# 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:** 9
**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 13, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/161 "2014-02-13T14:21:21Z")
IQs: 1. Did you costar with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin’ in the Rain? 2. Were you the eponymous star of a comic strip about a WWII orphan? 3. Were you Lillian Gish’s sister? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/162 "2014-02-13T18:15:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on King David. > Charles and Frank Duryea. > Frederick and August Duesenberg. (My dream car is a Duesenberg Model J dual-cowl phaeton, such as [this one](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duesenberg_Convertible_SJ_LA_Grand_Dual-Cowl_Phaeton_1935.jpg).) > Two DQs reserved. > IQ1: Did you succeed the best-known lord of Annandale? > IQ2: Is “You’re despicable” your catchphrase? > IQ3: Were you the hero of a song sung by a Belgian nun? I am not … the Black Douglas? I am not Daffy Duck I don’t know to whom you refer > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you costar with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin’ in the Rain? > 2. Were you the eponymous star of a comic strip about a WWII orphan? > 3. Were you Lillian Gish’s sister? Sorry, Prof. I don’t mean to keep missing your posts like this - anyway, you get 3 DQs out of this one. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > Born since 1950? > Political/military? > Born east of the Miss. River? > Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line? > > IQs: > > Did Sam Neill play you as an adult? > Were you the protagonist in many P.D. James mysteries? > Were you a top JFK White House aide? 3 DQs My initial is D and 1: I am real 2: I am male 3: I am currently alive 4: I am American 5: I am not known for the arts 6: My last name starts with D 7:I was born since 1950 8: I am not a political or military figure 9: I was born WEST of the Missisippi 10: I was born SOUTH of the Mason-Dixon line ---
**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 13, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/163 "2014-02-13T18:24:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you costar with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin’ in the Rain? > 2. Were you the eponymous star of a comic strip about a WWII orphan? > 3. Were you Lillian Gish’s sister? > [@fanganga](#): > > I > > Sorry, Prof. I don’t mean to keep missing your posts like this - anyway, you get 3 DQs out of this one. No big deal. I’ve done it myself. They are: 1. Donald O’Connor. 2. Dondi 3. Dorothy Gish DQs: 1. Known for Science? 2. Born since 1980? I’ll save the others for now. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/164 "2014-02-13T18:43:36Z")
IQ1: Are you a former misfit that named a band after yourself? IQ2: Are you married to Incontinentia Buttocks? IQ3: Did Robert Heinlein spend waaaay too much time talking about your nipples? ---
**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 13, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/165 "2014-02-13T19:03:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > CIQ1: Did you succeed the best-known lord of Annandale? > IQ2: Is “You’re despicable” your catchphrase? > IQ3: Were you the hero of a song sung by a Belgian nun? > [@fanganga](#): > > I am not … the Black Douglas? > I am not Daffy Duck > I don’t know to whom you refer Again, King David. 😃 (Robert the Bruce was Lord of Annandale; he was succeeded by King David II.) Correct on Daffy Duck. Dominique (St Dominic). Four DQs reserved pending the answers to Prof P’s. IQ1: Were you a big man, as tall as a mountain, with an eye like an eagle? IQ2: Did you play a woman who donned a mermaid costume to amuse passengers on a boat? IQ3: Did you write about an American archaeologist who was transported to sixth-century Rome? ---
**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 13, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/166 "2014-02-13T19:11:55Z")
IQs: 1. Did Gene Hackman play you in _The French Connection_? 2. Did you star with Mel Brooks and Marty Feldman in _Silent Movie_ 3. Are you the host of the upcoming revised series _Cosmos_? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/167 "2014-02-13T20:04:09Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a former misfit that named a band after yourself? > IQ2: Are you married to Incontinentia Buttocks? > IQ3: Did Robert Heinlein spend waaaay too much time talking about your nipples? pass I am not Biggus Dickus pass > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a big man, as tall as a mountain, with an eye like an eagle? > IQ2: Did you play a woman who donned a mermaid costume to amuse passengers on a boat? > IQ3: Did you write about an American archaeologist who was transported to sixth-century Rome? I am not … Davy Crockett? I am not … Doris Day? pass > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Gene Hackman play you in _The French Connection_? > 2. Did you star with Mel Brooks and Marty Feldman in _Silent Movie_ > 3. Are you the host of the upcoming revised series _Cosmos_? pass pass I am not … Neil deGrasse Tyson? My initial is D and 1: I am real 2: I am male 3: I am currently alive 4: I am American 5: I am not known for the arts 6: My last name starts with D 7:I was born since 1950 8: I am not a political or military figure 9: I was born WEST of the Missisippi 10: I was born SOUTH of the Mason-Dixon line 11: I am not known for science 12: I was born 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 13, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/168 "2014-02-13T20:08:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Gene Hackman play you in _The French Connection_? > 2. Did you star with Mel Brooks and Marty Feldman in _Silent Movie_ > 3. Are you the host of the upcoming revised series _Cosmos_? > [@fanganga](#): > > pass > pass > I am not … Neil deGrasse Tyson? #1 was Popeye Doyle. #2 was Dom DeLuise. You are correct on #3. DQ: Known for Sports? I’ll wait on the others. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/169 "2014-02-13T20:24:40Z")
