# 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:** 8
**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 22, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/141 "2019-07-22T02:29:54Z")
Woohoo! Thanks, **Prof. P.** That’s a good one. Were you thinking of him because of Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary? For more: [John Young (astronaut) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Young_(astronaut)). Pretty impressive to have an astronaut career from 1965-1983. I noticed Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins all had front-page Wiki articles yesterday, as it happens. Other previous IQs: Were you an ambassador and a big-city mayor? - Andrew Young of Atlanta Did Johnny Rico serve aboard a warship named after you? - Rodger Young, a real WWII hero mentioned in Heinlein’s _Starship Troopers_ Young x3! Our next letter is naturally Z I think I had Z last time, too, with Emperor Zurg of the _Toy Story_ movies. ---
**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 22, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/142 "2019-07-22T02:38:45Z")
Yes, Moon Day brought him to mind. IQs: 1. Did you write \*A Night In the Lonesome October \*? 2. Were you an influential director who died earlier this month? 3. Do you plan to cross the English Channel on a hover board later this month? ---
**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 22, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/143 "2019-07-22T11:48:31Z")
IQ1: “You Don’t Mess With” this Adam Sandler character? IQ2: Did you play J. D. on _Scrubs_? IQ3: Did you play lead guitar for Ozzy Osbourne? ---
**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 22, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/144 "2019-07-22T14:50:46Z")
Congratulations to both **Prof. P** for “X” and **EH** for “Y”! IQ1: Were you a member of a militant Jewish group, seeking to free Judea from Roman rule, before becoming a disciple of Jesus? IQ2: Were you a writer who elevated the dime western into a legitimate literary form? IQ3: Were you a hero of the Mexican-American war, who was elected President as member of the Whig party, only to die in office of food poisoning, supposedly from tainted strawberries? ---
**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 22, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/145 "2019-07-22T15:23:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Did you write \*A Night In the Lonesome October \*? > 2. Were you an influential director who died earlier this month? > 3. Do you plan to cross the English Channel on a hover board later this month? Not Zane Grey, dunno, and not Zapata. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: “You Don’t Mess With” this Adam Sandler character? > IQ2: Did you play J. D. on _Scrubs_? > IQ3: Did you play lead guitar for Ozzy Osbourne? Not Zohan or Zach Braff, and dunno. > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you a member of a militant Jewish group, seeking to free Judea from Roman rule, before becoming a disciple of Jesus? > IQ2: Were you a writer who elevated the dime western into a legitimate literary form? > IQ3: Were you a hero of the Mexican-American war, who was elected President as member of the Whig party, only to die in office of food poisoning, supposedly from tainted strawberries? Not Zacharias, also (?) not Zane Grey, and not Zachary Taylor. ---
**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 22, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/146 "2019-07-22T15:37:44Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write A Night In the Lonesome October ? > 2. Were you an influential director who died earlier this month? > 3. Do you plan to cross the English Channel on a hover board later this month? > Not Zane Grey, dunno, and not Zapata. #1 was Roger Zelazny. #2 was Franco Zefferelli (sp?) Correct on Franky Zapata. DQs: 1. Real? 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 22, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/147 "2019-07-22T15:46:35Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: “You Don’t Mess With” this Adam Sandler character? > IQ2: Did you play J. D. on Scrubs? > IQ3: Did you play lead guitar for Ozzy Osbourne? > > Not Zohan or Zach Braff, and dunno. Zack Wylde DQ: First name begin with Z? ---
**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 22, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/148 "2019-07-22T15:54:38Z")
IQ1: Are you the father of John the Baptist? IQ2: Was Dean Winchester’s nickname for you “Chuckles”? IQ3: Are you the director son of a rock star who changed his name to Duncan Jones? ---
**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 22, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/149 "2019-07-22T16:31:21Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the father of John the Baptist? > IQ2: Was Dean Winchester’s nickname for you “Chuckles”? > IQ3: Are you the director son of a rock star who changed his name to Duncan Jones? Not Zacharias? Dunno, and dunno. Z. 1. fictional 2. male 3. last name starts with Z ---
**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 22, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/150 "2019-07-22T16:57:48Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in _A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum_? 2. Did Tommy Lee Jones’s character deliver your eulogy in _Men In Black 3_? 3. Did you star opposite W. C. Fields in _Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch_? ---
**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 22, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/151 "2019-07-22T17:44:16Z")
I’m a-thinkin’ after this round we should go back to freeform for awhile. What do the rest of you prefer? ---
**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 23, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/152 "2019-07-23T12:09:50Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the father of John the Baptist? > IQ2: Was Dean Winchester’s nickname for you “Chuckles”? > IQ3: Are you the director son of a rock star who changed his name to Duncan Jones? > > Not Zacharias? Dunno, and dunno. 1 is Zecharias, 2 is Zacharias, from Supernatural, so you get credit for one of those. 3 is Zowie Bowie, son of David. He kept Zowie as a middle name. DQ: Appeared originally in literature? DQ: Created by an American or Americans? ---
**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 23, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/153 "2019-07-23T12:11:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m a-thinkin’ after this round we should go back to freeform for awhile. What do the rest of you prefer? I’m thinking if we do alphabetical, skip the 10-pt letters like Q, X and Z. Freeform is fine too. ---
**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 23, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/154 "2019-07-23T15:25:12Z")
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**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 23, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/155 "2019-07-23T15:27:28Z")
I’m OK going with freeform. It’s not quite as much fun to be stuck with a more-obscure letter. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum_? > 2. Did Tommy Lee Jones’s character deliver your eulogy in _Men In Black 3_? > 3. Did you star opposite W. C. Fields in _Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch_? Not Zero Mostel or Zed, and dunno. Z. 1. fictional 2. male 3. last name starts with Z 4. appeared originally in literature 5. created by an American or Americans ---
**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 23, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/156 "2019-07-23T16:23:13Z")
Correct, correct and Zasu Pitts. DQ: Created after 1950? ---
**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 23, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/157 "2019-07-23T17:03:29Z")
IQ1: Is your band the Melody Makers? IQ2: Is your real name Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Motorhead \_\_\_\_\_\_\_? IQ3: Are you lead singer for Cheap Trick? ---
**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 23, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/158 "2019-07-23T17:29:23Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a bird who is the royal advisor in _The Lion King_? 2. Did you climb up in a sycamore tree to see Jesus? 3. Did you send a telegram to Mexico that proved to be injurious to your country? ---
**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 23, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/159 "2019-07-23T18:52:14Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Is your band the Melody Makers? > IQ2: Is your real name Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Motorhead \_\_\_\_\_\_\_? > IQ3: Are you lead singer for Cheap Trick? Dunno, not Ian Zierling, not Carl (?) Zander. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a bird who is the royal advisor in _The Lion King_? > 2. Did you climb up in a sycamore tree to see Jesus? > 3. Did you send a telegram to Mexico that proved to be injurious to your country? Not Zazu, Zacharias or Zimmerman. Z. 1. fictional 2. male 3. last name starts with Z 4. appeared originally in literature 5. created by an American or Americans 6. created after 1950 ---
**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 23, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688/160 "2019-07-23T19:23:08Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Is your band the Melody Makers? > IQ2: Is your real name Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Motorhead \_\_\_\_\_\_\_? > IQ3: Are you lead singer for Cheap Trick? > > Dunno, not Ian Zierling, not Carl (?) Zander. Ziggy Marley, Dweezil Zappa, Robin Zander, but you get credit for getting last name right. DQ: Mystery genre? DQ: Adapted to TV? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2019/836688.md?page=9)