# 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:** 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 14, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/41 "2018-06-14T23:16:29Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > IQs > > 1. Were you the long-time owner of the Dodgers? > 2. Were you the adopted nephew of Julius Caesar? > 3. Were you Olive Oyl’s brother? DQ, DQ, not Castor Oyl? ---
**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, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/42 "2018-06-14T23:20:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > IQs: > > Did Tintin look for your sceptre? > Have Ben Kingsley, Patrick Stewart, Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier all played you? > Did you report your former boss’s death to your fellow coworkers? take 3 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, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/43 "2018-06-14T23:21:54Z")
DQ roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with O 4. Alive 5. Known for the performing arts 6. Not American 7. Born after 1959 8. Has acted, but not best known for it 9. European 10. British 11. Not a musician 12. Has won many top awards in his field 13. Not a movie director or producer 14. Not a dancer 15. Born before 1979 16. Last name does not start with O apostrophe ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/44 "2018-06-15T00:08:56Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > Previous IQs > > 1. Were you the long-time owner of the Dodgers? you’re not Peter (or Walter) O’ Malley? > 2. Were you the adopted nephew of Julius Caesar? you’re not Octavian? > 3. Were you Olive Oyl’s brother? Castor Oyl is correct 2 DQs Are you a comedian? Are you a magician? ---
**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, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/45 "2018-06-15T01:34:23Z")
DQ roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with O 4. Alive 5. Known for the performing arts 6. Not American 7. Born after 1959 8. Has acted, but not best known for it 9. European 10. British 11. Not a musician 12. Has won many top awards in his field 13. Not a movie director or producer 14. Not a dancer 15. Born before 1979 16. Last name does not start with O apostrophe 17. Comedian 18. Not a magician ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/46 "2018-06-15T01:58:22Z")
iQS 1. Do you host _ **Last Week Tonight** _ on HBO? ---
**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, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/47 "2018-06-15T03:43:15Z")
I’ll bet that’s him. Previous IQs: Did Tintin look for your sceptre? - King Ottokar: [King Ottokar's Sceptre - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Ottokar%27s_Sceptre) Have Ben Kingsley, Patrick Stewart, Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier all played you? - Othello Did you report your former boss’s death to your fellow coworkers? - Walter “Radar” O’Reilly, as to Lt. Col. Henry Blake’s tragic death Three DQs reserved. ---
**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, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/48 "2018-06-15T10:22:38Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > iQS > > 1. Do you host _ **Last Week Tonight** _ on HBO? Yes, I am John Oliver! Grats MonkeyMensch! ---
**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, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/49 "2018-06-15T12:53:14Z")
Well done, Monkey! ---
**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, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/50 "2018-06-15T13:09:20Z")
Way to go, **MM**! I thought Oliver was a naturalized U.S. citizen by now, but apparently not: [John Oliver - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oliver#Personal_life) ---
**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, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/51 "2018-06-15T14:49:00Z")
I guess he realizes he needs a fallback in case he gets a visit from ICE. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/52 "2018-06-15T16:09:36Z")
It all fell into place with the comedian? question. Let’s say the next letter is H? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/53 "2018-06-15T16:10:42Z")
If H has been done lately I’m open to suggestions… ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/54 "2018-06-15T16:46:49Z")
OK, H it is! ---
**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, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/55 "2018-06-15T16:48:15Z")
H is fine. IQs: 1. Did you partner with Bing Crosby for the Road movies? 2. Were you LBJ’s VP? 3. In _The Restaurant at the End of the Universe_ are you spending the year dead for tax purposes? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/56 "2018-06-15T17:00:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > H is fine. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you partner with Bing Crosby for the Road movies? I’m not Bob Hope. > 2. Were you LBJ’s VP? I’m not Hubert H Humphrey > 3. In _The Restaurant at the End of the Universe_ are you spending the year dead for tax purposes?I’m drawing a blank on a favorite book: DQ! And on we go! ---
**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, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/57 "2018-06-15T17:28:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > H is fine. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you partner with Bing Crosby for the Road movies? > 2. Were you LBJ’s VP? > 3. In _The Restaurant at the End of the Universe_ are you spending the year dead for tax purposes? > [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > And on we go! Correct, Correct, and Hotblack Desiato. DQ: Real? ---
**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, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/58 "2018-06-15T17:32:20Z")
IQs: 1. In Lewis Carroll’s _Through the Looking-Glass_ are you one of the White King’s messengers? 2. Are you the other of the White King’s messengers? 3. Did you compose _Cantaloupe Island_ and _Watermelon Man_? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/59 "2018-06-15T17:56:19Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. In Lewis Carroll’s _Through the Looking-Glass_ are you one of the White King’s messengers?Dunno: DQ > 2. Are you the other of the White King’s messengers? Dunno: DQ > 3. Did you compose _Cantaloupe Island_ and _Watermelon Man_? Dunno: DQ DQs so far: -\*\* Real \*\* ---
**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, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/60 "2018-06-15T18:24:46Z")
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