# Botticelli April 2015 **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 29
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/561 "2015-05-08T12:09:41Z")
> [@Baffle](#): > > Correct on all three. > > IQ1. Do you look like a walrus (and play the straight man to your explosion-loving colleague? > IQ2. Did your memoirs mention Pullo and Vorenus? > IQ3. Were you controversially sacked due to an incident involving a late lunch? OK you swept me this time. Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/562 "2015-05-08T12:11:08Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the creator of _Knights of the Dinner Table_? > 2. Did you write _Born Free_? > 3. Did you write _Leaf By Niggle_? not John Cleese, dunno x2 ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/563 "2015-05-08T12:12:52Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you _The Tall Guy_? > IQ2: Were you pulled over and ticketed for speeding while Chris Rock was your passenger? > IQ3: Do you sing with Kyle Gass? dunno x2, not Jack Black ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/564 "2015-05-08T12:17:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you born and raised not far from a notorious POW camp? > Were you the plaintiff in a landmark case permitting lawyer advertising? > In a Harlan Ellison short story, were you a kid who never grew up? Here’s a broom. You swept me. Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/565 "2015-05-08T13:31:45Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the creator of Knights of the Dinner Table? > 2. Did you write Born Free? > 3. Did you write Leaf By Niggle? > not John Cleese, dunno x2 #1 is Jolly R. Blackburn. #2 was Joy Adamson. #3 Leaf By Niggle is a short story by J. R. R. Tolkein. So… Living male American actor who has won a top prize. Caucasian, first name starts with J, born east of the Mississippi in 1960 or earlier, so 55+ years old. DQs: 1. Common first name? 2. Best known for action-adventure movies? 3 DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/566 "2015-05-08T13:55:26Z")
DQ: Best known for movies? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/567 "2015-05-08T13:59:07Z")
\*\*\*Originally Posted by astorian IQ1) Did you get in a lot of trouble for calling New York City “Hymietown”? IQ2) Are you a rock legend who was named after the composer of Show Boat? IQ3) Did you shout “OY” in a series of popular battery commercials?\*\*\* Jesse Jackson is correct. Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was named after Jerome Kern. Aussie footballer Jacko (real name Mark Jackson) did the Energizer batter commercials. DQ1) Win an Oscar? DQ2) Leading man? ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/568 "2015-05-08T14:35:22Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in _One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest_? 2. Were you an Oscar-winner who played the villain in a _Die Hard_ movie? 3. Did you and your brother play the Fabulous Baker Boys? ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/569 "2015-05-08T14:52:13Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Known for the arts 6. First name starts with J 7. Born before 1975 8. Known for the performing arts 9. Not a singer or musician 10. Caucasian 11. Was not born after 1960 12. Actor 13. Has won a top prize 14. Born east of the Mississippi 15. Common first name 16. Known for action-adventure, but not exclusively 17. Known for movies, but not exclusively 18. Has not won an Oscar 19. Has been a leading man, but not always ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/570 "2015-05-08T14:53:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest_? > 2. Were you an Oscar-winner who played the villain in a _Die Hard_ movie? > 3. Did you and your brother play the Fabulous Baker Boys? not Jack Nicholson, not John Hurt, not Jeff Bridges ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/571 "2015-05-08T15:09:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest_? > 2. Were you an Oscar-winner who played the villain in a _Die Hard_ movie? > 3. Did you and your brother play the Fabulous Baker Boys? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Jack Nicholson, not John Hurt, not Jeff Bridges Correct on 1 and 3. #2 was Jeremy Irons. I don’t recall John Hurt in any of the Die Hard films. 4 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/572 "2015-05-08T16:00:28Z")
IQ1) Did you and William Shatner play the same panicky airline passenger? IQ2) Did you play both a movie star AND the heroic character he portrayed, in a Woody Allen film? IQ3) Have you portrayed assorted deviants in _ **Secretary** _, _ **Crash** _ and _ **sex, lies and videotape** _? ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/573 "2015-05-08T16:17:19Z")
> [@Baffle](#): > > Correct on all three. > > IQ1. Do you look like a walrus (and play the straight man to your explosion-loving colleague? > IQ2. Did your memoirs mention Pullo and Vorenus? > IQ3. Were you controversially sacked due to an incident involving a late lunch? 1. Jamie Hyneman, of the Mythbusters. 2. Julius Caesar (Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus were also the main characters on HBO’s “Rome”.) 3. Jeremy Clarkson, of Top Gear. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/574 "2015-05-08T16:17:42Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ3) Have you portrayed assorted deviants in _ **Secretary** _, _ **Crash** _ and _ **sex, lies and videotape** _? Yes, I am [SIZE=“7”]James Spader[/SIZE], the voice of Ultron in Avengers 2. Good job, astorian! ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/575 "2015-05-08T16:20:53Z")
Well done, astorian! (Drat, I was coming on to guess him!) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/576 "2015-05-08T16:33:35Z")
Cool. I wasn’t sure how old Spader was, but I guess he has a FEW years on me. He’s probably best known for movies, but he HAS won Emmy awards for _ **Boston Legal.** _ Next up\*\*… T\*\* ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/577 "2015-05-08T16:37:45Z")
IQs: 1. Was your pet dog named Mighty Manfred? 2. Did you play That Girl? 3. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a play by Shakespeare? ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/578 "2015-05-08T17:01:33Z")
IQ1: Did you write “Harper Valley PTA”? IQ2: Are you noted for not believing something? IQ3: Did a Disney film tell the story of your three lives? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/579 "2015-05-08T17:07:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was your pet dog named Mighty Manfred? > 2. Did you play That Girl? > 3. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a play by Shakespeare? Not Marlo Thomas or Timon of Athens Take a DQ for #1 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/580 "2015-05-08T17:08:04Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write “Harper Valley PTA”? > IQ2: Are you noted for not believing something? > IQ3: Did a Disney film tell the story of your three lives? Not Tom T. Hall or St. Thomas Take a DQ for #3 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=30)