# 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:** 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, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/21 "2019-05-04T20:53:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 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? 1: Take a DQ. 2: I am not George Hamilton 3: I am not Hamlet. (If I’m wrong about this, take a DQ. But I vaguely remember that the play’s protagonist was named for his father.) > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 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? I. I am not Darryl Hannah. 2. I am not Mark Hanna. 3. Take a DQ. But I suspect the answer is “Hannah”. Is that the new Amazon series that keeps coming up as an ad on YouTube? > [@divemaster](#): > > 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? 1: I am not Heathcliff. 2: Take a DQ. (Another Heathcliff?) 3: I am not Cliff Huxtable. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > 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? 1: Take a DQ. (I can’t think of her name, but is it the actress who played Robin on _How I Met Your Mother_?) 2: I am not Deborah Harry. 3: I am not Tippi Hendren. H. 1. Real. 2. Surname starts with an “H”. 3. Male. 4. Born before 1900. 5. Not American. 6. Dead. ---
**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 5, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/22 "2019-05-05T03:53:12Z")
Swept me! Hanna[h] x3. IQs: Were you FDR’s cadaverous longtime aide? Did you play Dr. Ford on _Westworld_? Were you “the unspeakable” in Lovecraft’s tales? ---
**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 5, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/23 "2019-05-05T15:43:05Z")
> [@](#): > > 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? > 1: Take a DQ. > 2: I am not George Hamilton > 3: I am not Hamlet. (If I’m wrong about this, take a DQ. But I vaguely remember that the play’s protagonist was named for his father.) Correct on 2 and 3. #1 was Brian Henson. DQ: Born before 1700? ---
**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 5, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/24 "2019-05-05T15:45:36Z")
IQs: 1. Did you just win the Kentucky Derby? 2. Did you create _The 53 Stations of the Tokaido_ series of ukiyo-e? 3. Were you Rickie Nelson’s mom? ---
**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 5, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/25 "2019-05-05T18:07:36Z")
> [@](#): > > 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? > > 1: Take a DQ. (I can’t think of her name, but is it the actress who played Robin on How I Met Your Mother?) > 2: I am not Deborah Harry. > 3: I am not Tippi Hendren. Hayley Atwell, correct x 2 DQ: European? ---
**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 5, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/26 "2019-05-05T18:13:56Z")
IQ1: Did you write about the adventures of Allan Quartermain? IQ2: Were you, H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith pen pals? IQ3: Did you write _The Forever War_? ---
**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 5, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/27 "2019-05-05T19:13:21Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > 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? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1: I am not Heathcliff. > 2: Take a DQ. (Another Heathcliff?) > 3: I am not Cliff Huxtable. Correct on 1 and 3 ([Heath]cliff Huxtable), and accidentally correct on 2. That was Heathcliff the cat from the comic strip. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 5, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/28 "2019-05-05T22:06:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Swept me! Hanna[h] x3. > > IQs: > > Were you FDR’s cadaverous longtime aide? > Did you play Dr. Ford on _Westworld_? > Were you “the unspeakable” in Lovecraft’s tales? 1: I am not Harry Hopkins. 2: I am not Anthony Hopkins 3: Take a DQ. I’m guessing it’s another Hopkins, but I don’t know the answer. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you just win the Kentucky Derby? > 2. Did you create _The 53 Stations of the Tokaido_ series of ukiyo-e? > 3. Were you Rickie Nelson’s mom? I: I am not Country House (but I sure wish I’d put $20.00 on him). 2: Take a DQ. 3: I am not Harriet Nelson. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you write about the adventures of Allan Quartermain? > IQ2: Were you, H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith pen pals? > IQ3: Did you write _The Forever War_? 1: I am not H. Rider Haggard. 2: Take a DQ. 3: Take a DQ. **divemaster** , you may take a DQ on Heathcliff the cat. I remembered him later, but at the time I didn’t know the answer to your IQ. H. 1: Real 2: Surname starts with “H”. 3: Male. 4: Born before 1900. 5. Not American. 6. Dead. 7: Born after 1700. 8: British. ---
**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 5, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/29 "2019-05-05T22:53:43Z")
DQ: Known as an author of fiction? ---
