# Botticelli June 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 2, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445 "2015-06-02T15:53:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/221 "2015-06-13T21:19:43Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you unwittingly transform into a gigantic insectoid creature that fed off the life energy of other living beings, until the tenth Doctor lured you into the belltower of Southwark Cathedral and undid your transformation by playing the organ? > IQ2: Are you a Carrionite witch the tenth Doctor encountered in The Shakespeare Code? > IQ3: Are you the physically disabled head of Cybus Industries who set about to convert humanity to Cybermen in Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel? > > #1. Was that the one with Agatha Christie? > I’ve seen all of those, but the names escape me. > Take 3 DQs. Professor Richard Lazarus (not the one with Agatha Christie, but that one did have insects) Lilith John Lumic holding 4 DQs ---
**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 13, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/222 "2015-06-13T21:41:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you David Duchovny’s ex-wife? > Were you the first Cmdr. Adama? > Were you Superman’s mom? Take a DQ for #1. I am not Lorne Greene. I am not Lara. ---
**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 13, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/223 "2015-06-13T21:43:21Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Only name starts with L 6. Not European 7. Not best known for the arts 8. Died before 1900 ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/224 "2015-06-14T01:54:15Z")
DQ: Asian? DQ: known for a single historical event? holding 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:** [June 14, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/225 "2015-06-14T02:01:20Z")
Previous IQs: Are you David Duchovny’s ex-wife? - Tea Leoni. Were you the first Cmdr. Adama? - Yes, Lorne Greene. Were you Superman’s mom? - Yes, Lara. DQ: Died before 1800? IQs: Did you use an unusual form of leverage to try to bring about peace? Did you lead the Spartans at Thermopylae? Were you Emperor of Humanity at the time of the events in _The Mote in God’s Eye_? ---
**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 14, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/226 "2015-06-14T02:42:44Z")
IQ: Were you the only queen regnant of Hawai`i? ---
**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 14, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/227 "2015-06-14T02:54:55Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Only name starts with L 6. Not European 7. Not best known for the arts 8. Died before 1900 9. Not Asian 10. Not known for a single historical event 11. Died before 1800 ---
**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 14, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/228 "2015-06-14T02:55:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you use an unusual form of leverage to try to bring about peace? > Did you lead the Spartans at Thermopylae? > Were you Emperor of Humanity at the time of the events in _The Mote in God’s Eye_? I am not Lysistrata. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 14, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/229 "2015-06-14T02:56:58Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ: Were you the only queen regnant of Hawai`i? I am not Queen Liliuokalani. (Spelling?) ---
**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 14, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/230 "2015-06-14T11:51:12Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ: Were you the only queen regnant of Hawai`i? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Queen Liliuokalani. (Spelling?) Correct. (Correct.) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/231 "2015-06-14T13:29:41Z")
DQ: Animal? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/232 "2015-06-14T13:45:03Z")
IQ1: Are you a detective who shared adventures with Krypto in _The Superman Family_? IQ2: Are you a slow-witted but loyal member of the Metal Men? IQ3: Are you a 31st century business rival of _Legion of Super-Heroes_ benefactor R.J. Brande? ---
**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 14, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/233 "2015-06-14T14:07:55Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Only name starts with L 6. Not European 7. Not best known for the arts 8. Died before 1900 9. Not Asian 10. Not known for a single historical event 11. Died before 1800 12. Not an animal, except in the sense that humans are animals ---
**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 14, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/234 "2015-06-14T14:09:00Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a detective who shared adventures with Krypto in _The Superman Family_? > IQ2: Are you a slow-witted but loyal member of the Metal Men? > IQ3: Are you a 31st century business rival of _Legion of Super-Heroes_ benefactor R.J. Brande? Take 2 DQs for 1 and 3. I am not Lead. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/235 "2015-06-14T16:19:26Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a detective who shared adventures with Krypto in The Superman Family? > IQ2: Are you a slow-witted but loyal member of the Metal Men? > IQ3: Are you a 31st century business rival of Legion of Super-Heroes benefactor R.J. Brande? > > Take 2 DQs for 1 and 3. I am not Lead. Ed Lacy, correct, Leland McCauley (III & IV) DQ: African? holding 2 DQs ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/236 "2015-06-14T16:27:26Z")
IQ1: Are you the father of Gilgamesh? IQ2: Are you the light-footed son of Thranduil? IQ3: Were you a planetologist on Arrakis and advocate for a green Dune? ---
**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 14, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/237 "2015-06-14T17:50:35Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Only name starts with L 6. Not European 7. Not best known for the arts 8. Died before 1900 9. Not Asian 10. Not known for a single historical event 11. Died before 1800 12. Not an animal, except in the sense that humans are animals 13. African ---
**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 14, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/238 "2015-06-14T17:51:41Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the father of Gilgamesh? > IQ2: Are you the light-footed son of Thranduil? > IQ3: Were you a planetologist on Arrakis and advocate for a green Dune? Take a DQ for #1. I am not Legolas. I am not Liet-Kines. (Spelling?) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/239 "2015-06-14T19:29:23Z")
Lugalbanda, correct x2 DQ: Born in a country that borders the Nile? holding 2 DQs ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/240 "2015-06-14T21:48:25Z")
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