# 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:** 12
**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 13, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/221 "2023-03-13T12:55:14Z")
IQs: 1. Did you accidentally drown yourself after your potential love interest mistakenly stabbed your father to death, but before your brother stabbed him? 2. Are you a courtier in the court where all the above took place? 3. Are you “the Moor of Venice”? ---
**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 13, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/222 "2023-03-13T14:15:57Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you host Saturday Night Live yesterday (not four days ago)? > 2. Were you originally Lyman’s pet, until he stopped appearing in the strip? > 3. Now you are become Death, destroyer of worlds? > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. Take a DQ > 2 Take a DQ > 3 I’m not Oppenheimer 1 was _Wednesday_’s Jenna Ortega; 2 was Odie, in _Garfield_. IQs: 1. Speaking of Jennas, were you the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor’s companion? 2. Were not one but two car brands named after you? 3. Were yo known for your enormous sculptures of everyday objects? ---
**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 13, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/223 "2023-03-13T14:53:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you accidentally drown yourself after your potential love interest mistakenly stabbed your father to death, but before your brother stabbed him? > - Are you a courtier in the court where all the above took place? > - Are you “the Moor of Venice”? 1. I’m not Ophelia 2. Take a DQ 3. I’m not Othello > 1. Speaking of Jennas, were you the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor’s companion? > 2. Were not one but two car brands named after you? > 3. Were yo known for your enormous sculptures of everyday objects? 1. I’m not Claire (damn it what was her last name, begins with an “O”) O’Donnel? 2-3) take two DQs > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > DQ: Originally from comics (comic book, comic strip)? Yes, originally from a comic format. ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/224 "2023-03-13T15:11:51Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you accidentally drown yourself after your potential love interest mistakenly stabbed your father to death, but before your brother stabbed him? > > - Are you a courtier in the court where all the above took place? > > - Are you “the Moor of Venice”? > > 1. I’m not Ophelia > 2. Take a DQ > 3. I’m not Othello Correct, Osric, correct. DQ: Human? ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/225 "2023-03-13T15:12:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Correct, Osric, correct. > > DQ: Human? Yes, Human (Homo sapiens in case anyone was wondering about mutants or the like) ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/226 "2023-03-13T15:43:20Z")
Actually, I was thinking of Opus, from Bloom County. ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/227 "2023-03-13T15:46:10Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star with Judy Garland in _Meet Me In St. Louis_? 2. Did you win an Oscar for your performance in _Lawrence of Arabia_? 3. Are you aka the Penguin in DC comics? ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/228 "2023-03-13T15:52:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Actually, I was thinking of Opus, from Bloom County. I just wanted to cover all bases to remove any ambiguity particularly since I said we are dealing in a comic medium (note that this shouldn;t be taken as a hint in any particular direction). > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you star with Judy Garland in _Meet Me In St. Louis_? > - Did you win an Oscar for your performance in _Lawrence of Arabia_? > - Are you aka the Penguin in DC comics? 1. I’ve seen the movie but can’t remember the lead. Take a DQ 2. I’m not Peter O’Tolle 3. I’m not Oswald Cobblepot. ---
**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 13, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/229 "2023-03-13T16:37:47Z")
Please update the list of DQ answers, **BuGo**. Previous IQs: Were you one of Drew Carey’s best sitcom pals? - Oswald Did you, to your credit, refuse to obey the Nawlins segregation laws? - Lee Harvey Oswald (perhaps his only redeeming characteristic) Did you have a yacht called _Sperm_? - The title character in Roald Dahl’s _My Uncle Oswald_ (because it was “a whale of a ship”) Oswald x3! Three DQs reserved. IQs: Were you an Alsatian priest considered the Gandhi of his day? Were you the little boy in the animated TV movie _The Point_? Were you the officer sung of in “Alice’s Restaurant”? ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/230 "2023-03-13T17:02:08Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Speaking of Jennas, were you the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor’s companion? > 2. Were not one but two car brands named after you? > 3. Were you known for your enormous sculptures of everyday objects? > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. I’m not Claire (damn it what was her last name, begins with an “O”) O’Donnel? > 2-3) take two DQs 1 was Clara Oswald; 2 was Ransom E. Olds; 3 was Claes Oldenburg. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/231 "2023-03-13T17:12:00Z")
