# Botticelli April 2015

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [April 4, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845 "2015-04-04T23:29:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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:** [April 17, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/221 "2015-04-17T17:48:53Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you admit to using the same history essay over and over? - Tom Hanks, who wrote as a kid about his family’s link to Nancy Hanks, Lincoln’s mother.  
Did Jim Carrey mock the actor who played you? - Horatio Caine (David Caruso): [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJSqkwyL1Zo)  
Did you ask your country to look after your mistress, but it didn’t? - Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson.

DQ:

Human?

Two DQs reserved. We’re on the home stretch here. What else do we need to know?

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**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:** [April 17, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/222 "2015-04-17T18:46:59Z")

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[QUOTE]

IQs:

1. Did Han Solo owe you money?
2. Are you quoted as having said: “Your Grace, I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled, or dead?” ?
3. Did John Lormer play you on ST:TOS?

not Jabba the Hut, dunno (I think this might be from Game of Thrones, but not sure), not Mr. Hingis(?)

#1. Jabba the Hutt is correct.  
#2 is Honor Harrington.  
#3 is Dr. Theodore Haskins (from _the Cage_ and _Menagerie_).

2 DQs reserved.

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**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:** [April 17, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/223 "2015-04-17T19:17:19Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Not American
4. Last name starts with H
5. Have been in a movie, but not best known for that
6. Not the protagonist
7. Have been on TV, but not best known for that
8. Created by an American
9. If real, would officially be dead
10. Not European
11. First appeared since 1950
12. Likely to have carried a gun, but not a defining characteristic
13. Not Asian
14. Not a cartoon character
15. Story set in what at the time was considered a contemporary setting
16. Not African, or from anywhere on Earth
17. First appeared in a novel or short story
18. Effectively human

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**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:** [April 17, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/224 "2015-04-17T20:42:13Z")

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DQ: Antagonist?

1 DQ reserved.

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**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:** [April 17, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/225 "2015-04-17T22:27:15Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you a bloated spice merchant who was mean to your Mentat?
2. Are you a promiscuously bisexual head of Torchwood?
3. Were you imprisoned, so to speak, on a planet full of android versions of your nagging wife?

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**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:** [April 17, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/226 "2015-04-17T22:54:27Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. Are you a bloated spice merchant who was mean to your Mentat?

Yes, I am Baron Vladimir [SIZE=“7”]Harkonnen[/SIZE] from _Dune_. wtg Perfesser!

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/227 "2015-04-18T01:17:11Z")

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That was a lucky shot.

Still, I am… D!

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/228 "2015-04-18T02:42:24Z")

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IQ1: Were you a former Marine DI who starred in a TV secret-agent series?  
IQ2: Did you often end your show by saying “Good night, Dick”?  
IQ3: Did you tell #2 to say that?

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/229 "2015-04-18T02:44:22Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a former Marine DI who starred in a TV secret-agent series?  
> IQ2: Did you often end your show by saying “Good night, Dick”?  
> IQ3: Did you tell #2 to say that?

Take a DQ for #1. I am neither Dan Rowan nor Dick Martin.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/230 "2015-04-18T03:10:59Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a former Marine DI who starred in a TV secret-agent series?  
> IQ2: Did you often end your show by saying “Good night, Dick”?  
> IQ3: Did you tell #2 to say that?

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Take a DQ for #1. I am neither Dan Rowan nor Dick Martin.

Don Adams.  
Dick Martin.  
Dan Rowan. (You got the right people, but in the wrong order - do I get a DQ for that? :))  
DQ: Real?  
IQ1: Were you a person who regularly said “good night” to his partner (rather than to himself) at the end of a show?  
IQ2: Did you often say “Good night” to a mystery woman?  
IQ3: Did you play an RAF corporal and an evil game-show host?

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/231 "2015-04-18T03:24:45Z")

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Good job, **Prof. P**.! I’m a _Dune_ fan from 'way back, myself.

D it is.

