# Botticelli, July 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 1, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407 "2023-07-01T15:38:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**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 20, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/301 "2023-07-20T15:50:35Z")
IQs: 1. According to one interpretation of a classic childrens’ novel about a candymaker, which sees the characters as personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins, do you represent Gluttony? 2. Years after creating a crime-solving priest, did you finally and shockingly convert to Roman Catholicism? 3. Did you lose a lucrative gig as a talking duck after making jokes about the Japanese tsunami? ---
**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 20, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/302 "2023-07-20T16:24:05Z")
#1. I am not Augustus Gloop. #2. I am not Gilbert K. Chesterton. #3. I am not Gilbert Godfrey. (sp?) ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/303 "2023-07-20T17:01:13Z")
Swept me last time. IQ1: Were you a shock punk rocker more famous for pooping on stage than for any of your so-called music? IQ2: Were you the librettist for a series of Victorian comic operas? IQ3: Did you play the Caped Crusader in his most reviled feature film appearance? ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/304 "2023-07-20T17:16:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1. I am not Augustus Gloop. > #2. I am not Gilbert K. Chesterton. > #3. I am not Gilbert Godfrey Gilbert Gottfried. But close enough, clearly I’m gonna have to up my game. IQs: 1. Is a baseball game in which the pitcher gets a shutout in less than 100 pitches named after you? 2. Are you a singer with a four-octave range, who’s considered to be the girly-girl equivalent pop icon to Billie Eilish’s tomboy? 3. Are you a much-loved Irish talk show host, known for your flamboyant sports coats and your ability to lure A-level American stars to London to be on your show? ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/305 "2023-07-20T17:19:40Z")
Apparently there is a MONSTER at the end of this post! Stay here and don’t read the questions! IQs: 1. Did you play for the Edmonton Oilers? Oh dear, you have read the first question. 2. Were you Britta, on _Community_? No no, don’t continue! 3. This is it, the final question! The one with the monst…wait a minute, the monster is lovable furry old you? Oh, you are so embarrassed. ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/306 "2023-07-20T17:20:26Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Apparently there is a MONSTER at the end of this post! Stay here and don’t read the questions! > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play for the Edmonton Oilers? Oh dear, you have read the first question. > 2. Were you Britta, on _Community_? No no, don’t continue! > 3. This is it, the final question! The monster is…wait a minute, the monster is lovable furry old you? > > Oh, you are so embarrassed Raucous applause. ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/307 "2023-07-20T17:25:05Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play for the Edmonton Oilers? Oh dear, you have read the first question. > 2. Were you Britta, on _Community_? No no, don’t continue! > 3. This is it, the final question! The one with the monst…wait a minute, the monster is lovable furry old you? > > Oh, you are so embarrassed. Take 2 DQs. I loved reading that book to my daughter when she was youing. #3. I am not Grover. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you a shock punk rocker more famous for pooping on stage than for any of your so-called music? > IQ2: Were you the librettist for a series of Victorian comic operas? > IQ3: Did you play the Caped Crusader in his most reviled feature film appearance? #2, I am not William Schrenck Gilbert. #3. I am not George Clooney. Take 1 DQ. > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is a baseball game in which the pitcher gets a shutout in less than 100 pitches named after you? > 2. Are you a singer with a four-octave range, who’s considered to be the girly-girl equivalent pop icon to Billie Eilish’s tomboy? > 3. Are you a much-loved Irish talk show host, known for your flamboyant sports coats and your ability to lure A-level American stars to London to be on your show? #3. I am not the always entertaining Graham Norton. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/308 "2023-07-20T17:31:56Z")
Previous IQs: Have you played a witch-hunter, an MI6 agent and a kidnap victim? - Gemma Arterton, in _Hansel & Gretel, Quantum of Solace_ and _The Disappearance of Alice Creed_ Was the jet in which you set a speed record later lost at sea? - John Glenn Did JFK call to wish you a happy birthday just hours before the fateful Dallas motorcade? - FDR’s VP, John Nance Garner DQs: British character? From science fiction? Would be alive today, if real? IQs: Did you greet a young female student with, “Good morning, daughter of the Devil”? Were you editor of _The Liberator_? Were you restaurant critic at KACL Seattle? ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/309 "2023-07-20T17:34:21Z")
### DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Originally from literature 3. Male 4. Created after 1900 5. Originally from prose 6. First name begins with G 7. Not created by American(s) 8. European character 9. Good guy 10. British author(s) 11. Created after 1960 12. From a series of novels 13. Adapted into film 14. From science fiction or fantasy 15. Created after 1990 16. British character 17. Not from science fiction 18. Would be alive today if real ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/310 "2023-07-20T17:37:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you greet a young female student with, “Good morning, daughter of the Devil”? > Were you editor of _The Liberator_? > Were you restaurant critic at KACL Seattle? #1. I’m remembering that being Father Charles Finney (sp?). Which isn’t a G. #2. I am not William Lloyd Garrison. #3. Take a DQ. **Now it has come to pass that there are more than enough outstanding DQs to surpass its allotted score. Hence, no more IQs.** Please ask all remaining DQs by Noon EDT tomorrow. ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/311 "2023-07-20T17:38:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 2 DQs. > > I loved reading that book to my daughter when she was youing. > #3. I am not Grover. 1 (Oilers) was Wayne Gretzky; 2 (Britta) was Gillian Jacobs. Two DQs reserved. (I have fond memories of [this](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/0/00/Everythingmuseum.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20110827040434).) ---
**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 20, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/312 "2023-07-20T17:43:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you a shock punk rocker more famous for pooping on stage than for any of your so-called music? > > IQ2: Were you the librettist for a series of Victorian comic operas? > > IQ3: Did you play the Caped Crusader in his most reviled feature film appearance? > > #2, I am not William Schrenck Gilbert. > #3. I am not George Clooney. > Take 1 DQ. G.G. Allin Correct on the other two DQ: Main character? ---
**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 20, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/313 "2023-07-20T18:05:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Is a baseball game in which the pitcher gets a shutout in less than 100 pitches named after you? > > 2. Are you a singer with a four-octave range, who’s considered to be the girly-girl equivalent pop icon to Billie Eilish’s tomboy? > > 3. Are you a much-loved Irish talk show host, known for your flamboyant sports coats and your ability to lure A-level American stars to London to be on your show? > > #3. I am not the always entertaining Graham Norton. > Take 2 DQs. IQ1 was Greg Maddux. IQ2 was Ariana Grande. (Not a huge fan of her music, but the woman can legit sing.) Correct on the inimitable Mr. Norton. DQs (two from this question, and one reserved). 1. Human? 2. Urban fantasy? 3. Protagonist? ---
**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 20, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/314 "2023-07-20T19:25:13Z")
Previous IQs: Did you greet a young female student with, “Good morning, daughter of the Devil”? - Very close, it was Rev. Charles Grandison Finney, an early president of Oberlin College. Coeducation was a done deal by then, but he wasn’t happy about it (and the story goes that the student sweetly replied, “Good morning, Father”). Were you editor of _The Liberator_? - Yes, William Lloyd Garrison Were you restaurant critic at KACL Seattle? - The sniffy Gil Chesterton on _Frasier_ DQ: Terry Pratchett character? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/315 "2023-07-20T20:29:36Z")
IQs before the end 1. Did you meet a bunch of yahoos on your travels? 2. Are you a kid with a big head who wears a straight jacket and is friends with a rat? 3. Are you in love with your cousin? ---
**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 20, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/316 "2023-07-20T20:38:08Z")
### DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Originally from literature 3. Male 4. Created after 1900 5. Originally from prose 6. First name begins with G 7. Not created by American(s) 8. European character 9. Good guy 10. British author(s) 11. Created after 1960 12. From a series of novels 13. Adapted into film 14. From science fiction or fantasy 15. Created after 1990 16. British character 17. Not from science fiction 18. Would be alive today if real 19. Supporting character 20. Human 21. Urban fantasy 22. Not a Terry Pratchett character. **SMV** take another DQ, as your third was covered by #19 above. **Buck** , you’re too late. We’re closed for new IQs. However, since it IS your birthday > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > - Did you meet a bunch of yahoos on your travels? > - Are you a kid with a big head who wears a straight jacket and is friends with a rat? > - Are you in love with your cousin? 1. I am not Lemuel Gulliver. Take 2 DQs. 🎂 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/317 "2023-07-20T20:59:56Z")
Thanks 😊 > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > - Did you meet a bunch of yahoos on your travels? > > - Are you a kid with a big head who wears a straight jacket and is friends with a rat? > > - Are you in love with your cousin? > > 1. I am not Lemuel Gulliver. > Take 2 DQs. 1. was Gregory, [a dark humor comic.](https://www.amazon.com/Gregory-Treasury-1-Marc-Hempel/dp/1401202713) 2. was George Micheal Bluth from the show arrested Development. DQ: Does the character have any supernatural abilities including abilities to cast spells? Is he a Harry Potter character? ---
**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 20, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/318 "2023-07-20T21:24:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **SMV** take another DQ, as your third was covered by #19 above. Thanks. I got ninja’d. DQ: Last name start N - Z? ---
**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 20, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/319 "2023-07-20T21:28:26Z")
In fact, I’m going to jump straight to my Firstname-Lastname guess: are you George Weasley? ---
**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 20, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/320 "2023-07-20T21:31:59Z")
I solemnly swear I am up to no good. > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > In fact, I’m going to jump straight to my Firstname-Lastname guess: are you George Weasley? Yes! I am the surviving twin, **George Weasley**. Nicely accomplished, **SMV**! Mischief managed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407.md?page=17)