# Boticelli Oct. 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 2, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166 "2019-10-02T18:14:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/61 "2019-10-07T02:34:44Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > If 2 is George Washington Carver, not him. Take 2 or 3 DQs. Belated IQ wrap-up: 1 (Flyers mascot) was Gritty; 2 (pea plant experimenter) was Gregor Mendel; 3 (director of _Lady Bird_) was Greta Gerwig. Congrats, Prof.! Moving on… IQs: 1. Were you the Wizard of Menlo Park? 2. Are the quieter, shorter half of a magician duo? 3. Did you play Detroit in _Sorry to Bother 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:** [October 7, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/62 "2019-10-07T13:11:50Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the Wizard of Menlo Park? > 2. Are the quieter, shorter half of a magician duo? > 3. Did you play Detroit in _Sorry to Bother You_? 1. I am not Thomas Edison. 2. I am not Tell. Take a DQ. ---
**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 7, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/63 "2019-10-07T13:45:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Known from SNL? > > SMV, go ahead, you may have my guess. Thanks, **Prof. P**! Good guess! IQ1: Were you a standout Hall of Fame running back for the Dallas Cowboys in the 70s? IQ2: Were you a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys, with the same first name as IQ1? IQ2: Are you a record-setting former tight end for the Chiefs and Falcons, who shares the same name as the previous two IQs? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/64 "2019-10-07T13:47:41Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Thanks, **Prof. P**! Good guess! > > IQ1: Were you a standout Hall of Fame running back for the Dallas Cowboys in the 70s? > IQ2: Were you a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys, with the same first name as IQ1? > IQ2: Are you a record-setting former tight end for the Chiefs and Falcons, who shares the same name as the previous two IQs? Ah, sports. Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/65 "2019-10-07T14:11:38Z")
I think they found our weak spot, Prof. ---
**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 7, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/66 "2019-10-07T18:49:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Ah, sports. Take 3 DQs. > [@atimnie](#): > > I think they found our weak spot, Prof. Yep. I’m sure **Knowed Out** read my IQs and said, “Tony Dorsett, Tony Romo, and Tony Gonzalez, duh.” Time to start asking about ultrarunners and track stars, mwhahaha. DQ1: Female? DQ2: Real? DQ3: Alive? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/67 "2019-10-07T19:44:08Z")
That was how I got my guaranteed DQs till you came along. 😃 IQ1: Did you replace Drew Brees as QB for the New Orleans Saints? IQ2: Are you head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers? IQ3: Did you win the Heisman Trophy in 2007 but prove to be a bust in the NFL? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/68 "2019-10-07T21:44:21Z")
SMV, I asked real, still waiting for the answer. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/69 "2019-10-07T21:52:41Z")
Sorry. I answered the DQs but they didn’t post. Hmmmm. DQs: 1. Fictional 2. First name starts with T 3. Male 4. Dead **atimnie** ’s right about the redundancy, **SMV**. Take another 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:** [October 7, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/70 "2019-10-07T21:53:50Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > That was how I got my guaranteed DQs till you came along. 😃 > > IQ1: Did you replace Drew Brees as QB for the New Orleans Saints? > IQ2: Are you head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers? > IQ3: Did you win the Heisman Trophy in 2007 but prove to be a bust in the NFL? #3. I am not Tim Tebow (??) Take 2 or 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/71 "2019-10-07T22:26:43Z")
IQ1: Are you a football player/actor/sports commentator, going at least as far back as the 80s? IQ2: Were you the American in Monty Python? IQ3: Were you a 60s sex symbol who played a character obsessed over by Dobie Gillis? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/72 "2019-10-07T22:28:42Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > IQ1: Are you a football player/actor/sports commentator, going at least as far back as the 80s? > > IQ2: Were you the American in Monty Python? > > IQ3: Were you a 60s sex symbol who played a character obsessed over by Dobie Gillis? #1. I am not Terry Bradshaw (??) #2. I am not Terry Gilliam. #3. Take a DQ. Take 1 or 2 DQs. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/73 "2019-10-07T22:37:20Z")
Right on two, 3 was Tuesday Weld as Thalia Menninger. Character from movie/TV? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/74 "2019-10-07T22:39:49Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. First name starts with T (last name unknown) 3. Male 4. Dead 5. Character not originally from movie/TV, but was eventually in movie/TV ---
**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 8, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/75 "2019-10-08T00:27:41Z")
IQ1: Were you the hero of a Robert Burns poem, who was chased by witches while riding home drunk from market day (and who lent his name to a type of woolen hat)? IQ2: Were you taken from your family, brainwashed, and trained to be a deadly assassin by agents of the Blue Sky Corporation? IQ3: Were you the protagonist of a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the life of a 14 century Mongol warlord who established an empire in Central Asia? Resubmitted DQ: Character from literature? ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/76 "2019-10-08T00:59:05Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQ1: Were you the hero of a Robert Burns poem, who was chased by witches while riding home drunk from market day (and who lent his name to a type of woolen hat)? > IQ2: Were you taken from your family, brainwashed, and trained to be a deadly assassin by agents of the Blue Sky Corporation? > IQ3: Were you the protagonist of a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the life of a 14 century Mongol warlord who established an empire in Central Asia? > > Resubmitted DQ: Character from literature? 1. I am not Tam O’Shanter. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Tamerlaine. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/77 "2019-10-08T01:00:24Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. First name starts with T (last name unknown) 3. Male 4. Dead 5. Character not originally from movie/TV, but was eventually in movie/TV 6. Character from literature ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/78 "2019-10-08T01:59:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Thomas Edison. > 2. I am not Tell. > Take a DQ. Correct on Edison, close enough for Teller. 3 (Detroit in _Sorry to Bother You_) was Tessa Thompson. IQs: 1. Are you the subject of an incorrect Chicago _Tribune_ headline? 2. Are you the other subject? 3. Were you the yellow Power Ranger? DQ: from a novel? ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/79 "2019-10-08T02:04:03Z")
IQ1: Did you allegedly turn down a role in Shock Treatment because you couldn’t do an American accent? IQ2: Are you a successful actor once teamed with not so successful comic Tom Dreesen? IQ3: Were you a member of the Eagles who encouraged “Playing it Cool”? ---
**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:** [October 8, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/80 "2019-10-08T12:11:38Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you replace Drew Brees as QB for the New Orleans Saints? > IQ2: Are you head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers? > IQ3: Did you win the Heisman Trophy in 2007 but prove to be a bust in the NFL? > #3. I am not Tim Tebow (??) Teddy Bridgewater, Mike Tomlin, correct DQ: Antagonist? holding a DQ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166.md?page=5)