# Botticelli April 2016

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886>\
**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\
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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 26, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/341 "2016-04-26T17:11:23Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 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_?

not Yvonne Craig(?), not Yvonne DeCarlo, DQ

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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 26, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/342 "2016-04-26T17:12:37Z")

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> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#):
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> Bushman rings a faint bell but I wouldn’t have known him.
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> 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”?

not Yakov Smirnoff, DQ, DQ

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**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, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/343 "2016-04-26T18:59:56Z")

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> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#):
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> Bushman rings a faint bell but I wouldn’t have known him.
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> 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”?

Correct, Yossarian (from _Catch-22_), and “Weird Al” Yankovic.

Alas, I’m out of Christmas novelty song Ys. They seem to be your weak spot.

DQ1: Real?  
DQ2: Male?

IQ1: Did you record under a feline alias?  
IQ2: Did you share a Nobel Peace Prize with IQ3?  
IQ3: Did you share a Nobel Peace Prize with IQ2?

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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 26, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/344 "2016-04-26T19:18:10Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 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?  
> not Yvonne Craig(?), not Yvonne DeCarlo, DQ

Correct x2. #3 was Yogi Yorgesson.

DQ: Last name starts with Y?

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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 26, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/345 "2016-04-26T19:19:11Z")

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Anybody seen SCAdian lately?

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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 26, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/346 "2016-04-26T19:50:08Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with Y

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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 26, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/347 "2016-04-26T19:54:15Z")

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> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#):
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> Correct, Yossarian (from _Catch-22_), and “Weird Al” Yankovic.
> 
> Alas, I’m out of Christmas novelty song Ys. They seem to be your weak spot.
> 
> IQ1: Did you record under a feline alias?  
> IQ2: Did you share a Nobel Peace Prize with IQ3?  
> IQ3: Did you share a Nobel Peace Prize with IQ2?

/smack Of COURSE it was Weird Al. I thought “it can’t be him. His name doesn’t start with Y.” Yay senility.

DQ, not Yassir Araft, not Yizhtak Ravin

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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 26, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/348 "2016-04-26T19:55:15Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Anybody seen SCAdian lately?

Is that an IQ?

😃

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**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, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/349 "2016-04-26T20:12:40Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Anybody seen SCAdian lately?

Alas, the answer to that question doesn’t start with a Y.

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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 26, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/350 "2016-04-26T20:29:35Z")

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Hmm. I see he hasn’t been on the SDMB since the 18th. I hope he’s okay.

IQs:

1. Are you smarter than the average bear?
2. Was Fibber Fox always trying to eat you?
3. Are you aka Rita DeMara?

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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 26, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/351 "2016-04-26T22:21:50Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Are you smarter than the average bear?
> 2. Was Fibber Fox always trying to eat you?
> 3. Are you aka Rita DeMara?

not Yogi Bear, DQ, DQ

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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 26, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/352 "2016-04-26T22:32:19Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Are you smarter than the average bear?
> 2. Was Fibber Fox always trying to eat you?
> 3. Are you aka Rita DeMara?  
> not Yogi Bear, DQ, DQ

Correct. Yakky Doodle. Yellowjacket (the Marvel comic villainess).

DQs:

1. Known from a movie?
2. Protagonist?

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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 26, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/353 "2016-04-26T22:38:06Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you have a C&W hit with _Come On, Christmas_?
2. Did you have a C&W hit with the Christmas song _The Sweetest Gift_?
3. Did you play Jennifer on _Family Ties_?

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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 27, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/354 "2016-04-27T00:43:21Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with Y
4. From a movie
5. Protagonist

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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 27, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/355 "2016-04-27T00:46:25Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did you have a C&W hit with _Come On, Christmas_?
> 2. Did you have a C&W hit with the Christmas song _The Sweetest Gift_?
> 3. Did you play Jennifer on _Family Ties_?

How many Christmas tunes with Y names _are_ there?

DQx3 — I can’t remember #3’s name, other than her last name began with Y.

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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 27, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/356 "2016-04-27T02:17:22Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Did you have a C&W hit with _Come On, Christmas_?
> 2. Did you have a C&W hit with the Christmas song _The Sweetest Gift_?
> 3. Did you play Jennifer on _Family Ties_?

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> How many Christmas tunes with Y names _are_ there?
> 
> DQx3 — I can’t remember #3’s name, other than her last name began with Y.

#1 was Dwight Yoakam. #2 was Trisha Yearwood. #3 was Tina Yother.

DQs:

1. From an American made movie?
2. Movie made since 1980?
3. Did the movie win any Oscars?

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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 27, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/357 "2016-04-27T03:23:15Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with Y
4. From a movie
5. Protagonist
6. From an American made movie
7. Movie made before 1980
8. Movie did not win any Oscars

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**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 27, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/358 "2016-04-27T03:43:37Z")

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> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#):
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> IQ1: Did you record under a feline alias?  
> IQ2: Did you share a Nobel Peace Prize with IQ3?  
> IQ3: Did you share a Nobel Peace Prize with IQ2?

Yusef Islam recorded as Cat Stevens, and the second two were correct, if somewhat creatively spelled. 🙂

DQ: Does the title of the movie you appeared in include your name?

IQ1: Are you a dog from a Disney movie?  
IQ2: Were you mayor (or equivalent) of Moscow?  
IQ3: Did you often throw to Jerry Rice?

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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 27, 2016, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/359 "2016-04-27T04:21:25Z")

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IQs:

Did your skull end up in a Danish graveyard before being excavated?  
Were you the last male human being in the world to survive a global catastrophe?  
Were you part of a famous musical trio?

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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 27, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/360 "2016-04-27T12:00:39Z")

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> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#):
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> IQ1: Are you a dog from a Disney movie?

Yes, I am Old [SIZE=“7”]Yeller![/SIZE]

Congrats Tim, whom some call you.

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