# 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:** 7
**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 8, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/121 "2021-06-08T20:21:49Z")
IQs: 1. Were you one of Roger Ramjet’s squad of kid helpers? 2. Did you play Batgirl on the 1960’s _Batman_ TV series? 3. Were you a noted French surrealist painter? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/122 "2021-06-08T21:19:45Z")
DQs: **Y** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Only known name starts with Y 4. Not originally known from movies or TV 5. Not a protagonist 6. Not explicitly specified, but very likely American 7. Could be alive today, if real, depending on access to medical care 8. First appeared since 1950 9. Created by American(s) 10. Concept of lead character is not applicable 11. Not originally from prose 12. First appeared before 1990 ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/123 "2021-06-08T21:22:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a New Age musician who was particularly popular in the Nineties? > Were you Gorbachev’s CPSU patron? > Did you know Major Major Major Major? Not Yanni Take 2 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Has your art included such works as _Cut Piece_ , _Ceiling Painting/Yes Painting_ , and various experimental films? > 2. Were you often seen wearing a black-and-white fishnet-patterned keffiyeh, draped over one shoulder? > 3. In _Futurama_ were you the titular Beast with a Billion Backs? Not Yoko Ono? Not Yassar Arafat? Not Yivo > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of Roger Ramjet’s squad of kid helpers? > 2. Did you play Batgirl on the 1960’s _Batman_ TV series? > 3. Were you a noted French surrealist painter? Take a DQ Not Yvonne Craig 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 8, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/124 "2021-06-08T22:06:54Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Yoko Ono? > Not Yassar Arafat? > Not Yivo A clean sweep! IQs: 1. Did you write _We_ (the sci-fi dystopian novel)? 2. Did you popularize the idea of micro-loans? 3. Did you hold up a diner with your boyfriend, who you called “Pumpkin” (and who in turn called you “Honey Bunny”)? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/125 "2021-06-08T22:19:58Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _We_ (the sci-fi dystopian novel)? > 2. Did you popularize the idea of micro-loans? > 3. Did you hold up a diner with your boyfriend, who you called “Pumpkin” (and who in turn called you “Honey Bunny”)? You swept me back! Take 3 DQs. (I know the last one is Amanda Plummer in _Pulp Fiction_, but I don’t remember the character’s real name) ---
**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 8, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/126 "2021-06-08T22:25:03Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > You swept me back! Take 3 DQs. 1 was Yevgeny Zamyatin; 2 was Muhammad Yunus; 3 was Yolanda. DQs: 1. created after 1970? 2. has appeared in prose and movies/TV? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/127 "2021-06-08T22:34:24Z")
DQs: **Y** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Only known name starts with Y 4. Not originally known from movies or TV 5. Not a protagonist 6. Not explicitly specified, but very likely American 7. Could be alive today, if real, depending on access to medical care 8. First appeared since 1950 9. Created by American(s) 10. Concept of lead character is not applicable 11. Not originally from prose 12. First appeared before 1990 13. Created after 1970 14. Has appeared in prose and movies/TV, although not necessarily in the way commonly meant by that phrase. ---
**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 8, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/128 "2021-06-08T22:44:27Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Were you one of Roger Ramjet’s squad of kid helpers? > > > 2. Did you play Batgirl on the 1960’s _Batman_ TV series? > > > 3. Were you a noted French surrealist painter? > > Take a DQ > Not Yvonne Craig > Take a DQ #1 was Yank (the other kids were Doodle, Dan and Dee). Correct on Ms. Craig. #3 was Yves Tanguy. DQs: 1. From comic books or comic strips? 2. Antagonist? IQ: Are you a blue-skinned alien with an arrow that responds to your will? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/129 "2021-06-08T23:17:22Z")
DQs: **Y** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Only known name starts with Y 4. Not originally known from movies or TV 5. Not a protagonist 6. Not explicitly specified, but very likely American 7. Could be alive today, if real, depending on access to medical care 8. First appeared since 1950 9. Created by American(s) 10. Concept of lead character is not applicable 11. Not originally from prose 12. First appeared before 1990 13. Created after 1970 14. Has appeared in prose and movies/TV, although not necessarily in the way commonly meant by that phrase. 15. Not from comic books or comic strips 16. Not an antagonist. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/130 "2021-06-08T23:17:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Are you a blue-skinned alien with an arrow that responds to your will? Not Yondu from _Guardians of the Galaxy_ ---
**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 9, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/131 "2021-06-09T12:34:50Z")
IQs: 1. Did you compose _Tea For Two_? 2. Were you the singer for Classics IV? 3. Did you write the lyrics to _Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?_? ---
