# 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:** 9
**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 18, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/161 "2019-05-18T16:06:01Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the Nancy Drew mysteries? > 2. Are you the son of Clark Kent & Lois Lane-Kent? > 3. Are you usually credited with being the first Abstract painter? > Not “Carolyn Keene”. > DQ. > Not … Klimt? #1. Correct. #2. Jonathan Kent. (I have read just about everything Larry Niven’s written. ) #3. Wasily Kandinsky DQs: 1. American? 2. Living? ---
**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 18, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/162 "2019-05-18T21:10:14Z")
Previous IQs: Was your best friend a one-time astronaut? - Raj Koothrapali, on _The Big Bang Theory_ Were you based on William Randolph Hearst? - The title character of _Citizen Kane_ Is your sister the former US ambassador to Japan? - JFK Jr. DQs: Born since 1950? Best known for the Arts? One DQ reserved. IQs: Are you killed in every episode of _South Park_? Do you voice SpongeBob SquarePants? Were you a noted US Army cavalry officer of the Civil War? ---
**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, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/163 "2019-05-19T01:55:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you killed in every episode of _South Park_? > Do you voice SpongeBob SquarePants? > Were you a noted US Army cavalry officer of the Civil War? Not Kenny. DQ. (_Do_? Is that show still on?) Not Myles Keogh. K 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with K 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not born after 1950 7. Not best known for the Arts > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you based on William Randolph Hearst? - The title character of _Citizen Kane_ I knew that was who you meant, but couldn’t remember the name of the movie. ☹ ---
**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, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/164 "2019-05-19T02:05:39Z")
IQs: 1. Did LeVar Burton play you in _Roots_? 2. Were you also known as Cheops? 3. Did you build Xanadu (and are not Citizen Kane)? ---
**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, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/165 "2019-05-19T10:51:29Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did LeVar Burton play you in _Roots_? > 2. Were you also known as Cheops? > 3. Did you build Xanadu (and are not Citizen Kane)? Not Kunta Kinte. Not Khufu. Not Kublai Khan. ---
**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, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/166 "2019-05-19T11:52:07Z")
When trying to think of DQs, or the answers thereto: \* Booooooooooot-ticelli, Where the wind blows freely through the brain…\* ---
**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, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/167 "2019-05-19T14:10:05Z")
\*Where you feel inept when your IQs’ swept… \* IQs: 1. Do you battle the wicked alcalde with your trusty guitar? 2. Are you the current contender to be the next Batman’s well known former girlfriend? 3. Did you play Dancing Bear in the Treasure House? ---
**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, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/168 "2019-05-19T18:43:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > _Where you feel inept when your IQs’ swept…_ 😃 > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you battle the wicked alcalde with your trusty guitar? > 2. Are you the current contender to be the next Batman’s well known former girlfriend? > 3. Did you play Dancing Bear in the Treasure House? Not … El Kabong? DQ. 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, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/169 "2019-05-19T19:22:32Z")
Welcome back SCAdian! IQ1: Were you the voice of the title character in \*Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! \*? IQ2: Are you QB for the Minnesota Vikings? IQ3: Are you head coach of the SF 49ers? ---
**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, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/170 "2019-05-20T01:41:38Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you battle the wicked alcalde with your trusty guitar? > 2. Are you the current contender to be the next Batman’s well known former girlfriend? > 3. Did you play Dancing Bear in the Treasure House? > Not … El Kabong? > DQ. > DQ. > Reply With Quote Correct on Queeksdraw. #2 is Kristen Stewart, who was engaged to Robert Pattinson when they were doing the _Twilight_ movies together, and who now may get to be Bruce Wayne. #3 was Bob Keeshan (aka Capt. Kangaroo). DQs: 1. European? 2. Died before 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 20, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/171 "2019-05-20T13:20:22Z")
Previous IQs IQ1: Are you the Marquess of Ailsa, and chief of your clan? (Surname is acceptable). Correct, David Kennedy. IQ2: Are you the hugely influential economist who, among other ideas, argued against the gold standard, calling it “a barbarous relic”? John Maynard Keynes. IQ3: Are you a singer-songwriter who left your husband and writing partner, and recorded what was for a time the top-selling album in history? Carole King; the album was _Tapestry_. IQ1: Were you the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills when they went to, and lost, four Super Bowls? IQ2: Did your character ask Jack to “paint me like one of your French girls”? IQ3: Did you play a woman dating a nerdy man, while you yourself were dating his actor? DQ1: Known for politics/government service? DQ2: Known for the military? DQ3: Known for a single event? ---
