# Botticelli March 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 29, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512 "2016-02-29T16:12:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 1, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/41 "2016-03-01T21:44:01Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did the Colour-Sergeant discuss your imminent demise with Files-on-Parade? > IQ2: Were you a WWII jarhead DI who later became famous as star of a sitcom? > IQ3: Were you a USAAF P-40 pilot who was credited with two kills, and later became co-host of a comedy show? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ, not Don Knotts(?), not Dick Smothers(?) Danny Deever, in the [poem](http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176154) by Kipling. Don Adams. Having trouble imagining him even playing a DI, let alone actually being one… Dan Rowan. DQ: Best known for comedy roles? Two DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/42 "2016-03-01T22:52:58Z")
IQ1: Did you host a variety show with your sister Marie? IQ2: Did you play Ivan Drago? IQ3: Did your character ask if the audience smelled what he was cooking? ---
**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 2, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/43 "2016-03-02T00:37:07Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with D 4. Known for the arts 5. American 6. Alive 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Currently best known as an actor 9. Known for work on TV, but not solely 10. Born before 1970 11. Uncommon variation of common first name 12. Currently active as an actor 13. Known for comedy roles, but not solely ---
**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 2, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/44 "2016-03-02T00:39:28Z")
DQ: Leading man? ---
**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 2, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/45 "2016-03-02T00:39:52Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Well, the Ross I had in mind was the one on _Friends_ played by David Schwimmer. What Ross role were you thinking of? The same Ross. I just couldn’t remember his name. ---
**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 2, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/46 "2016-03-02T00:41:40Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Did you host a variety show with your sister Marie? > IQ2: Did you play Ivan Drago? > IQ3: Did your character ask if the audience smelled what he was cooking? Not Donny Osmond, not Dolph Lundgren, not the most electrifying figure in sports entertainment Dwayne “The Rock” Johnsopn ---
**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 2, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/47 "2016-03-02T00:43:12Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with D 4. Known for the arts 5. American 6. Alive 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Currently best known as an actor 9. Known for work on TV, but not solely 10. Born before 1970 11. Uncommon variation of common first name 12. Currently active as an actor 13. Known for comedy roles, but not solely 14. Has been a leading man ---
**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 2, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/48 "2016-03-02T01:09:16Z")
IQ: Ever been nominated or won an Oscar? ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/49 "2016-03-02T02:31:00Z")
That’s quite the broad IQ, are you sure you didn’t mean 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:** [March 2, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/50 "2016-03-02T02:31:47Z")
oops. DQ that, wouldja? ---
**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 2, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/51 "2016-03-02T13:12:27Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with D 4. Known for the arts 5. American 6. Alive 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Currently best known as an actor 9. Known for work on TV, but not solely 10. Born before 1970 11. Uncommon variation of common first name 12. Currently active as an actor 13. Known for comedy roles, but not solely 14. Has been a leading man 15. Has not been nominated for nor has won an Oscar ---
**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 2, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/52 "2016-03-02T13:47:21Z")
DQ: Born before 1950? ---
**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 2, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/53 "2016-03-02T16:33:17Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a public official who, a magazine profile revealed, owned five tuxedos? - NYC Mayor David Dinkins. The article implied he was socializing when he ought to have been governing. Were you a fat judge whom Lincoln appointed to the Supreme Court? - David Davis. Were you a monarch who approved a covert plan to build a spacecraft? - The title character in this book: [King David's Spaceship - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David%27s_Spaceship) David x3! DQs: Considered handsome? Greatest fame before 1990? Has been nominated for or has won an Emmy? IQs: Did you play Caractacus Potts? Did you suggest “triangulation” to Bill Clinton? Unlike your predecessors, did you keep three flags in your office? ---
**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 2, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/54 "2016-03-02T17:59:30Z")
IQ: Are you a former New Kid on the Block who appears on _Blue Bloods_? ---
**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 2, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/55 "2016-03-02T20:02:41Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with D 4. Known for the arts 5. American 6. Alive 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Currently best known as an actor 9. Known for work on TV, but not solely 10. Born before 1970 11. Uncommon variation of common first name 12. Currently active as an actor 13. Known for comedy roles, but not solely 14. Has been a leading man 15. Has not been nominated for nor has won an Oscar 16. Born after 1950 17. While he doesn’t have leading man looks, he could be considered ruggedly handsome 18. Greatest fame after 1990 19. Has been nominated for an Emmy, but has not won yet ---
**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 2, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/56 "2016-03-02T20:04:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you play Caractacus Potts? > Did you suggest “triangulation” to Bill Clinton? > Unlike your predecessors, did you keep three flags in your office? not Dick Van Dyke, DQ, DQ ---
**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 2, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/57 "2016-03-02T20:05:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Are you a former New Kid on the Block who appears on _Blue Bloods_? Not Donnie Wahlburg ---
**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 2, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/58 "2016-03-02T20:12:04Z")
Correct. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/59 "2016-03-03T15:42:56Z")
I really thought Prof had it… IQ1: Did you play the head of a law firm on _The Practice_? IQ2: Did you play a member of _The Partridge Family_? IQ3: Did you play another member of _The Partridge Family_? And, since it’s been a while… DQ: Is your first name either an abbreviation or a diminutive form of said common name? ---
**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 3, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/60 "2016-03-03T15:54:33Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play Caractacus Potts? - Yes, Dick Van Dyke, in _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ Did you suggest “triangulation” to Bill Clinton? - Dick Morris Unlike your predecessors, did you keep three flags in your office? - Dick Cheney had the U.S., Vice Presidential and Wyoming flags in his West Wing office. Dick x3! Hmmm. Not sure who this is. I yield my two earned DQs to whoever would like to ask them, one per customer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512.md?page=4)