# Botticelli - Jan 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 28, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120 "2020-12-28T19:27:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/301 "2021-01-12T18:27:00Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with M 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Not American 6. Not living 7. Not known for Science 8. Not Caucasian 9. Known for military/political 10. Not known for one particular incident/deed/whatever ---
**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:** [January 12, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/302 "2021-01-12T18:52:40Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were Bill and Charlie the oldest of your seven children? > > > > > IQ2: Did your father use Amoracchius before his forced retirement? > > > IQ3: Were you Thayandanegea’s sister? > > Not Molly Weasley > Take 2 DQs ✅ Molly Carpenter. Molly Brant. Molly x3! DQ1: Died after 1950? DQ2: European? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/303 "2021-01-12T19:48:31Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with M 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Not American 6. Not living 7. Not known for Science 8. Not Caucasian 9. Known for military/political 10. Not known for one particular incident/deed/whatever 11. Died after 1950 12. Not 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:** [January 12, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/304 "2021-01-12T20:14:50Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you buy Manhattan from the Indians? > > > > > - Did Richard Dreyfuss play you in _The Big Fix_ ? > > > - Did you wheel your wheelbarrow down streets broad and narrow? > > Take 2 DQs. > Not Molly Malone #1 was Peter Minuit. #2 was Moses Wine. Correct on Molly. DQs: 1. Died after 2000? 2. From the Middle East? ---
**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:** [January 12, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/305 "2021-01-12T20:36:39Z")
IQ: Were you president of Zimbabwe earlier this century? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/306 "2021-01-12T22:03:46Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with M 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Not American 6. Not living 7. Not known for Science 8. Not Caucasian 9. Known for military/political 10. Not known for one particular incident/deed/whatever 11. Died after 1950 12. Not European 13. Died after 2000 14. Not from the Middle East ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/307 "2021-01-12T22:04:58Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ: Were you president of Zimbabwe earlier this century? Not (can’t remember his first name) Mugabe ---
**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:** [January 12, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/308 "2021-01-12T22:23:28Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in _The Day The Earth Stood Still_? 2. Are you “fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight”? 3. Did Tommy Kirk play you in a movie with Annette that dealt with hypnosis and mind reading? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/309 "2021-01-12T22:49:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _The Day The Earth Stood Still_ ? > 2. Are you “fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight”? > 3. Did Tommy Kirk play you in a movie with Annette that dealt with hypnosis and mind reading? Not Michael Rennie Take 2 DQs ---
**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:** [January 12, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/310 "2021-01-12T23:24:49Z")
Correct on Mr. Rennie. #2 is the one called Sailor Moon. #3 was Merlin Jones. DQs: 1. From the northern hemisphere? 2. Known primarily for politics? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/311 "2021-01-12T23:26:34Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with M 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Not American 6. Not living 7. Not known for Science 8. Not Caucasian 9. Known for military/political 10. Not known for one particular incident/deed/whatever 11. Died after 1950 12. Not European 13. Died after 2000 14. Not from the Middle East 15. Not from the northern hemisphere 16. Known primarily for politics ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/312 "2021-01-13T15:23:49Z")
IQs 1. Former president of South Africa? 2. Poker player with an apropos name? 3. Norwegian artist who was urged to paint from his soul? ---
**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:** [January 13, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/313 "2021-01-13T16:42:21Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a costar of _Adam-12_? - Martin Milner Did your followers apologize for your ardent anti-Semitism centuries later? - Martin Luther Were your words woven into a unique rug a few years ago? - Martin Luther King Jr.: [https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/white-house-defends-king-quote-on-oval-office-rug/1877758/](https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/white-house-defends-king-quote-on-oval-office-rug/1877758/) Martin x3! DQs: Elected to public office? Widely considered a “good guy”? South American? IQs: Were you a leading U.S. Army logistician and engineer during the Civil War? Were you a self-described “Aberdeen pub-crawler”? Did Ted Danson’s character criticize you in a movie? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/314 "2021-01-13T18:27:44Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Former president of South Africa? **Yes!!** I am **Nelson Mandela** Congratulations, Miss Take! ---
**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:** [January 13, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/315 "2021-01-13T18:41:07Z")
Good job, **Miss Take**! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/316 "2021-01-13T18:42:09Z")
Thank you 😊 **The next letter is P** FWIW I’m going to be offline for the next five-ish hours. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/317 "2021-01-13T18:45:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_? 2. Were you once haunted by the ghost of Julius Caesar on _The Adventures of Superman_? 3. Are you the last remaining living cast member of _The Adventures of Superman_? ---
**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:** [January 13, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/318 "2021-01-13T18:49:10Z")
IQ1-2: Were you worried that you might end up awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock from a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block? IQ3: Were you a cause of that worry? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/319 "2021-01-13T19:48:31Z")
IQ1: Did you pick a peck of pickled peppers? IQ2: Did Mr. McGregor put your father in a pie? IQ3: Did Gene Autry have a top 5 hit about you hoppin’ down the bunny trail? ---
**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:** [January 13, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/320 "2021-01-13T22:59:31Z")
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