# Botticelli - January 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 5, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055 "2015-01-05T19:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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 23, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/241 "2015-01-23T16:26:24Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did you write and sing a song telling the true story of how your mother only revealed the identity of your father after he died? > > IQ2) Did Bob Gaudio write most of the songs you turned into hit singles? > > IQ3) Did Frank Zappa name you the Fluorescent Leech (“Flo” for short)? I’m guessing #2 is Bobby Vinton. Take 2 or 3 DQs accordingly. ---
**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 23, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/242 "2015-01-23T16:35:27Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you an Alan Moore creation inspired by Guy Fawkes? > IQ2: Are you Superman’s idea of a son, born from a hallucination when Mongul gave him the Black Mercy? > IQ3: Were you originally Lois Lane’s counterpart to Batman? > Again? Oh, well. > > 1. I am not V. > Take a DQ for #2. > 2. I am not Vicki Vale. Val-El, correct x2 DQ: From literature? IQ1: Are you the chief scientific advisor to Atlantis who argued against letting Aquaman die at childbirth? IQ2: Are you a member of The Legion of Super-Heroes, also known as Atom Girl? IQ3: Are you the son of LoSH enemy Universo, and did you invent the Time Cube and Time Beacon? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/243 "2015-01-23T16:47:22Z")
**IQ1) Did you write and sing a song telling the true story of how your mother only revealed the identity of your father after he died?** Pearl Jam’s “Alive” tells how Eddie Vedder only learned who his real father is after nhis father’s death. IQ2) Did Bob Gaudio write most of the songs you turned into hit singles? Bob Gaudio wrote most of the songs for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (as shown in _ **Jersey Boys** _) IQ3) Did Frank Zappa name you the Fluorescent Leech (“Flo” for short)? Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of the Turtles were renamed “Flo and Eddie” by Zappa. DQ1) Last name start with V? DQ2) Created by an American? DQ3) Ever been a movie character? ---
**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 23, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/244 "2015-01-23T16:50:47Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from literature 4. Last name starts with V 5. Created by an American 6. Movie character ---
**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 23, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/245 "2015-01-23T16:52:43Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Val-El, correct x2 > > DQ: From literature? > > IQ1: Are you the chief scientific advisor to Atlantis who argued against letting Aquaman die at childbirth? > IQ2: Are you a member of The Legion of Super-Heroes, also known as Atom Girl? > IQ3: Are you the son of LoSH enemy Universo, and did you invent the Time Cube and Time Beacon? 1. I am not Vulko. 2. I am not Shrinking Violet. 3. I am not Rond Vidar. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/246 "2015-01-23T17:11:34Z")
IQ1) Are you the heftiest of Thor’s friends, “The Warriors Three”? IQ2) Did football fan Richard Nixon ask you privately to be his running mate in 1968 (and did you turn him down because, to his surprise, you were a Democrat)? IQ3) Did everyone think, wrongly, that Senator Stoddard killed 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:** [January 23, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/247 "2015-01-23T17:27:39Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Are you the heftiest of Thor’s friends, “The Warriors Three”? > > IQ2) Did football fan Richard Nixon ask you privately to be his running mate in 1968 (and did you turn him down because, to his surprise, you were a Democrat)? > > IQ3) Did everyone think, wrongly, that Senator Stoddard killed you? 1. I am not Volstagg. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/248 "2015-01-23T18:19:37Z")
Nixon wanted Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi as his Veep. And everyone called Senator Ranse Stoddard (Jimmy Stewart) “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” But it was really Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). DQ1) Did you first appear in a movie after 1980? DQ2) Did the movie you first appeared in have any sequels? ---
**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 23, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/249 "2015-01-23T18:37:16Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the chief scientific advisor to Atlantis who argued against letting Aquaman die at childbirth? > IQ2: Are you a member of The Legion of Super-Heroes, also known as Atom Girl? > IQ3: Are you the son of LoSH enemy Universo, and did you invent the Time Cube and Time Beacon? > > 1. I am not Vulko. > 2. I am not Shrinking Violet. > 3. I am not Rond Vidar. correct x3 (stares with mouth agape) IQ1: Were you and your friend Chris King part of the _Dial H For Hero_ series? IQ2: Are you a superpowered friend of Superman, whose name and appearance were inspired by Sean Connery from a 1974 movie? IQ3: Are you an immortal supervillain who has claimed to be historical evildoers such as Genghis Khan, Blackbeard, and Vlad the Impaler, to name a few? ---
**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 23, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/250 "2015-01-23T18:41:42Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from literature 4. Last name starts with V 5. Created by an American 6. Movie character 7. Movie made before 1980 8. Movie had no sequels ---
**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 23, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/251 "2015-01-23T18:43:51Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > correct x3 (stares with mouth agape) > > IQ1: Were you and your friend Chris King part of the _Dial H For Hero_ series? > IQ2: Are you a superpowered friend of Superman, whose name and appearance were inspired by Sean Connery from a 1974 movie? > IQ3: Are you an immortal supervillain who has claimed to be historical evildoers such as Genghis Khan, Blackbeard, and Vlad the Impaler, to name a few? \*\*Dial H for Hero? \*\*Now you’re reaching. #2 I can visualize but just can’t place. #3. I am not Vandal Savage. 