# Botticelli March 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 26, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124 "2024-02-26T22:47:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 1, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/41 "2024-03-01T15:43:31Z")
IQs: 1. Was your middle name Birchard? 2. Is your story told in the same meter as the _Kalevala_? 3. Did you direct the first “talking movie” in England? ---
**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 1, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/42 "2024-03-01T16:04:40Z")
Not Rutherford B. Hayes, Hurin or Alfred Hitchcock. ---
**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 1, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/43 "2024-03-01T17:57:39Z")
Correct, Hiawatha, and correct. DQ: Real? IQs: 1. Do you frequently employ the odious Frenchman Slippery Jim “No Pants” Moriarty in episodes of the highly acclaimed, asbestos-lined, super-high-frequency 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? 2. Are you most frequently heard in extended mumbles with Minnie Bannister on episodes of the highly acclaimed, zeppelin-produced, all-jazz 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? 3. Did you portray the heroic fat, bloated Welshman Neddy Seagoon (pause for riotous applause) on the highly acclaimed, pumpkin-scented, espionage-laden 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/44 "2024-03-01T18:46:25Z")
IQs: 1. Did you run for President as a third party candidate in 1992? 2. Did you capture two Spanish ships by boarding one, fighting your way across its deck, and preparing to board another (before it signalled surrender)? 3. Did you wonder why can’t the English teach their children how to speak? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/45 "2024-03-02T05:07:26Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play a main cast character in _Will and Grace_? 2. Did you play the mother of the title character in “that book by Nabokov”? 3. Were you a president of the MPAA who adopted the production code that bears your 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 2, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/46 "2024-03-02T22:28:06Z")
Take three DQs, **Prof. P.** > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you run for President as a third party candidate in 1992? > > 2. Did you capture two Spanish ships by boarding one, fighting your way across its deck, and preparing to board another (before it signalled surrender)? > > 3. Did you wonder why can’t the English teach their children how to speak? Not H. Ross Perot, not Horatio Nelson, not Prof. Henry Higgins. ---
**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, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/47 "2024-03-02T22:29:22Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play a main cast character in _Will and Grace_? > 2. Did you play the mother of the title character in “that book by Nabokov”? > 3. Were you a president of the MPAA who adopted the production code that bears your name? Not Hays, not Harris and not another Hays. H. 1. real ---
**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, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/48 "2024-03-02T22:34:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you frequently employ the odious Frenchman Slippery Jim “No Pants” Moriarty in episodes of the highly acclaimed, asbestos-lined, super-high-frequency 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? > 2. Are you most frequently heard in extended mumbles with Minnie Bannister on episodes of the highly acclaimed, zeppelin-produced, all-jazz 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? > 3. Did you portray the heroic fat, bloated Welshman Neddy Seagoon (pause for riotous applause) on the highly acclaimed, pumpkin-scented, espionage-laden 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? #1 is Hercules Grytpype-Thynne. #2 is Henry Crun. #3 is Harry Secombe. DQs: 1. Male? 2. American? 3. Born after 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, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/49 "2024-03-02T22:39:01Z")
H. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. born before 1950 ---
**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 3, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/50 "2024-03-03T17:11:36Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the first elected governor of Virginia? 2. Were you Speaker of the House during the War of 1812? 3. Are you the best known person from the fictional city of East Nowhere, Nebraska? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/51 "2024-03-04T00:44:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you play a main cast character in _Will and Grace_? > > 2. Did you play the mother of the title character in “that book by Nabokov”? > > 3. Were you a president of the MPAA who adopted the production code that bears your name? > > Not Hays, not Harris and not another Hays. Sean Hayes, question malformed - withdrawn, and Will Hays. IQs: 1. Were you a hero of Stone’s River who Ambrose Bierce called “the best hated man I ever knew?” 2. Did you wear a red shirt into battle with the Army of Northern Virginia? 3. Were you known as the “Christian General” who helped found a major university that bears your name? ---
**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 4, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/52 "2024-03-04T19:45:17Z")
IQ1: Did you invent a first-century steam engine? IQ2: Were you killed by a Christian mob in fifth-century Egypt? IQ3: Are you probably the most famous person to fit this category in three ways? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/53 "2024-03-04T20:25:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you run for President as a third party candidate in 1992? > > 2. Did you capture two Spanish ships by boarding one, fighting your way across its deck, and preparing to board another (before it signalled surrender)? > > 3. Did you wonder why can’t the English teach their children how to speak? > > Not H. Ross Perot, not Horatio Nelson, not Prof. Henry Higgins Swept me! IQs: 1. Did you have an inappropriate desire for a girl named Delores? 2. Were you a mob informant whose wife once hid a gun in her underwear? 3. Are you a “a scoundrel, a liar, a cheat, a thief, a coward—and, oh yes, a toady” who nonetheless managed to cheat and lie your way to the highest level of the British Army? ---