DQs 1. Male 2. Fictional 3. Not from Prose (ie not novel or short story) 4. American Creation 5. After 1900 6. O is not last name 7. Not really a Main Character 8. American Character 9. Good Guy 10. Created after 1950 11. Created after 1980 12. Not originally from film TV etc. 13. Originally from comic format (comic book,or strip) 14. Human Homo sapien > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you an Alsatian priest considered the Gandhi of his day? > Were you the little boy in the animated TV movie _The Point_? > Were you the officer sung of in “Alice’s Restaurant”? Take 3 DQ I loved “The point” and remember the dog’s name “arrow” but can’t get the name of the kid off the tip of my tongue. I’m sure I’ll remember when I see it. ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/232 "2023-03-13T17:22:17Z")
IQ1: Are you and your dogs seen only at night? IQ2: Are you better known as Ramsses II? IQ3: Did you follow Hillary and Laura? ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/233 "2023-03-13T17:46:05Z")
IQs: 1. Did Wanda tell you that apes can read philosophy–they just don’t understand it? 2. Speaking of Wandas, do you play the Scarlet Witch? 3. Were you Little Sure Shot? DQs: 1. created after 1990? 2. from comic books? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/234 "2023-03-13T17:49:30Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you and your dogs seen only at night? > IQ2: Are you better known as Ramsses II? > IQ3: Did you follow Hillary and Laura? 1. I’m not Orion 2. I’m not Ozymandias? 3. I’m not Michelle Obama ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/235 "2023-03-13T17:54:32Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Are you and your dogs seen only at night? > > IQ2: Are you better known as Ramsses II? > > IQ3: Did you follow Hillary and Laura? > > 1. I’m not Orion > 2. I’m not Ozymandias? > 3. I’m not Michelle Obama correct x3 ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/236 "2023-03-13T17:54:40Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you star with Judy Garland in _Meet Me In St. Louis_? > > - Did you win an Oscar for your performance in _Lawrence of Arabia_? > > - Are you aka the Penguin in DC comics? > > 1. I’ve seen the movie but can’t remember the lead. Take a DQ > 2. I’m not Peter O’Tolle > 3. I’m not Oswald Cobblepot. 1. Not the lead but a star in her own right, Margaret O’Brien. Correct on the others. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 13, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/237 "2023-03-13T18:01:01Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Wanda tell you that apes can read philosophy–they just don’t understand it? > 2. Speaking of Wandas, do you play the Scarlet Witch? > 3. Were you Little Sure Shot? 1. Take a DQ, although it sounds familiar 2. Take a DQ 3. I’m not Annie Oakley > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > DQs: > > 1. created after 1990? > 2. from comic books? 1. ``` Male ``` 2. ``` Fictional ``` 3. ``` Not from Prose (ie not novel or short story) ``` 4. ``` American Creation ``` 5. ``` After 1900 ``` 6. ``` O is not last name ``` 7. ``` Not really a Main Character ``` 8. ``` American Character ``` 9. ``` Good Guy ``` 10. ``` Created after 1950 ``` 11. ``` Created after 1980 ``` 12. ``` Not originally from film TV etc. ``` 13. ``` Originally from comic format (comic book,or strip) ``` 14. ``` Human Homo sapien ``` 15. Created between 1980 and 1990 16. Not from Comic books (although may appear in books of collected comics) ---
**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 13, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/238 "2023-03-13T21:27:06Z")
That’s 16 DQs plus 5 outstanding = 21. The cut off point is 20, actually, so you’ll want to post a statement of “That’s it for the IQ’s. Please ask all DQs by…” and state a time convenient for yourself, that’s 24 hours or so away. (Or less, if you want.) DQ: Caucasian? ---
**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 13, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/239 "2023-03-13T22:13:56Z")
Thanks for the hint, I didn’t know that reserved DQs counted against the total, although that makes sense. **That’s it for the IQs get all your DQs in by Tuesday 9 PM Eastern Daylight time** 1. Male 2. Fictional 3. Not from Prose (ie not novel or short story) 4. American Creation 5. After 1900 6. O is not last name 7. Not really a Main Character 8. American Character 9. Good Guy 10. Created after 1950 11. Created after 1980 12. Not originally from film TV etc. 13. Originally from comic format (comic book,or strip) 14. Human Homo sapien 15. Created between 1980 and 1990 16. Not from Comic books (although may appear in books of collected comics) 17. Not Caucasian ---
**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 13, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/240 "2023-03-13T22:25:00Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did Wanda tell you that apes can read philosophy–they just don’t understand it? > 2. Speaking of Wandas, do you play the Scarlet Witch? > 3. Were you Little Sure Shot? > > 1 DQ reserved. > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. Take a DQ, although it sounds familiar > 2. Take a DQ > 3. I’m not Annie Oakley 1 was Otto, in _A Fish Called Wanda_; 2 was Elizabeth Olsen. DQs: 1. from a comic strip? 2. African-American? 1 DQ reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525.md?page=13)