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 23, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/252 "2015-01-23T18:44:54Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from literature 4. Last name starts with V 5. Created by an American 6. Movie character 7. Movie made before 1980 8. Movie had no sequels Repeating due to turn of the page. ---
**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 23, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/253 "2015-01-23T20:26:18Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you and your friend Chris King part of the Dial H For Hero series? > IQ2: Are you a superpowered friend of Superman, whose name and appearance were inspired by Sean Connery from a 1974 movie? > IQ3: Are you an immortal supervillain who has claimed to be historical evildoers such as Genghis Khan, Blackbeard, and Vlad the Impaler, to name a few? > > Dial H for Hero? Now you’re reaching. > #2 I can visualize but just can’t place. > #3. I am not Vandal Savage. Hehe, I was running out of Gold & Silver Age V names. I was running out of V characters period. Vicki Gant, Vardox (from [Zardoz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz)), correct DQ: Scifi/fantasy genre? DQ: Protagonist? Switching to Marvel IQ1: Are you a Nazi who opposed Nick Fury and His Howling Commandos during WWII, and survived to become head of HYDRA? IQ2: Are you a longtime enemy of Spider-Man, with ne’er-do-wells such as Adrian Toomes, Blackie Drago, and Clifton Shallot adopting your alias? IQ3: Are you an alien symbiote enemy of Spider-Man who merged with journalist Eddie Brock (among others)? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/254 "2015-01-23T20:53:32Z")
IQ1) Were you replaced by Alan Greenspan? IQ2) Did you deny Al Rosen the 1953 Triple Crown when you edged him by one point for the AL batting title? IQ3) Are you credited with being the first European to discover what’s now Manhattan Island? ---
**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 23, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/255 "2015-01-23T21:54:43Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from literature 4. Last name starts with V 5. Created by an American 6. Movie character 7. Movie made before 1980 8. Movie had no sequels 9. Not a science fiction/fantasy film 10. Not the protagonist ---
**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 23, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/256 "2015-01-23T21:56:05Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Switching to Marvel > IQ1: Are you a Nazi who opposed Nick Fury and His Howling Commandos during WWII, and survived to become head of HYDRA? > IQ2: Are you a longtime enemy of Spider-Man, with ne’er-do-wells such as Adrian Toomes, Blackie Drago, and Clifton Shallot adopting your alias? > IQ3: Are you an alien symbiote enemy of Spider-Man who merged with journalist Eddie Brock (among others)? Oh, well, I haven’t read nearly as much Marvel. Take a DQ for #1. 2) I am not the Vulture. 3) I am not Venom. ---
**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 23, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/257 "2015-01-23T21:57:34Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you replaced by Alan Greenspan? > > IQ2) Did you deny Al Rosen the 1953 Triple Crown when you edged him by one point for the AL batting title? > > IQ3) Are you credited with being the first European to discover what’s now Manhattan Island? Take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/258 "2015-01-23T22:40:11Z")
Alan Greenspan succeeded Paul Volcker as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Mickey Vernon won the 1953 batting title by one point over Al Rosen, denying Al the Triple Crown. New York’s Verrazano Bridge was named after the first European to view what’s now Manhattan. DQ1) Was your film made after 1960? DQ2) Are you viewed as a villainess? DQ3) Do you die in the film? ---
**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 23, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/259 "2015-01-23T22:47:24Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from literature 4. Last name starts with V 5. Created by an American 6. Movie character 7. Movie made before 1980 8. Movie had no sequels 9. Not a science fiction/fantasy film 10. Not the protagonist 11. Movie made after 1960 12. Not viewed as a villainess 13. Does not die in the film ---
**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 24, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/260 "2015-01-24T00:40:40Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Nazi who opposed Nick Fury and His Howling Commandos during WWII, and survived to become head of HYDRA? > IQ2: Are you a longtime enemy of Spider-Man, with ne’er-do-wells such as Adrian Toomes, Blackie Drago, and Clifton Shallot adopting your alias? > IQ3: Are you an alien symbiote enemy of Spider-Man who merged with journalist Eddie Brock (among others)? > > Oh, well, I haven’t read nearly as much Marvel. > Take a DQ for #1. > 2) I am not the Vulture. 3) I am not Venom. Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker, correct x2 DQ: Spy genre? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055.md?page=14)