# Botticelli July 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 1, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885 "2016-07-01T19:49:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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 26, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/221 "2016-07-26T15:42:35Z")
Correct on all three. IQs: 1. Were you Burt Reynolds’ character on _Gunsmoke_? 2. Were you named after that character? 3. Were you a cartoon cereal mascot who lost the popular vote to another cartoon cereal mascot whose name also started with Q? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/222 "2016-07-26T15:52:10Z")
1. Are you the gadget guy for Her Majesty’s Secret Service? 2. Are you the animated member of an immortal Scottish family? 3. Did you invent a machine that helped you hop through parallel worlds, though you couldn’t really control it? ---
**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 26, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/223 "2016-07-26T17:25:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Were you Burt Reynolds’ character on _Gunsmoke_? > 2. Were you named after that character? > 3. Were you a cartoon cereal mascot who lost the popular vote to another cartoon cereal mascot whose name also started with Q? Dunno x2; neither Quisp nor Qbert. > [@Draelin](#): > > 1. Are you the gadget guy for Her Majesty’s Secret Service? > 2. Are you the animated member of an immortal Scottish family? > 3. Did you invent a machine that helped you hop through parallel worlds, though you couldn’t really control it? Not Q, and dunno x2. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/224 "2016-07-26T17:39:02Z")
Quentin MacLeod, of the animated version of _Highlander_, and Quinn Mallory on _Sliders_. DQ1: Created after 1950? DQ2: Best known as a literary character? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/225 "2016-07-26T19:12:07Z")
IQ’s: 1. Was your best friend named Hadji? 2. Did Bob Dylan write a Basement Tapes song about you? 3. Did you play Auda abu Tayi? DQ: Last name starts with Q? ---
**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 26, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/226 "2016-07-26T20:43:39Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Burt Reynolds’ character on Gunsmoke? > 2. Were you named after that character? > 3. Were you a cartoon cereal mascot who lost the popular vote to another cartoon cereal mascot whose name also started with Q? > Dunno x2; neither Quisp nor Qbert. #1 was Quint Asper. #2 was Quentin Tarantino. #3 was Quake, whom Quisp defeated in a mail-in vote from kids. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**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 27, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/227 "2016-07-27T03:47:24Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > IQ’s: > > 1. Was your best friend named Hadji? > 2. Did Bob Dylan write a Basement Tapes song about you? > 3. Did you play Auda abu Tayi?.. Not Jonny Quest, dunno, and not Anthony Quinn. Q. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1950 4. not necessarily best known as a literary character 5. first name starts with Q ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/228 "2016-07-27T06:12:08Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny Ace] IQ’s: 1. Was your best friend named Hadji? 2. Did Bob Dylan write a Basement Tapes song about you? 3. Did you play Auda abu Tayi? [/QUOTE] > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Jonny Quest, dunno, and not Anthony Quinn. Yes, Jonny Quest. Quinn the Eskimo or The Mighty Quinn. Yes, Anthony Quinn. IQ’s: Were you a wide receiver who played his entire eight-year career for the Philadelphia Eagles, almost all of it in the '80’s? Were you an Irishman and co-founder of the Transport Workers Union of America? Were you the French actress who played Princess Yasimina in _Conan the Barbarian_? DQ: Comic book character? ---
**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 27, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/229 "2016-07-27T20:10:22Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > … > IQ’s: > > Were you a wide receiver who played his entire eight-year career for the Philadelphia Eagles, almost all of it in the '80’s? > Were you an Irishman and co-founder of the Transport Workers Union of America? > Were you the French actress who played Princess Yasimina in _Conan the Barbarian_?.. Dunno, not Quinn, and dunno. Q. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1950 4. not necessarily best known as a literary character 5. first name starts with Q 6. not a comic book character ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/230 "2016-07-27T23:55:29Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny Ace] IQ’s: Were you a wide receiver who played his entire eight-year career for the Philadelphia Eagles, almost all of it in the '80’s? Were you an Irishman and co-founder of the Transport Workers Union of America? Were you the French actress who played Princess Yasimina in _Conan the Barbarian_? [/QUOTE] > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Quinn, and dunno. Mike Quick (tough to find a more appropriate last name than that for a WR…:)). Mike Quill. Valérie Quennessen (who died in a car crash 7 years later, at age 31). DQ: Cartoon character? Reserving two DQ’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:** [July 28, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/231 "2016-07-28T04:09:03Z")
Q. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1950 4. not necessarily best known as a literary character 5. first name starts with Q 6. not a comic book character 7. not a cartoon character ---
**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 28, 2016, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/232 "2016-07-28T10:34:56Z")
DQs: 1. Created after 1980? 2. Best known from a movie? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 28, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/233 "2016-07-28T14:01:08Z")
Q. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1950 4. not necessarily best known as a literary character 5. first name starts with Q 6. not a comic book character 7. not a cartoon character 8. created after 1980 9. not best known from a movie ---
**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 28, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/234 "2016-07-28T19:57:49Z")
DQ: Best known from TV? IQs: 1. Did you lead the Mysterians? 2. Were you a Confederate guerrilla leader during the Civil War? 3. Are you best remembered for _The Oxford Book of English Verse_? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/235 "2016-07-29T09:46:38Z")
IQ’s: Are you the alien whose sole purpose in life seems to be to torment Capt. Picard? Are you Beezus’ annoying little sister? Is your real name Charles Victor Szasz? DQ’s: Would be alive if real? Still hanging on to one DQ. ---
**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, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/236 "2016-07-29T13:31:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Did you lead the Mysterians? > 2. Were you a Confederate guerrilla leader during the Civil War? > 3. Are you best remembered for _The Oxford Book of English Verse_? Not Qarn, Quantrill or Quincy (guessing as to the first and third). > [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > IQ’s: > > Are you the alien whose sole purpose in life seems to be to torment Capt. Picard? > Are you Beezus’ annoying little sister? > Is your real name Charles Victor Szasz?.. Not Q, Ramona Quimby or… Ellery Queen? Q. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1950 4. not necessarily best known as a literary character 5. first name starts with Q 6. not a comic book character 7. not a cartoon character 8. created after 1980 9. not best known from a movie 10. arguably best known from TV 11. would not be alive if 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 29, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/237 "2016-07-29T14:36:13Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you lead the Mysterians? > 2. Were you a Confederate guerrilla leader during the Civil War? > 3. Are you best remembered for The Oxford Book of English Verse? > Not Qarn, Quantrill or Quincy (guessing as to the first and third). Question Mark (?) and the Mysterians had a hit with _96 Tears_. Correct, of course, on Quantrill. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch was the noted editor/writer/poet. DQs: 1. From a current TV series? 2. From a mystery series? IQ: Did Jack Klugman play you, a Medical Examiner, on TV? ---
**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, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/238 "2016-07-29T17:05:09Z")
Not Quincy, M.E. Q. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1950 4. not necessarily best known as a literary character 5. first name starts with Q 6. not a comic book character 7. not a cartoon character 8. created after 1980 9. not best known from a movie 10. arguably best known from TV 11. would not be alive if real 12. from a current TV series 13. not a mystery 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:** [July 29, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/239 "2016-07-29T18:09:32Z")
Well, it’s not from _Archer_. I can only hope it’s not an obscure _Game of Thrones_ character who gets more TV time than he did in the books. Let’s see… IQs: 1. Were you a private investigator known by your initials in a short-lived TV mystery series? 2. Did Jane Seymour play you in a period TV series? 3. Are you aka Pietro Maximoff? ---
**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 30, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/240 "2016-07-30T02:02:28Z")
Dunno any of those three. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885.md?page=13)