# 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:** 6
**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 10, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/101 "2025-01-10T20:25:44Z")
Previous IQs:: Did you play Tallahassee in the two _Zombieland_ movies? - Woody Harrelson Were you FDR’s first cadaverous aide? - Louis Howe Were you FDR’s second cadaverous aide? - Yes, Harry Hopkins DQs: Has something named after him? Greatest fame before 1945? IQs: Best-known as an actor, are you also a licensed helicopter pilot who’s been commended for helping those who got into trouble out west? Did you fall in love with Eliza Doolittle despite yourself? Did you play the unctuous assistant to a millionaire in _The Big Lebowski_? ---
**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 10, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/102 "2025-01-10T20:27:05Z")
IQs: 1. Do you feature on “Closer”, by the Chainsmokers? 2. Is a way to remember the fate of your spouses “Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived”? 3. Hey, weren’t you the Horse on _Horsin’ Around_? ---
**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 10, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/103 "2025-01-10T21:32:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you Geli Raubal’s uncle? > > IQ2: Were you a former fighter ace who became head of the German air force? > > IQ3: Were you the target of Operation ANTHROPOID? > > Take 3 DQs. Adolf Hitler Hermann Göring Reinhard Heydrich DQ1: Astronomer/physicist? DQ2: Native speaker of a Germanic language? Two 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 10, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/104 "2025-01-10T21:45:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did you command the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Chancellorsville? > > 2. Did you command a corps on the extreme left wing of that battle? > > 3. Were you general-in-chief of the Union army at that battle? > > Take 3 DQs. Joseph Hooker, Oliver Otis Howard, and Henry Halleck (though I should note that I meant to write “at _the time of_ that battle”). 3 DQs reserved, unless you want to call me on the last question. ---
**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 11, 2025, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/105 "2025-01-11T01:38:57Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name begins with H 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Died after 1950 8. European 9. Known for science or medicine 10. From continental Europe 11. Died before 1990 12. Not known for mediicine 13. Has something named after him 14. Greatest fame before 1945 15. Astronomer/physicist 16. Native speaker of a German language ---
**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 11, 2025, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/106 "2025-01-11T01:39:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Best-known as an actor, are you also a licensed helicopter pilot who’s been commended for helping those who got into trouble out west? > Did you fall in love with Eliza Doolittle despite yourself? > Did you play the unctuous assistant to a millionaire in _The Big Lebowski_? 1. I am not Harrison Ford. 2. I am not Henry Higgins. 3. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Do you feature on “Closer”, by the Chainsmokers? > 2. Is a way to remember the fate of your spouses “Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived”? > 3. Hey, weren’t you the Horse on _Horsin’ Around_? 1. I am not Henry VIII. 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 11, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/107 "2025-01-11T01:40:36Z")
**That will put us over 20 DQs.** No more IQs, please. Ask your remaining DQs by 9pm EST tomorrow. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/108 "2025-01-11T01:43:59Z")
DQ: First name begins A-M? 2 DQs 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:** [January 11, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/109 "2025-01-11T02:35:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Henry VIII. > Take 2 DQs. 1 (“Closer”) was Halsey; 3 (_Horsin’ Around_) was BoJack Horseman, of Netflix’s _BoJack Horseman_. DQ: best known for physics? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/110 "2025-01-11T03:06:15Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you married to John McClane? > 2. Did Lea Michele play you on **Scream Queens**? > 3. Were you Robert Vaughn’s character on **The A-Team**? Holly Gennaro, Hester, Hunt Stockwell. DQ: Do you have something to do with Uncertainty? 3 DQs 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 11, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/111 "2025-01-11T14:37:02Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > DQ: Do you have something to do with Uncertainty? Gee, I dunno. Maybe. Could be. I guess I’m… # [Werner Heisenberg!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Heisenberg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Bundesarchiv_Bild183-R57262%2C_Werner_Heisenberg.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild183-R57262%2C_Werner_Heisenberg.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Bundesarchiv_Bild183-R57262%2C_Werner_Heisenberg.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild183-R57262%2C_Werner_Heisenberg.jpg) Well guessed, **kitap!** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/112 "2025-01-11T17:22:58Z")
Good job, **kitap**! > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you direct Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Johnny Depp in several movies in the 1990s? Lasse Hallstrom ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/113 "2025-01-11T21:56:37Z")
And they said I would never learn anything by reading **Bimbos of the Death Sun**. I am… L As is Lincoln, Laramie and lychee. ---
**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 12, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/114 "2025-01-12T01:40:01Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write about John Dough and the Cherub? 2. Were you the Shadow’s girlfriend? 3. Did you do an admirable job of portraying Bertie Wooster opposite Stephen Fry’s Jeeves? ---
**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 12, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/115 "2025-01-12T01:50:38Z")
Congrats, Kitap! IQs: 1. Did you hang out with Squiggy? 2. Did you write the book _We_ (the other “person” in the title is your vehicle)? 3. Hair toss, check your nails–are you feeling “Good as Hell”? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/116 "2025-01-12T02:18:55Z")
Great get, **kitap**! IQs: 1. Did you throw a perfect game for a now-renamed baseball club? 2. Were you the mastermind of “The Great All-Nighter” in _Midnight Madness_? 3. Did you attempt to assassinate President Ford? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/117 "2025-01-12T02:19:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write about John Dough and the Cherub? > 2. Were you the Shadow’s girlfriend? > 3. Did you do an admirable job of portraying Bertie Wooster opposite Stephen Fry’s Jeeves? I am not L(yman). Frank Baum I am not Margo Lane I am not Hugh Laurie > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Congrats, Kitap! > > IQs: > 1. Did you hang out with Squiggy? > 2. Did you write the book _We_ (the other “person” in the title is your vehicle)? > 3. Hair toss, check your nails–are you feeling “Good as Hell”? I am not Lenny Take a DQ Take another ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/118 "2025-01-12T02:21:27Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Great get, **kitap**! > > IQs: > > 1. Did you throw a perfect game for a now-renamed baseball club? > 2. Were you the mastermind of “The Great All-Nighter” in _Midnight Madness_? > 3. Did you attempt to assassinate President Ford? Take 2 DQs and I am not Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/119 "2025-01-12T02:29:48Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did you throw a perfect game for a now-renamed baseball club? > > 2. Were you the mastermind of “The Great All-Nighter” in _Midnight Madness_? > > 3. Did you attempt to assassinate President Ford? > > Take 2 DQs and I am not Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme Correct on #3. #1 was Len Barker, Cleveland Guardians (then Indians), #2 was “Leon” (no last name given in the movie). DQs: 1. Real? 2. Female? ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/120 "2025-01-12T02:51:21Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > I am not Lenny > Take a DQ > Take another 2 (_We_) was Charles Lindbergh; 3 (“Good as Hell”) was Lizzo. DQ: first name begins with L? 1 DQ reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=7)