# 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:** 3
**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 6, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/41 "2020-12-06T16:39:12Z")
I it is. IQs: Did you only ever get to say one word on _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_? Were you and your brother noted American musicians? Were you a gangly schoolteacher who ran afoul of the Headless Horseman? ---
**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, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/42 "2020-12-06T16:45:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did you reportedly get upset at a screening of _2001_, after the scene in which HAL turns off the astronauts’ life support, saying “HAL’s breaking First Law! He’s breaking First Law”? 2. Were you a Texan philanthropist–human, not porcine? 3. Were you a superhero, until you were forced to quit for fifteen years following a public ban on superheroic activities? ---
**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 6, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/43 "2020-12-06T16:57:27Z")
IQ1: Are you an extremely hirsute member of the Addams Family? IQ2: Are you an NBA Al Star nicknamed “The Answer”? IQ3: Were you disinherited by your father for your support of Richard the Lionheart? ---
**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, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/44 "2020-12-06T17:00:02Z")
[quote=“SCAdian, post:38, topic:927225, full:true”] **I** 1 Fictional 2 Male 3 Last name starts with I 4 Not American 5 Presumably Caucasian 6 Created after 1950? 7 First appeared in prose fiction? ---
**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, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/45 "2020-12-06T17:06:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 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_ ? DQ. Not Iris. Not … Ish Kabibble?. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you only ever get to say one word on _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_ ? > Were you and your brother noted American musicians? > Were you a gangly schoolteacher who ran afoul of the Headless Horseman? DQ. Not Ira Gershwin. Not Ichabod Crane. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you reportedly get upset at a screening of _2001_ , after the scene in which HAL turns off the astronauts’ life support, saying “HAL’s breaking First Law! He’s breaking First Law”? > 2. Were you a Texan philanthropist–human, not porcine? > 3. Were you a superhero, until you were forced to quit for fifteen years following a public ban on superheroic activities? Not Isaac Asimov. DQ. DQ. (This sounds annoyingly familiar.) > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you an extremely hirsute member of the Addams Family? > IQ2: Are you an NBA Al Star nicknamed “The Answer”? > IQ3: Were you disinherited by your father for your support of Richard the Lionheart? Not Cousin Itt. DQ. Not Wilfred of Ivanhoe. ---
**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, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/46 "2020-12-06T17:23:10Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Isaac Asimov. > DQ. > DQ. (This sounds annoyingly familiar.) 2 was Ima Hogg; 3 was Mr. Incredible. DQs: 1. created after 1980? 2. main character? IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with “Fancy”? 2. Were you president of Ford and CEO of Chrysler? 3. According to the _second_ sentence of a certain novel, some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in your purse, and nothing particular to interest you on shore, did you think you would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world? ---
**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, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/47 "2020-12-06T18:23:17Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 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_ ? > > DQ. > Not Iris. > Not … Ish Kabibble?. #1 is Ice, from DC Comics. Correct on the others. 1 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 6, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/48 "2020-12-06T19:01:06Z")
IQ1: Are you a psychotic cartoon mouse who inflicts extreme harm on your feline costar? IQ2: Are you a comic mouse who throws bricks at the head of the feline who loves you? IQ3: Are you a former guitarist for Guns n Roses? ---
**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, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/49 "2020-12-06T19:38:30Z")
**I** 1 Fictional 2 Male 3 Last name starts with I 4 Not American 5 Presumably Caucasian 6 Created after 1950 7 First appeared in prose fiction 8 Created after 1980 9 Certainly an important character, but not really one of the main cast ---
**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, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/50 "2020-12-06T19:44:46Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with “Fancy”? > 2. Were you president of Ford and CEO of Chrysler? > 3. According to the _second_ sentence of a certain novel, some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in your purse, and nothing particular to interest you on shore, did you think you would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world? DQ. I know Reba McEntire’s cover, but can’t remember who sang the original. Not Lee Iacocca Not … someone who said to call him Ishmael? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a psychotic cartoon mouse who inflicts extreme harm on your feline costar? > IQ2: Are you a comic mouse who throws bricks at the head of the feline who loves you? > IQ3: Are you a former guitarist for Guns n Roses? DQ. Not Ignatz Mouse. DQ. ---
**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, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/51 "2020-12-06T20:01:32Z")
DQ: Created by an American author or authors? ---
