# 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
**Page:** 6
### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/101 "2014-05-13T04:13:11Z")
> [@](#):
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> IQs:
>
> 1. Did you pound your shoe on a podium and threaten to bury us?
> 2. Did you pal around with Sluggo?
> 3. Did you play Lois Lane in The Adventures of Superman?
>
> Not Nikita Khruschev, Nancy or… dunno the last one this time, either.
#3 was Noel Neill.
DQ: Real?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/102 "2014-05-13T04:14:45Z")
IQs:
1. Are you the Greek goddess of revenge?
2. Are you the Greek goddess of victory?
3. Are you a Greek sea titan?
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### Author:  [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/103 "2014-05-13T05:59:20Z")
IQ1: Were you the alter ego of Rusty Griswold in “Vegas Vacation”?
IQ2: Were you one of protagonists in “Guys and Dolls”?
IQ3: Were you the right-hand man of that protagonist in “Guys and Dolls”?
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### Author:  [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/104 "2014-05-13T12:08:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Welcome aboard, **KnowedOut**! I’m not Natalie Wood, Nicodemus or… dunno the last.
Nicholas Sparks
DQ: Female?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/105 "2014-05-13T13:41:45Z")
Ah, yes. Shoulda knowed dat.
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
>
> 1. Are you the Greek goddess of revenge?
> 2. Are you the Greek goddess of victory?
> 3. Are you a Greek sea titan?
Not Nemesis, not Nike, not… Nautica?
> [@Spoons](#):
>
> IQ1: Were you the alter ego of Rusty Griswold in “Vegas Vacation”?
> IQ2: Were you one of protagonists in “Guys and Dolls”?
> IQ3: Were you the right-hand man of that protagonist in “Guys and Dolls”?
Dunno the first, not Nathan Detroit, not Nicely Nicely.
N.
1. real
2. male
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/106 "2014-05-13T13:50:52Z")
> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Are you the Greek goddess of revenge?
> 2. Are you the Greek goddess of victory?
> 3. Are you a Greek sea titan?
>
> Not Nemesis, not Nike, not… Nautica?
Correct on 1 & 2. #3 is Nereus.
DQ: Alive?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/107 "2014-05-13T13:53:37Z")
IQs:
1. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a Charles Dickens novel?
2. Were you a judge on \*American Idol \*who feuded with Mariah Carey?
3. Did George Wendt play you on _Cheers_?
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### Author:  [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/108 "2014-05-13T15:49:28Z")
IQs
1. Are you an actor who played a guy while a flaming skull?
2. Are you a professional wrestler nicknamed “The Anvil?”
3. Are you Jerry Seinfeld’s arch enemy?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/109 "2014-05-13T17:41:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a Charles Dickens novel?
> 2. Were you a judge on \*American Idol \*who feuded with Mariah Carey?
> 3. Did George Wendt play you on _Cheers_?
Not Nicholas Nickleby, dunno the second, not Norm.
> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
>
> IQs
>
> 1. Are you an actor who played a guy while a flaming skull?
> 2. Are you a professional wrestler nicknamed “The Anvil?”
> 3. Are you Jerry Seinfeld’s arch enemy?
Not Nic Cage, Jerry Naylor (sp?) or Newman.
N.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
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### Author:  [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/110 "2014-05-13T18:33:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Dunno the first, not Nathan Detroit, not Nicely Nicely.
Correct on Nathan and Nicely. Rusty Griswold’s alter ego was Nick Pappagiorgio.
DQ: American?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/111 "2014-05-13T19:09:53Z")
N.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
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### Author:  [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/112 "2014-05-13T23:33:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Not Nic Cage, Jerry Naylor (sp?) or Newman.
#2 is actually Jim “the Anvil” Neidhart.
DQ: Actor?
IQs
1 Did you play a marine from North Carolina?
2 Do you call play-by-play for the NFL on CBS?
3. Did you play a creepy priest and a transport ship captain on TV?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/113 "2014-05-14T04:27:24Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
>
> …IQs
>
> 1 Did you play a [M]arine from North Carolina?
> 2 Do you call play-by-play for the NFL on CBS?
> 3. Did you play a creepy priest and a transport ship captain on TV?
Not Jim Nabors; dunno the other two.
N.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. has been an actor, but not best known for it
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/114 "2014-05-14T12:13:55Z")
> [@](#):
>
> 1. Are you the eponymous protagonist of a Charles Dickens novel?
> 2. Were you a judge on American Idol who feuded with Mariah Carey?
> 3. Did George Wendt play you on Cheers?
>
> Not Nicholas Nickleby, dunno the second, not Norm.
Correct on Nicholas and Norm. #2 is Nikki Minaj.
DQ: Born after 1970?
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### Author:  [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/115 "2014-05-14T12:30:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Not Jim Nabors; dunno the other two.
2 is Jim Nantz
3 is Nathan Fillion
DQ 1: Athlete?
DQ 2: Politician?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/116 "2014-05-14T14:35:14Z")
IQs:
1. Are you one of the surviving Monkees?
2. Are you possibly the world’s most famous girl detective?
3. Did people name a type of toast after you?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/117 "2014-05-14T15:16:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Are you one of the surviving Monkees?
> 2. Are you possibly the world’s most famous girl detective?
> 3. Did people name a type of toast after you?
Dunno the first, not Nancy Drew, dunno the third.
N.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. has been an actor, but not best known for it
6. born before 1970
7. not an athlete
8. has been a politician, but not best known for it
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/118 "2014-05-14T16:57:42Z")
> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Are you one of the surviving Monkees?
> 2. Are you possibly the world’s most famous girl detective?
> 3. Did people name a type of toast after you?
>
> Dunno the first, not Nancy Drew, dunno the third.
Correct on the diminutive Miss Drew. #1 is Michael Nesmith. #3 was Dame Nellie Melba.
DQs:
1. In the performing arts (that is, a singer, musician, dancer, comedian, circus act, ventriloquist, etc.)?
2. Last name start with N?
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### Author:  [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/119 "2014-05-14T17:13:09Z")
IQs
1. Are you a hunter who has played with Damn Yankees?
2. Did you sing about hearing laughter in the rain?
3. Did you get a People’s Choice award for a reality show that aired on MTV?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/120 "2014-05-14T17:41:36Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
>
> IQs
>
> 1. Are you a hunter who has played with Damn Yankees?
> 2. Did you sing about hearing laughter in the rain?
> 3. Did you get a People’s Choice award for a reality show that aired on MTV?
Dunno, not Neil Sedaka, and dunno.
N.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. has been an actor, but not best known for it
6. born before 1970
7. not an athlete
8. has been a politician, but not best known for it
9. not in the performing arts
10. last name starts with N
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