# 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:** 12
**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, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/221 "2024-01-25T22:33:00Z")
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. 8. Not from Europe. 9. Born before 1960. 10. Not known for politics. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/222 "2024-01-26T01:28:54Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@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? Correct, “Professor” Harold Hill, and Mr. Hooper. DQ: Born before 1945? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/223 "2024-01-26T01:55:07Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a top government official with the middle name Devi? - VPOTUS Kamala Harris Were you Florida Secretary of State in Nov. 2000? - Katherine Harris, prominent in the Bush v. Gore showdown Did you play a grumpy military officer in a single scene of _The Guns of Navarone_ before you went on to more famous roles? - Richard Harris, long before he was Marcus Aurelius or Dumbledore Harris x3! DQ: From the Northern Hemisphere? From the Western Hemisphere? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you “the Unspeakable”? Did you write about that entity? Did you adopt the magical Matilda? ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/224 "2024-01-26T02:05:45Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the alter ego of Miley Stewart? 2. Did you win the first season of _Survivor_? 3. Were you Barack Obama’s attorney general? DQ: Asian? ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/225 "2024-01-26T14:41:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you “the Unspeakable”? > Did you write about that entity? > Did you adopt the magical Matilda? 1. I am not Hastur. 2. I am not Harold Phillips Lovecraft. 3. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the alter ego of Miley Stewart? > 2. Did you win the first season of _Survivor_? > 3. Were you Barack Obama’s attorney general? 1. I am not Hannah Montana. 2. I am not Richard Hatch. 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 26, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/226 "2024-01-26T14:43:49Z")
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. 8. Not from Europe. 9. Born before 1960. 10. Not known for politics. 11. Born after 1945. 12. From the Northern Hemisphere. 13. From the Western Hemisphere. 14. Not Asian. ---
**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 26, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/227 "2024-01-26T14:59:24Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1. I am not Hannah Montana. > 2. I am not Richard Hatch. > 3. Take a DQ. 3 was Eric Holder. DQ: Canadian? ---
**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 26, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/228 "2024-01-26T15:26:19Z")
DQ: Known for writing? 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 26, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/229 "2024-01-26T15:30:28Z")
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. 8. Not from Europe. 9. Born before 1960. 10. Not known for politics. 11. Born after 1945. 12. From the Northern Hemisphere. 13. From the Western Hemisphere. 14. Not Asian. 15. Canadian. 16. Not known for writing. ---
**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 26, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/230 "2024-01-26T15:33:39Z")
DQ: Known for sports? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/231 "2024-01-26T16:07:24Z")
DQ: First name A-M? IQ1: Did you host a game show simultaneously in the U.S. and Canada? IQ2: Did you play in the 1974 Summit Series hockey matches against the Soviet Union team? IQ3: Did your death end the line of Anglo-Saxon kings of Britain? ---
**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 26, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/232 "2024-01-26T16:08:12Z")
IQs: 1. Were you chief of police in Hawkins, Indiana? 2. …Or the actor who plays him? 3. Were you a rear admiral and pioneering computer programmer, who liked telling the story of a _literal_ computer bug (a moth found in a relay)? ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/233 "2024-01-26T17:00:26Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQ1: Did you host a game show simultaneously in the U.S. and Canada? > IQ2: Did you play in the 1974 Summit Series hockey matches against the Soviet Union team? > IQ3: Did your death end the line of Anglo-Saxon kings of Britain? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not…Gordie Howe? 3. I am not Harold Godwinsson. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you chief of police in Hawkins, Indiana? > 2. …Or the actor who plays him? > 3. Were you a rear admiral and pioneering computer programmer, who liked telling the story of a _literal_ computer bug (a moth found in a relay)? Take three DQs. ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/234 "2024-01-26T17:08:55Z")
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. 8. Not from Europe. 9. Born before 1960. 10. Not known for politics. 11. Born after 1945. 12. From the Northern Hemisphere. 13. From the Western Hemisphere. 14. Not Asian. 15. Canadian. 16. Not known for writing. 17. Not known for sports. 18. First name begins with A - M. And that’s going to bring us to over twenty DQs. Please ask your remaining DQs by midnight, Eastern on Sunday, January 28. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/235 "2024-01-26T17:57:39Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you host a game show simultaneously in the U.S. and Canada? > > IQ2: Did you play in the 1974 Summit Series hockey matches against the Soviet Union team? > > IQ3: Did your death end the line of Anglo-Saxon kings of Britain? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not…Gordie Howe? > 3. I am not Harold Godwinsson. Howie Mandel, Marc Howe (Gordie’s son) and correct. DQ1: Ontarian? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/236 "2024-01-26T17:59:03Z")
DQ: Known for criminal activities? ---
**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 26, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/237 "2024-01-26T18:25:17Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you chief of police in Hawkins, Indiana? > 2. …Or the actor who plays him? > 3. Were you a rear admiral and pioneering computer programmer, who liked telling the story of a _literal_ computer bug (a moth found in a relay)? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Take three DQs. 1 was Chief Jim Hopper, on _Stranger Things_; 2 was David Harbour; 3 was Grace Hopper. 3 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 26, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/238 "2024-01-26T18:32:09Z")
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. 8. Not from Europe. 9. Born before 1960. 10. Not known for politics. 11. Born after 1945. 12. From the Northern Hemisphere. 13. From the Western Hemisphere. 14. Not Asian. 15. Canadian. 16. Not best known for writing, but has published an autobiography. 17. Not known for sports. 18. First name begins with A - M. 19. Ontarian. 20. Not known for criminal activity. Please note that I’ve revised the response to DQ 16, after further research. ---
**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 26, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/239 "2024-01-26T19:05:47Z")
DQ: known from science? 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 26, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/240 "2024-01-26T20:47:10Z")
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 first came to widespread public notice as a result of one artistic work. 7. Not known for business. 8. Not from Europe. 9. Born before 1960. 10. Not known for politics. 11. Born after 1945. 12. From the Northern Hemisphere. 13. From the Western Hemisphere. 14. Not Asian. 15. Canadian. 16. Not best known for writing, but has published an autobiography. 17. Not known for sports. 18. First name begins with A - M. 19. Ontarian. 20. Not known for criminal activity. 21. Not a professional scientist, but known for something that involved a lot of science, both theoretical and applied. Please note that upon further reflection, I’ve revised the answer to DQ 6, as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514.md?page=13)