**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 6, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/30 "2019-05-06T00:10:57Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you write about the adventures of Allan Quartermain? > IQ2: Were you, H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith pen pals? > IQ3: Did you write The Forever War? > > 1: I am not H. Rider Haggard. > 2: Take a DQ. > 3: Take a DQ. correct, Robert E. Howard, Joe Haldeman holding 2 DQs ---
**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 6, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/31 "2019-05-06T03:12:33Z")
Correct on 1 and 3. #2 was Hiroshige. DQ: Born after 1800? ---
**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 6, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/32 "2019-05-06T15:37:42Z")
H. 1: Real 2: Surname starts with “H”. 3: Male. 4: Born before 1900. 5. Not American. 6. Dead. 7: Born after 1700. 8: British. 9: Not known as an author of fiction 10: Born before 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 6, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/33 "2019-05-06T16:07:51Z")
DQ: Politics/Royalty? holding a 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 6, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/34 "2019-05-06T17:03:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did you direct the movie _Family Plot_? 2. Did you write _Far From The Madding Crowd_? 3. Did you attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan? ---
**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 6, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/35 "2019-05-06T17:12:45Z")
Previous IQs: Were you FDR’s cadaverous longtime aide? - Yes, Harry Hopkins Did you play Dr. Ford on _Westworld_? = Yes, Sir Anthony Hopkins Were you “the unspeakable” in Lovecraft’s tales? - Hastur DQ: Died before 1861? IQs: Did your best friend marry Miss Mary Morstan? Were you Admiral Lord Nelson’s mistress? Were you known for your scabrous illustrations of Georgian British society? ---
**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 6, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/36 "2019-05-06T17:50:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you direct the movie _Family Plot_? > 2. Did you write _Far From The Madding Crowd_? > 3. Did you attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan? 1: Take a DQ. 2: I am not Thomas Hardy. 3: I am not John Hinckley, Jr. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > Were you FDR’s cadaverous longtime aide? - Yes, Harry Hopkins > Did you play Dr. Ford on _Westworld_? = Yes, Sir Anthony Hopkins > Were you “the unspeakable” in Lovecraft’s tales? - Hastur > > DQ: > > Died before 1861? > > IQs: > > Did your best friend marry Miss Mary Morstan? > Were you Admiral Lord Nelson’s mistress? > Were you known for your scabrous illustrations of Georgian British society? 1: I am not Sherlock Holmes. 2: I am not Emma Hamilton. 3: I am not William Hogarth. H. 1: Real 2: Surname starts with “H”. 3: Male. 4: Born before 1900. 5. Not American. 6. Dead. 7: Born after 1700. 8: British. 9: Not known as an author of fiction. 10: Born before 1800 11: Not in politics or royalty 12: Died before 1861. ---
**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 6, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/37 "2019-05-06T19:33:04Z")
DQ: 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 6, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/38 "2019-05-06T20:58:18Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you direct the movie Family Plot? > 2. Did you write Far From The Madding Crowd? > 3. Did you attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan? > 1: Take a DQ. > 2: I am not Thomas Hardy. > 3: I am not John Hinckley, Jr. #1 was Alfred Hitchcock. Correct on the others. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 6, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/39 "2019-05-06T21:02:46Z")
IQs: 1. Are you an 18th Century British scientist best remembered for discovering a comet that was named after you? 2. Did you discover Uranus? 3. Were you the first to sign the Declaration of Independence? ---
**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 6, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/40 "2019-05-06T21:30:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an 18th Century British scientist best remembered for discovering a comet that was named after you? > 2. Did you discover Uranus? > 3. Were you the first to sign the Declaration of Independence? 1: I am not Edmund Halley. (Who also invented, or refined, a diving bell, and funded the publication of Newton’s _Principia Mathematica_. Amazing man.) 2: I am not William Herschel. 3: I am not John Hancock. 1: Real 2: Surname starts with “H”. 3: Male. 4: Born before 1900. 5. Not American. 6. Dead. 7: Born after 1700. 8: British. 9: Not known as an author of fiction. 10: Born before 1800 11: Not in politics or royalty 12: Died before 1861. 13: Not known for the \*creative \*arts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407.md?page=3)