# Botticelli - April 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 3, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093 "2023-04-03T16:37:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 24, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/181 "2023-04-24T20:03:04Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Do you wear a long red velvet ribbon on your tail and yearn to eat fat babies? > > 2. Did you play the Tin Woodman in the 1939 movie _The Wizard of Oz_? > > 3. On the highly acclaimed turnip-scented 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ did you frequently opine sadly that _You can’t get the parts any more, you know?_ > > I am not the Hungry Tiger, I am not Jack um… Jack… Take a DQ. Take another DQ. Correct on HT. #2 was Jack Haley. #3 was Henry Crun. 2 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 24, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/182 "2023-04-24T20:36:04Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Are you the only recurring character in the original Star Trek series to be named in two episode titles? > > IQ2: Was your name added to the credits of the home video release of _The Terminator_ to settle a lawsuit? > > IQ3: Were you required to wear the first letter of the alphabet prominently on your person? > > I am not Hikaru Sulu or take a DQ. Take a DQ. I am not Hester Prynne. Harcourt “Harry” Mudd, featured in the episodes “Mudd’s Women” and “I, Mudd” Harlan Ellison - threatened to sue the producers over similarities to his work on _The Outer Limits_ Correct DQ: First name starts with H? Holding one DQ ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/183 "2023-04-25T01:55:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Andrew Johnson’s predecessor? > Were you one of _The A-Team_? > Was Brian Cox the first to play you, a slightly-renamed version of a better-known character? Take a DQ, I am not H. M. “Howling Mad” Murdock. Or John “Hannibal” Smith. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/184 "2023-04-25T01:59:17Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. The Arts made them famous, but _not_ because they are an artist. If that makes sense. Like, um, journalists made Harry Truman famous because he refused to evacuate from his home near Mount St. Helens, not because he was an artist. Does that make sense? 5. Not American 6. Born before 1971 7. Not political/military 8. European 9. White 10. First name does not start with H. ---
**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, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/185 "2023-04-25T11:47:51Z")
DQs: 1. British or Irish? 2. Known from sports/athletics? ---
**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, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/186 "2023-04-25T11:49:59Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty_? 2. Did you write _Siddhartha_? 3. Did you create _B.C._ and _The Wizard of Id_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/187 "2023-04-25T13:01:57Z")
I am not Handel? Or take a DQ. I am not Herman Hesse. I am not Johnny Hart. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/188 "2023-04-25T13:03:08Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. The Arts made them famous, but _not_ because they are an artist. If that makes sense. Like, um, journalists made Harry Truman famous because he refused to evacuate from his home near Mount St. Helens, not because he was an artist. Does that make sense? 5. Not American 6. Born before 1971 7. Not political/military 8. European 9. White 10. First name does not start with H. 11. British 12. Not known for sports. ---
**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, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/189 "2023-04-25T13:22:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you write _Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty_? > - Did you write _Siddhartha_? > - Did you create _B.C._ and _The Wizard of Id_? > [@kitap](#): > > I am not Handel? Or take a DQ. I am not Herman Hesse. I am not Johnny Hart. #1 was Reginald Heber. Correct on the others. DQ: Known for business? ---
**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, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/190 "2023-04-25T13:22:52Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Andrew Johnson’s predecessor? - Hannibal Hamlin of Maine, as VPOTUS Were you one of _The A-Team_? - Yes, John “Hannibal” Smith Was Brian Cox the first to play you, a slightly-renamed version of a better-known character? - Dr. Hannibal Lecktor, in _Manhunter_ (later renamed Lecter) Hannibal x3! DQs: Holds a royal or noble title? Best known as the subject of a work of art? IQs: Were you sorry to let Norbert go? Were you the only human being to appear in the first _SpongeBob_ movie? Were you a very scary interdimensional bad guy in the works of H.P. Lovecraft? ---
**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 25, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/191 "2023-04-25T14:09:15Z")
IQ1: Was “I’ve Been Everywhere” a #1 hit for you? IQ2: Did you draw a comic strip that debuted the same day as another strip with the same name? IQ3: Were you four superheroes? ---
**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, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/192 "2023-04-25T14:43:51Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say_? 2. Were you an actress/model who was the voice of a famous American writer who, like your father, committed suicide? 3. Were you a 1940’s gossip columnist known for your hats? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/193 "2023-04-25T17:39:59Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a girl genius as drawn by Phil Foglio? 2. Are you the master of the Universe? 3. Are you a Pooka? . PS: Left over from last round, in case anyone was interested… > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Redirect: Are you a Mesopotamian fertility goddess whose name was used in the title of an (IMHO highly underrated) Dustin Hoffman film. The goddess I was thinking of was Ishtar ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/194 "2023-04-26T01:37:54Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you sorry to let Norbert go? > Were you the only human being to appear in the first _SpongeBob_ movie? > Were you a very scary interdimensional bad guy in the works of H.P. Lovecraft? I am not Hagrid. Take 2 DQs. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was “I’ve Been Everywhere” a #1 hit for you? > IQ2: Did you draw a comic strip that debuted the same day as another strip with the same name? > IQ3: Were you four superheroes? Take 3 DQs. Wait…Is #1 Merle Haggard? If not, yep. DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say_? > 2. Were you an actress/model who was the voice of a famous American writer who, like your father, committed suicide? > 3. Were you a 1940’s gossip columnist known for your hats? Take a DQ, I am not Margaux Hemingway, I am not Hedda Hopper. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/195 "2023-04-26T01:39:14Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a girl genius as drawn by Phil Foglio? > 2. Are you the master of the Universe? > 3. Are you a Pooka? Take a DQ, I am not He-Man, I am not Harvey. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/196 "2023-04-26T01:43:35Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. The Arts made them famous, but _not_ because they are an artist. If that makes sense. Like, um, journalists made Harry Truman famous because he refused to evacuate from his home near Mount St. Helens, not because he was an artist. Does that make sense? 5. Not American 6. Born before 1971 7. Not political/military 8. European 9. White 10. First name does not start with H. 11. British 12. Not known for sports. 13. Not known for business. 14. Does not hold a royal or noble title. 15. Not best known as the subject of a pinting. Let me clarify #4. He is not known for the Arts, but tge Arts are what made him famous. Like Gordon Ramsey. He’s not known for the Arts, but TV made him famous. We should be over 20 DQs, so no more IQs, please. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/197 "2023-04-26T04:13:00Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > 1. Are you a girl genius as drawn by Phil Foglio? > > 2. Are you the master of the Universe? > > 3. Are you a Pooka? > > Take a DQ, I am not He-Man, I am not Harvey. 1. Agetha Heterodyne the main character in Phil Foglio’s girl genius comic. Others correct. Still thinking on the DQ. ---
**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, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/198 "2023-04-26T12:40:24Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Did you write _I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say_? > > 2. Were you an actress/model who was the voice of a famous American writer who, like your father, committed suicide? > > 3. Were you a 1940’s gossip columnist known for your hats? > > Take a DQ, I am not Margaux Hemingway, I am not Hedda Hopper. #1 was Horatius Bonar. Correct on the others. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 26, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/199 "2023-04-26T17:21:54Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Was “I’ve Been Everywhere” a #1 hit for you? > > IQ2: Did you draw a comic strip that debuted the same day as another strip with the same name? > > IQ3: Were you four superheroes? > > Take 3 DQs. Wait…Is #1 Merle Haggard? If not, yep. DQ. Hank Snow Hank Ketcham (_Dennis the Menace_) Hank Pym (Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket) Five 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 26, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/200 "2023-04-26T18:45:08Z")
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