# Botticelli - May 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 3, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407 "2019-05-03T03:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/1 "2019-05-03T03:22:37Z")
Previous month’s thread: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=873332](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=873332) Up next: H ---
**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 3, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/2 "2019-05-03T12:10:44Z")
IQ1: Did you run against Nixon in 1968? IQ2: Did you write _American Splendor_ comics? IQ3: Did you pioneer the policy of détente with the Soviet Union? ---
**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 3, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/3 "2019-05-03T13:53:35Z")
Good job, SMV! IQs: I) Did you write _Stranger in a Strange Land_? 2) Did you write _Dune_? 3) Did you fund the movie _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/4 "2019-05-03T14:28:06Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you run against Nixon in 1968? > IQ2: Did you write _American Splendor_ comics? > IQ3: Did you pioneer the policy of détente with the Soviet Union? IQ1: I am not Hubert Humphrey IQ2: DQ for you! IQ3: And another! > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Good job, SMV! > > IQs: > > I) Did you write _Stranger in a Strange Land_? > 2) Did you write _Dune_? > 3) Did you fund the movie _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_? IQ1: I am not Robert Heinlein IQ2: I am not Frank Herbert IQ3: A DQ for you, as well. ---
**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 3, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/5 "2019-05-03T14:43:02Z")
IQ1: Are you the Greek “mother figure” queen of the gods? IQ2: Are you the Greek god of masculine accomplishment and strength? IQ3: Are you the Greek god of trade and commerce, sometimes known as a trickster? ---
**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 3, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/6 "2019-05-03T15:43:48Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you run against Nixon in 1968? > IQ2: Did you write American Splendor comics? > IQ3: Did you pioneer the policy of détente with the Soviet Union? > IQ1: I am not Hubert Humphrey > > IQ2: DQ for you! > > IQ3: And another! correct, Harvey Pekar, Henry Kissinger DQ: Real? DQ: Last name start with H? ---
**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 3, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/7 "2019-05-03T16:03:51Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > I) Did you write Stranger in a Strange Land? > 2) Did you write Dune? > 3) Did you fund the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail? > IQ1: I am not Robert Heinlein > > IQ2: I am not Frank Herbert > > IQ3: A DQ for you, as well. Correct x2. #3 was George Harrison, Beatle. DQ: Male? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/8 "2019-05-03T17:21:04Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: Are you the Greek “mother figure” queen of the gods? > > IQ2: Are you the Greek god of masculine accomplishment and strength? > > IQ3: Are you the Greek god of trade and commerce, sometimes known as a trickster? IQ1: I am not Hera. IQ2: I am not Herakles. IQ3: I am not Hermes. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Correct x2. #3 was George Harrison, Beatle. > > DQ: Male? George Harrison funded _Holy Grail_? Huh. Well, it’s a better contribution to the world’s art than “My Sweet Lord”. 😃 DQ1: Real. DQ2: Surname starts with an “H”. DQ3: Male. ---
**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 3, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/9 "2019-05-03T19:32:27Z")
On to H. IQs: Did you teach Eliza Doolittle? Were you known, among other things, as “the Sledge of Nashville”? Were you the first U.S. Secretary of War? May I suggest, **SMV** , you show the answers as: H. 1. Real 2. Surname starts with an “H” 3. Male It’s easier to tell it apart, at a glance, from IQs and DQs being asked by the players. Thanks. ---
**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 3, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/10 "2019-05-03T20:02:17Z")
IQ1: Are you head coach of the Michigan Wolverines? IQ2: Are you IQ1’s brother, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens? IQ3: Did you recite your poems on Laugh-In? ---
