# Botticelli - February 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 1, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983 "2018-02-01T20:57:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/121 "2018-02-13T20:59:04Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is your catchphrase “As you wish”? > 2. Did you pal around with Artemus Gordon? > 3. Did you draw and write Calvin and Hobbes? > Not Westley from The Princess Bride, James West or Ohio’s own Jim Watterson Correct, Correct, and correct on Bill Watterson. IQs: 1. Are you the creator of the comic strip _Pogo_? 2. Are you the creator of _Woody Woodpecker_? 3. Were you Ronald Reagan’s first wife? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/122 "2018-02-14T12:17:41Z")
IQ: Are you an actor whose name is given to the school in _Family Guy_? IQ: Are you often credited with introducing the potato to Europe? IQ: Are you “some pig”? ---
**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 14, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/123 "2018-02-14T15:53:45Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > … > > IQ1: Were you the Republican candidate for US president in 1940? > IQ2: Are you a Doper and the protagonist of Aldous Huxley’s novel _Island_? > IQ3: Did Carol Burnett play you in a recurring sketch with Tim Conway as his bimbo secretary? Not Wendell Willkie, dunno, and not… Wanda? (I remember Mr. Tudball but not her name) > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the creator of the comic strip _Pogo_? > 2. Are you the creator of _Woody Woodpecker_? > 3. Were you Ronald Reagan’s first wife? Not Walt Kelly, dunno, and not Jane Wyman > [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ: Are you an actor whose name is given to the school in _Family Guy_? > IQ: Are you often credited with introducing the potato to Europe? > IQ: Are you “some pig”? Not James Woods, dunno, and not Wilbur, Charlotte’s friend ---
**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 14, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/124 "2018-02-14T16:20:11Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Republican candidate for US president in 1940? > IQ2: Are you a Doper and the protagonist of Aldous Huxley’s novel Island? > IQ3: Did Carol Burnett play you in a recurring sketch with Tim Conway as his bimbo secretary? > > Not Wendell Willkie, dunno, and not… Wanda? (I remember Mr. Tudball but not her name) Correct, Will Farnaby, Miss Wiggins (HELLO?) DQ: Alive? DQ: Last name start with W? ---
**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 14, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/125 "2018-02-14T16:32:01Z")
IQ1: Are you one of Lewis Grizzard’s fictional childhood characters, referred to as “a great American”? IQ2: Did Bill Macy play you in _Maude_? IQ3: Are you the only NHL player to have his jersey (#99) retired league-wide? ---
**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 14, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/126 "2018-02-14T17:26:00Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the creator of the comic strip Pogo? > 2. Are you the creator of Woody Woodpecker? > 3. Were you Ronald Reagan’s first wife? > Not Walt Kelly, dunno, and not Jane Wyman Correct, Walter Lantz, and Correct. DQ: Male? ---
**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 14, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/127 "2018-02-14T17:29:56Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write the poem _The Red Wheelbarrow_? 2. Did you write the songs for _The Muppet Movie_? 3. Were you in a girl group with your sister (whose name is alliterative) and Chynna Phillips? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/128 "2018-02-14T18:12:28Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ: Are you an actor whose name is given to the school in _Family Guy_? > IQ: Are you often credited with introducing the potato to Europe? > IQ: Are you “some pig”? Correct on Woods and Wilbur, the other was Sir Walter Raleigh - modern historians don’t believe he did in fact achieve this (he did introduce tobacco to England) but it is certainly often claimed that he did. DQ: born in the Western Hemisphere? IQ: Are you an opera singer with a soulful _basso profundo_? IQ: Did you constantly fight for more recognition for those who contributed in the early stages of the company you co-founded, before it became wildly successful (at least, according to the movie)? IQ: Were you the actor who played a man embarrassed by his female companion in one of the most famous film scenes of all time? ---
**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 14, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/129 "2018-02-14T20:46:24Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you one of Lewis Grizzard’s fictional childhood characters, referred to as “a great American”? > IQ2: Did Bill Macy play you in _Maude_? > IQ3: Are you the only NHL player to have his jersey (#99) retired league-wide? Dunno x2; not Wayne Gretzky > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the poem _The Red Wheelbarrow_? > 2. Did you write the songs for _The Muppet Movie_? > 3. Were you in a girl group with your sister (whose name is alliterative) and Chynna Phillips? Dunno, not Paul Williams, and not Wendy (?) Wilson > [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > … > > IQ: Are you an opera singer with a soulful _basso profundo_? > IQ: Did you constantly fight for more recognition for those who contributed in the early stages of the company you co-founded, before it became wildly successful (at least, according to the movie)? > IQ: Were you the actor who played a man embarrassed by his female companion in one of the most famous film scenes of all time? Dunno, not Steve