IQs:

Were you a plump judge and friend whom Lincoln appointed to SCOTUS?  
Are you arguably the best-known person from Steubenville, Ohio?  
Were your legs eliminated through CGI?

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/232 "2015-04-18T12:54:48Z")

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DQs:

1. Real.

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/233 "2015-04-18T12:55:48Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a person who regularly said “good night” to his partner (rather than to himself) at the end of a show?  
> IQ2: Did you often say “Good night” to a mystery woman?  
> IQ3: Did you play an RAF corporal and an evil game-show host?

1. I am not Chet Huntley.
2. I am not Jimmy Durante.
3. I am not Richard Dawson.

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/234 "2015-04-18T12:59:06Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Good job, **Prof. P**.! I’m a _Dune_ fan from 'way back, myself.
> 
> D it is.
> 
> IQs:
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> Were you a plump judge and friend whom Lincoln appointed to SCOTUS?  
> Are you arguably the best-known person from Steubenville, Ohio?  
> Were your legs eliminated through CGI?

Take a DQ for #1.  
I am not Dean Martin.  
Take a DQ for #3.

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/235 "2015-04-18T13:23:45Z")

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IQ1: Are you a co-founder of the Cadmus Project and creator of a group of mentally-enhanced hippies known as Hairies?  
IQ2: Are you the real name of Chameleon Boy?  
IQ3: Did Astorr pass the title of Infinity-Man to you?

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/236 "2015-04-18T14:07:58Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you a co-founder of the Cadmus Project and creator of a group of mentally-enhanced hippies known as Hairies?  
> IQ2: Are you the real name of Chameleon Boy?  
> IQ3: Did Astorr pass the title of Infinity-Man to you?

I am not Dabney Donovan.  
I am not Reep Daggle.  
Take a DQ for #3.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/237 "2015-04-18T14:11:50Z")

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IQ) Did you draw elaborate, fantasy-based album covers for Yes?

IQ2) Were you a poetic mentor to Lou Reed and the inspiration for Saul Bellow’s acclaimed novel _ **Humboldt’s Gift?** _?

IQ3) Did you win a Stanley Cup, quit hockey, graduate from Cornell Law School, then return to the NHL and win a few more Stanley Cups?

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/238 "2015-04-18T16:15:11Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> I am not Dabney Donovan.  
> I am not Reep Daggle.  
> Take a DQ for #3.

Drax, brother of Darkseid

DQ: Male?

IQ1: Are you the original Sandman, a crime fighter who used sleep gas?  
IQ2: Are you IQ1’s girlfriend and crime-fighting partner?  
IQ3: Did Rama Kushna give you the power to possess any living being?

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/239 "2015-04-18T19:39:26Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a person who regularly said “good night” to his partner (rather than to himself) at the end of a show?  
> IQ2: Did you often say “Good night” to a mystery woman?  
> IQ3: Did you play an RAF corporal and an evil game-show host?

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. I am not Chet Huntley.
> 2. I am not Jimmy Durante.
> 3. I am not Richard Dawson.

Close, but no cigar - Chet Huntley doesn’t have a D.🙂 I was thinking, of course, of David Brinkley.  
Correct.  
Correct.  
DQ: American?  
IQ1: Does your boyfriend routinely wear a hat and a jumper, but no pants?  
IQ2: Are you the son of that boyfriend’s sister?  
IQ3: Did you fight Chuck Norris in a film about a Texas Ranger?

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**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:** [April 18, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/240 "2015-04-18T21:21:25Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you a plump judge and friend whom Lincoln appointed to SCOTUS? - David Davis.  
Are you arguably the best-known person from Steubenville, Ohio? - Yes, Dean Martin.  
Were your legs eliminated through CGI? - Lt. Dan in _Forrest Gump_.

DQs:

Living?  
Last name start with D?

IQs:

Was it incorrectly said that you were wearing women’s clothing when captured?  
Were you Lije Baley’s partner?  
Were you a live-in physical therapist?

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