# 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:** 6
**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 10, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/101 "2015-04-10T15:51:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write many of the Silver Age comics that caused its success? > 2. Are you a Green Lantern named after #1? > 3. Is your famous line “My brain hurts!”? Dunno, dunno, and not Mr. Gumby. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you in love with Daisy Buchanan? > IQ2: Did a Chicago mayor say that he would punch you in the nose if he ever met you? > IQ3: Did you say that greed is good? Not the Great Gatsby, dunno, and not Gordon Gekko. G. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with G 4. not from literature 5. created by an American 6. not best known from a movie 7. not the main protagonist 8. not from the fantasy/sf genre **Knowed Out** , ask another DQ, if you like, since **Prof. P.** already asked about movies. ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/102 "2015-04-10T16:33:54Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write many of the Silver Age comics that caused its success? > 2. Are you a Green Lantern named after #1? > 3. Is your famous line “My brain hurts!”? > > Dunno, dunno, and not Mr. Gumby. #1 was Gardner Fox. #2 is Guy Gardner. DQs: 1. Best known from TV? 2. Unusual first name? ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/103 "2015-04-10T16:45:19Z")
G. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with G 4. not from literature 5. created by an American 6. not best known from a movie 7. not the main protagonist 8. not from the fantasy/sf genre 9. best known from TV 10. somewhat unusual first name ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/104 "2015-04-10T16:58:48Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a lion tamer for Ringling Brothers circus? 2. Were you the leader of the Redshirts in Italy? 3. Did you save Paris from Attila the Hun with a prayer marathon? ---
**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 11, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/105 "2015-04-11T02:19:40Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you in love with Daisy Buchanan? > IQ2: Did a Chicago mayor say that he would punch you in the nose if he ever met you? > IQ3: Did you say that greed is good? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not the Great Gatsby, dunno, and not Gordon Gekko. Correct. King George V. Correct. DQ: First appeared before 1990? IQ1: Were you a somewhat peculiar foreign-born mechanic? IQ2: Were you a cat-eating alien? IQ3: Did you play a football coach, an amnesiac and a soldier? ---
**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 11, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/106 "2015-04-11T03:57:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a lion tamer for Ringling Brothers circus? > 2. Were you the leader of the Redshirts in Italy? > 3. Did you save Paris from Attila the Hun with a prayer marathon? Dunno, not Giuseppe Garibaldi, and not… Pope Gregory? > [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you a somewhat peculiar foreign-born mechanic? > IQ2: Were you a cat-eating alien? > IQ3: Did you play a football coach, an amnesiac and a soldier? Why was the Mayor of Chicago sore at King George V? Not Latka Gravas (sp?), dunno x2. G. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with G 4. not from literature 5. created by an American 6. not best known from a movie 7. not the main protagonist 8. not from the fantasy/sf genre 9. best known from TV 10. somewhat unusual first name 11. first appeared after 1990 ---
**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 11, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/107 "2015-04-11T06:31:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a somewhat peculiar foreign-born mechanic? > IQ2: Were you a cat-eating alien? > IQ3: Did you play a football coach, an amnesiac and a soldier? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Latka Gravas (sp?), dunno x2. Correct. Gordon Shumway (_ALF_). Goldie Hawn (_Wildcats_, _Overboard_, and _Private Benjamin_). DQ1: From a sitcom? DQ2: Adult? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Why was the Mayor of Chicago sore at King George V? [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hale_Thompson): He ran again in 1927 during city wide gang war. Always a flamboyant campaigner, Thompson held a debate between himself and two live rats which he used to portray his opponents. Pledging to clean up Chicago and remove the crooks, Thompson instead turned his attention to the reformers, whom he considered the real criminals. According to Thompson, at this time the biggest enemy the United States had was King George V of the United Kingdom. Thompson promised his supporters that if they ever met, Thompson would punch the king in the nose. ---
**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 11, 2015, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/108 "2015-04-11T12:48:50Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a lion tamer for Ringling Brothers circus? > 2. Were you the leader of the Redshirts in Italy? > 3. Did you save Paris from Attila the Hun with a prayer marathon? > > Dunno, not Giuseppe Garibaldi, and not… Pope Gregory? #1 was Gunther Goebel-Williams. Correct on Garibaldi. #3 was St. Genevieve. 