# 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:** 7
**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 6, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/121 "2016-04-06T13:19:32Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > … > IQ1: Did you trick Ariel into a trade that she later regretted? > IQ2: Did you play the role of Honey? > IQ3: Did you write _The Lathe of Heaven_? Not Ursula the witch, dunno, and not Ursula K. LeGuin. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Paul McCartney have a cameo in your one music video? > 2. Were you a French artist known for your paintings of scenes of Paris? > 3. Were you Joel Chandler Harris’s best known character? Dunno x3. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you tell a foe that your name was Outis? > IQ2: Did Stephen King say that you were the greatest fictional villain since Hannibal Lecter? > IQ3: Were you the last king of Italy? Dunno, not Dolores Umbridge, not King Umberto. > [@bordelond](#): > > … > IQ1: Did you create the character William of Baskerville? > IQ2: Did you play Mia Wallace in film? > IQ2: Did you star in _The Emigrants_ opposite Max von Sydow? Not Umberto Eco, dunno and dunno. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the drummer for Metallica? > IQ2: Were you tasked by Enki to create a giant ship called _The Preserver of Life_? > IQ3: Did you write _The Name of the Ros_e? Dunno x2; still not Umberto Eco. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/122 "2016-04-06T13:32:18Z")
_ **Previously posted IQs** _ IQ1: Did you create the character William of Baskerville? Umberto Eco is correct IQ2: Did you play Mia Wallace in film? Uma Thurman in _Pulp Fiction_ IQ2: Did you star in _The Emigrants_ opposite Max von Sydow? Actress Liv Ullman … DQ 1. Fictional? One DQ in reserve ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/123 "2016-04-06T13:57:59Z")
IQ1) During Cuban Missle Crisis, did you negotiate with Fidel Castro to return the body of a downed American U-2 pilot? IQ2) Did you play lead guitar for the Scorpions in the mid-1970s? IQ3) Was your interracial kiss on prime-time American television a subtle watershed moment for the medium? ---
**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 6, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/124 "2016-04-06T14:19:32Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Now that I think about it, U is actually a pretty difficult letter for this game… > > IQ1: Did you trick Ariel into a trade that she later regretted? > IQ2: Did you play the role of Honey? > IQ3: Did you write _The Lathe of Heaven_? Correct, Ursula Andress in _Dr. No_, and Correct, for three Ursulas. DQ: Female? IQ1: Were you the fastest man on Earth? IQ2: Did you play linebacker for the Bears? IQ3: Did you play QB for the Colts? ---
**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 6, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/125 "2016-04-06T16:43:11Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Paul McCartney have a cameo in your one music video? > 2. Were you a French artist known for your paintings of scenes of Paris? > 3. Were you Joel Chandler Harris’s best known character? > Dunno x3. #1 was Tracy Ullman. #2 was Maurice Utrillo. #3 was Uncle Remus. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**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 6, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/126 "2016-04-06T18:11:22Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the drummer for Metallica? > IQ2: Were you tasked by Enki to create a giant ship called The Preserver of Life? > IQ3: Did you write The Name of the Rose? > > Dunno x2; still not Umberto Eco. Lars Ulrich, Utnapishtim (Babylonian precursor to Noah) holding 2 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:** [April 6, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/127 "2016-04-06T18:14:56Z")
IQ1: Are you Dormammu’s sister, foe of Dr. Strange? IQ2: Are you the father of King Arthur? IQ3: Are you a Norse giant who tricked Thor to hit a mountain instead of you? ---
**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 6, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/128 "2016-04-06T20:00:03Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you tell a foe that your name was Outis? > IQ2: Did Stephen King say that you were the greatest fictional villain since Hannibal Lecter? > IQ3: Were you the last king of Italy? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Dolores Umbridge, not King Umberto. Ulysses (Outis means “Nobody”). Correct. Correct. DQ: American? (Or if fictional, created by an American?) ---
**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 7, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/129 "2016-04-07T04:53:27Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > IQ1) During Cuban Missle Crisis, did you negotiate with Fidel Castro to return the body of a downed American U-2 pilot? > IQ2) Did you play lead guitar for the Scorpions in the mid-1970s? > IQ3) Was your interracial kiss on prime-time American television a subtle watershed moment for the medium? Not U Thant, dunno, and not Lt. Uhura. > [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you the fastest man on Earth? > IQ2: Did you play linebacker for the Bears? > IQ3: Did you play QB for the Colts? Dunno x2; not Johnny Unitas. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you Dormammu’s sister, foe of Dr. Strange? > IQ2: Are you the father of King Arthur? > IQ3: Are you a Norse giant who tricked Thor to hit a mountain instead of you? Dunno; not Uther Pendragon; dunno. U. 1. fictional 2. female 3. not created by an American ---
**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 7, 2016, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/130 "2016-04-07T11:30:26Z")
DQs: 1. Created after 1950? 2. By a European creator? 3. Last name starts with U? ---
