# Botticelli - May 2014
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433
**Category:** Thread Games
**Created:** [May 1, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433 "2014-05-01T13:15:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/21 "2014-05-02T23:35:15Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> IQ3: Did you portray the sister of one of the most famous murder victims in cinema history?
> [@](#):
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> Not Whatshisname Venn, Vincent Vega or… dunno.
Vera Miles, who played Lila Crane, sister of Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), in _Psycho_.
DQ: Did you win any major awards in your field?
IQ1: Was your catchphrase “You’re so money”?
IQ2: Was your catchphrase “Jinkies!”
IQ3: Is the time you informed your son of his paternal heritage frequently misquoted?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/22 "2014-05-03T03:57:35Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> …
> IQ1: Was your catchphrase “You’re so money”?
> IQ2: Was your catchphrase “Jinkies!”
> IQ3: Is the time you informed your son of his paternal heritage frequently misquoted?
Dunno the first two; not Darth Vader.
V.
1. real
2. dead
3. male
4. last name starts with V
5. died since 1900
6. not American
7. European
8. known for the arts
9. known for the performing arts
10. died before 1980
11. won a major award in his field
This last one is a little tricky, but I think this is the most accurate response.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/23 "2014-05-03T13:37:37Z")
IQs:
1. Do you turn letters for a living?
2. Were you one of the stars of _Tenspeed and Brownshoe_?
3. Were you Napoleon Solo?
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/24 "2014-05-03T14:23:12Z")
> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Did you play Dr Phibes?
> IQ2: Did you correct many of Galen’s errors regarding human anatomy?
> IQ3: Did you have a seatbelt for your piano bench?
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Not Vincent Price, dunno, and not Victor Borge.
Correct on Vincent Price and Victor Borge.
Andreas Vesalius, “The Father of Modern Human Anatomy.” (Dissecting humans being illegal, Galen dissected Barbary apes and other critters, and assumed humans were built the same way.)
DQ: Known for music (vocal/instrumental/&c)?
IQ1: Were you the eponymous here of a long-running newspaper strip?
IQ2: Did Esther take your place?
IQ3: Did you succeed two of your uncles in a top job?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/25 "2014-05-03T14:37:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Do you turn letters for a living?
> 2. Were you one of the stars of _Tenspeed and Brownshoe_?
> 3. Were you Napoleon Solo?
Not Vanna White, dunno, and not Robert Vaughn.
> [@SCAdian](#):
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> …
> IQ1: Were you the eponymous her[o] of a long-running newspaper strip?
> IQ2: Did Esther take your place?
> IQ3: Did you succeed two of your uncles in a top job?
Not Prince Valiant, not Viola (guess), not King Victor Emmanuel (also a guess).
V.
1. real
2. dead
3. male
4. last name starts with V
5. died since 1900
6. not American
7. European
8. known for the arts
9. known for the performing arts
10. died before 1980
11. won a major award in his field
12. known for music (vocal/instrumental/&c)
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/26 "2014-05-03T16:21:21Z")
> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Do you turn letters for a living?
> 2. Were you one of the stars of _Tenspeed and Brownshoe_?
> 3. Were you Napoleon Solo?
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> Not Vanna White, dunno, and not Robert Vaughn.
#2 is Ben Vereen, who starred opposite Jeff Goldblum.
DQ: British?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/27 "2014-05-03T16:28:30Z")
IQs:
1. Did you play Mr. Mushnik in the musical _Little Shop of Horrors_?
2. Are you a Ukranian figure skater who won a medal at the 1988 Olympics?
3. Did you star in both _Deliverance_ and _Midnight Cowboy_?
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/28 "2014-05-03T17:10:20Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> IQ1: Was your catchphrase “You’re so money”?
> IQ2: Was your catchphrase “Jinkies!”
> IQ3: Is the time you informed your son of his paternal heritage frequently misquoted?
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Dunno the first two; not Darth Vader.
1. Vince Vaughn, in the movie _Swingers_
2. Velma Dinkley, of Scooby-Doo fame.
3. Correct
I’ll hold onto my DQs for now, but throw out this one.
IQ: Did you overdose on heroin, possibly intentionally, the day you were released on bail to await trial for your girlfriend’s murder?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/29 "2014-05-03T17:32:13Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> …IQ: Did you overdose on heroin, possibly intentionally, the day you were released on bail to await trial for your girlfriend’s murder?
Damn, you’re good! Yes, I am
Sid Vicious
For more: [Sid Vicious - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_vicious)
Well done, **ChockFull**!
