# Botticelli - July 2021 **URL:** \ **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:** 7
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/121 "2021-07-15T17:31:40Z")
IQs 1. Did you compete with Keanu Reeves’s character for the affections of a young maid? 2. Is there a statue of you _in_ Minnesota Lake? 3. Were you a leader of HYDRA? ---
**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 15, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/122 "2021-07-15T18:01:57Z")
IQs: 1. Were your _much_ less successful comedy albums _If The Shoe Fits…_ and _Have Some Nuts!!!_ , both in 1964? 2. Did Slug Signorino draw you presenting a conceptual amusement park ride, also named after you? 3. Did you have a hit with “Graduation (Friends Forever)”? ---
**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 15, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/123 "2021-07-15T18:04:06Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Qs: > > 1. Did you unite the Gauls against Rome but failed? > 2. Did you play a parody of yourself in _After The Fox_ ? > 3. Did Julie Andrews play you, a woman who pretended to be a man who pretended to be a woman? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Vercingetorix, not Vince Vaughan and not Victor/Victoria. Correct, Victor Mature, and correct. DQ: From a move made after 1999? ---
**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 15, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/124 "2021-07-15T19:33:19Z")
IQ1: Have you been played by Peter Cushing, Laurence Olivier and Anthony Hopkins? IQ2: Are you the subject of this game’s namesake’s most famous work? IQ3: Are you the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing? ---
**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 15, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/125 "2021-07-15T21:44:44Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you compete with Keanu Reeves’s character for the affections of a young maid? > 2. Is there a statue of you _in_ Minnesota Lake? > 3. Were you a leader of HYDRA? Not Viola Davis, Vince Lombardi or Victor Snow. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were your _much_ less successful comedy albums _If The Shoe Fits…_ and _Have Some Nuts!!!_ , both in 1964? > 2. Did Slug Signorino draw you presenting a conceptual amusement park ride, also named after you? > 3. Did you have a hit with “Graduation (Friends Forever)”? Not Velma Smith, Vivian Vance or Victor Gerber. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Have you been played by Peter Cushing, Laurence Olivier and Anthony Hopkins? > IQ2: Are you the subject of this game’s namesake’s most famous work? > IQ3: Are you the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing? Not Dr. Van Helsing, Virginia Dare or Leslie Vavavoom. V. 1. fictional 2. last name begins with V 3. male 4. from film or TV 5. from film 6. not a main character 7. from a movie made after 1980 8. appears onscreen 9. in context, not good 10. from an American-made movie 11. kind of hard to answer, but I’ll say: would not be alive today if real 12. from a movie made before 1999 ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/126 "2021-07-15T21:56:43Z")
Reserved DQs: 1. Caucasian? 2. Genre movie? ---
**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 15, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/127 "2021-07-15T23:57:39Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were your _much_ less successful comedy albums _If The Shoe Fits…_ and _Have Some Nuts!!!_ , both in 1964? > 2. Did Slug Signorino draw you presenting a conceptual amusement park ride, also named after you? > 3. Did you have a hit with “Graduation (Friends Forever)”? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Velma Smith, Vivian Vance or Victor Gerber. 1 was Vaughn Meader; 2 was [Amerigo Vespucci](https://www.straightdope.com/21342109/why-was-america-named-after-amerigo-vespucci); 3 was Vitamin C. DQs: 1. American? 2. from a movie made after 1990? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 16, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/128 "2021-07-16T01:37:42Z")
V. 1. fictional 2. last name begins with V 3. male 4. from film or TV 5. from film 6. not a main character 7. from a movie made after 1980 8. appears onscreen 9. in context, not good 10. from an American-made movie 11. kind of hard to answer, but I’ll say: would not be alive today if real 12. from a movie made before 1999 13. unknown if Caucasian, but probably a safe bet 14. I’d say a genre movie, but YMMV 15. not American 16. from a movie made before 1990 ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/129 "2021-07-16T01:42:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@MissTake](#): > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Did you compete with Keanu Reeves’s character for the affections of a young maid? > > 2. Is there a statue of you _in_ Minnesota Lake? > > 3.Were you a leader of HYDRA? > > Not Viola Davis, Vince Lombardi or Victor Snow. Vicomte de Valmont (_Dangerous Liasons_) Jason Vorhees Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker Holding 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/130 "2021-07-16T02:33:32Z")
