# Botticelli - April 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 3, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348 "2021-04-03T21:37:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 20, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/181 "2021-04-20T00:37:43Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you a columnist for the Des Moines _Register_ for over 30 years? > > IQ2: Were you CNO during most of WW II? > > IQ3: Were you played by Ivan Dixon? > > Take another 3 DQs Donald Kaul. Ernest King. Kinchloe (_Hogan’s Heroes_). DQ: From a western? Three DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/182 "2021-04-20T01:26:55Z")
DQs: 1. More than one appearance in movies? 2. From the spy genre? 3. Caucasian? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/183 "2021-04-20T01:35:32Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Kamala Harris > Take a DQ > Not John K. - the Ren & Stimpy guy, who name I can’t spell - Kricaflusi? 2 was K.A. Applegate; 3 was indeed John Kricfalusi. IQs: 1. Did you caricature your former partner as Funky Flashman? 2. Do you scream at the camera “You’re next!” in a classic 1956 film? 3. Did you record a campaign ad for your husband in Spanish? DQ: side character? ---
**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 20, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/184 "2021-04-20T04:07:30Z")
Previous IQs: Were you mentioned in Queen’s “Killer Queen”? - Yes, Khrushchev Were you, too? - Yes, Kennedy Are you the less-well-known spouse of one of them? - Well, the less-well-known of the two was surely Nina Khrushchev, but I’ll give it to you DQs: Were you, in a novel, the clone of an unnamed young President assassinated in Dallas in 1963? Did you marry Jane Austen’s Emma? Did you turn out to have written the political novel _Primary Colors_? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/185 "2021-04-20T07:13:00Z")
**K** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with K 4. Created by an American or Americans 5. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 6. Character is American 7. Not created after 1980 8. Not created after 1960 9. From a movie 10. Created after 1940 11. Not main character 12. Not from a comedy 13. Not from a western 14. Not more than one appearance in movies 15. From the spy genre 16. Race unspecified 17. Not a side character ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/186 "2021-04-20T07:15:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you caricature your former partner as Funky Flashman? > 2. Do you scream at the camera “You’re next!” in a classic 1956 film? > 3. Did you record a campaign ad for your husband in Spanish? Not Jack Kirby Not Kevin McCarthy in _Invasion of the Body Snatchers_ Take a DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you, in a novel, the clone of an unnamed young President assassinated in Dallas in 1963? > Did you marry Jane Austen’s Emma? > Did you turn out to have written the political novel _Primary Colors_ ? Take a DQ Not Mr. Knightly Not Joe Klein ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/187 "2021-04-20T13:27:28Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Jack Kirby > Not Kevin McCarthy in _Invasion of the Body Snatchers_ > Take a DQ 3 was Jackie Kennedy. IQs: 1. Unlike others, is your work in a circle? 2. Did you write under the name Isak Dinesen? 3. Do you appear as yourself in _Uncut Gems_? DQ: played by an onscreen actor? ---
**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 20, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/188 "2021-04-20T15:52:24Z")
Previous IQs: Were you, in a novel, the clone of an unnamed young President assassinated in Dallas in 1963? - Joshua Francis Kellogg, in Nancy Freedman’s _Joshua Son of None_ Did you marry Jane Austen’s Emma? - Yes, Mr. Knightley Did you turn out to have written the political novel _Primary Colors_? - Yes, Joe Klein DQ: Best known for TV appearance(s)? IQs: Were you a prominent Boer leader? Did you lead Moonbase Alpha? Is DOJ’s main building named after you? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/189 "2021-04-20T16:44:48Z")
**K** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with K 4. Created by an American or Americans 5. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 6. Character is American 7. Not created after 1980 8. Not created after 1960 9. From a movie 10. Created after 1940 11. Not main character 12. Not from a comedy 13. Not from a western 14. Not more than one appearance in movies 15. From the spy genre 16. Race unspecified 17. Not a side character 18. Depending on how one interprets “played by” and how meta one chooses to be, the answer to “played by an onscreen actor” could be either yes or no. 19. Not best known for TV appearance(s) 20. Movie set in the time it was made. ---
**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 20, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/190 "2021-04-20T16:44:49Z")
DQ: Movie set in the time it was made? Two DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/191 "2021-04-20T16:45:55Z")
We’ve hit 20 DQs, so no more IQs. I’ll respond to the open IQs in my next post. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/192 "2021-04-20T16:50:07Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Unlike others, is your work in a circle? > 2. Did you write under the name Isak Dinesen? > 3. Do you appear as yourself in _Uncut Gems_ ? Take 2 DQs Not Kevin Durant > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a prominent Boer leader? > Did you lead Moonbase Alpha? > Is DOJ’s main building named after you? Take a DQ Not John Koenig Take another 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 20, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/193 "2021-04-20T16:54:13Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a prominent Boer leader? - Paul Krueger Did you lead Moonbase Alpha? - Yes, Cmdr. John Koenig Is DOJ’s main building named after you? - Former Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy DQ: Movie set during WWII? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/194 "2021-04-20T17:07:18Z")
**K** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with K 4. Created by an American or Americans 5. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 6. Character is American 7. Not created after 1980 8. Not created after 1960 9. From a movie 10. Created after 1940 11. Not main character 12. Not from a comedy 13. Not from a western 14. Not more than one appearance in movies 15. From the spy genre 16. Race unspecified 17. Not a side character 18. Depending on how one interprets “played by” and how meta one chooses to be, the answer to “played by an onscreen actor” could be either yes or no. 19. Not best known for TV appearance(s) 20. Movie set in the time it was made. 21. Movie not set during WWII ---
**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 20, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/195 "2021-04-20T17:33:25Z")
DQs: 1. Antagonist? 2. Movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/196 "2021-04-20T17:45:12Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Take 2 DQs > Not Kevin Durant 1 (work in circle) was Bil or Jeff Keane, the original and current artists of _The Family Circus_; 2 (wrote under the name Isak Dinesen) was Karen Blixen. 3 was Kevin Garnett, but you got the Kevin right. DQ: movie made after 1950? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/197 "2021-04-20T17:57:15Z")
**K** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with K 4. Created by an American or Americans 5. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 6. Character is American 7. Not created after 1980 8. Not created after 1960 9. From a movie 10. Created after 1940 11. Not main character 12. Not from a comedy 13. Not from a western 14. Not more than one appearance in movies 15. From the spy genre 16. Race unspecified 17. Not a side character 18. Depending on how one interprets “played by” and how meta one chooses to be, the answer to “played by an onscreen actor” could be either yes or no. 19. Not best known for TV appearance(s) 20. Movie set in the time it was made. 21. Movie not set during WWII 22. Not an antagonist 23. Movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock 24. Movie made after 1950 ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/198 "2021-04-20T18:14:03Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 3 was Kevin Garnett, but you got the Kevin right. I’m going to say I got that one wrong, so have another DQ. I didn’t see the movie and didn’t know the answer. All I had heard was a current NBA player played themself, and I went with the first K name I could think of. By my count SCAdian and De\_Le\_Rue both have 2 outstanding DQs. ---
**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 20, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/199 "2021-04-20T18:23:14Z")
A Hitchcock film from 1951-1960. Possibly _Strangers on a Train_, _Vertigo_, _North by Northwest_, _Rear Window_, _Psycho_ and others I’m not remembering right now. ---
**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 21, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/200 "2021-04-21T00:07:00Z")
_Dial M for Murder_ and _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ as well. Maybe more. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348.md?page=11)