# Botticelli - December 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 5, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224 "2024-12-05T22:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 17, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/121 "2024-12-17T19:52:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you a former congressman killed in Texas in 1836/ > > IQ2: Were you a WWII fighter pilot who is better known as a comedian? > > IQ3: Were you one of the co-stars of a show featuring #2? > > Not Davy Crockett, dunno and dunno. correct Dan Rowan Dick Martin DQ1: American creator? DQ2: Originallyfrom prose fiction? ---
**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 17, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/122 "2024-12-17T20:02:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you the inspiration for the folksy, homespun influential media figure Yancy in “The Mold of Yancy”? > 2. Did you write “The Mold of Yancy”? > 3. Were you Janet on _The Good Place_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x3. 1 was Dwight Eisenhower; 2 was Philip K. Dick; 3 was D’arcy Carden. DQ1: first name begins with D? DQ2: actually appears in work, isn’t an unseen character or alias of another character or something like that? 1 DQ 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 17, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/123 "2024-12-17T20:18:15Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a cartoon character partly based on English actor Terry-Thomas? > 2. Was Frank actually your sister’s boyfriend? > 3. Did you have a fling with Johnny Fontane before marrying Fredo Corleone? Dunno, dunno and not Donna. D. 1. fictional 2. male 3. American creator 4. originally from prose fiction 5. last name begins with D 6. doesn’t actually appear in work ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/124 "2024-12-17T21:10:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you a cartoon character partly based on English actor Terry-Thomas? > > 2. Was Frank actually your sister’s boyfriend? > > 3. Did you have a fling with Johnny Fontane before marrying Fredo Corleone? > > Dunno, dunno and not Donna. Dick Dastardly Donnie Darko Deanna Dunn DD x 3! **DQs** : 1. Known for sci/fi or fantasy fiction? 2. Appeared in cinema/radio/TV based on character? 3. Associated with an equally popular character? (Like a buddy or wife?) ---
**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 17, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/125 "2024-12-17T21:40:34Z")
D. 1. fictional 2. male 3. American creator 4. originally from prose fiction 5. last name begins with D 6. doesn’t actually appear in work 7. known for sci/fi or fantasy fiction 8. has not, as far as I can determine, appeared in cinema/radio/TV based on character 9. not associated with an equally popular character (like a buddy or wife) ---
**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 18, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/126 "2024-12-18T00:09:27Z")
DQ: unseen character? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/127 "2024-12-18T03:18:21Z")
IQ: 1. Is your name used to describe a particular article of clothing? 2. Were you portrayed by two different actresses in basically the same movie, but with different titles? 3. Were you, a number one pick, replaced with a sixth-round pick on your NFL team? ---
**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 18, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/128 "2024-12-18T03:28:49Z")
IQs: 1. Did you say you’d never been lost, but you were “bewildered once for three days”? 2. Are you _easily_ the most famous person whose family originally came from [here](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Isigny-sur-Mer,+France/) (by way of England)? 3. Were you nicknamed “the Misery Chick” by your classmates? ---
**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 18, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/129 "2024-12-18T15:52:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you the last ruling steward of Gondor? > > 2. Are you the quietest of the Dwarfs? > > 3. Are you remembered for saying things like “He shouldn’t hadn’t oughta swang!” > > Not Denethor, not Doofus and dunno. #1 is correct. #2 is Dopey. #3 was Dizzy Dean. DQs: 1. Created after 1960? 2. Known from science fiction? ---
**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 18, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/130 "2024-12-18T19:01:18Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQ: > > 1. Is your name used to describe a particular article of clothing? > 2. Were you portrayed by two different actresses in basically the same movie, but with different titles? > 3. Were you, a number one pick, replaced with a sixth-round pick on your NFL team? I am not Dickie, not Princess Diana and dunno. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you say you’d never been lost, but you were “bewildered once for three days”? > 2. Are you _easily_ the most famous person whose family originally came from [here](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Isigny-sur-Mer,+France/) (by way of England)? > 3. Were you nicknamed “the Misery Chick” by your classmates? Dunno x3. D. 1. fictional 2. male 3. American creator 4. originally from prose fiction 5. last name begins with D 6. doesn’t actually appear in work 7. known for sci/fi or fantasy fiction 8. has not, as far as I can determine, appeared in cinema/radio/TV based on character 9. not associated with an equally popular character (like a buddy or wife) 10. unseen character 11. created before 1960 12. known from science fiction ---
**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 18, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/131 "2024-12-18T19:52:35Z")
IQ1: Were you one of the lords of Demonland, on Mercury? IQ2: Were you the main character in a lengthy series of books about your adventures whilst trying ti get home to Earth? IQ3: Do you have a barrow in the marketplace? