# Botticelli - July 2021

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 7, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874 "2021-07-07T03:09:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 15

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**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, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/281 "2021-07-26T18:17:58Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you the Martian Manhunter’s little alien buddy?
2. Are you a comic book wizard hero whose daughter is a member of the JLA?
3. Are you a comic strip Pinhead?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/282 "2021-07-26T18:47:38Z")

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> [@MissTake](#):
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> 1. Have you owned a dog named Fuzz and a cat named Sid, along with other animals throughout the years?
> 2. Real name Kenji Uedo?
> 3. Did Killmonger kill you?

Not Ziggy  
Take DQ  
Not Zuri

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. Are you the Martian Manhunter’s little alien buddy?
> 2. Are you a comic book wizard hero whose daughter is a member of the JLA?
> 3. Are you a comic strip Pinhead?

Take 2 DQs  
Not Zippy

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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 26, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/283 "2021-07-26T19:38:01Z")

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Previous IQs:

Are you an actress whose last name starts with D whose sister is also an actress? - Yes, Zooey Deschanel  
Were you a Clinton pick for AG who withdrew her nomination? - Yes, Zoe Baird  
Were you a kidnapped President’s daughter? - Zoe Bartlet, on The West Wing

Zoe/Zooey x3!

IQs:

Did you buy a British lordship, get a new tailor and attend Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s wedding?  
Were you exiled to Sarpeidon’s ice age?  
Were you the go-to obscure ex-king on _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/284 "2021-07-26T20:01:59Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Did you buy a British lordship, get a new tailor and attend Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s wedding?  
> Were you exiled to Sarpeidon’s ice age?  
> Were you the go-to obscure ex-king on _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_

Did you mean Prince William and Kate’s wedding? If so, I am not Zonker Harris - he bought the lordship after the mid-80s graduation jump. If not, take a DQ  
Not Zarabeth  
Take a DQ

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**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, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/285 "2021-07-26T23:52:23Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > IQs:
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> > > 1. Are you the Martian Manhunter’s little alien buddy?
> > > 2. Are you a comic book wizard hero whose daughter is a member of the JLA?
> > > 3. Are you a comic strip Pinhead?
> 
> Take 2 DQs  
> Not Zippy

#1 was Zook.  
#2 is Zatara, father of Zatanna.  
Correct on Zippy.

DQs:

1. From comic books?
2. Created after 1980?

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**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, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/286 "2021-07-26T23:55:21Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you a winner of tanning awards in the comic strip _Doonesbury_?
2. Are you #1’s nephew?
3. Did you play Trillian in the movie _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/287 "2021-07-27T00:14:24Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> :
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> 1. Are you a winner of tanning awards in the comic strip _Doonesbury_ ?
> 2. Are you #1’s nephew?
> 3. Did you play Trillian in the movie _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ ?

Not Zonker Harris, not Zooey Deshanel  
But yes…  
I am Zonker’s nephew and business partner **Zipper Harris**

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**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 27, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/288 "2021-07-27T00:21:04Z")

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Yay! This time around I am…

[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Eo_circle_green_letter-b.svg/512px-Eo_circle_green_letter-b.svg.png) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Eo_circle_green_letter-b.svg/512px-Eo_circle_green_letter-b.svg.png)

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/289 "2021-07-27T01:36:04Z")

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IQ1: Did you and your orchestra play _April in Paris_ on the outskirts of Rock Ridge?  
IQ2: Did you ride your horse past #1?  
IQ3: Are you an actor who has died on screen over 20 times, including being beheaded, shot with arrows by orcs, and falling off of a giant satellite dish?

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**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 27, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/290 "2021-07-27T02:51:13Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> Q1: Did you and your orchestra play _April in Paris_ on the outskirts of Rock Ridge?  
> IQ2: Did you ride your horse past #1?  
> IQ3: Are you an actor who has died on screen over 20 times, including being beheaded, shot with arrows by orcs, and falling off of a giant satellite dish?

