# Botticelli May 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 8, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571 "2015-05-08T19:13:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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:** [May 19, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/241 "2015-05-19T14:20:14Z")
Previous IQs: Did you see your guests killed at the Red Wedding? - Walder Frey, in _Game of Thrones_. Have you played an aircraft engineer, a rape victim and an FBI special agent? - Jodie Foster, in \*Flightplan, The Accused \*and _The Silence of the Lambs_. Did you joke that your dog was mad about partisan attacks on you? - FDR: [FDR Discusses his Dog Fala - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqt7b9veFo8) DQs: European? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Were you Ike’s SecState? A fictional character, did you give a speech in front of a huge picture of yourself? Did you found a fictional grand duchy? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/242 "2015-05-19T14:37:09Z")
_Originally Posted by astorian IQ1) Did you almost drown while doing the swimming race on the ABC TV sports show “The Superstars”?_ **Heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier couldn’t swim, and sank to the bottom of the pool after diving in.** _IQ2) Was Tom Hanks’ character in “A League of Their Own” based on you, a real-life major league slugger and alcoholic?_ **Hanks played Jimmy Dugan, who was based on Jimmy Foxx** _IQ3) Did you get in a heap of trouble for making fried chicken and watermelon jokes about Tiger Woods?_ **That was Frederick Urban “Fuzzy” Zoeller** Will save my DQs ---
**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 19, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/243 "2015-05-19T15:12:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the eponymous heroine in a novel by Christopher Morley? > 2. Did you provide the voice for Mulan’s grandmother in _Mulan_? > 3. Did Tim Curry play you in the _Rocky Horror Picture Show_? DQ. DQ. Not … Frank N Furter? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Ike’s SecState? > A fictional character, did you give a speech in front of a huge picture of yourself? > Did you found a fictional grand duchy? Not John Foster Dulles. DQ. Not Sir Roger(?) Fenwick. **F** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with F 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not born after 1900 8. Known (more or less) for politics/military 9. European ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/244 "2015-05-19T15:20:52Z")
DQ1) Born before 1700? DQ2) From a country that speaks a Romance language? DQ3) A member of the royalty or nobility? ---
**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:** [May 19, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/245 "2015-05-19T15:30:23Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Ike’s SecState? - Yes, John Foster Dulles. A fictional character, did you give a speech in front of a huge picture of yourself? - Charles Foster Kane (as with Dulles, his middle name is invariably used, so I think it’s fair play): [http://www.haywiremag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CitizenKane3.jpg](http://www.haywiremag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CitizenKane3.jpg) Did you found a fictional grand duchy? - Yes, Sir Roger Fenwick from _The Mouse That Roared_. DQs: Best known for a single incident? IQs: Were you Arthur’s tomboy gal pal? Were you President Bartlet’s first CJCS? Were you a noted Irish freedom fighter of the 18th century? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/246 "2015-05-19T15:34:15Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a rock bassist who played a nihilist in a Coen Brothers movie? > IQ2: Were you once mistaken for Iseek of the Jug? > IQ3: Did Patty Hearst claim you were drunk when defending her in court? > > DQ. > If you mean Issek of the Jug, I am not Fafhrd. Otherwise, DQ. > Not F Lee Bailey - though I almost was! Doubled the wrong letter. Issek is correct. Flea (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) in _The Big Lebowski_ holding a DQ IQ1: Are you Vladimir Harkonnen’s nephew and heir apparent to his schemes? IQ2: Are you a friend of Emperor Shaddam IV, described as “a killer with the manners of a rabbit … the most dangerous kind?” IQ3: Did you write about the above characters? ---
**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 19, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/247 "2015-05-19T17:06:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Arthur’s tomboy gal pal? > Were you President Bartlet’s first CJCS? > Were you a noted Irish freedom fighter of the 18th century? Not Francine. DQ. DQ. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you Vladimir Harkonnen’s nephew and heir apparent to his schemes? > IQ2: Are you a friend of Emperor Shaddam IV, described as “a killer with the manners of a rabbit … the most dangerous kind?” > IQ3: Did you write about the above characters? DQ. DQ. Not Frank Herbert. **F** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with F 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not born after 1900 8. Known (more or less) for politics/military 9. European 10. Not born before 1700 11. Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 12. Not a member of the royalty or nobility 13. Best known for a single incident ---
**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 19, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/248 "2015-05-19T17:29:35Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the eponymous heroine in a novel by Christopher Morley? > 2. Did you provide the voice for Mulan’s grandmother in Mulan? > 3. Did Tim Curry play you in the Rocky Horror Picture Show? > > DQ. > DQ. > Not … Frank N Furter? #1 was Kitty Foyle. #2 was June Foray. Correct on #3. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/249 "2015-05-19T17:36:25Z")
IQ1) Did David Niven play you in a movie that won Best Picture? IQ2) Did you create Yosemite Sam, after concluding that Elmer Fudd was just too dumb to be taken seriously as a foe for Bugs Bunny? IQ3) Did you make a solo album under the name of a non-existent country band called the Blue Ridge Rangers? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/250 "2015-05-19T17:42:47Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you Vladimir Harkonnen’s nephew and heir apparent to his schemes? > IQ2: Are you a friend of Emperor Shaddam IV, described as “a killer with the manners of a rabbit … the most dangerous kind?” > IQ3: Did you write about the above characters? > > DQ. > DQ. > Not Frank Herbert. Feyd-Rautha, Hasimir Fenring, correct DQ: From the UK? DQ: Born after 1800? holding a DQ ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/251 "2015-05-19T17:54:09Z")