1. Were you the smart female in a classic 1960s cartoon show with a van and a dog? 2. Did Ogden Nash rhyme that you need “a kick in the pance”? 3. Did you inspire the name Vanessa? ---
**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 16, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/131 "2021-07-16T03:17:38Z")
IQs: 1. From you, do we get the term for a unit of electrical potential? 2. Were you the Girl in _Sullivan’s Travels_? 3. Are you a former TV boy adventurer-turned-superscientist, living in the shadow of your famous father? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 16, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/132 "2021-07-16T13:15:58Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Were you the smart female in a classic 1960s cartoon show with a van and a dog? > 2. Did Ogden Nash rhyme that you need “a kick in the pance”? > 3. Did you inspire the name Vanessa? Not Velma, not the insufferable Philo Vance and not Josephine Van Nuys. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. From you, do we get the term for a unit of electrical potential? > 2. Were you the Girl in _Sullivan’s Travels_? > 3. Are you a former TV boy adventurer-turned-superscientist, living in the shadow of your famous father? Not Volta, Virginia Westbound or Jonny Vanguard. ---
**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 16, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/133 "2021-07-16T15:03:51Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the chief of the Hawkmen in _Flash Gordon_? 2. Were you the Roman goddess of the hearth? 3. Are you remembered as “the Father of Op Art”? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/134 "2021-07-16T16:13:36Z")
DQs 1. From Earth? 2. Any sequels made? 3. Best fits in Sci-Fi or horror genres? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/135 "2021-07-16T17:41:16Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Were you the smart female in a classic 1960s cartoon show with a van and a dog? > 2. Did Ogden Nash rhyme that you need “a kick in the pance”? > 3. Did you inspire the name Vanessa? Correct, correct, Esther Vanhomrigh. DQ: Live action movie? ---
**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 16, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/136 "2021-07-16T17:47:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the chief of the Hawkmen in _Flash Gordon_? > 2. Were you the Roman goddess of the hearth? > 3. Are you remembered as “the Father of Op Art”? Not Prince Vince, Vesta or Vroy Vlichtenstein. V. 1. fictional 2. last name begins with V 3. male 4. from film or TV 5. from film 6. not a main character 7. from a movie made after 1980 8. appears onscreen 9. in context, not good 10. from an American-made movie 11. kind of hard to answer, but I’ll say: would not be alive today if real 12. from a movie made before 1999 13. unknown if Caucasian, but probably a safe bet 14. I’d say a genre movie, but YMMV 15. not American 16. from a movie made before 1990 17. not from Earth 18. sequels made 19. best fits in sf or horror genres 20. live-action movie No more IQs, please, and ask any earned DQs by noon Sunday EST. ---
**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 16, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/137 "2021-07-16T18:43:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Are you the chief of the Hawkmen in _Flash Gordon_ ? > > > 2. Were you the Roman goddess of the hearth? > > > 3. Are you remembered as “the Father of Op Art”? > > Not Prince Vince, Vesta or Vroy Vlichtenstein. #1 was Prince Vultan. Correct on Vesta. #3 was Victor Vasarely. DQ: From the Star Trek or Star Wars franchises? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 16, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/138 "2021-07-16T19:12:36Z")
V. 1. fictional 2. last name begins with V 3. male 4. from film or TV 5. from film 6. not a main character 7. from a movie made after 1980 8. appears onscreen 9. in context, not good 10. from an American-made movie 11. kind of hard to answer, but I’ll say: would not be alive today if real 12. from a movie made before 1999 13. unknown if Caucasian, but probably a safe bet 14. I’d say a genre movie, but YMMV 15. not American 16. from a movie made before 1990 17. not from Earth 18. sequels made 19. best fits in sf or horror genres 20. live-action movie 21. in a way, from the Star Trek or Star Wars franchises ---
**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 17, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/139 "2021-07-17T00:25:33Z")
In a way?? Oh. DQ: Are you from the movie _Spaceballs_? ---
**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 17, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/140 "2021-07-17T00:44:56Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. From you, do we get the term for a unit of electrical potential? > 2. Were you the Girl in _Sullivan’s Travels_ ? > 3. Are you a former TV boy adventurer-turned-superscientist, living in the shadow of your famous father? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Volta, Virginia Westbound or Jonny Vanguard. 2 was Veronica Lake; 3 was Dr. Thaddeus Venture, of _The Venture Bros._ Correct on Alessandro Volta. DQ: appears in more than one movie? 2 DQs reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874.md?page=8)