# Botticelli February 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 2, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611 "2015-02-02T16:01:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**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 21, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/361 "2015-02-21T05:10:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you married to Hugh Hefner for a time? > 2. Did your refusal to marry him bring about Gaston’s obsession? > 3. Did you paint a famous series of four nudes, one for each season? Not Bobbi Boyle, Belle or… dunno. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are two of your recurring characters on SNL Slappy Pappy and Drunk Uncle? > IQ2: Were you a coach of the Indiana Hoosiers infamous for throwing chairs across the court? > IQ3: Did your hit “Mack the Knife” win a Grammy in 1960? Dunno, not Bobby Knight, and not Bobby Darin. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write about David Innes and Abner Perry? > IQ2: Did you and your friend Honey plan to become detectives when you grew up? > IQ3: Were you Bert, Nan, and Freddie’s sister? Dunno, not Encyclopedia Brown, and dunno. ---
**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 21, 2015, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/362 "2015-02-21T11:25:19Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write about David Innes and Abner Perry? > IQ2: Did you and your friend Honey plan to become detectives when you grew up? > IQ3: Were you Bert, Nan, and Freddie’s sister? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Encyclopedia Brown, and dunno. Innes and Perry are from the Pellucidar novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Trixie Belden. Flossie Bobbsey. DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? One DQ reserved. IQ1: Were you a member of the AVG, a USMC fighter ace, and a Medal of Honor recipient? IQ2: Were you a WWII fighter ace, despite having lost both legs several years before the war began? IQ3: Were you the highest-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 21, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/363 "2015-02-21T14:02:40Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you married to Hugh Hefner for a time? > 2. Did your refusal to marry him bring about Gaston’s obsession? > 3. Did you paint a famous series of four nudes, one for each season? > > Not Bobbi Boyle, Belle or… dunno. Don’t know Bobbi Boyle, so I’ll rephrase that one. Correct on Belle. #3 was Francois Boucher. 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:** [February 21, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/364 "2015-02-21T14:06:03Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an occasional guest star on _Love Boat_ and _Fantasy Island_ who was married to Hugh Hefner for a time? 2. Were you the spoiled rich girl on _The Facts of Life_? 3. Were you played by Johnny Depp, Ben Cross and Jonathan Frid? ---
**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 21, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/365 "2015-02-21T14:14:28Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are two of your recurring characters on SNL Slappy Pappy and Drunk Uncle? > IQ2: Were you a coach of the Indiana Hoosiers infamous for throwing chairs across the court? > IQ3: Did your hit “Mack the Knife” win a Grammy in 1960? > > Dunno, not Bobby Knight, and not Bobby Darin. Bobby Moynihan holding a DQ IQ1: Are you a soldier created by Harry Harrison who fights the Chingers? IQ2: Are you the nickname of the leader of the New York City gang Bowery Boys, and a leader of the Know Nothing political movement? IQ3: Did Samwise Gamgee ride you? ---
**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 21, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/366 "2015-02-21T21:44:20Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you a member of the AVG, a USMC fighter ace, and a Medal of Honor recipient? > IQ2: Were you a WWII fighter ace, despite having lost both legs several years before the war began? > IQ3: Were you the highest-scoring US fighter ace? Not Bong, Baden or Bong (I know he’s one of these). > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an occasional guest star on _Love Boat_ and _Fantasy Island_ who was married to Hugh Hefner for a time? > 2. Were you the spoiled rich girl on _The Facts of Life_? > 3. Were you played by Johnny Depp, Ben Cross and Jonathan Frid? Not Bobbi Benton, dunno, and not Barnabas Collins. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > … > IQ1: Are you a soldier created by Harry Harrison who fights the Chingers? > IQ2: Are you the nickname of the leader of the New York City gang Bowery Boys, and a leader of the Know Nothing political movement? > IQ3: Did Samwise Gamgee ride you? Not Bill the Galactic Hero, Bill the Butcher, or Bill the horse. Bill x3! B. 1. fictional 2. male ---
**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 22, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/367 "2015-02-22T01:43:37Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a member of the AVG, a USMC fighter ace, and a Medal of Honor recipient? > IQ2: Were you a WWII fighter ace, despite having lost both legs several years before the war began? > IQ3: Were you the highest-scoring US fighter ace? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Bong, Baden or Bong (I know he’s one of these). Boyington. Bade **r** , but close enough. Correct. 🙂 DQ: Originally from literature? IQ1: Did you drown in a river whilst leading your army on a Crusade? IQ2: Were you the wife of Uriah the Hittite? IQ3: Were you a jazz musician from Davenport IA? ---
**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 22, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/368 "2015-02-22T02:20:34Z")
IQ1: Are two of your characters on SNL Stefon and Herb Welch? IQ2: Are two of your characters on SNL Jake Blues and the Samarai? IQ3: Are two of your characters on SNL Fernando and Willie, who discusses masochistic tendencies with his friend Frankie? ---
