# Botticelli - February 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 2, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792 "2017-02-02T00:54:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/21 "2017-02-02T18:00:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Gwen Stacy in recent Spider-Man movies? > 2. Did you record _Trio_ with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton? > 3. Did you write _Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats_? I am not Emma Stone, Emmylou Harris (total stab in the dark, only name I could come up with), and dunno. 1 or 2 DQs depending on my guesswork. As an aside, if I admit I’m flailing blindly and happen to come up with the right answer, does it count? Because I’ve done it at least twice now. 🙂 ---
**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, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/22 "2017-02-02T18:03:02Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Gwen Stacy in recent Spider-Man movies? > 2. Did you record _Trio_ with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton? > 3. Did you write _Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats_? > [@Draelin](#): > > I am not Emma Stone, Emmylou Harris (total stab in the dark, only name I could come up with), and dunno. > > 1 or 2 DQs depending on my guesswork. As an aside, if I admit I’m flailing blindly and happen to come up with the right answer, does it count? Because I’ve done it at least twice now. 🙂 Yep, as long as it’s the right answer it counts. Correct, Correct, and T. S. Eliot. DQ: European? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/23 "2017-02-02T18:53:07Z")
E. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name does not start with E 6. Born before 1964 7. European ---
**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, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/24 "2017-02-02T19:34:42Z")
IQs: 1. Were you known as the Hammer of the Scots? 2. Are you the Father of Geometry? 3. Did you star in _CHiPS_? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/25 "2017-02-02T19:49:19Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you known as the Hammer of the Scots? > 2. Are you the Father of Geometry? > 3. Did you star in _CHiPS_? Not King Edward, Euclid, or Erik Estrada. ---
**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 2, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/26 "2017-02-02T20:45:24Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Not Eddie Albert or Eddie Money, but sportsball questions are usually out of my league, so 1 DQ to you as well. hehe… sportsball… Eddy Lacy DQ: Politics/Royalty? IQs IQ1: Are you an environmental activist portrayed in film by Julie Roberts? IQ2: Did you portray Doreen Lewis in both the film and TV version of _Private Benjamin_? IQ3: Are you the goddess of the underworld in Mesopotamian myth? ---
**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 3, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/27 "2017-02-03T04:20:34Z")
Previous IQs: Was your eventual husband’s first name Fitzwilliam? - Yes, Elizabeth Bennet (one “t”) Did an intruder refer to you as “Poppet”? - Yes, Elizabeth Swann (two "n"s) Did you declare that you did not seek “windows in men’s souls”? - Queen Elizabeth I, trying to put an end to Protestant-Catholic religious strife in England Elizabeth x3! DQ: Born before 1800? IQs: Were you a noted Irish freedom fighter of the late 18th century? Did a cartoonist once draw you standing in the corner while your mother sat nearby, not looking at you? Did your father have your pockets sewn shut so that you couldn’t stick your hands in them? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/28 "2017-02-03T12:56:39Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you an environmental activist portrayed in film by Julie Roberts? > IQ2: Did you portray Doreen Lewis in both the film and TV version of _Private Benjamin_? > IQ3: Are you the goddess of the underworld in Mesopotamian myth? I am not Erin Brockovich, Eileen Brennan, or Ereshkigal (I think). > [@Elendil's Heir](#): > > Were you a noted Irish freedom fighter of the late 18th century? > Did a cartoonist once draw you standing in the corner while your mother sat nearby, not looking at you? > Did your father have your pockets sewn shut so that you couldn’t stick your hands in them? Perhaps I’ll regret answering these before coffee, but none of them are ringing a bell, so 3 DQs to you. E. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name does not start with E 6. Born before 1964 7. European 8. Not political or royalty 9. Not born before 1800 ---
**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 3, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/29 "2017-02-03T14:03:57Z")
All correct. IQs: 1. Did you come up with theory of relativity? 2. Did you direct the film _Battleship Potemkin_? 3. Are you a superhero aka Ralph Dibny? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/30 "2017-02-03T14:23:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > All correct. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you come up with theory of relativity? > 2. Did you direct the film _Battleship Potemkin_? > 3. Are you a superhero aka Ralph Dibny? I am not Einstein or Elongated Man, but you can take a DQ for the second one. ---