**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 4, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/54 "2024-03-04T20:39:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the first elected governor of Virginia? > 2. Were you Speaker of the House during the War of 1812? > 3. Are you the best known person from the fictional city of East Nowhere, Nebraska? Not Henry White, not Henry Clay and not Henry Nebraskaman. > [@SunUp](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Were you a hero of Stone’s River who Ambrose Bierce called “the best hated man I ever knew?” > 2. Did you wear a red shirt into battle with the Army of Northern Virginia? > 3. Were you known as the “Christian General” who helped found a major university that bears your name? Not Henry Halleck, A.P. Hill or O.O. Howard. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you invent a first-century steam engine? > IQ2: Were you killed by a Christian mob in fifth-century Egypt? > IQ3: Are you probably the most famous person to fit this category in three ways? Not Hippocrates, Hypatia or Hypatia again. > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Did you have an inappropriate desire for a girl named Delores? > > 2. Were you a mob informant whose wife once hid a gun in her underwear? > > 3. Are you a “a scoundrel, a liar, a cheat, a thief, a coward—and, oh yes, a toady” who nonetheless managed to cheat and lie your way to the highest level of the British Army? Not H. Jerry Seinfeld, not Henry Hill and not Harry Flashman. ---
**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 4, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/55 "2024-03-04T20:57:54Z")
Welcome, **SunUp!** > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you the first elected governor of Virginia? > > 2. Were you Speaker of the House during the War of 1812? > > 3. Are you the best known person from the fictional city of East Nowhere, Nebraska? > > Not Henry White, not Henry Clay and not Henry Nebraskaman. #1 was Patrick Henry. #2 is Correct. #3 is Dr. Henry Pym, aka Ant-Man, Giant-Man and Yellowjacket; played in the MCU by Michael Douglas. DQs: 1. Born before 1900? 2. Known for politics or military? ---
**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 4, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/56 "2024-03-04T21:00:21Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the main female love interest in _Pogo_? 2. Were you the first president of the Republic of Texas? 3. Did you have a touring stage show where you impersonated Sam Clemens and gave lectures from his writings? ---
**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 4, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/57 "2024-03-04T21:03:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you invent a first-century steam engine? > > IQ2: Were you killed by a Christian mob in fifth-century Egypt? > > IQ3: Are you probably the most famous person to fit this category in three ways? > > Not Hippocrates, Hypatia or Hypatia again. Hero of Alexandria (or Heron – you’ll find it spelt both ways) correct Hubert Horatio Humphrey Two DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/58 "2024-03-04T21:17:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you a hero of Stone’s River who Ambrose Bierce called “the best hated man I ever knew?” > > 2. Did you wear a red shirt into battle with the Army of Northern Virginia? > > 3. Were you known as the “Christian General” who helped found a major university that bears your name? > > Not Henry Halleck, A.P. Hill or O.O. Howard. General William B. Hazen, and next two correct. 1 DQ reserved. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Welcome, **SunUp!** Good to be back - I was on a trip and wasn’t on enough to participate for a while. ---
**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 4, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/59 "2024-03-04T21:43:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the main female love interest in _Pogo_? > 2. Were you the first president of the Republic of Texas? > 3. Did you have a touring stage show where you impersonated Sam Clemens and gave lectures from his writings? Not Henrietta, Sam Houston or Hal Holbrook (we once saw him in the show, too late in his career; hated seeing him forget his lines and obviously struggle with the role). H. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. born before 1950 5. born before 1900 6. not best known for politics or military ---
**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 4, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/60 "2024-03-04T22:24:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you the main female love interest in _Pogo_? > > 2. Were you the first president of the Republic of Texas? > > 3. Did you have a touring stage show where you impersonated Sam Clemens and gave lectures from his writings? > > Not Henrietta, Sam Houston or Hal Holbrook (we once saw him in the show, too late in his career; hated seeing him forget his lines and obviously struggle with the role). 1 was Miz Mam’selle Hepzibah, a pretty French skunk. Correct on the other two. DQ: Last name starts with H? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124.md?page=4)