# 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:** 7
**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 10, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/121 "2021-05-10T20:42:21Z")
IQ1-3: Were you an Arthurian magic-user? ---
**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 10, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/122 "2021-05-10T22:18:55Z")
IQ1: Are you a former _Let’s Make a Deal_ host with a famous brain-teaser named after you? IQ2: Are you a severely depressed android? IQ3: Did you bite your boxing opponent’s ear? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/123 "2021-05-10T22:47:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Swept me! > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Angels from the Realms of Glory_? > 2. In Norse mythology did you guard the Well of Knowledge? > 3. Was your little red book a best seller in the 1960’s? Take 3 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you King Beyond the Wall? > Were you commandant of The Citadel after WWII? > Were you a gangster who dabbled in the occult and died in a murder-suicide? Take 3 DQs > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1-3: Were you an Arthurian magic-user? I am not Merlin, Morgan or Mordred. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a former _Let’s Make a Deal_ host with a famous brain-teaser named after you? > IQ2: Are you a severely depressed android? > IQ3: Did you bite your boxing opponent’s ear? I am not Monty Hall, Marvin or Michael Tyson. 1.Fictional 2. Male 3. Not originally from prose work. ---
**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 11, 2021, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/124 "2021-05-11T01:34:06Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you write _Angels from the Realms of Glory_ ? > > > 2. In Norse mythology did you guard the Well of Knowledge? > > > 3. Was your little red book a best seller in the 1960’s? > > Take 3 DQs. #1 was James Montgomery. #2 was Mimir. #3 was Mao Tse-Tung (now spelled Zedong). DQs: 1. Originally from movies or TV? 2. Last name starts with M? 3. Created by an American or Americans? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/125 "2021-05-11T02:08:49Z")
1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not originally from prose 4. Originally from movies or TV 5. Last name starts with M 6. Created by 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 11, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/126 "2021-05-11T02:36:29Z")
Previous IQs: Were you King Beyond the Wall? - Mance Rayder in _Game of Thrones_ Were you commandant of The Citadel after WWII? - Gen. Mark Clark Were you a gangster who dabbled in the occult and died in a murder-suicide? - Hubie Marsten in Stephen King’s _'Salem’s Lot_ DQs: Would be alive today, if real? Main character of the work? First appeared after 1950? IQs: Were you the Red Priestess? Was Barnacle Boy your grumpy sidekick? Did you lead the friendly aliens aboard the starship _Protector_? ---
**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 11, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/127 "2021-05-11T02:51:43Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1-3: Were you an Arthurian magic-user? > > I am not Merlin, Morgan or Mordred. ✅ ✅ Madam Mim. (Nothing magical about Modred.) One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/128 "2021-05-11T03:13:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you the Red Priestess? > Was Barnacle Boy your grumpy sidekick? > Did you lead the friendly aliens aboard the starship _Protector_? Take 3 DQs. 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not originally from prose 4. Originally from movies or TV 5. Last name starts with M 6. Created by Americans 7. Would be alive if real. 8. Main character 9. First appeared after 1950. ---
**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 11, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/129 "2021-05-11T12:59:46Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the Red Priestess? - Melissandre, on _Game of Thrones_ Was Barnacle Boy your grumpy sidekick? - Mermaidman, on _SpongeBob SquarePants_ Did you lead the friendly aliens aboard the starship _Protector_? - Mathazar, in _Galaxy Quest_ DQs: American character? First appeared on TV? In genre fiction (detective, Western, sf, hospital, courtroom, etc.)? IQs: Did you write the _Rumpole_ books? At FDR’s request, did you write the official U.S. Navy history of WWII? Did you win a great victory at the Battle of Cowpens? ---
**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 11, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/130 "2021-05-11T13:34:22Z")
IQs: 1. Did you oppose Merlin in _The Sword in the Stone_? 2. Were you the chief villain in _The Rescuers_? 3. Did you star in _Highway to Heaven_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/132 "2021-05-11T14:02:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > Did you write the _Rumpole_ books? > At FDR’s request, did you write the official U.S. Navy history of WWII? > Did you win a great victory at the Battle of Cowpens? I am not Mortimer, take a DQ, take a DQ for some battle that sounds made up. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you oppose Merlin in _The Sword in the Stone_? > 2. Were you the chief villain in _The Rescuers_? > 3. Did you star in _Highway to Heaven_? I am not Madame Mim, take a DQ, I am not Michael Landon. 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not originally from prose 4. Originally from movies or TV 5. Last name starts with M 6. Created by Americans 7. Would be alive if real. 8. Main character 9. First appeared after 1950. 10. Possibly American, possibly presumed but I don’t believe it was ever made clear. 11.First appeared on TV 11. From a genre show ---
