# Botticelli July 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 8, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747 "2020-07-08T16:04:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/1 "2020-07-08T16:04:02Z")
Here is last month’s thread: [Botticelli -- June 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923) Explanation via Wikipedia: [Botticelli (game) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botticelli_(game)) I am **E**. ---
**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, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/2 "2020-07-08T16:22:43Z")
IQ1: Are you Andrew and Sarah’s daughter? IQ2: Are you #1’s uncle? IQ3: Are you often seen in conflict with a rabbit? ---
**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 8, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/3 "2020-07-08T16:50:09Z")
IQs: Were you the first elected County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio? Did soldiers give you three cheers before lights-out in an Australian movie? Did your father have your pockets sewn shut to keep you from putting your hands in them? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/4 "2020-07-08T16:52:40Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you Andrew and Sarah’s daughter? > IQ2: Are you #1’s uncle? > IQ3: Are you often seen in conflict with a rabbit? IQ1: Take a DQ. IQ2: Take a DQ. IQ3: I am not Elmer Fudd. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the first elected County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio? > Did soldiers give you three cheers before lights-out in an Australian movie? > Did your father have your pockets sewn shut to keep you from putting your hands in them? Respectively: Take a DQ. I am not Edward VII? I am not Edward VIII. ---
**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, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/5 "2020-07-08T17:16:50Z")
IQs: 1. Did Frollo lust after you? 2. Are you the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by Rhys Bowen? 3. Did you have your brother Corwin imprisoned in _Nine Princes in Amber_? ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/6 "2020-07-08T17:24:29Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the first elected County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio? - Edward FitzGerald Did soldiers give you three cheers before lights-out in an Australian movie? - Yes, Edward VII, in _Breaker Morant_ Did your father have your pockets sewn shut to keep you from putting your hands in them? - Yes, Edward VIII, the future Duke of Windsor Edward x3! DQ: Male? IQs: Were you the first High King of Gondor and Arnor? Were you the only son of Aragorn and Arwen? Did you succeed Theoden as King of Rohan? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/7 "2020-07-08T17:28:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Frollo lust after you? > 2. Are you the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by Rhys Bowen? > 3. Did you have your brother Corwin imprisoned in _Nine Princes in Amber_ ? 1. I am not Esmeralda. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the first High King of Gondor and Arnor? > Were you the only son of Aragorn and Arwen? > Did you succeed Theoden as King of Rohan? Respectively: I am not Elendil? Take a DQ. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. female ---
**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, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/8 "2020-07-08T18:05:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did Frollo lust after you? > > > 2. Are you the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by Rhys Bowen? > > > 3. Did you have your brother Corwin imprisoned in _Nine Princes in Amber_ ? > > 1. I am not Esmeralda. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. Take a DQ. Correct on Esmerelda. #2 is Constable Evan Evans. #3 was Eric. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Last name starts with E? ---
**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, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/9 "2020-07-08T18:08:58Z")
IQs: 1. Are you comedian Barry Humphries’s on-stage persona? 2. Are you a talk show host who is currently being touted as “the Queen of Mean”? 3. Did you star in _CHiPs_? ---
**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 8, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/10 "2020-07-08T18:22:54Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the first High King of Gondor and Arnor? - Yes, Elendil, in Tolkien’s legendarium Were you the only son of Aragorn and Arwen? - Eldarion, ditto Did you succeed Theoden as King of Rohan? - Eomer, likewise DQs: American? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did you succeed your father Eomer as King of Rohan? Is the tower named after you the tallest building in Minas Tirith? Was your ship transformed into what we know as Venus? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/11 "2020-07-08T18:42:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you comedian Barry Humphries’s on-stage persona? > 2. Are you a talk show host who is currently being touted as “the Queen of Mean”? > 3. Did you star in _CHiPs_ ? 1. I am not Dame Edna. 2. I am not Ellen DeGeneres? 3. I am not Erik Estrada. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you succeed your father Eomer as King of Rohan? > Is the tower named after you the tallest building in Minas Tirith? > Was your ship transformed into what we know as Venus? Respectively: Take a DQ. Take a DQ. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. female 2. fictional 3. first name starts with E 4. likely not American ---
**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, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/12 "2020-07-08T19:21:17Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you Andrew and Sarah’s daughter? > IQ2: Are you #1’s uncle? > IQ3: Are you often seen in conflict with a rabbit? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQ1: Take a DQ. > IQ2: Take a DQ. > IQ3: I am not Elmer Fudd. Princess Eugenie of York. Edward, Earl of Wessex. Correct. ---
**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, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/13 "2020-07-08T19:30:57Z")
Swept me! IQs: 1. Did your brother die in prison between movies? 2. Did Father Mackenzie preach at your funeral? 3. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a Jane Austen novel? ---
**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, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/14 "2020-07-08T19:42:15Z")
DQ1: Originally from prose fiction? DQ2: Could be alive today if real? . . IQ1: Did you live in SoCal with your father, his mother-in-law, and a cousin? IQ2: Did you live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane? IQ3: Are you an Afrothere who thinks she is a marsupial? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/15 "2020-07-08T20:19:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did your brother die in prison between movies? > 2. Did Father Mackenzie preach at your funeral? > 3. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a Jane Austen novel? > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you live in SoCal with your father, his mother-in-law, and a cousin? > IQ2: Did you live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane? > IQ3: Are you an Afrothere who thinks she is a marsupial? I am not Emma, Elly Clampett, Eddie Munster, or Ethyl the Aardvark (?) but I am indeed **Eleanor Rigby**! Next game goes to the Prof. ---
**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, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/16 "2020-07-08T20:30:14Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Ethyl the Aardvark Ellie the mammoth, who thought she was an opossum. ---
**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, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/17 "2020-07-08T21:12:30Z")
Ooo, lucky guess! Next, I am **_S_.** ---
**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, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/18 "2020-07-08T22:10:48Z")
IQ1: Did you die after being beaten by a Norwegian? IQ2: Are you a buxom redhead who was frquently in the news in 1986 and later? IQ3: Did you have a very large folly in high latitudes? ---
**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, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/19 "2020-07-09T00:17:15Z")
I’m sure I know these, but just now… no. Take 3 DQs. ---
**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, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/20 "2020-07-09T00:34:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you die after being beaten by a Norwegian? > IQ2: Are you a buxom redhead who was frquently in the news in 1986 and later? > IQ3: Did you have a very large folly in high latitudes? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m sure I know these, but just now… no. > Take 3 DQs. Robert Falcon Scott. Sarah Ferguson. (Much prettier than that scrawny blonde her brother-in-law married.) William Seward. . . DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? One DQ reserved. . . IQ1: Did you write about Cedric the Saxon and his son? IQ2: Was your cousin adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife? IQ3: Did you go on a long voyage after your ship was crushedd in the ice? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747.md?page=2)