# Botticelli - January 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 1, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448 "2025-01-01T18:09:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/1 "2025-01-01T18:09:02Z")
Happy New Year! I am # C! Last month: [Botticelli - December 2024 - #236 by knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/236) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/2 "2025-01-01T18:36:25Z")
Yow! Good solution, **Prof.Pepperwinkle**! I was starting to think Ziggy but you beat me to that too. IQs: 1. Were you baseball’s “Meal Ticket” who struck out five All-Stars in a row? 2. Were you the lead character of a sitcom recently maligned by Vivek Ramaswamy? 3. Did you direct a subordinate to be “governed by the principle of calculated risk” in an upcoming naval battle? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/3 "2025-01-01T21:00:15Z")
1. Did Haley Joel Osment play you in **The Sixth Sense**? 2. Did your character famously respond with “Slipper socks! Medium!” to her mother-in-law in the classic Christmas movie **The Ref**? 3. Did you write a quartet of books set in a hot air balloon finishing school? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/4 "2025-01-01T21:04:02Z")
I have a question WRT rules. I’ll post it in [BGQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-general-questions/844223/46). ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/5 "2025-01-01T22:23:09Z")
IQs 1. Were you the sitting president during trials in one of the most scandalous eras of US history? 2. Were you the lead in _Starship Troopers_ who shared a name with a famous ghost? 3. Were you Andy Capp’s best mate? ---
**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, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/6 "2025-01-02T03:55:50Z")
C it is. IQs: Were you Lincoln’s first SECTREAS? Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? Did you accept the formal surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox? ---
**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, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/7 "2025-01-02T16:53:47Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you baseball’s “Meal Ticket” who struck out five All-Stars in a row? > 2. Were you the lead character of a sitcom recently maligned by Vivek Ramaswamy? > 3. Did you direct a subordinate to be “governed by the principle of calculated risk” in an upcoming naval battle? Take 3 DQs. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs > > 1. Were you the sitting president during trials in one of the most scandalous eras of US history? > 2. Were you the lead in _Starship Troopers_ who shared a name with a famous ghost? > 3. Were you Andy Capp’s best mate? #2. I am not Casper. #3. I am not Charley. Take a DQ for #1. * * * > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Lincoln’s first SECTREAS? > Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? > Did you accept the formal surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox? 1. I am not Salmon P. Chase. 2. I am not Simon Cameron. 3. I am not Teleporno, er, Celeborne. Oh, wait… Take a DQ. ---
**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 2, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/8 "2025-01-02T17:14:07Z")
IQ1: Were you a square-jawed cartoon adventurer who talked with real human lips? IQ2: Did you associate with Scott and Taurus, who talked using the same technique? IQ3: Were you the London Bach? ---
**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, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/9 "2025-01-02T17:19:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Q1: Were you a square-jawed cartoon adventurer who talked with real human lips? > IQ2: Did you associate with Scott and Taurus, who talked using the same technique? > IQ3: Were you the London Bach? 1. I am not Clutch Cargo. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/10 "2025-01-02T18:00:59Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Were you the sitting president during trials in one of the most scandalous eras of US history? > > 2. Were you the lead in _Starship Troopers_ who shared a name with a famous ghost? > > 3. Were you Andy Capp’s best mate? > > #2. I am not Casper. > #3. I am not Charley. Take a DQ for #1. 1. Calvin Coolidge 2. Casper van Dein 3. Chalkie **DQs** 1. Real? 2. Male? ---
**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 2, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/11 "2025-01-02T18:06:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > Q1: Were you a square-jawed cartoon adventurer who talked with real human lips? > > IQ2: Did you associate with Scott and Taurus, who talked using the same technique? > > IQ3: Were you the London Bach? > > 1. I am not Clutch Cargo. > Take 2 DQs. correct Crystal, on “Space Angel” Johann Christian Bach Two DQs reserved. IQ1: Were you marooned on the African coast following a mutiny on the _Fuwalda_? IQ2: Were you #1’s son? IQ3: Were you #2’s cousin? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/12 "2025-01-02T22:15:24Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Did Haley Joel Osment play you in **The Sixth Sense**? > 2. Did your character famously respond with “Slipper socks! Medium!” to her mother-in-law in the classic Christmas movie **The Ref**? > 3. Did you write a quartet of books set in a hot air balloon finishing school? Ahem. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/13 "2025-01-02T22:51:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Were you baseball’s “Meal Ticket” who struck out five All-Stars in a row? > > 2. Were you the lead character of a sitcom recently maligned by Vivek Ramaswamy? > > 3. Did you direct a subordinate to be “governed by the principle of calculated risk” in an upcoming naval battle? > > Take 3 DQs. #1 was Carl Hubbell. #2 was Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage in _Boy Meets World_. #3 was Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, CINCPAC, writing about the Battle of Midway. DQ: First name starts with C? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/14 "2025-01-02T23:06:46Z")
IQs: 1. Were you, along with your sisters, credited with inspiring ancient Greek culture? 2. Did you disappear after a violent encounter with a presumably supernatural being? 3. Did you apprentice as a railroad machinist before making a name for yourself in an associated industry? ---
**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, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/15 "2025-01-02T23:45:30Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@kitap](#): > > > > 1. Did Haley Joel Osment play you in **The Sixth Sense**? > > 2. Did your character famously respond with “Slipper socks! Medium!” to her mother-in-law in the classic Christmas movie **The Ref**? > > 3. Did you write a quartet of books set in a hot air balloon finishing school? > > Ahem. Mea culpa! Take 3 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 2, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/16 "2025-01-02T23:47:13Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you marooned on the African coast following a mutiny on the _Fuwalda_? > IQ2: Were you #1’s son? > IQ3: Were you #2’s cousin? 1. I am not John Clayton. 2. I am not Tarzan Clayton. 3. Take a DQ. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you, along with your sisters, credited with inspiring ancient Greek culture? > 2. Did you disappear after a violent encounter with a presumably supernatural being? > 3. Did you apprentice as a railroad machinist before making a name for yourself in an associated industry? Take 3 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 2, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/17 "2025-01-02T23:48:59Z")
**DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. First name starts with C ---
**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 2, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/18 "2025-01-02T23:56:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you marooned on the African coast following a mutiny on the _Fuwalda_? > > IQ2: Were you #1’s son? > > IQ3: Were you #2’s cousin? > > 1. I am not John Clayton. > 2. I am not Tarzan Clayton. > 3. Take a DQ. correct (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) correct (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) William Clayton, Viscount Greystoke DQ1: First appeared in prose fiction? DQ2: Created after 1960? DQ3: American creator(s)? ---
**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 3, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/19 "2025-01-03T00:04:58Z")
IQ1: Was “Uh-oh, [you]!” frequently heard on Danger Island? IQ2: Did you discover the best-known dwarf planet? IQ3: Did you swallow all but one of your children as infants, before the last-born killed you? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/20 "2025-01-03T02:50:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you, along with your sisters, credited with inspiring ancient Greek culture? > > 2. Did you disappear after a violent encounter with a presumably supernatural being? > > 3. Did you apprentice as a railroad machinist before making a name for yourself in an associated industry? > > Take 3 DQs. 1. Clio, muse of history 2. Ichabod Crane 3. Walter Chrysler 3 DQs reserved [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=2)