# 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:** 17
**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 30, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/321 "2025-01-30T02:57:32Z")
IQs: 1. Did you and Bette Middler own a racehorse together, and did your show launch the brief career of the “I Didn’t Do It” Kid? 2. Do you write mysteries about Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes? 3. Does the U.S.A. impersonate you in issue #3 of _1963_ (“Tales of the Uncanny”)? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/322 "2025-01-30T03:54:34Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the author of _Player Piano_? 2. Did you invent the cornflake? 3. Were you the brother of #2? ---
**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 30, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/323 "2025-01-30T21:01:14Z")
**knoodler** , politics had already been asked about, so take another DQ. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you known for voicing The President in _Rick and Morty_? > 2. Are you often confused with that person? > 3. Did Bill Hader spoof you in an _SNL_ sketch that involved “that pesky DNA”? Not Keith David, not David Keith, and not RFK Jr. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you and Bette Middler own a racehorse together, and did your show launch the brief career of the “I Didn’t Do It” Kid? > 2. Do you write mysteries about Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes? > 3. Does the U.S.A. impersonate you in issue #3 of _1963_ (“Tales of the Uncanny”)? Dunno, not Kim and dunno > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the author of _Player Piano_? > 2. Did you invent the cornflake? > 3. Were you the brother of #2? Dunno, not Mr. Kellogg and not the other Mr. Kellogg K. 1. real 2. last name begins with K 3. male 4. American 5. dead 6. not known for the Arts, I’d say, but YMMV 7. died after 1900 8. not known for politics/military 9. died after 1950 10. first name begins from A-M 11. not known from science Answer #6 amended. ---
**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 30, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/324 "2025-01-30T21:28:11Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you and Bette Middler own a racehorse together, and did your show launch the brief career of the “I Didn’t Do It” Kid? > 2. Do you write mysteries about Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes? > 3. Does the U.S.A. impersonate you in issue #3 of _1963_ (“Tales of the Uncanny”)? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Kim and dunno 1 was Krusty the Clown; 2 was Laurie R. King; 3 was John F. Kennedy. DQs: 1. died after 1990? 2. known for having something named after him? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/325 "2025-01-30T21:32:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you known for voicing The President in _Rick and Morty_? > > 2. Are you often confused with that person? > > 3. Did Bill Hader spoof you in an _SNL_ sketch that involved “that pesky DNA”? > > Not Keith David, not David Keith, and not RFK Jr. 1 & 2 Correct 3. Keith Morrison Keiths x3! 3 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/326 "2025-01-30T21:33:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Are you the author of _Player Piano_? > > 2. Did you invent the cornflake? > > 3. Were you the brother of #2? > > Dunno, not Mr. Kellogg and not the other Mr. Kellogg Kurt Vonnegut was #1. William Keith and John H. Kellogg. DQ: Known as a businessman? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/327 "2025-01-30T21:35:35Z")
DQs: 1. Last name begins Ka - Kn? 2. Has made regular TV appearances? 1 DQ reserved ---
**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 31, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/328 "2025-01-31T00:45:56Z")
IQ1: Were you Hiero’s morse? IQ2: Was John of Gaunt your father? IQ3: Were you an politician whose initials were HHH? ---
**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 31, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/329 "2025-01-31T00:49:27Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Archie and Lilibet’s aunt? 2. Did you voice a wax statue of yourself in the _Gravity Falls_ episode “Headhunters”? 3. Were you the _Enterprise_ transporter chief, played by John Winston? 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 31, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/330 "2025-01-31T16:32:52Z")
Swept. IQs: 1. Did you allegedly have an affair with Peter Cook when he and Dudley Moore were performing in NYC in the 60’s? 2. Did you star opposite John Wayne in _True Grit_? 3. Did your name appear on games that were “ESP Tests” in the 1960’s? ---
**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:** [February 1, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/331 "2025-02-01T03:41:19Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Hiero’s morse? > IQ2: Was John of Gaunt your father? > IQ3: Were you an politician whose initials were HHH? Dunno, not Henry IV and not Hubert H. Humphrey (who aren’t "K"s) > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Are you Archie and Lilibet’s aunt? > 2. Did you voice a wax statue of yourself in the _Gravity Falls_ episode “Headhunters”? > 3. Were you the _Enterprise_ transporter chief, played by John Winston? Dunno, dunno and not Chief Kyle. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you allegedly have an affair with Peter Cook when he and Dudley Moore were performing in NYC in the 60’s? > 2. Did you star opposite John Wayne in _True Grit_? > 3. Did your name appear on games that were “ESP Tests” in the 1960’s? Not Eartha Kitt, not Kim Darby and not Kirlian. K. 1. real 2. last name begins with K 3. male 4. American 5. dead 6. not known for the Arts, I’d say, but YMMV 7. died after 1900 8. not known for politics/military 9. died after 1950 10. first name begins from A-M 11. not known from science 12. died after 1990 13. not known for having something named after him 14. not really known as a businessman 15. last name begins Ka - Kn 16. made semi-regular TV appearances ---
**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:** [February 1, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/332 "2025-02-01T03:44:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you Hiero’s morse? > > IQ2: Was John of Gaunt your father? > > IQ3: Were you an politician whose initials were HHH? > > Dunno, dunno and not Hubert H. Humphrey (who isn’t a “K”) Klootz cancel cancel No idea why I veered off track after DQ1. One DQ reserved ---
**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:** [February 1, 2025, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/333 "2025-02-01T04:04:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, dunno and not Chief Kyle. 1 was Kate Middleton/Catherine, Princess of Wales; 2 was Larry King. DQ: best known from TV appearances? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/334 "2025-02-01T06:15:12Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Mr. Limpet? 2. Did you create one of the losingest basketball teams of all time? 3. Did you play first base for the Minnesota Twins during the 1987 World Series? ---
**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:** [February 1, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/335 "2025-02-01T15:16:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you allegedly have an affair with Peter Cook when he and Dudley Moore were performing in NYC in the 60’s? > > 2. Did you star opposite John Wayne in _True Grit_? > > 3. Did your name appear on games that were “ESP Tests” in the 1960’s? > > Not Eartha Kitt, not Kim Darby and not Kirlian. #1 was then First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Correct on the other 2. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/336 "2025-02-01T18:27:43Z")
IQs: 1. Did you first appear in the National Lampoon 1964 High School Yearbook? 2. Are you a malevolent spirit who kills his victims in their dreams? 3. Did you organize a company that designed and built electric automobiles in 19th century France? ---
**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:** [February 2, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/337 "2025-02-02T02:56:35Z")
I’ve read a lot about Jackie Kennedy over the years, and I’ve never read _anything_ about an alleged affair with Peter Cook. I highly, highly doubt it ever happened. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Mr. Limpet? > 2. Did you create one of the losingest basketball teams of all time? > 3. Did you play first base for the Minnesota Twins during the 1987 World Series? Not Don Knotts, dunno, and not Sandy Koufax. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you first appear in the National Lampoon 1964 High School Yearbook? > 2. Are you a malevolent spirit who kills his victims in their dreams? > 3. Did you organize a company that designed and built electric automobiles in 19th century France? Not Doug Kenney, not Freddy Krueger and dunno. K. 1. real 2. last name begins with K 3. male 4. American 5. dead 6. not known for the Arts, I’d say, but YMMV 7. died after 1900 8. not known for politics/military 9. died after 1950 10. first name begins from A-M 11. not known from science 12. died after 1990 13. not known for having something named after him 14. not really known as a businessman 15. last name begins Ka - Kn 16. made semi-regular TV appearances 17. arguably best known from TV appearances ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/338 "2025-02-02T05:45:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Did you first appear in the National Lampoon 1964 High School Yearbook? > > 2. Are you a malevolent spirit who kills his victims in their dreams? > > 3. Did you organize a company that designed and built electric automobiles in 19th century France? > > Not Doug Kenney, not Freddy Krueger and dunno. 1. Larry Kroger, but your answer covers the question. Error on my part. 2. Correct 3. Louis Antoine Kriéger 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:** [February 2, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/339 "2025-02-02T05:48:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did you play Mr. Limpet? > > 2. Did you create one of the losingest basketball teams of all time? > > 3. Did you play first base for the Minnesota Twins during the 1987 World Series? > > Not Don Knotts, dunno, and not Sandy Koufax. Correct on Don Knotts. #2 was Red Klotz, player-coach-owner of the Washington Generals, perennial foils to the Harlem Globetrotters. #3 was Kent Hrbek. DQs: Also known for sports? First name begins from A-F? IQs: 1. Did you coach the Seattle Supersonics in the NBA Finals? 2. Did you play Todd Packer on _The Office_? 3. Did you play a horse-punching villain who was “only pawn in game of life”? ---
**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:** [February 3, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/340 "2025-02-03T00:50:53Z")
Remember, **knoodler** , that you may rephrase your question and ask again, if I give a correct answer but not for the person you were thinking of. > [@SunUp](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Did you coach the Seattle Supersonics in the NBA Finals? > 2. Did you play Todd Packer on _The Office_? > 3. Did you play a horse-punching villain who was “only pawn in game of life”? Not Bobby Knight, not Ted Knight and not Alex “Mongo” Karras. K. 1. real 2. last name begins with K 3. male 4. American 5. dead 6. not known for the Arts, I’d say, but YMMV 7. died after 1900 8. not known for politics/military 9. died after 1950 10. first name begins from A-M 11. not known from science 12. died after 1990 13. not known for having something named after him 14. not really known as a businessman 15. last name begins Ka - Kn 16. made semi-regular TV appearances 17. arguably best known from TV appearances 18. arguably also known for sports 19. first name begins from A-F We have some reserved DQs pending, so no more IQs, please. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=18)