# Botticelli - Dec 2020

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225>\
**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\
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**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 5, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/21 "2020-12-05T19:47:52Z")

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> [@Ana\_Byrd](#):
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> > [@SCAdian](#):
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> > Q1-3: Were you Superboy/Superman’s girlfriend?
> 
> Not Lois Lane, Lana Lang, or… another DQ.

Lori Lemaris.

DQ: Known for the Arts?

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**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/22 "2020-12-05T19:51:31Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Were you a TV secretary killed in a traffic accident?  
> Was the traffic circle where she was killed named after you?  
> Did Commodore Perry fly a flag emblazoned with your dying words?

Take 3 DQs

1.Real  
2. Male  
3. Last name starts with L.  
4. Deceased  
5. Not American  
6. Not political or military  
7. Not known for the arts.

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**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 5, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/23 "2020-12-05T20:07:09Z")

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> [@Ana\_Byrd](#):
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> Not Jennifer Lopez. 2 DQs.

1 (autobiography is _“WE”_) was Charles Lindbergh; 2 (voiced Amy on _Futurama_) was Lauren Tom.

DQs:  
1. died after 1900?  
2. known for science?

IQs:

1. Did you discover the mathematical constant e?  
2. Were you a Russian revolutionary assassinated with an icepick?  
3. Is a line of colorfully-hued school supplies named after you?

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**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/24 "2020-12-05T20:12:34Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> 1. Did you discover the mathematical constant e?
> 2. Were you a Russian revolutionary assassinated with an icepick?
> 3. Is a line of colorfully-hued school supplies named after you?

Not Leon Trotsky or Lisa Frank. 1 DQ.

1.Real  
2. Male  
3. Last name starts with L  
4. Deceased  
5. Not American  
6. Not political or military  
7. Not known for the arts  
8. Died before 1900  
9. Known for science

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**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:** [December 5, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/25 "2020-12-05T20:40:11Z")

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1. Are you QB of the Baltimore Ravens?
2. Are you head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners?
3. Are you head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks?

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**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 5, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/26 "2020-12-05T20:42:11Z")

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IQ1: Were you a 17th-century Dutch scientist known for work with microscopes?  
IQ2: Were you the father of modern taxonomy?  
IQ3: Were you a mathematician who was the subject of a humourous song?

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**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/27 "2020-12-05T20:49:32Z")

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Not Lobachevsky or Leeuwenhoek, but I am **Carl Linneaus**. Congrats SCAdian!

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**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 5, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/28 "2020-12-05T20:50:17Z")

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Good going, SCA!

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**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 5, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/29 "2020-12-05T21:10:44Z")

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Yes, well done, **SCA**!

Previous IQs:

Were you a TV secretary killed in a traffic accident? - Mrs. Landingham, on _The West Wing_  
Was the traffic circle where she was killed named after you? - Gen. Ben Logan, namesake of Logan Circle in Washington, D.C.  
Did Commodore Perry fly a flag emblazoned with your dying words? - Capt. James Lawrence (scroll down here): [James Lawrence - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lawrence)

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**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 5, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/30 "2020-12-05T21:29:37Z")

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Thank you, thank you. Don’t applaud – throw money!  
(Notes, please – coins hurt too much.)

I am **I**.

Me is me?

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/31 "2020-12-05T23:03:59Z")

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Congrats!

1. was Curly Lambeau
2. was Larry Hovus
3. was Louise Brown

IQs:

1. Were you Persis Khambatta’s most famous role?
2. Were you a singing sister of Barbara Mandrel?
3. Are you a retired male tennis pro from the former Czechoslovakia who was born in 1960?

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**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 5, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/32 "2020-12-05T23:18:53Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you Jafar’s parrot?
2. Did you battle Abdul Abulbul Ameer?
3. Are you the Norse goddess of youth?

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**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 5, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/33 "2020-12-05T23:39:10Z")

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Congrats, SCAdian!

> [@Ana\_Byrd](#):
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> Not Leon Trotsky or Lisa Frank. 1 DQ.

1 was Leonhard Euler.

IQs:  
1. Were you a judge in the O.J. Simpson trial?  
2. Did you star in _Wicked_ as Elphaba?  
3. Aaahh!!! Are you a Real Monster who hangs out with Oblina and Krumm?

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**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 6, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/34 "2020-12-06T01:39:33Z")

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IQ1: Did you repeat your name followed by “you killed my father, prepare to die”?  
IQ2: Do you have a lust for life and wanna be my dog?  
IQ3: Are you a film director famous for both collaborating with Kurosawa and directing Godzilla movies?

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**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 6, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/35 "2020-12-06T03:21:13Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Were you Persis Khambatta’s most famous role?
> 2. Were you a singing sister of Barbara Mandrel?
> 3. Are you a retired male tennis pro from the former Czechoslovakia who was born in 1960?

DQ.  
Not Irlene.  
DQ.

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you Jafar’s parrot?
> 2. Did you battle Abdul Abulbul Ameer?
> 3. Are you the Norse goddess of youth?

Not … Iago?  
Not Ivan Skavinsky Skavar.  
Not Idun.

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Were you a judge in the O.J. Simpson trial?
> 2. Did you star in _Wicked_ as Elphaba?
> 3. Aaahh!!! Are you a Real Monster who hangs out with Oblina and Krumm?

Three DQs.

> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> IQ1: Did you repeat your name followed by “you killed my father, prepare to die”?  
> IQ2: Do you have a lust for life and wanna be my dog?  
> IQ3: Are you a film director famous for both collaborating with Kurosawa and directing Godzilla movies?

Not Inigo Montoya.  
DQ.  
DQ.

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**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 6, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/36 "2020-12-06T03:35:45Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Were you a judge in the O.J. Simpson trial?
> 2. Did you star in _Wicked_ as Elphaba?
> 3. Aaahh!!! Are you a Real Monster who hangs out with Oblina and Krumm?

> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Three DQs.

1 was Lance Ito; 2 was Idina Menzel; 3 was Ickis.

DQs:  
1. real?  
2. female?  
3. last name starts with I?

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/37 "2020-12-06T03:45:59Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Were you Persis Khambatta’s most famous role?
> 2. Were you a singing sister of Barbara Mandrel?
> 3. Are you a retired male tennis pro from the former Czechoslovakia who was born in 1960?

1. Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture
2. Correct
3. Ivan Lendl

DQs:

1. American?
2. Caucasian?

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**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 6, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/38 "2020-12-06T05:12:46Z")

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**I**

1 Fictional  
2 Male  
3 Last name starts with I  
4 Not American  
5 Presumably Caucasian

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**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 6, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/39 "2020-12-06T07:42:03Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > > IQ1: Did you repeat your name followed by “you killed my father, prepare to die”?  
> > > IQ2: Do you have a lust for life and wanna be my dog?  
> > > IQ3: Are you a film director famous for both collaborating with Kurosawa and directing Godzilla movies?
> 
> Not Inigo Montoya.  
> DQ.  
> DQ.

Correct  
Iggy Pop  
Ishiro Honda

DQ: Created after 1950?  
DQ: First appeared in prose fiction?

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**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 6, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/40 "2020-12-06T15:29:22Z")

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Swept me.

IQs:

1. Are you aka Tora Olafsdotter?
2. Are you the Greek goddess of the rainbow?
3. Were you a character on the radio show _Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge_?

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