**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 22, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/369 "2015-02-22T02:38:16Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an occasional guest star on Love Boat and Fantasy Island who was married to Hugh Hefner for a time? > 2. Were you the spoiled rich girl on The Facts of Life? > 3. Were you played by Johnny Depp, Ben Cross and Jonathan Frid? > > Not Bobbi Benton, dunno, and not Barnabas Collins. Correct on Barbi Benton and Barnabas Collins. Blair was #2. DQ: Last name starts with B? 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:** [February 22, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/370 "2015-02-22T04:01:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Did you drown in a river whilst leading your army on a Crusade? > IQ2: Were you the wife of Uriah the Hittite? > IQ3: Were you a jazz musician from Davenport IA? Dunno; not Bathsheba or Billy Tipton. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are two of your characters on SNL Stefon and Herb Welch? > IQ2: Are two of your characters on SNL Jake Blues and the Samrai? > IQ3: Are two of your characters on SNL Fernando and Willie, who discusses masochistic tendencies with his friend Frankie? Not Bill Heder, John Belushi or Billy Crystal. B. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not originally from literature 4. last name starts with B ---
**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 22, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/371 "2015-02-22T05:06:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you drown in a river whilst leading your army on a Crusade? > IQ2: Were you the wife of Uriah the Hittite? > IQ3: Were you a jazz musician from Davenport IA? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno; not Bathsheba or Billy Tipton. The German emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Correct. Bix Beiderbecke. DQ1: Created after 1950? DQ2: Created by an American? IQ1: Were you a lumberjack with a blue ox? IQ2: Did you once lasso a tornado? IQ3: Are you the best-known employee of Admiral Sir Miles Messervy? ---
**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 22, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/372 "2015-02-22T14:09:50Z")
DQ: Known from film? ---
**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 22, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/373 "2015-02-22T14:11:38Z")
IQs: 1. Have you been played by George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale and Adam West? 2. Did you portray #1’s sidekick on TV? 3. Did you write _The Master and Margherita_? ---
**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 22, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/374 "2015-02-22T15:18:19Z")
IQ1: Did Paul Newman portray you in the film version of _Cat on a Hot Tin Roof_? IQ2: Are you his father in the film? IQ3: Are you the actor who played IQ2? ---
**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 22, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/375 "2015-02-22T18:14:36Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you a lumberjack with a blue ox? > IQ2: Did you once lasso a tornado? > IQ3: Are you the best-known employee of Admiral Sir Miles Messervy? Not Paul Bunyan (hey, Babe is another “B”!), Pecos Bill or Bond… James Bond. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Have you been played by George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale and Adam West? > 2. Did you portray #1’s sidekick on TV? > 3. Did you write _The Master and Margherita_? Not Bruce Wayne/Batman or Burt Ward (Robin). Dunno the last. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did Paul Newman portray you in the film version of _Cat on a Hot Tin Roof_? > IQ2: Are you his father in the film? > IQ3: Are you the actor who played IQ2? Not Brick, not Burl Ives, and dunno. B. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not originally from literature 4. last name starts with B 5. created after 1950 6. created by an American 7. not known from film ---
**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 22, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/376 "2015-02-22T19:20:46Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did Paul Newman portray you in the film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof? > IQ2: Are you his father in the film? > IQ3: Are you the actor who played IQ2? > Not Brick, not Burl Ives, and dunno. Big Daddy DQ: from TV? ---
**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 22, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/377 "2015-02-22T19:21:19Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Have you been played by George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale and Adam West? > 2. Did you portray #1’s sidekick on TV? > 3. Did you write The Master and Margherita? > > Not Bruce Wayne/Batman or Burt Ward (Robin). Dunno the last. Correct old #1 and #2. #3 was Mikhail Bulgakov. DQ: Known as a good guy? ---
**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 22, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/378 "2015-02-22T19:22:42Z")
IQs: 1. Did you live in a shoe with Tige? 2. Did you hang around with Stoopnagle? 3. Were you partnered with Ray Goulding? ---
**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 22, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/379 "2015-02-22T19:28:09Z")
IQ1: Did you portray Cpt. Lee ‘Apollo’ Adama in the 2004 version of _Battlestar Galactica_? IQ2: Did James Callis portray you in the same show? IQ3: Are you the nickname of Lt. Sharon Valerii from the same show? ---
**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 22, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/380 "2015-02-22T21:13:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a lumberjack with a blue ox? > IQ2: Did you once lasso a tornado? > IQ3: Are you the best-known employee of Admiral Sir Miles Messervy? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Paul Bunyan (hey, Babe is another “B”!), Pecos Bill or Bond… James Bond. Correct on all three. IQ1: Were the other members of your family named Peg, Kelly, and Bud? IQ2: Did you go to school in Brooklyn with Arnold and Juan? IQ3: Did you live in California with your cousin Jed? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611.md?page=20)