# Botticelli - Aug. 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 2, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881 "2021-08-02T17:36:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [August 3, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/21 "2021-08-03T17:08:33Z")
IQ1: Did you take your undercover name from what you mistakenly assumed was the dominant life form on Earth? IQ2: Were you the longtime conductor of the Boston Pops? IQ3: Did you bite off Tyr’s hand? ---
**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 3, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/22 "2021-08-03T18:28:01Z")
Not Ford Prefect, Fjohn Fwilliams or Fafnir. F. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. born before 1970 5. not American 6. not known from the Arts 7. not known from politics or the military 8. not known for business ---
**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:** [August 3, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/23 "2021-08-03T19:29:39Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you take your undercover name from what you mistakenly assumed was the dominant life form on Earth? > IQ2: Were you the longtime conductor of the Boston Pops? > IQ3: Did you bite off Tyr’s hand? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Ford Prefect, Fjohn Fwilliams or Fafnir. Correct Williams predecessor Arthur Fiedler Fenrir - right mythology - Fenrir was the wolf, Fafnir was the dwarf turned into a dragon DQ: Last name starts with F? ---
**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 3, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/24 "2021-08-03T19:39:46Z")
IQs: 1. Did you battle the Sharknado? 2. Are you a pyromaniac in DC Comics? 3. Were you the token Black kid in _Peanuts_? ---
**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 3, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/25 "2021-08-03T20:16:23Z")
Not Fredo O’Corleone, Fireball or Franklin. F. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. born before 1970 5. not American 6. not known from the Arts 7. not known from politics or the military 8. not known for business 9. first name starts with F ---
**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 3, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/26 "2021-08-03T21:11:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Qs: > > 1. Did you battle the Sharknado? > 2. Are you a pyromaniac in DC Comics? > 3. Were you the token Black kid in _Peanuts_ ? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Fredo O’Corleone, Fireball or Franklin. #1 was Fin Shepherd. #2 was Firefly. Correct on Franklin DQs: 1. Known for crime? 2. Born before 1960? ---
**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 3, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/27 "2021-08-03T22:04:36Z")
F. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. born before 1970 5. not American 6. not known from the Arts 7. not known from politics or the military 8. not known for business 9. first name starts with F 10. not known for crime 11. born before 1960 ---
**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:** [August 3, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/28 "2021-08-03T22:21:10Z")
IQ1: Did you claim that which does not kill us makes us stronger? IQ2: Did you have a big hit with _Trap Queen_? IQ3: Did you write _The Trial_ and _Metamorphosis_? Previously held DQ: European? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/29 "2021-08-04T02:04:39Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Did you play Corky Sherwood Forrest? > 2. Were you the subject of a song (later covered by Reba McEntire) by Bobbie Gentry? > 3. Were you probably Joe Regalbuto’s most famous role? Correct, Fancy, correct DQ: Known for Science? ---
**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 4, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/30 "2021-08-04T12:04:26Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the character Crazy Guggenheim? 2. Are you a breakfast cereal mascot that rises from the lab every Halloween? 3. Did you own an ice cream parlor in the Harry Potter books? ---
**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 5, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/31 "2021-08-05T02:25:20Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you claim that which does not kill us makes us stronger? > IQ2: Did you have a big hit with _Trap Queen_? > IQ3: Did you write _The Trial_ and _Metamorphosis_? Not Friedrich Nietszche (sp?), dunno, and not Franz Kafka. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the character Crazy Guggenheim? > 2. Are you a breakfast cereal mascot that rises from the lab every Halloween? > 3. Did you own an ice cream parlor in the Harry Potter books? Dunno, not Frankenberry and not Felix Fivescoops. F. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. born before 1970 5. not American 6. not known from the Arts 7. not known from politics or the military 8. not known for business 9. first name starts with F 10. not known for crime 11. born before 1960 12. not European 13. not known for science ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/32 "2021-08-05T02:57:40Z")
1. Was one of your nicknames Ferret Face? 2. Did you write “The Wild Food Cookbook”? 3. Are you the rider of the dragon Canth? ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/33 "2021-08-05T07:01:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Did you claim that which does not kill us makes us stronger? > > > IQ2: Did you have a big hit with _Trap Queen_ ? > > > IQ3: Did you write _The Trial_ and _Metamorphosis_ ? > > Not Friedrich Nietszche (sp?), dunno, and not Franz Kafka. Yes, Fetty Wap, Yes DQ: Known for sports or 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:** [August 5, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/34 "2021-08-05T11:16:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you play the character Crazy Guggenheim? > > > 2. Are you a breakfast cereal mascot that rises from the lab every Halloween? > > > 3. Did you own an ice cream parlor in the Harry Potter books? > > Dunno, not Frankenberry and not Felix Fivescoops. #1 was Frank Fontaine. Correct on Frankenberry. #3 was Florean Fortescue. DQ: Asian? 1 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:** [August 5, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/35 "2021-08-05T17:55:00Z")
IQ1: Did you own “some pig”? IQ2: Were you dumped in a river after hiding in a laundry basket? IQ3: Did you grow up to be the Chief of the Great Northern Tribe? ---
**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 5, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/36 "2021-08-05T18:43:52Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Was one of your nicknames Ferret Face? > 2. Did you write “The Wild Food Cookbook”? > 3. Are you the rider of the dragon Canth? Not Maj. Frank Burns, Frank Beard or Frank Perndude. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you own “some pig”? > IQ2: Were you dumped in a river after hiding in a laundry basket? > IQ3: Did you grow up to be the Chief of the Great Northern Tribe? Not Fern Arable, dunno and dunno. F. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. born before 1970 5. not American 6. not known from the Arts 7. not known from politics or the military 8. not known for business 9. first name starts with F 10. not known for crime 11. born before 1960 12. not European 13. not known for science 14. known for sports or athletics 15. not Asian ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/37 "2021-08-05T19:35:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Did you own “some pig”? > > > IQ2: Were you dumped in a river after hiding in a laundry basket? > > > IQ3: Did you grow up to be the Chief of the Great Northern Tribe? > > Not Fern Arable, dunno and dunno. Correct Sir John Falstaff, in Shakespeare’s _The Merry Wives of Windsor_ The Feral Kid, from _Mad Max 2_ (aka _The Road Warrior_) DQ: African? Holding one 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:** [August 5, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/38 "2021-08-05T19:47:05Z")
DQ: Known from the Olympics? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/39 "2021-08-06T01:48:53Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Was one of your nicknames Ferret Face? > 2. Did you write “The Wild Food Cookbook”? > 3. Are you the rider of the dragon Canth? Correct, Frances Hamerstrom, F’nor. DQs: 1. Participates in a team sport? 2. Greatest fame before 1980? ---
**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 6, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/40 "2021-08-06T13:12:28Z")
F. 1. real 2. male 3. alive 4. born before 1970 5. not American 6. not known from the Arts 7. not known from politics or the military 8. not known for business 9. first name starts with F 10. not known for crime 11. born before 1960 12. not European 13. not known for science 14. known for sports or athletics 15. not Asian 16. not African 17. not known from the Olympics 18. participated in a team sport 19. greatest fame arguably before 1980 No more IQs, please. Ask all earned DQs by noon EST Sunday, please. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881.md?page=3)