# Botticelli March 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 11, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443 "2025-03-11T19:24:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 17, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/81 "2025-03-17T09:26:25Z")
Martin O’Malley, Uncle Oswald and Olympia Dukakis. DQ: From myth, legend or folklore? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 17, 2025, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/82 "2025-03-17T10:16:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > Q1: Did Snaps Provolone’s daughter want to marry you? > > IQ2: Were you the eponymous protagonist of an erotic movie and the book it was based on? > > IQ3: Were you a member of an odd couple? > > 1. I am not O, from _The Story of O_ > 2. I am not Oscar Madison. > Take a DQ for !. Oscar, from the remake of _Oscar_ correct correct One DQ reserved. IQ1: Were you originally Ann Mosey? IQ2: Were you a South American freedom fighter? IQ3: Did your watch make “zeee” moises? ---
**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 17, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/83 "2025-03-17T12:44:31Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Blonde_? 2. Were you Al Capp’s cousin? 3. Is this you? [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Superior_Spider-Man_1.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Superior_Spider-Man_1.jpg) ---
**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 17, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/84 "2025-03-17T13:04:58Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you originally Ann Mosey? > IQ2: Were you a South American freedom fighter? > IQ3: Did your watch make “zeee” moises? 1. I am not Jimmy Olsen. Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Blonde_? > 2. Were you Al Capp’s cousin? > 3. Is this you? 1. I am not Dr. Otto Octavius. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 17, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/85 "2025-03-17T13:16:19Z")
DQs: 1. Last name starts with O 2. Fictional 3. Female 4. Not from a work of prose fiction 5. Not known from movies or TV 6. Girlfriend of main character 7. Not from comic strips or comic books 8. Has not appeared in movies (with one possible exception, but IMDB doesn’t actually list the cast and no copies are known to exist) 9. Not from theater 10. Created before 1960 11. American character 12. First name begins with A-M 13. Personal appearance is not mentioned 14. Eventual marital status is not mentioned 15. Created before 1900 16. Not from folklore, myth or legend ---
**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 17, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/86 "2025-03-17T17:58:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you originally Ann Mosey? > > IQ2: Were you a South American freedom fighter? > > IQ3: Did your watch make “zeee” moises? > > 1. I am not Jimmy Olsen. Take 2 DQs. Annie Oakley Bernardo O’Higgins correct DQ1: From a song? Two DQs reserved. IQ1: Did you play the oldest of the five Bradford girls? IQ2: Did an actress a small golden statue looked like you? IQ3: Did cops allegedly ask speeders if they thought they were you? ---
**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 17, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/87 "2025-03-17T18:02:14Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:85, topic:1015443, full:true”] DQs: 1. Last name starts with O 2. Fictional 3. Female 4. Not from a work of prose fiction 5. Not known from movies or TV 6. Girlfriend of main character 7. Not from comic strips or comic books 8. Has not appeared in movies (with one possible exception, but IMDB doesn’t actually list the cast and no copies are known to exist) 9. Not from theater 10. Created before 1960 11. American character 12. First name begins with A-M 13. Personal appearance is not mentioned 14. Eventual marital status is not mentioned 15. Created before 1900 16. Not from folklore, myth or legend 17. From a song ---
**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 17, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/88 "2025-03-17T18:03:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you play the oldest of the five Bradford girls? > IQ2: Did an actress a small golden statue looked like you? > IQ3: Did cops allegedly ask speeders if they thought they were you? #2. I am not Uncle Oscar. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 17, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/89 "2025-03-17T18:04:25Z")
I’m sure we’re over 20 DQs by now, so please do not ask more IQs, and have all remaining IQs asked by 8pm EDT tomorrow. ---
**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 17, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/90 "2025-03-17T18:12:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you play the oldest of the five Bradford girls? > > IQ2: Did an actress a small golden statue looked like you? > > IQ3: Did cops allegedly ask speeders if they thought they were you? > > #2. I am not Uncle Oscar. Take 2 DQs. Lani O’Grady correct Barney Oldfield DQ: Adult character? ---
**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 17, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/91 "2025-03-17T18:20:51Z")
DQ: Are you Mamie O’Rourke, from “The Sidewalks of New York”? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 17, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/92 "2025-03-17T18:25:43Z")
_East side, west side, all around the town, The tots played “ring-around-rosie”, “London Bridge is falling down”. Boys and girls together, Me and **MAMIE O’ROURKE** We tripped the light fantastic on The Sidewalks Of New York._ Great job, **SCAdian!** You’re up! ---
**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 17, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/93 "2025-03-17T23:10:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Great job, **SCAdian!** You’re up! Thanks. That one was a bit of a struggle… 🙂 I am P! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/94 "2025-03-18T00:42:57Z")
Nice work **SCA**! I was completely stumped by that one. IQs: 1. Are you red-haired, freckled, unconventional and superhumanly strong? 2. Are you a female race car driver among a field of male competitors? 3. Did you appear with Zsa Zsa Gabor in what is possibly the worst Frankenstein movie ever made? ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/95 "2025-03-18T02:39:04Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _The Golden Compass_? 2. Were you Mitt Romney’s running mate? 3. Did you co-anchor _Saturday Night Live_’s Weekend Update with Tina Fey? ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/96 "2025-03-18T02:43:13Z")
[I have accidentally double-posted in trying to edit, apologies] ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/97 "2025-03-18T03:31:37Z")
Awesome guess, **SCA** - I had no idea who it could be. IQs: 1. Did you head Melvin Capital, the firm that got caught in the Gamestop short squeeze? 2. Did you write “eternal sunshine of the spotless mind” (as opposed to _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_)? 3. Were your headquarters reportedly where your hindquarters should be? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/98 "2025-03-18T07:33:20Z")
Congrats! IQs: 1. Are you the Rainbow’s daughter in the Oz books? 2. Are you the main character of the book **Dragondrums** by Anne McCaffrey? 3. Do you play Emily Prentiss on **Criminal Minds**? ---
**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 18, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/99 "2025-03-18T21:05:54Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > - Are you red-haired, freckled, unconventional and superhumanly strong? > - Are you a female race car driver among a field of male competitors? > - Did you appear with Zsa Zsa Gabor in what is possibly the worst Frankenstein movie ever made? DQ x3! > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you write _The Golden Compass_? > 2. Were you Mitt Romney’s running mate? > 3. Did you co-anchor _Saturday Night Live_’s Weekend Update with Tina Fey? I’m not Philip Whatshisname, so only 2 DQs for you. > [@SunUp](#): > > - Did you head Melvin Capital, the firm that got caught in the Gamestop short squeeze? > - Did you write “eternal sunshine of the spotless mind” (as opposed to _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_)? > - Were your headquarters reportedly where your hindquarters should be? Three for you, too. > [@kitap](#): > > - Are you the Rainbow’s daughter in the Oz books? > - Are you the main character of the book **Dragondrums** by Anne McCaffrey? > - Do you play Emily Prentiss on **Criminal Minds**? DQ not Piemur DQ Wow – only the first round of play, and we’re already halfway through the DQs? Think that’s the most I ever handed out in one batch. ---
**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 18, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/100 "2025-03-18T21:23:10Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > I’m not Philip Whatshisname, so only 2 DQs for you. 1 was indeed Philip Pullman; 2 was Paul Ryan; 3 was Amy Poehler. DQs: 1. real? 2. first name begins with P? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443.md?page=6)