**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 9, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/132 "2021-06-09T13:21:53Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a New Age musician who was particularly popular in the Nineties? - Yes, Yanni Were you Gorbachev’s CPSU patron? - Yuri Andropov Did you know Major Major Major Major? - Yossarian, in _Catch-22_ DQs: First introduced in a song? Human? IQs: Were you a rebel Soviet poet who met with Nixon? Did you angrily quit the CPSU despite being allied with Gorbachev? Were you Andrei Sakharov’s steadfast wife? ---
**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 9, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/133 "2021-06-09T13:23:15Z")
IQs: 1. Were you primarily a singles figure skater, though you also skated in pairs with Rudy Galindo from 1984-1990? 2. Are you You, the Hunter from the Future? 3. “Father and I went down to camp, Along with Captain Gooding, There we see the men and boys, As thick as hasty pudding”–does your name come next? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/134 "2021-06-09T17:33:02Z")
DQs: **Y** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Only known name starts with Y, but almost always preceded by an honorific 4. Not originally known from movies or TV 5. Not a protagonist 6. Not explicitly specified, but very likely American 7. Could be alive today, if real, depending on access to medical care 8. First appeared since 1950 9. Created by American(s) 10. Concept of lead character is not applicable 11. Not originally from prose 12. First appeared before 1990 13. Created after 1970 14. Has appeared in prose and movies/TV, although not necessarily in the way commonly meant by that phrase. 15. Not from comic books or comic strips 16. Not an antagonist. 17. Not first introduced in a song 18. Intended to be perceived as human Also I want to draw attention to an update to #3. Only given name starts with Y, but name is almost always preceded by an honorific. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/135 "2021-06-09T17:36:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you compose _Tea For Two_ ? > 2. Were you the singer for Classics IV? > 3. Did you write the lyrics to _Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?_ ? Take 3 DQs > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a rebel Soviet poet who met with Nixon? > Did you angrily quit the CPSU despite being allied with Gorbachev? > Were you Andrei Sakharov’s steadfast wife? Take 3 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you primarily a singles figure skater, though you also skated in pairs with Rudy Galindo from 1984-1990? > 2. Are you You, the Hunter from the Future? > 3. “Father and I went down to camp, > Along with Captain Gooding, > There we see the men and boys, > As thick as hasty pudding”–does your name come next? Not Kristi Yamaguchi? - I think she’s too young for that time frame, but only Y skater I can think of. Not Yor Take a DQ ---
**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 9, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/136 "2021-06-09T17:38:33Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you compose _Tea For Two_ ? > > > 2. Were you the singer for Classics IV? > > > 3. Did you write the lyrics to _Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?_ ? > > Take 3 DQs #1 was Vincent Youmans. #2 was Dennis Yost. #3 was Yip Harburg. DQ: From a commercial or advertising campaign? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/137 "2021-06-09T17:43:06Z")
DQs: **Y** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Only known name starts with Y, but almost always preceded by an honorific 4. Not originally known from movies or TV 5. Not a protagonist 6. Not explicitly specified, but very likely American 7. Could be alive today, if real, depending on access to medical care 8. First appeared since 1950 9. Created by American(s) 10. Concept of lead character is not applicable 11. Not originally from prose 12. First appeared before 1990 13. Created after 1970 14. Has appeared in prose and movies/TV, although not necessarily in the way commonly meant by that phrase. 15. Not from comic books or comic strips 16. Not an antagonist. 17. Not first introduced in a song 18. Intended to be perceived as human 19. From a commercial or advertising campaign ---
**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 9, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/138 "2021-06-09T17:45:59Z")
DQ: Is the character’s honorific “Mr.”? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/139 "2021-06-09T17:46:43Z")
DQs: **Y** 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Only known name starts with Y, but almost always preceded by an honorific 4. Not originally known from movies or TV 5. Not a protagonist 6. Not explicitly specified, but very likely American 7. Could be alive today, if real, depending on access to medical care 8. First appeared since 1950 9. Created by American(s) 10. Concept of lead character is not applicable 11. Not originally from prose 12. First appeared before 1990 13. Created after 1970 14. Has appeared in prose and movies/TV, although not necessarily in the way commonly meant by that phrase. 15. Not from comic books or comic strips 16. Not an antagonist. 17. Not first introduced in a song 18. Intended to be perceived as human 19. From a commercial or advertising campaign 20. Character’s honorific is “Mr.” ---
**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 9, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/140 "2021-06-09T17:48:52Z")
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