# Botticelli - June 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 11, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899 "2018-06-11T17:53:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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 27, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/221 "2018-06-27T13:01:03Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the hostess of _Tiny Toon Adventures_? 2. In the book _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_, are you the rich Munchkin who lodges Dorothy & Toto before they hit the Yellow Brick Road? 3. Are you a character who lives his life in reverse chronological order in a story by Virginia Woolf? ---
**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 27, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/222 "2018-06-27T13:45:24Z")
That first DQ still puzzles me. Not sure what to make of it, especially for a person born relatively recently, historically speaking. Previous IQs: Did you once tell your supporters to “ride towards the sound of the guns”? - Pat Buchanan, after winning the 1992 New Hampshire GOP primary Were you that person’s sister, who served as Treasurer of the United States? - Bay Buchanan Did you command the ironclad CSS _Virginia_? - Franklin Buchanan (no relation, as far as I know) Buchanan x3! DQs: Associated with NYC? Best known for a single incident? Had a famous spouse? IQs: Did you hang out with Babe the Blue Ox? Did you use a rattlesnake as a lariat? Were you a bad guy always accompanied by your nasty dog? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/223 "2018-06-27T14:36:45Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you running back for the Detroit Lions from 1989 - 1998? > IQ2: Are you a deep-voiced R&B crooner who had a hit with “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe”? > IQ3: Did you serve as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners for 16 seasons and the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for 4 seasons? IQ1: I am not Barry Sanders. IQ2: I am not Barry White. IQ3: Take a DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Were you the hostess of _Tiny Toon Adventures_? > 2. In the book _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_, are you the rich Munchkin who lodges Dorothy & Toto before they hit the Yellow Brick Road? > 3. Are you a character who lives his life in reverse chronological order in a story by Virginia Woolf? 1. I am not Babs Bunny. 2. I am not Boq. 3. If you’re thinking of Benjamin Button, who was created by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I am not him. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you hang out with Babe the Blue Ox? > Did you use a rattlesnake as a lariat? > Were you a bad guy always accompanied by your nasty dog? I am not Paul Bunyan. I am not Pecos Bill. Take a DQ. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/224 "2018-06-27T14:39:04Z")
1. Real (you might have thought he’s fictional, but he was actually real) 2. Male 3. Last name begins with B 4. American (naturalized) 5. Born since 1800 6. Dead 7. Born before 1950 8. Not known for the arts 9. Born after 1875 10. Not known for politics or military 11. Not associated with NYC 12. Not best known for a single incident 13. Didn’t have a famous spouse ---
**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 27, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/225 "2018-06-27T15:58:26Z")
Correct x3. Apologies for misauthoring Button. IQs: 1. Are you the mascot/spokesperson for a food product who has also helped hype Geico? 2. Are you Top Cat’s right hand cat? 3. Are you Jonny Quest’s pet dog? ---
**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 27, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/226 "2018-06-27T17:13:18Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you running back for the Detroit Lions from 1989 - 1998? > IQ2: Are you a deep-voiced R&B crooner who had a hit with “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe”? > IQ3: Did you serve as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners for 16 seasons and the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for 4 seasons? > > IQ1: I am not Barry Sanders. > IQ2: I am not Barry White. > IQ3: Take a DQ. Barry Switzer DQ: Associated with a product or service? holding a 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 27, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/227 "2018-06-27T17:27:51Z")
_Please note_, everyone, that DQ answer #1 has been revised. Previous IQs: Did you hang out with Babe the Blue Ox? - Yes, Paul Bunyan Did you use a rattlesnake as a lariat? - Yes, Pecos Bill Were you a bad guy always accompanied by your nasty dog? - Bill Sykes, in Dickens’s \*Oliver Twist \* One DQ reserved. IQs: Have Ian Holm and Martin Freeman both played you? Did you bring Jackie Robinson up to the majors? Did you sing about a geometric shape in a granular medium? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/228 "2018-06-27T18:01:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you the mascot/spokesperson for a food product who has also helped hype Geico? > 2. Are you Top Cat’s right hand cat? > 3. Are you Jonny Quest’s pet dog? 1. I am not Mrs. Butterworth. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Bandit. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Please note_, everyone, that DQ answer #1 has been revised. > > IQs: > > Have Ian Holm and Martin Freeman both played you? > Did you bring Jackie Robinson up to the majors? > Did you sing about a geometric shape in a granular medium? I am not Bilbo Baggins. Take two DQs. DQ answer #1 has been clarified as “Real (you might have thought he’s fictional, but he was actually real)”. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/229 "2018-06-27T18:09:42Z")