**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 11, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/133 "2021-05-11T15:26:37Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you oppose Merlin in _The Sword in the Stone_ ? > > > 2. Were you the chief villain in _The Rescuers_ ? > > > 3. Did you star in _Highway to Heaven_ ? > > I am not Madame Mim, take a DQ, I am not Michael Landon. Correct, Madame Medusa, Correct. DQ: First appeared after 1990? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/134 "2021-05-11T21:41:52Z")
1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not originally from prose 4. Originally from movies or TV 5. Last name starts with M 6. Created by Americans 7. Would be alive if real. 8. Main character 9. First appeared after 1950. 10. Possibly American, possibly presumed but I don’t believe it was ever made clear. 11.First appeared on TV 11. From a genre show 12. First appeared before 1990. ---
**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 11, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/135 "2021-05-11T22:18:32Z")
IQ1: Are you the captain of NYPD’s 12th Precinct? IQ2: Were you a gambler played by James Garner and Mel Gibson? IQ3: Did Hannibal Lector convince you to choke yourself with your own tongue after you insulted Clarice Starling? ---
**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 11, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/136 "2021-05-11T22:30:24Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the ship’s doctor on _Star Trek: The Original Series_? 2. Were you the hard-nosed private eye who was the title character of your own series in the 1960’s? 3. Did you play a cop on _Adam-12_? ---
**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 12, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/137 "2021-05-12T01:07:01Z")
Previous IQs: Did you write the _Rumpole_ books? - Yes, John Mortimer At FDR’s request, did you write the official U.S. Navy history of WWII? - Samuel Eliot Morrison Did you win a great victory at the Battle of Cowpens? - Daniel Morgan (and yes, it was a real battle: [Battle of Cowpens - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cowpens)) DQs: Won an Emmy for the role? White dude? IQs: Were you a chemist before going into politics? Were you, too? Were you the matchmaker and town drunk in Innisfree? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/138 "2021-05-12T01:50:26Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the captain of NYPD’s 12th Precinct? > IQ2: Were you a gambler played by James Garner and Mel Gibson? > IQ3: Did Hannibal Lector convince you to choke yourself with your own tongue after you insulted Clarice Starling? I am not Frank Malone? Or take a DQ, I am not Bret Maverick, take a DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the ship’s doctor on _Star Trek: The Original Series_? > 2. Were you the hard-nosed private eye who was the title character of your own series in the 1960’s? > 3. Did you play a cop on _Adam-12_? I am not McCoy, take a DQ I am not Martin Milner. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/139 "2021-05-12T01:54:11Z")
1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not originally from prose 4. Originally from movies or TV 5. Last name starts with M 6. Created by Americans 7. Would be alive if real. 8. Main character 9. First appeared after 1950. 10. Possibly American, possibly presumed but I don’t believe it was ever made clear. 11.First appeared on TV 11. From a genre show 12. First appeared before 1990. 13. Did not win an Emmy for the role 14. White dude. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a chemist before going into politics? > Were you, too? > Were you the matchmaker and town drunk in Innisfree? Take 3 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 12, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/140 "2021-05-12T02:14:21Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Were you the ship’s doctor on _Star Trek: The Original Series_ ? > > > 2. Were you the hard-nosed private eye who was the title character of your own series in the 1960’s? > > > 3. Did you play a cop on _Adam-12_ ? > > I am not McCoy, take a DQ I am not Martin Milner. Correct, Joe **Mannix** , Correct. DQ: First appeared after 1970? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/141 "2021-05-12T02:43:26Z")
1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not originally from prose 4. Originally from movies or TV 5. Last name starts with M 6. Created by Americans 7. Would be alive if real. 8. Main character 9. First appeared after 1950. 10. Possibly American, possibly presumed but I don’t believe it was ever made clear. 11.First appeared on TV 11. From a genre show 12. First appeared before 1990. 13. Did not win an Emmy for the role 14. White dude. 15. First appeared after 1970. I need to clarify 15: white dude on TV. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098.md?page=8)