# 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:** 4
**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, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/61 "2020-12-07T19:01:05Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@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). Ub Iwerks Neil Innes Ian Stewart DQ: Appeared in other media besides prose fiction? DQ: Antagonist? DQ: Would still be alive, if real? Still holding 2 DQs from before ---
**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, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/62 "2020-12-07T19:02:00Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@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. #1 is correct. #2 was Louis Icart. #3 is Eddie Izzard. 2 DQs reserved. > [@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_ ? Impatient? Never. Overly eager, perhaps. ---
**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, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/63 "2020-12-07T21:16:48Z")
**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 13 Have not appeared in other media besides prose fiction 14 Not an antagonist (though sometimes antagonistic, in a more-or-less friendly way) 15 Would not be alive yet, if 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 7, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/64 "2020-12-07T21:30:35Z")
DQs: 1. From a work of science fiction or fantasy? 2. Last name starts with Im-to-Iz? ---
**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, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/65 "2020-12-07T21:40:41Z")
[quote=“SCAdian, post:63, 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 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 13 Have not appeared in other media besides prose fiction 14 Not an antagonist (though sometimes antagonistic, in a more-or-less friendly way) 15 Would not be alive yet, if real 16 From a work of science fiction or fantasy 17 Last name does not start with Im-to-Iz At least eight unanswered DQs, which will bring us up to 25, so no more DQs. Ask your remaining earned DQs by noon EST tomorrow (8 Dec), please. ---
**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 8, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/66 "2020-12-08T01:27:02Z")
DQ: From a single work? ---
**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 8, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/67 "2020-12-08T02:52:20Z")
**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 13 Have not appeared in other media besides prose fiction 14 Not an antagonist (though sometimes antagonistic, in a more-or-less friendly way) 15 Would not be alive yet, if real 16 From a work of science fiction or fantasy 17 Last name does not start with Im-to-Iz 18 Not from a single work At least eight unanswered DQs, which will bring us up to 25, so no more DQs. Ask your remaining earned DQs by noon EST tomorrow (8 Dec), please. ---
**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, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/68 "2020-12-08T02:59:12Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Sid Caesar’s female lead? - Yes, Imogene Coca Are you a Latinx author of a noted South American family? - Isabel Allende Did you try to possess Lt. Cmdr. Data? - Dr. Ira Graves, in an episode of _ST:TNG_ IQs: Of British descent? From a sf or fantasy franchise? ---
**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 8, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/69 "2020-12-08T03:48:56Z")
**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 13 Have not appeared in other media besides prose fiction 14 Not an antagonist (though sometimes antagonistic, in a more-or-less friendly way) 15 Would not be alive yet, if real 16 From a work of science fiction or fantasy 17 Last name does not start with Im-to-Iz 18 Not from a single work 19 Not of British descent 20 Not from an sf or fantasy franchise By my count, DLR has 1 remaining DQ, Chock has 1, the Prof has 3, and KO has 1. Please ask them by noon EST tomorrow (8 Dec). Prof, who were your last three IQs? ---
**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 8, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/70 "2020-12-08T13:38:00Z")
DQ: Last name start with la? ---
**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 8, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/71 "2020-12-08T16:23:56Z")
Final DQ: from a novel series? ---
**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 8, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/72 "2020-12-08T16:40:30Z")
**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 10 Created by an American author or authors 11 Of European descent 12 Not created after 2000 13 Have not appeared in other media besides prose fiction 14 Not an antagonist (though sometimes antagonistic, in a more-or-less friendly way) 15 Would not be alive yet, if real 16 From a work of science fiction or fantasy 17 Last name does not start with Im-to-Iz 18 Not from a single work 19 Not of British descent 20 Not from an sf or fantasy franchise 21 Last name does not start with la 22 From a novel series ---
**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 8, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/73 "2020-12-08T16:44:11Z")
Final DQ: From a YA (Young Adult) novel series? ---
**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 8, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/74 "2020-12-08T16:54:35Z")
**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 13 Have not appeared in other media besides prose fiction 14 Not an antagonist (though sometimes antagonistic, in a more-or-less friendly way) 15 Would not be alive yet, if real 16 From a work of science fiction or fantasy 17 Last name does not start with Im-to-Iz 18 Not from a single work 19 Not of British descent 20 Not from an sf or fantasy franchise 21 Last name does not start with la 22 From a novel series 23 Not from a YA (Young Adult) novel series ---
**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, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/75 "2020-12-08T16:55:18Z")
> [@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_ ? #1 is Duncan Idaho. #2 was Iapetos. #3 was Iris Murdoch. DQs: 1. Created after 1989? 2. From a work of science fiction? 3. Is the character an adult? ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/76 "2020-12-08T17:02:56Z")
**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 13 Have not appeared in other media besides prose fiction 14 Not an antagonist (though sometimes antagonistic, in a more-or-less friendly way) 15 Would not be alive yet, if real 16 From a work of science fiction or fantasy 17 Last name does not start with Im-to-Iz 18 Not from a single work 19 Not of British descent 20 Not from an sf or fantasy franchise 21 Last name does not start with la 22 From a novel series 23 Not from a YA (Young Adult) novel series 24 Not created after 1989 25 From a work of science fiction 26 Character is an adult 24 hours should be enough – please ask your “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST tomorrow (9 Dec). ---
**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, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/77 "2020-12-08T17:11:56Z")
DQ: Are you Simon Illyan, from the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold? ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/78 "2020-12-08T17:49:30Z")
Yes! I am Simon **I** llyan, long-time head of Barrayaran Imperial Security. Your turn in the barrel, Prof! 😃 ---
**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, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/79 "2020-12-08T18:12:03Z")
Huzzah! I am… [https://bellacaledonia.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/letter-f-2.jpg](https://bellacaledonia.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/letter-f-2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/80 "2020-12-08T18:23:59Z")
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