# Botticelli - May 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 30, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098 "2021-04-30T14:06:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/342 "2021-05-21T19:22:56Z")
IQs: 1. Did your deviousness cause your employer to murder his wife? 2. Are you a main character in an Wagner opera? 3. Are you an oft used name for a stereotypical lackey of a mad scientist? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/343 "2021-05-21T20:53:51Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. Did your deviousness cause your employer to murder his wife? > 2. Are you a main character in an Wagner opera? > 3. Are you an oft used name for a stereotypical lackey of a mad scientist? Not Iago Not Isolde Not Igor ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/344 "2021-05-21T20:54:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Is a major American college named after you, although it isn’t your “I” name that’s used? > Were you Sid Caesar’s comedic sidekick? > Are you a Latinx author of a noted political family? Not Ignatius Loyola Take 2 DQs ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/345 "2021-05-21T21:27:01Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a masonry chucking mouse? 2. Is your alter ego the youngest founding member of X-Men? 3. Confederacy of Dunces? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/346 "2021-05-21T22:22:46Z")
Not Ignatz Mouse Take a DQ Not Ignatius Reilly ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/347 "2021-05-22T04:12:07Z")
Iceman DQ: Female? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/348 "2021-05-22T04:43:20Z")
DQs: **I** 1. Fictional 2. Female ---
**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 22, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/349 "2021-05-22T11:36:04Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a comic book sorcerer who started with Fawcett Comics, but was eventually brought into the DC Universe? 2. Did you write _The Bell_ and _The Sea, The Sea_? 3. Are you the mayor’s assistant in the game _Animal Crossing_? ---
**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 22, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/350 "2021-05-22T17:01:22Z")
Previous IQs: Is a major American college named after you, although it isn’t your “I” name that’s used? - Yes, Ignatius Loyola Were you Sid Caesar’s comedic sidekick? - Imogene Coca Are you a Latinx author of a noted political family? - Isabel Allende DQs: First name start with I? Would be alive today, if real? IQs: Did Shirley MacClaine play you on screen? Were you noted for your massive shoe collection? Were you a wealthy man who died with his wife when the _Titanic_ sank? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/351 "2021-05-22T19:41:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you a comic book sorcerer who started with Fawcett Comics, but was eventually brought into the DC Universe? > 2. Did you write _The Bell_ and _The Sea, The Sea_ ? > 3. Are you the mayor’s assistant in the game _Animal Crossing_ ? Take 2 DQs Not Isabelle > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did Shirley MacClaine play you on screen? > Were you noted for your massive shoe collection? > Were you a wealthy man who died with his wife when the _Titanic_ sank? Not Irma la Douce Not Imelda Marcos Take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/352 "2021-05-22T19:42:21Z")
DQs: **I** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Only given name starts with I 4. If real, would not have been born yet ---
**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 22, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/353 "2021-05-22T20:37:51Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Are you a comic book sorcerer who started with Fawcett Comics, but was eventually brought into the DC Universe? > > > > > 1. Did you write _The Bell_ and _The Sea, The Sea_ ? > > > 2. Are you the mayor’s assistant in the game _Animal Crossing_ ? > > Take 2 DQs > Not Isabelle #1 was Ibis the Invincible. #2 was Iris Murdoch. Correct on Isabelle. DQs: 1. Originally from movies or TV? 2. Created by an American or Americans? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/354 "2021-05-22T22:57:42Z")
DQs: **I** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Only given name starts with I 4. If real, would not have been born yet 5. Originally from movies or TV 6. Created by an American or Americans ---
**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 23, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/355 "2021-05-23T00:37:56Z")
Previous IQs: Did Shirley MacClaine play you on screen? - Yes, Irma la Douce Were you noted for your massive shoe collection? - Yes, Imelda Marcos Were you a wealthy man who died with his wife when the _Titanic_ sank? - Isidor Strauss DQ: Human? IQs: Did you, significantly, not refer to your sweetheart as “Decker Unit”? Were you an alien boy rescued by the crew of the USS _Voyager_? Did you design the JFK Library and Museum? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/356 "2021-05-23T03:07:31Z")
DQs: **I** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Only given name starts with I 4. If real, would not have been born yet 5. Originally from movies or TV 6. Created by an American or Americans 7. Not human ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/357 "2021-05-23T03:15:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > Did you, significantly, not refer to your sweetheart as “Decker Unit”? **Yes!!** I am **Lt. Ilia** from _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ > **[Ilia](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ilia)** > > Lieutenant Ilia was a female Deltan Starfleet officer in the 23rd century. She was in the navigation and helm branches of the Operations division. In the mid-2270s, she served aboard the USS Enterprise under the command of Captain James T. Kirk.... Great job, EH! ---
**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 23, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/358 "2021-05-23T12:17:10Z")
Very nice, EH! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/359 "2021-05-23T20:55:45Z")
Congrats @Elendil_s_Heir! ---
**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 24, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/360 "2021-05-24T04:33:20Z")
Thanks! She fit all the answers so far, so I thought I’d take a shot. Previous IQs: Were you an alien boy rescued by the crew of the USS _Voyager_? - Icheb Did you design the JFK Library and Museum? - I.M. Pei Next letter later today. ---
**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 24, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/361 "2021-05-24T13:19:41Z")
And that letter is # P Have at you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098.md?page=19)