# Botticelli April 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 2, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886 "2016-04-02T04:26:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**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 25, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/321 "2016-04-25T13:17:51Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a disabled mentor to mutants discovering super abilities? > IQ2: Are you the wife of Socrates? > IQ3: Are you a warrior princess played by Lucy Lawless? 1. I am not Charles Xavier. 2. I am not Xanthippe. 3. I am not Xena, Warrior Princess. ---
**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 25, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/322 "2016-04-25T16:52:03Z")
IQ1: Are you a professional wrestler who plays trombone with The New Day? IQ2: Did your son Leucippus kill you after you slew your daughter when you saw them in bed together? IQ3: Are you the wife of Asclepius, Greek god of medicine? ---
**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 25, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/323 "2016-04-25T18:57:02Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a professional wrestler who plays trombone with The New Day? > IQ2: Did your son Leucippus kill you after you slew your daughter when you saw them in bed together? > IQ3: Are you the wife of Asclepius, Greek god of medicine? Take a DQ for #1. #2: I am not Xanthus. #3: I remember Aesculapius/Asclepius’s wife being Epione. If I’m wrong, take a DQ. ---
**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 25, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/324 "2016-04-25T19:33:02Z")
For this category, I think middle names should count, if often used. IQs: Were you a former Marine Corps commandant who endorsed GHWB in 1992? Were you Joyce Davenport’s longtime lover? Are you a key figure in Scientology? ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/325 "2016-04-25T20:06:53Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a professional wrestler who plays trombone with The New Day? > IQ2: Did your son Leucippus kill you after you slew your daughter when you saw them in bed together? > IQ3: Are you the wife of Asclepius, Greek god of medicine? > > Take a DQ for #1. > #2: I am not Xanthus. > #3: I remember Aesculapius/Asclepius’s wife being Epione. If I’m wrong, take a DQ. Xavier Woods, correct, I have no idea why I thought her name began with X DQ: Real? ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/326 "2016-04-25T20:35:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > For this category, I think middle names should count, if often used. > > IQs: > > Were you a former Marine Corps commandant who endorsed GHWB in 1992? > Were you Joyce Davenport’s longtime lover? > Are you a key figure in Scientology? Take 2 DQ’s for the first two. I think Tim beat you to #3, with his question about Thetans. I agree about middle names. ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/327 "2016-04-25T20:38:01Z")
DQs: 1. Real ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/328 "2016-04-25T20:46:45Z")
IQ1: Are you a Phantom Zone prisoner because you killed dozens of patients while performing forbidden cryogenics experiments upon them? IQ2: Are you one of Achilles’s horses? IQ3: Are you a white furred alien titan who fought the Incredible Hulk frequently? ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/329 "2016-04-25T20:49:03Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Phantom Zone prisoner because you killed dozens of patients while performing forbidden cryogenics experiments upon them? > IQ2: Are you one of Achilles’s horses? > IQ3: Are you a white furred alien titan who fought the Incredible Hulk frequently? 1. I am not Dr. Xadu. 2. I am not Xanthus. 3. I almost picked Xemnu the Titan but didn’t. ---
**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 25, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/330 "2016-04-25T21:49:35Z")
You would have been correct. I’m taking the DQ anyway. DQ: Alive? ---
**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 25, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/331 "2016-04-25T22:01:57Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > You would have been correct. I’m taking the DQ anyway. > > DQ: Alive? Well, sure you can, IF you have a name starting with X to go with that question. ---
**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 25, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/332 "2016-04-25T22:16:06Z")
IQ1: Were you the paramount leader of China from 1978 to 1992? IQ2: Are you a Portuguese missionary Saint also known as “Apostle of the Indies” and “apostle of Japan”? IQ3: Are you a professional wrestler who’s real name is Sean Waltman? ---
**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 25, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/333 "2016-04-25T22:19:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Well, sure you can, IF you have a name starting with X to go with that question. Look, our options are limited here with X. We’ve accepted one namers before. I’m almost out of X names to ask. ---
**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 25, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/334 "2016-04-25T22:39:40Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ2: Are you a Portuguese missionary Saint also known as “Apostle of the Indies” and “apostle of Japan”? Yep. St. Francis Xavier I am. Told you it would be quick. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/335 "2016-04-25T23:01:37Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you born with the last name Little? > IQ2: Did you write very flattering descriptions of Cyrus? > IQ3: Did you come to Earth millions of years ago and release thetans? 1 was Malcolm X, correct on Xenophon, 3 was Xenu (of Scientology fame) ---
**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 25, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/336 "2016-04-25T23:29:07Z")
I had considered Francis X. Bushman. Would he have been too obscure? Congrats, KO! ---
**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 26, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/337 "2016-04-26T03:54:31Z")
I’ve heard of Bushman but couldn’t have placed him. Way to go, **KO**! Previous IQs: Were you a former Marine Corps commandant who endorsed GHWB in 1992? - Paul X. Kelley. Were you Joyce Davenport’s longtime lover? - Francis X. Furillo, on _Hill Street Blues_. Are you a key figure in Scientology? - Yes, Xenu. ---
**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 26, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/338 "2016-04-26T12:16:46Z")
OK, let’s have fun with Y. ---
**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 26, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/339 "2016-04-26T12:42:24Z")
IQs: 1. Were you TV’s Batgirl? 2. Were you TV’s Lily Munster? 3. Did you have a novelty song called _I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas_? ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/340 "2016-04-26T16:15:56Z")
Bushman rings a faint bell but I wouldn’t have known him. IQ1: Did you play a recurring role as a recent immigrant on _Night Court_? IQ2: Were you an Army officer who attempted to avoid combat by feigning medical issues? IQ3: Did you have a novelty song called “Christmas at Ground Zero”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886.md?page=18)