Botticelli February 2024

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@De_La_Rue

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Are you the current Duke of Argyll? (Will accept surname only).
2. Are you the Muse of epic poetry, the mother of Orpheus?
3. Are you the Muse of history, whose name is used for advertising’s top award?

1. Take a DQ.
2. I am not Calliope.
3. I am not Clio.

Correct on the Muses. 1 is Torquil Ian Campbell. Not particularly notable in his own right, but the Campbells have been Dukes of Argyll for 13 generations, so I was trying to elicit the surname.

DQ:

1 From Greek mythology?

IQs:

1. Ordinary men push their bodies up whe doing pushups. Do ypu instead push the Earth down?

2. Unlike other members of your species, did you have human legs, and wear clothes?

3. Are you the champion of Ulster, who single-handedly defended it against the armies of Queen Meb of Connaught, in the Táin Bó Cúailnge?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

Swept me.

IQs:

1. Did you write The Man Who Was Thursday?
2. Were you one of the sons of Bertha Bigfoot?
3. Did you play the Queen of England and one of the Doctor’s companions?

[De_La_Rue]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Ordinary men push their bodies up whe doing pushups. Do ypu instead push the Earth down?
2. Unlike other members of your species, did you have human legs, and wear clothes?
3. Are you the champion of Ulster, who single-handedly defended it against the armies of Queen Meb of Connaught, in the Táin Bó Cúailnge?

1. I am not Chuck Norris.
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Cu Chulainn.

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1. Did you write The Man Who Was Thursday?
2. Were you one of the sons of Bertha Bigfoot?
3. Did you play the Queen of England and one of the Doctor’s companions?

1. I am not G.K. Chesterton.
2. I am not Charlemagne.
3. I am not Jenna Coleman.

DQs:
1. not real
2. male
3. not created by Americans
4. created before 1900
5. only name starts with C
6. not created by Asians
7. did not first appear in print
8. did not first appear in anything English-language
9. benevolent
10. from mythology
11. from Europe
12. from Greek mythology

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Swept me! Charles x3.

IQs:

Are you a Greek mythological character with a moon named after you?
Are you also one, but with a ship named after you?
Are you also one, and the subject of a recent novel which bears your name?

[SunUp]

@De_La_Rue

@SunUp

IQs:

1. Have you scored 64 goals and won two World Cups playing for your national soccer team?
2. Did you get fired as manager of the only club you ever worked for after the major league squad started the season on a six game losing streak?
3. Were you played by Robert Pattinson in the adaptations of a young adult book series?

1. I am not Cristelo Ronaldo?
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Cedric Diggory (who you used before).

#1 was Christen Press, forward, US Women’s National Team.
#2 was Cal Ripken, Sr.
#3 was Edward Cullen of the Twilight films.

DQ: resided in the Underworld/Hades?

2 DQs reserved.

[De_La_Rue]

@SunUp

#3 was Edward Cullen of the Twilight films.

Aw, hell. I mean, I know Pattinson’s role in the Twilight movies, but I thought of Diggory first and didn’t think any further about, you know, what his other character’s last name was.

@Elendil_s_Heir

IQs:

Are you a Greek mythological character with a moon named after you?
Are you also one, but with a ship named after you?
Are you also one, and the subject of a recent novel which bears your name?

Respectively:
I am not Charon.
I am not Cassandra.
I am not Charybdis.

DQs:
1. not real
2. male
3. not created by Americans
4. created before 1900
5. only name starts with C
6. not created by Asians
7. did not first appear in print
8. did not first appear in anything English-language
9. benevolent
10. from mythology
11. from Europe
12. technically NOT from Greek mythology
13. didn’t reside in the underworld/Hades

Note change to question 12, I again wasn’t thinking enough.

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@De_La_Rue

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Ordinary men push their bodies up whe doing pushups. Do ypu instead push the Earth down?
2. Unlike other members of your species, did you have human legs, and wear clothes?
3. Are you the champion of Ulster, who single-handedly defended it against the armies of Queen Meb of Connaught, in the Táin Bó Cúailnge?

1. I am not Chuck Norris.
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Cu Chulainn.

Correct on 1 and 3. 2 was the centaur Chiron, tutor of Achilles.

DQ: From Roman mythology?

IQs:

1. Were you the goddess of agriculture, especially grain?
2. Were you cursed to prophesy truly, but never be believed?
3. Were you the (perhaps) unfaithful betrothed of a Trojan prince, in a play by William Shakespeare?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

Swept again.

IQs:

1. Did you host a hilarious mini-series documentary on the history of the world for the BBC last year?
2. Is one of your best known lines, “Dave ain’t here, man.”?
3. Were you the narrator for Plan Nine From Outer Space?

[De_La_Rue]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Were you the goddess of agriculture, especially grain?
2. Were you cursed to prophesy truly, but never be believed?
3. Were you the (perhaps) unfaithful betrothed of a Trojan prince, in a play by William Shakespeare?

1. I am not Ceres.
2. I am not Cassandra.
3. I am not Cressida.

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1. Did you host a hilarious mini-series documentary on the history of the world for the BBC last year?
2. Is one of your best known lines, “Dave ain’t here, man.”?
3. Were you the narrator for Plan Nine From Outer Space?

1. I am not Philomena Cunk.
2. I am not Tommy Chong?
3. I am not Criswell.

DQs:
1. not real
2. male
3. not created by Americans
4. created before 1900
5. only name starts with C
6. not created by Asians
7. did not first appear in print
8. did not first appear in anything English-language
9. benevolent
10. from mythology
11. from Europe
12. technically NOT from Greek mythology
13. didn’t reside in the underworld/Hades
14. from Roman mythology

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

Correct on all. Again.

