# Botticelli June 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 5, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577 "2016-06-05T15:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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 15, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/101 "2016-06-15T02:56:55Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the announcer on _Jeopardy_? 2. Were you the voice of Sneezy in _Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs_? 3. Did you write _The Bab Ballads_? ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/102 "2016-06-15T12:13:09Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not American 4. First name starts with G 5. Not by an American author 6. Would be alive if real 7. Not European ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/103 "2016-06-15T12:20:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a triple-breasted alien whore in the writings of Douglas Adams? > Did an early _Doonesbury_ feature you and your coworkers? > Did a robot interrupt your window-washing? DQ, not Gerald Ford, DQ ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/104 "2016-06-15T12:21:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the announcer on _Jeopardy_? > 2. Were you the voice of Sneezy in _Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs_? > 3. Did you write _The Bab Ballads_? not Johnny Gilbert, DQ DQ ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/105 "2016-06-15T17:30:45Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a triple-breasted alien whore in the writings of Douglas Adams? - Eccentrica Gallumbits. Did an early _Doonesbury_ feature you and your coworkers? - I’ll rephrase. Did a robot interrupt your window-washing? - Gromit, dog and friend of Wallace, in _A Close Shave_. DQs: First appeared in a book? Created by a European author? IQs: You are not Gerald Ford. Did an early _Doonesbury_ feature you and your coworkers? Were you Arathorn’s wife? Were you Elrond’s mother-in-law? ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/106 "2016-06-15T17:42:06Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not American 4. First name starts with G 5. Not by an American author 6. Would be alive if real 7. Not European 8. First appeared in a book 9. Created by a European author ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/107 "2016-06-15T17:44:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > You are not Gerald Ford. Did an early _Doonesbury_ feature you and your coworkers? > Were you Arathorn’s wife? > Were you Elrond’s mother-in-law? Not Gladys Knight (and the Pips), DQ, not Galadriel? ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/108 "2016-06-15T17:57:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the announcer on _Jeopardy_? > 2. Were you the voice of Sneezy in _Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs_? > 3. Did you write _The Bab Ballads_? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Johnny Gilbert, DQ DQ Correct on Johnny Gilbert. #2 was Billy Gilbert. #3 was Sir William S. Gilbert. DQs: 1. Created after 1950? 2. From a work originally written in English? ---
**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 15, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/109 "2016-06-15T22:57:40Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not American 4. First name starts with G 5. Not by an American author 6. Would be alive if real 7. Not European 8. First appeared in a book 9. Created by a European author 10. Created after 1950 11. From a work originally written in English ---
**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 16, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/110 "2016-06-16T02:27:19Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the head witch of Discworld? 2. Are you #1’s frequent companion, also a witch? 3. Are you a DC comic villainess reportedly modeled after Phyllis Diller? ---
**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 16, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/111 "2016-06-16T03:45:42Z")
Previous IQs: You are not Gerald Ford. Did an early _Doonesbury_ feature you and your coworkers? - Yes, Gladys Knight and the Pips. Were you Arathorn’s wife? - Gilraen, mother of Aragorn. Were you Elrond’s mother-in-law? - Yes, Galadriel. DQ: Science fiction/fantasy genre? IQs: Was the mispronunciation of your name a plot point in a stage musical? Did you write the book _Dad is Fat_? Did you play Roberta Lincoln? ---
**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 16, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/112 "2016-06-16T11:05:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the head witch of Discworld? I knew one of you would guess this quick. I am [SIZE=“7”]Granny Weatherwax[/SIZE] and she “Ain’nt Dedd.” Grats Professor! ---
**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 16, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/113 "2016-06-16T13:43:58Z")
Thank you. I am H! ---
**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 16, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/114 "2016-06-16T16:37:37Z")
IQ1: Is there a statue of you in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London with a seasick lion? IQ2: Did you write about Ragged Dick? IQ3: Are you a Revolutionary War general credited with the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga? ---
**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 16, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/115 "2016-06-16T17:15:26Z")
All right, **Prof. P.**! Don’t know anything about Discworld myself. IQs: Were you “the Happy Warrior”? Were you Lincoln’s first VP? Are you the best-known person to have been an artillery officer in the Missouri Natl. Guard? ---
**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 16, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/116 "2016-06-16T21:07:48Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Is there a statue of you in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London with a seasick lion? > IQ2: Did you write about Ragged Dick? > IQ3: Are you a Revolutionary War general credited with the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga? #1, I am not Horatio Nelson. #2, I am not Horatio Alger. #3, I am not Horatio Gates. ---
**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 16, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/117 "2016-06-16T21:09:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > All right, **Prof. P.**! Don’t know anything about Discworld myself. > > IQs: > > Were you “the Happy Warrior”? > Were you Lincoln’s first VP? > Are you the best-known person to have been an artillery officer in the Missouri Natl. Guard? I am not Hubert H. Humphrey. I am not Hannibal Hamlin. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 17, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/118 "2016-06-17T00:34:48Z")
IQ1: Did you win a Razzie for your portrayal of Catwoman? IQ2: Did you write _La Comédie Humaine_? IQ3: Were you played by Paul Giamatti in _American Splendor_? ---
**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 17, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/119 "2016-06-17T04:00:04Z")
Previous IQs: Were you “the Happy Warrior”? - Yes, Hubert Humphrey. Were you Lincoln’s first VP? - Yes, Hannibal Hamlin. Are you the best-known person to have been an artillery officer in the Missouri Natl. Guard? - Harry S. Truman. Three VPs who are also H’s! DQ: Real? IQs: Were you “the Unspeakable” in Lovecraft’s writings? Did you play Michael Kusack, Esq.? Were you Stonewall Jackson’s ace mapmaker? ---
**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 17, 2016, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/120 "2016-06-17T10:35:20Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you win a Razzie for your portrayal of Catwoman? > IQ2: Did you write _La Comédie Humaine_? > IQ3: Were you played by Paul Giamatti in _American Splendor_? 1. I am not Halle Berry. 2. I am not Honore de Balzac. Take a DQ for 3. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577.md?page=7)