# 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:** 19
**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 24, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/361 "2015-08-24T14:24:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you disguised as Gorlois when you visited his wife? > IQ2: Were you the son and the father of Victor Emmanuel? > IQ3: Was your name originally Hiram, but changed when you went to college? Not Uther Pendragon, King Umberto (?) or Ulysses S. Grant. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Éomer in two movies and Leonard McCoy in two movies? > IQ2: Did James Spader provide your voice in the last \*Avengers \*movie? > IQ3: Did you play Mia Wallace in _Pulp Fiction_? Not Karl Urban, Ultron or Uma Thurman. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you secretly Shoeshine Boy? > 2. Did you annotate Spenser’s _The Faerie Queene_ in the 18th Century? > 3. Did you date the creation of the world at 4004 B.C.? Dunno, dunno and not Bishop Ussher (mentioned in _Inherit the Wind_; I was in a high school production of it). ---
**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 24, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/362 "2015-08-24T14:29:22Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you secretly Shoeshine Boy? > 2. Did you annotate Spenser’s The Faerie Queene in the 18th Century? > 3. Did you date the creation of the world at 4004 B.C.? > > Dunno, dunno and not Bishop Ussher (mentioned in Inherit the Wind; I was in a high school production of it). #1 was Underdog. #2 was John Upton. Correct on #3. What to ask, what to ask… oh, I know! DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/363 "2015-08-24T14:29:25Z")
IQ1) Were you played by Art Carney in a hit Broadway play of 1965? IQ2) Did Paul McCartney appear as your boyfriend in a popular 1980s music video? IQ3) Did you have to buy jet fuel with your own personal credit card, to keep terrorist hijackers happy? ---
**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 24, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/364 "2015-08-24T14:29:37Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you disguised as Gorlois when you visited his wife? > IQ2: Were you the son and the father of Victor Emmanuel? > IQ3: Was your name originally Hiram, but changed when you went to college? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Uther Pendragon, King Umberto (?) or Ulysses S. Grant. Correct on all three (Umberto I, to be precise). I figured you would be, but it eliminates those three people. 🙂 IQ1: Were you JFK’s SecInt? IQ2: Were you #1’s one-eyed brother? IQ3: Were you an evil witch who dressed in pink? ---
**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 24, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/365 "2015-08-24T14:32:10Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in the title role in _She_? 2. Were you a 20th Century French painter known for your cityscapes? 3. Did you live in Ydalir? ---
**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 24, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/366 "2015-08-24T15:57:11Z")
IQ1: Did Thor sleep in your glove, thinking it was a cave? IQ2: Were you the East German head of state from 1960-1973? IQ3: Are you the author of _The Name of the Rose_? ---
**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, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/367 "2015-08-25T01:47:52Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you played by Art Carney in a hit Broadway play of 1965? > > IQ2) Did Paul McCartney appear as your boyfriend in a popular 1980s music video? > > IQ3) Did you have to buy jet fuel with your own personal credit card, to keep terrorist hijackers happy? D’oh - dunno any of these! > [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you JFK’s SecInt? > IQ2: Were you #1’s one-eyed brother? > IQ3: Were you an evil witch who dressed in pink? Not the Udalls (Stew and Mo?), and… dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in the title role in _She_? > 2. Were you a 20th Century French painter known for your cityscapes? > 3. Did you live in Ydalir? Dunno any of these, either. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did Thor sleep in your glove, thinking it was a cave? > IQ2: Were you the East German head of state from 1960-1973? > IQ3: Are you the author of _The Name of the Rose_? Dunno the first two; not Umberto Eco. U. 1. real 2. male ---
**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, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/368 "2015-08-25T03:21:02Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you JFK’s SecInt? > IQ2: Were you #1’s one-eyed brother? > IQ3: Were you an evil witch who dressed in pink? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not the Udalls (Stew and Mo?), and… dunno. Correct. Correct. Dolores Umbridge (_Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix_). DQ: Living? ---
**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, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/369 "2015-08-25T03:37:38Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in the title role in _She_? > 2. Were you a 20th Century French painter known for your cityscapes? > 3. Did you live in Ydalir? > Dunno any of these, either. #1 was Ursula Undress, er, Andress. #2 was Maurice Utrillo #3 was Ullr, Norse god of Winter DQs: 1. Last name starts with U? 2. Known for the Arts? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/370 "2015-08-25T03:55:40Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you played by Art Carney in a hit Broadway play of 1965? > > IQ2) Did Paul McCartney appear as your boyfriend in a popular 1980s music video? > > IQ3) Did you have to buy jet fuel with your own personal credit card, to keep terrorist hijackers happy? Felix Unger from Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.” Tracey Ullman’s “They Don’t Know” video Stewardess Uli Derrickson ---
**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, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/371 "2015-08-25T04:14:31Z")
IQ1: Are you known for bending spoons? IQ2: Did you appear in a pair of S M Stirling novels as Odikweos? IQ3: Did you succeed Dag Hammarskjold as UN SecGen? ---
