# Botticelli - July 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 4, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270 "2015-07-04T20:37:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 12, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/121 "2015-07-12T02:09:27Z")
Uh… isn’t the letter M this time? ---
**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 12, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/122 "2015-07-12T02:16:03Z")
What, you can’t read my handwriting?? :smack: ZDS: **M** 1. Real ---
**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 12, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/123 "2015-07-12T13:01:38Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the lead in the film _The Man Who Came To Dinner_? 2. Do you sell cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o? 3. Did you write the Anchor Bible Commentary on the Gospel of Mark? ---
**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 12, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/124 "2015-07-12T15:20:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the lead in the film _The Man Who Came To Dinner_? > 2. Do you sell cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o? > 3. Did you write the Anchor Bible Commentary on the Gospel of Mark? DQ. Not Molly Malone. DQ. ---
**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 12, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/125 "2015-07-12T15:44:15Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the lead in the film _The Man Who Came To Dinner_? > 2. Do you sell cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o? > 3. Did you write the Anchor Bible Commentary on the Gospel of Mark? > [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ. > Not Molly Malone. > DQ. #1 was Monty Woolley. #2 is correct. #3 is either C. S. Mann (for the older commentary) or Joel Marcus (for the newer). DQs: 1. Alive? 2. Male? ---
**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 12, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/126 "2015-07-12T16:21:49Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Celtic war deity who can appear as a crow, wolf, cow, and three sisters? > IQ2: Did your nephew Odin use your head for advice after it was chopped off in battle? > IQ3: Did you marry Jason after helping him find the Golden Fleece? > > Not the Morrigan. > DQ. > Not Medea. Mimir DQ: Does last name start with M? ---
**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 12, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/127 "2015-07-12T18:28:22Z")
**M** 1. Real 2. Dead 3. Female 4. Last name starts with M ---
**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 12, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/128 "2015-07-12T20:47:38Z")
IQ1: Did you play identical twins Susan and Sharon in _The Parent Trap_ (1961)? IQ2: Are you their mother? IQ3: Are you the redhead who played their mother? ---
**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 12, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/129 "2015-07-12T22:48:31Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play identical twins Susan and Sharon in _The Parent Trap_ (1961)? > IQ2: Are you their mother? > IQ3: Are you the redhead who played their mother? Not Hayley Mills. DQ. Not the lovely Maureen O’Hara. ---
**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 13, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/130 "2015-07-13T02:00:56Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a panelist on _The Gong Show_? 2. Are you either of the Two Black Crows? 3. Did you play the lead in _I Was A Teenage Werewolf_? ---
**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 13, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/131 "2015-07-13T02:51:29Z")
IQs: Were you the uncrowned leader of the Wildlings? Were you the last leader of the Jedi Council? Were you a theorist of naval power? ---
**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 13, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/132 "2015-07-13T03:04:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a panelist on _The Gong Show_? > 2. Are you either of the Two Black Crows? > 3. Did you play the lead in _I Was A Teenage Werewolf_? DQ. DQ. Not Michael Landon. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the uncrowned leader of the Wildlings? > Were you the last leader of the Jedi Council? > Were you a theorist of naval power? DQ. Not … Mace Windu? Not Alfred Thayer Mahan. ---
**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 13, 2015, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/133 "2015-07-13T11:24:16Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you play identical twins Susan and Sharon in The Parent Trap (1961)? > IQ2: Are you their mother? > IQ3: Are you the redhead who played their mother? > > Not Hayley Mills. > DQ. > Not the lovely Maureen O’Hara. Maggie McKendrick DQ: American? ---
**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 13, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/134 "2015-07-13T11:34:14Z")
IQ1: Are you best known for the role of Buddy Sorrell on _The Dick Van Dyke Show_? IQ2: Did you replace Harry Reasoner on _60 Minutes_ in 1970 and haven’t left since? IQ3: Were you a loud-mouthed TV talk show host known for such signature phrases as “pablum puking liberal” and “zip it”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/135 "2015-07-13T15:13:58Z")
IQ1) Are you a sports legend whose son played a dumb, lovable TV redneck? IQ2) Did you play a dumb, lovable TV cop and a dumb, lovable TV burger joint owner? IQ3) Were you the head of CREEP in 1972? ---
**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 13, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/136 "2015-07-13T15:55:24Z")
DQs: 1. Died after 1900? 2. Known for the Arts? ---
**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 13, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/137 "2015-07-13T21:42:25Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you best known for the role of Buddy Sorrell on _The Dick Van Dyke Show_? > IQ2: Did you replace Harry Reasoner on _60 Minutes_ in 1970 and haven’t left since? > IQ3: Were you a loud-mouthed TV talk show host known for such signature phrases as “pablum puking liberal” and “zip it”? Not Morey Amsterdam. DQ. DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Are you a sports legend whose son played a dumb, lovable TV redneck? > > IQ2) Did you play a dumb, lovable TV cop and a dumb, lovable TV burger joint owner? > > IQ3) Were you the head of CREEP in 1972? Not Max Baer. Not … Pat Morita? DQ. **M** 1. Real 2. Dead 3. Female 4. Last name starts with M 5. Not American 6. Did not die after 1900 7. Not known for the Arts (though there is a connexion) ---
**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 13, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/138 "2015-07-13T21:56:31Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the mess officer in Yossarian’s squadron in _Catch-22_? 2. Were you a really early pop star who had major hits with songs by George M. Cohan? 3. Did you turn Ozma into a boy? ---
**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 14, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/139 "2015-07-14T00:32:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the mess officer in Yossarian’s squadron in _Catch-22_? > 2. Were you a really early pop star who had major hits with songs by George M. Cohan? > 3. Did you turn Ozma into a boy? DQ. DQ. Not Mombi. ---
**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 14, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/140 "2015-07-14T01:52:34Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the mess officer in Yossarian’s squadron in Catch-22? > 2. Were you a really early pop star who had major hits with songs by George M. Cohan? > 3. Did you turn Ozma into a boy? > > DQ. > DQ. > Not Mombi. Correct on Mombi. #1 was Milo Minderbender. #2 was Billy Murray. DQs: 1. European? 2. Died before 1800? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270.md?page=8)