# Botticelli - July 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 8, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688 "2019-07-08T00:18:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 8, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/21 "2019-07-08T18:10:45Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your grandfather invent a new type of baking powder? > IQ2: Were you a cartoon character created by Sparky Schulz? > IQ3: Were you the main character in a comic strip called “the greatest contribution to English literature in the past hundred years” by the Duke of Windsor? dunno, not Violet, dunno ---
**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 8, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/22 "2019-07-08T18:14:54Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQ1: Did you invite some soldiers to come to your country to fight against your enemies, only to realize you’d invited soldiers to come invade your country? - Vercingetorix, the probably-mythical British king who invited the Angles, Saxons and Jutes to come to Britain. Oh of course, Vercinfkghshyat. How could I forget? 🙂 > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > New IQs: > > IQ1: Were you a journeyman quarterback who had an undistinguished career with the Jets, Browns, Cowboys, Patriots, and Ravens, despite having won the Heisman at Miami? (This should be right in your wheelhouse, **Knowed Out**!) > > IQ2: Were you the man who remembered, oh so well, the night they drove Old Dixie down? > > IQ: Are you a masked vigilante in a dystopian fascist alternate Britain, whose visage has been adopted in real life by Anonymous? not Vinnie Testaverde (who I think also played for the Panthers for a minute), not Virgil?, not V for Vendetta ---
**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 8, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/23 "2019-07-08T18:17:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the last governor of New France? > Were you a prominent Appalachian potter in early 1800s who established a pottery which remained active until 1928? > Did you provide the voice of the title character in _The Iron Giant_? dunno x 2, not Vin Diesel ---
**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 8, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/24 "2019-07-08T20:42:59Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Tom Hardy play you in a recent movie? > 2. Did you appear briefly topless on a PBS TV presentation of the play _Steambath_ in the 1970’s? > 3. Did you play the title role in the movie _The Man Who Laughs_? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Venom, dunno, not Conrad Veidt (that movie reminded me of _[Mr. Sardonicus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sardonicus)_, which I watched on The Great Gillooley the other night) Correct, Valerie Perrine, Correct. DQ: Animal? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/25 "2019-07-08T21:22:44Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Oh of course, Vercinfkghshyat. How could I forget? 🙂 > > not Vinnie Testaverde (who I think also played for the Panthers for a minute), not Virgil?, not V for Vendetta Hey, I’m not saying you’re a drooling, uneducated, colonial barbarian, just because you know more about the NFL than ancient British history. Nope, not saying that at all. 😃 IQ1 - Correct, Vinnie Testaverde (one of the cavalcade of mediocre QBs to play for my Browns, sigh). IQ2 - Correct. Virgil Caine, narrator of The Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”. IQ3 - Correct, V. New IQs: IQ1: Were you an amateur football player who, amazingly, _walked on_ to the Philadelphia Eagles, ultimately spending three seasons playing special teams and wide receiver for IQ2? IQ2: Were you the coach who signed IQ1? IQ3: Did you play important supporting roles in _Suicide Squad_, _The Help_, and _The Shape of Water_? ---
**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 8, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/26 "2019-07-08T22:30:24Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the voice of Deep Thought in the BBC TV series version of _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_? 2. Are you a reformed safecracker in a short story by O. Henry? 3. Were you one of the stars of _Room 222_? ---
**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 8, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/27 "2019-07-08T23:37:28Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your grandfather invent a new type of baking powder? > IQ2: Were you a cartoon character created by Sparky Schulz? > IQ3: Were you the main character in a comic strip called “the greatest contribution to English literature in the past hundred years” by the Duke of Windsor? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > dunno, not Violet, dunno Vincent Price. Correct. Prince Valiant. DQs: 11. First appeared in or after 1980? 12. First appeared in an animated cartoon/film? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/28 "2019-07-09T00:39:51Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > dunno x 2, not Vin Diesel Damn, now I can’t use my “Are you Groot?” question! ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/29 "2019-07-09T02:51:49Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Gender unknown 3. Only name starts with V 4. Created by an American author or authors 5. Not originally from a graphic novel, but has been published in that form 6. Genre is not specifically speculative 7. Not human 8. Did not first appear in print 9. First appeared after 1950 10. Not an animal 11. First appeared after 1980 12. Did not first appear in cartoon/film ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/30 "2019-07-09T02:53:07Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQ1: Were you an amateur football player who, amazingly, _walked on_ to the Philadelphia Eagles, ultimately spending three seasons playing special teams and wide receiver for IQ2? > > IQ2: Were you the coach who signed IQ1? > > IQ3: Did you play important supporting roles in _Suicide Squad_, _The Help_, and _The Shape of Water_? dunno, not Dick Vermeil, not Viola Davis ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/31 "2019-07-09T02:54:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the voice of Deep Thought in the BBC TV series version of _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_? > 2. Are you a reformed safecracker in a short story by O. Henry? > 3. Were you one of the stars of _Room 222_? take 3 DQs ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/32 "2019-07-09T02:55:39Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Damn, now I can’t use my “Are you Groot?” question! If I was Groot, all my DQs would be “I am Groot.” ---
**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 9, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/33 "2019-07-09T04:33:19Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the last governor of New France? - Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil Were you a prominent Appalachian potter in early 1800s who established a pottery which remained active until 1928? - Jabez Vodrey Did you provide the voice of the title character in _The Iron Giant_? - Yes, Vin Diesel DQs: Superpowered? From Earth? IQs: Were you a young Starfleet officer initially on good terms with Spock? Have you played a Russian innocent, a plucky adventurer and a shrewd robot? Were you Jimmy Smits’s breakout role? ---
**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 9, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/34 "2019-07-09T11:56:45Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the voice of Deep Thought in the BBC TV series version of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? > 2. Are you a reformed safecracker in a short story by O. Henry? > 3. Were you one of the stars of Room 222? > take 3 DQs #1 was Valentine Dyall. #2 is Jimmy Valentine. #3 was Karen Valentine. Valentine x3! DQ: First appeared after 1999? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 9, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/35 "2019-07-09T12:05:33Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Gender unknown 3. Only name starts with V 4. Created by an American author or authors 5. Not originally from a graphic novel, but has been published in that form 6. Genre is not specifically speculative 7. Not human 8. Did not first appear in print 9. First appeared after 1950 10. Not an animal 11. First appeared after 1980 12. Did not first appear in cartoon/film 13. Superpowered 14. From a fictional world, not Earth 15. First appeared after 1999 ---
**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 9, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/36 "2019-07-09T12:08:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a young Starfleet officer initially on good terms with Spock? > Have you played a Russian innocent, a plucky adventurer and a shrewd robot? > Were you Jimmy Smits’s breakout role? 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 9, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/37 "2019-07-09T13:24:40Z")
DQs: 1. Are you the protagonist? 2. Originally from a 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 9, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/38 "2019-07-09T13:45:43Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > 1. First appeared in **an animated** cartoon/film? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > 1. Did not first appear in cartoon/film Was that change intentional? ---
**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 9, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/39 "2019-07-09T13:51:41Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > If I was Groot, all my DQs would be “I am Groot.” Am I better off not knowing what that means? ---
**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 9, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/40 "2019-07-09T14:06:45Z")
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