# Botticelli - May 2017

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506>\
**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:** 19

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**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 20, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/361 "2017-05-20T23:28:10Z")

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> [@divemaster](#):
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> IQ1: Were you an All-Star relief pitcher with a distinctive delivery style?  
> IQ2: Were you a highly-quotable flamboyant British raconteur who had a long-running one-man stage show?  
> IQ3: Were you a member of Tom Cruise’s IMF team in Mission Impossible III?

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> DQ, not Quentin Crisp, DQ

IQ1 is Dan Quisenberry  
IQ3 is Maggie Q

DQ: Are you best known as an animated character?  
DQ: Reserved

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**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 20, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/362 "2017-05-20T23:28:14Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> …Take another DQ EH. I meant Q from James Bond.

OK, thanks. Q didn’t appear in _Dr. No_ anyway IIRC.

Previous IQs:

Were you arguably Jack Klugman’s second-best-known role? - Yes, Quincy  
Were you the pseudonym for a pair of mystery writers? - Yes, Ellery Queen  
Were you one of T.R.'s “bunnies”? - Quentin Roosevelt (the President thus referred to his children collectively).

DQ:

American?

IQs:

Are you a noted Motown record producer?  
Should you really get the credit for the Monroe Doctrine?  
Were you one of the “rude mechanicals”?

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**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 20, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/363 "2017-05-20T23:55:42Z")

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IQ1: Do you get into adventures with your faithful dog, Bandit?  
IQ2: Did you spend much of a movie locked in Jason Statham’s trunk?  
IQ3: According to Bob Dylan, do you cause everyone to jump with joy when you show up?

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**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 21, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/364 "2017-05-21T01:45:50Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a werewolf who lived on the Maine coast?  
> IQ2: Were you the losing commander at the Teutoburger Wald?  
> IQ3: Are you Jason’s iguana?

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> DQ, DQ, not Quincy

Quentin Collins (_Dark Shadows_).  
Quinctilius Varus, who lost three legions to the German “barbarians” – Rome’s worst defeat.  
Correct.  
DQ: Would/Could be alive today if real?  
One DQ reserved.  
IQ1: Were Umslopogaas and Umbopa two of your associates?  
IQ2: Was your father a lawyer from Braintree?  
IQ3: Were you Frederick the Great’s flute teacher?

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**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 21, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/365 "2017-05-21T12:33:46Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Male
2. Fictional
3. Last name does not begin with Q
4. Not best known as an animated character
5. American
6. Would/could be alive today if real

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**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 21, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/366 "2017-05-21T12:35:11Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you a feathered Mesoamerican deity?
> 2. Did you play Mrs. Whipple on _Little House on the Prairie_?
> 3. Were you the lead character in _Five Million Years To Earth_?

not Quetzalcoatl, DQ, DQ

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**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 21, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/367 "2017-05-21T12:36:47Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Are you a noted Motown record producer?  
> Should you really get the credit for the Monroe Doctrine?  
> Were you one of the “rude mechanicals”?

not Quincy Jones, DQ, DQ

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**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 21, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/368 "2017-05-21T12:38:06Z")

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> [@divemaster](#):
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> IQ1: Do you get into adventures with your faithful dog, Bandit?  
> IQ2: Did you spend much of a movie locked in Jason Statham’s trunk?  
> IQ3: According to Bob Dylan, do you cause everyone to jump with joy when you show up?

not Johnny Quest, DQ, not Quinn the Eskimo

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**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 21, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/369 "2017-05-21T12:40:40Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were Umslopogaas and Umbopa two of your associates?  
> IQ2: Was your father a lawyer from Braintree?  
> IQ3: Were you Frederick the Great’s flute teacher?

not Allan Quatermain, DQ, DQ

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**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 21, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/370 "2017-05-21T14:38:58Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were Umslopogaas and Umbopa two of your associates?  
> IQ2: Was your father a lawyer from Braintree?  
> IQ3: Were you Frederick the Great’s flute teacher?

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> not Allan Quatermain, DQ, DQ

Correct.  
John Quincy Adams.  
J J Quantz.  
DQ: Originally from prose fiction?  
Two DQs reserved.

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**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 21, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/371 "2017-05-21T15:41:39Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you a feathered Mesoamerican deity?
> 2. Did you play Mrs. Whipple on Little House on the Prairie?
> 3. Were you the lead character in Five Million Years To Earth?  
> not Quetzalcoatl, DQ, DQ

Correct on Quetzalcoatl.  
#2 is Queenie Smith.  
#3 is Bernard Quatermass.

DQ: Created after 1950?

1 DQ reserved.

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**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 21, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/372 "2017-05-21T17:06:52Z")

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IQ1: Was Simon the orange quangaroo your friend?  
IQ2: Were you #1’s rival?  
IQ3: Were you the bell-ringer at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris?

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**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 21, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/373 "2017-05-21T17:07:09Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Male
2. Fictional
3. Last name does not begin with Q
4. Not best known as an animated character
5. American
6. Would/could be alive today if real
7. Originally from prose fiction
8. Created after 1950

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**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 21, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/374 "2017-05-21T17:08:14Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Was Simon the orange quangaroo your friend?  
> IQ2: Were you #1’s rival?  
> IQ3: Were you the bell-ringer at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris?

3 DQs

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**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 21, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/375 "2017-05-21T17:22:36Z")

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DQ: Created after 1990?

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**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 21, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/376 "2017-05-21T17:24:25Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you AKA Green Arrow?
2. Were you the voice of Olive Oyl and Betty Boop?
3. Are you one of the founders of The Roots?

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**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 21, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/377 "2017-05-21T17:37:10Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Was Simon the orange quangaroo your friend?  
> IQ2: Were you #1’s rival?  
> IQ3: Were you the bell-ringer at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris?

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> 3 DQs

Quake, the miner from the Quaker Oats cereal.  
Quisp, the alien from the other Quaker Oats cereal.  
Quasimodo.  
DQ: From a novel (rather than a shorter work)?  
DQ: Protagonist?  
DQ: From a fantasy/SF/horror story?  
Two DQs reserved

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**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 21, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/378 "2017-05-21T20:56:00Z")

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> [@divemaster](#):
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> IQ1: Do you get into adventures with your faithful dog, Bandit?  
> IQ2: Did you spend much of a movie locked in Jason Statham’s trunk?  
> IQ3: According to Bob Dylan, do you cause everyone to jump with joy when you show up?

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
>
> not Johnny Quest, DQ, not Quinn the Eskimo

IQ2 is Shu Qi

DQ: From a work that has humor and/or satire as a major component?  
DQ: I still have one reserved.

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**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 21, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/379 "2017-05-21T21:06:23Z")

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IQ1: Are you an award-winning actor who fathered a child when over 80 years old?  
IQ2: Are you currently a pitcher for the Colorado Rockies?  
IQ3: Are you an entertainer known for Living Single and Ladies’ First?

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**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 21, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/380 "2017-05-21T21:22:35Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Male
2. Fictional
3. Last name does not begin with Q
4. Not best known as an animated character
5. American
6. Would/could be alive today if real
7. Originally from prose fiction
8. Created after 1950
9. Created after 1990
10. From a novel (rather than a shorter work)
11. Protagonist
12. From a fantasy/SF/horror story
13. Not from a work that has humor and/or satire as a major component

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