# Botticelli - December 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 5, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134 "2023-12-05T13:29:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 14, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/121 "2023-12-14T17:46:21Z")
IQs: 1. Are you prime minister of Haiti? 2. Are you the tricorned-hat-wearing villain of the Purim story? 3. Do you host _Documentary Now!_? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/122 "2023-12-14T18:09:42Z")
1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not…trying to remember the spelling…Haman? 3. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/123 "2023-12-14T18:10:51Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional. 2. First name begins with “H”. 3. Male. 4. Created after 1960. 5. Created before 1990. 6. From a filmed dramatic work. 7. Main character. 8. Not from a film. ---
**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 14, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/124 "2023-12-14T18:27:05Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not…trying to remember the spelling…Haman? > 3. Take a DQ. 1 was Ariel Henry; 2 was correct; 3 was Helen Mirren. DQs: 1. created after 1975? 2. from TV? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/125 "2023-12-14T19:51:28Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional. 2. First name begins with “H”. 3. Male. 4. Created after 1960. 5. Created before 1990. 6. From a filmed dramatic work. 7. Main character. 8. Not from a film. 9. Created before 1975. 10. From TV. ---
**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 14, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/126 "2023-12-14T22:33:43Z")
DQ: From a police or detective show? 1 DQ 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 14, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/127 "2023-12-14T22:56:50Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did C S Forester write about you? > > IQ2: Did you write about Umslopogaas? > > IQ3: Did “the world” supposedly wonder where you were? > > 1. I am not Horatio Hornblower. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not…no, can’t be Carmen Sandiego…take a DQ. correct H RIder Haggard Adm William [“Bull” Halsey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_world_wonders) DQ1: Adult character? IQ1: Were you one of the elder gods, known as the King in Yellow? IQ2: Were the title character the same name in an SF novel? IQ3: Did you write about #1? DQ2: American character? ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/128 "2023-12-14T23:05:24Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in and survive the making of _Roar_, and in fact founded the Roar Foundation to provide sanctuary for exotic felines and big cats? 2. Oh my god! Where did you get that brownie? 3. were you told “Over there. There’s a whole pile of them”? ---
**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 15, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/129 "2023-12-15T02:17:21Z")
DQ: From a TV show that aired in black&white? IQ1: Did you and your family live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane? IQ2: Were you forced to adorn your clothing with the first letter of the alphabet? IQ3: Did SpongeBob and Patrick ride you when returning from Shell City? ---
**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 15, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/130 "2023-12-15T03:06:48Z")
DQ: Christmas-related show? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/131 "2023-12-15T03:41:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you one of the elder gods, known as the King in Yellow? > IQ2: Were the title character the same name in an SF novel? > IQ3: Did you write about #1? > DQ2: American character? 1. I am not Hastur. 2. Take a DQ. I assume that’s “Were you the title character in an SF novel of the same name?” 3. I am not H.P. Lovecraft > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in and survive the making of _Roar_, and in fact founded the Roar Foundation to provide sanctuary for exotic felines and big cats? > 2. Oh my god! Where did you get that brownie? > 3. were you told “Over there. There’s a whole pile of them”? Take 3 DQs. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you and your family live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane? > IQ2: Were you forced to adorn your clothing with the first letter of the alphabet? > IQ3: Did SpongeBob and Patrick ride you when returning from Shell City? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Hester Prynne. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/132 "2023-12-15T03:46:04Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional. 2. First name begins with “H”. 3. Male. 4. Created after 1960. 5. Created before 1990. 6. From a filmed dramatic work. 7. Main character. 8. Not from a film. 9. Created before 1975. 10. From TV. 11. Not from a police or detective show. 12. An adult character. 13. No nationality specified, but culturally American or Canadian. Spoke American-accented English. 14. From a Christmas-related show. ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/133 "2023-12-15T04:04:20Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you star in and survive the making of _Roar_, and in fact founded the Roar Foundation to provide sanctuary for exotic felines and big cats? > 2. Oh my god! Where did you get that brownie? > 3. were you told “Over there. There’s a whole pile of them”? