# Botticelli - December 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 4, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446 "2015-12-04T19:47:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/181 "2015-12-21T03:25:25Z")
IQ1: Were you the first English child born in America? IQ2: Was “Rag Doll” a #1 hit for you and your group? IQ3: Did your grandfather invent baking powder? ---
**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 21, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/182 "2015-12-21T13:24:47Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Alive 4. First name starts with V 5. American 6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable ---
**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 21, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/183 "2015-12-21T13:27:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _Midnight Cowboy_? > 2. Did you voice Frosty the Snowman? > 3. Were you the title character in a series of 19th century penny dreadfuls? bangs head x3 take 3 DQs, my memory cells are inert today ---
**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 21, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/184 "2015-12-21T13:28:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the first English child born in America? > IQ2: Was “Rag Doll” a #1 hit for you and your group? > IQ3: Did your grandfather invent baking powder? not Virginia Dare, not Franki Valli, 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 21, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/185 "2015-12-21T13:34:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _Midnight Cowboy_? > 2. Did you voice Frosty the Snowman? > 3. Were you the title character in a series of 19th century penny dreadfuls? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > bangs head x3 > take 3 DQs, my memory cells are inert today #1 was Jon Voight. #2 was Jackie Vernon. #3 was Varney the Vampire. DQ: Born after 1970? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 21, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/186 "2015-12-21T17:12:31Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Alive 4. First name starts with V 5. American 6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable 7. Born before 1970 ---
**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, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/187 "2015-12-21T18:22:30Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a Guardian of the Galaxy who carries around Captain America’s shield? 2. Are you the eponymous character of Hal Foster’s best known comic strip? 3. Did you have one of the first topless scenes on broadcast TV in the PBS’s presentation of the play _Steambath_? ---
**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, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/188 "2015-12-21T21:50:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the first English child born in America? > IQ2: Was “Rag Doll” a #1 hit for you and your group? > IQ3: Did your grandfather invent baking powder? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Virginia Dare, not Franki Valli, DQ Correct. Correct. Vincent Price. One DQ reserved. ---
**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 21, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/189 "2015-12-21T23:01:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a Guardian of the Galaxy who carries around Captain America’s shield? > 2. Are you the eponymous character of Hal Foster’s best known comic strip? > 3. Did you have one of the first topless scenes on broadcast TV in the PBS’s presentation of the play _Steambath_? not Vance Astro, not Prince Valiant, 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 21, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/190 "2015-12-21T23:23:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a Guardian of the Galaxy who carries around Captain America’s shield? > 2. Are you the eponymous character of Hal Foster’s best known comic strip? > 3. Did you have one of the first topless scenes on broadcast TV in the PBS’s presentation of the play _Steambath_? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Vance Astro, not Prince Valiant, DQ Correct, Correct, Valerie Perrine. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**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 22, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/191 "2015-12-22T02:59:26Z")
DQ: Born before 1950? ---
**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 22, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/192 "2015-12-22T03:45:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > … > > IQs: > > Are you the best-known escapee from Larkhill Resettlement Camp? > Are you one of the few non-Presidents to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after you? > Were you Earl Warren’s predecessor as Chief Justice of the United States? Ahem. ---
**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 22, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/193 "2015-12-22T17:25:15Z")
DQs: 1. Common first name? 2. Known for the performing arts? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 22, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/194 "2015-12-22T18:12:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Are you the best-known escapee from Larkhill Resettlement Camp? > Are you one of the few non-Presidents to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after you? > Were you Earl Warren’s predecessor as Chief Justice of the United States? Lo siento. not V, DQ x2 ---
**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 22, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/195 "2015-12-22T18:14:27Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Alive 4. First name starts with V 5. American 6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable 7. Born before 1970 8. Born before 1950 9. Common first name 10. Known for the performing arts, but see #6 ---
**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 22, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/196 "2015-12-22T18:28:05Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in the TV series _Combat_? 2. Did you star in an Indianapolis-based sitcom? 3. Will you be reprising your role in _Independence Day: Resurgence_? ---
**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 22, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/197 "2015-12-22T20:49:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in the TV series _Combat_? > 2. Did you star in an Indianapolis-based sitcom? > 3. Will you be reprising your role in _Independence Day: Resurgence_? DQ, not Valerie Bertinelli, 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 22, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/198 "2015-12-22T21:58:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in the TV series _Combat_? > 2. Did you star in an Indianapolis-based sitcom? > 3. Will you be reprising your role in _Independence Day: Resurgence_? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ, not Valerie Bertinelli, DQ Vic Morrow, correct, Vivica Fox. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**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 23, 2015, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/199 "2015-12-23T04:50:21Z")
Previous IQs: Are you the best-known escapee from Larkhill Resettlement Camp? - Yes, V. from _V for Vendetta_. Are you one of the few non-Presidents to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after you? - Carl Vinson. Were you Earl Warren’s predecessor as Chief Justice of the United States? - Fred Vinson. DQs: Considered good-looking? Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line? IQs: Were you Carter’s SECSTATE? Were you a hero of Little Round Top? Did you write about Charles Manson and JFK’s death? ---
**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 23, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446/200 "2015-12-23T13:10:08Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Alive 4. First name starts with V 5. American 6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable 7. Born before 1970 8. Born before 1950 9. Common first name 10. Known for the performing arts, but see #6 11. Probably considered good-looking by his wife, but most likely didn’t succeed because of his looks 12. Surprised to find out he was born south of the Mason-Dixon line [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2015/739446.md?page=11)