# Botticelli - January 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 31, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412 "2022-12-31T12:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/21 "2023-01-01T16:00:38Z")
Congrats, Prof.! IQs: 1. Speaking of clocks, did you have a _lot_ of them that were all slow (which led to your young friend being late for school)? 2. Were you recently played by Austin Butler? 3. Did you write the “My Day” column? ---
**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 1, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/22 "2023-01-01T16:50:15Z")
Previous IQs: Did you whisper to a TV host that you masturbated a lot? - Ernest Borgnine Were you the first to play Miss Honey on the big screen? - Embeth Davidtz Were you half a bee? - Yes, Eric, in the _Monty Python_ song DQs: First name start with E? Best known as an actor? IQs: Were you part of the original cast of _ER_? Were you a noted newsman of Scandinavian extraction in the Sixties? Did you suggest that aliens visited Earth long ago, influencing our ancient civilizations? ---
**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 1, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/23 "2023-01-01T16:58:53Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Speaking of clocks, did you have a _lot_ of them that were all slow (which led to your young friend being late for school)? > 2. Were you recently played by Austin Butler? > 3. Did you write the “My Day” column? #3. I am not Eleanor Roosevelt. Take 2 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you part of the original cast of _ER_? > Were you a noted newsman of Scandinavian extraction in the Sixties? > Did you suggest that aliens visited Earth long ago, influencing our ancient civilizations? #3. I am not Erich von Daniken. 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 1, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/24 "2023-01-01T16:59:19Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for the Arts 5. Not American 6. Born after 1950 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Not White 9. Not known as a musician 10. Born before 1980 11. Last name starts with E 12. Actor ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/25 "2023-01-01T17:11:14Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3. I am not Eleanor Roosevelt. > Take 2 DQs. 1 (clocks) was Dr. Emmet Brown; 2 (played by Butler) was Elvis Presley. DQs: 1. born after 1965? 2. British? ---
**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 1, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/26 "2023-01-01T19:03:43Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for the Arts 5. Not American 6. Born after 1950 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Not White 9. Not known as a musician 10. Born before 1980 11. Last name starts with E 12. Actor 13. Born after 1965 14. British ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/27 "2023-01-01T20:29:18Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Did you write **Enchantress from the Stars**? > 2. Were you Nancy Drew’s Aunt? > 3. Did Paget Brewster play you on **Criminal Minds**? Sylvia Louise Engdahl, Aunt Eloise, Emily Prentiss. DQs: 1. Black? 2. Born after 1970? 3. Has won a major award? IQs: 1. Did you play Heimdall in **Thor**? 2. Did you play The Jackal in **The Day of the Jackal** in 1973? 3. Did you have a hit with the song **Electric Avenue**? ---
**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 1, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/28 "2023-01-01T20:30:47Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Did you play Heimdall in **Thor**? Yea, verily, forsooth! I am # Idris Elba! [https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.J7W1Q8rSB0S8Q9d48tKAqgDREq?pid=ImgDet&rs=1](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.J7W1Q8rSB0S8Q9d48tKAqgDREq?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) Happy New Year and Carry On, Kitap! ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/29 "2023-01-01T21:00:07Z")
Oh! Lucky guess. Let’s see… I am **A** As in apple, armor and alligator! The other two IQs were Edward Fox and Eddy Grant. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/30 "2023-01-02T03:50:57Z")
Congrats, Kitap! IQs: 1. Did you recently star in an Elvis Presley biopic? 2. Did you name the eighth one of something after yourself? 3. Did you write the Animorphs books? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/31 "2023-01-02T06:34:55Z")
Take a DQ, take another DQ I am not K. Applegate. Unless I got that wrong, then take a DQ. ---
**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 2, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/32 "2023-01-02T14:00:42Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the better known sobriquet of John Chapman? 2. Did you write _English Lit Relit_? 3. Did you try to win the love of a lady hippopotamus? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/33 "2023-01-02T14:56:06Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Take a DQ, take another DQ I am not K. Applegate. Unless I got that wrong, then take a DQ. 1 was Austin Butler; 2 was Augustus; 3 was indeed K.A. Applegate. DQs: 1. real? 2. first name begins with A? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/34 "2023-01-02T16:00:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the better known sobriquet of John Chapman? > 2. Did you write _English Lit Relit_? > 3. Did you try to win the love of a lady hippopotamus? I am not Johnny Appleseed I am not Richard Armour (though I actually almost chose him for this round!) Take a DQ. DQs: 1. Real 2. First name begins with A. ---
**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 2, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/35 "2023-01-02T16:33:52Z")
Good job, _kitap_! Previous IQs: Were you part of the original cast of _ER_? - Eriq LaSalle Were you a noted newsman of Scandinavian extraction in the Sixties? - Eric Severeid Did you suggest that aliens visited Earth long ago, influencing our ancient civilizations? - Yes, Erich von Daniken Eriq/c/ch x3! On to A. IQs: Did you command the Battlestar _Galactica_? Were you mocked as “His Rotundity”? Were you the first US ambassador to Prussia? ---
**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 2, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/36 "2023-01-02T17:01:29Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you the better known sobriquet of John Chapman? > > 2. Did you write _English Lit Relit_? > > 3. Did you try to win the love of a lady hippopotamus? > > I am not Johnny Appleseed > I am not Richard Armour (though I actually almost chose him for this round!) > Take a DQ. Correct, Correct, and Ali Gator from _Fantasia_. Apple, Armor, Alligator. 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:** [January 2, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/37 "2023-01-02T17:11:07Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the love of Nick Chopper’s wife? 2. Are you the Royal Army of Oz? 3. Are you a rag doll in _Kapumbo in Oz_? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/38 "2023-01-02T17:14:27Z")
IQs: 1. Do you appear in _Dogma_, but ironically don’t sing? 2. Did your comedy routine involve your doing obvious, unimpressive magic tricks? 3. Are you a former Philadelphia 76er nicknamed “The Answer”? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/39 "2023-01-02T17:39:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you command the Battlestar _Galactica_? > Were you mocked as “His Rotundity”? > Were you the first US ambassador to Prussia? I am not Commander Adama. Take 2 DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the love of Nick Chopper’s wife? > 2. Are you the Royal Army of Oz? > 3. Are you a rag doll in _Kapumbo in Oz_? I am not Nimmie Aree. I hope I got that right. Take 2 DQs; I can’t remember.Or 3 if I got Nimmie Aree wrong. DQs: 1. Real 2. First name begins with A. 3. Female ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/40 "2023-01-02T18:23:09Z")
Gah! Sorry for missing this! > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Do you appear in _Dogma_, but ironically don’t sing? > 2. Did your comedy routine involve your doing obvious, unimpressive magic tricks? > 3. Are you a former Philadelphia 76er nicknamed “The Answer”? I am not Alanis Morrisette. Take 2 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412.md?page=3)