IQs:

1. Were you the original star of the Thimble Theatre comic strip?
2. Are you one of Top Cat’s gang?
3. Did you write the hymn My Song Is Love Unknown?

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@De_La_Rue

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Were you the goddess of agriculture, especially grain?
2. Were you cursed to prophesy truly, but never be believed?
3. Were you the (perhaps) unfaithful betrothed of a Trojan prince, in a play by William Shakespeare?

1. I am not Ceres.
2. I am not Cassandra.
3. I am not Cressida.

Swept again, hmmm.

IQs:

1. For your arrogance and pride, were you placed in the heavens, tied to a chair?

2. Were you Mr. T’s second-most famous character?

3. Are you history’s most famous taxonomist?

[SunUp]

DQ: All- or part-divine?
DQ: Non-human?

IQs:

1. Did you strike out five future Hall-of-Famers in a row in the 1934 All-Star game?
2. Do you have an annual baseball award named after you emphasizing sportsmanship and community involvement?
3. Do you have an annual baseball award named after you which emphasizes pitching excellence?

[De_La_Rue]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1. Were you the original star of the Thimble Theatre comic strip?
2. Are you one of Top Cat’s gang?
3. Did you write the hymn My Song Is Love Unknown?

1. I am not Castor Oyl?
2. I am not Choo-Choo?
3. Take a DQ.

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. For your arrogance and pride, were you placed in the heavens, tied to a chair?
2. Were you Mr. T’s second-most famous character?
3. Are you history’s most famous taxonomist?

1. I am not Cassiopeia.
2. I am not Clubber Lang.
3. I am not Carolus Linneus.

@SunUp

IQs:

1. Did you strike out five future Hall-of-Famers in a row in the 1934 All-Star game?
2. Do you have an annual baseball award named after you emphasizing sportsmanship and community involvement?
3. Do you have an annual baseball award named after you which emphasizes pitching excellence?

1. Take a DQ.
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Cy Young.

DQs:
1. not real
2. male
3. not created by Americans
4. created before 1900
5. only name starts with C
6. not created by Asians
7. did not first appear in print
8. did not first appear in anything English-language
9. benevolent
10. from mythology
11. from Europe
12. technically NOT from Greek mythology
13. didn’t reside in the underworld/Hades
14. from Roman mythology
15. all-divine
16. human

(human as in more or less human-looking, not mortal)

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@De_La_Rue

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. For your arrogance and pride, were you placed in the heavens, tied to a chair?
2. Were you Mr. T’s second-most famous character?
3. Are you history’s most famous taxonomist?

1. I am not Cassiopeia.
2. I am not Clubber Lang.
3. I am not Carolus Linneus.

Jeeze, can’t get anything past you. Well, we’ll try again.

IQs:

1. Are you a British actress who won an Emmy for playing a queen?

2. Are you a British comedian known both for hosting quiz shows, and extremely offensive humor?

3. Were you reported (by Tacitus) to have said of the Romans, “They make a desert, and call it peace”?

[De_La_Rue]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Are you a British actress who won an Emmy for playing a queen?
2. Are you a British comedian known both for hosting quiz shows, and extremely offensive humor?
3. Were you reported (by Tacitus) to have said of the Romans, “They make a desert, and call it peace”?

1. I am not Claire Foy.
2. I am not Jimmy Carr.
3. Take a DQ.

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@De_La_Rue

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Are you a British actress who won an Emmy for playing a queen?
2. Are you a British comedian known both for hosting quiz shows, and extremely offensive humor?
3. Were you reported (by Tacitus) to have said of the Romans, “They make a desert, and call it peace”?

1. I am not Claire Foy.
2. I am not Jimmy Carr.
3. Take a DQ.

Correct on 1 and 2. 3 is Calgacus, in Tacitus’ account of the defeat of the Caledonians.

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

1. Are you another British actress who won an Emmy for playing a queen?

2. According to a penguin, did your feet smell like jasper wine and sugar?

3. Were you a Venetian autobiographer who has been played by Heath Ledger, David Tennant, Donald Sutherland, and Richard Chamberlain?

[SunUp]

@De_La_Rue

@SunUp

IQs:

1. Did you strike out five future Hall-of-Famers in a row in the 1934 All-Star game?
2. Do you have an annual baseball award named after you emphasizing sportsmanship and community involvement?
3. Do you have an annual baseball award named after you which emphasizes pitching excellence?

1. Take a DQ.
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Cy Young.

#1 was Carl “The Meal Ticket” Hubbell.
#2 was Roberto Clemente.
Correct on #3.

2 DQs reserved.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

@De_La_Rue

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1. Were you the original star of the Thimble Theatre comic strip?
2. Are you one of Top Cat’s gang?
3. Did you write the hymn My Song Is Love Unknown?

1. I am not Castor Oyl?
2. I am not Choo-Choo?
3. Take a DQ.

Correct, Correct, and Samuel Crossman.

1 DQ reserved.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

DQ: Nature god? (E.g., god of a river, mountains, animals, plants, etc.)

[De_La_Rue]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Are you another British actress who won an Emmy for playing a queen?
2. According to a penguin, did your feet smell like jasper wine and sugar?
3. Were you a Venetian autobiographer who has been played by Heath Ledger, David Tennant, Donald Sutherland, and Richard Chamberlain?

1. Take a DQ.
2. I am not Casper Weinberger.
3. I am not Casanova.

DQs:
1. not real
2. male
3. not created by Americans
4. created before 1900
5. only name starts with C
6. not created by Asians
7. did not first appear in print
8. did not first appear in anything English-language
9. benevolent
10. from mythology
11. from Europe
12. technically NOT from Greek mythology
13. didn’t reside in the underworld/Hades
14. from Roman mythology
15. all-divine
16. human (human-looking)
17. not a nature god