# 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:** 9
**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 18, 2016, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/161 "2016-07-18T06:14:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Mork report to you at the end of each episode? > 2. Were you the Sheriff of Mayberry’s little boy? > 3. Are you Thor’s dad? Can’t believe I can’t remember that (DQ), Opey (Opie?), Odin/Woden. 🙂 ---
**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 18, 2016, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/162 "2016-07-18T06:20:17Z")
Answers to DQ’s: 1. Fictional. 2. Male. 3. Created by an American author. 4. First name starts with O. 5. So far as is known, would still be alive today (but not real). 6. From a TV show. 7. Created before 1980. 8. Character is American. 9. Considered a ‘good guy.’ 10. Not associated with NYC. 11. Not in law enforcement. ---
**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 18, 2016, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/163 "2016-07-18T12:03:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Mork report to you at the end of each episode? > 2. Were you the Sheriff of Mayberry’s little boy? > 3. Are you Thor’s dad? > [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Can’t believe I can’t remember that (DQ), Opey (Opie?), Odin/Woden. 🙂 #1 was Orson. Correct on Opie and Odin. DQ: From a Western TV 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 18, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/164 "2016-07-18T13:37:31Z")
IQs: 1. Are you an Oscar winner who recently celebrated her 100th birthday? 2. Did you play Sandy in the movie _Grease_? 3. Were you an octopus cartoon character who had his own series on Nick Jr.? ---
**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 18, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/165 "2016-07-18T17:06:08Z")
Previous IQs: Did you live in a trash can and snarl at people? - Yes, Oscar the Grouch. Were you Felix Unger’s housemate? - Yes, Oscar Madison. Did you bark orders at the Fanuccis? - The title character in the Stallone comedy _Oscar_ (the Fanuccis were his attentive tailors, always following him around his mansion). Oscar x3! DQ: Humorous character? IQs: Did you kill Ygritte and stab Jon? Did you ask for more gruel? Was it said of the hearings partly concerning you, “The buck doesn’t even slow down here”? ---
**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 18, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/166 "2016-07-18T18:28:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an Oscar winner who recently celebrated her 100th birthday? > 2. Did you play Sandy in the movie _Grease_? > 3. Were you an octopus cartoon character who had his own series on Nick Jr.? Not Olivia de Havilland, not Olivia Newton-John, DQ. ---
**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 18, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/167 "2016-07-18T18:31:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you kill Ygritte and stab Jon? > Did you ask for more gruel? > Was it said of the hearings partly concerning you, “The buck doesn’t even slow down here”? DQ, not Oliver! (Twist), DQ. ---
**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 18, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/168 "2016-07-18T18:33:00Z")
Answers to DQ’s: 1. Fictional. 2. Male. 3. Created by an American author. 4. First name starts with O. 5. So far as is known, would still be alive today (but not real). 6. From a TV show. 7. Created before 1980. 8. Character is American. 9. Considered a ‘good guy.’ 10. Not associated with NYC. 11. Not in law enforcement. 12. Not from a Western. 13. Not a humorous 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 18, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/169 "2016-07-18T18:56:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an Oscar winner who recently celebrated her 100th birthday? > 2. Did you play Sandy in the movie _Grease_? > 3. Were you an octopus cartoon character who had his own series on Nick Jr.? > [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Not Olivia de Havilland, not Olivia Newton-John, DQ. Correct on 1 and 2. #3 is Oswald. DQ: Created before 1970? ---
**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 18, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/170 "2016-07-18T22:31:00Z")
Previous IQs: Did you kill Ygritte and stab Jon? - Olyvar, on _Game of Thrones_. Did you ask for more gruel? - Yes, Oliver Twist. Was it said of the hearings partly concerning you, “The buck doesn’t even slow down here”? - Oliver North. A sign saying that was posted in one of the Capitol hearing rooms. Oliver x3! DQs: Lead character of his TV series? Lawyer/doctor? IQs: Did you play President Bartlet’s second White House Counsel? Did you make a joke cameo in _Wild Palms_? Were your final scenes in a big-budget movie fixed through sfx? ---
