# Botticelli June 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 1, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875 "2023-06-01T14:47:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/41 "2023-06-05T18:07:14Z")
DQs: 1. Is your most famous creation a Janitor who was burned to death. 2. Did you write and illustrate the graphic novel “Dropsie Avenue”. 3. Did you write a series of short stories about the loves won a lost by the relatives of a Mr. Mulliner? ---
**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 5, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/42 "2023-06-05T18:54:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the title character in Gilbert & Sullivan’s _The Sorcerer_? > 2. Were you the protagonist in _Ringworld_? > 3. Did Billie Hayes play you on _H. R. Pufnstuf_? 1. I am not John Worthington Wells. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Witchiepoo. > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a smith from Germanic mythology, said to have forged Excalibur and the paladin Roland’s sword Durendal? > 2. Were you a former newspaper editor and adulterer who conducted the last “front-porch” campaign for the Presidency? > 3. Did missing a flight save your life, allowing you to subsequently release country music’s first platinum album? 1. I am not Wayland. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Waylon Jennings. > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Is your most famous creation a Janitor who was burned to death. > 2. Did you write and illustrate the graphic novel “Dropsie Avenue”. > 3. Did you write a series of short stories about the loves won a lost by the relatives of a Mr. Mulliner? 1. I am not Wes Craven. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not P.G. Wodehouse. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. born before 1970 5. last name starts with W 6. known for the arts 7. not known for music 8. known for the performing arts, has also had a side gig recently 9. best known as an actor 10. American 11. leading man 12. best known for movies 13. name not as common as Smith or Jones or Brown, but not really unusual either ---
**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 5, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/43 "2023-06-05T20:19:00Z")
Previous IQs: Have you played an ADA, a law school dean and a POTUS? - Sam Waterston, in _Law & Order, On the Basis of Sex_ and _Lincoln_ Did you die not long after completing the filming of your role in _Stripes_? - Yes, Warren Oates Did you play Commodore Matt Decker? - Yes, William Windom DQ: Considered handsome? IQs: Were you a noted Brit with the middle name Ewart? Did you hail from Auburn, N.Y. and had the middle name Henry? Did your bloated corpse have to be forced, very stinkily, into a too-small coffin? ---
**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 5, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/44 "2023-06-05T20:33:22Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you the title character in Gilbert & Sullivan’s _The Sorcerer_? > > 2. Were you the protagonist in _Ringworld_? > > 3. Did Billie Hayes play you on _H. R. Pufnstuf_? > > 1. I am not John Worthington Wells. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Witchiepoo. Correct, Louis Wu, Correct. 1 DQ reserved. DQs: 1. Did you play Mork & Mindy’s baby? 2. Did you play the hero in _Die Hard_? 3. Did you play the hero in _The Book of Eli_? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/45 "2023-06-05T20:44:19Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > 1. Is your most famous creation a Janitor who was burned to death. > > 2. Did you write and illustrate the graphic novel “Dropsie Avenue”. > > 3. Did you write a series of short stories about the loves won a lost by the relatives of a Mr. Mulliner? > > 1. I am not Wes Craven. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not P.G. Wodehouse. 1. Will Eisner Other two correct. DQ: Made a movie in the last 2 years? ---
**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 6, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/46 "2023-06-06T00:08:10Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you a smith from Germanic mythology, said to have forged Excalibur and the paladin Roland’s sword Durendal? > > 2. Were you a former newspaper editor and adulterer who conducted the last “front-porch” campaign for the Presidency? > > 3. Did missing a flight save your life, allowing you to subsequently release country music’s first platinum album? > > 1. I am not Wayland. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Waylon Jennings. Correct on Nos. 1 and 3; No. 2 was Warren G. Harding. DQs (one earned this round and one reserved): 1. African-American? 2. Usually plays good guys? ---
**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 6, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/47 "2023-06-06T03:14:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a noted Brit with the middle name Ewart? > Did you hail from Auburn, N.Y. and had the middle name Henry? > Did your bloated corpse have to be forced, very stinkily, into a too-small coffin? Respectively: I am not William Ewart Gladstone. I am not Warren Oates. I am not William Windom. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Did you play Mork & Mindy’s baby? > 2. Did you play the hero in _Die Hard_? > 3. Did you play the hero in _The Book of Eli_? 1. I am not Jonathan Winters 2. I am not Bruce Willis. 3. I am not Denzel Washington. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. born before 1970 5. last name starts with W 6. known for the arts 7. not known for music 8. known for the performing arts, has also had a side gig recently 9. best known as an actor 10. American 11. leading man 12. best known for movies 13. name not as common as Smith or Jones or Brown, but not really unusual either 14. rugged, chiseled features 15. Has not made a movie in the last 2 years (but has appeared in a documentary) 16. white 17. most famous character is a “good guy” ---
**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 6, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/48 "2023-06-06T13:40:53Z")
and swept me. DQ: Last name starts with Wa -to- Wh? ---
