# 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:** 11
**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 19, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/201 "2025-01-19T14:27:43Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you the most famous literary character inspired by Adam Worth? > > 2. Are you a poetic literary character inspired by Adam Worth? > > 3. Were you Robert Englund’s now-famous college roommate? > > Take 3 DQs. Adam Worth was called, by the chief of Scotland Yard, “the Napoleon of Crime.” #1 is Prof. Moriarty. #2 is Macavity, the Mystery Cat. #3 was Mark Hamill. Robert Englund went to audition for the part of Han Solo. He obviously didn’t get it, but told Mark that they were looking for someone like him. DQs: 1. Actor? 2. European? 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 19, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/202 "2025-01-19T15:07:24Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Is your signature hat, adorned with flowers and a price tag, exhibited at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC? > > 2. Are you best known by your nickname, given to you by your older sister Kate? > > 3. Were you awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for your contributions to animation in 2018? > > I am not Minnie Pearl, Minnie the Moocher or Minnie Mouse. 1. Correct 2. Minnie Driver (Amelia Fiona “Minnie” Driver) 3. Correct Minnie x3! **DQ** : Born before 1925? ---
**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 19, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/203 "2025-01-19T16:35:09Z")
IQs: 1. Are your notebooks radioactive? 2. Do you go on wacky dimension-spanning adventures with your cynical hard-drinkin’ genius grandfather Rick? 3. Did you work with David Lynch on _The Elephant Man_ and David Cronenberg on _The Fly_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/204 "2025-01-19T21:42:47Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _The Economic Consequences of the Peace_? 2. Were you the Jets’s leader in receiving yardage during the Joe Namath years? 3. Were you a beatnik played by Bob Denver? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/205 "2025-01-19T23:06:16Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Are your notebooks radioactive? > 2. Do you go on wacky dimension-spanning adventures with your cynical hard-drinkin’ genius grandfather Rick? > 3. Did you work with David Lynch on _The Elephant Man_ and David Cronenberg on _The Fly_? I am not Marie Curie or Morty and take a DQ. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _The Economic Consequences of the Peace_? > 2. Were you the Jets’s leader in receiving yardage during the Joe Namath years? > 3. Were you a beatnik played by Bob Denver? I am not John Maynard Keynes, take a DQ and I am not Maynard. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/206 "2025-01-19T23:07:56Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Known for the arts 3. Born before 1950. 4. Real 5. First name begins with M. 6. Living 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Not American 9. Not an actor 10. European 11. Born after 1925. (are you sure you meant 1925?) ---
**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 19, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/207 "2025-01-19T23:42:07Z")
DQs: 1. British or Irish? 2. Singer or musician? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/208 "2025-01-19T23:45:40Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did you write _The Economic Consequences of the Peace_? > > 2. Were you the Jets’s leader in receiving yardage during the Joe Namath years? > > 3. Were you a beatnik played by Bob Denver? > > I am not John Maynard Keynes, take a DQ and I am not Maynard. Correct on #1. #2 was Don Maynard. #3 was Maynard G. Krebs. Maynard x3! 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 19, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/209 "2025-01-19T23:47:04Z")
IQs: 1. Did you portray H. G. Wells in _Time After Time_? 2. Were you a member of the Toronto stage cast of _Godspell_ who went on to become a noted comic star? 3. Were you another member of the Toronto stage cast of _Godspell_ who went on to become a noted comic star? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/210 "2025-01-19T23:49:05Z")
I am not Malcolm McDowell and 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 19, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/211 "2025-01-19T23:50:28Z")
Correct on Malcolm. Martin Short and Andrea Martin got their starts in Toronto. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/212 "2025-01-19T23:50:33Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Known for the arts 3. Born before 1950. 4. Real 5. First name begins with M. 6. Living 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Not American 9. Not an actor 10. European 11. Born after 1925. (are you sure you meant 1925?) 12. British 13. Singer/musician ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/213 "2025-01-20T00:39:37Z")
DQ: Predominantly a solo act (as opposed to part of a group)? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/214 "2025-01-20T01:25:38Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play a guitar in The Monkees? 2. Did you play the drums in The Monkees? 3. Did you star in an eponymous mid-season comedy/variety show, which opened with animation by Terry Gilliam? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/215 "2025-01-20T01:58:42Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Did you play a guitar in The Monkees? > 2. Did you play the drums in The Monkees? > 3. Did you star in an eponymous mid-season comedy/variety show, which opened with animation by Terry Gilliam? Both Mickey Dolenz and Mike Nesmith have already been used. I am not Monty Python. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/216 "2025-01-20T02:00:45Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Known for the arts 3. Born before 1950. 4. Real 5. First name begins with M. 6. Living 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Not American 9. Not an actor 10. European 11. Born after 1925. (are you sure you meant 1925?) 12. British 13. Singer/musician 14. Has been both in a group and solo. Might be better known as part of a group. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/217 "2025-01-20T02:09:04Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Both Mickey Dolenz and Mike Nesmith have already been used. I am not Monty Python. I gotta pay better attention. #3 is Marty Feldman. 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 20, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/218 "2025-01-20T02:10:16Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a member of the band _Scaffold_ and brother to Paul McCartney? 2. Does Eddie Izzard usually imitate your voice when he’s talking as God in his monologues? 3. Were you Wally Cox’s college roommate who left you because he couldn’t deal with your pet wolverine? ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/219 "2025-01-20T02:14:25Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > I am not Marie Curie or Morty and take a DQ. 3 (Davids) was Mel Brooks. DQ: known for rock music? ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/220 "2025-01-20T02:32:19Z")
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