# Botticelli - June 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 1, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880 "2019-06-01T15:59:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**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 29, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/301 "2019-06-29T16:25:34Z")
IQ1: Did you write _Noninterference_ and _Counting Up, Counting Down_? IQ2: Did you write _The Wine Dark Sea_ and _The Gryphon’s Skull_? IQ3: Did you co-write _Household Gods_? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/302 "2019-06-29T19:02:57Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write _Noninterference_ and _Counting Up, Counting Down_? > IQ2: Did you write _The Wine Dark Sea_ and _The Gryphon’s Skull_? > IQ3: Did you co-write _Household Gods_? IQ1: Take a DQ. IQ2: Take a DQ. Although I think this is the woman who published a novel about Pandora last year; and if it is, I’m frustrated, as I met this author at a book festival last Labor Day. IQ3: I am not the immortal and much-missed Sir Terry Pratchett. ---
**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 29, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/303 "2019-06-29T22:46:55Z")
Nuts, normally I win DQs when I ask NFL questions. IQ1: Are you both a primordial Babylonian goddess and a five-headed D&D dragon? IQ2: Are you a monster god who was defeated by Zeus and cast down into Tartarus? IQ3: Are you Poseidon’s son and herald, and one of Marvel’s inhumans? ---
**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 29, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/304 "2019-06-29T23:57:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write _Noninterference_ and _Counting Up, Counting Down_? > IQ2: Did you write _The Wine Dark Sea_ and _The Gryphon’s Skull_? > IQ3: Did you co-write _Household Gods_? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQ1: Take a DQ. > IQ2: Take a DQ. Although I think this is the woman who published a novel about Pandora last year; and if it is, I’m frustrated, as I met this author at a book festival last Labor Day. > IQ3: I am not the immortal and much-missed Sir Terry Pratchett. Not a Turtledove fan, I take it… 😃 Harry Turtledove. H N Turteltaub (who is really Harry Turtledove). Judith Tarr. (Her co-author was Harry Turtledove.) Closest title I can come up with for Sir Pterry is _Small Gods_, and it wasn’t a collaboration. 13: Husband was senator from a state east (or mostly east) of the Mississippi? 14: Husband was senator from a state north (or mostly north) of the Mason-Dixon Line? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 30, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/305 "2019-06-30T00:03:30Z")
Previous IQs: Is a gate named after you referred to in a major sf film? - Tannhauser, from _Blade Runner_ Did a notable warrior have the name of you, another earlier notable warrior, as his middle name? - William Tecumseh Sherman and the Indian chief whose name he bore Did Richard Burton play you, a party boy turned serious cleric? - Yes, Thomas Becket DQ: Late husband was a Republican? One 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 30, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/306 "2019-06-30T02:26:08Z")
DQ: Are you better known than your late husband? 1 DQ remaining. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/307 "2019-06-30T03:13:27Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Nuts, normally I win DQs when I ask NFL questions. > > IQ1: Are you both a primordial Babylonian goddess and a five-headed D&D dragon? > IQ2: Are you a monster god who was defeated by Zeus and cast down into Tartarus? > IQ3: Are you Poseidon’s son and herald, and one of Marvel’s inhumans? I live in one of the football-is-not-a-religion-it’s-more-important-than-that states. Can’t help but have some awareness of who’s who in the NFL. IQs: 1: I am not Tiamat. 2: I am not … damn, take a DQ. All that’s coming to mind is Titan, and that was a class of gods, not one particularly. 3: I am not Triton. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/308 "2019-06-30T03:23:28Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > I > IQ3: I am not the immortal and much-missed Sir Terry Pratchett. > [@SCAdian](#): > > Not a Turtledove fan, I take it… 😃 > > Closest title I can come up with for Sir Pterry is _Small Gods_, and it wasn’t a collaboration. > 13: Husband was senator from a state east (or mostly east) of the Mississippi? > 14: Husband was senator from a state north (or mostly north) of the Mason-Dixon Line? > > One DQ reserved. :smack: For some reason, I was thinking you wrote _Good Omens_. DQs: 1: Real. 2: Female. 3: Living. 4: American. 5: Surname begins with “T”. 6: Not primarily known for the arts, but tangentially associated with a musical instrument. Not what she’s best known for, though. 7: Not a scientist or inventor. 8: Born before 1950. 9: Not considered a beauty. 10: Known in a field closely associated with politics. 11: Caucasian. 12: Widow of a U.S. Senator. Current husband is not famous. 13: Late husband was Senator of a state west of the Mississippi. 14: Late husband was Senator of a state north of the Mason-Dixon line. 15: Late husband was not a Republican. 16: Better known than late husband. ---