Wozniak, and not William “Billy” Chrystal W. 1. real 2. dead 3. last name started with W 4. male 5. born in the Western Hemisphere ---
**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 14, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/130 "2018-02-14T20:52:31Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the poem The Red Wheelbarrow? > 2. Did you write the songs for The Muppet Movie? > 3. Were you in a girl group with your sister (whose name is alliterative) and Chynna Phillips? > Dunno, not Paul Williams, and not Wendy (?) Wilson #1 was Walter Carlos Williams. Correct on #2. #3 was Carnie Wilson, whose sister Wendy had the alliterative name. DQs: 1. Died after 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 14, 2018, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/131 "2018-02-14T22:48:02Z")
W. 1. real 2. dead 3. last name started with W 4. male 5. born in the Western Hemisphere 6. died before 1900 7. not known for the Arts ---
**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 14, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/132 "2018-02-14T23:19:07Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you one of Lewis Grizzard’s fictional childhood characters, referred to as “a great American”? > IQ2: Did Bill Macy play you in Maude? > IQ3: Are you the only NHL player to have his jersey (#99) retired league-wide? > > Dunno x2; not Wayne Gretzky Weyman C. Wannamaker, Walter Finlay, correct DQ: American? DQ: Known for politics? ---
**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 14, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/133 "2018-02-14T23:26:32Z")
IQ1: Was the controversy over your weekend furlough a major issue in the 1988 US presidential race? IQ2: Are you a country artist whose wife discovered you had been sleeping with another woman, sewed you to the mattress when you were passed out drunk, and then beat you with a broomstick? IQ3: Are you a MLB center fielder who retired with 660 home runs in 1973? ---
**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 14, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/134 "2018-02-14T23:50:56Z")
IQs: 1. Did you die after a “fall” from a boat some years back? 2. Are you #1’s husband who has long been suspected of having pushed her in because he thought she was messing around with #3? 3. Are you #1’s costar in a movie who was also on the boat? ---
**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 15, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/135 "2018-02-15T15:12:47Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Was the controversy over your weekend furlough a major issue in the 1988 US presidential race? > IQ2: Are you a country artist whose wife discovered you had been sleeping with another woman, sewed you to the mattress when you were passed out drunk, and then beat you with a broomstick? > IQ3: Are you a MLB center fielder who retired with 660 home runs in 1973? Not Willie Horton, Waylon Jennings (guessing) or… dunno > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you die after a “fall” from a boat some years back? > 2. Are you #1’s husband who has long been suspected of having pushed her in because he thought she was messing around with #3? > 3. Are you #1’s costar in a movie who was also on the boat? Not Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner or Christopher Walken W. 1. real 2. dead 3. last name started with W 4. male 5. born in the Western Hemisphere 6. died before 1900 7. not known for the Arts 8. not American 9. not known for politics ---
**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 15, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/136 "2018-02-15T16:00:16Z")
I figured you’d sweep those. IQs: 1. Are you best known for having played Charlie Chan in a number of movies? 2. Did you play Col. Klink on _Hogan’s Heroes_? 3. Did you bill yourself as “The Perfect Fool”? ---
**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 15, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/137 "2018-02-15T16:04:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Are you best known for having played Charlie Chan in a number of movies? > 2. Did you play Col. Klink on _Hogan’s Heroes_? > 3. Did you bill yourself as “The Perfect Fool”? Dunno, not Werner Klemperer and dunno ---
**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 15, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/138 "2018-02-15T16:39:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I figured you’d sweep those. > > IQs: > > 1. Are you best known for having played Charlie Chan in a number of movies? > 2. Did you play Col. Klink on _Hogan’s Heroes_? > 3. Did you bill yourself as “The Perfect Fool”? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Werner Klemperer and dunno #1 was Swedish actor Werner Oland. Correct on #2. #2 was Ed Wynn. DQ: Died before 1800? 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 15, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/139 "2018-02-15T16:44:36Z")
IQs: 1. Are you aka Deadpool? 2. Did John Hamilton play you in _The Adventures of Superman_? 3. Did you introduce the popular dance known as the Shimmy? ---
**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 15, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/140 "2018-02-15T16:48:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you aka Deadpool? > 2. Did John Hamilton play you in _The Adventures of Superman_? > 3. Did you introduce the popular dance known as the Shimmy? Dunno, not Perry White, and dunno W. 1. real 2. dead 3. last name started with W 4. male 5. born in the Western Hemisphere 6. died before 1900 7. not known for the Arts 8. not American 9. not known for politics 10. died after 1800 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983.md?page=8)