# Botticelli - Feb. 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 1, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859 "2016-02-01T17:33:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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:** [February 23, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/181 "2016-02-23T18:27:38Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the “Hercules Poirot” character in Murder By Death? > 2. Did Carrie Fisher give you the Lifetime Achievement Award on a quasi-important awards show? > 3. Did you team up with Mike Myers for two movies based on your SNL skits? > > Not James Coco, C-3PO or… dammit, I’m blanking. Dunno. Correct on Coco. Close, but it was Chewbacca (on the MTV Movie Awards one year). #3 was Dana Carvey. DQs: 1. Died before 1900? 2. Known for the arts? ---
**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:** [February 23, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/182 "2016-02-23T19:41:52Z")
Dana Carvey, of course. :: headsmack :: C. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with C 4. dead 5. American 6. died after 1900 7. not known for the arts ---
**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:** [February 23, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/183 "2016-02-23T19:45:43Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Napalm and Silly Putty_? 2. Did you write _Silent Spring_? 3. Are you Dr. Strange’s wife? ---
**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:** [February 23, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/184 "2016-02-23T20:52:51Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the CEO of Godfather’s pizza who ran for the Republican nomination for President in 2011? > IQ2: Are you a former Black Panther honcho who fled the US for 7 years and returned to join the LDS church? > IQ3: Are you a veteran supporting actor, possibly best known for your role as Dick Halloran in the 1980 film The Shining?.. > > Not Herman Cain, dunno, and not Scatman Crothers. Eldridge Cleaver DQ: Military? 1 DQ in hold pssst PP: Your IQ 3 is now Dr. Strange’s _ex_-wife. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/185 "2016-02-23T21:27:37Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did Flora MacDonald take you for a boat ride? > IQ2: Were you noted for being friendlier than others like you? > IQ3: Did your brother Buck die as a result of wounds received in two shot-outs with the police? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno the first two; not Clyde. Prince Charles Edward Stewart (aka Bonnie Prince Charlie). Casper the friendly ghost. Correct on Clyde Barrow. DQ: Died after 1980? One 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:** [February 23, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/186 "2016-02-23T21:53:46Z")
IQ1: Did a gourd say that he thought a grape looked like you? IQ2: Did you write “Take This Job and Shove It”? IQ3: Were you a fictional Oriental who was played in over a dozen films by a Swedish actor? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/187 "2016-02-24T05:07:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Napalm and Silly Putty_? > 2. Did you write _Silent Spring_? > 3. Are you Dr. Strange’s [ex-]wife? Dunno, not Rachel Carson, and not… Clarissa Strange? > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a gourd say that he thought a grape looked like you? > IQ2: Did you write “Take This Job and Shove It”? > IQ3: Were you a fictional Oriental who was played in over a dozen films by a Swedish actor? Dunno x2 (I remember the song but not the writer or singer); not Charlie Chan. C. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with C 4. dead 5. American 6. died after 1900 7. not known for the arts 8. not military 9. died before 1980 ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/188 "2016-02-24T11:43:15Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write Napalm and Silly Putty? > 2. Did you write Silent Spring? > 3. Are you Dr. Strange’s [ex-]wife? > Dunno, not Rachel Carson, and not… Clarissa Strange? #1 was George Carlin. Correct on Rachel Carson. #3 is Clea, ruler of the Dark Dimension. (They were married for about 30 years.) DQ: known for science, business or politics? 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:** [February 24, 2016, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/189 "2016-02-24T12:11:58Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a gourd say that he thought a grape looked like you? > IQ2: Did you write “Take This Job and Shove It”? > IQ3: Were you a fictional Oriental who was played in over a dozen films by a Swedish actor? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x2 (I remember the song but not the writer or singer); not Charlie Chan. Captain Crunch. David Allan Coe. (Johnny Paycheck was the singer.) Correct. DQ: Born before 1900? Two 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:** [February 24, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/190 "2016-02-24T13:06:49Z")
