# Botticelli -- Mar 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 1, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991 "2021-03-01T01:27:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/302 "2021-03-31T16:22:09Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a noted Irish freedom-fighter of the 1790s? - Edward FitzGerald A former FBI agent, were you the first elected County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio? - A later American also named Edward FitzGerald Were you the first in your high office to use a rubber stamp for signing the piles of documents which came your way? - Not Eisenhower, but King Edward VII Edward x3! DQs: Real? Male? Last name begin with E? IQs: Did you eventually marry Mr. Knightley? Did you eventually marry Mr. Darcy? Were you a badly-misunderstood green woman with sharp teeth? ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/303 "2021-03-31T17:28:20Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Esther. > Not Emma Whosywhatsy. > Not … Edward Yale? Close enough on 2 (Emma Lazarus); 3 was Elihu Root. One DQ reserved. IQs: 1. Were you an Albanian dictator? 2. Did you take pictures of a horse to win a bet? 3. Were you in _Martha Marcy May Marlene_? ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/304 "2021-03-31T19:00:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you write **Brideshead Revisited**? > > > 2. Did you create the character of Weary Willie? > > > 3. Were you wives’ names Elsa and Mileva? > > Not Evelyn Waugh. > Not Emmett Kelly. > DQ. Correct, Correct, and Albert Einstein. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/305 "2021-03-31T19:49:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you eventually marry Mr. Knightley? > Did you eventually marry Mr. Darcy? > Were you a badly-misunderstood green woman with sharp teeth? DQ. Not Elizabeth. DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an Albanian dictator? > 2. Did you take pictures of a horse to win a bet? > 3. Were you in _Martha Marcy May Marlene_ ? Not Enver Hoxha. Not Edward Muybridge. DQ. **E** 1, Not real 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with E ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/306 "2021-03-31T19:55:30Z")
DQ: Created by an American or Americans? ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/307 "2021-03-31T19:56:45Z")
IQs: 1. Are you aka Ralph Dibny? 2. Are you aka Rita Farr? 3. Are you aka Starfox? ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/308 "2021-03-31T20:00:41Z")
IQ1: Did you paint _Nighthawks_? IQ2: Did your creator die before completing you, leaving you with metal blades in place of digits? IQ3: Did you form an eponymous band with your drummer brother, and eventually add your bassist son? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/309 "2021-04-01T15:25:22Z")
**DLR** , Elihu Yale donated to what became Yale University; Elihu Root, who lived many years later, was a lawyer and statesman who was close to T.R. Previous IQs: Did you eventually marry Mr. Knightley? - The title character of Jane Austen’s _Emma_ Did you eventually marry Mr. Darcy? - Yes, Elizabeth Bennet, in Austen’s _Pride and Prejudice_ Were you a badly-misunderstood green woman with sharp teeth? - Elphaba, in _Wicked_ DQs: Was himself American? Would be alive today, if real? IQs: Were you the U.S. chess champion in the Sixties in an alternate universe? Has a particular actress played you in movies twice already, and hopes to again? Was your husband born on Corfu? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/310 "2021-04-01T15:35:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Enver Hoxha. > Not Edward Muybridge. > DQ. 3 was Elizabeth Olsen. DQ: first name begins with E? (Just to confirm.) IQs: 1. Were you a forger profiled by another forger? 2. Was your sitcom notable for “The Puppy Episode”? 3. Were you a quarterback for the Denver Broncos? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Elihu Yale donated to what became Yale University; Elihu Root, who lived many years later, was a lawyer and statesman who was close to T.R. …my note here lists Root as founder of Yale, which I never thought about checking (I never thought about why a guy named _Root_ would found a college named _Yale_, either.). Duly noted and corrected. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/311 "2021-04-01T16:24:18Z")
For more: > **[Elihu Yale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elihu_Yale)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Elihu Yale (5 April 1649 – 8 July 1721) was a British-American colonial administrator and philanthropist. Although born in Boston, Massachusetts, he only lived in America as a child, spending the rest of his life in England, Wales and India. Starting as a clerk, he eventually rose up to the rank of President of the British East India Company settlement in Fort St George, Madras. He later lost that position under charges of corruption for self-d... > **[Elihu Root](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elihu_Root)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Elihu Root (/ˈɛlɪhjuː ˈruːt/; February 15, 1845 – February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and statesman who served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War in the early twentieth century. He also served as United States Senator from New York and received the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize. Root is sometimes considered the prototype of the 20th century political "wise man," advising presidents on a range of foreign and domesti... ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/312 "2021-04-01T18:50:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you aka Ralph Dibny? > 2. Are you aka Rita Farr? > 3. Are you aka Starfox? Three DQs. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you paint _Nighthawks_ ? > IQ2: Did your creator die before completing you, leaving you with metal blades in place of digits? > IQ3: Did you form an eponymous band with your drummer brother, and eventually add your bassist son? DQ. Not Edward Scissorhands. DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the U.S. chess champion in the Sixties in an alternate universe? > Has a particular actress played you in movies twice already, and hopes to again? > Was your husband born on Corfu? DQ. Not Queen Elizabeth I. Not Queen Elizabeth II. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a forger profiled by another forger? > 2. Was your sitcom notable for “The Puppy Episode”? > 3. Were you a quarterback for the Denver Broncos? 3 DQs. **E** 1, Not real 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with E 4. Created by an American or Americans 5. Was himself American 6. Could be alive today, if real 7. First name begins with E ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/313 "2021-04-01T18:59:39Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Are you aka Ralph Dibny? > > > 2. Are you aka Rita Farr? > > > 3. Are you aka Starfox? > > Three DQs. Elongated Man, Elasti-Girl, Eros. The first two from DC Comics, the last one from Marvel. DQs: 1. Created after 1900? 2. Protagonist? 3. Originally from a work of prose fiction? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/314 "2021-04-01T21:34:18Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the U.S. chess champion in the Sixties in an alternate universe? - Elizabeth Harmon, in the novel and miniseries _The Queen’s Gambit_ Has a particular actress played you in movies twice already, and hopes to again? - Yes, Queen Elizabeth I (the actress being Cate Blanchett, of course) Was your husband born on Corfu? - Yes, Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth x3! DQ: Human? IQs: Did you play Miss Honey in _Matilda_? Were you an early King of Rohan? Was Isildur your son? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/315 "2021-04-01T22:33:07Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Are you Nancy Drew’s aunt? > 2. Did you write the book **Gone-Away Lake** , among others? > 3. Were you a prolific writer who wrote, among other things, the _Famous Five_ series? Eloise Drew, correct, correct. DQ: Caucasian? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/316 "2021-04-01T23:13:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play Miss Honey in _Matilda_ ? > Were you an early King of Rohan? > Was Isildur your son? DQ. DQ. Not Elendil. **E** 1, Not real 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with E 4. Created by an American or Americans 5. Was himself American 6. Could be alive today, if real 7. First name begins with E 8. Created after 1900 9. Not a protagonist 10. Not originally from a work of prose fiction 11. Human 12. Caucasian ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/317 "2021-04-01T23:28:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Did you paint _Nighthawks_ ? > > > IQ2: Did your creator die before completing you, leaving you with metal blades in place of digits? > > > IQ3: Did you form an eponymous band with your drummer brother, and eventually add your bassist son? > > DQ. > Not Edward Scissorhands. > DQ. Edward Hopper Correct Edward Van Halen DQ1: Created after 1960? DQ2: Originally from movies or television? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/318 "2021-04-02T00:16:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you a forger profiled by another forger? > 2. Was your sitcom notable for “The Puppy Episode”? > 3. Were you a quarterback for the Denver Broncos? > [@SCAdian](#): > > 3 DQs. 1 was Elmyr de Hory; 2 was Ellen DeGeneres (it’s the episode in which DeGeneres’s character comes out as gay–an executive suggested that since she “showed no inclination toward dating, she should get a puppy”); 3 was John Elway. DQ: antagonist? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/319 "2021-04-02T01:05:43Z")
IQs: 1. Were you one of the founders of the first company to produce automobiles profitably? 2. Was your brother known as Joliet Jake? 3. Are you the son of a beleaguered employee of Spacely Sprockets? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/320 "2021-04-02T03:55:59Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of the founders of the first company to produce automobiles profitably? > 2. Was your brother known as Joliet Jake? > 3. Are you the son of a beleaguered employee of Spacely Sprockets? Not … Ransom E Olds? DQ. Not Elroy Jetson. **E** 1, Not real 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with E 4. Created by an American or Americans 5. Was himself American 6. Could be alive today, if real 7. First name begins with E 8. Created after 1900 9. Not a protagonist 10. Not originally from a work of prose fiction 11. Human 12. Caucasian 13. Possibly created after 1960 14. Not originally from movies or television 15. Not an antagonist ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991/321 "2021-04-02T09:52:46Z")
1. Did you play Daniel Sousa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? 2. Are you the slightly odd Medical Examiner on **Prodigal Son**? 3. Were you most probably Jim Hutton’s best known role? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-mar-2021/933991.md?page=17)