# 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:** 9
**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 12, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/161 "2023-05-12T21:41:44Z")
IQ1: Were you a pianist comedian? IQ2: Were you a protoge of Prince famous for the song “Nasty Girl”? IQ3: Did you play a crime boss with a missing briefcase in _Pulp Fiction_? ---
**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, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/162 "2023-05-12T23:58:58Z")
IQs: 1. In Disney’s _Peter and the Wolf_, are you the hunter in the middle? 2. Are you the villain in _Ghostbusters II_? 3. Were you an actress remembered for her peek-a-boo hairstyle? ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/163 "2023-05-13T15:33:35Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > IQs > > 1. Were you the host of the PBS show “Mystery” before Diana RIgg took over. > 2. Were you the title character of a Sunday comic strip set in King Arthur’s court > 3. Were your cousin and his friend wrongly accused of murdering a convenience store clerk. DQ Not Prince Valiant Not … Vinnie? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you switch countries under Operation Paperclip? > 2. Have you been turning letters since 1982? > 3. Did you figure out who framed Roger Rabbit? Not Wernher von Braun Not Vanna White DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the best-known resident of the Larkhill labor camp? > Were you the first English child born in the New World? > Were you a president of Brown University? DQ Not Virginia Dare DQ > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you a pianist comedian? > IQ2: Were you a protoge of Prince famous for the song “Nasty Girl”? > IQ3: Did you play a crime boss with a missing briefcase in _Pulp Fiction_? Not Victor Borge DQ DQ > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. In Disney’s _Peter and the Wolf_, are you the hunter in the middle? > 2. Are you the villain in _Ghostbusters II_? > 3. Were you an actress remembered for her peek-a-boo hairstyle? DQ DQ Not Veronica Lake ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/164 "2023-05-13T15:37:17Z")
Interesting – Discourse didn’t delete my full quote of the Prof’s post, even though it was the last post before mine. Got to a doctor (well, an APRN, actually) yesterday – amazinly, only two hours after Lady SCAdian called to get an appointment – and am much more mobile now, so there won’t be such long breaks between my posts. Thank you for your patience! ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/165 "2023-05-13T15:41:47Z")
**V** 1. Real 2. First name begins with V 3. American 4. Male 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Died after 1950 9. White 10. Not an unusual first name ---
**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 13, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/166 "2023-05-13T16:16:39Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Wernher von Braun > Not Vanna White > DQ 1 (from _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_) was Eddie Valiant. DQ: known for acting? ---
**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 13, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/167 "2023-05-13T16:48:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. In Disney’s _Peter and the Wolf_, are you the hunter in the middle? > > 2. Are you the villain in _Ghostbusters II_? > > 3. Were you an actress remembered for her peek-a-boo hairstyle? > > DQ > DQ > Not Veronica Lake #1 is Vladimir. (The others are Sasha and Pasha.) #2 is Vigo. Correct on Ms. Lake. DQ: Died after 2000? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 13, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/168 "2023-05-13T18:07:43Z")
[quote=“SCAdian, post:165, topic:983367, full:true”] **V** 1. Real 2. First name begins with V 3. American 4. Male 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Died after 1950 9. White 10. Not an unusual first name 11. Known for acting 12. Did not die after 2000 ---
**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 13, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/169 "2023-05-13T18:43:44Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Were you the host of the PBS show “Mystery” before Diana RIgg took over. > > 2. Were you the title character of a Sunday comic strip set in King Arthur’s court > > 3. Were your cousin and his friend wrongly accused of murdering a convenience store clerk. > > DQ > Not Prince Valiant > Not … Vinnie? 1. Not Vincent Price 2. Correct 3. Vinny, but close enough. IQs: 1. In her first appearance Did Squirrel girl defeat you? 2. Did you hack up Summer camp counselors with a Machete? 3. Did you play Riddick in the Chronicles there of? ---
**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 13, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/170 "2023-05-13T19:16:08Z")
Thanks for the update, **SCAdian,** and I hope you feel better and better! Previous IQs: Were you the best-known resident of the Larkhill labor camp? - The title character in _V for Vendetta_ Were you the first English child born in the New World? - Yes, Virginia Dare, in the Roanoke Colony Were you a president of Brown University? - Vartan Gregorian, who was my prep school commencement speaker, back in the day DQs: Best known for movies? Won an acting award? IQs: Were you an actor who, by name at least, was no child? Did you play Princess Irulan? Did you play an Amish man, a Russian thug and a long-awaited monarch? ---
**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 13, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/171 "2023-05-13T19:42:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > Best known for movies? > Won an acting award? > > IQs: > > Were you an actor who, by name at least, was no child? > Did you play Princess Irulan? > Did you play an Amish man, a Russian thug and a long-awaited monarch? Skipping the first two and last two questions, yes, I am **V** ictor Mature. Congrats, EH – I had it, you got it. ---
**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 13, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/172 "2023-05-13T21:27:28Z")
Thanks! Total shot in the dark - couldn’t think of any other V actors, although I’m sure they’re out there. Other previous IQs: Did you play Princess Irulan? - Virginia Madsen Did you play an Amish man, a Russian thug and a long-awaited monarch? - Viggo Mortensen, in _Witness, Eastern Promises_ and the _LOTR_ movies Our next letter (it’s been awhile) is # Q ---
**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 13, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/173 "2023-05-13T21:47:54Z")
Good on you, EH! IQs: 1. Did you play Mama in the movie _Chicago_? 2. Did you voice Olive Oyl and Betty Boop? 3. Did you direct _Pulp Fiction_? ---
**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 14, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/174 "2023-05-14T01:08:53Z")
IQs: 1. Were you played by Anthony Hopkins in _Amistad_? 2. Did you write _The Naked Civil Servant_? 3. Are you Paul Dini’s most famous original creation? ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/175 "2023-05-14T15:03:30Z")
Madsen was in David Lynch’s _Dune_, BTW. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Mama in the movie _Chicago_? > 2. Did you voice Olive Oyl and Betty Boop? > 3. Did you direct _Pulp Fiction_? Dunno, dunno and not Quentin Tarantino. ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/176 "2023-05-14T15:04:43Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you played by Anthony Hopkins in _Amistad_? > 2. Did you write _The Naked Civil Servant_? > 3. Are you Paul Dini’s most famous original creation? Not the redoubtable John Quincy Adams, and not Quentin Crisp or…Ellery Queen? ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/177 "2023-05-14T15:12:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not the redoubtable John Quincy Adams, and not Quentin Crisp or…Ellery Queen? 3 was Harley Quinn. DQ: real? ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/178 "2023-05-14T15:59:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you play Mama in the movie _Chicago_? > > 2. Did you voice Olive Oyl and Betty Boop? > > 3. Did you direct _Pulp Fiction_? > > Dunno, dunno and not Quentin Tarantino. #1 was Queen Latifah. #2 was Mae Questal. Correct on Quentin. DQs: 1. Last name starts with Q? 2. Male? ---
**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 14, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/179 "2023-05-14T21:10:00Z")
Q. 1. fictional 2. last name starts with Q 3. male ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2023/983367/180 "2023-05-14T23:06:44Z")
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