# 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:** 9
**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 19, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/161 "2023-12-19T21:02:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: From a Christmas-related work? > > IQs: > > 1. Did Scrooge lose you because he loved gold more?.. Yes and yes. Well done, **Prof. P.**! I am # Belle The sweet young lady whom Scrooge in his youth was unable to woo and win, given his greed, even then: [Belle | A Christmas Carol Wiki | Fandom](https://achristmascarol.fandom.com/wiki/Belle?so=search) ---
**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 19, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/162 "2023-12-19T21:06:07Z")
Thanks! I am… # V! ---
**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 19, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/163 "2023-12-19T22:16:08Z")
Congratulations, **Prof. P.**! I thought that **EH** was keeping the holiday theme going, but that was a good guess that I wouldn’t have gotten. Just to clear up my last IQs: > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Was your real name George Herman, though universally known by a nickname? > 2. Did you produce and film large, elaborate song and dance productions? > 3. Was your song “Wake Me Up When September Ends” inspired by your father’s death? 1 was Babe Ruth, 2 was Busbee Berkeley, and 3 was Billie Joe Armstrong of Greenday. IQs: 1. Were you a Gaulish leader who organized a revolt against Julius Caesar’s invading Roman troops, known primarily through Caesar’s _Commentarii de Bello Gallico_? 2. Were you a possibly-mythical Romano-Celtic warlord who made the fatal mistake of inviting a couple of Saxon warriors to bring their people to his country to defend it against barbarians from the North? 3. Were you the most famous unmarried pregnant teenager in history? ---
**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 19, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/164 "2023-12-19T22:52:44Z")
Congrats, Prof.! IQs: 1. Are you the former lead of a sitcom about a comedy writer? 2. Did you popularize the white wedding dress? 3. Did you sing “Graduation (Friends Forever)”? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/165 "2023-12-20T00:36:00Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > - Were you a Gaulish leader who organized a revolt against Julius Caesar’s invading Roman troops, known primarily through Caesar’s _Commentarii de Bello Gallico_? > - Were you a possibly-mythical Romano-Celtic warlord who made the fatal mistake of inviting a couple of Saxon warriors to bring their people to his country to defend it against barbarians from the North? Playing off of these: DQ: 1. Were you the definitely fictitious leader of a small Gaulish village that was unique it that it was the only village in all Gaul that Caesar had failed to conquer. 2. Were you known for your devotion to chewing gum. 3. Is an electrostatic device that bears your name a popular attraction at science museums. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/166 "2023-12-20T00:46:41Z")
Congrats! 1. Were you the head of the Sweathogs? 2. Are you one of Santa’s reindeer? 3. Were you the heroine of the book **They Came to Baghdad**? ---
**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 20, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/167 "2023-12-20T02:57:10Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a Gaulish leader who organized a revolt against Julius Caesar’s invading Roman troops, known primarily through Caesar’s _Commentarii de Bello Gallico_? > 2. Were you a possibly-mythical Romano-Celtic warlord who made the fatal mistake of inviting a couple of Saxon warriors to bring their people to his country to defend it against barbarians from the North? > 3. Were you the most famous unmarried pregnant teenager in history? #1. I am not Vercingetorix. #2. Take a DQ. #3. I am not the Virgin Mary. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the former lead of a sitcom about a comedy writer? > 2. Did you popularize the white wedding dress? > 3. Did you sing “Graduation (Friends Forever)”? 1. I am not Dick Van Dyke. Take 2 DQs. > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > DQ: > > 1. Were you the definitely fictitious leader of a small Gaulish village that was unique it that it was the only village in all Gaul that Caesar had failed to conquer. > 2. Were you known for your devotion to chewing gum. > 3. Is an electrostatic device that bears your name a popular attraction at science museums. 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Violet Beauregarde. 3. I am not Alessandro Volta (??). > [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Were you the head of the Sweathogs? > 2. Are you one of Santa’s reindeer? > 3. Were you the heroine of the book **They Came to Baghdad**? 1. Ayyy! I am not Vince Barbarino. 2. I am not Vixen. 