# Botticelli -- June 2020

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [June 2, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923 "2020-06-02T13:53:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 7

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**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, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/121 "2020-06-16T16:58:07Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you the protagonist in _Five Million Years To Earth_?
2. Are you an aging hidalgo who spent too much time reading romances?
3. Are you the character that #2 became?

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**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 16, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/122 "2020-06-16T19:26:05Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Were you a California medical examiner played by Jack Klugman, doc?  
> Did you help 007 in Jamaica, mon?  
> Did you spend some time in Chino for inappropriate contact with eight-year-olds, Dude?

Not Quincy.  
Not Quarrel.  
DQ.

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Does one of your movies open with the dictionary definition of “pulp”?
> 2. Did you claim in a debate to have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency?
> 3. Are you the journalist who solves crimes with your cats Koko and Yum Yum?

DQ.  
DQ.  
Not Jim Qwilleran.

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Are you the protagonist in _Five Million Years To Earth_?
> 2. Are you an aging hidalgo who spent too much time reading romances?
> 3. Are you the character that #2 became?

DQ.  
DQ.  
Not Don Quixote.

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**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, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/123 "2020-06-16T19:30:48Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you the protagonist in Five Million Years To Earth?
> 2. Are you an aging hidalgo who spent too much time reading romances?
> 3. Are you the character that #2 became?  
> DQ.  
> DQ.  
> Not Don Quixote.

#1 is Bernard Quatermass.  
#2 is Alonso Quixano.  
Correct on #3.

DQs:

1. Real?
2. Male?

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**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, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/124 "2020-06-16T19:59:36Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you the Aztec “feathered serpent” god?
2. Were you the voice of Betty Boop & Olive Oyl?
3. Are you a Marvel superhero aka Wendell Vaughn?

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**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 16, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/125 "2020-06-16T20:44:02Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> DQ.  
> DQ.  
> Not Jim Qwilleran.

1 was Quentin Tarantino; 2 was Dan Quayle.  
IQs:

1. In a _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ episode, do you exclaim to Sisko “You hit me! Picard never hit me”?
2. Do you also appear in this episode, given that you were a regular character on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_?
3. Did you _not_ appear in the episode, but are a B-movie “scream queen” who made a horror-themed workout videotape?  
DQ: last name starts with Q?

1 DQ reserved.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/126 "2020-06-17T07:57:55Z")

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1. Were you the protagonist of **King Solomon’s Mine**?
2. Were you a character on _General Hospital_ whose name is practically identical to #1?
3. Were you the title character in a 1990 movie who travels to Australia?

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**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 17, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/127 "2020-06-17T15:41:38Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you the Aztec “feathered serpent” god?
> 2. Were you the voice of Betty Boop & Olive Oyl?
> 3. Are you a Marvel superhero aka Wendell Vaughn?

Not Quetzalcoatl.  
DQ.  
Not … Quasar? (Sounds like a good name for a superhero. :D)

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. In a _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ episode, do you exclaim to Sisko “You hit me! Picard never hit me”?
> 2. Do you also appear in this episode, given that you were a regular character on _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_?
> 3. Did you _not_ appear in the episode, but are a B-movie “scream queen” who made a horror-themed workout videotape?

Not Q.  
Not Quark.  
DQ.

> [@kitap](#):
>
> 1. Were you the protagonist of **King Solomon’s Mine**?
> 2. Were you a character on _General Hospital_ whose name is practically identical to #1?
> 3. Were you the title character in a 1990 movie who travels to Australia?

Not Allan Quatermain.  
Not Alan Quartermain.  
Not Quigley.  
**Q**

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with Q

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**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 17, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/128 "2020-06-17T17:23:46Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Not Q.  
> Not Quark.  
> DQ.

3 (B-movie “scream queen” who made a horror-themed workout videotape) was Linnea Quigley.  
DQs:

1. living?
2. known from the arts?

