# Botticelli - July, 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 10, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768 "2014-07-10T14:38:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/381 "2014-07-29T02:50:31Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write Frankenstein? > 2. Were you a cartoonist who created “22 Panels That Always Work”? > 3. Did John Hamilton play you on a landmark TV series? > > Not Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. > DQ. > DQ. Correct on Mary. #2 was EC and Marvel artist Wally Wood. #3 was Perry White on _The Adventures of Superman_. DQs: 1. From a song lyric? 2. Created after 1950? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/382 "2014-07-29T02:53:27Z")
**W**. 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from movies 4. Not from literature. 5. Not from TV 6. By an American creator (author, poet, whatever) 7. Would not be alive today, if real 8. Last name starts with W 9. Not connected with advertising 10. Not from a song lyric 11. Not created after 1950 ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/383 "2014-07-29T03:03:38Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have round eyes with no pupils? 2. Are you Dream Girl’s sister? 3. Did the Grinch steal your Christmas? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/384 "2014-07-29T03:07:45Z")
**W**. 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from movies 4. Not from literature. 5. Not from TV 6. By an American creator (author, poet, whatever) 7. Would not be alive today, if real, based on apparent age when first seen 8. Last name starts with W 9. Not connected with advertising 10. Not from a song lyric 11. Not created after 1950 Tweaked the answer to #7… ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/385 "2014-07-29T03:24:28Z")
DQ: From a play? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/386 "2014-07-29T03:35:26Z")
Previous IQs: Did you work closely with Buck Rogers? - Yes, Wilma Deering Are you a dog whom one man sees as a guy in a dog costume? - The lead character from the FX surreal sitcom _Wilfred_ Did you recently speak at the Cleveland Cinematheque? - Willem Dafoe: [In which I meet Willem Dafoe - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=725540) DQ: Creator still alive? One DQ reserved. IQs: Do you like to photograph your Weimaraners? Were you noted for your pictures of the Thirties New York street scene? Were you a top Nazi general? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/387 "2014-07-29T12:41:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have round eyes with no pupils? > 2. Are you Dream Girl’s sister? > 3. Did the Grinch steal your Christmas? (repeating for dramatic effect) ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/388 "2014-07-29T13:00:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have round eyes with no pupils? > 2. Are you Dream Girl’s sister? > 3. Did the Grinch steal your Christmas? Not Daddy Warbucks. DQ. Not Cindy Lou Who. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Do you like to photograph your Weimaraners? > Were you noted for your pictures of the Thirties New York street scene? > Were you a top Nazi general? Not William Wegman. DQ. Not Wilhelm Keitel. My, William is a popular name… [quote=“SCAdian, post:384, topic:692768”] **W**. 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from movies 4. Not from literature. 5. Not from TV 6. By an American creator (author, poet, whatever) 7. Would not be alive today, if real, based on apparent age when first seen 8. Last name starts with W 9. Not connected with advertising 10. Not from a song lyric 11. Not created after 1950 12. Not from a play 13. Creator not still alive ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/389 "2014-07-29T13:02:38Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have round eyes with no pupils? > 2. Are you Dream Girl’s sister? > 3. Did the Grinch steal your Christmas? > > Not Daddy Warbucks. > DQ. > Not Cindy Lou Who. DQ: From a comic strip or comic book? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/390 "2014-07-29T13:06:58Z")
IQs: 1. Are you an SNL comedian whose marriage was officiated by a Monkee? 2. Were you the first president to throw out the ball at the start of a baseball game? 3. Were you a cowboy role for Gene Wilder? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/391 "2014-07-29T14:07:12Z")
IQ1: Are you Daddy Warbucks’s red-haired ward? IQ2: Are you Walt Wallet’s wife? IQ3: Are you Skeezix’s wife? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/392 "2014-07-29T16:30:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an SNL comedian whose marriage was officiated by a Monkee? > 2. Were you the first president to throw out the ball at the start of a baseball game? > 3. Were you a cowboy role for Gene Wilder? DQ. Not Woodrow Wilson. DQ. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you Daddy Warbucks’s red-haired ward? > IQ2: Are you Walt Wallet’s wife? > IQ3: Are you Skeezix’s wife? If Annie was ever adopted by Warbucks, or was given any other surname, I’m not aware of it, so DQ. DQ. Not Nina Wallet. **W**. 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from movies 4. Not from literature. 5. Not from TV 6. By an American creator (author, poet, whatever) 7. Would not be alive today, if real, based on apparent age when first seen 8. Last name starts with W 9. Not connected with advertising 10. Not from a song lyric 11. Not created after 1950 12. Not from a play 13. Creator not still alive 14. From a comic strip or comic book ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/393 "2014-07-29T16:31:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > (repeating for dramatic effect) Heh. Not only did I miss your questions the first time you posted them (while I was writing my next post), but I missed them the second time, too (again while I was writing my post. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/394 "2014-07-29T17:12:07Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > If Annie was ever adopted by Warbucks, or was given any other surname, I’m not aware of it, so DQ. > DQ. > Not Nina Wallet. I don’t know if she was either, but that’s the answer I had in mind. Phyllis Blossom Wallet, correct ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/395 "2014-07-29T17:16:13Z")
IQ: Are you from a soap opera comic strip that was originally titled _Apple Mary_? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/396 "2014-07-29T17:51:06Z")
Annie was adopted by the Warbucks (Daddy was married at the time) in the very first strip. > [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an SNL comedian whose marriage was officiated by a Monkee? > 2. Were you the first president to throw out the ball at the start of a baseball game? > 3. Were you a cowboy role for Gene Wilder? > > DQ. > Not Woodrow Wilson. > DQ. #1 was A. Whitney Brown. Michael Nesmith officiated. #2 is correct. #3 was the Waco Kid in _Blazing Saddles_ ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/397 "2014-07-29T17:54:12Z")
DQs: 1. Main protagonist? 2. From a comic strip? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/398 "2014-07-29T19:49:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Main protagonist? > 2. From a comic strip? Yes and yes, because … > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ: Are you from a soap opera comic strip that was originally titled _Apple Mary_? … Yes, I am Mary Worth. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/399 "2014-07-29T20:24:23Z")
Good job, KO! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/400 "2014-07-29T23:19:14Z")
Sweet, it was Worth it. Our new letter is J [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768.md?page=21)