# Botticelli - May 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 30, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367 "2023-04-30T13:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/61 "2023-05-05T18:06:23Z")
IQs: Were you an ancient British king alluded to in a Sherlock Holmes story? Were you possibly the most terrifying spider in all of Western literature? Were you Tolkien’s publisher? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/62 "2023-05-05T18:36:44Z")
1. Were you Prime Minister in the BBC series “House of cards”? 2. Were you President in the American version? 3. Did you write Foucault’s pendulum? ---
**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 5, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/63 "2023-05-05T19:03:54Z")
IQs: 1. Was your last word (allegedly) “Water”? 2. Are you on the _Pulp Fiction_ poster, posing with, well, pulp fiction? 3. Were you _Spenser: For Hire_? ---
**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 5, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/64 "2023-05-05T19:36:25Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you father a legendary king of England? > > IQ2: Were you appointed Defense Against the Dark Arts professor under Educational Decree #22? > > IQ3: Were you originally a one-time guest character who became the breakout main character on _Family Matters_? > > Not Uther > DQ > DQ Correct Dolores Umbridge Steve Urkel DQs: Real? Male? ---
**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 5, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/65 "2023-05-05T21:20:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you an ancient British king alluded to in a Sherlock Holmes story? > Were you possibly the most terrifying spider in all of Western literature? > Were you Tolkien’s publisher? Still not Uther? Not Ungoliant Not … Unwin? > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. Were you Prime Minister in the BBC series “House of cards”? > 2. Were you President in the American version? > 3. Did you write Foucault’s pendulum? Three DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Was your last word (allegedly) “Water”? > 2. Are you on the _Pulp Fiction_ poster, posing with, well, pulp fiction? > 3. Were you _Spenser: For Hire_? DQ Not … Uma Thurman? Not Robert Urich **U** 1. Real 2. Male ---
**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 5, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/66 "2023-05-05T23:15:47Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Was your last word (allegedly) “Water”? > 2. Are you on the _Pulp Fiction_ poster, posing with, well, pulp fiction? > 3. Were you _Spenser: For Hire_? > [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ > Not … Uma Thurman? > Not Robert Urich 1 was Ulysses S. Grant; 2 was indeed Uma Thurman; 3 was correct. DQ: living? ---
**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, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/67 "2023-05-05T23:24:22Z")
IQs: 1. Do you play Deadpool’s blind housemate? 2. Did your music video _They Don’t Know About Us_ feature a cameo by a Beatle? 3. According to the TV series _Good Omens_, was your dating only off by 15 minutes? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/68 "2023-05-06T01:34:53Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > - Were you Prime Minister in the BBC series “House of cards”? > - Were you President in the American version? > - Did you write Foucault’s pendulum? 1. Francis Urquhart 2. Francis Underwood 3. Umberto Eco DQs: 1. American 2. Known for the arts? 1 DQ reserved ---
**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, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/69 "2023-05-06T03:01:18Z")
Previous IQs: Were you an ancient British king alluded to in a Sherlock Holmes story? - Not Uther but Uffa, in “The Five Orange Pips” Were you possibly the most terrifying spider in all of Western literature? - Yes, Ungoliant, the giant evil arachnid in Tolkien’s _The Silmarillion_ Were you Tolkien’s publisher? - Yes, Mr. Unwin One DQ reserved. IQs: Did you sing “More” and “Scream”? Did Poe imply you had a thing for your pale sister? Were you that sister? ---
**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 6, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/70 "2023-05-06T13:39:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you play Deadpool’s blind housemate? > 2. Did your music video _They Don’t Know About Us_ feature a cameo by a Beatle? > 3. According to the TV series _Good Omens_, was your dating only off by 15 minutes? DQ DQ Not Bishop Ussher > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you sing “More” and “Scream”? > Did Poe imply you had a thing for your pale sister? > Were you that sister? DQ Not Mr Usher Not Miss Usher **U** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. 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, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/71 "2023-05-06T13:44:58Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Do you play Deadpool’s blind housemate? > > 2. Did your music video _They Don’t Know About Us_ feature a cameo by a Beatle? > > 3. According to the TV series _Good Omens_, was your dating only off by 15 minutes? > > DQ > DQ > Not Bishop Ussher #1 was Leslie Uggams. #2 was Tracy Ullman #3 is correct. DQs: 1. Known for acting? 2. Born after 1980? ---
**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, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/72 "2023-05-06T13:49:47Z")
IQs: 1. Have you won the Indianapolis 500 race four times? 2. Were you the last king of Italy? 3. Were you a Norse god who was the personification of Winter? ---
**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, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/73 "2023-05-06T18:14:29Z")
Previous IQs: Did you sing “More” and “Scream”? - The musician Usher Did Poe imply you had a thing for your pale sister? - Yes, Roderick Usher Were you that sister? - Yes, Madeline Usher Usher x3! Two DQs reserved. IQs: Are you a noted Olympic runner? Did Peter Fonda play you in a title role? Were you waiting to interview Indira Gandhi when she was assassinated? ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/74 "2023-05-06T21:37:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Have you won the Indianapolis 500 race four times? > 2. Were you the last king of Italy? > 3. Were you a Norse god who was the personification of Winter? Not … Al Unser? Not Umberto II Not … Uller? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a noted Olympic runner? > Did Peter Fonda play you in a title role? > Were you waiting to interview Indira Gandhi when she was assassinated? Not Usain (sp?) Bolt DQ DQ **U** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. **Not originally American** 5. Known for the arts 6. Not known for acting 7. Not born after 1980 Note amendment to DQ 4. ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/75 "2023-05-07T03:16:30Z")
IQs: 1. Does one of your books begin “The king was pregnant”? 2. Is a firearm named after you? 3. Should we have no fear, because you are here? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/76 "2023-05-07T03:36:22Z")
Darn it La\_Rue, I had just finished my post with my IQs only to realize on preview that you had just scooped me on two of them. 😠 So we’ll try again. 1. Did you create a robot based on the mind engrams of Wonderman to infiltrate and destroy your “father” and his team, but who would later join said team to fight against you. 2. Were you Frodo’s alias 3. Was your identity revealed when your brother recognized the style of your manifesto. ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/77 "2023-05-07T03:43:59Z")
Look, there are only so many U-people. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/78 "2023-05-07T03:59:41Z")
No problem, your hints were probably better than mine anyway. ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/79 "2023-05-07T14:25:48Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Does one of your books begin “The king was pregnant”? > 2. Is a firearm named after you? > 3. Should we have no fear, because you are here? DQ Not Uzi Not Underdog > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. Did you create a robot based on the mind engrams of Wonderman to infiltrate and destroy your “father” and his team, but who would later join said team to fight against you. > 2. Were you Frodo’s alias > 3. Was your identity revealed when your brother recognized the style of your manifesto. Not Ultron Not Mr Underhill DQ ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/80 "2023-05-07T14:49:20Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ > Not Uzi > Not Underdog 1 was Ursula K. Le Guin. DQ: first name begins with U? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367.md?page=5)