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Tippi Hedren; 2 and 3 were George Harrison and Homer Simpson, in an exchange in “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet”. DQs: 1. from a Christmas special? 2. human? 3. created before 1970? “What a nice fella.” ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/134 "2023-12-15T04:14:59Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional. 2. First name begins with “H”. 3. Male. 4. Created after 1960. 5. Created before 1990. 6. From a filmed dramatic work. 7. Main character. 8. Not from a film. 9. Created before 1975. 10. From TV. 11. Not from a police or detective show. 12. An adult character. 13. No nationality specified, but culturally American or Canadian. Spoke American-accented English. 14. From a Christmas-related show. 15. From a Christmas special. 16. Not human. 17. Created before 1970. And that brings us over 20 DQs, so no more IQs, please. Ask your remaining DQs by midnight EST Saturday, December 16. ---
**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 15, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/135 "2023-12-15T08:19:03Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > DQ: From a TV show that aired in black&white? > > IQ1: Did you and your family live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane? > IQ2: Were you forced to adorn your clothing with the first letter of the alphabet? > IQ3: Did SpongeBob and Patrick ride you when returning from Shell City? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > - Take a DQ. > - I am not Hester Prynne. > - Take a DQ. I think you missed my earlier DQ. Herman Munster Correct David Hasselhoff DQ: From a stop-motion animated special? Holding 1 DQ ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/136 "2023-12-15T12:18:14Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > I think you missed my earlier DQ. I did, yes. Apologies. I was posting from my phone last night, which makes scrolling back and forth a bit more difficult. DQs: 1. Fictional. 2. First name begins with “H”. 3. Male. 4. Created after 1960. 5. Created before 1990. 6. From a filmed dramatic work. 7. Main character. 8. Not from a film. 9. Created before 1975. 10. From TV. 11. Not from a police or detective show. 12. An adult character. 13. No nationality specified, but culturally American or Canadian. Spoke American-accented English. 14. From a Christmas-related show. 15. From a Christmas special. 16. Not human. 17. Created before 1970. 18. Not from a show in black and white. 19. From a stop-motion animated special. ---
**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 15, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/137 "2023-12-15T13:14:01Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > Q1: Were you one of the elder gods, known as the King in Yellow? > > IQ2: Were the title character the same name in an SF novel? > > IQ3: Did you write about #1? > > DQ2: American character? > > 1. I am not Hastur. > 2. Take a DQ. I assume that’s “Were you the title character in an SF novel of the same name?” > 3. I am not H.P. Lovecraft correct see below correct “Were [you] the title character [of] the same name in an SF novel?” Regis Hastur, in _The Heritage of Hastur_, one of the Darkover books by Marion Zimmer Bradley. I’ll pass on the QD, since I mangled the IQ so badly. ---
**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 15, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/138 "2023-12-15T18:01:08Z")
Previous IQs: Were you nicknamed “Coach” and exposed, late in life, as a child molester? - Yes, disgraced Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert Were you the villain in _Annie_? - Mrs. Hannigan Did you liken the sales of a work of yours to that of a cold drink in a particularly warm place? - Ernest Hemingway bragged that one of his books was “selling like iced daiquiris in Hell” (a phrase which I love) Two DQs reserved. IQs: Were you a dentist wannabe at the North Pole? Were you a computer pioneer who got a US Navy destroyer named after her? Did you have “the face that launched a thousand ships”? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/139 "2023-12-15T18:32:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a dentist wannabe at the North Pole? > Were you a computer pioneer who got a US Navy destroyer named after her? > Did you have “the face that launched a thousand ships”? I don’t know the computer pioneer, and I am not Helen of Troy, but… **Whoop! Whoop! Ding Ding Ding!** Yes, I am **Hermey the Misfit Elf** , from the 1964 Rankin-Bass claymation special _Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer._ Congratulations and well done, @Elendil_s_Heir! (And commiserations to @De_La_Rue - I think she or he had Mariah Carey in the last round, but I swooped in and stole it, and I suspect **EH** just did the same thing. @ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness was on the right track too, I think.) ---
**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 15, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/140 "2023-12-15T21:05:23Z")
Woohoo - good one, **SMV**! I was thinking it just might be everyone’s favorite tiny dentist: [Hermey | Christmas Specials Wiki | Fandom](https://christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/Hermey) Thanks to **DLR, CFOHG** and others for useful clues along the way. Correct as to Helen of Troy; the computer pioneer was this remarkable Navy rear admiral: [Grace Hopper - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper) Our next letter is # B [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134.md?page=8)