#1. I am not Count Basie.  
#2. I am not Black Bart.  
#3. I am not Sean Bean.

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/291 "2021-07-27T05:22:28Z")

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Sweep!

IQ1: Did you claim George Lucas cut all your scenes from _Revenge of the Sith_ because you posed for Playboy?  
IQ2: Did your mother’s death traumatize generations of children?  
IQ3: Do you currently hold the record for most US Top 10 hits without ever reaching #1?

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**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 27, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/292 "2021-07-27T11:34:48Z")

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Sweep!

IQ1: Did you claim George Lucas cut all your scenes from _Revenge of the Sith_ because you posed for Playboy?  
IQ2: Did your mother’s death traumatize generations of children?  
IQ3: Do you currently hold the record for most US Top 10 hits without ever reaching #1?  
[/quote]

#3. I am not Bruce Springsteen (?)

Take 2 or 3 DQs.

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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 27, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/293 "2021-07-27T13:25:53Z")

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Way to go, **Prof. P.**!

Previous IQs:

Did you buy a British lordship, get a new tailor and attend Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s wedding? - I could’ve sworn it was that earlier royal wedding that he attended, not William and Kate’s, but yes, I am Zonker Harris  
Were you exiled to Sarpeidon’s ice age? - Yes, Zarabeth, on _ST:TOS_  
Were you the go-to obscure ex-king on _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_? - Ex-King Zog of Albania

On to B!

IQs:

Were you sent to terminate Col. Kurtz with extreme prejudice?  
According to Robert Lawson, did a mouse named Amos give you some of your best ideas?  
Did Goldie Hawn play you, an unlikely soldier?

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**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 27, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/294 "2021-07-27T13:37:12Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Were you sent to terminate Col. Kurtz with extreme prejudice?  
> According to Robert Lawson, did a mouse named Amos give you some of your best ideas?  
> Did Goldie Hawn play you, an unlikely soldier?

Take 2 DQs.

#3. I am not Private Benjamin.

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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 27, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/295 "2021-07-27T14:19:46Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you sent to terminate Col. Kurtz with extreme prejudice? - Capt. Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen) in _Apocalypse Now_  
According to Robert Lawson, did a mouse named Amos give you some of your best ideas? - Benjamin Franklin  
Did Goldie Hawn play you, an unlikely soldier? - Yes, Pvt. Benjamin

Benjamin x3!

DQs:

Male?  
Real?

IQs:

Did you play the Angel of Verdun?  
Were you Dr. Johnson’s biographer?  
Were you Tory party chairman in the original British _House of Cards_?

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**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 27, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/296 "2021-07-27T14:37:37Z")

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### DQs:

1. Real
2. Male

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**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 27, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/297 "2021-07-27T14:37:59Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Did you play the Angel of Verdun?  
> Were you Dr. Johnson’s biographer?  
> Were you Tory party chairman in the original British _House of Cards_ ?

1. Take a DQ.
2. I am not James Boswell.
3. Take a DQ.

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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 27, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/298 "2021-07-27T14:46:55Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you play the Angel of Verdun? - Emily Blunt, in _Edge of Tomorrow_  
Were you Dr. Johnson’s biographer? - Yes, James Boswell  
Were you Tory party chairman in the original British _House of Cards_? - Lord Bullingdon

DQs:

Living?  
American?

IQs:

Were you a conservative, folk-singing US Senate candidate?  
Was it suggested that several states would have to be renamed if you were elected President?  
Have you played a pirate, a gangster, a CPSU official and a private eye?

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**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 27, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/299 "2021-07-27T15:29:59Z")

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### DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Dead
4. Not American

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**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 27, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/300 "2021-07-27T15:30:44Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Were you a conservative, folk-singing US Senate candidate?  
> Was it suggested that several states would have to be renamed if you were elected President?  
> Have you played a pirate, a gangster, a CPSU official and a private eye?

Take 3 DQs.

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