# Botticelli March 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 1, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525 "2023-03-01T03:54:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/181 "2023-03-11T00:09:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play the mom of two doomed young women on TV? > Were you marooned in Sarpeidon’s ice age by a tyrant? > Did Strauss write a tone poem about you? #3. I am not Zarathustra. Take 2 DQs. > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > IQ: > > 1. DId you write fictional books about scientific incarnations of the Egyptian and the Hindu gods > 2. Did you create Wonderman? > 3. Were you the companion of an eccentric man in a large fur overcoat who played the recorder. 1. I am not Roger Zelazny (??). Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Was your website inspired by and named after a private school student directory? > 2. Were you Domino, in _Deadpool 2_? > 3. Need a Botticelli question? Why not 1. I am not Mark Zuckerberg. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Zoidberg. ---
**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, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/182 "2023-03-11T00:30:01Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play the mom of two doomed young women on TV? - Grace Zabriskie, on _Seinfeld_ (George’s fiancee Susan) and _Twin Peaks_ (Laura Palmer) Were you marooned in Sarpeidon’s ice age by a tyrant? - Zarabeth, in _ST:TOS_’s “All Our Yesterdays” Did Strauss write a tone poem about you? - Yes, Zarathustra (well worth listening to it all, BTW, and not just the opening few seconds everyone knows from _2001_) DQs: From superhero comics? Good guy? IQs: Did you give your name to an Ohio town? Did you give your name to a mountain in the American West? Did you reluctantly help an NYPD cop in a very big hurry? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/183 "2023-03-11T00:40:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > IQ: > > > > 1. DId you write fictional books about scientific incarnations of the Egyptian and the Hindu gods > > 2. Did you create Wonderman? > > 3. Were you the companion of an eccentric man in a large fur overcoat who played the recorder. > > 1. I am not Roger Zelazny (??). > Take 2 DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Roger Zelazny (??). > Take 2 DQs. 1. Correct. He wrote “Creatures of light and darkness” based on Egyptian gods, and “Lord of light” based on Hindu gods 2. Baron Zemo 3. Zoe Heriot companion of the second incarnation of Dr. Who. DQ’s: 1. Is/was he ever a Marvel comics Character 2. Was he created before 1960? ---
**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, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/184 "2023-03-11T01:02:05Z")
# DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Last name starts with Z 4. Secondary character 5. Not originally from prose fiction, but eventually appeared in series of novels 6. Not originally from movies or TV, but has been on both 7. Not the original version, but one of the later versions would be alive today if real 8. Originally from comic books/strips 9. Not from superhero comics 10. Good guy 11. He has been at various times a Marvel comics character AND a DC comics character. 12. Created before 1960 ---
**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, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/185 "2023-03-11T01:02:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you give your name to an Ohio town? > Did you give your name to a mountain in the American West? > Did you reluctantly help an NYPD cop in a very big hurry? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Zebulon Pike. 3. I am not Zeus from the _Die Hard_ movies. ---
**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, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/186 "2023-03-11T01:33:44Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Baron Zemo Already asked about (by Chock) and denied. ---
**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, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/187 "2023-03-11T01:42:44Z")
IQ1: Were you known for fetching gunpowder to defend against an Indian attack? IQ2: Were you a relative of #1 who wrote a novel based on that event? IQ3: Were you one of the main characters in _The Number of the Beast_? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/188 "2023-03-11T01:50:13Z")
Sorry I must have missed that somehow. ---
**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, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/189 "2023-03-11T01:55:39Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > Baron Zemo > > Already asked about (by Chock) and denied. > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Sorry I must have missed that somehow. It’s your first game. You’re forgiven. ---
**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, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/190 "2023-03-11T01:57:09Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you known for fetching gunpowder to defend against an Indian attack? > IQ2: Were you a relative of #1 who wrote a novel based on that event? > IQ3: Were you one of the main characters in _The Number of the Beast_? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Zane Grey (??). 3. I am not Zebediah John Carter. ---
**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, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/191 "2023-03-11T02:10:39Z")
Betty Zane correct correct DQ: From war comics? ---
