# Botticelli - May 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 29, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506 "2017-04-29T16:43:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 10, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/181 "2017-05-10T02:30:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you invent Esperanto? > 2. Did you star on Broadway in _A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum_? > 3. Did you found a Czech company (which is still in operation today) that produces art ceramics in the 19th Century? Dunno, not Zero Mostel, and dunno > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you really Don Diego de la Vega? > IQ2: Were you Joan Junior’s second husband? > IQ3: Did you explore the West while Lewis and Clarke were exploring the Northwest? Dunno x2; not Zebulon Pike > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a dentist who wrote Westerns? > IQ2: Are you a stream-of-consciousness circus freak cartoon character created by Bill Griffith? > IQ3. Are you a David Bowie alter ego who has a God-given ass? Not Zane Grey, Zippy the Pinhead or Ziggy Stardust Z. 1. real ---
**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 10, 2017, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/182 "2017-05-10T10:50:30Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you invent Esperanto? > 2. Did you star on Broadway in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum? > 3. Did you found a Czech company (which is still in operation today) that produces art ceramics in the 19th Century? > Dunno, not Zero Mostel, and dunno #1 was L. L. Zamenhof. Correct on Zero. #3 was Miklos Zsolnay. [It’s some nice stuff.](https://www.google.com/search?q=zsolnay+ceramics&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjny4jUk-XTAhXGxiYKHe9XBhMQsAQILQ&biw=1152&bih=724) DQs: 1. Male? 2. Living? ---
**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 10, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/183 "2017-05-10T12:24:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you really Don Diego de la Vega? > IQ2: Were you Joan Junior’s second husband? > IQ3: Did you explore the West while Lewis and Clarke were exploring the Northwest? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x2; not Zebulon Pikel Zorro. Zeke. (JJ’s first husband was Mike Doonesbury.) Correct. DQ1: American? DQ2: Known for the Arts? ---
**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 10, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/184 "2017-05-10T12:36:06Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland? 2. Were you a Russian-American engineer who has been called “the Father of Television”? 3. Did you climb up into a sycamore tree to see Jesus? ---
**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 10, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/185 "2017-05-10T14:36:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …#3 was Miklos Zsolnay. [It’s some nice stuff.](https://www.google.com/search?q=zsolnay+ceramics&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjny4jUk-XTAhXGxiYKHe9XBhMQsAQILQ&biw=1152&bih=724)… Yes, it is - thanks! > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland? > 2. Were you a Russian-American engineer who has been called “the Father of Television”? > 3. Did you climb up into a sycamore tree to see Jesus? Not Zwingli, Zarkoff or Zacharias. Z. 1. real 2. female 3. living 4. American 5. known for the Arts ---
**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 10, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/186 "2017-05-10T14:55:51Z")
IQ1: In 1981, did you win both a Golden Globe award for New Star of the Year and a Golden Raspberries Award for Worst New Star? IQ2: Did Terrence Stamp play you in two Superman movies? IQ3: Are you a comic strip magician who speaks backwards to cast spells? ---
**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 10, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/187 "2017-05-10T15:21:36Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland? > 2. Were you a Russian-American engineer who has been called “the Father of Television”? > 3. Did you climb up into a sycamore tree to see Jesus? > Not Zwingli, Zarkoff or Zacharias. Correct on Zwingli. #2 was Zworykin. #3 was Zacchaeus. DQs: 1. Last name starts with Z? 2. Actress? ---
**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 10, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/188 "2017-05-10T15:25:21Z")
IQs: 1. Have you portrayed a cosmic assassin, a communications officer and a beautiful native woman? 2. Did you have your leg amputated in 2011? 3. Did you star on _Remington Steele_? ---
