# Botticelli - Dec 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 4, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225 "2020-12-04T19:33:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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 13, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/221 "2020-12-13T00:49:43Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the electronic music pioneer who scored Kubrick’s _A Clockwork Orange_ ? > IQ2: Did you inform your “brother” that Aristotle was not Belgian, the central message of Buddhism is not “Every man for himself” and the London Underground is not a political movement? > IQ3: Did the title character of _Rain Man_ insist on watching your show every weekday? #1. I am not Walter (now Wendy) Carlos. #2. I am not Wanda Gershwitz. #3. I am not Judge Wopner. (sp?) ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/222 "2020-12-13T02:30:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 2 DQs. > #3. I am not Watson. 1 was Alice Walker; 2 was Walter Cronkite. IQs: 1. Did you invent a game called Little Wars, simulating combat between armies with miniatures? 2. Did you meet the above person and have a discussion broadcast over radio, touching on the war in Europe, an adaption of one of his works you had made a few years before, and the film you were then working on? 3. Does your recipe for what must be a very large cake begin “Take 40 eggs…” DQs: 1. born after 1970? 2. known from 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:** [December 13, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/223 "2020-12-13T03:10:50Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:218, topic:927225, full:true”] **DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Born before 1970 6. Known from 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:** [December 13, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/224 "2020-12-13T03:11:41Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you invent a game called Little Wars, simulating combat between armies with miniatures? > 2. Did you meet the above person and have a discussion broadcast over radio, touching on the war in Europe, an adaption of one of his works you had made a few years before, and the film you were then working on? > 3. Does your recipe for what must be a very large cake begin “Take 40 eggs…” #1. I am not H. G. Wells. #2. I am not Orson Welles. #3. Take a DQ. ---
**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 13, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/225 "2020-12-13T03:27:27Z")
Swept me! IQs: Did you succeed where Arthur St. Clair failed? Did John Goodman once play the police chief of the town where you live? Did you marry a Panamanian woman and oppose most of your political party on an important public issue? ---
**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 13, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/226 "2020-12-13T03:48:05Z")
ZUI post 211. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/227 "2020-12-13T04:00:40Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@kitap](#): > > > > 1. Do you play a hit man in a 2020 Santa Claus movie? > > 2. Do you work with a Dr. Jumba Jookiba to recapture a mischievous blue alien? > > 3. Did you play a character whose want ad phone number was 212-555-4200? > > Walton Goggins, correct, Edward Woodward (The Equalizer). > > DQs: > > 1. Real? > 2. Female? > > IQs: > > 1. Are your first two names Highly Magnified? > 2. Are you the mayor of the doomed town of Dante’s Peak? > 3. Did you once play a character named Egbert Sousé? Correct, Rachel Wando, correct. One 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:** [December 13, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/228 "2020-12-13T04:09:04Z")
Swept again! IQ1: Speaking of “swept”, did you direct the original version of _Swept Away_? IQ2: Is a famous stock sound effect named after you? IQ3: Were you a mohawked henchman of Lord Humongous? ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/229 "2020-12-13T14:11:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you succeed where Arthur St. Clair failed? > Did John Goodman once play the police chief of the town where you live? > Did you marry a Panamanian woman and oppose most of your political party on an important public issue? Take 3 DQs. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Do Americans look for you in crowd scenes? > IQ2: Do Brits look for you in crowd scenes? > IQ3: Were you an inventor who was fond of Wensleydale? Sorry 'bout the miss. #1. I am not Waldo. #2. I am not Wally. #3. Take a DQ. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Speaking of “swept”, did you direct the original version of _Swept Away_ ? > IQ2: Is a famous stock sound effect named after you? > IQ3: Were you a mohawked henchman of Lord Humongous? #1. Take a DQ. #2. I am not Wilhelm. #3. That’s from Mad Max, but I don’t recall the name. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/230 "2020-12-13T14:27:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1. I am not H. G. Wells. > #2. I am not Orson Welles. > #3. Take a DQ. 3 (had a large cake recipe) was Martha Washington. DQ: born after 1950? IQs: 1. A center for the Philadelphia 76ers, were you nicknamed “the Big Dipper” and “the Stilt”? 2. Were you a redheaded teen who worked at the Mystery Shack over the summer? 3. Did you compile _The Complete Unabridged Super Trivia Encyclopedia_? ---
**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 13, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/231 "2020-12-13T15:15:59Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Do Americans look for you in crowd scenes? > > IQ2: Do Brits look for you in crowd scenes? > > IQ3: Were you an inventor who was fond of Wensleydale? > > Sorry 'bout the miss. > > #1. I am not Waldo. > #2. I am not Wally. > #3. Take a DQ. ✅ ✅ Wallace. DQ: Known for music? ---
**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 13, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/232 "2020-12-13T16:48:10Z")
Previous IQs: Did you succeed where Arthur St. Clair failed? - Gen. “Mad Anthony” Wayne, in defeating the Indian tribes of Ohio in the 1790s Did John Goodman once play the police chief of the town where you live? - Wayne, in a “Wayne’s World” skit on _SNL_ Did you marry a Panamanian woman and oppose most of your political party on an important public issue? - John Wayne, who broke with most Republicans and supported President Carter’s treaty to turn over control of the Panama Canal to the Panamanian government. Wayne x3! Three DQs reserved. IQs: Did you muse on the beauty of Tintern Abbey? Did you co-write and -direct _Cloud Atlas_? Did you, too? ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/233 "2020-12-13T19:07:08Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Born before 1970 6. Known from the arts 7. Born before 1950 8. 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:** [December 13, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/234 "2020-12-13T19:08:23Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. A center for the Philadelphia 76ers, were you nicknamed “the Big Dipper” and “the Stilt”? > 2. Were you a redheaded teen who worked at the Mystery Shack over the summer? > 3. Did you compile _The Complete Unabridged Super Trivia Encyclopedia_ ? 1. I am not Wilt Chamberlain. Take 2 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you muse on the beauty of Tintern Abbey? > Did you co-write and -direct _Cloud Atlas_ ? > Did you, too? 1. I am not Christopher Wren (??) Take 2 or 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/235 "2020-12-13T19:46:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Speaking of “swept”, did you direct the original version of _Swept Away_ ? > > > IQ2: Is a famous stock sound effect named after you? > > > IQ3: Were you a mohawked henchman of Lord Humongous? > > #1. Take a DQ. > #2. I am not Wilhelm. > #3. That’s from Mad Max, but I don’t recall the name. Take a DQ. Lina Wertmuller Corrrect Wez DQ1: Last name starts with W? One DQ reserved ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/236 "2020-12-13T19:47:33Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Born before 1970 6. Known from the arts 7. Born before 1950 8. Known for music 9. Last name starts with W ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/237 "2020-12-13T20:10:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Wilt Chamberlain. > Take 2 DQs. 2 was Wendy, in _Gravity Falls_; 3 was Fred Worth. DQs: 1. plays an instrument? 2. known for rock or pop? ---
**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 13, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/238 "2020-12-13T20:15:21Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:236, topic:927225, full:true”] **DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Born before 1970 6. Known from the arts 7. Born before 1950 8. Known for music 9. Last name starts with W 10. Instrumentalist 11. Known for rock or pop ---
**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:** [December 13, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/239 "2020-12-13T20:36:18Z")
IQ1: Are you an albino multi-instrumentalist best known for an instrumental that gets played every Halloween based on its title, despite the song not being scary at all? IQ2: Are you IQ1’s guitarist brother? IQ3: Did you use your rodent friends Ben and Socrates to get revenge on your tormentors? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/240 "2020-12-13T22:22:22Z")
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