# 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:** 14
**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, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/261 "2025-01-25T02:08:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you UN Secretary-General at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis? > Were you Tolkien’s publisher? > Were you King Arthur’s impulsive, wenching, hard-drinking dad? I am not U Thant. I am not Louis Untermeyer (??) I am not Uther Pendragon. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Qs: > > 1. Are you the mascot of the University of Georgia? > 2. Speaking of canines, did you guest star in “Bart’s Dog Gets an F”? > 3. Were you a Quality Comics character who was the loose basis for a two-issue introspective Vertigo series painted by Alex Ross? 1. I am not Uncle Sam (??) Take 2 DQs. ---
**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, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/262 "2025-01-25T02:23:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Uncle Sam (??) > Take 2 DQs. 1 was Uga; 2 was Tracey Ullman; 3 was correct. DQs: 1. American? 2. born after 1965? ---
**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, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/263 "2025-01-25T02:24:37Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name starts with U 4. Living 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Born after 1965 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/264 "2025-01-25T03:27:29Z")
IQs: 1. Did George of the Jungle fight you with both hands tied behind his back? 2. Were you a Zulu chief who journeyed with Allan Quartermain? ---
**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, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/265 "2025-01-25T14:19:24Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the “unattractive” title character of a 2000s TV show who gets a job at the fashion magazine _Mode_, despite your glasses, adult braces, and lack of fashion sense? 2. Did you sset the creation of the universse at October 22nd, 4004 BC? 3. Were you the Dr. Doom-esque enemy of Rusty Venture and ruler of Ünderland (near Michigan) on _The Venture Bros._? ---
**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, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/266 "2025-01-25T15:51:55Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Qs: > > 1. Did George of the Jungle fight you with both hands tied behind his back? > 2. Were you a Zulu chief who journeyed with Allan Quartermain? Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the “unattractive” title character of a 2000s TV show who gets a job at the fashion magazine _Mode_, despite your glasses, adult braces, and lack of fashion sense? > 2. Did you sset the creation of the universse at October 22nd, 4004 BC? > 3. Were you the Dr. Doom-esque enemy of Rusty Venture and ruler of Ünderland (near Michigan) on _The Venture Bros._? 1. I am not Ugly Betty. 2. I am not Bishop Ussher. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/267 "2025-01-25T16:16:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Ugly Betty. > 2. I am not Bishop Ussher. > 3. Take a DQ. 3 was Baron Ünderbheit. DQ: born after 1985? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/268 "2025-01-25T16:17:56Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a character in David Copperfield’s world, known for being a sycophant? 2. Were you a career bureaucrat who served as Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic under three successive ministers in Harry Potter’s world? 3. Are you an American designer with an eponymous line of clothing? ---
**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, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/269 "2025-01-25T16:22:11Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:263, topic:1012448, full:true”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name starts with U 4. Living 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Born after 1965 8. Born after 1985 ---
**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, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/270 "2025-01-25T16:22:52Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a character in David Copperfield’s world, known for being a sycophant? > 2. Were you a career bureaucrat who served as Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic under three successive ministers in Harry Potter’s world? > 3. Are you an American designer with an eponymous line of clothing? 1. I am not Uriah Heep. 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 25, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/271 "2025-01-25T16:31:33Z")
1. Correct 2. Dolores Umbridge 3. Ulla Johnson **DQs** 1. Last name begins with A - M? 2. Known for science? ---
**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, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/272 "2025-01-25T16:35:46Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name starts with U 4. Living 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Born after 1965 8. Born after 1985 9. Last name begins with N-Z 10. Not known for science ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/273 "2025-01-25T23:55:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did George of the Jungle fight you with both hands tied behind his back? > > 2. Were you a Zulu chief who journeyed with Allan Quartermain? > > Take 2 DQs. Ungawa the gorilla god, and Umslopogaas, respectively. DQ: Known for politics/military? 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, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/274 "2025-01-26T00:41:43Z")
Previous IQs: Were you UN Secretary-General at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis? - Yes, U Thant of Burma Were you Tolkien’s publisher? - Stanley Unwin Were you King Arthur’s impulsive, wenching, hard-drinking dad? - Yes, Uther Pendragon DQ: Considered a beauty? IQs: Did Frodo use this fake name while traveling to Bree? Did you costar in a very bad late-Nineties film based on a British spy show? Were you an ancient British king mentioned in passing in a Sherlock Holmes story? ---
**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, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/275 "2025-01-26T01:20:11Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an actress-turned-acting teacher? 2. Have you claimed to bend spoons? 3. Were you the ultimate secret agent and Captain America counterpart in the 90s Silver Age Marvel pastiche _1963_? ---
**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, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/276 "2025-01-26T02:04:39Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:272, topic:1012448, full:true”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. First name starts with U 4. Living 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Born after 1965 8. Born after 1985 9. Last name begins with N-Z 10. Not known for science 11. Known for politics/military 12. Not considered a beauty ---
**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, 2025, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/277 "2025-01-26T02:05:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Frodo use this fake name while traveling to Bree? > Did you costar in a very bad late-Nineties film based on a British spy show? > Were you an ancient British king mentioned in passing in a Sherlock Holmes story? 1. I am not Mr. Underhill. Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Qs: > > 1. Were you an actress-turned-acting teacher? > 2. Have you claimed to bend spoons? > 3. Were you the ultimate secret agent and Captain America counterpart in the 90s Silver Age Marvel pastiche _1963_? 1. I am not Liv Ullmann (??) 2. I am not Uri Geller. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/278 "2025-01-26T02:11:39Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you an actress-turned-acting teacher? > 2. Have you claimed to bend spoons? > 3. Were you the ultimate secret agent and Captain America counterpart in the 90s Silver Age Marvel pastiche _1963_? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Liv Ullmann (??) > 2. I am not Uri Geller. > 3. Take a DQ. 1 was Uta Hagen; 2 was correct; 3 was the U.S.A. DQs: 1. known from specifically politics? 2. spouse is famous? ---
**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, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/279 "2025-01-26T02:12:01Z")
Previous IQs: Did Frodo use this fake name while traveling to Bree? - Yes, Mr. Underhill Did you costar in a very bad late-Nineties film based on a British spy show? - Uma Thurman, in the widely-panned _Avengers_ movie Were you an ancient British king mentioned in passing in a Sherlock Holmes story? - Uffa, referred to in “The Five Orange Pips” DQs: Best known for politics? Best known for a single incident? IQs: Are you the heavy in _The Little Mermaid_? Are you the heroine of Kate Atkinson’s _Life After Life_? An ancient king, was the year of your death mentioned in the Old Testament? ---
**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, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/280 "2025-01-26T02:12:51Z")
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