# Botticelli, June 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 2, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118 "2025-06-02T19:30:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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 26, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/201 "2025-06-26T19:09:35Z")
IQ1: Will you join the fight when there is a wrong to right? IQ2: Were you a dummy who wore a top hat and a monocle? IQ3: Did you write _South by Java Head_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/202 "2025-06-26T19:55:32Z")
Take a DQ, I am not Charlie McCarthy, I am not Alistair MacLean ---
**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 26, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/203 "2025-06-26T20:08:29Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Will you join the fight when there is a wrong to right? > IQ2: Were you a dummy who wore a top hat and a monocle? > IQ3: Did you write _South by Java Head_? > [@kitap](#): > > Take a DQ, I am not Charlie McCarthy, I am not Alistair MacLean Mighty Mouse correct correct DQ: Known from comic books? IQ1: Did you travel to South America with, among others, Prof Summerlee? IQ2: Was the area #1 travelled to discovered by, and later named for, you? IQ3: Did you star in two unrelated movies based on books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/204 "2025-06-26T21:16:36Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you travel to South America with, among others, Prof Summerlee? > IQ2: Was the area #1 travelled to discovered by, and later named for, you? > IQ3: Did you star in two unrelated movies based on books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs? I am not Michael Challenger, take a DQ and take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/205 "2025-06-26T21:17:11Z")
1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with M. 4. Not known from prose fiction. 5. American creator. 6. American 7. Not known from movies/TV 8. Created in 1980 9. Not from a song 10. Last name starts with A-L. 11. Not from the stage. 12. Not from comicbooks. ---
**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 26, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/206 "2025-06-26T21:37:39Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you travel to South America with, among others, Prof Summerlee? > > IQ2: Was the area #1 travelled to discovered by, and later named for, you? > > IQ3: Did you star in two unrelated movies based on books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs? > > I am not Michael Challenger, take a DQ and take a DQ. Edward Malone (Challenger’s name was George) Maple White Doug McClure (_The Land That Time Forgot_ and \*At the Earth’s Core") Three DQs reserved. IQ1: Were you a Mexican general who invaded Texas and captured the Alamo? IQ2: Were you the subject of a rescue attempt by Richard Ames and his associates? IQ3: Was #2 named after you? ---
**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 27, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/207 "2025-06-27T01:56:02Z")
IQ: Were you the original lead character in _Bloom County_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/208 "2025-06-27T03:20:35Z")
Error. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/209 "2025-06-27T03:21:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@kitap](#): > > > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > > > IQ1: Did you travel to South America with, among others, Prof Summerlee? > > > IQ2: Was the area #1 travelled to discovered by, and later named for, you? > > > IQ3: Did you star in two unrelated movies based on books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs? > > > > I am not Michael Challenger, take a DQ and take a DQ. > > Edward Malone (Challenger’s name was George) > Maple White > Doug McClure (_The Land That Time Forgot_ and \*At the Earth’s Core") > Three DQs reserved. > > IQ1: Were you a Mexican general who invaded Texas and captured the Alamo? > IQ2: Were you the subject of a rescue attempt by Richard Ames and his associates? > IQ3: Was #2 named after you? No idea for any of them but, Yes!! I am **Milo Bloom**!!! Good job! ---
**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 27, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/210 "2025-06-27T14:40:47Z")
Thank you. I am… # T! ---
**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 27, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/211 "2025-06-27T15:14:42Z")
IQ1: Do your friends include an ichthyologist and a one-legged baseball coach? IQ2: Did you write _Counting Up,Counting Down_? IQ3: Are you a former football player who became a journalist? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/212 "2025-06-27T15:21:12Z")
Good job **Prof**! IQs: 1. Did you cause a stir by not wearing underwear while filming a movie for Alfred Hitchcock? 2. Are you a former professional heavyweight boxer who appeared in an early Coen Brothers film? 3. Did you have a memorable scene with #2? ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/213 "2025-06-27T16:18:58Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Do your friends include an ichthyologist and a one-legged baseball coach? > IQ2: Did you write _Counting Up,Counting Down_? > IQ3: Are you a former football player who became a journalist? 1. I am not Thor from B.C. Take 2 DQs. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you cause a stir by not wearing underwear while filming a movie for Alfred Hitchcock? > 2. Are you a former professional heavyweight boxer who appeared in an early Coen Brothers film? > 3. Did you have a memorable scene with #2? 1. I am not Tippi Hendren (??) Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/214 "2025-06-27T16:40:55Z")
Good job, @Prof.Pepperwinkle ! I’m a bit surprised you didn’t cover Mike Binkley as well, I think it could have been him too. On to T! 1. Were you a Virginian who fought (well) for the Confederacy? 2. Were you a Virginian who fought (well) for the Union? 3. Did you have an alien pet who turned out to be royalty? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/215 "2025-06-27T17:16:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Did you cause a stir by not wearing underwear while filming a movie for Alfred Hitchcock? > > 2. Are you a former professional heavyweight boxer who appeared in an early Coen Brothers film? > > 3. Did you have a memorable scene with #2? > > 1. I am not Tippi Hendren (??) > Take 2 DQs. 1. Tallulah Bankhead (_Lifeboat_) 2. Randall “Tex” Cobb 3. Trey Wilson (as Nathan Arizona, Sr) DQs: Male? Real? Last name begin with T? ---
**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 27, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/216 "2025-06-27T17:22:42Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. Last name begins with T ---
**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 27, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/217 "2025-06-27T17:23:54Z")
On to T! 1. Were you a Virginian who fought (well) for the Confederacy? 2. Were you a Virginian who fought (well) for the Union? 3. Did you have an alien pet who turned out to be royalty? [/quote] Take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/218 "2025-06-27T17:32:33Z")
For a second I thought you were asking yourself questions. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/219 "2025-06-27T17:35:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > On to T! > > 1. Were you a Virginian who fought (well) for the Confederacy? > 2. Were you a Virginian who fought (well) for the Union? > 3. Did you have an alien pet who turned out to be royalty? Take 3 DQs. [/quote] Thomas J. Jackson. George H. Thomas. John Thomas Stuart IX. Thomas x3! DQs: Alive? American? First name begins A-M? ---
**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 27, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/220 "2025-06-27T17:38:05Z")
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