1. Real (you might have thought he’s fictional, but he was actually real) 2. Male 3. Last name begins with B 4. American (naturalized) 5. Born since 1800 6. Dead 7. Born before 1950 8. Not known for the arts 9. Born after 1875 10. Not known for politics or military 11. Not associated with NYC 12. Not best known for a single incident 13. Didn’t have a famous spouse 14. Associated with a product or service Current reserved DQs: Elendil’s Heir (1), Knowed Out (1) ---
**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 27, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/230 "2018-06-27T18:22:29Z")
Previous IQs: Have Ian Holm and Martin Freeman both played you? - Yes, Bilbo Baggins Did you bring Jackie Robinson up to the majors? - Branch Rickey, as played by Harrison Ford in this great scene from _42_: [42 Movie CLIP - Do You Think God Likes Baseball? (2013) - Jackie Robinson Movie HD - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jtJ1yo8uQ4) Did you sing about a geometric shape in a granular medium? - Belinda Carlisle: [New! Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand with Lyrics - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ZF9IuHlB0) DQs: Mascot or trademark of a product? Best known since 1950? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you an Egyptian cat goddess? Were you a British PM of the early 1900s? Are you Justin Timberlake’s wife? ---
**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 27, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/231 "2018-06-27T19:28:41Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Are you the mascot/spokesperson for a food product who has also helped hype Geico? > 2. Are you Top Cat’s right hand cat? > 3. Are you Jonny Quest’s pet dog? > 4. I am not Mrs. Butterworth. > 5. Take a DQ. > 6. I am not Bandit. Correct, #2 is Benny the Ball, correct. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 27, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/232 "2018-06-27T19:29:50Z")
IQ: Are you the mascot/spokesperson for a brand of converted rice? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/233 "2018-06-27T21:08:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you an Egyptian cat goddess? > Were you a British PM of the early 1900s? > Are you Justin Timberlake’s wife? I am not Bast. Take a DQ. I am not Jessica Biel. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Are you the mascot/spokesperson for a brand of converted rice? I am not Uncle Ben. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/234 "2018-06-27T21:13:05Z")
1. Real (you might have thought he’s fictional, but he was actually real) 2. Male 3. Last name begins with B 4. American (naturalized) 5. Born since 1800 6. Dead 7. Born before 1950 8. Not known for the arts 9. Born after 1875 10. Not known for politics or military 11. Not associated with NYC 12. Not best known for a single incident 13. Didn’t have a famous spouse 14. Associated with a product or service 15. Mascot or trademark of a product 16. Best known since 1950 Current reserved DQs: Elendil’s Heir (1), Knowed Out (1), Prof. Pepperwinkle (1) ---
**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 28, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/235 "2018-06-28T03:04:34Z")
Previous IQs: Were you an Egyptian cat goddess? - Yes, Bast Were you a British PM of the early 1900s? - Stanley Baldwin Are you Justin Timberlake’s wife? - Yes, Jessica Biel Two DQs reserved. IQ: An Italian chef, did you sell canned pasta with your name phonetically spelled on the label? ---
**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:** [June 28, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/236 "2018-06-28T03:34:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: > > An Italian chef, did you sell canned pasta with your name phonetically spelled on the label? Yes, I am Hector Boiardi/Boyardee! Next round goes to **Elendil’s Heir**. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/237 "2018-06-28T04:17:25Z")
Wowza! Nicely done! ---
**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 28, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/238 "2018-06-28T13:38:07Z")
Good job, EH. ---
**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 28, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/239 "2018-06-28T20:12:01Z")
Thanks! Looking back, I see we also did Boiardi in Sept. 2011 and Feb. 2016. Popular guy!: [Ettore Boiardi - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Boiardi) The letters we’ve used so far: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648663) Aaaaaand our next letter is E ---
**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 28, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/240 "2018-06-28T20:41:10Z")
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