# 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:** 5
**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 19, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/81 "2016-12-19T01:34:50Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a sanctified Turkish bishop whose feast day is this month? 2. Do you live next door to Homer Simpson? 3. Are you aka the Tin Woodman of Oz? ---
**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 19, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/82 "2016-12-19T03:35:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a sanctified Turkish bishop whose feast day is this month? > 2. Do you live next door to Homer Simpson? > 3. Are you aka the Tin Woodman of Oz? Not St Nicholas. DQ. Not … Nick? … Chopper. **N** 1. Real 2. Male ---
**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 19, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/83 "2016-12-19T05:10:33Z")
Previous IQs: After the humiliating capture of much of your army’s supplies, were you nicknamed “Commissary”? - Nathaniel Banks, during the Civil War. Did you face off against Cornwallis at Guilford Court House? - Yes, Nathanael Greene. Did a well-known book of yours have an incongruous discussion of patronage in the early U.S.? - Nathaniel Hawthorne, in _The Scarlet Letter_. Nathaniel/ael x3! DQs: American? Living? IQs: Were you a founder of the KKK? Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? Have you played a priest, a Broadway bigshot and a transvestite? ---
**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 19, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/84 "2016-12-19T14:07:19Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a sanctified Turkish bishop whose feast day is this month? > 2. Do you live next door to Homer Simpson? > 3. Are you aka the Tin Woodman of Oz? > Not St Nicholas. > DQ. > Not … Nick? … Chopper. Correct, Ned Flanders, Correct. DQ: Last name starts with N? ---
**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 19, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/85 "2016-12-19T14:08:54Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the lead singer of Herman’s Hermits? 2. Were you one of the Monkees? 3. Did you battle your sister Gamora in the film _The Guardians of the Galaxy_? ---
**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 20, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/86 "2016-12-20T00:23:54Z")
Well, that didn’t take long… > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the lead singer of Herman’s Hermits? > 2. Were you one of the Monkees? > 3. Did you battle your sister Gamora in the film _The Guardians of the Galaxy_? Yes, I am Peter Blair Denis Bernard **N** oone! But I’m not Mike Nesmith or that other person. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a founder of the KKK? > Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? > Have you played a priest, a Broadway bigshot and a transvestite? And I’m not Nathan Bedford Forrest or those other two guys, either. (Though I should know #2, as I’m certain that you’ve asked that question a time or two before…) ---
**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 20, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/87 "2016-12-20T04:37:02Z")
Way to go, **Prof. P.**! Previous IQs: Were you a founder of the KKK? - Yes, Nathan Bedford Forrest. Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? - Nathan Hale, the first notable American spy, at CIA HQ (yes, I have asked that before). Have you played a priest, a Broadway bigshot and a transvestite? - Nathan Lane, in _Jeffrey, The Producers_ and _The Birdcage_. Nathan x3! ---
**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 20, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/88 "2016-12-20T14:23:01Z")
Another complete surprise. Wow. So, now I am W. ---
**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 20, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/89 "2016-12-20T15:39:56Z")
IQs: Did a character based on you yearn for a childhood toy? Did you joke about wearing Fat Boy Jeans when you were a kid? Did you finally, after 140-some years, arrange for a place of its own for your beloved institution? ---
**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 20, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/90 "2016-12-20T21:15:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a character based on you yearn for a childhood toy? > Did you joke about wearing Fat Boy Jeans when you were a kid? > Did you finally, after 140-some years, arrange for a place of its own for your beloved institution? #1. I am not William Randolph Hearst. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 20, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/91 "2016-12-20T22:23:36Z")
IQ1: Were you Urkel? IQ2: Did you found a colony that would later become a U.S. State? IQ3: Are you an inventor of elaborate Rube Goldberg-esque contraptions who has a dog that is usually shown to be smarter (or at least more sensible) than you are? ---
**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 20, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/92 "2016-12-20T22:31:10Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you Urkel? > IQ2: Did you found a colony that would later become a U.S. State? > IQ3: Are you an inventor of elaborate Rube Goldberg-esque contraptions who has a dog that is usually shown to be smarter (or at least more sensible) than you are? 1. I forget. Take a DQ. 2. Take another DQ. 3. I am not Wallace, owner of Grommet. ---
**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 20, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/93 "2016-12-20T22:54:49Z")
IQ1: Were you Artemus Gordon’s partner? IQ2: Were you Theodore’s older brother? IQ3: Were you their father? ---
**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 21, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/94 "2016-12-21T01:46:41Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Artemus Gordon’s partner? > IQ2: Were you Theodore’s older brother? > IQ3: Were you their father? 1. I am not James West. 2. I am not Wally Cleaver. 3. I am not Ward Cleaver. ---
**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 21, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/95 "2016-12-21T05:05:58Z")
Previous IQs: Did a character based on you yearn for a childhood toy? - Yes, William Randolph Hearst, who inspired Charles Foster Kane, who loved Rosebud. Did you joke about wearing Fat Boy Jeans when you were a kid? - William J. Clinton. Did you finally, after 140-some years, arrange for a place of its own for your beloved institution? - William Howard Taft, when Chief Justice of the United States, finally was able to arrange for SCOTUS to get its own building, rather than meeting in the basement of the U.S. Capitol. William x3! DQs: Real? Male? IQs: Did the Pope give you a special flag for a major project of yours? Did you serve two 19th c. Presidents as SECSTATE? Did you play the CSM? ---
**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 21, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/96 "2016-12-21T05:29:27Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you Urkel? > IQ2: Did you found a colony that would later become a U.S. State? > IQ3: Are you an inventor of elaborate Rube Goldberg-esque contraptions who has a dog that is usually shown to be smarter (or at least more sensible) than you are? Jaleel White, William Penn, and correct on Wallace. DQ1: Does your last name begin with W? Holding one DQ. IQ1: Were you the girlfriend of a superhero, and the aunt of his kid sidekick? IQ2: Were you that kid sidekick? IQ3: Were you Plastic Man’s sidekick? ---
**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 21, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/97 "2016-12-21T23:17:05Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with W ---
**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 21, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/98 "2016-12-21T23:17:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Artemus Gordon’s partner? > IQ2: Were you Theodore’s older brother? > IQ3: Were you their father? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not James West. > 2. I am not Wally Cleaver. > 3. I am not Ward Cleaver. Correct on all three. IQ1: Were you a fictional Texas Ranger who took on an arms dealer? IQ2: Were you another Texas Ranger played by the actor who played #1? IQ3: Did you sing “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma”? ---
**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 21, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/99 "2016-12-21T23:18:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did the Pope give you a special flag for a major project of yours? > Did you serve two 19th c. Presidents as SECSTATE? > Did you play the CSM? Take 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:** [December 21, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/100 "2016-12-21T23:19:05Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Jaleel White, William Penn, and correct on Wallace. > > DQ1: Does your last name begin with W? > > Holding one DQ. > > IQ1: Were you the girlfriend of a superhero, and the aunt of his kid sidekick? > IQ2: Were you that kid sidekick? > IQ3: Were you Plastic Man’s sidekick? I am not Iris West, Wally West or Woozy Winks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212.md?page=6)