# Botticelli - March 2015

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [March 1, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955 "2015-03-01T21:49:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 9

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**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 11, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/161 "2015-03-11T14:56:46Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you “the Merc with the Mouth”?
2. Are you a member of the NCIS team named for your father?
3. Did you start in show biz as part of a trio with Clayton & Jackson?

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**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 11, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/162 "2015-03-11T15:27:16Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you appear in the fictional work _The Long Dark Tunnel_? - Dixon Hill: [Dixon Hill | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Dixon_Hill)  
Did you wear a non-matching suit and helmet? - Darth Vader, different shades of black? Really? Nice try. No, this is Dr. David Bowman, in a green helmet and red spacesuit after making his way back into _Discovery_ through the airlock: [2001: A Space Odyssey: Shutting Down HAL - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbUF43Gy128)  
Did you play that character? - Keir Dullea

DQs:

First appeared before 1941?  
Associated with NYC?  
Known to carry a gun?

IQs:

Did you give your name to a one-name kind of food in the last 30 years?  
Did you only ever write a single sentence about the Grice Patersons in the island of Uffa?  
Did being given a single dirty sock make you very happy?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/163 "2015-03-11T16:03:35Z")

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DQ roundup

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. American
5. From a movie or series of movies, but not best known for that
6. First appeared before 1975
7. Technically not a good guy, but is still a favorable character
8. Considered contemporary the first time he appeared
9. First appeared after 1950
10. Associated with NYC
11. Does not prefer guns

Ask another DQ EH, since SCAdian’s DQ ruled your first one out.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/164 "2015-03-11T16:05:51Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a banker who lived next door to his biggest clients?  
> IQ2: Did you own a general store in three TV series?  
> IQ3: Did you appear originally in a show about car racing, and later in one about airplanes?

not Milburn Drysdale, not Sam Drucker, not Barry Van Dyke?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/165 "2015-03-11T16:06:59Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> IQ1) Were you the losing quarterback in the first Super Bowl?
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> IQ2) Were you the losing quarterback in the SECOND Super Bowl?
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> IQ3) Were you a cowardly knight who tried to rescue a princess in the arcade game _ **Dragon’s Lair** _?

not Len Dawson, don’t remember, not Dirk the Daring

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/166 "2015-03-11T16:08:41Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you “the Merc with the Mouth”?
> 2. Are you a member of the NCIS team named for your father?
> 3. Did you start in show biz as part of a trio with Clayton & Jackson?

take 3 DQs

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/167 "2015-03-11T16:13:28Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Did you give your name to a one-name kind of food in the last 30 years?  
> Did you only ever write a single sentence about the Grice Patersons in the island of Uffa?  
> Did being given a single dirty sock make you very happy?

dunno, dunno, I’m sure it’s a cat but the only one I can think of is Mooch from _Mutts_

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**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 11, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/168 "2015-03-11T16:14:26Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you “the Merc with the Mouth”?
> 2. Are you a member of the NCIS team named for your father?
> 3. Did you start in show biz as part of a trio with Clayton & Jackson?

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> take 3 DQs

#1 is Deadpool from Marvel Comics.  
#2 is Tony DiNozzo, Jr.  
#3 was Jimmy Durante.

3 DQs reserved for now.

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**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 11, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/169 "2015-03-11T16:19:20Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a banker who lived next door to his biggest clients?  
> IQ2: Did you own a general store in three TV series?  
> IQ3: Did you appear originally in a show about car racing, and later in one about airplanes?

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> not Milburn Drysdale, not Sam Drucker, not Barry Van Dyke?

Correct.  
Correct.  
Dick Dastardly.

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**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 11, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/170 "2015-03-11T16:47:35Z")

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DQ: Better known from literature?

2 DQs reserved.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/171 "2015-03-11T16:54:03Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> not Len Dawson, don’t remember, not Dirk the Daring

Both correct. Losing QB of Super Bowl 2 was Daryle Lamonica, the Mad Bomber of Notre Dame.

DQ) Are you a “sidekick” or supporting character in a work or works devoted to a different protagonist?

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**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 11, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/172 "2015-03-11T17:08:28Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you give your name to a one-name kind of food in the last 30 years? - Dilbert and the Dilberito: [Dilberito - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilberito).  
Did you only ever write a single sentence about the Grice Patersons in the island of Uffa? - Arthur Conan Doyle, in the opening of his Sherlock Holmes story “The Five Orange Pips.”  
Did being given a single dirty sock make you very happy? - Dobby, the house-elf in the _Harry Potter_ tales.

DQs:

A cop or private detective?  
Considered particularly stylish or well-dressed?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Did Gene Hackman play you in several movies?  
Were you killed in a movie since 1990, but returned to life in a TV show?  
Were you a naval officer who Lincoln admired?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/173 "2015-03-11T17:23:04Z")

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DQ roundup

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. American
5. From a movie or series of movies, but not best known for that
6. First appeared before 1975
7. Technically not a good guy, but is still a favorable character
8. Considered contemporary the first time he appeared
9. First appeared after 1950
10. Associated with NYC
11. Does not prefer guns
12. Better known from literature
13. Not a sidekick or supporting character
14. Not a cop or detective
15. Not considered stylish or well-dressed by a long shot

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/174 "2015-03-11T17:26:23Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Did Gene Hackman play you in several movies?  
> Were you killed in a movie since 1990, but returned to life in a TV show?  
> Were you a naval officer who Lincoln admired?

take 3 DQs  
the only answers I can think of for #2 are Nick Fury and Phil Coulson

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**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 11, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/175 "2015-03-11T19:00:10Z")

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DQ: Are you known from one book rather than a series?

1 DQ reserved.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/176 "2015-03-11T20:41:26Z")

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IQ1) Were you a mini-skirted communist activist in Northern Ireland?  
IQ2) Are you the only SMU alumnus to win the Heisman Trophy?  
IQ3) Are you a fictional barrio gang member who became a top CIA operative?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/177 "2015-03-11T21:16:12Z")

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DQ roundup

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. American
5. From a movie or series of movies, but not best known for that
6. First appeared before 1975
7. Technically not a good guy, but is still a favorable character
8. Considered contemporary the first time he appeared
9. First appeared after 1950
10. Associated with NYC
11. Does not prefer guns
12. Better known from literature
13. Not a sidekick or supporting character
14. Not a cop or detective
15. Not considered stylish or well-dressed by a long shot
16. Known from a series of books

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/178 "2015-03-11T21:18:01Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> IQ1) Were you a mini-skirted communist activist in Northern Ireland?  
> IQ2) Are you the only SMU alumnus to win the Heisman Trophy?  
> IQ3) Are you a fictional barrio gang member who became a top CIA operative?

3 DQs for you

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**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 11, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/179 "2015-03-11T21:42:50Z")

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DQ: Are you an adult?

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**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 11, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/180 "2015-03-11T21:45:48Z")

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IQs:

1. Do you sell rat-on-a-stick in Ankh-Morpork?
2. Did you sing for Jack Benny?
3. Do you know the secret of the Heavyside Layer?

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