# Botticelli - June 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 1, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899 "2013-06-01T22:55:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [June 8, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/121 "2013-06-08T21:12:10Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was Mr Harley Quin one of your characters? > IQ2: Did you cover your father’s song, “Tennessee Flat Top Box”? > IQ3: Did you write the Rootabaga stories? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I think #1 is one Agatha Christie. The Rootabaga stories are my favorite of Carl Sandburg’s writings. Take a DQ for #2. Correct on Agatha Christie and Carl Sandburg. #2 is Roseanne Cash (Johnny’s daughter). DQ: Musician (singer, songwriter, instrumentalist)? IQ1: Did your number one son often assist you? IQ2: Were you a cavalry lieutenant colonel, brevet major general? IQ3: Did you kill the Emperor’s nephew, then flee to the United States? ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/122 "2013-06-09T01:17:11Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your number one son often assist you? > IQ2: Were you a cavalry lieutenant colonel, brevet major general? > IQ3: Did you kill the Emperor’s nephew, then flee to the United States? Confucius say: I am not Charlie Chan. Take DQs for the other two, please. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/123 "2013-06-09T01:18:11Z")
DQ1) Alive. DQ2) Real. DQ3) Female. DQ4) Not involved in athletics. DQ5) Not a politician. DQ6) Involved in the arts. DQ7) American. DQ8) Born before 1960. DQ9) Not a musician. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/124 "2013-06-09T02:39:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your number one son often assist you? > IQ2: Were you a cavalry lieutenant colonel, brevet major general? > IQ3: Did you kill the Emperor’s nephew, then flee to the United States? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Confucius say: I am not Charlie Chan. Take DQs for the other two, please. Correct on Charlie Chan. George Armstrong Custer. Kwai Chang Caine, from the TV series _Kung Fu_. DQ1: Actress (stage/TV/film)? DQ2: Still an active participant in your field? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/125 "2013-06-09T03:10:10Z")
IQ: Does your boyfriend live with an annoying astrophysicist? ---
**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 9, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/126 "2013-06-09T11:13:31Z")
IQ1: Does no one in the village allow you to sing at feasts? IQ2: Are you a king who is obdurate on the subject of burying traitors? IQ3: Did Paul Bettany play you as a gambling herald? ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/127 "2013-06-09T13:10:13Z")
DQ1) Alive. DQ2) Real. DQ3) Female. DQ4) Not involved in athletics. DQ5) Not a politician. DQ6) Involved in the arts. DQ7) American. DQ8) Born before 1960. DQ9) Not a musician. DQ10) Actress. DQ11) Still working, but not nearly as active in her field. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/128 "2013-06-09T13:13:26Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Does your boyfriend live with an annoying astrophysicist? Well, it’s not the Big Bang Theory, so take a DQ. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/129 "2013-06-09T13:16:40Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Does no one in the village allow you to sing at feasts? > IQ2: Are you a king who is obdurate on the subject of burying traitors? > IQ3: Did Paul Bettany play you as a gambling herald? I am not Creon. Take two DQs. ---
**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 9, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/130 "2013-06-09T18:32:12Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Does no one in the village allow you to sing at feasts? > IQ2: Are you a king who is obdurate on the subject of burying traitors? > IQ3: Did Paul Bettany play you as a gambling herald? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Creon. Take two DQs. #1. was **Cacaphonix** , from the Asterix series. In the Village of the Indomitable Gauls, Cacaphonix is the bard whom no one appreciates. At the end of many of the adventures, he can be seen gagged and tied to a tree… #2. **Creon** is, of course, correct. #3. was **Geoffrey Chaucer** , who was played by Paul Bettany in “The Knight’s Tale”. DQ1: Best known for film work? DQ2: Is ‘C’ the initial letter of your last name? ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/131 "2013-06-09T18:54:26Z")
DQ1) Alive. DQ2) Real. DQ3) Female. DQ4) Not involved in athletics. DQ5) Not a politician. DQ6) Involved in the arts. DQ7) American. DQ8) Born before 1960. DQ9) Not a musician. DQ10) Actress. DQ11) Still working, but not nearly as active in her field. DQ12) Not known for film work. DQ13) C is not the initial of the last name. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/132 "2013-06-09T21:17:40Z")
DQ: Ever win an Emmy? ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/133 "2013-06-09T21:27:22Z")
IQ1: Did you name your son after the day and month of his birth? IQ2: Were you Mr Tudball? IQ3: Were you Eunice and Mrs Wiggins? ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/134 "2013-06-09T21:27:49Z")
DQ1) Alive. DQ2) Real. DQ3) Female. DQ4) Not involved in athletics. DQ5) Not a politician. DQ6) Involved in the arts. DQ7) American. DQ8) Born before 1960. DQ9) Not a musician. DQ10) Actress. DQ11) Still working, but not nearly as active in her field. DQ12) Not known for film work. DQ13) C is not the initial of the last name. DQ14) Has never won an Emmy. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/135 "2013-06-09T21:29:10Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you name your son after the day and month of his birth? > IQ2: Were you Mr Tudball? > IQ3: Were you Eunice and Mrs Wiggins? I am not the very funny Tim Conway. I am not the hilarious Carol Burnett. Take a DQ for the first one. ---
**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 10, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/136 "2013-06-10T01:07:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Oh, man, how did I miss this thread? > > IQs: > > Were you a family friend of the young Mary Todd’s? > Did a VIP give a toast that was seen as a direct rebuke to you? > Were you last (officially) seen in a little red wagon? :: clears throat :: ---
**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:** [June 10, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/137 "2013-06-10T01:33:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you name your son after the day and month of his birth? > IQ2: Were you Mr Tudball? > IQ3: Were you Eunice and Mrs Wiggins? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not the very funny Tim Conway. I am not the hilarious Carol Burnett. > Take a DQ for the first one. Fletcher Christian’s son (born on Pitcairn Island) was born on a Thursday in October, and was named Thursday October Christian. Correct on Tim Conway and Carol Burnett, of course. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/138 "2013-06-10T10:49:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > :: clears throat :: Oh, man, how did I miss your post? Unless #2 is Churchill, take 3 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:** [June 10, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/139 "2013-06-10T16:45:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a family friend of the young Mary Todd’s? > Did a VIP give a toast that was seen as a direct rebuke to you? > Were you last (officially) seen in a little red wagon? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Oh, man, how did I miss your post? > > Unless #2 is Churchill, take 3 DQs. Not Churchill. Henry Clay. Vice President John C. Calhoun’s pro-nullification views were countered by President Andrew Jackson, who gave the toast at a White House dinner, “Our Federal Union - it must and shall be preserved!” Calvin, of _Calvin & Hobbes_. DQs: Has appeared on TV in the past two years? Was once a castmember of a big-ratings show? Best known as a comic actress? IQs: Did you have a torrid affair with a married man at Hilton Head, S.C.? Did your character exult at having a sink between your bed and that of a friend? Have you played a rich but foolish New Yorker, a tough-as-nails high school student, and the First Lady? ---
**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:** [June 10, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899/140 "2013-06-10T16:47:58Z")
DQ1) Alive. DQ2) Real. DQ3) Female. DQ4) Not involved in athletics. DQ5) Not a politician. DQ6) Involved in the arts. DQ7) American. DQ8) Born before 1960. DQ9) Not a musician. DQ10) Actress. DQ11) Still working, but not nearly as active in her field. DQ12) Not known for film work. DQ13) C is not the initial of the last name. DQ14) Has never won an Emmy. DQ15) Has appeared on TV within the last two years. DQ16) Was a cast member for a big ratings show. DQ17) Not best known as a comic actress. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899.md?page=8)