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**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, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/129 "2020-06-17T17:36:30Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you the Aztec “feathered serpent” god?
> 2. Were you the voice of Betty Boop & Olive Oyl?
> 3. Are you a Marvel superhero aka Wendell Vaughn?  
> Not Quetzalcoatl.  
> DQ.  
> Not … Quasar? (Sounds like a good name for a superhero. )

Correct on #1.  
#2 is Mae Questel.  
#3 is Correct!

DQ: Born after 1949?

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**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 17, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/130 "2020-06-17T20:34:20Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Not … Quasar? (Sounds like a good name for a superhero. :D)

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> #3 is Correct!

Never heard of him (her?). 😃 Marvel? DC?  
**Q**

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with Q
4. Living
5. Known from the arts
6. Born after 1949

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**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, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/131 "2020-06-17T22:30:44Z")

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Quasar is from Marvel. There have actually been 4 heroes with that name, none of whom reached any level of prominence. [Quasar (character) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar_(comics))

IQs:

1. Did a gypsy curse you with lycanthropy on daytime TV?
2. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a Sir Walter Scott novel?
3. Does the 2nd chapter of Luke mention your census?

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**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 17, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/132 "2020-06-17T22:54:22Z")

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1. Is your name synonymous with “collaborator” or “traitor”?
2. Created for _Batman: the Animated Series_, were you an Arkham Asylum psychiatrist who fell in love with the Joker, joining him as a sidekick/girlfriend in a life of crime?
3. Are you a fleet romance novelist?

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**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 18, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/133 "2020-06-18T01:05:30Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did a gypsy curse you with lycanthropy on daytime TV?
> 2. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a Sir Walter Scott novel?
> 3. Does the 2nd chapter of Luke mention your census?

Not Quentin Collins.  
DQ.  
DQ.

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> 1. Is your name synonymous with “collaborator” or “traitor”?
> 2. Created for _Batman: the Animated Series_, were you an Arkham Asylum psychiatrist who fell in love with the Joker, joining him as a sidekick/girlfriend in a life of crime?
> 3. Are you a fleet romance novelist?

Not Vidkun Quisling.  
DQ.  
DQ.

Change to Discourse tomorrow. Posting may be a bit spotty for a day or two…

Have you verified your email address?

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**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 18, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/134 "2020-06-18T02:55:26Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Not Vidkun Quisling.  
> DQ.  
> DQ.

2 was Harley Quinn; 3 was Amanda Quick.  
IQs:

1. American?
2. known from acting?

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/135 "2020-06-18T12:37:39Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> 1. Were you the protagonist of **King Solomon’s Mine**?
> 2. Were you a character on _General Hospital_ whose name is practically identical to #1?
> 3. Were you the title character in a 1990 movie who travels to Australia?

Swept me!

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**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 18, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/136 "2020-06-18T15:32:12Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Did a gypsy curse you with lycanthropy on daytime TV?
> 2. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a Sir Walter Scott novel?
> 3. Does the 2nd chapter of Luke mention your census?  
> Not Quentin Collins.  
> DQ.  
> DQ.

Correct on Quentin Collins.  
#2 is Quentin Durward.  
#3 is Quirinius (Cyrenius in the KJV).

2 DQs reserved.

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**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 18, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/137 "2020-06-18T20:58:09Z")

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**Q**

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with Q
4. Living
5. Known from the arts
6. Born after 1949
7. Not American
8. Known from acting

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**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 22, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/138 "2020-06-22T13:02:36Z")

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DQs:

1. European?
2. Born after 1979?

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**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 22, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/139 "2020-06-22T13:48:23Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you have a hit with “Devil Gate Drive”?
2. Are you aka Star-Lord?
3. Did you hang around with Hadji and Bandit?

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**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 22, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/140 "2020-06-22T14:33:54Z")

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> [Prof.Pepperwinkle]IQs:
> 
> 1. Did you have a hit with “Devil Gate Drive”?
> 2. Are you aka Star-Lord?
> 3. Did you hang around with Hadji and Bandit?

DQ.  
DQ.  
Not Jonny Quest.

**Q**

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with Q
4. Living
5. Known from the arts
6. Born after 1949
7. Not American
8. Known from acting
9. Not European
10. Not born after 1979

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