# Botticelli, February 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 2, 2014, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337 "2014-02-02T06:47:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/1 "2014-02-02T06:47:15Z")
Your letter is … **R**. ---
**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 2, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/2 "2014-02-02T12:11:49Z")
IQ1: Did a quartet wonder whatever had happened to you? IQ2: Are you the sheriff of Conniption? IQ3: Are you the top-scoring US fighter ace? ---
**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 2, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/3 "2014-02-02T16:04:39Z")
IQs: 1. Were you one of Honest Abe’s kids? 2. Are you secretly the Atom? 3. Did D’Artagnan foil your crafty schemes? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/4 "2014-02-02T17:32:02Z")
IQ: Are you the namesake of a “spotty” test? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/5 "2014-02-02T18:23:45Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a quartet wonder whatever had happened to you? > IQ2: Are you the sheriff of Conniption? > IQ3: Are you the top-scoring US fighter ace? DQs for 1 and 2. For 3, I think you’re looking for Richard Bong. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of Honest Abe’s kids? > 2. Are you secretly the Atom? > 3. Did D’Artagnan foil your crafty schemes? I’m neither Robert Lincoln nor Ray Palmer. Take a DQ for 3. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you the namesake of a “spotty” test? I’m not Hermann Rohrschach. ---
**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 2, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/6 "2014-02-02T18:29:54Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of Honest Abe’s kids? > 2. Are you secretly the Atom? > 3. Did D’Artagnan foil your crafty schemes? > > I’m neither Robert Lincoln nor Ray Palmer. Take a DQ for 3. #3 was Cardinal Richelieu. DQ: Real? IQs: 1. Did you play the Sundance Kid? 2. Did you perform the definitive version of _Georgia On My Mind_? 3. Were you the first Mrs. de Winter? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/7 "2014-02-02T18:48:08Z")
IQ: Were you just elected to the Hall of Fame, the 1st one at your position? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/8 "2014-02-02T18:51:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3 was Cardinal Richelieu. > > DQ: Real? No. Summary for R: 1. Not real. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/9 "2014-02-02T18:53:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the Sundance Kid? > 2. Did you perform the definitive version of _Georgia On My Mind_? > 3. Were you the first Mrs. de Winter? I’m neither Robert Redford nor Ray Charles. Take a DQ for 3. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you just elected to the Hall of Fame, the 1st one at your position? No idea. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/10 "2014-02-02T19:06:44Z")
Ray Guy is the 1st punter in Canton. DQ: Living? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/11 "2014-02-02T19:19:12Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Ray Guy is the 1st punter in Canton. > > DQ: Living? Argh! Football! Never even crossed my mind–I was thinking baseball, hockey, even rock-n-roll; but never thought of football! Summary for R: 1. Not real. 2. Dead. ---
**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 2, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/12 "2014-02-02T19:23:39Z")
The first Mrs. de Winter is the title character of Daphne du Maurier’s novel (and subsequent film), _Rebecca_. DQ: Male? IQs: 1. Are you Don Quixote’s horse? 2. Did you steal from the rich and give to the poor? 3. Are you the comic book alter ego of Clint Steele? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/13 "2014-02-02T19:30:06Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The first Mrs. de Winter is the title character of Daphne du Maurier’s novel (and subsequent film), _Rebecca_. > > DQ: Male? Yes, male. Summary for R: 1. Not real. 2. Dead. 3. Male > [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Don Quixote’s horse? > 2. Did you steal from the rich and give to the poor? > 3. Are you the comic book alter ego of Clint Steele? I’m neither Rocinante nor Robin Hood. DQ for 3. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/14 "2014-02-02T19:30:35Z")
IQ: Is your wedding the centerpiece of the ending of a popular sitcom? ---
**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 2, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/15 "2014-02-02T19:41:01Z")
IQs: Are you the best-known person to come from Dixon, Illinois? Were you shown in a cartoon putting your boss into a straitjacket? Does a statue of you stand outside the British Houses of Parliament? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/16 "2014-02-02T19:55:44Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Is your wedding the centerpiece of the ending of a popular sitcom? I can think of a few sitcom weddings, but none that end the series. DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/17 "2014-02-02T19:56:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you the best-known person to come from Dixon, Illinois? > Were you shown in a cartoon putting your boss into a straitjacket? > Does a statue of you stand outside the British Houses of Parliament? For 1, I’m not Ronald Reagan. For 3, I’m not Richard the Lionheart. DQ for 2. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/18 "2014-02-02T20:13:18Z")
Robin Scherbatski’s wedding end How I Met Your Mother DQ: Created by an American? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/19 "2014-02-02T20:30:49Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Robin Scherbatski’s wedding end How I Met Your Mother > > DQ: Created by an American? Guess I need to start watching that. 🙂 Yes, created by an American. Summary for R: 1. Not real. 2. Dead. 3. Male. 4. Created by an American. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/20 "2014-02-02T20:41:03Z")
IQ: Is your older brother very attached to his blue blanket, while your sister is a crack shrink? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337.md?page=2)