**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 11, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/192 "2023-03-11T02:12:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Mark Zuckerberg. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Zoidberg. 2 (played Domino in _Deadpool 2_) was Zazie Beetz. DQ: created after 1930? ---
**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, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/193 "2023-03-11T02:13:42Z")
# DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Last name starts with Z 4. Secondary character 5. Not originally from prose fiction, but eventually appeared in series of novels 6. Not originally from movies or TV, but has been on both 7. Not the original version, but one of the later versions would be alive today if real 8. Originally from comic books/strips 9. Not from superhero comics 10. Good guy 11. He has been at various times a Marvel comics character AND a DC comics character. 12. Created before 1960 13. Not from war comics 14. Created after 1930 Zazie Beetz? That’s a cool name. I’m gonna have to remember that one. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/194 "2023-03-11T02:24:46Z")
IQ 1. Did you help a football player save every one of us? 2. Did you Snorkel in a puddle near your home. 3. Do you wear the same costume as your arch nemesis but with the colors reversed. ---
**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, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/195 "2023-03-11T02:51:04Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. Did you help a football player save every one of us? > 2. Did you Snorkel in a puddle near your home. > 3. Do you wear the same costume as your arch nemesis but with the colors reversed. #2. I am not Zonker Harris. #3. I am not Prof. Zoom. #1? Yes, I am # Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov. [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.63298bf864099c28343e28975331453f?rik=DGSrTS%2b%2btbbpVw&riu=http%3a%2f%2fimages.rapgenius.com%2f9ca188ca4da0d1ab50837f1868b69733.1000x563x1.jpg&ehk=TXdBRjHYTzz6lhiAvIIhYwboBr%2f8%2bWWPXpHLzDkYy8U%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.63298bf864099c28343e28975331453f?rik=DGSrTS%2b%2btbbpVw&riu=http%3a%2f%2fimages.rapgenius.com%2f9ca188ca4da0d1ab50837f1868b69733.1000x563x1.jpg&ehk=TXdBRjHYTzz6lhiAvIIhYwboBr%2f8%2bWWPXpHLzDkYy8U%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) inventor of the invisibility ray and of a machine that solidified light, but best known as the mentor and friend of **Flash Gordon**! Originally created in the comic strip in 1934, he’s been portrayed in comic strips, comic books, radio shows, Big Little Books, magazines, novels, on TV and in films. One of the best known portrayals was by Topol, who died this week. Flash Gordon was actually a ripoff of Buck Rogers, so it’s ironic that Buck got this. # Well played, Buck! You host next. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/196 "2023-03-11T03:42:28Z")
Oh dear, I was afraid that he might be the answer. I’m a little nervous here. My knowledge of famous people is no where near as encyclopedic as some here, and I’re really bad at remembering names (them DQs will be flying this round) but lets give it a shot. Looks like you haven’t done “ **O** ” for a while so lets go with that one. ---
**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, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/197 "2023-03-11T12:24:23Z")
Do realize that you can research your character in order to answer questions. I had to look up Zarkov and Flash Gordon on Wikipedia to answer some of the above. ---
**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, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/198 "2023-03-11T12:24:58Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Popeye’s girlfriend? 2. Are you her brother? 3. Are you her mother? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/199 "2023-03-11T15:27:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Popeye’s girlfriend? > 2. Are you her brother? > 3. Are you her mother 1. I’m not Olive Oyl take 2 DP By the way, quick rules clarification for the future: are only humans or humanoid people allowed? For example in the last game could I have used Zabu (Kazar’s pet saber toothed tiger) as a guess? ---
**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, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/200 "2023-03-11T15:37:05Z")
Certainly. In the “General Questions” thread I said: > [@Botticelli General Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-general-questions/844223/18): > > The target or the IQ reference does not have to be human. Aliens (Mr Gazoo), real (Fala) or fictional (Jad-Bal-Ja) animals, robots (Bender), &c, can be used. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525.md?page=11)