**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 3, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/31 "2017-02-03T14:30:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > All correct. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you come up with theory of relativity? > 2. Did you direct the film _Battleship Potemkin_? > 3. Are you a superhero aka Ralph Dibny? > [@Draelin](#): > > I am not Einstein or Elongated Man, but you can take a DQ for the second one. Correct, Sergei Eisenstein, correct. DQ: Native speaker of English? ---
**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 3, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/32 "2017-02-03T14:46:29Z")
IQ1: Did your brother trick you into exchanging your birthright for his stew? IQ2: Were you a high priest of Shiloh and subject of a song by Three Dog Night? IQ3: Were you a Hebrew priest who hammered the bronze censers of those who rebelled against Moses into a protective covering for an altar? ---
**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 3, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/33 "2017-02-03T14:53:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did Zeus seduce you in the form of a bull? 2. Are you the author of the Artemis Fowl series? 3. Were you Johnny Carson’s sidekick on _The Tonight Show_? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/34 "2017-02-03T15:13:27Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did your brother trick you into exchanging your birthright for his stew? > IQ2: Were you a high priest of Shiloh and subject of a song by Three Dog Night? > IQ3: Were you a Hebrew priest who hammered the bronze censers of those who rebelled against Moses into a protective covering for an altar? I am not Esau or Eli, but take a DQ for #3. > [@Prof. Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did Zeus seduce you in the form of a bull? > 2. Are you the author of the Artemis Fowl series? > 3. Were you Johnny Carson’s sidekick on The Tonight Show? I am not Europa or Ed McMahon, but I’m drawing a blank on #2, so DQ to you. E. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name does not start with E 6. Born before 1964 7. European 8. Not political or royalty 9. Not born before 1800 10. Native English speaker ---
**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 3, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/35 "2017-02-03T16:16:10Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Did Zeus seduce you in the form of a bull? > 2. Are you the author of the Artemis Fowl series? > 3. Were you Johnny Carson’s sidekick on The Tonight Show? > I am not Europa or Ed McMahon, but I’m drawing a blank on #2, so DQ to you. Correct, Eoin Colfer, correct. DQ) Born after 1900? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/36 "2017-02-03T16:37:17Z")
E. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name does not start with E 6. Born before 1964 7. European 8. Not political or royalty 9. Not born before 1800 10. Native English speaker 11. Not born after 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 3, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/37 "2017-02-03T16:45:56Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play a psychiatrist in _Arsenic and Old Lace_? 2. Did you play the ghost in the TV series _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_? 3. Did you have a hit with _Take Me Home Tonight_? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/38 "2017-02-03T16:58:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play a psychiatrist in _Arsenic and Old Lace_? > 2. Did you play the ghost in the TV series _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Take Me Home Tonight_? I am still not Eddie Money, but I’m very upset with myself for not at least remembering the _Arsenic and Old Lace_ actor, because I get distracted on account of Cary Grant being so dreamy. So, 2 DQs and a glass of elderberry wine to you. ---
**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 3, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/39 "2017-02-03T16:59:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play a psychiatrist in _Arsenic and Old Lace_? > 2. Did you play the ghost in the TV series _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Take Me Home Tonight_? > [@Draelin](#): > > I am still not Eddie Money, but I’m very upset with myself for not at least remembering the _Arsenic and Old Lace_ actor, because I get distracted on account of Cary Grant being so dreamy. So, 2 DQs and a glass of elderberry wine to you. 1. Edward Everett Horton. 2. Edward Mulhare. Correct on Eddie Money. DQs: 1. First name start with “ed”? 2. Known for the Arts? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/40 "2017-02-03T17:41:38Z")
E. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name does not start with E 6. Born before 1964 7. European 8. Not political or royalty 9. Not born before 1800 10. Native English speaker 11. Not born after 1900 12. First name starts with “Ed” 13. Not known for the arts [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792.md?page=3)