# Botticelli -- Aug 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 28, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645 "2020-07-28T21:40:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**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:** [August 25, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/361 "2020-08-25T15:18:51Z")
IQs: 1. Is the magic system used in 1st Edition Dungeons & Dragons based on the way magic appears in your stories? 2. Did you die in a tragic accident on the set of _Twilight Zone: The Movie_? 3. Are you aka The Question? ---
**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:** [August 25, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/362 "2020-08-25T15:47:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Argh. Double error. I was just working at fixing that. Just offering a helping hand. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [August 25, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/363 "2020-08-25T15:51:47Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your grandfather invent a type of baking powder? > IQ2: Did you play Ann Romanoā€™s daughter? > IQ3: Were you a noted Portuguese explorer? Dunno, not Valerie Bertinelli, and not Vasco da Gama > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is the magic system used in 1st Edition Dungeons & Dragons based on the way magic appears in your stories? > 2. Did you die in a tragic accident on the set of _Twilight Zone: The Movie_? > 3. Are you aka The Question? Not A.E. Van Voght (sp?), Vic Morrow and dunno ---
**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:** [August 25, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/364 "2020-08-25T15:54:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your grandfather invent a type of baking powder? > IQ2: Did you play Ann Romanoā€™s daughter? > IQ3: Were you a noted Portuguese explorer? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Valerie Bertinelli, and not Vasco da Gama Vincent Price. āœ… āœ… DQ: Real? ---
**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:** [August 25, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/365 "2020-08-25T15:56:10Z")
V. 1. real ---
**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:** [August 25, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/366 "2020-08-25T16:07:25Z")
I was wondering about the person being born south of Vienna. I had it narrowed down to either Jenner or Joseph Marie Jacquard (born south of Vienna, but not a speaker of a Germanic language). IQs: 1. Were you drawn by David Lloyd? 2. Vunce ze rockets go up, do you not care vhere zey go down, because thatā€™s not your department? 3. Did you play ā€œFesā€ on _That 70s Show_? ---
**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:** [August 25, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/367 "2020-08-25T16:17:09Z")
IQ1: Were you a famous Bulgarian wizard? IQ2: Were you the Empress of India? IQ3: Does a popular charity bear your name? ---
**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:** [August 25, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/368 "2020-08-25T21:08:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Is the magic system used in 1st Edition Dungeons & Dragons based on the way magic appears in your stories? > > > 2. Did you die in a tragic accident on the set of _Twilight Zone: The Movie_ ? > > > 3. Are you aka The Question? > > Not A.E. Van Voght (sp?), Vic Morrow and dunno 1. was John Vance. Correct on #2. 2. is Vic Sage. DQs: 1. Male? 2. Alive? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/369 "2020-08-26T00:42:36Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > ā€¦ > IQs: > 1. Were you drawn by David Lloyd? > 2. Vunce ze rockets go up, do you not care vhere zey go down, because thatā€™s not your department? > 3. Did you play ā€œFesā€ on _That 70s Show_? Dunno, not Wernher ā€œUnd Iā€™m learning Chineseā€¦ā€ Von Braun, not Vilderama (sp?) > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a famous Bulgarian wizard? > IQ2: Were you the Empress of India? > IQ3: Does a popular charity bear your name? Not Viktor Krum, Queen Victoria or C. Vanderbilt. V. 1. real 2. male 3. dead ---
**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:** [August 26, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/370 "2020-08-26T01:08:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Wernher ā€œUnd Iā€™m learning Chineseā€¦ā€ Von Braun, not Vilderama (sp?) 1 was V (of _V for Vendetta_); close enough on 3 for Wilmer Valderrama. DQ: last name begins with V? IQs: 1. Is your name synonymous with ā€œcollaboratorā€? 2. Did Ogden Nash say you needed a kick in the trousers? 3. Did you create the above person? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/371 "2020-08-26T01:26:37Z")
IQs: 1. Did Doctor Who take you to a museum in your future where there was an amazing display of your artwork curated by Bill Nighy? 