# Botticelli - February 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 3, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441 "2020-02-03T20:14:02Z")\ **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 21, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/161 "2020-02-21T14:12:36Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > You are not St. Augustine. Were you a noted Christian theologian and philosopher? > Was your mother Gilraen? > Did you badly lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? 1. I am not St. Anselm. 2. I am not Aragorn. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/162 "2020-02-21T18:23:23Z")
Previous IQs: You are not St. Augustine. Were you a noted Christian theologian and philosopher? - Hmm. I’ll rephrase again. Was your mother Gilraen? - Yes, Aragorn Did you badly lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? - Gen. Ambrose Burnside DQ: Christian? IQs: You are not SS. Augustine or Anselm, and you have the same first name as a general buried in Troy, N.Y. Were you a noted Christian theologian and philosopher? Did you commit suicide by train? Did an Oberlin graduate play you in a recent movie? ---
**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, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/163 "2020-02-21T20:17:25Z")
You are not SS. Augustine or Anselm, and you have the same first name as a general buried in Troy, N.Y. Were you a noted Christian theologian and philosopher? Yes, I am the author of the _Summa Theologica_, St. Thomas Aquinas! Well done, EH, and thank you for your patience and perservence! ---
**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, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/164 "2020-02-21T20:58:22Z")
That should’ve been perseverence. ---
**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, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/165 "2020-02-22T02:41:54Z")
Woohoo - understood, and thanks, **PP**! The general buried in Troy, N.Y. is, of course, Maj. Gen. George H. “Rock of Chickamauga” Thomas. Other previous IQs: Did you commit suicide by train? - Anna Karenina Did an Oberlin graduate play you in a recent movie? - Corey Stoll played Buzz Aldrin in _First Man_ Pretty busy here right at the moment, but I’ll start the next round probably by late tomorrow. ---
**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, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/166 "2020-02-22T13:35:50Z")
Right, then! Our next letter is V ---
**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, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/167 "2020-02-22T13:50:19Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the title role in _The Man Who Laughs_? 2. Did you write the story on which _The Man Who Laughs_ was based? 3. Did your acting career take a nosedive after _You Can’t Stop The Music_ bombed? ---
**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, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/168 "2020-02-22T16:40:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the title role in _The Man Who Laughs_? > 2. Did you write the story on which _The Man Who Laughs_ was based? > 3. Did your acting career take a nosedive after _You Can’t Stop The Music_ bombed? Not Vince Vaughan, V.S. Naipul or Victor Mature (all wildass guesses). ---
**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, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/169 "2020-02-22T19:00:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the title role in _The Man Who Laughs_? > 2. Did you write the story on which _The Man Who Laughs_ was based? > 3. Did your acting career take a nosedive after _You Can’t Stop The Music_ bombed? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Vince Vaughan, V.S. Naipul or Victor Mature (all wildass guesses). #1 was Conrad Veidt. #2 was Victor Hugo. #3 was Valerie Perrine. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? 3. Last name starts with V? ---
**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 23, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/170 "2020-02-23T04:19:16Z")
V. 1. fictional 2. female 3. first name starts with V ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/171 "2020-02-23T10:51:23Z")
1. Are you the best friend of Betty Cooper? 2. Were you well known for your peek-a-boo hair style? 3. Did you write a book called Dreamsnake? ---
**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 23, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/172 "2020-02-23T15:41:59Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play King Tut on the 1960’s _Batman_ TV series? 2. Did you play Barbara on _One Day at a Time_? 3. Are you #2’s first husband? ---
**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 23, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/173 "2020-02-23T20:57:14Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you the best friend of Betty Cooper? > 2. Were you well known for your peek-a-boo hair style? > 3. Did you write a book called Dreamsnake? Not Veronica Lodge (although I’d say they’re more like best frenemies) or Veronica Lake and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play King Tut on the 1960’s _Batman_ TV series? > 2. Did you play Barbara on _One Day at a Time_? > 3. Are you #2’s first husband? Dunno, not Brenda Vaccaro, and dunno. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/174 "2020-02-24T11:10:57Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you the best friend of Betty Cooper? > 2. Were you well known for your peek-a-boo hair style? > 3. Did you write a book called Dreamsnake? Yes, yes and Vonda McIntyre. DQ: Are you from books? IQs: 1. Were you James Bond’s fling in Casino Royale? 2. Were you the first English baby born in the New World? 3. Were you a member of Josie and the Pussycats band cartoon series? ---
**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 24, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/175 "2020-02-24T12:39:51Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play King Tut on the 1960’s Batman TV series? > 2. Did you play Barbara on One Day at a Time? > 3. Are you #2’s first husband? > Dunno, not Brenda Vaccaro, and dunno. #1 was Victor Buono. #2 was Valerie Bertinelli. #3 was Eddie Van Halen. DQs: 1. Created after 1900? 2. By an American creator or creators? 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 24, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/176 "2020-02-24T12:43:02Z")
IQs: 1. Did you guide Dante through 2/3rds of _The Divine Comedy_? 2. Did your fear of death lead you to the study and use of horcruxes? 3. Have you been flipping letters for decades? ---
**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 24, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/177 "2020-02-24T15:28:12Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Were you James Bond’s fling in Casino Royale? > 2. Were you the first English baby born in the New World? > 3. Were you a member of Josie and the Pussycats band cartoon series? Not Vesper Lynd or Virginia Dare, and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you guide Dante through 2/3rds of _The Divine Comedy_? > 2. Did your fear of death lead you to the study and use of horcruxes? > 3. Have you been flipping letters for decades? Not Virgil, Voldemort or Vanna White. V. 1. fictional 2. female 3. first name starts with V 4. not from books 5. created after 1900 6. by an American creator or creators ---
**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 24, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/178 "2020-02-24T23:47:13Z")
DQ: From TV or movies? Swept me! IQs: 1. Were you one of the stars of _Wedding Crashers_? 2. Were you married to Judy Garland? 3. Were you a Peruvian pin-up artist? ---
**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 25, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/179 "2020-02-25T04:33:15Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of the stars of _Wedding Crashers_? > 2. Were you married to Judy Garland? > 3. Were you a Peruvian pin-up artist? Not Vince Vaughan, dunno, and not Varga. V. 1. fictional 2. female 3. first name starts with V 4. not from books 5. created after 1900 6. by an American creator or creators 7. not from TV or movies ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/180 "2020-02-25T09:13:04Z")
#1 and #2 - Vesper and Virginia -were correct; #3 was Valerie. IQ: 1. Are you the daughter in The Incredibles? 2. Did you end up with Batman at the end of the 1989 movie? 3. Is your nickname “The Forces’ Sweetheart”? ETA: DQ: White? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441.md?page=10)