**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 18, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/171 "2016-07-18T23:26:25Z")
Answers to DQ’s: 1. Fictional. 2. Male. 3. Created by an American author. 4. First name starts with O. 5. So far as is known, would still be alive today (but not real). 6. From a TV show. 7. Created before 1980. 8. Character is American. 9. Considered a ‘good guy.’ 10. Not associated with NYC. 11. Not in law enforcement. 12. Not from a Western. 13. Not a humorous character. 14. Created after 1970. 15. Not lead character of his TV series. 16. Not a lawyer/doctor. ---
**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 18, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/172 "2016-07-18T23:28:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play President Bartlet’s second White House Counsel? > Did you make a joke cameo in _Wild Palms_? > Were your final scenes in a big-budget movie fixed through sfx? Not Oliver Platt (love both him and _The West Wing_), DQ, 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 19, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/173 "2016-07-19T00:02:08Z")
IQ: Did you work alongside the Six Million Dollar Man? ---
**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 19, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/174 "2016-07-19T00:18:08Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play President Bartlet’s second White House Counsel? - Yes, Oliver Platt. Did you make a joke cameo in _Wild Palms_? - Oliver Stone (interviewed on a near-future news show about how so much of what he said in _JFK_ had since been proven correct by recent government disclosures). Were your final scenes in a big-budget movie fixed through sfx? - Oliver Reed, who died during the filming of _Gladiator_. Oliver x3! Two DQs reserved. IQs: Are you also known as Tharkun and Mithrandir? Are you currently the President pro tem of the U.S. Senate? Are you featured on a punny T-shirt about two composers? ---
**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 19, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/175 "2016-07-19T04:02:06Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Did you work alongside the Six Million Dollar Man? It’s a winnah! Congrats! He was the head of the Office of Scientific Intelligence, and the champion and handler of Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man. He’s O[COLOR=“Green”]scar Goldman![/COLOR] (Sneaky Olorin question there too…) 😃 ---
**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 19, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/176 "2016-07-19T11:20:49Z")
1970’s series, not a comedy, Western or cop show? I was running out of options. 🙂 …and I am P! ---
**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 19, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/177 "2016-07-19T16:31:47Z")
Good job, **Prof. P**. I avidly watched _The Six Million Dollar Man_ back then. Previous IQs: Are you also known as Tharkun and Mithrandir? - Yes, Olorin AKA Gandalf. Are you currently the President pro tem of the U.S. Senate? - Orrin Hatch. Are you featured on a punny T-shirt about two composers? - Offenbach: [http://images.signals.com/graphics/products/185x185/HW1231.jpg](http://images.signals.com/graphics/products/185x185/HW1231.jpg) P it is. IQs: Did you surrender Vicksburg in 1863? Were you a Baltimore homicide detective played by Andre Braugher? Did you give McClellan exaggerated intelligence about Confederate military strength? ---
**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 19, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/178 "2016-07-19T16:58:45Z")
Me, too. I’ll never forget the ‘bionic sound.’ 🙂 IQ’s: Were you the Cowboys WR/RB whose QB’s were Johnny Unitas, Terry Bradshaw, and Roger Staubach? Did you play Sgt. Pepper in the movie and sing “Get Back?” Do you host _The Green Room_? ---
**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 19, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/179 "2016-07-19T18:08:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you surrender Vicksburg in 1863? > Were you a Baltimore homicide detective played by Andre Braugher? > Did you give McClellan exaggerated intelligence about Confederate military strength? I must be tired. I know I know 1 & 3, but… Take 3 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:** [July 19, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885/180 "2016-07-19T18:09:43Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Me, too. I’ll never forget the ‘bionic sound.’ 🙂 > > IQ’s: > > Were you the Cowboys WR/RB whose QB’s were Johnny Unitas, Terry Bradshaw, and Roger Staubach? > Did you play Sgt. Pepper in the movie and sing “Get Back?” > Do you host _The Green Room_? Take DQs for #1 and #3. There never was such an abomination as a Sgt. Pepper movie, and I am not Billy Preston. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2016/758885.md?page=10)