IQ1: Did Weird Al Yankovic parody your 1995 hit _Gangsta’s Paradise_? IQ2: Are you a rapper/actor whose real name is O’Shea Jackson, Sr.? IQ3: Were you US Secretary of State from 2001-2005? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/191 "2016-02-24T13:51:02Z")
What’s the Captain Crunch line from, **SCA**? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did Weird Al Yankovic parody your 1995 hit _Gangsta’s Paradise_? > IQ2: Are you a rapper/actor whose real name is O’Shea Jackson, Sr.? > IQ3: Were you US Secretary of State from 2001-2005? Not Ice Cube, Cee-Lo (guessing), and not Colin Powell. C. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with C 4. dead 5. American 6. died after 1900 7. not known for the arts 8. not military 9. died before 1980 10. not particularly known for science, business or politics 11. born before 1900 ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/192 "2016-02-24T14:01:04Z")
DQ: known for one specific event? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/193 "2016-02-24T14:04:18Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with the album _Tapestry_? 2. Are you the present day Secretary of Defense? 3. Were you a student of Freud who invented the idea of the collective unconscious? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/194 "2016-02-24T14:50:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with the album _Tapestry_? > 2. Are you the present day Secretary of Defense? > 3. Were you a student of Freud who invented the idea of the collective unconscious? Not Carol King, Ash Carter or Carl Jung. C. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with C 4. dead 5. American 6. died after 1900 7. not known for the arts 8. not military 9. died before 1980 10. not particularly known for science, business or politics 11. born before 1900 12. best known for one specific event, or several closely-related events ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/195 "2016-02-24T17:14:21Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did Weird Al Yankovic parody your 1995 hit Gangsta’s Paradise? > IQ2: Are you a rapper/actor whose real name is O’Shea Jackson, Sr.? > IQ3: Were you US Secretary of State from 2001-2005? > > Not Ice Cube, Cee-Lo (guessing), and not Colin Powell. Coolio, Ice Cube, correct. I’ll just take 1 DQ. DQ: Mainly regarded as a criminal? holding 1 DQ ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/196 "2016-02-24T17:24:22Z")
IQ1: Did you play Jackie Chan’s partner in the _Rush Hour_ movies? IQ2: Are you a hipster icon and bebop saxophonist nicknamed “Yardbird”? IQ3: Are you an NAACP Litigation Director credited with dismantling the Jim Crow laws? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/197 "2016-02-24T18:20:20Z")
Correct on all three. IQs: 1. Are you Sonny & Cher’s only child? 2. Did you coin the phrase “God moves in a mysterious way/His wonders to perform”? 3. Were you known as Scarface? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/198 "2016-02-24T20:28:54Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Jackie Chan’s partner in the _Rush Hour_ movies? > IQ2: Are you a hipster icon and bebop saxophonist nicknamed “Yardbird”? > IQ3: Are you an NAACP Litigation Director credited with dismantling the Jim Crow laws? Not Chris “Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?” Tucker or Charlie Parker; dunno the third (only Thurgood Marshall comes to mind). > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Are you Sonny & Cher’s only child? > 2. Did you coin the phrase “God moves in a mysterious way/His wonders to perform”? > 3. Were you known as Scarface? Not Chastity NKA Chaz Bono, John Calvin (?) or Al Capone. C. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with C 4. dead 5. American 6. died after 1900 7. not known for the arts 8. not military 9. died before 1980 10. not particularly known for science, business or politics 11. born before 1900 12. best known for one specific event, or several closely-related events 13. not mainly regarded as a criminal ---
**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:** [February 24, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/199 "2016-02-24T20:54:31Z")
> [@](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Are you Sonny & Cher’s only child? > 2. Did you coin the phrase “God moves in a mysterious way/His wonders to perform”? > 3. Were you known as Scarface? > Not Chastity NKA Chaz Bono, John Calvin (?) or Al Capone. Correct on 1 and 3. #2 was English poet William Cowper. 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:** [February 24, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/200 "2016-02-24T21:36:39Z")
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