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 20, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/168 "2023-12-20T03:10:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you a Gaulish leader who organized a revolt against Julius Caesar’s invading Roman troops, known primarily through Caesar’s _Commentarii de Bello Gallico_? > > 2. Were you a possibly-mythical Romano-Celtic warlord who made the fatal mistake of inviting a couple of Saxon warriors to bring their people to his country to defend it against barbarians from the North? > > 3. Were you the most famous unmarried pregnant teenager in history? > > #1. I am not Vercingetorix. > #2. Take a DQ. > #3. I am not the Virgin Mary. Huh, I was expecting you to stumble at Vercingetorix but get Vortigern, who is legendarily assigned the blame for letting Hengist and Horsa bring their Saxon warriors to Britain. Correct on the BVM. DQ: 1. Real? ---
**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 20, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/169 "2023-12-20T03:35:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Dick Van Dyke. > Take 2 DQs. 2 (wedding dress) was Queen Victoria; 3 (“Graduation”) was Vitamin C. DQs: 1. female? 2. first name begins with V? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/170 "2023-12-20T06:28:29Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > 1. Were you the definitely fictitious leader of a small Gaulish village that was unique it that it was the only village in all Gaul that Caesar had failed to conquer. > > 2. Were you known for your devotion to chewing gum. > > 3. Is an electrostatic device that bears your name a popular attraction at science museums. > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Violet Beauregarde. > 3. I am not Alessandro Volta (??) 1. Vitalstatistix The chief of Asterix the Gaul’s village 2. Correct 3. Robert Van De Graff, the inventor of the Van De Graff generator. Creator of big sparks and [einstein like hairstyles](https://www.google.com/search?q=vandegraff+hair&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwim5r7zsJ2DAxWhxMkDHQ8KDIAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=vandegraff+hair&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoFCAAQgAQ6BggAEAUQHjoJCAAQgAQQGBAKUJ8IWKwNYKUPaABwAHgAgAF7iAG3BZIBAzAuNpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=94iCZeaOE6GJp84Pj5SwgAg&bih=1038&biw=1183&client=firefox-b-1-d). IQ: 1. Known for the arts? 2. American? ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/171 "2023-12-20T16:01:08Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with V 4. Not known for the arts 5. American ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/172 "2023-12-20T16:37:13Z")
IQs: 1. Did you hand Jesus a cloth to wipe the sweat and blood off his face as he carried the cross to Calvary, which retained a miraculous image of him? 2. Are you an elderly woman in an Elvis Costello song? 3. Did Pink Floyd ask if anyone remembered you? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/173 "2023-12-20T17:04:00Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Were you the head of the Sweathogs? > 2. Are you one of Santa’s reindeer? > 3. Were you the heroine of the book **They Came to Baghdad**? Correct, correct, Victoria Jones. DQ: Living? ---
**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 20, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/174 "2023-12-20T21:27:22Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you hand Jesus a cloth to wipe the sweat and blood off his face as he carried the cross to Calvary, which retained a miraculous image of him? > 2. Are you an elderly woman in an Elvis Costello song? > 3. Did Pink Floyd ask if anyone remembered you? 1. I am not Veronica. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 20, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/175 "2023-12-20T21:27:38Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with V 4. Not known for the arts 5. American 6. Dead ---
**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 20, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/176 "2023-12-20T22:45:02Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a football player who got busted for dogfighting? 2. Did you co-star with Weird Al in _UHF_? 3. Were you Wendy’s emo boyfriend in _Gravity Falls_? ---
**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, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/177 "2023-12-21T02:08:24Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a football player who got busted for dogfighting? > 2. Did you co-star with Weird Al in _UHF_? > 3. Were you Wendy’s emo boyfriend in _Gravity Falls_? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 21, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/178 "2023-12-21T03:13:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Michael Vick; 2 was Victoria Jackson; 3 was Robbie Valentino. DQs: 1. born before 1900? 2. known for something Christmas-y? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/179 "2023-12-21T13:19:00Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with V 4. Not known for the arts 5. American 6. Dead 7. Born before 1900 8. Christmas-related ---
**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 21, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134/180 "2023-12-21T14:52:27Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a Roman bishop and martyr, canonized as the patron saint of epileptics and beekeepers (in addition to a more famous domain)? 2. Are you one of the two companies licensed by the Swiss Army to make their eponymous knives? 3. Were you an Italian fashion designer and businessman, known for cultivating friendships with musicians, to link music and couture, who was murdered outside your Miami home in 1997? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2023/994134.md?page=10)