**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, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/52 "2020-12-06T20:12:31Z")
IQs: 1. Did Rick O’Connell battle you in two movies? 2. Were you a French print artist known for your depictions of glamorous women? 3. Did John Cleese call you “the funniest man in the world”? ---
**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 6, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/53 "2020-12-06T20:15:07Z")
Previous IQs: Did you only ever get to say one word on _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_? - The “It’s…” Man Were you and your brother noted American musicians? - Yes, Ira (and George) Gershwin Were you a gangly schoolteacher who ran afoul of the Headless Horseman? - Yes, Ichabod Crane DQ: European? IQs: Were you Sid Caesar’s female lead? Are you a Latinx author of a noted South American family? Did you try to possess Lt. Cmdr. Data? ---
**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, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/54 "2020-12-06T20:38:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ. I know Reba McEntire’s cover, but can’t remember who sang the original. > Not Lee Iacocca > Not … someone who said to call him Ishmael? 1 was not Bobbie Gentry (whose song “Fancy” was covered by McEntire) but Iggy Azalea, who had an entirely different song named “Fancy”. Correct on Ishmael. DQ: created after 2000? IQs: 1. Are you the Barefoot Contessa–or, rather, is that the name of your former store and current cooking show? 2. Were you a philosopher with a categorical imperative? 3. Did you write about a gangly schoolteacher who ran afoul of the Headless Horseman? ---
**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, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/55 "2020-12-06T21:00:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Are you a psychotic cartoon mouse who inflicts extreme harm on your feline costar? > > > IQ2: Are you a comic mouse who throws bricks at the head of the feline who loves you? > > > IQ3: Are you a former guitarist for Guns n Roses? > > DQ. > Not Ignatz Mouse. > DQ. Itchy from _The Simpsons_’ show-within-a-show _The Itchy & Scratchy Show_ Correct Izzy Stradlin Holding 2 DQs ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/56 "2020-12-06T21:33:25Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > IQ1: Are you an extremely hirsute member of the Addams Family? > > > > > IQ2: Are you an NBA Al Star nicknamed “The Answer”? > > > IQ3: Were you disinherited by your father for your support of Richard the Lionheart? > > Not Cousin Itt. > DQ. > Not Wilfred of Ivanhoe. Allen Iverson holding a DQ ---
**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 7, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/57 "2020-12-07T02:52:55Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the only character to appear in all 6 of the original Dune novels? 2. Were you Prometheus’s dad? 3. Did you write _Under the Net_? ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/58 "2020-12-07T06:23:29Z")
IQ1: Did you co-create Mickey Mouse? IQ2: Did you compose music for Monty Python and The Rutles? IQ3: Were you the Rolling Stones’ original keyboardist, who was kicked out the band by their manager for being “too normal looking”? ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/59 "2020-12-07T18:32:18Z")
**I** 1 Fictional 2 Male 3 Last name starts with I 4 Not American 5 Presumably Caucasian 6 Created after 1950 7 First appeared in prose fiction 8 Created after 1980 9 Certainly an important character, but not really one of the main cast 10 Created by an American author or authors 11 Of European descent 12 Not created after 2000 ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/60 "2020-12-07T18:43:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Rick O’Connell battle you in two movies? > 2. Were you a French print artist known for your depictions of glamorous women? > 3. Did John Cleese call you “the funniest man in the world”? Not Imhotep. DQ. DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Sid Caesar’s female lead? > Are you a Latinx author of a noted South American family? > Did you try to possess Lt. Cmdr. Data? Not Imogene Coca. (Whom I know only from _It’s About Time_.) DQ. DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the Barefoot Contessa–or, rather, is that the name of your former store and current cooking show? > 2. Were you a philosopher with a categorical imperative? > 3. Did you write about a gangly schoolteacher who ran afoul of the Headless Horseman? DQ. Not … Immanuel Kant? Not Washington Irving. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the only character to appear in all 6 of the original Dune novels? > 2. Were you Prometheus’s dad? > 3. Did you write _Under the Net_ ? Getting impatient, are we? 😃 3 DQs. (Bought a copy of _Dune_ back around 1979-80; probably ought to read it someday…) > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you co-create Mickey Mouse? > IQ2: Did you compose music for Monty Python and The Rutles? > IQ3: Were you the Rolling Stones’ original keyboardist, who was kicked out the band by their manager for being “too normal looking”? 3 DQs (now that I’ve stopped laughing about #3). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225.md?page=4)