# Botticelli - December 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 7, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745 "2018-12-07T13:00:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 26, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/121 "2018-12-26T16:41:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you travel from Earth to Barsoom? > 2. Were you one of Paul Winchell’s puppets? > 3. Did you write _From Here To Eternity_? Not John Carter, dunno, and not John Jakes. ---
**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 26, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/122 "2018-12-26T18:44:34Z")
Correct on John Carter. Winchell’s main puppet was Jerry Mahoney. James Jones wrote _From Here To Eternity_. DQs: 1. Created by an English author? 2. From a novel (or novels)? ---
**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 26, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/123 "2018-12-26T22:44:10Z")
J. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not American 4. created before 1900 5. from literature (prose/theater) 6. created after 1800 7. created by a European author 8. created by an English author 9. not from a novel (or novels) ---
**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 27, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/124 "2018-12-27T00:04:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Jughead Jones, not Wimpy Jones, and not Justin Timberlake. 2 was J. Wellington Wimpy. 3 was in fact Justin Bieber. IQs: 1. Are you a valet, not a butler, but according to your employer can “buttle with the best of them”? 2. Were you the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion? 3. Did you star in a late 90s teen drama, with the last word of the title rhyming with the last word of your name? DQ: first name begins with J? ---
**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 27, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/125 "2018-12-27T01:36:32Z")
IQs: 1. Did you kiss me when me met, jumping from the chair you sat in? 2. Are you a reformed safecracker from a tale by O. Henry? 3. Are you the original Yankee Doodle Boy? ---
**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 27, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/126 "2018-12-27T05:42:58Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Are you a valet, not a butler, but according to your employer can “buttle with the best of them”? > 2. Were you the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion? > 3. Did you star in a late 90s teen drama, with the last word of the title rhyming with the last word of your name?.. Not Reginald Jeeves, Jack Johnson and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you kiss me when me met, jumping from the chair you sat in? > 2. Are you a reformed safecracker from a tale by O. Henry? > 3. Are you the original Yankee Doodle Boy? Dunno, dunno and not Jimmy Cagney. J. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not American 4. created before 1900 5. from literature (prose/theater) 6. created after 1800 7. created by a European author 8. created by an English author 9. not from a novel (or novels) 10. first name begins with J ---
**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 27, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/127 "2018-12-27T12:16:31Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you kiss me when me met, jumping from the chair you sat in? > 2. Are you a reformed safecracker from a tale by O. Henry? > 3. Are you the original Yankee Doodle Boy? > Dunno, dunno and not Jimmy Cagney. #1 was Jenny, from the poem of that name by Leigh Hunt. #2 was Jimmy Valentine. #3 is correct, but I was thinking of the role he and Cohan played, Little Jimmy Jones. But #3 is still correct. DQs: 1. From a play? 2. First name James or John or some variation on them? ---
**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 27, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/128 "2018-12-27T14:20:39Z")
J. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not American 4. created before 1900 5. from literature (prose/theater) 6. created after 1800 7. created by a European author 8. created by an English author 9. not from a novel (or novels) 10. first name begins with J 11. not from a play 12. first name not James or John or some variation on them ---
**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 27, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/129 "2018-12-27T15:45:39Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Sherlock Holmes’ companion? 2. Are you Sherlock Holmes’ archenemy? 3. Have you played a pirate, a transvestite filmmaker and a barber? ---
**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 27, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/130 "2018-12-27T16:57:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Sherlock Holmes’ companion? > 2. Are you Sherlock Holmes’ archenemy? > 3. Have you played a pirate, a transvestite filmmaker and a barber? Not Dr. John Watson, Prof. James Moriarty or Johnny Depp (which was the barber role?). ---
**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 27, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/131 "2018-12-27T17:30:24Z")
Sweeney Todd. All correct. IQs: 1. Did you create the film _Avatar_? 2. Are you a frontiersman played on film by Robert Redford? 3. Are you the voice of Olaf in _Frozen_? ---
