# 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:** 8
**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 8, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/141 "2016-04-08T02:06:19Z")
IQs: 1. Did you bend spoons for a living? 2. Did your house split in two and fall into the tarn? 3. Were you an editor who was widely criticized for including your own poems in an anthology? ---
**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 8, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/142 "2016-04-08T03:25:36Z")
> [@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? Usain Bolt (recordholder in the 100m), Brian Urlacher, and correct on Unitas. holding 2 DQs. IQ1: Is fear unnecessary when you’re around? IQ2: Were you the antagonist in a high-grossing 2015 film? IQ3: Was Columbia your predecessor as a popular metaphor? ---
**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 8, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/143 "2016-04-08T04:14:19Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you bend spoons for a living? > 2. Did your house split in two and fall into the tarn? > 3. Were you an editor who was widely criticized for including your own poems in an anthology? Not Uri Geller, Poe’s Usher and dunno. > [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > … > IQ1: Is fear unnecessary when you’re around? > IQ2: Were you the antagonist in a high-grossing 2015 film? > IQ3: Was Columbia your predecessor as a popular metaphor? Not Underdog, dunno, and not Uncle Sam. 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 9. not from a movie or movies 10. created after 1980 11. could kinda sorta be said to be from the scifi/fantasy genre ---
**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 8, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/144 "2016-04-08T12:10:36Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you bend spoons for a living? > 2. Did your house split in two and fall into the tarn? > 3. Were you an editor who was widely criticized for including your own poems in an anthology? > Not Uri Geller, Poe’s Usher and dunno. Correct on Uri Geller. Correct on Roderick Usher. #3 was Louis Untermeyer. DQ: Protagonist? ---
**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 8, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/145 "2016-04-08T12:55:25Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Sheen’s superhero idol on _Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius_? 2. Did exposure to green kryptonite give you additional powers? 3. Did you get your superpowers from being eaten by a Space Whale? ---
**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 8, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/146 "2016-04-08T13:14:19Z")
DQs: From the horror genre? Created by a female author? ---
**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, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/147 "2016-04-08T13:41:48Z")
nm bordelond ninja’ed me ---
**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 8, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/148 "2016-04-08T14:22:45Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Is fear unnecessary when you’re around? > IQ2: Were you the antagonist in a high-grossing 2015 film? > IQ3: Was Columbia your predecessor as a popular metaphor? Correct, Ultron(in _Avengers: Age of Ultron_), and correct. DQ: Are you a non-superpowered/non-magic empowered human? still holding 2 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 8, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/149 "2016-04-08T19:28:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Sheen’s superhero idol on _Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius_? > 2. Did exposure to green kryptonite give you additional powers? > 3. Did you get your superpowers from being eaten by a Space Whale? Not UltraLord (I _love_ Sheen!), dunno and not… Uncle Jonah? 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 9. not from a movie or movies 10. created after 1980 11. could kinda sorta be said to be from the scifi/fantasy genre 12. protagonist 13. not from horror genre 14. created by a female author 15. is a non-superpowered/non-magic empowered human ---
**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 8, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/150 "2016-04-08T19:32:48Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Sheen’s superhero idol on Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius? > 2. Did exposure to green kryptonite give you additional powers? > 3. Did you get your superpowers from being eaten by a Space Whale? > Not UltraLord (I love Sheen!), dunno and not… Uncle Jonah? #1 was, indeed, Ultra-Lord. #2 was Ultraman from DC Comics’s Earth 3. #3 was Ultra-Boy of the Legion of Superheroes, aka Jo Nah, so you were close. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 8, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/151 "2016-04-08T20:44:33Z")
IQs 1. Did you write _The Witches of Eastwick_? 2. As a Boston Red Sock, were you the Most Valuable Player in the 2013 American League Championship Series? 3. Did _The Simpsons_ TV series start off as cartoon shorts on your TV program? ---
**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 8, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/152 "2016-04-08T20:56:07Z")
DQs: 1. First name starts with Ua - Um? 2. From a best seller? ---
**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 9, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/153 "2016-04-09T04:41:53Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you write _The Witches of Eastwick_? > 2. As a Boston Red Sock, were you the Most Valuable Player in the 2013 American League Championship Series? > 3. Did _The Simpsons_ TV series start off as cartoon shorts on your TV program? Dunno x2; not Tracy Ullman. 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 9. not from a movie or movies 10. created after 1980 11. could kinda sorta be said to be from the scifi/fantasy genre 12. protagonist 13. not from horror genre 14. created by a female author 15. is a non-superpowered/non-magic empowered human 16. first name doesn’t start with Ua - Um 17. from a best seller ---
**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 9, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/154 "2016-04-09T11:27:26Z")
I have no idea… IQs: 1. Were you the magician mentioned in the title to Book 3 of Suzanne Clarke’s hit novel? 2. Were you the founder of a typewriter company? 3. Were you the founder of a company that makes deviled ham? ---
**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 9, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/155 "2016-04-09T18:58:39Z")
DQ: Young adult genre? holding 1 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 9, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/156 "2016-04-09T20:25:33Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Were you the magician mentioned in the title to Book 3 of Suzanne Clarke’s hit novel? > 2. Were you the founder of a typewriter company? > 3. Were you the founder of a company that makes deviled ham? Dunno, not Underwood, and not the other Underwood. 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 9. not from a movie or movies 10. created after 1980 11. could kinda sorta be said to be from the scifi/fantasy genre 12. protagonist 13. not from horror genre 14. created by a female author 15. is a non-superpowered/non-magic empowered human 16. first name doesn’t start with Ua - Um 17. from a best seller 18. not Young Adult genre ---
**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 9, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/157 "2016-04-09T21:58:52Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the magician mentioned in the title to Book 3 of Suzanne Clarke’s hit novel? > 2. Were you the founder of a typewriter company? > 3. Were you the founder of a company that makes deviled ham? > Dunno, not Underwood, and not the other Underwood. #1 was John Uskglass, in _Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell_ #2 was John T. Underwood, so Correct. #3 was William Underwood, so Correct. 1 DQ 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 10, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/158 "2016-04-10T00:45:26Z")
IQ1: Are you a tattooed Samoan-American wrestler whose real name is Eddie Fatu? IQ2: Are you voice of Dr. Venture on _The Venture Brothers_? IQ3: Are you a transgender member of the SDMB? ---
**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 10, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/159 "2016-04-10T00:54:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally Posted by bordelond_ > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Did you write The Witches of Eastwick? > > 2. As a Boston Red Sock, were you the Most Valuable Player in the 2013 American League Championship Series? > > 3. Did The Simpsons TV series start off as cartoon shorts on your TV program? > > Dunno x2; not Tracy Ullman. 1. Novelist John Updike 2. Relief pitcher Koji Uehara 3. Correct on Ullman … DQs 1. From children’s literature/children’s books? 2. As best as a reader can tell, is the character an adult? (Draw the line as you see fit) ---
**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, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/160 "2016-04-10T01:37:30Z")
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