IQ1: Are you an Olympic track & field runner who married your coach, Bob Kersee? IQ2: Did you play Carol Brady? IQ3: Did you achieve fame during the Crimean War, becoming known as “The Lady with the Lamp?” ---
**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 19, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/252 "2015-05-19T18:30:12Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did David Niven play you in a movie that won Best Picture? > > IQ2) Did you create Yosemite Sam, after concluding that Elmer Fudd was just too dumb to be taken seriously as a foe for Bugs Bunny? > > IQ3) Did you make a solo album under the name of a non-existent country band called the Blue Ridge Rangers? DQ. Not … Friz Freleng? DQ. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you an Olympic track & field runner who married your coach, Bob Kersee? > IQ2: Did you play Carol Brady? > IQ3: Did you achieve fame during the Crimean War, becoming known as “The Lady with the Lamp?” DQ. Not Florence Henderson. Not Florence Nightingale. **F** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with F 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not born after 1900 8. Known (more or less) for politics/military 9. European 10. Not born before 1700 11. Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 12. Not a member of the royalty or nobility 13. Best known for a single incident 14. From the UK 15. Not born after 1800 ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/253 "2015-05-19T20:39:56Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you an Olympic track & field runner who married your coach, Bob Kersee? > IQ2: Did you play Carol Brady? > IQ3: Did you achieve fame during the Crimean War, becoming known as “The Lady with the Lamp?” > > DQ. > Not Florence Henderson. > Not Florence Nightingale. Florence Joyner holding 2 DQs IQ1: Do the British commemorate your attempt to blow up Parliament on November 5th? IQ2: Were you a hero to the English, but a pirate to the Spaniards who called you _El Draque_? IQ3: Did you invent the turbo-jet engine? ---
**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 19, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/254 "2015-05-19T21:58:49Z")
IQ: Were you Prime Minister of England during the American Revolution? ---
**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 19, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/255 "2015-05-19T23:38:59Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Do the British commemorate your attempt to blow up Parliament on November 5th? > IQ2: Were you a hero to the English, but a pirate to the Spaniards who called you _El Draque_? > IQ3: Did you invent the turbo-jet engine? Not Guy Fawkes. Not Sir Francis Drake. DQ (though I really should know this). > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Were you Prime Minister of England during the American Revolution? Lord North, I think, but I’ve no idea what his name was. DQ. ---
**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 20, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/256 "2015-05-20T00:02:03Z")
Correct on Frederick North, Lord North. ---
**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 20, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/257 "2015-05-20T00:04:18Z")
DQs: 1. Common first name? 2. Did the event occur in the 18th Century? ---
**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 20, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/258 "2015-05-20T00:07:22Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a butler played by Dick van Dyke in a film from the 1960’s? 2. Have you played a first lady, a concerned aunt and a stand-up comedian? 3. Are you aka Jay Garrick? ---
**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 20, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/259 "2015-05-20T00:30:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a butler played by Dick van Dyke in a film from the 1960’s? > 2. Have you played a first lady, a concerned aunt and a stand-up comedian? > 3. Are you aka Jay Garrick? DQ. DQ. Not the original Flash. **F** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with F 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not born after 1900 8. Known (more or less) for politics/military 9. European 10. Not born before 1700 11. Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 12. Not a member of the royalty or nobility 13. Best known for a single incident 14. From the UK 15. Not born after 1800 16. Not a common first name 17. Event occurred in the 18th Century ---
**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 20, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571/260 "2015-05-20T02:27:25Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a butler played by Dick van Dyke in a film from the 1960’s? > 2. Have you played a first lady, a concerned aunt and a stand-up comedian? > 3. Are you aka Jay Garrick? > DQ. > DQ. > Not the original Flash. #1 was Fitzwilly. #2 was Sally Field (in _Lincoln_, _The Amazing Spider-Man_ and _Punch Line_ respectively). Correct on #3. 2 DQs reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571.md?page=14)