**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 6, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/49 "2023-06-06T18:45:30Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Joe Friday on _Dragnet_? 2. Did you voice Simon Pegg’s dog in _Absolutely Anything_? 3. Are you the central character in _Death of a Salesman_? ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/50 "2023-06-06T21:24:41Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a noted Brit with the middle name Ewart? - Yes, the late PM William Gladstone Did you hail from Auburn, N.Y. and had the middle name Henry? - William Seward, Lincoln’s SECSTATE Did your bloated corpse have to be forced, very stinkily, into a too-small coffin? - William the Conqueror William x3! DQs: Won an Oscar? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 6, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/51 "2023-06-06T22:37:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Joe Friday on _Dragnet_? > 2. Did you voice Simon Pegg’s dog in _Absolutely Anything_? > 3. Are you the central character in _Death of a Salesman_? 1. I am not Jack Webb. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Willy Loman. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. born before 1970 5. last name starts with W 6. known for the arts 7. not known for music 8. known for the performing arts, has also had a side gig recently 9. best known as an actor 10. American 11. leading man 12. best known for movies 13. name not as common as Smith or Jones or Brown, but not really unusual either 14. rugged, chiseled features 15. Has not made a movie in the last 2 years (but has appeared in a documentary) 16. white 17. most famous character is a “good guy” 18. last name starts with Wa -to- Wh 19. nominated for but did not win an Oscar ---
**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, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/52 "2023-06-08T18:28:36Z")
IQ1: Did you famously demand “more cowbell”? IQ2: Did you voice Hades in the Disney version of _Hercules_? IQ3: Did you portray fictional PI Easy Rawlins in his only screen appearance? ---
**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, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/53 "2023-06-08T18:38:50Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you famously demand “more cowbell”? > IQ2: Did you voice Hades in the Disney version of _Hercules_? > IQ3: Did you portray fictional PI Easy Rawlins in his only screen appearance? IQ1: I am not Christopher Walken. IQ2: I am not James Woods. IQ3: I am not the previously-used Denzel Washington. ---
**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, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/54 "2023-06-08T19:28:02Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Did you play Joe Friday on _Dragnet_? > > 2. Did you voice Simon Pegg’s dog in _Absolutely Anything_? > > 3. Are you the central character in _Death of a Salesman_? > > 1. I am not Jack Webb. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Willy Loman. Correct, Robin Williams, Correct. 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 8, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/55 "2023-06-08T19:40:05Z")
Swept me. IQ1: Are you a cult film director sometimes called the Prince of Puke? IQ2: Were you part of the Funky Bunch in your earlier musical career? IQ3: Did you recently legally change your name to Ye? ---
**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, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/56 "2023-06-08T20:28:56Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a cult film director sometimes called the Prince of Puke? > IQ2: Were you part of the Funky Bunch in your earlier musical career? > IQ3: Did you recently legally change your name to Ye? IQ1: I am not John Waters. IQ2: I am not Mark Wahlberg. IQ3: I am not the former Kanye West. ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/57 "2023-06-08T20:52:47Z")
Still drawing a blank. I release my reserved DQ to be asked by another player. ---
**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, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/58 "2023-06-09T12:22:52Z")
DQ: Born before 1960? EH’s DQ: Last name starts with Wa? ---
**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, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/59 "2023-06-09T16:38:22Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in _RoboCop_? 2. Did you star in _Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins_? 3. Did you write _The Age of Innocence_? ---
**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, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875/60 "2023-06-09T17:21:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _RoboCop_? > 2. Did you star in _Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins_? > 3. Did you write _The Age of Innocence_? I am not Fred Ward or Edith Wharton, but I am indeed **Dr. Peter Weller**! (As witnessed by yours truly at a convention, he doesn’t like it when people call him “Mister”–he _did_ spend ten years getting a doctoral degree in Italian art history.) Chosen solely because I recently found [issue #7](https://www.comics.org/issue/245927/cover/4/) of the RoboCop comic at a street festival and had to get it. Next game goes to the Prof. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2023/984875.md?page=4)