# Botticelli - Dec. 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 8, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212 "2016-12-08T16:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/1 "2016-12-08T16:09:39Z")
Last month’s thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=809395](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=809395) OK, sportsfans, our new letter is D ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/2 "2016-12-08T16:45:46Z")
IQs: 1. Were you part of a comedy duo with Peter Cook? 2. Did you have a hit with _Calypso_? 3. Did you star in the film _Hans Christian Andersen_? ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/3 "2016-12-08T20:34:06Z")
Not Dudley Moore, John Denver or… dunno. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/4 "2016-12-08T20:35:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you part of a comedy duo with Peter Cook? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Calypso_? > 3. Did you star in the film _Hans Christian Andersen_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Dudley Moore, John Denver or… dunno. Correct, Correct, and Danny Kaye. DQ: Real? ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/5 "2016-12-08T20:38:19Z")
Oh, wait a minute, “sportsfans”, eh? 1. Was the movie bio of you titled _Pride of St. Louis_? 2. Were you #1’s brother, another athlete? 3. Were you an Olympic pairs skater with Jayne Torvill? ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/6 "2016-12-08T20:47:45Z")
Dunno x2; not Firstnameunknown Dean. D. 1. fictional ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/7 "2016-12-08T23:35:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Oh, wait a minute, “sportsfans”, eh? > > 1. Was the movie bio of you titled _Pride of St. Louis_? > 2. Were you #1’s brother, another athlete? > 3. Were you an Olympic pairs skater with Jayne Torvill? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x2; not Firstnameunknown Dean. The Dean brothers #1 Dizzy, #2 Daffy. Correct on Christopher Dean. DQs: 1. Male? 2. From TV or movies? ---
**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:** [December 9, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/8 "2016-12-09T04:43:36Z")
D. 1. fictional 2. male 3. has appeared on TV and in movies ---
**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:** [December 9, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/9 "2016-12-09T13:05:09Z")
IQs: 1. Are you mentioned in David Essex’s hit _Rock On_? 2. Did you play Superman in _Lois and Clark: The Adventures of Superman_? 3. Did you have a hit with _That’s Amore_? ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/10 "2016-12-09T17:35:39Z")
IQ1: Were your parents killed due to an equipment failure during a trapeze act? IQ2: Did you work in a Quick Stop in New Jersey? IQ3: Were you actually an alien, and possibly Steve Gerber’s best known creation? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/11 "2016-12-10T04:34:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you mentioned in David Essex’s hit _Rock On_? > 2. Did you play Superman in _Lois and Clark: The Adventures of Superman_? > 3. Did you have a hit with _That’s Amore_? Not Dean Jones, not Dean LNU, and not Dean Martin. > [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were your parents killed due to an equipment failure during a trapeze act? > IQ2: Did you work in a Quick Stop in New Jersey? > IQ3: Were you actually an alien, and possibly Steve Gerber’s best known creation? Not Dick Grayson, dunno, and dunno. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/12 "2016-12-10T12:51:00Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you mentioned in David Essex’s hit Rock On? > 2. Did you play Superman in Lois and Clark: The Adventures of Superman? > 3. Did you have a hit with That’s Amore? > Not Dean Jones, not Dean LNU, and not Dean Martin. Correct, Dean Cain, Correct. Dean x 6! DQ: Last name starts with D? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/13 "2016-12-10T12:52:23Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Hugh Lofting’s best known character? 2. Did you sue Jay Ward unsuccessfully for trivializing your name? 3. Did you host _International Showtime_? ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/14 "2016-12-10T15:39:11Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were your parents killed due to an equipment failure during a trapeze act? > IQ2: Did you work in a Quick Stop in New Jersey? > IQ3: Were you actually an alien, and possibly Steve Gerber’s best known creation? Correct on Greyson, Dante Hicks (Clerks), and Howard the Duck. DQ1: First publication(in any medium) before 1990? DQ2: Were you the protagonist in the work you’re best known for? ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/15 "2016-12-10T15:42:10Z")
IQ1: Were you in the 24½th century? IQ2: Did you play the role of IQ1? IQ3: Are your best known relatives two uncles and three nephews? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/16 "2016-12-10T22:16:28Z")
IQ1: Were you a member of a rock band created for TV? IQ2: Are you known for your locker? IQ3: Were you David Bowie under an early stage name? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/17 "2016-12-11T02:27:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Hugh Lofting’s best known character? > 2. Did you sue Jay Ward unsuccessfully for trivializing your name? > 3. Did you host _International Showtime_? Dunno x3. > [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you in the 24½th century? > IQ2: Did you play the role of IQ1? > IQ3: Are your best known relatives two uncles and three nephews? Not DUCK DODGERS!, dunno, and dunno. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a member of a rock band created for TV? > IQ2: Are you known for your locker? > IQ3: Were you David Bowie under an early stage name? Not Davy Jones x3. D. 1. fictional 2. male 3. has appeared on TV and in movies 4. last name starts with D 5. first publication (in any medium) before 1990 6. not the protagonist in the work I’m best known for ---
**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:** [December 11, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/18 "2016-12-11T02:49:47Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Hugh Lofting’s best known character? > 2. Did you sue Jay Ward unsuccessfully for trivializing your name? > 3. Did you host International Showtime? > Dunno x3. #1 is Doctor Doolittle. #2 was Durward Kirby (Bullwinkle had the Kerwood Derby for a few episodes). #3 was Don Ameche. DQ: First appearance before 1960? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/19 "2016-12-11T03:53:32Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you in the 24½th century? > IQ2: Did you play the role of IQ1? > IQ3: Are your best known relatives two uncles and three nephews? Correct, Daffy Duck plays Duck Dodgers ‘in universe’, and Donald Duck’s best known relatives are Uncles Scrooge and Ludwig von Drake, and nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. Not sure why the aversion to direct descendants in his family tree. Ducksx4! DQ1: generally considered a ‘good guy’? Holding one 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:** [December 11, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/20 "2016-12-11T12:46:17Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a member of a rock band created for TV? > IQ2: Are you known for your locker? > IQ3: Were you David Bowie under an early stage name? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Davy Jones x3. Correct x3. IQ1: Were you originally an Italian war orphan adopted by an American soldier? IQ2: Did you write “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”? IQ3: Were you the first commander of the Army of the Ohio? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212.md?page=2)