My initial is D and 1: I am real 2: I am male 3: I am currently alive 4: I am American 5: I am not known for the arts 6: My last name starts with D 7:I was born since 1950 8: I am not a political or military figure 9: I was born WEST of the Missisippi 10: I was born SOUTH of the Mason-Dixon line 11: I am not known for science 12: I was born BEFORE 1980. 13: I am NOT known for sports ---
**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 13, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/170 "2014-02-13T20:26:55Z")
Oh, well, with the Olympics on, I thought it was worth a shot. DQ: Famous as a criminal? ---
**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 13, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/171 "2014-02-13T20:52:19Z")
Previous IQs: Did Sam Neill play you as an adult? - Damien, the Antichrist in the _Omen_ movies. Were you the protagonist in many P.D. James mysteries? - Det. Adam Dalglish. Were you a top JFK White House aide? - Dave Powers. DQ: Businessman? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Were your garish suspenders remarked upon in _Inherit the Wind_? Are you the real person that character was based upon? Were you noted for your work with lepers? ---
**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 13, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/172 "2014-02-13T21:02:00Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: On TV, were you the nemesis of Reuben Kincaid? > IQ2: Were you the actor who played that nemesis? > IQ3: Have your roles included Vernon Demerest, Sam Harmon, and Matt Helm? > [@fanganga](#): > > 3 passes. Reuben Kincaid was the manager of the Partridge Family, on that old sitcom. His nemesis was Danny Partridge, played by Danny Bonaduce. Dean Martin played Vernon Demerest (the original _Airport_), Sam Harmon (the original _Oceans 11_), and Matt Helm (_The Ambushers_, among other Matt Helm spy movies from the 1960s). Three DQs reserved for now. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/173 "2014-02-13T21:36:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were your garish suspenders remarked upon in _Inherit the Wind_? > Are you the real person that character was based upon? > Were you noted for your work with lepers? I haven’t seen the film, so pass. I am aware of the case it was about, so I am not Clarence Darrow Did Mother Theresa have a D name? My initial is D and 1: I am real 2: I am male 3: I am currently alive 4: I am American 5: I am not known for the arts 6: My last name starts with D 7:I was born since 1950 8: I am not a political or military figure 9: I was born WEST of the Missisippi 10: I was born SOUTH of the Mason-Dixon line 11: I am not known for science 12: I was born BEFORE 1980. 13: I am NOT known for sports 14: I am NOT a criminal 15: I AM a businessman ---
**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 13, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/174 "2014-02-13T21:39:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a big man, as tall as a mountain, with an eye like an eagle? > IQ2: Did you play a woman who donned a mermaid costume to amuse passengers on a boat? > IQ3: Did you write about an American archaeologist who was transported to sixth-century Rome? > [@fanganga](#): > > I am not … Davy Crockett? > I am not … Doris Day? > pass Close - Daniel [Boone](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdMA2spF0Bg). Correct on Doris Day (_The Glass Bottom Boat_). L Sprague de Camp (_Lest Darkness Fall_). DQs 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:** [February 13, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/175 "2014-02-13T21:42:24Z")
IQ: Are you a Texan who founded a computer company? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/176 "2014-02-13T21:48:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Are you a Texan who founded a computer company? Congratulations, Professor - you’ve got it. I am Michael Dell! ---
**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 13, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/177 "2014-02-13T22:04:07Z")
Well done, **Professor**! I had a feeling that your last IQ would turn out to be the correct one, and it was. Great job! ---
**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 13, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/178 "2014-02-13T23:22:28Z")
Thanks! and now, I am W! ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/179 "2014-02-13T23:58:23Z")
IQ1: Are you a former Texas governor who was named after his father? IQ2: Did you look out on the feast of Stephen? IQ3: Are you a primary antagonist in The Pillars of The Earth? ---
**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 14, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/180 "2014-02-14T00:20:00Z")
IQ1: Did you put Golden Tickets in your products, the finders of which got a tour of your factory? IQ2: Did you play a character who didn’t need coins for the jukebox? IQ3: Verily I do not wish to be verbose, but will you vouchsafe if you verbalized for V? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337.md?page=10)