**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 7, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/131 "2016-04-07T13:33:09Z")
U. 1. fictional 2. female 3. not created by an American 4. created after 1950 5. by a European creator 6. first name starts with U ---
**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 7, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/132 "2016-04-07T14:04:59Z")
IQs: 1. Did Susan Sarandon play you (among other parts) in _Cloud Atlas_? 2. Are you a cat-eared fairy in a novel by Neil Gaiman? 3. Did you play Hercule Poirot in _Death On The Nile_? ---
**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 7, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/133 "2016-04-07T15:31:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Susan Sarandon play you (among other parts) in _Cloud Atlas_? > 2. Are you a cat-eared fairy in a novel by Neil Gaiman? > 3. Did you play Hercule Poirot in _Death On The Nile_? I loved _Cloud Atlas_ but don’t remember the character’s name; dunno and not Peter Ustinov. ---
**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 7, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/134 "2016-04-07T15:35:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Susan Sarandon play you (among other parts) in _Cloud Atlas_? > 2. Are you a cat-eared fairy in a novel by Neil Gaiman? > 3. Did you play Hercule Poirot in _Death On The Nile_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I loved _Cloud Atlas_ but don’t remember the character’s name; dunno and not Peter Ustinov. #1 was Older Ursula. #2 was Una in _Stardust_. Correct on Peter. DQs: 1. By a British creator? 2. Originally from prose fiction? ---
**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 7, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/135 "2016-04-07T15:58:51Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the eponymous subject of a song covered by Bette Midler, Kermit the Frog and Peter Sellers? 2. Were you a marionette who bedeviled Jimmy Durante on his TV show? 3. Did you play Dr. McCoy in the last two Star Trek movies? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/136 "2016-04-07T19:19:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > IQ1) During Cuban Missle Crisis, did you negotiate with Fidel Castro to return the body of a downed American U-2 pilot? > > IQ2) Did you play lead guitar for the Scorpions in the mid-1970s? > > IQ3) Was your interracial kiss on prime-time American television a subtle watershed moment for the medium? > > Not U Thant, dunno, and not Lt. Uhura. Correct on U Thant and Uhura. Uli Jon Roth played lead guitar for the Scorpions in from 1974-1978. I will reserve this DQ, and my prior one from post #122 above. ---
**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 7, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/137 "2016-04-07T19:49:00Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you Dormammu’s sister, foe of Dr. Strange? > IQ2: Are you the father of King Arthur? > IQ3: Are you a Norse giant who tricked Thor to hit a mountain instead of you? > > Dunno; not Uther Pendragon; dunno. Umar, correct, Utgarda-Loki 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 7, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/138 "2016-04-07T19:59:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the eponymous subject of a song covered by Bette Midler, Kermit the Frog and Peter Sellers? > 2. Were you a marionette who bedeviled Jimmy Durante on his TV show? > 3. Did you play Dr. McCoy in the last two Star Trek movies? Dunno, dunno and not Karl Urban. U. 1. fictional 2. female 3. not created by an American 4. created after 1950 5. by a European creator 6. first name starts with U 7. by a British creator 8. originally from prose fiction ---
**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 7, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/139 "2016-04-07T20:32:15Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the eponymous subject of a song covered by Bette Midler, Kermit the Frog and Peter Sellers? > 2. Were you a marionette who bedeviled Jimmy Durante on his TV show? > 3. Did you play Dr. McCoy in the last two Star Trek movies? > Dunno, dunno and not Karl Urban. #1 was [Ukulele Lady](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Fzj_9lvX4). #2 was Umbriago. Correct on Karl. DQs: 1. Also from a movie or movies? 2. Created after 1980? ---
**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 8, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/140 "2016-04-08T00:00:24Z")
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