2. Did you play Will Smithā€™s love interest in _Independence Day_? 3. Are you the head of the Night Watch in Terry Pratchettā€™s Discworld novels? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/372 "2020-08-26T01:40:30Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a famous Bulgarian wizard? > IQ2: Were you the Empress of India? > IQ3: Does a popular charity bear your name? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Viktor Krum, Queen Victoria or C. Vanderbilt. āœ… āœ… Really? I didnā€™t know that. IQ1: You are not Vanderbilt (or for that matter, VanAnybodyelse). Does a popular charity bear your name? IQ2: Were you a stranger in a strange land? IQ3: Were you the Forcesā€™ Sweetheart? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/373 "2020-08-26T02:32:08Z")
IQ: Did you play a college dean? IQ: Did you perform with the Savoy Havana Band? IQ: Did you famously have issues with a footstool? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/374 "2020-08-26T02:50:11Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > ā€¦ > IQs: > 1. Is your name synonymous with ā€œcollaboratorā€? > 2. Did Ogden Nash say you needed a kick in the trousers? > 3. Did you create the above person? Not Vidkun Quisling, Milo Vance, and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Doctor Who take you to a museum in your future where there was an amazing display of your artwork curated by Bill Nighy? > 2. Did you play Will Smithā€™s love interest in _Independence Day_? > 3. Are you the head of the Night Watch in Terry Pratchettā€™s Discworld novels? Not Leonardo da Vinci or Vivica Fox, and dunno. > [@SCAdian](#): > > ā€¦ > IQ1: You are not Vanderbilt (or for that matter, VanAnybodyelse). Does a popular charity bear your name? > IQ2: Were you a stranger in a strange land? > IQ3: Were you the Forcesā€™ Sweetheart? Not Velosano, Valentine Michael Smith or Vera Lynn. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQ: Did you play a college dean? > IQ: Did you perform with the Savoy Havana Band? > IQ: Did you famously have issues with a footstool? Not John ā€œFat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, sonā€ Vernon, dunno, and dunno. V. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name begins with V ---
**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:** [August 26, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/375 "2020-08-26T11:03:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did Doctor Who take you to a museum in your future where there was an amazing display of your artwork curated by Bill Nighy? > > > 2. Did you play Will Smithā€™s love interest in _Independence Day_ ? > > > 3. Are you the head of the Night Watch in Terry Pratchettā€™s Discworld novels? > > Not Leonardo da Vinci or Vivica Fox, and dunno. #1 was Vincent van Gogh. #2 was indeed Viveca A. Fox. #3 is Captain (later Commander, later Duke) Sam Vines DQs: 1. American? 2. Died after 1900? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/376 "2020-08-26T11:41:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not John ā€œFat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, sonā€ Vernon, dunno, and dunno. Correct Rudy Vallee Dick Van Dyke DQ. In the arts? DQ. Last name a double name? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/377 "2020-08-26T11:51:39Z")
Welcome, Miss Take! Glad to see you here! ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/378 "2020-08-26T13:19:27Z")
1. Did you play the kingā€™s best friend in Galavant? 2. Were you the leader of the Sweat hogs? 3. Did you play one of the protagonists in the short-lived 1998 series **Prey**? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/379 "2020-08-26T13:47:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Vidkun Quisling, Milo Vance, and dunno. Close enough on Philo Vance; 3 (created Philo Vance) was S.S. Van Dine. One DQ reserved. IQs: 1. Do you vie with Cooper for the hand of Andrews? 2. Were you Mr. Hands in the Mr. Bill shorts? 3. Did you shoot Andy Warhol? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/380 "2020-08-26T15:17:36Z")
Yes, welcome, **MissTake**! Always glad to have another Botticellier. > [@kitap](#): > > 1. Did you play the kingā€™s best friend in Galavant? > 2. Were you the leader of the Sweat hogs? > 3. Did you play one of the protagonists in the short-lived 1998 series **Prey**? Dunno, not Vinnie Barbarino, and dunno. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > ā€¦ > IQs: > 1. Do you vie with Cooper for the hand of Andrews? > 2. Were you Mr. Hands in the Mr. Bill shorts? > 3. Did you shoot Andy Warhol? Not Veronica Lodge (or Betty Cooper), dunno, and that crazy woman or her (ironically enough) 15 minutes of fame. V. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name begins with V 5. American 6. died after 1900 7. not in the Arts 8. last name not a double name [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645.md?page=20)