# Botticelli - June 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 1, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330 "2021-06-01T03:59:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/261 "2021-06-18T15:12:41Z")
IQs: 1. Have you put your lanky 6’3’’ frame to good use (often under prosthetics or motion capture) as characters such as _Hellboy_’s Abe Sapien, the Faun in _Pan’s Labyrinth_, the Silver Surfer, and the amphibian humanoid in _The Shape of Water_? 2. As devotees of a cult comedy know, are you _not_ an old man–you’re 37? 3. Are you the mistaken alias of an airplane passenger who hasn’t been heard from since November 1971? ---
**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, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/262 "2021-06-18T15:22:30Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Have you put your lanky 6’3’’ frame to good use (often under prosthetics or motion capture) as characters such as _Hellboy_ ’s Abe Sapien, the Faun in _Pan’s Labyrinth_ , the Silver Surfer, and the amphibian humanoid in _The Shape of Water_ ? > 2. As devotees of a cult comedy know, are you _not_ an old man–you’re 37? > 3. Are you the mistaken alias of an airplane passenger who hasn’t been heard from since November 1971? 1. I am not Doug Jones. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not D. C. Cooper (??) ---
**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 18, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/263 "2021-06-18T15:41:47Z")
Previous IQs: Was a joke slogan in a political campaign in which you ran “Better a lizard than a wizard”? - Yes, former KKK leader David Duke, running against the notoriously corrupt Edwin Edwards for governor of Louisiana Did you serve in the Army during the Korean War and had the middle name Stanley? - Michael S. Dukakis Did you write the _New World Symphony_? - Yes, Antonin Dvorak DQ: Greatest fame since 2000? IQs: Did you give your name to the admissibility test for scientific knowledge in court? Did you narrate a Biden campaign ad centered on Michigan in 2020? A costar of _Designing Women_, did you love to sing? ---
**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, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/264 "2021-06-18T15:47:13Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Alive 4. First name does not start with D 5. American 6. Last name starts with D 7. Not political/military 8. Born since 1950 9. Best known for the Arts 10. Has not won a top award in his field 11. Born before 1980 12. Not Caucasian 13. Born before 1965 14. Known for acting 15. Not primarily known for film acting 16. Occasionally protagonist, usually major supporting character 17. Greatest fame before 2000 ---
**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, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/265 "2021-06-18T15:47:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you give your name to the admissibility test for scientific knowledge in court? > Did you narrate a Biden campaign ad centered on Michigan in 2020? > A costar of _Designing Women_ , did you love to sing? #3. I am not Delta Burke (??) Take 2 DQs. ---
**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, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/266 "2021-06-18T16:00:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Doug Jones. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not D. C. Cooper (??) 2 was Dennis, in _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_; close enough for D.B. Cooper, who actually used the pseudonym _Dan_ Cooper. DQ: African-American? ---
**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, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/267 "2021-06-18T16:12:14Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Alive 4. First name does not start with D 5. American 6. Last name starts with D 7. Not political/military 8. Born since 1950 9. Best known for the Arts 10. Has not won a top award in his field 11. Born before 1980 12. Not Caucasian 13. Born before 1965 14. Known for acting 15. Not primarily known for film acting 16. Occasionally protagonist, usually major supporting character 17. Greatest fame before 2000 18. African-American ---
**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 18, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/268 "2021-06-18T17:35:20Z")
Previous IQs: Did you give your name to the admissibility test for scientific knowledge in court? - Mr. Daubert Did you narrate a Biden campaign ad centered on Michigan in 2020? - Jeff Daniels A costar of _Designing Women_, did you love to sing? - Yes, Delta Burke DQ: Best known for a genre show (cop, sf, Western, doctor etc. show)? Comic relief? ---
**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, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/269 "2021-06-18T18:36:15Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Alive 4. First name does not start with D 5. American 6. Last name starts with D 7. Not political/military 8. Born since 1950 9. Best known for the Arts 10. Has not won a top award in his field 11. Born before 1980 12. Not Caucasian 13. Born before 1965 14. Known for acting 15. Not primarily known for film acting 16. Occasionally protagonist, usually major supporting character 17. Greatest fame before 2000 18. African-American 19. Best known for a genre TV show 20. Not usually comic relief That’s 20! No more IQ’s, please, and pleas ask all earned DQs by 8pm EDT tonight. Or ask your Firstname Lastname question, if you want. ---
**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 19, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/270 "2021-06-19T00:50:38Z")
Okay. Please ask your final Firstname Lastname questions by 8pm EDT tomorrow! Thank you. ---
**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 19, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/271 "2021-06-19T23:51:37Z")
Oh, hey, it’s almost 8PM. Are you Michael Dorn? ---
**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 19, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/272 "2021-06-19T23:55:12Z")
# Yes, I am Michael Dorn! [![](https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/captain-worf.jpg) ](https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/captain-worf.jpg) Nice job **De La Rue!** ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/273 "2021-06-20T01:40:23Z")
Congrats @De_La_Rue! ---
**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 20, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/274 "2021-06-20T01:56:32Z")
Woulda coulda shoulda guessed him, Trekker that I am! Well done, **DLR**. ---
**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 20, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/275 "2021-06-20T13:52:09Z")
New game: I am U. ---
**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 20, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/276 "2021-06-20T13:53:57Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 race? 2. Did you have a hit with the song _Follow Me_? 3. On _Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius_, are you Sheen’s favorite superhero? ---
**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 20, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/277 "2021-06-20T15:28:21Z")
IQs: Were you a Burmese diplomat in the Sixties? Were you a U.S. diplomat in the Sixties? Do you play a blind woman who hangs out with an antihero? ---
**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 20, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/278 "2021-06-20T15:37:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 race? > 2. Did you have a hit with the song _Follow Me_? > 3. On _Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius_, are you Sheen’s favorite superhero? 1. I am not Al Unser. 2. I am not Uncle Kracker. 3. I am not Ultra-Lord. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a Burmese diplomat in the Sixties? > Were you a U.S. diplomat in the Sixties? > Do you play a blind woman who hangs out with an antihero? Respectively: I am not U Thant. I am not U.S. Thant. I am not Leslie Uggams. ---
**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 20, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/279 "2021-06-20T17:27:10Z")
Swept me. IQs: 1. Are you the Norse god of the Winter? 2. Did you create a leading Bible dictionary in the 1960’s which has been in publication ever since? 3. Did you play Emma Peel in the movie version of _The Avengers_? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/280 "2021-06-20T18:20:24Z")
IQs 1. Were you the second wife to a man whose fourth wife was a “10”? 2. Did you write a novel set in a 14th century monastery? 3. Are you a fastidious hypochondriac? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330.md?page=15)