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/30 "2014-05-03T18:29:47Z")
Cool! The hesitant “won a major award” answer got me thinking about non-Grammy music awards, and I came up with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Pistol’s “piss-stain” protest. I realized Sid matched all the DQs so far, and threw him out there.
Next up…
**P**
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/31 "2014-05-03T18:39:39Z")
Well done!
IQs:
1. Did you pick a peck of pickled peppers?
2. Are you a flying boy with pirate enemies?
3. Are you a superheroine whose secret identity is Karen Starr?
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/32 "2014-05-03T19:03:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did you pick a peck of pickled peppers?
> 2. Are you a flying boy with pirate enemies?
> 3. Are you a superheroine whose secret identity is Karen Starr?
1: Not Peter Piper
2: Not Peter Pan
3: Not Power Girl? There’s only 2 things I remember about that title, and her secret identity isn’t either of them.
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/33 "2014-05-03T19:38:53Z")
> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you the eponymous here of a long-running newspaper strip?
> IQ2: Did Esther take your place?
> IQ3: Did you succeed two of your uncles in a top job?
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Not Prince Valiant, not Viola (guess), not King Victor Emmanuel (also a guess).
Correct on Prince Valiant.
Esther took Queen Vashti’s place after the King banished her for non-cooperation.
Queen Victoria.
IQ1: Are you T’challa, son of T’chaka?
IQ2: Were you a lesbian acrobat in a secret-agent novel?
IQ3: Did you constantly worry about the health of your supposedly fragile nephew, who lived with you after his parents were killed?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/34 "2014-05-03T20:17:01Z")
Correct on all three.
IQs:
1. Did you give man fire?
2. Did you once lasso a tornado?
3. Are you the actor who played Prof. Pepperwinkle on TV?
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/35 "2014-05-03T20:26:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Are you T’challa, son of T’chaka?
> IQ2: Were you a lesbian acrobat in a secret-agent novel?
> IQ3: Did you constantly worry about the health of your supposedly fragile nephew, who lived with you after his parents were killed?
1: Take a DQ
2: Not Pussy Galore
3: Take a DQ - unless it’s Petunia Dursley, which I doubt. My recollection is that while she treated Harry less crappy than Vernon and Dudley, she wasn’t very concerned about him.
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did you give man fire?
> 2. Did you once lasso a tornado?
> 3. Are you the actor who played Prof. Pepperwinkle on TV?
1. Not Prometheus
2. Not Pecos Bill
3. Sorry for not knowing about your namesake. Take a DQ
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/36 "2014-05-03T20:37:35Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> Cool! The hesitant “won a major award” answer got me thinking about non-Grammy music awards, and I came up with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…
Yes, it was Sid’s posthumous Rock Hall honor that I was thinking of.
On to P…
IQs:
Were you First Speaker in an Asimov story?
Were you a power hitter of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Seventies and Eighties?
Were you Brett’s best friend and colleague belowdecks?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/37 "2014-05-03T21:06:14Z")
> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did you give man fire?
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> 2. Did you once lasso a tornado?
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> 3. Are you the actor who played Prof. Pepperwinkle on TV?
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> 4. Not Prometheus
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> 5. Not Pecos Bill
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> 6. Sorry for not knowing about your namesake. Take a DQ
Correct on 1&2. #3 is Phil Tead.
DQ: Real?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/38 "2014-05-03T21:11:42Z")
IQs:
1. Did Groucho play you in _The History of Mankind_?
2. Did you stomp on a bug that was giving you advice?
3. Are you the hero in a science fiction series with over 2,700 installments?
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/39 "2014-05-03T23:49:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Were you First Speaker in an Asimov story?
> Were you a power hitter of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Seventies and Eighties?
> Were you Brett’s best friend and colleague belowdecks?
1. Not Preem Palver
Take DQs for the other 2
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> DQ: Real?
No
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did Groucho play you in _The History of Mankind_?
> 2. Did you stomp on a bug that was giving you advice?
> 3. Are you the hero in a science fiction series with over 2,700 installments?
3 DQs for you. #2 sounds familiar but I can’t place it.
Summary:
P
1. Not real
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/40 "2014-05-04T01:28:58Z")
Previous IQs:
Were you First Speaker in an Asimov story? - Yes, Preem Palver of the Second Foundation.
Were you a power hitter of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Seventies and Eighties? - Dave Parker.
Were you Brett’s best friend and colleague belowdecks? - Parker, in _Alien_.
DQs:
Male?
Last name start with P?
IQs:
Were you Hotlips’s eventual husband?
Are you a _cause celebre_ among American Indian activists?
Was Liet Kynes an admirer of yours?
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