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/132 "2024-12-18T19:59:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Is your name used to describe a particular article of clothing? > > 2. Were you portrayed by two different actresses in basically the same movie, but with different titles? > > 3. Were you, a number one pick, replaced with a sixth-round pick on your NFL team? > > I am not Dickie, not Princess Diana and dunno. 1. Daisy Dukes (extremely short cutoff jeans) 2. Domino (_Thunderball; Never Say Never_) 3. Drew Bledsoe (benched and replaced by Tom Brady) 3 DQs 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 18, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/133 "2024-12-18T21:12:11Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you say you’d never been lost, but you were “bewildered once for three days”? > 2. Are you _easily_ the most famous person whose family originally came from [here](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Isigny-sur-Mer,+France/) (by way of England)? > 3. Were you nicknamed “the Misery Chick” by your classmates? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x3. 1 was Daniel Boone; 2 was Walt Disney (his last name is an Anglicized form of “d’Isigny”); 3 was Daria, of MTV’s _Daria_. DQs: 1. created after 1945? 2. from a novel? 3. work is set in the future (relative to publication)? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/134 "2024-12-18T21:26:48Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the lead character of the film _Doctor Detroit_? 2. Did you also star in this movie, later marrying the male lead actor? 3. Did your character marry the male lead character in that same movie? ---
**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, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/135 "2024-12-19T04:58:49Z")
IQs: 1. Were you portrayed by two different actresses in basically two different movies, but both about Batman? 2. Did you play the filthiest person alive, a teen who finds herself in female trouble, and a housewife? 3. Did you drive a car with a big 3 on it? ---
**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, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/136 "2024-12-20T22:33:17Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an ABC news anchor for over four decades? 2. Were you a Republican senator sometimes called “the Wizard of Ooze”? 3. Are you aka Calvin Broadus, Jr.? ---
**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 21, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/137 "2024-12-21T05:56:09Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you one of the lords of Demonland, on Mercury? > IQ2: Were you the main character in a lengthy series of books about your adventures whilst trying ti get home to Earth? > IQ3: Do you have a barrow in the marketplace? Not Demos, not Doctor Who, and dunno. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the lead character of the film _Doctor Detroit_? > 2. Did you also star in this movie, later marrying the male lead actor? > 3. Did your character marry the male lead character in that same movie? Not Dan Ackroyd, not Dana Delaney and dunno. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you portrayed by two different actresses in basically two different movies, but both about Batman? > 2. Did you play the filthiest person alive, a teen who finds herself in female trouble, and a housewife? > 3. Did you drive a car with a big 3 on it? Dunno, dunno and not Dspeed Dracer. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an ABC news anchor for over four decades? > 2. Were you a Republican senator sometimes called “the Wizard of Ooze”? > 3. Are you aka Calvin Broadus, Jr.? Not Dan Rather, Everett Dirksen or Snoop Dogg. D. 1. fictional 2. male 3. American creator 4. originally from prose fiction 5. last name begins with D 6. doesn’t actually appear in work 7. known for sci/fi or fantasy fiction 8. has not, as far as I can determine, appeared in cinema/radio/TV based on character 9. not associated with an equally popular character (like a buddy or wife) 10. unseen character 11. created before 1960 12. known from science fiction 13. created after 1945 14. not from a novel 15. work is set in the future (relative to publication) That will be more than 20 DQs, so no more IQs, please. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/138 "2024-12-21T06:09:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did you play the lead character of the film _Doctor Detroit_? > > 2. Did you also star in this movie, later marrying the male lead actor? > > 3. Did your character marry the male lead character in that same movie? > > Not Dan Ackroyd, not Dana Delaney and dunno. Correct on Dan Aykroyd. #2 was Donna Dixon, and #3 was Fran Drescher. 2 DQs 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 21, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/139 "2024-12-21T14:57:06Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you portrayed by two different actresses in basically two different movies, but both about Batman? > 2. Did you play the filthiest person alive, a teen who finds herself in female trouble, and a housewife? > 3. Did you drive a car with a big 3 on it? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, dunno and not Dspeed Dracer. Respectively: 1 was Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in _Batman Begins_ and Maggie Gyllenhaal in _The Dark Knight_); 2 was Divine (in _Pink Flamingos_, _Female Trouble_, and _Polyester_); 3 was race car driver Dale Earnhardt. DQ: from a short story by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, or Robert Heinlein? 2 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 21, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/140 "2024-12-21T16:32:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you one of the lords of Demonland, on Mercury? > > IQ2: Were you the main character in a lengthy series of books about your adventures whilst trying ti get home to Earth? > > IQ3: Do you have a barrow in the marketplace? > > Not Demos, not Doctor Who, and dunno. Lord Brandoch Daha Earl Dumarest Desmond DQ1: Human? DQ2: Story is set on Earth? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224.md?page=8)