**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 10, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/189 "2017-05-10T15:31:42Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: In 1981, did you win both a Golden Globe award for New Star of the Year and a Golden Raspberries Award for Worst New Star? > IQ2: Did Terrence Stamp play you in two Superman movies? > IQ3: Are you a comic strip magician who speaks backwards to cast spells? Not Pia Zadora or General Zod; dunno the last. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Have you portrayed a cosmic assassin, a communications officer and a beautiful native woman? > 2. Did you have your leg amputated in 2011? > 3. Did you star on _Remington Steele_? Not Zoe Sevigny, dunno, and not Stephanie Zimbalist. Z. 1. real 2. female 3. living 4. American 5. known for the Arts 6. last name starts with Z 7. actress ---
**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 10, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/190 "2017-05-10T15:34:08Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Have you portrayed a cosmic assassin, a communications officer and a beautiful native woman? > 2. Did you have your leg amputated in 2011? > 3. Did you star on Remington Steele? > Not Zoe Sevigny, dunno, and not Stephanie Zimbalist. #1 is Zoe Saldana. #2 was Zsa Zsa Gabor. Correct on Stephanie. DQs: 1. Known primarily from movies? 2. Born after 1977? ---
**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 10, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/191 "2017-05-10T15:35:55Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in _Chicago_? 2. Did you also star in _Chicago_? 3. Were you the princess in _Spaceballs_? ---
**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 10, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/192 "2017-05-10T17:31:36Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: In 1981, did you win both a Golden Globe award for New Star of the Year and a Golden Raspberries Award for Worst New Star? > IQ2: Did Terrence Stamp play you in two Superman movies? > IQ3: Are you a comic strip magician who speaks backwards to cast spells? > > Not Pia Zadora or General Zod; dunno the last. Zatara holding a DQ ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/193 "2017-05-10T18:48:20Z")
It’s been ages since I’ve played this here. Apologies in advance if I mess up the protocol… IQ1) Were you a hot-headed Cubs pitcher who was good with the bat? IQ2) Were you the founder of a renowned cymbals manufacturing company? IQ3) Did Bruce Willis steal your chopper? ---
**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 10, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/194 "2017-05-10T19:06:34Z")
Welcome, divemaster! ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/195 "2017-05-10T19:19:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Welcome, divemaster! Thanks! I actually played along with the fine folks of SDMB for a few months back in the day. Got a correct guess and hosted a round. Or two. Like I said, it’s been a while. My first introduction to the game was my senior year calculus class. We’d have “Botticelli Friday” on occasion. This would have been in 1985. ---
**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 11, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/196 "2017-05-11T03:54:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _Chicago_? > 2. Did you also star in _Chicago_? > 3. Were you the princess in _Spaceballs_? Not Catherine Zeta Jones or Renee Zellwegger; dunno the third. > [@divemaster](#): > > It’s been ages since I’ve played this here. Apologies in advance if I mess up the protocol… > > IQ1) Were you a hot-headed Cubs pitcher who was good with the bat? > IQ2) Were you the founder of a renowned cymbals manufacturing company? > IQ3) Did Bruce Willis steal your chopper? Welcome back, **divemaster**! Dunno x3. Z. 1. real 2. female 3. living 4. American 5. known for the Arts 6. last name starts with Z 7. actress 8. not known primarily from movies 9. born before 1977 ---
**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 11, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/197 "2017-05-11T10:31:11Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in Chicago? > 2. Did you also star in Chicago? > 3. Were you the princess in Spaceballs? > Not Catherine Zeta Jones or Renee Zellwegger; dunno the third. Correct on the Chicago 2. #3 is Daphne Zuniga. DQ: Best known for comedy? ---
**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 11, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/198 "2017-05-11T13:43:46Z")
Z. 1. real 2. female 3. living 4. American 5. known for the Arts 6. last name starts with Z 7. actress 8. not known primarily from movies 9. born before 1977 10. not best known for comedy, I’d say, although she has done it ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/199 "2017-05-11T13:49:27Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > It’s been ages since I’ve played this here. Apologies in advance if I mess up the protocol… > > IQ1) Were you a hot-headed Cubs pitcher who was good with the bat? > IQ2) Were you the founder of a renowned cymbals manufacturing company? > IQ3) Did Bruce Willis steal your chopper? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Welcome back, **divemaster**! Dunno x3. IQ1) Carlos Zambrano IQ2) Avedis Zildjian (I know this b/c its one of the oldest companies in the world, founded in the 1600s and still making cymbals) IQ3) Zed. (“Zed’s dead, baby. Zed’s dead”). I’m at work and off to a meeting–will ask DQs later. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/200 "2017-05-11T13:51:09Z")
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