# 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:** 8
**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 10, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/141 "2019-10-10T21:22:10Z")
IQs: 1. Did you voice Rex the toy dinosaur? 2. Were you a scientist who says (in a satirical Tom Lehrer song) “Vunce ze rockets go up, who cares vhere zey come down?” 3. Were you an “outsider” musician known for songs like “Rock ‘N’ Roll McDonald’s”? ---
**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 11, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/142 "2019-10-11T01:14:20Z")
Not Wallace Shawn or Werner von Braun, take a DQ. ---
**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 11, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/143 "2019-10-11T12:19:47Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you QB for the Seattle Seahawks? > IQ2: Are you QB for the Philadelphia Eagles? > IQ3: Are you QB for the Tamp Bay Buccaneers? > 3 DQs Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz, Jameis Winston DQ: Mostly known for film work? DQ: Considered eccentric? 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:** [October 11, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/144 "2019-10-11T13:55:10Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write the _T\*\*ractatus Logico-Philosophicus_? 2. Did you design St. Paul’s Cathedral? 3. Did you write the hymn _Joy to the World_? ---
**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 11, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/145 "2019-10-11T18:40:38Z")
1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. American citizen, but born elsewhere 5. Born after 1960 6. First name starts with W 7. Known for the arts 8. Actress, best known in niche category 9. No awards, but respected in her field 10. Caucasian 11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for 12. Not considered eccentric ---
**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 11, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/146 "2019-10-11T18:42:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the _T\*\*ractatus Logico-Philosophicus_? > 2. Did you design St. Paul’s Cathedral? > 3. Did you write the hymn _Joy to the World_? Not Charles Wren, take 2 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:** [October 11, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/147 "2019-10-11T19:18:26Z")
Previous IQs: Is your home in Cincinnati now open for tours? - William Howard Taft Did you run for Congress only once between 1950 and 1988, and lose? - William Jefferson Clinton Were you crowned on Christmas Day? - William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, as King of England William x3! DQs: Best known for TV? Considered a beauty? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you a Speaker of the House from Texas? Were you, according to a song, a “good king”? Were you a leader of Solidarnosc? ---
**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 11, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/148 "2019-10-11T19:25:56Z")
1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. American citizen, but born elsewhere 5. Born after 1960 6. First name starts with W 7. Known for the arts 8. Actress, best known in niche category 9. No awards, but respected in her field 10. Caucasian 11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for 12. Not considered eccentric 13. Best known from TV 14. Attractive, but not what she’s known for Can’t really objectively say if anyone’s a beauty, or handsome, or eccentric. Not liking these subjective questions. ---
**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 11, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/149 "2019-10-11T19:27:45Z")
\*Were you a Speaker of the House from Texas? Were you, according to a song, a “good king”? Were you a leader of Solidarnosc? \* 2 is Wenceslas, 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:** [October 11, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/150 "2019-10-11T19:44:43Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > Not Wallace Shawn or Werner von Braun, take a DQ. 3 (the “outsider” musician) was Wesley Willis. IQs: 1. Did you protest that you were _not_ a Merry Man? 2. Did you report on Watergate with Carl Bernstein? 3. Are you a composer known for your work in electronic music, who did the score for _A Clockwork Orange_? DQ: born after 1980? ---
**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 11, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/151 "2019-10-11T20:06:27Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a Speaker of the House from Texas? - Jim Wright Were you, according to a song, a “good king”? - Yes, Wenceslas Were you a leader of Solidarnosc? - Lech Walesa DQs: Greatest fame since 2000? Best known for comedy? In a series for which new episodes are still being produced? IQs: Are you Dr. Sheldon Cooper’s nemesis? Did you claim to have seen Abraham Lincoln’s ghost in the White House? Were you a master carver from Dover, Ohio? ---
**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 11, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/152 "2019-10-11T20:09:43Z")
1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. American citizen, but born elsewhere 5. Born after 1960 6. First name starts with W 7. Known for the arts 8. Actress, best known in niche category 9. No awards, but respected in her field 10. Caucasian 11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for 12. Not considered eccentric 13. Best known from TV 14. Attractive, but not what she’s known for 15. Born before 1980 ---
**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 11, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/153 "2019-10-11T20:11:45Z")
_1. Did you protest that you were not a Merry Man? 2. Did you report on Watergate with Carl Bernstein? 3. Are you a composer known for your work in electronic music, who did the score for A Clockwork Orange?_ Not Will Scarlet, not Walter/Wendy Carlos, not Bob Woodward ---
**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 11, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/154 "2019-10-11T20:13:51Z")
\*IQs: Are you Dr. Sheldon Cooper’s nemesis? Did you claim to have seen Abraham Lincoln’s ghost in the White House? Were you a master carver from Dover, Ohio?\* 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 11, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/155 "2019-10-11T20:18:21Z")
1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. American citizen, but born elsewhere 5. Born after 1960 6. First name starts with W 7. Known for the arts 8. Actress, best known in niche category 9. No awards, but respected in her field 10. Caucasian 11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for 12. Not considered eccentric 13. Best known from TV 14. Attractive, but not what she’s known for 15. Born before 1980 16. Greatest fame in 2000 and before 17. Known for comedy series 18. No new episodes being produced At least 2 DQs unasked, no IQs after this. ---
**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 11, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/156 "2019-10-11T20:21:12Z")
Previous IQs: Are you Dr. Sheldon Cooper’s nemesis? - Wil Wheaton Did you claim to have seen Abraham Lincoln’s ghost in the White House? - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, staying there during WWII Were you a master carver from Dover, Ohio? - Ernest Warther: [https://thewarthermuseum.com/collection](https://thewarthermuseum.com/collection) Hmm. Can’t figure out who this is. I yield my three earned DQs to whoever would like to ask them, one apiece. ---
**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 11, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/157 "2019-10-11T20:29:42Z")
You might want to ask DQs regarding 8, different types of acting, etc. ---
**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 11, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/158 "2019-10-11T21:41:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Can’t really objectively say if anyone’s a beauty, or handsome, or eccentric. Not liking these subjective questions. I usually don’t either, but I was bored of going through the usual litany of questions and thought I’d see if I could find a shortcut. I was thinking along the lines of scandals the mystery guest may have been involved in and settled on “eccentric.” Just a fleeting whimsy. ---
**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 11, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/159 "2019-10-11T21:42:46Z")
DQ: Voice actress? ---
**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 11, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166/160 "2019-10-11T22:19:39Z")
1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. American citizen, but born elsewhere 5. Born after 1960 6. First name starts with W 7. Known for the arts 8. Actress, best known in niche category 9. No awards, but respected in her field 10. Caucasian 11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for 12. Not considered eccentric 13. Best known from TV 14. Attractive, but not what she’s known for 15. Born before 1980 16. Greatest fame in 2000 and before 17. Known for comedy series 18. No new episodes being produced 19. Voice actress [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-oct-2019/841166.md?page=9)