# Botticelli - August 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 5, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053 "2015-08-05T12:08:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/221 "2015-08-14T12:05:17Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you play one of the Sweeney Sisters on SNL, along with Jan Hooks? > IQ2: Did you and Jay Pharoah imitate Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on SNL? > IQ3: Are you one of SNL’s original cast members, who played Connie Conehead? > > DQ. > DQ. > Not … Laraine Newman? Nora Dunn, Nasim Pedrad, correct holding 3 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:** [August 14, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/222 "2015-08-14T13:39:20Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the first black female supermodel? 2. Did you die in a boating accident that still remains a mystery? 3. Are you another black supermodel who’s acted, and who dated Robert DeNiro? ---
**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 14, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/223 "2015-08-14T19:51:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the first black female supermodel? > 2. Did you die in a boating accident that still remains a mystery? > 3. Are you another black supermodel who’s acted, and who dated Robert DeNiro? DQ. (What kind of wood doesn’t float?) Not Natalie Wood. DQ. **N** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with N 4. Alive 5. Not American 6. European 7. Not born after 1980 8. Not British 9. Born after 1950 10. Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 11. Involved in the arts ---
**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 14, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/224 "2015-08-14T20:43:59Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the first black female supermodel? > 2. Did you die in a boating accident that still remains a mystery? > 3. Are you another black supermodel who’s acted, and who dated Robert DeNiro? > > DQ. > (What kind of wood doesn’t float?) Not Natalie Wood. > DQ. Correct on Ms. Wood. The others were Naomi Sims and Naomi Campbell, respectively. DQ: Known for music? 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:** [August 15, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/225 "2015-08-15T01:38:56Z")
**N** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with N 4. Alive 5. Not American 6. European 7. Not born after 1980 8. Not British 9. Born after 1950 10. Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 11. Involved in the arts 12. Known for music ---
**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 15, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/226 "2015-08-15T01:54:28Z")
IQ: Did you have a hit with _99 Luftballons_? ---
**Author:** ![TexCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/texcat/32/9041_2.png) [@TexCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexCat)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/227 "2015-08-15T02:14:05Z")
> [@TexCat](#): > > IQ1: Are you the author of the Harry Hole novels? > IQ2: Did you sing “These boots are made for walking”? > IQ3: Are you the screenwriter of _When Harry Met Sally_? Jo Nesbo, correct on Nancy Sinatra, Nora Ephron DQ: Singer? ---
**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 15, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/228 "2015-08-15T02:50:59Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Did you have a hit with _99 Luftballons_? Yes! I am Gabriele Susanne “ **N** ena” Kerner, lead singer of the band that bears her name. > [@TexCat](#): > > DQ: Singer? Yes. 😃 ---
**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 15, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/229 "2015-08-15T04:15:25Z")
All right, **Prof. P**.! Congrats. I’ve heard of the band but not her by name. Previous IQs: Did you hijack the _Enterprise_ for Harry Mudd? - The android Norman. Does a statue of you stand at CIA HQ? - Early American spy Nathan Hale. Were you one of George Washington’s favorite generals? - Yes, Nathanael Greene. ---
**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 15, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/230 "2015-08-15T13:20:49Z")
Thank you! I am R. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/231 "2015-08-15T15:29:11Z")
IQ1: Were you the Joker’s first criminal identity? IQ2: Did you lead the Suicide Squadron during WWII, and came to be replaced by your like-named son after your death at the hands of War Wheel? IQ3: Did you lead the East Company? ---
**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 15, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/232 "2015-08-15T15:47:04Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Joker’s first criminal identity? > IQ2: Did you lead the Suicide Squadron during WWII, and came to be replaced by your like-named son after your death at the hands of War Wheel? > IQ3: Did you lead the East Company? I am not the Red Hood. Take a DQ for #2. If you mean Easy Company, I am not Sgt. Rock. Otherwise, take a DQ. ---
**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 15, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/233 "2015-08-15T19:29:49Z")
IQ1: Were you perhaps the best-known of the Inklings? IQ2: Did you sing “Deeper Than the Holler”? IQ3: Were you known for fighting oil-well fires? ---
**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 15, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/234 "2015-08-15T20:15:43Z")
IQs: Do you hang out near Rhosgobel? Are you Earl’s slow-witted brother? Were you the first man to fly across America, “crash by crash”? ---
**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 15, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/235 "2015-08-15T21:16:22Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you perhaps the best-known of the Inklings? > IQ2: Did you sing “Deeper Than the Holler”? > IQ3: Were you known for fighting oil-well fires? I am not J. R. R. Tolkein. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 15, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/236 "2015-08-15T21:17:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Do you hang out near Rhosgobel? > Are you Earl’s slow-witted brother? > Were you the first man to fly across America, “crash by crash”? I am not Radagast the Brown. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 15, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/237 "2015-08-15T21:32:24Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you perhaps the best-known of the Inklings? > IQ2: Did you sing “Deeper Than the Holler”? > IQ3: Were you known for fighting oil-well fires? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not J. R. R. Tolkein. Take 2 DQs for the others. Correct. Randy Travis. Red Adair. Guess I’ll start with the traditional first two :): DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/238 "2015-08-15T21:46:55Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Joker’s first criminal identity? > IQ2: Did you lead the Suicide Squadron during WWII, and came to be replaced by your like-named son after your death at the hands of War Wheel? > IQ3: Did you lead the East Company? > > I am not the Red Hood. > Take a DQ for #2. > > If you mean Easy Company, I am not Sgt. Rock. Otherwise, take a DQ. correct Richard Flag I meant Easy, so correct. DQ: Last name start with R? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/239 "2015-08-15T22:00:32Z")
IQ1: Were you a guitarist for Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne before perishing in a plane crash in 1982? IQ2: Are you lead guitarist for Living Colour? IQ3: Are you lead guitarist for Bon Jovi? ---
**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 15, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/240 "2015-08-15T22:06:57Z")
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