally from a song 12. European character 13. Considered a good guy 83% of the time, but definitely not the for the remainder ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/168 "2022-03-24T19:40:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you an early collaborator of Kenny Loggins? > Were you a European chemist who rose high in the politics of your country after 1970? > Were you, too? Not Jim Messina 2 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you play Mick Jagger on SNL, in a 1992 Point-Counterpoint segment on Weekend Update? > 2. Did you play Keith Richards in that segment? > 3. Does your book _Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures_ open with the Shakespeare quote “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so”? Not Mike Myers Not Mick Jagger DQ ---
**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:** [March 24, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/169 "2022-03-24T19:51:38Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Mike Myers > Not Mick Jagger > DQ 3 was Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy. DQ: created after 1972? ---
**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:** [March 24, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/170 "2022-03-24T20:12:16Z")
DQ: Originally from a play? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/171 "2022-03-24T21:03:59Z")
**M** DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Last name starts with M 3. Male 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Not originally from a work of prose 6. Could be alive today, if real 7. Not an American character 8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 9. Created after 1922 10. Created by Europeans 11. Not originally from a song 12. European character 13. Considered a good guy 83% of the time, but definitely not the for the remainder 14. Created before 1972 15. Not originally from a play ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/172 "2022-03-25T13:26:30Z")
Previous IQs: Were you an early collaborator of Kenny Loggins? - Yes, Jim Messina Were you a European chemist who rose high in the politics of your country after 1970? - Margaret Thatcher Were you, too? - Angela Merkel DQs: British? Lead character? IQs: Was Hornbeck an expy of you? Did you win the Battle of Cowpens? Is the principal U.S. base in Antarctica named after you? ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/173 "2022-03-25T13:38:36Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play _The Saint_ on TV? 2. Are you the literary “actual” author of _The Princess Bride_? 3. Was your last performance as the guest on an episode of _The Muppet Show_ which aired after you died? ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/174 "2022-03-25T14:20:27Z")
IQs: 1. Told by studio executives that a film you were producing should “get rid of the elephant at the beginning and the woman at the end”, did you reply “We are involved in a business venture. We screened the film for you to bring you up to date as to the status of the business venture. Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the input of raging primitives”? 2. Were you a real-life person and titular character of the above movie? 3. Do your twin sisters work at a DMV? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/175 "2022-03-25T17:09:30Z")
**M** DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Last name starts with M 3. Male 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Not originally from a work of prose 6. Could be alive today, if real 7. Not an American character 8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 9. Created after 1922 10. Created by Europeans 11. Not originally from a song 12. European character 13. Considered a good guy 83% of the time, but definitely not the for the remainder 14. Created before 1972 15. Not originally from a play 16. Presumably British 17. Part of an equally weighted ensemble ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/176 "2022-03-25T17:11:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was Hornbeck an expy of you? > Did you win the Battle of Cowpens? > Is the principal U.S. base in Antarctica named after you? 2 DQs Not McMurdo > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you play _The Saint_ on TV? > 2. Are you the literary “actual” author of _The Princess Bride_ ? > 3. Was your last performance as the guest on an episode of _The Muppet Show_ which aired after you died? Not Roger Moore Not S. Morgenstern DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Told by studio executives that a film you were producing should “get rid of the elephant at the beginning and the woman at the end”, did you reply “We are involved in a business venture. We screened the film for you to bring you up to date as to the status of the business venture. Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the input of raging primitives”? > 2. Were you a real-life person and titular character of the above movie? > 3. Do your twin sisters work at a DMV? 2 DQs Not Marge Simpson ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/177 "2022-03-25T17:12:19Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Did you play _The Saint_ on TV? > > > > > 1. Are you the literary “actual” author of _The Princess Bride_ ? > > > 2. Was your last performance as the guest on an episode of _The Muppet Show_ which aired after you died? > > Not Roger Moore > Not S. Morgenstern > DQ Correct, Correct, and Zero Mostel. 1 DQ 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:** [March 25, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/178 "2022-03-25T18:15:14Z")
Hmm. DQ #13 sounds like he might have gone bad, betrayed his friends and/or been revealed as a traitor or mole. Previous IQs: Was Hornbeck an expy of you? - H.L. Mencken, in _Inherit the Wind_ Did you win the Battle of Cowpens? - Gen. Daniel Morgan, during the American Revolution (the climactic scenes of _The Patriot_ are loosely based on the battle) Is the principal U.S. base in Antarctica named after you? - Yes, Royal Navy Lt. Archibald McMurdo, from his 1841 discovery of the area DQs: Best known for genre fiction? White? ---
**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:** [March 25, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/179 "2022-03-25T18:19:55Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Told by studio executives that a film you were producing should “get rid of the elephant at the beginning and the woman at the end”, did you reply “We are involved in a business venture. We screened the film for you to bring you up to date as to the status of the business venture. Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the input of raging primitives”? > 2. Were you a real-life person and titular character of the above movie? > 3. Do your twin sisters work at a DMV? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 2 DQs > Not Marge Simpson 1 was Mel Brooks; 2 was Joseph Merrick, the “Elephant Man”. DQ: created after 1947? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/180 "2022-03-25T20:13:54Z")
**M** DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Last name starts with M 3. Male 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Not originally from a work of prose 6. Could be alive today, if real 7. Not an American character 8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 9. Created after 1922 10. Created by Europeans 11. Not originally from a song 12. European character 13. Considered a good guy 83% of the time, but definitely not the for the remainder 14. Created before 1972 15. Not originally from a play 16. Presumably British 17. Part of an equally weighted ensemble 18. Not best known for genre fiction 19. White 20. First appeared after 1947 - it’s possible the creator created him before 1947 That’s 20 and there are 2 DQs being held No more IQs please. Ask the outstanding DQs by 12 noon PST Sunday 3/27 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243.md?page=10)