# Botticelli - May 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 2, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823 "2022-05-02T17:00:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 24, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/181 "2022-05-24T05:12:50Z")
IQ1: Are you a stand-up comedian name-checked by R.E.M. in their hit _It’s the End of the World As We Known It (And I Feel Fine)_? IQ2: Are you a rock critic name-checked in the same song as above? IQ3: Are you a conductor and composer name-checked in once again the same song? ---
**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, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/182 "2022-05-24T13:20:27Z")
Previous IQs: Did FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper investigate your death? - Yes, Laura Palmer, on _Twin Peaks_ Were you the first to play Cmdr. Adama? - Yes, Lorne Greene Did you swear Doug Wilder in as Governor of Virginia? - Not Abraham Lincoln, but former SCOTUS Justice Lewis Powell DQ: American? IQs: Did you kill your dad while he was relieving himself? Were you that dad? Were you that dad’s other son? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/183 "2022-05-24T13:25:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you once eat 50 hard boiled eggs on a dare? > 2. Are you the title character in a play about a woman who takes in upon herself to end the Peloponnesian War? > 3. Did you write _Neutron Star_? 1. I am not Cool Hand Luke. 2. I am not Lysistrata (previously used by Chock). 3. I am not Larry Niven? ---
**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 24, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/184 "2022-05-24T14:21:10Z")
Swept me again. IQs: 1. Did you play a demon clown in _Spawn_? 2. Did you play Major Burns on the TV series M \* A \* S \* H? 3. Did you host _Life Styles of the Rich and Famous_? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/185 "2022-05-24T17:48:22Z")
Okay, I apologize, the browser window never loaded the new posts so I was unaware of them until refreshing the page just now. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a stand-up comedian name-checked by R.E.M. in their hit _It’s the End of the World As We Known It (And I Feel Fine)_? > IQ2: Are you a rock critic name-checked in the same song as above? > IQ3: Are you a conductor and composer name-checked in once again the same song? IQ1: I am not Lenny Bruce? IQ2: I am not Lester Bangs? IQ3: I am not Leonard Bernstein. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you kill your dad while he was relieving himself? > Were you that dad? > Were you that dad’s other son? Respectively: I am not Tyrion Lannister. I am not Tywin Lannister. I am not Jaime Lannister. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play a demon clown in _Spawn_? > 2. Did you play Major Burns on the TV series M \* A \* S \* H? > 3. Did you host _Life Styles of the Rich and Famous_? 1. I am not John Leguizamo. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Robin Leech. DQs: 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with L 4. would be alive today if real, in recent version 5. American ---
**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 24, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/186 "2022-05-24T18:37:58Z")
Clean sweep on the REM questions IQ1: Are you the alter ego of Dr. Curt Connors? IQ2: Are you a coworker of and drinking buddies with Carl and Homer? IQ3: Did you force all inhabitants of Beta III to become part of The Body? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/187 "2022-05-25T01:14:25Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the alter ego of Dr. Curt Connors? > IQ2: Are you a coworker of and drinking buddies with Carl and Homer? > IQ3: Did you force all inhabitants of Beta III to become part of The Body? IQ1: I am not the Lizard. IQ2: I am not Lenny. IQ3: I’ve seen “Return of the Archons”, but I forget. 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 25, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/188 "2022-05-25T01:33:33Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 3: I’ve seen “Return of the Archons”, but I forget. Take a DQ. Landru. Correct on the other two. DQ: Originally from a work of prose? ---
**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 25, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/189 "2022-05-25T13:10:32Z")
Clean sweep on the Lannister questions, too. IQs: Did you create _Battlestar Galactica_? Did you draw _The Far Side_? Are you the most recent actress to play Captain Marvel? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/190 "2022-05-25T14:43:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you create _Battlestar Galactica_? > Did you draw _The Far Side_? > Are you the most recent actress to play Captain Marvel? Respectively: I am not Glen Larson. I am not Gary Larson. I am not Brie Larson. DQs: 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with L 4. would be alive today if real, in recent version 5. American 6. not from a work of prose ---