**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, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/172 "2019-05-20T13:29:25Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you the voice of the title character in \*Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! \*? > IQ2: Are you QB for the Minnesota Vikings? > IQ3: Are you head coach of the SF 49ers? \ Three DQs. K 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with K 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not born after 1950 7. Not best known for the Arts 8. Not European 9. Did not die before 1800 ---
**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, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/173 "2019-05-20T13:37:32Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQ1: Were you the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills when they went to, and lost, four Super Bowls? > > IQ2: Did your character ask Jack to “paint me like one of your French girls”? > > IQ3: Did you play a woman dating a nerdy man, while you yourself were dating his actor? DQ. Not Kate Winslet. DQ. K 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with K 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not born after 1950 7. Not best known for the Arts 8. Not European 9. Did not die before 1800 10. Known for politics/government service 11. Not known for the military 12. Not known for a single event ---
**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, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/174 "2019-05-20T15:16:48Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the mom on _Married With Children_? 2. Are you the main police officer in _West Side Story_? 3. Were you the black POW on _Hogan’s Heroes_? ---
**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, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/175 "2019-05-20T16:04:19Z")
Previous IQs: Are you killed in every episode of _South Park_? - Yes, Kenny Do you voice SpongeBob SquarePants? - Tom Kenny Were you a noted US Army cavalry officer of the Civil War? -I’ll rephrase DQ: Born after 1900? IQs: Were you a noted US Army cavalry officer of the Civil War who did not survive the war? Were you very likely a clone of JFK? Were you mentioned in “Killer Queen”? ---
**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 20, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/176 "2019-05-20T16:58:38Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you the voice of the title character in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ? > IQ2: Are you QB for the Minnesota Vikings? > IQ3: Are you head coach of the SF 49ers? > \ Three DQs. Boris Karloff, Kirk Cousins, Kyle Shanahan DQ: Asian? holding 2 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 21, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/177 "2019-05-21T02:02:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the mom on _Married With Children_? > 2. Are you the main police officer in _West Side Story_? > 3. Were you the black POW on _Hogan’s Heroes_? DQ. Not Officer Krupke. Not Kinchloe. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a noted US Army cavalry officer of the Civil War who did not survive the war? > Were you very likely a clone of JFK? > Were you mentioned in “Killer Queen”? Three DQs. At least I know #1 isn’t Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain… 😃 K 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with K 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not born after 1950 7. Not best known for the Arts 8. Not European 9. Did not die before 1800 10. Known for politics/government service 11. Not known for the military 12. Not known for a single event 13. Born after 1900 14. Not Asian ---
**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, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/178 "2019-05-21T03:29:52Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the mom on Married With Children? > 2. Are you the main police officer in West Side Story? > 3. Were you the black POW on Hogan’s Heroes? > DQ. > Not Officer Krupke. > Not Kinchloe. #1 was Katie Segal. (sp??) Correct on the others. DQ: African? ---
**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, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/179 "2019-05-21T12:33:25Z")
K 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with K 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not born after 1950 7. Not best known for the Arts 8. Not European 9. Did not die before 1800 10. Known for politics/government service 11. Not known for the military 12. Not known for a single event 13. Born after 1900 14. Not Asian 15. African ---
**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 21, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407/180 "2019-05-21T13:47:05Z")
Previous IQs IQ1: Were you the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills when they went to, and lost, four Super Bowls? Jim Kelly. IQ2: Did your character ask Jack to “paint me like one of your French girls”? Correct, Kate Winslet. IQ3: Did you play a woman dating a nerdy man, while you yourself were dating his actor? I guess this one was a bit more obscure than I thought; the answer was Kaley Cuoco, who dated Johnny Galecki while her _Big Bang Theory_ character Penny was dating his character Leonard. > [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ. > Not Kate Winslet. > DQ. IQ1: Are you an Austrian painter, whose work, such as _The Kiss_, is notable for a frank eroticism? IQ2: Are you a Merry Prankster? IQ3: Are you the founder of the modern, secular republic of Turkey? DQ reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2019/833407.md?page=10)