**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, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/372 "2015-08-25T12:24:58Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play _Spenser: For Hire_? 2. Did you betray the Sons of Feanor? 3. Did you hang around with George of the Jungle? ---
**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 25, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/373 "2015-08-25T12:29:55Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did Thor sleep in your glove, thinking it was a cave? > IQ2: Were you the East German head of state from 1960-1973? > IQ3: Are you the author of The Name of the Rose? > > Dunno the first two; not Umberto Eco. Utgard-Loki, Walter Ulbricht, correct DQ: American? holding a DQ ---
**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 25, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/374 "2015-08-25T12:38:48Z")
IQ1: Are you a jazz/blues guitarist who led the _Music Revelation Ensemble_? IQ2: Were you tasked by Enki to create a giant ship called _The Preserver of Life_? IQ3: Are you a transgender member of the SDMB? ---
**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, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/375 "2015-08-25T15:32:38Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you known for bending spoons? > IQ2: Did you appear in a pair of S M Stirling novels as Odikweos? > IQ3: Did you succeed Dag Hammarskjold as UN SecGen? Not Uli Engler, dunno, and not U Thant. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play _Spenser: For Hire_? > 2. Did you betray the Sons of Feanor? > 3. Did you hang around with George of the Jungle? Not Robert Urich, dunno, and dunno. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a jazz/blues guitarist who led the _Music Revelation Ensemble_? > IQ2: Were you tasked by Enki to create a giant ship called _The Preserver of Life_? > IQ3: Are you a transgender member of the SDMB? Dunno the first two; not **Una Persson**? U. 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. last name starts with U 5. known for the arts 6. American ---
**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, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/376 "2015-08-25T15:50:59Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Spenser: For Hire? > 2. Did you betray the Sons of Feanor? > 3. Did you hang around with George of the Jungle? > Not Robert Urich, dunno, and dunno. Correct on Urich. #2 was Ulfang the Black. #3 was Ursula, who had a twin sister called Fella. DQs: 1. Known for the performing arts? 2. Born after 1980? 3. Caucasian? ---
**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, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/377 "2015-08-25T15:53:31Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you known for bending spoons? > IQ2: Did you appear in a pair of S M Stirling novels as Odikweos? > IQ3: Did you succeed Dag Hammarskjold as UN SecGen? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Uli Engler, dunno, and not U Thant. Uri Geller. I’ll let you decide if your guess is close enough. 🙂 Ulysses. (Odikweos, apparently, was the Mycenaean version of the Greek _Odysseus_.) Correct. DQ reserved. ---
**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 25, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/378 "2015-08-25T16:15:01Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a jazz/blues guitarist who led the Music Revelation Ensemble? > IQ2: Were you tasked by Enki to create a giant ship called The Preserver of Life? > IQ3: Are you a transgender member of the SDMB? > > Dunno the first two; not Una Persson? James “Blood” Ulmer, Utnapishtim, correct holding 3 DQs and trying to think of more U names ---
**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 25, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/379 "2015-08-25T16:25:47Z")
IQ1: Are you the drummer for Metallica? IQ2: Are you the leader of Saruman’s Uruk-Hair who captured Merry and Pippin? IQ3: Are you a WWE wrestler who’s the son of Rikishi Fatu and husband of Naomi Knight? ---
**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, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/380 "2015-08-26T01:54:37Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Uri Geller. I’ll let you decide if your guess is close enough. 🙂 … No, definitely not. Please take a DQ. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the drummer for Metallica? > IQ2: Are you the leader of Saruman’s Uruk-Hair who captured Merry and Pippin? > IQ3: Are you a WWE wrestler who’s the son of Rikishi Fatu and husband of Naomi Knight? Dunno, not Ugluk (guessing - and were the Uruk-Hair equipped with scissors, combs and brushes?), and dunno. U. 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. last name starts with U 5. known for the arts 6. American 7. known for the performing arts 8. born before 1980 9. Caucasian [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053.md?page=20)