# 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:** 3
**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 5, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/41 "2025-01-05T21:17:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Galadriel’s husband? > Were you lord of the Grey Havens? > Were you the greatest ring-maker of the Elves? 1. I am not Celeborne. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 6, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/42 "2025-01-06T03:31:32Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Galadriel’s husband? - Close, it’s Celeborn Were you lord of the Grey Havens? - Cirdan Were you the greatest ring-maker of the Elves? - Celebrimbor All from Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, of course. DQs: Originally from comic books? Good and not evil? IQs: Did you play Archibald Leach in a crime comedy? Did you once take out your penis and bang it on a bar to get the bartender’s attention? Did you play a character who got a few extra solo seconds onscreen in a re-release of a Seventies British film? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/43 "2025-01-06T04:08:46Z")
DQs: 1. Caucasian? 2. Human? ---
**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 6, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/44 "2025-01-06T13:31:37Z")
**DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. First name starts with C 4. Did not first appear in prose fiction 5. Created after 1960 6. American creators 7. Not from TV 8. Not the main character of the whole work, but the main character of the section of the work in which she appears 9. Appeared in a movie 10. Created before 1990 11. Created after 1975 12. Did not appear in newspapers 13. Character’s age not given, but most probably over 21 14. Only appearance is in one movie 15. American character 16. Not from comic books, just one movie 17. Good, and not evil 18. Not Caucasian 19. Human ---
**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 6, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/45 "2025-01-06T13:31:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play Archibald Leach in a crime comedy? > Did you once take out your penis and bang it on a bar to get the bartender’s attention? > Did you play a character who got a few extra solo seconds onscreen in a re-release of a Seventies British film? 1. I am not John Cleese. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 6, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/46 "2025-01-06T14:38:39Z")
John Cleese, yes, in _A Fish Called Wanda_ (using Cary Grant’s birth name) Graham Chapman Carol Cleveland, in _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ (a little extra bit with Zoot was included) DQs: From a franchise (like the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Superman, etc.)? Considered a beauty? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/47 "2025-01-06T16:28:40Z")
DQ: From an anthology movie? 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 6, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/48 "2025-01-06T18:02:14Z")
**DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. First name starts with C 4. Did not first appear in prose fiction 5. Created after 1960 6. American creators 7. Not from TV 8. Not the main character of the whole work, but the main character of the section of the work in which she appears 9. Appeared in a movie 10. Created before 1990 11. Created after 1975 12. Did not appear in newspapers 13. Character’s age not given, but most probably over 21 14. Only appearance is in one movie 15. American character 16. Not from comic books, just one movie 17. Good, and not evil 18. Not Caucasian 19. Human 20. From a stand-alone movie 21. Considered a beauty 22. From an anthology movie That’s over 20 DQs. Please halt all new IQs. Please ask all remaining DQs by noon tomorrow EST. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/49 "2025-01-06T18:49:52Z")
These are tricky to ask so I may need to clarify: **DQs** 1. Do you have above-normal human abilities? 2. Were these abilities natural or artificially acquired? ---
**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 6, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/50 "2025-01-06T20:22:03Z")
**DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. First name starts with C 4. Did not first appear in prose fiction 5. Created after 1960 6. American creators 7. Not from TV 8. Not the main character of the whole work, but the main character of the section of the work in which she appears 9. Appeared in a movie 10. Created before 1990 11. Created after 1975 12. Did not appear in newspapers 13. Character’s age not given, but most probably over 21 14. Only appearance is in one movie 15. American character 16. Not from comic books, just one movie 17. Good, and not evil 18. Not Caucasian 19. Human 20. From a stand-alone movie 21. Considered a beauty 22. From an anthology movie 23. Does not have above-normal human abilities **knoodler** , that makes your second DQ meaningless, so try again. ---
**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 7, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/51 "2025-01-07T17:05:44Z")
**DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. First name starts with C 4. Did not first appear in prose fiction 5. Created after 1960 6. American creators 7. Not from TV 8. Not the main character of the whole work, but the main character of the section of the work in which she appears 9. Appeared in a movie 10. Created before 1990 11. Created after 1975 12. Did not appear in newspapers 13. Character’s age not given, but most probably over 21 14. Only appearance is in one movie 15. American character 16. Not from comic books, just one movie 17. Good, and not evil 18. Not Caucasian 19. Human 20. From a stand-alone movie 21. Considered a beauty 22. From an anthology movie 23. Does not have above-normal human abilities 24. Comedy Time’s up! Please have your final “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions in by 6pm EST tomorrow. ---
**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 7, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/52 "2025-01-07T18:33:57Z")
I’m drawing a blank. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/53 "2025-01-07T19:00:19Z")
I’m guessing she’s from a specific movie I have heard of but never seen because it is the only comedy anthology movie I can think of. ---
**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 7, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/54 "2025-01-07T19:09:28Z")
As always, feel free to talk among yourselves and share info. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/55 "2025-01-07T20:02:07Z")
Are you thinking of _Four Rooms_? That’s the only comedy anthoogy I’m remembering, but it’s outside of the time frame. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/56 "2025-01-07T23:06:09Z")
I was thinking **Kentucky Fried Movie**. ---
**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 7, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/57 "2025-01-07T23:28:31Z")
_Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex \* But Were Afraid to Ask_ is the only comedy anthology I can think of, and I’m pretty sure it’s from before 1975. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/58 "2025-01-07T23:55:01Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex \* But Were Afraid to Ask 1. Kentucky Fried Movie was 77… Groove Tube was 74. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/59 "2025-01-08T00:28:34Z")
I haven’t a clue as well If someone has a good guess they are welcome to my final 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 8, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/60 "2025-01-08T00:47:57Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I haven’t a clue as well > > If someone has a good guess they are welcome to my final DQ And mine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=4)