**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 3, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/11 "2019-05-03T20:35:33Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: Are you the Greek “mother figure” queen of the gods? > > IQ2: Are you the Greek god of masculine accomplishment and strength? > > IQ3: Are you the Greek god of trade and commerce, sometimes known as a trickster? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQ1: I am not Hera. > > IQ2: I am not Herakles. > > IQ3: I am not Hermes. Swept! No DQs for me. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/12 "2019-05-03T21:26:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > On to H. > > IQs: > > Did you teach Eliza Doolittle? > Were you known, among other things, as “the Sledge of Nashville”? > Were you the first U.S. Secretary of War? > > May I suggest, **SMV** , you show the answers as: > > H. > > 1. Real > 2. Surname starts with an “H” > 3. Male > > It’s easier to tell it apart, at a glance, from IQs and DQs being asked by the players. Thanks. Will do. Thanks for the tip. 1: I am not Henry Higgins. (Or 'enry 'iggins, if you prefer.) 2: Take a DQ. 3: I am not Henry Knox. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you head coach of the Michigan Wolverines? > IQ2: Are you IQ1’s brother, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens? > IQ3: Did you recite your poems on Laugh-In? 1: I am not Jim Harbaugh. 2: I am not John Harbaugh. 3: Take a DQ. H. 1. Real 2. Surname starts with an “H” 3. Male ---
**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 4, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/13 "2019-05-04T00:07:16Z")
IQ1: Did Daws Butler voice your laid-back southern drawl through various adventures? IQ2: Did Scatman Crothers voice your crime-fighting ineptitude? IQ3: Were you one of the creators/producers of of IQs 1 and 2? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/14 "2019-05-04T00:53:24Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: Did Daws Butler voice your laid-back southern drawl through various adventures? > IQ2: Did Scatman Crothers voice your crime-fighting ineptitude? > IQ3: Were you one of the creators/producers of of IQs 1 and 2? 1: I am not Huckleberry Hound. 2: Take a DQ. 3. I am not the Hanna of Hanna-Barbera. ---
**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 4, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/15 "2019-05-04T01:26:30Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the voice of Hoggle in _Labyrinth_? 2. Did you play dual roles in _Zorro the Gay Blade_? 3. Were you the father of the Melancholy Dane? ---
**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 4, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/16 "2019-05-04T02:06:06Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: Did Daws Butler voice your laid-back southern drawl through various adventures? > IQ2: Did Scatman Crothers voice your crime-fighting ineptitude? > IQ3: Were you one of the creators/producers of of IQs 1 and 2? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1: I am not Huckleberry Hound. > 2: Take a DQ. > 3. I am not the Hanna of Hanna-Barbera. Correct on 1 and 3! IQ2 was Hong Kong Phooey DQ: Were you born after 1900? ---
**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 4, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/17 "2019-05-04T03:19:57Z")
Thanks, **SMV**! Previous IQs: Did you teach Eliza Doolittle? - Yes, Henry Higgins Were you known, among other things, as “the Sledge of Nashville”? - Maj. Gen. George Henry Thomas of Civil War fame Were you the first U.S. Secretary of War? - Yes, Henry Knox Henry x3! DQ: American? IQs: Have you played a mermaid, an interior designer and “your basic pleasure model”? Were you McKinley’s kingmaker? Did your ex-CIA dad train you to kill the woman who killed your mom? ---
**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 4, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/18 "2019-05-04T03:58:02Z")
IQ1: Are you the main character of a Bronte novel who loved Catherine? IQ2: Are you a troublemaker who constantly tries to score at the Elite Fish Market? IQ3: Are you the (arguably) most renowned medical doctor graduate of Hillman college? ---
**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 4, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/19 "2019-05-04T13:56:33Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you head coach of the Michigan Wolverines? > IQ2: Are you IQ1’s brother, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens? > IQ3: Did you recite your poems on Laugh-In? > > 1: I am not Jim Harbaugh. > 2: I am not John Harbaugh. > 3: Take a DQ. Henry Gibson DQ: Alive? ---
**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 4, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/20 "2019-05-04T14:16:25Z")
IQ1: Have you played Agent Carter in MCU TV? IQ2: Are you the lead singer of Blondie? IQ3: While filming a certain Hitchcock movie, did prop men fling dozens of live gulls, ravens and crows at you for five days? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407.md?page=2)