# Botticelli - January 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 2, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514 "2024-01-02T20:22:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/201 "2024-01-24T00:44:46Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > DQ1: Did you attempt to assassinate General Edwin Walker? > > DQ2: Did you own a chain of restaurants and hotels associated with southwestern railroads? > > DQ3: Was your character often referred to by the name of the inventor of spread-spectrum radio transmission for communication security? > > Take 3 DQs. The Edwin Walker one is right on the tip of my tongue, though. #1 was Lee Harvey Oswald, #2 was Fred Harvey, and #3 was Harvey Korman (“That’s Hedley Lamarr”) Harvey x3! DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/202 "2024-01-24T03:08:15Z")
DQs 1. Real. 2. Male. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/203 "2024-01-24T03:10:18Z")
DQ3: Alive? ---
**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 24, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/204 "2024-01-24T13:40:08Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write the poem _Invictus_? 2. Did you star in _Mad About You_? 3. Did you portray the stalwart Welsh hero Neddie Seagoon (pause for applause) in the highly acclaimed zeppelin-scented, all-pistachio 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/205 "2024-01-24T14:29:07Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _On Thermonuclear War_? 2. Do you host _Documentary Now!_? 3. Wee ooh, does Rivers Cuomo of Weezer look just like you? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/206 "2024-01-24T16:04:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the poem _Invictus_? > 2. Did you star in _Mad About You_? > 3. Did you portray the stalwart Welsh hero Neddie Seagoon (pause for applause) in the highly acclaimed zeppelin-scented, all-pistachio 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? 1. I am not…Gerard Manley Hopkins? 2. I am not Helen Hunt. 3. DQ. Really should have known to expect a _Goon Show_ question from you, @Prof.Pepperwinkle. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > : > > 1. Did you write _On Thermonuclear War_? > 2. Do you host _Documentary Now!_? > 3. Wee ooh, does Rivers Cuomo of Weezer look just like you? 1, 2 Take a pair of DQs. 3. I am not Buddy Holly. Nor do I look like Mary Tyler Moore. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/207 "2024-01-24T16:06:07Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Alive. ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/208 "2024-01-24T16:31:16Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1, 2 Take a pair of DQs. > 3. I am not Buddy Holly. Nor do I look like Mary Tyler Moore. 1 was Herman Kahn; 2 was Helen Mirren. DQs: 1. first name begins with H? 2. from the United States of America? ---
**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 24, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/209 "2024-01-24T16:35:43Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you write the poem _Invictus_? > > 2. Did you star in _Mad About You_? > > 3. Did you portray the stalwart Welsh hero Neddie Seagoon (pause for applause) in the highly acclaimed zeppelin-scented, all-pistachio 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? > > 1. I am not…Gerard Manley Hopkins? > 2. I am not Helen Hunt. > 3. DQ. Really should have known to expect a _Goon Show_ question from you, @Prof.Pepperwinkle. 1 was William Ernest Henley. 2. is correct. 3 was Harry Secombe. DQ: Known for the Arts? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/210 "2024-01-24T16:42:22Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Alive 4. Surname begins with “H”. 5. Not from the United States of America. 6. Not primarily known for the arts, but did have one artistic work of note. ---
**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 24, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/211 "2024-01-24T17:16:21Z")
DQ: Known for business? ---
**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 24, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/212 "2024-01-24T18:12:13Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the current acting prime minister of Haiti? 2. Do you feature on “Closer”, by the Chainsmokers? 3. Do you have hyenas named Bud and Lou? ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/213 "2024-01-25T14:25:38Z")
IQs: 1. Were you king when Isaiah prophesied? 2. Were you the only POTUS with a middle name of Birchard? 3. Are you Minnie Bannister’s gentleman friend on the highly acclaimed, rhubarb-powered, all-symphonic 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/214 "2024-01-25T14:49:42Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the current acting prime minister of Haiti? > 2. Do you feature on “Closer”, by the Chainsmokers? > 3. Do you have hyenas named Bud and Lou? Take 3 DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Were you king when Isaiah prophesied? > 2. Were you the only POTUS with a middle name of Birchard? > 3. Are you Minnie Bannister’s gentleman friend on the highly acclaimed, rhubarb-powered, all-symphonic 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? 1. I am not Hezekiah. 2. I am not…Millard Fillmore? 3. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/215 "2024-01-25T14:51:04Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Alive 4. Surname begins with “H”. 5. Not from the United States of America. 6. Not primarily known for the arts, but did have one artistic work of note. 7. Not known for business. ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/216 "2024-01-25T14:56:53Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Lincoln’s 1860 running mate? - Yes, Hannibal Hamlin, Republican of Maine Did Sinatra say to you, “Hands off the threads, creep”? - Another VP with two Hs as initials - Hubert Humphrey, Democrat of Minnesota, when he got a bit too grabby while talking to the Chairman of the Board Were you FDR’s cadaverous aide in 1945? - Yes, Harry Hopkins HH x3! DQ: From Europe? IQs: Are you a top government official with the middle name Devi? Were you Florida Secretary of State in Nov. 2000? Did you play a grumpy military officer in a single scene of _The Guns of Navarone_ before you went on to more famous roles? ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/217 "2024-01-25T15:04:25Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Are you the current acting prime minister of Haiti? > 2. Do you feature on “Closer”, by the Chainsmokers? > 3. Do you have hyenas named Bud and Lou? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Ariel Henry; 2 was Halsey; 3 was Harley Quinn. DQs: 1. born before 1960? 2. known for politics? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/218 "2024-01-25T15:24:23Z")
IQs: 1. Did you give a speech for both your Oscar and your Razzie? 2. Did you point out that there’s trouble in River City? 3. Were you the proprietor of the store that bore your name on Sesame Street? ---
**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 25, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/219 "2024-01-25T19:15:41Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Were you king when Isaiah prophesied? > > 2. Were you the only POTUS with a middle name of Birchard? > > 3. Are you Minnie Bannister’s gentleman friend on the highly acclaimed, rhubarb-powered, all-symphonic 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? > > 1. I am not Hezekiah. > 2. I am not…Millard Fillmore? > 3. Take a DQ. 1 is correct. 2 was Rutherford B. Fayes 3. is Henry “You can’t get the wood, you know” Crun. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/220 "2024-01-25T22:30:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Are you a top government official with the middle name Devi? > Were you Florida Secretary of State in Nov. 2000? > Did you play a grumpy military officer in a single scene of _The Guns of Navarone_ before you went on to more famous roles? 1. Take a DQ. It’s the Sec’y of Health and Human Services, I think, but I can’t remember his name. 2. Take a DQ. Can’t remember hers, either. 3. I am not…Henry Fonda? > [@SunUp](#): > > 1. Did you give a speech for both your Oscar and your Razzie? > 2. Did you point out that there’s trouble in River City? > 3.Were you the proprietor of the store that bore your name on Sesame Street? 1. I am not Hallie Berry. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not…Mr. Henderson? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514.md?page=12)