**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 25, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/191 "2022-05-25T14:44:05Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you play a demon clown in _Spawn_ ? > > > 2. Did you play Major Burns on the TV series M \* A \* S \* H? > > > 3. Did you host _Life Styles of the Rich and Famous_ ? > > 1. I am not John Leguizamo. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Robin Leech. Correct, Larry Linville, Correct. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 25, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/192 "2022-05-25T17:32:03Z")
IQ1: Were you a long-haired Ramones-loving conspiracy theorist? IQ2: Even though you were pure of heart and said your prayers each night, did you have problems when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon was bright? IQ3: Is it your party, and you’ll cry if you want to? ---
**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 25, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/193 "2022-05-25T19:04:37Z")
Swept me again! Larson x3. IQs: Are you a longtime essayist for the Cleveland _Plain Dealer_? Did you just wanna go into Tosche Station for some power converters? Were you a hero of Little Round Top? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/194 "2022-05-25T19:12:09Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you a long-haired Ramones-loving conspiracy theorist? > IQ2: Even though you were pure of heart and said your prayers each night, did you have problems when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon was bright? > IQ3: Is it your party, and you’ll cry if you want to? IQ1: I am not Langly. IQ2: I am not Larry Talbot. IQ3: I am not Lesleye Gore. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a longtime essayist for the Cleveland _Plain Dealer_? > Did you just wanna go into Tosche Station for some power converters? > Were you a hero of Little Round Top? Respectively: I am not Ann Landers. I am not Luke Skywalker. I am not Joshua Lawrence? ---
**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 25, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/195 "2022-05-25T19:19:43Z")
DQ: From film or television? ---
**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 25, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/196 "2022-05-25T19:22:48Z")
IQs: 1. Is Odie Cologne your most loyal subject? 2. Did you play a lamplighter in _Mary Poppins Returns_? 3. Did you have a hit with a cover of _If I Had A Hammer_? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/197 "2022-05-26T02:38:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is Odie Cologne your most loyal subject? > 2. Did you play a lamplighter in _Mary Poppins Returns_? > 3. Did you have a hit with a cover of _If I Had A Hammer_? 1. I am not King Leo. 2. I am not Lin-Manuel Miranda. 3. I am not Leonard Nimoy? I know he did “Proud Mary”. DQs: 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with L 4. would be alive today if real, in recent version 5. American 6. not from a work of prose 7. from film or television, not originally but very soon after first appearance ---
**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 26, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/198 "2022-05-26T14:07:36Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a longtime essayist for the Cleveland _Plain Dealer_? - Not Ann Landers, but Brent Larkin Did you just wanna go into Tosche Station for some power converters? - Yes, Luke Skywalker: [The Power Converters | Robot Chicken | Adult Swim - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpUkokRx3-k) Were you a hero of Little Round Top? - Close enough; Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (his middle name is always used) DQ: First appeared after 1980? IQs: Did you run for two offices simultaneously in 1960? Did you do the same in 1988? A former Cabinet secretary, was your last public appearance in 1922? ---
**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 26, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/199 "2022-05-26T15:00:36Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Is Odie Cologne your most loyal subject? > > > 2. Did you play a lamplighter in _Mary Poppins Returns_ ? > > > 3. Did you have a hit with a cover of _If I Had A Hammer_ ? > > 1. I am not King Leo. > 2. I am not Lin-Manuel Miranda. > 3. I am not Leonard Nimoy? I know he did “Proud Mary”. #1 was King Leonardo, close enough. #2 is correct. #3 was Trini Lopez. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 26, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/200 "2022-05-26T18:47:04Z")
Another sweep! IQ1: Do you know what evil lurks in the heart of men? IQ2: Did you travel to Laputa, Luggnagg and Japan? IQ3: Are you a sheepish lion? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823.md?page=11)