**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 30, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/309 "2019-06-30T04:00:53Z")
DQ: 17: ‘T’ surname comes from current husband? ---
**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 30, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/310 "2019-06-30T04:08:11Z")
DQ: Late senator died before 2000? IQs: Were you an enchanter who advised King Arthur? Were you one of the great Eagles of Middle-earth? Were you the Antichrist in a scary movie? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/311 "2019-06-30T12:24:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: > > Late senator died before 2000? > > IQs: > > Were you an enchanter who advised King Arthur? > Were you one of the great Eagles of Middle-earth? > Were you the Antichrist in a scary movie? IQs: 1: I am not the one they call…Tim. 2: I am not Thorondil. 3: Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/312 "2019-06-30T12:34:18Z")
DQs: 1: Real. 2: Female. 3: Living. 4: American. 5: Surname begins with “T”. 6: Not primarily known for the arts, but tangentially associated with a musical instrument. Not what she’s best known for, though. 7: Not a scientist or inventor. 8: Born before 1950. 9: Not considered a beauty. 10: Known in a field closely associated with politics. 11: Caucasian. 12: Widow of a U.S. Senator. Current husband is not famous. 13: Late husband was Senator of a state west of the Mississippi. 14: Late husband was Senator of a state north of the Mason-Dixon line. 15: Late husband was not a Republican. 16: Better known than late husband. 17: “T” surname is her maiden name. 18: Late husband died before 2000. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/313 "2019-06-30T12:36:00Z")
nm - double post. ---
**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 30, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/314 "2019-06-30T13:45:51Z")
DQ: Known for business? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/315 "2019-06-30T23:11:27Z")
DQs: 1: Real. 2: Female. 3: Living. 4: American. 5: Surname begins with “T”. 6: Not primarily known for the arts, but tangentially associated with a musical instrument. Not what she’s best known for, though. 7: Not a scientist or inventor. 8: Born before 1950. 9: Not considered a beauty. 10: Known in a field closely associated with politics. 11: Caucasian. 12: Widow of a U.S. Senator. Current husband is not famous. 13: Late husband was Senator of a state west of the Mississippi. 14: Late husband was Senator of a state north of the Mason-Dixon line. 15: Late husband was not a Republican. 16: Better known than late husband. 17: “T” surname is her maiden name. 18: Late husband died before 2000. 19: Not known for business. Just a suggestion, guys - I had never heard of this woman’s late husband until I looked her up for her birthdate. She’s prominent in her own right; asking questions about the late Senator might be a waste of DQs. ---
**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 30, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/316 "2019-06-30T23:24:48Z")
IQ1: Did you invent the Chicago typewriter? IQ2: Were you Lord Mountararat’s chief rival? IQ3: Did you sing “What’s Your Mama’s Name”? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/317 "2019-07-01T01:58:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you invent the Chicago typewriter? > IQ2: Were you Lord Mountararat’s chief rival? > IQ3: Did you sing “What’s Your Mama’s Name”? Got me. Take three DQs. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/318 "2019-07-01T02:52:27Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you invent the Chicago typewriter? > IQ2: Were you Lord Mountararat’s chief rival? > IQ3: Did you sing “What’s Your Mama’s Name”? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Got me. Take three DQs. John Taliaferro Thompson. Lorrd Tolloller. Tanya Tucker. Three DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/319 "2019-07-01T04:02:59Z")
Previous IQs: Were you an enchanter who advised King Arthur? - Yes, indeed, the great and mighty… Tim Were you one of the great Eagles of Middle-earth? - Almost; it was Thorondor ([Thorondor - Tolkien Gateway](http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Thorondor)). But close enough. Were you the Antichrist in a scary movie? - Damien Thorne, in _The Omen_ One DQ reserved. Hmm. Can’t think of anyone who fits the answers given so far. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880/320 "2019-07-01T13:06:25Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you both a primordial Babylonian goddess and a five-headed D&D dragon? > IQ2: Are you a monster god who was defeated by Zeus and cast down into Tartarus? > IQ3: Are you Poseidon’s son and herald, and one of Marvel’s inhumans? > I live in one of the football-is-not-a-religion-it’s-more-important-than-that states. Can’t help but have some awareness of who’s who in the NFL. > IQs: > > 1: I am not Tiamat. > 2: I am not … damn, take a DQ. All that’s coming to mind is Titan, and that was a class of gods, not one particularly. > 3: I am not Triton. I won’t ask you anything about the SEC then. 🙂 correct, Typhon, correct holding a DQ IQ1: Are you lead guitarist for Soundgarden? IQ2: Are you the substance-abusing leader of the band Days of the New? IQ3: Were you guitarist for Yes from 1983 to 1995? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2019/834880.md?page=17)