# Botticelli - May, 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 2, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330 "2013-05-02T17:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/141 "2013-05-15T17:16:56Z")
Woo-hoo! Thanks for the extra info. I couldn’t figure out what DQ11 might have been, but it seemed like everything else fit. Next round: J ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/142 "2013-05-15T17:38:09Z")
IQ: Were you expected to die, not talk? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/143 "2013-05-15T17:44:43Z")
Not James Bond ---
**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:** [May 15, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/144 "2013-05-15T17:44:53Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write a book about a cross-eyed lion? 2. Did you smash a grapefruit into a blonde’s face? 3. Are you the king of the Roman gods? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/145 "2013-05-15T18:13:38Z")
IQ: Did you write a song recounting 40 years of history? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/146 "2013-05-15T18:56:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write a book about a cross-eyed lion? > 2. Did you smash a grapefruit into a blonde’s face? > 3. Are you the king of the Roman gods? 1)I didn’t realize Daktari was based on a book. (Unless there’s another cross-eyed lion besides Clarence) Take a DQ. 2) Not James Cagney 3) Not Jupiter > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you write a song recounting 40 years of history? Not Billy “We Didn’t Start The Fire” Joel ---
**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:** [May 15, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/147 "2013-05-15T19:03:42Z")
That was _Born Free_ by Joy Adamson, who, incidentally, was a Botticelli target last month. DQ: Male? IQs: 1. Are you the son of a famous cartoon scientist? 2. Were you the beloved disciple? 3. Did you invent/discover the idea of synchronicity? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/148 "2013-05-15T20:13:14Z")
IQ: Do you portray a theoretical physicist who may, or may not, have Aspergers? ---
**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:** [May 15, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/149 "2013-05-15T20:20:18Z")
IQ1. Were you and your wife abandoned on the coast of Angola following a mutiny aboard the _Fuwalda_? IQ2: Are you the finest swordsman of two worlds? IQ3: Did you write a book about three men (and a dog) who went for a boaring holiday on the Thames? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/150 "2013-05-15T20:54:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Male? no > [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the son of a famous cartoon scientist? > 2. Were you the beloved disciple? > 3. Did you invent/discover the idea of synchronicity? 1. Take a DQ 2. Not John, brother of James. 3. Not Carl Jung (nor Sting either) > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Do you portray a theoretical physicist who may, or may not, have Aspergers? I’m guessing someone on Big Bang Theory, but I don’t watch it. Take a DQ. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1. Were you and your wife abandoned on the coast of Angola following a mutiny aboard the _Fuwalda_? > IQ2: Are you the finest swordsman of two worlds? > IQ3: Did you write a book about three men (and a dog) who went for a boaring holiday on the Thames? 1. Take a DQ. 2. Not John Carter of Mars? 3. Take another DQ Summary: J 1. Female ---
**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:** [May 15, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/151 "2013-05-15T20:58:10Z")
Jonny Quest, son of Dr. Benton Quest. DQ: Are you alive? ---
**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:** [May 15, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/152 "2013-05-15T21:10:47Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1. Were you and your wife abandoned on the coast of Angola following a mutiny aboard the _Fuwalda_? > IQ2: Are you the finest swordsman of two worlds? > IQ3: Did you write a book about three men (and a dog) who went for a boaring holiday on the Thames? Aargh!! That was supposed to be “_boating_ holiday”… > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. Not John Carter of Mars? > 3. Take another DQ Correct on John Carter. The first is John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke (Tarzan’s father), and the third is Jerome K Jerome. DQ1: Real? If you feel that the misspelling in my third IQ affected your answer, I’ll cede the second IQ. IQ1: Were you the last surviving Bounty mutineer? IQ2: Were you a well-known lawyer from Braintree, Massachusetts, who became even better known for another job he held? IQ3: Were you that lawyer’s father? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/153 "2013-05-15T21:35:46Z")
DQ: American? (The actor’s name is Jim Parsons) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/154 "2013-05-15T22:57:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did you work for an impatient boss voiced by Mel Blanc? 2. Were you a songstress who also played an emergency room nurse? 3. Were you the live-in lover to a big, blue naked guy? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/155 "2013-05-15T23:24:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Are you alive? No > [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ1: Real? Yes > [@](#): > > If you feel that the misspelling in my third IQ affected your answer, I’ll cede the second IQ. > > IQ1: Were you the last surviving Bounty mutineer? > IQ2: Were you a well-known lawyer from Braintree, Massachusetts, who became even better known for another job he held? > IQ3: Were you that lawyer’s father? I was guessing you meant boating, so take the other DQ. 1. Take another DQ 2. Not John Quincy Adams 3. Not John Adams. > [@etv78](#): > > DQ: American? Yes > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you work for an impatient boss voiced by Mel Blanc? > 2. Were you a songstress who also played an emergency room nurse? > 3. Were you the live-in lover to a big, blue naked guy? 1. Not George Jetson Take 2 more DQs. (#3 is probably Silk Spectre, but I don’t remember her civilian name. Or else it’s somebody from Smurf Pr0n) Summary: J 1. Female 2. Dead 3. Real 4. American ---
**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:** [May 15, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/156 "2013-05-15T23:33:00Z")
Julie London was the singer who worked on the show Emergency. Silk Spectre was also called Sally Jupiter, so I won’t take that one. DQ: Did you die before 1950? IQs: 1. Were you encouraged by your future wife to be more assertive? 2. Were you a member of the Global Guardians? 3. Are you currently touring in formal wear? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/157 "2013-05-15T23:36:22Z")
IQ: Are you noted humanitarian who created a major instution in Chicago? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/158 "2013-05-16T00:25:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Did you die before 1950? No > [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you encouraged by your future wife to be more assertive? > 2. Were you a member of the Global Guardians? > 3. Are you currently touring in formal wear? 1. Not Justin “Suit and Tie” Timberlake. Take DQs for the other 2. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you noted humanitarian who created a major instution in Chicago? Take a DQ. Summary: J 1. Female 2. Dead 3. Real 4. American 5. Died after 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:** [May 16, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/159 "2013-05-16T00:51:51Z")
John Alden, to whom Priscilla Mullins said, “Speak for yourself, John.” The fifth-tier DC hero is Jack O’Lantern. DQ) Were you an entertainer (actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, etc.)? I’ll save the other DQ for now. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/160 "2013-05-16T00:55:02Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the last surviving Bounty mutineer? > IQ2: Were you a well-known lawyer from Braintree, Massachusetts, who became even better known for another job he held? > IQ3: Were you that lawyer’s father? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 1. Take another DQ > 2. Not John Quincy Adams > 3. Not John Adams. 1. John Adams. 2. Actually, I was thinking of his father, John Adams. 3. Actually, I was thinking of his father, John Adams. DQ1: Known for the arts (IAW our usual definition)? IQ1: Were you living under the alias of Howard when you were shot by a trusted friend? IQ2: Were you better known as “Curly”? IQ3: Did a horde of orange-roofed buildings bear your name? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330.md?page=9)