# Botticelli, June 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366 "2011-06-05T04:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/221 "2011-06-13T16:01:59Z")
IQ: Are you a flying sort-of turtle? ---
**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:** [June 13, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/222 "2011-06-13T18:17:53Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Did Igor Stravinsky refer to you as ‘the crank of chromaticism’? No. Another DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did you get into trouble when you slapped a police officer? No, I am not Zsa Zsa Gabor > [@astorian](#): > > IQ: Are you a flying sort-of turtle? No, I continue to not be Gamera (see posts #151 & #157) Recap: 1. Fictional 2. Not female 3. From a work of science fiction or fantasy 4. Not human 5. First appearance prior to 21st century but has appeared in the 21st century 6. G is either only initial or initial after a title 7. Usually a villain, but not always 8. First appearance was not in print 9. Not a cartoon 10. Not American 11. Creator is Japanese 12. First appeared in a movie 13. Title referenced in #6 above is not “Doctor”. 14. Original film appearance was not in black-and-white 15. When not a villain, have done battle with monsters 16. Title referenced in #6 is not “Professor” 17. Portrayed by human actor in some shots, puppet in others 18. Extraterrestrial in origin in most appearances (see post 212 for reboot/retcon exceptions) 19. G name not a common word, it’s just my name ---
**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:** [June 13, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/223 "2011-06-13T19:07:51Z")
Still baffled. IQ: Did Charlie Brown provide you with early artistic inspiration? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/224 "2011-06-13T19:25:54Z")
IQ: Although you’re not Goose Tatum, are you a Harlem Globetrotter with a gander-inspired nickname? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/225 "2011-06-13T20:25:11Z")
IQ: Do you have 3 heads? ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/226 "2011-06-13T20:28:52Z")
I haven’t been in this round because I knew I wouldn’t be able to do the next one if I won. But I skimmed it anyway a few minutes ago, and an answer came to me. And in that period **astorian** posted his most recent IQ. I think that has to be it. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/227 "2011-06-13T21:21:51Z")
> [@panamajack](#): > > I haven’t been in this round because I knew I wouldn’t be able to do the next one if I won. But I skimmed it anyway a few minutes ago, and an answer came to me. And in that period **astorian** posted his most recent IQ. I think that has to be it. Yeah, same here, although I’ll admit I had to consult the TCM webpage for clues. I was going to ask if he has more heads than feet if nobody else got it. I don’t really have time to keep track of the thread though, so that wouldn’t be too ideal. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/228 "2011-06-13T21:54:07Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ: Do you have 3 heads? Yes!!! I am Ghidorah AKA King Ghidorah AKA Monster Zero. Godzilla kicked my ass in 6 movies, I kicked his once (in 2001’s _Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah:Giant Monster All-Out Attack_, when I got to be the hero), and Mothra kicked my ass on her own in an 8th film. I’m normally from outer space, but in one reboot I was the product of genetic engineering, and when I was a hero, I was an ancient guardian monster protecting Japan from Godzilla. I first appeared in 1965’s _Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster_. Last appearance was in 2004’s _Godzilla:Final Wars_ Your turn, **astorian**. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/229 "2011-06-13T22:25:50Z")
Way to go, **astorian**! I was just on the verge of asking myself if Inspector Gadget had originally been a Japanese creation (even though he didn’t fit some of the criteria). ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/230 "2011-06-13T22:45:13Z")
Well done, **astorian**!! I never would have got there! Just to clear up - > [@](#): > > Originally Posted by \*\*Le Ministre de l’au-delà \*\* > IQ: Did Igor Stravinsky refer to you as ‘the crank of chromaticism’? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > No. Another DQ So you’re not Carlo Gesualdo, perhaps better known as the only ‘classical’ (actually, he’s late Renaissance.) composer to have committed murder, killing his wife and her lover on October 16, 1590. His extreme use of odd harmonies caused Stravinsky to hang that moniker on him. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/231 "2011-06-14T00:35:49Z")
Okay, my turn… We’ll start with the Letter\*\*\* “T.” \*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/232 "2011-06-14T01:03:28Z")
IQ: Did you use Colonel Kurtz as a character in a novel which was partially set in the Metro Toronto Reference Library? ---
**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:** [June 14, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/233 "2011-06-14T01:26:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did Charlie Brown provide you with early artistic inspiration? This was _Simpsons_ creator Matt Groening, BTW, whose early drawings of Akbar and Jeff were failed portraits of the _Peanuts_ star. As to T… IQ: Did you once play yourself in a movie about an Appalachian trial? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/234 "2011-06-14T03:35:36Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Did you use Colonel Kurtz as a character in a novel which was partially set in the Metro Toronto Reference Library? I didn’t know anyone else had used this character from “Apocalypse Now.” Ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/235 "2011-06-14T03:36:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > This was _Simpsons_ creator Matt Groening, BTW, whose early drawings of Akbar and Jeff were failed portraits of the _Peanuts_ star. > > As to T… > > IQ: Did you once play yourself in a movie about an Appalachian trial? No, I am not Senator Fred Dalton Thompson. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/236 "2011-06-14T03:51:29Z")
Did you accompany Paul on several missionary journeys, as a young disciple to be mentored? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/237 "2011-06-14T03:57:18Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > Did you accompany Paul on several missionary journeys, as a young disciple to be mentored? No, I am not Saint Timothy. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/238 "2011-06-14T03:59:20Z")
IQ: Were you the Republican Governor of Illinois through the 1980s? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/239 "2011-06-14T04:01:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Were you the Republican Governor of Illinois through the 1980s? No, I am not Big Jim Thompson. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/240 "2011-06-14T04:03:12Z")
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