# Botticelli - April 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 2, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756 "2024-04-02T20:48:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/221 "2024-04-23T02:01:57Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > I.Q. > > > > 1. Were you (in some transliterations) the angel who dictated the Quran to Mohammed, according to Islam? > > 2. Were you a celebrity who changed your name after you converted to Islam? > > 3. Are you Islam’s second-greatest prophet, according to the most common transliteration of your name? > > DQ > Not Kareem Abdul Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor) > Not … Jesus? Ka-rrect on Kareem, and on the Galilean carpenter (whose name is rendered “Isa” in the Quran). 1 was the angel Jibreel (“Gabriel” in the western Christian tradition.) 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 23, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/222 "2024-04-23T02:14:19Z")
IQs: 1. Did Mike Connors play you on TV, a hard-fisted private eye? 2. Do you play the lead on the series _Wednesday_? 3. Did you play the lead in the BBC series _Victoria_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/223 "2024-04-23T02:50:20Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Did you marry Medea? > 2. Were you Ozma’s maid? > 3. Did you play John Winchester on **Supernatural**? Correct, Jellia Jamb, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. DQ: 1. Dies in song? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 23, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/224 "2024-04-23T17:24:21Z")
Previous IQs: Were you hoodwinked by the Red-Headed League? - Jabez Wilson, yes, in the Sherlock Holmes story Did you, in 2011, film a scene set in a Stuttgart art gallery? - Joss Whedon. For more: [I was an Avengers extra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-avengers-extra/621127) Did you play a top angel in _Heaven Can Wait_? - James Mason DQs: A hero or good guy in the song? Created before 1861? ---
**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 23, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/225 "2024-04-23T20:35:48Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1 was the angel Jibreel (“Gabriel” in the western Christian tradition.) Thought of him, but couldn’t figure out how to turn the G into a J. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Mike Connors play you on TV, a hard-fisted private eye? > 2. Do you play the lead on the series _Wednesday_? > 3. Did you play the lead in the BBC series _Victoria_? DQ x3 ---
**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 23, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/226 "2024-04-23T20:40:40Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did Mike Connors play you on TV, a hard-fisted private eye? > > 2. Do you play the lead on the series _Wednesday_? > > 3. Did you play the lead in the BBC series _Victoria_? > > DQ x3 #1 was Joe Mannix. #2 is Jenna Ortega. #3 is Jenna Coleman. 3 DQs 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 23, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/227 "2024-04-23T20:53:45Z")
**J**. 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Only name begins with J 4. Created by Americans 5. Sorta kinda main character 6. Not from prose 7. Created before 1960 8. Not from a comic book 9. Created before 1920 10. From a song 11. Not created after 1900 12. From a folk song 13. Name is not John or a variation thereon 14. No titles or qualifiers (e.g., Old Black Joe, Little Jimmy, Dr. Johnson) connected to the name 15. Not named after a biblical character 16. I do not die in the song, but someone does 17. Neither a hero or a good guy in the song – presented as neutral 18. Created before 1861 DLR and the Prof have three reserved DQs each, SMV and kitap have one, bringing us to 26. No more, please. ---
**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 23, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/228 "2024-04-23T21:00:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DLR and the Prof have three reserved DQs each, SMV and kitap have one, bringing us to 26. No more, please. SunUp also has one, which will bring us to 27. Please ask them all by 2300 Eastern tomorrow, Wed 24 Apr. ---
**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 23, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/229 "2024-04-23T21:03:30Z")
DQ: song associated with minstrelsy? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/230 "2024-04-23T21:04:38Z")
Last DQ: Human? ---
**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 23, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/231 "2024-04-23T21:51:23Z")
**J**. 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Only name begins with J 4. Created by Americans 5. Sorta kinda main character 6. Not from prose 7. Created before 1960 8. Not from a comic book 9. Created before 1920 10. From a song 11. Not created after 1900 12. From a folk song 13. Name is not John or a variation thereon 14. No titles or qualifiers (e.g., Old Black Joe, Little Jimmy, Dr. Johnson) connected to the name 15. Not named after a biblical character 16. I do not die in the song, but someone does 17. Neither a hero or a good guy in the song – presented as neutral 18. Created before 1861 19. Song is associated with minstrelsy 20. I am 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 23, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/232 "2024-04-23T23:03:43Z")
DQs: 1. From a song by Dan Emmett? 2. From a song by Stephen Foster? 3. Name starts with Ja - to- Ji? I’m guessing **DLR** knows who this is. ---
**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 23, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/233 "2024-04-23T23:20:27Z")
**J**. 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Only name begins with J 4. Created by Americans 5. Sorta kinda main character 6. Not from prose 7. Created before 1960 8. Not from a comic book 9. Created before 1920 10. From a song 11. Not created after 1900 12. From a folk song 13. Name is not John or a variation thereon 14. No titles or qualifiers (e.g., Old Black Joe, Little Jimmy, Dr. Johnson) connected to the name 15. Not named after a biblical character 16. I do not die in the song, but someone does 17. Neither a hero or a good guy in the song – presented as neutral 18. Created before 1861 19. Song is associated with minstrelsy 20. I am human 21. Not from a song by Dan Emmett 22. Not from a song by Stephen Foster 23. Name starts with Ja- to Ji- DLR has two reserved DQs; SunUp and kitap each have one. Please ask them all by 2300 Eastern tomorrow, Wed 24 Apr. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m guessing **DLR** knows who this is. Might could be… ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/234 "2024-04-24T01:18:20Z")
DQ: Created after 1800? ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/235 "2024-04-24T02:25:15Z")
**J**. 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Only name begins with J 4. Created by Americans 5. Sorta kinda main character 6. Not from prose 7. Created before 1960 8. Not from a comic book 9. Created before 1920 10. From a song 11. Not created after 1900 12. From a folk song 13. Name is not John or a variation thereon 14. No titles or qualifiers (e.g., Old Black Joe, Little Jimmy, Dr. Johnson) connected to the name 15. Not named after a biblical character 16. I do not die in the song, but someone does 17. Neither a hero nor a good guy in the song – presented as neutral 18. Created before 1861 19. Song is associated with minstrelsy 20. I am human 21. Not from a song by Dan Emmett 22. Not from a song by Stephen Foster 23. Name starts with Ja- to Ji- 24. Created after 1800 DLR has two reserved DQs; SunUp has one. Please ask them all by 2300 Eastern tomorrow, Wed 24 Apr. ---
**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 24, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/236 "2024-04-24T17:37:34Z")
Are you Jimmy, cracking corn? ---
**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, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/237 "2024-04-24T20:40:02Z")
There are innocuous folk songs But we regard them with scorn The folks who sing them have no social conscience Why, they don’t even care if… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/238 "2024-04-24T21:11:45Z")
[hijack]Since Tom Lehrer has given up his copyright, does that mean we can quote his lyrics entirely?[/hijack] ---
**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 24, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/239 "2024-04-24T21:13:27Z")
And we have EH jumping in with his “Firstname Lastname” question already! > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Are you Jimmy, cracking corn? Yes! I am **J** im (also known as **J** immy), and I do crack corn, though not many people seem to care… I had it, you got it, EH… ~~DLR has two reserved DQs; SunUp has one. Please ask them all by 2300 Eastern tomorrow, Wed 24 Apr~~. Never mind… ---
**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, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756/240 "2024-04-24T21:47:57Z")
That was one of those songs I learned as a kid, and always figured I’d know what “Jimmy crack corn” meant when I grew up. I just looked over on [the Wiki page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Crack_Corn), and, er, nobody’s definitely sure anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756.md?page=13)