**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 27, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/132 "2018-12-27T21:35:21Z")
Ah, yes. I forgot he was in _Sweeney Todd_. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Did you create the film _Avatar_? > 2. Are you a frontiersman played on film by Robert Redford? > 3. Are you the voice of Olaf in _Frozen_? Not James Cameron, not Jeremiah Johnson, and dunno. ---
**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 27, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/133 "2018-12-27T21:52:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Ah, yes. I forgot he was in _Sweeney Todd_. > Not James Cameron, not Jeremiah Johnson, and dunno. Correct x2. #3 is Josh Gad. DQ: Protagonist? ---
**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 27, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/134 "2018-12-27T23:33:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Reginald Jeeves, Jack Johnson and dunno. 3 was James Van Der Beek (star of _Dawson’s Creek_). IQs: 1. Did you record the world’s best-selling album, which includes Vincent Price rapping? 2. Were you a noted British beer expert, author of _The World Guide to Beer_? 3. Did you and Brad take refuge at the Frankenstein place? DQ: from a short story? ---
**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 28, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/135 "2018-12-28T15:34:04Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Did you record the world’s best-selling album, which includes Vincent Price rapping? > 2. Were you a noted British beer expert, author of _The World Guide to Beer_? > 3. Did you and Brad take refuge at the Frankenstein place?.. Not Quincy Jones, dunno, and not Janet. J. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not American 4. created before 1900 5. from literature (prose/theater) 6. created after 1800 7. created by a European author 8. created by an English author 9. not from a novel (or novels) 10. first name begins with J 11. not from a play 12. first name not James or John or some variation on them 13. not the protagonist 14. from a short story ---
**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 28, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/136 "2018-12-28T16:23:55Z")
IQs: 1. Did Arthur Godfrey fire you on the air? 2. Are you married to Beyonce? 3. Did you play Miss Marple on the BBC TV series of that name? ---
**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 28, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/137 "2018-12-28T23:27:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Quincy Jones, dunno, and not Janet. 1 was Michael Jackson (Jones produced _Thriller_, Jackson recorded it). 2 was (another) [Michael Jackson](http://beer.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Jackson). IQs: 1. Were you the son of Zebedee? 2. Are you Silent Bob’s hetero life-mate? 3. Were you the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court? DQs: From a short story published after 1875? From a series of short stories? ---
**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 29, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/138 "2018-12-29T06:17:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Arthur Godfrey fire you on the air? > 2. Are you married to Beyonce? > 3. Did you play Miss Marple on the BBC TV series of that name? Dunno, not Jay-Z, and dunno. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Were you the son of Zebedee? > 2. Are you Silent Bob’s hetero life-mate? > 3. Were you the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?.. Not Jethro, Jay, and not John Jay (nitpick: it’s “Chief Justice of the United States”). J. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not American 4. created before 1900 5. from literature (prose/theater) 6. created after 1800 7. created by a European author 8. created by an English author 9. not from a novel (or novels) 10. first name begins with J 11. not from a play 12. first name not James or John or some variation on them 13. not the protagonist 14. from a short story 15. from a short story published after 1875 16. from a series of short stories ---
**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 29, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/139 "2018-12-29T13:43:28Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Arthur Godfrey fire you on the air? > 2. Are you married to Beyonce? > 3. Did you play Miss Marple on the BBC TV series of that name? > Dunno, not Jay-Z, and dunno. #1 was Julius LaRosa. Correct on Jay-Z. #3 was Joan Hickson. DQ: From the Sherlock Holmes stories? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 29, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745/140 "2018-12-29T19:16:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Jethro, Jay, and not John Jay (nitpick: it’s “Chief Justice of the United States”). 1 was the apostle John. IQs: 1. Are you Rick’s son-in-law and Morty’s father? 2. Did you write _Farmer Giles of Ham_? 3. Did Art and Paul ask where you had gone? DQ: antagonist? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2018/825745.md?page=8)