2 DQs 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:** [April 11, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/109 "2015-04-11T16:02:07Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > …According to Thompson, at this time the biggest enemy the United States had was King George V of the United Kingdom. Thompson promised his supporters that if they ever met, Thompson would punch the king in the nose… Ah, I see. Following a link in the Wiki article, I found this: “…And the Irish question could always have its impact. Chicago Mayor Big Bill Thompson, at the time when the British Black and Tans were on a rampage in Ireland, declared that if he had the chance he would “bust King George in the snoot”.” G. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with G 4. not from literature 5. created by an American 6. not best known from a movie 7. not the main protagonist 8. not from the fantasy/sf genre 9. best known from TV 10. somewhat unusual first name 11. first appeared after 1990 12. from a sitcom 13. adult ---
**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 11, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/110 "2015-04-11T16:59:18Z")
IQ1: Are you an American doctor played by a British actor? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/111 "2015-04-11T17:05:49Z")
DQ1) Did/does sitcom appear on one of the 3 major networks (ABC, NBC or CBS)? DQ2) Are new episodes of this sitcom still being made? ---
**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 11, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/112 "2015-04-11T19:15:51Z")
IQ1: Are you one of Tracy Jordan’s entourage in _30 Rock_? IQ2: Does Jeffrey Tambor play you in _Arrested Development_? IQ3: Are you Phil Dunphy’s arch nemesis in _Modern Family_? ---
**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 12, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/113 "2015-04-12T02:22:59Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you an American doctor played by a British actor? Not Gregory House, MD. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you one of Tracy Jordan’s entourage in _30 Rock_? > IQ2: Does Jeffrey Tambor play you in _Arrested Development_? > IQ3: Are you Phil Dunphy’s arch nemesis in _Modern Family_? Dunno any of those. Three DQs for you! G. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with G 4. not from literature 5. created by an American 6. not best known from a movie 7. not the main protagonist 8. not from the fantasy/sf genre 9. best known from TV 10. somewhat unusual first name 11. first appeared after 1990 12. from a sitcom 13. adult 14. sitcom was on one of the three major U.S. networks (ABC, NBC or CBS) 15. new episodes are not still being made ---
**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 12, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/114 "2015-04-12T02:54:57Z")
IQ: Were you Robin Williams’s character’s business partner in his last TV series? ---
**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 12, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/115 "2015-04-12T13:05:27Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you one of Tracy Jordan’s entourage in 30 Rock? > IQ2: Does Jeffrey Tambor play you in Arrested Development? > IQ3: Are you Phil Dunphy’s arch nemesis in Modern Family? > > Dunno any of those. Three DQs for you! Grizz Griswold, George Bluth Sr, Gil Thorpe DQ: First appeared after 2000? holding 4 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:** [April 12, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/116 "2015-04-12T20:57:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Were you Robin Williams’s character’s business partner in his last TV series? Dunno. G. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with G 4. not from literature 5. created by an American 6. not best known from a movie 7. not the main protagonist 8. not from the fantasy/sf genre 9. best known from TV 10. somewhat unusual first name 11. first appeared after 1990 12. from a sitcom 13. adult 14. sitcom was on one of the three major U.S. networks (ABC, NBC or CBS) 15. new episodes are not still being made 16. first appeared before 2000 ---
**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 12, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/117 "2015-04-12T21:46:00Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ: Were you Robin Williams’s character’s business partner in his last TV series? > Dunno. Gordon Lewis. IQ: Did you manage the coffee shop on _Friends_? ---
**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 13, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/118 "2015-04-13T02:21:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …IQ: Did you manage the coffee shop on _Friends_? Damn, you’re good! Yes, I am Gunther The blonde coffeeshop manager, long pining for Rachel Green: [Gunther | Friends Central | Fandom](http://friends.wikia.com/wiki/Gunther) Way to go, **Prof. P.**! ---
**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 13, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/119 "2015-04-13T03:12:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Gunther > > The blonde coffeeshop manager, long pining for Rachel Green: \ ---
**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 13, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/120 "2015-04-13T13:13:16Z")
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