# Botticelli - May 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 5, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159 "2024-05-05T15:21:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/1 "2024-05-05T15:21:33Z")
Previous thread: [Botticelli - April 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756) Updated: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #119 by Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/119) Aaaaand our next letter is # T ---
**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, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/2 "2024-05-05T15:27:54Z")
IQs: 1. Were you born Herbert Khaury? 2. Were you a quarterback known as the Scrambler? 3. Did you write the hymn _Rock Of Ages, Cleft For Me_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/3 "2024-05-05T15:43:51Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a Dilbert co-worker who one-ups people around him? 2. Did you… disappear… after a mine cave-in? 3. Did you play Elliot in the highest-grossing movie of 1982? ---
**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, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/4 "2024-05-05T16:23:43Z")
IQs: 1. Did you appear in _Animal House_ and _Amadeus_? 2. Speaking of animals, did you share the screen with a cast of big cats in _Roar_ and non-mammals in that other movie? 3. Are you the immediate predecessor of Rishi Sunak? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/5 "2024-05-05T17:39:07Z")
1. Are you the main character of **My Big Fat Greek Wedding**? 2. Did you play Carter Blake in **Deep Blue Sea**? 3. Are you the main character of Mercedes Lackey’s Arrows trilogy? ---
**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, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/6 "2024-05-05T18:44:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you born Herbert Khaury? > 2. Were you a quarterback known as the Scrambler? > 3. Did you write the hymn _Rock Of Ages, Cleft For Me_? Dunno, not Terry Bradshaw, and not Toplady. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a Dilbert co-worker who one-ups people around him? > 2. Did you… disappear… after a mine cave-in? > 3. Did you play Elliot in the highest-grossing movie of 1982? Dunno, dunno and not Thomas. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you appear in _Animal House_ and _Amadeus_? > 2. Speaking of animals, did you share the screen with a cast of big cats in _Roar_ and non-mammals in that other movie? > 3. Are you the immediate predecessor of Rishi Sunak? Not Tom Hulce, dunno and not Theresa May. > [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you the main character of **My Big Fat Greek Wedding**? > 2. Did you play Carter Blake in **Deep Blue Sea**? > 3. Are you the main character of Mercedes Lackey’s Arrows trilogy? Dunno x3. ---
**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, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/7 "2024-05-05T18:45:41Z")
IQ1: Was “What’s Your Mama’s Name” your first big hit? IQ2-3: Were you and your brother originally called Dupont and Dupond? ---
**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, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/8 "2024-05-05T18:46:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you born Herbert Khaury? > > 2. Were you a quarterback known as the Scrambler? > > 3. Did you write the hymn _Rock Of Ages, Cleft For Me_? > > Dunno, not Terry Bradshaw, and not Toplady. #1 was Tiny Tim of _Tiptoe Thro’ The Tulips_ fame. #2 was Frank Tarkenton. #3 is correct, Augustus Toplady. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/9 "2024-05-05T19:01:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Are you a Dilbert co-worker who one-ups people around him? > > 2. Did you… disappear… after a mine cave-in? > > 3. Did you play Elliot in the highest-grossing movie of 1982? > > Dunno, dunno and not Thomas. Topper, Timothy (_Timothy_ - where on earth did you go? TImothy/Timothy/ God why don’t I knooooooow…), and Henry Thomas. DQ1: Last name starts with T? 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 5, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/10 "2024-05-05T19:05:13Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was “What’s Your Mama’s Name” your first big hit? > IQ2-3: Were you and your brother originally called Dupont and Dupond? Dunno x3. T. 1. fictional 2. male 3. last name starts with T ---
**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, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/11 "2024-05-05T20:15:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Was “What’s Your Mama’s Name” your first big hit? > > IQ2-3: Were you and your brother originally called Dupont and Dupond? > > Dunno x3. Tanya Tucker Thomson and Thompson, from the Tintin stories DQ1: American creator(s)? DQ2: Created after 1950? DQ3: Originally from prose fiction? IQ1: Were you a noted Belgian reporter? IQ2: Were you assisted by a dog named DumDum? IQ3: Did you often consult with Mr Whoopee? ---
**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, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/12 "2024-05-05T20:21:31Z")
IQs: 1. Do you become a wolfman when the wolfbane blooms and the moon shines full in the night? 2. Are you the protagonist of a book subtitled _The Parish Boy’s Progress_? 3. Do you frequently appear as a singer accompanying a growing number of bands in another thread in the SDMB? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/13 "2024-05-05T22:11:47Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you the main character of **My Big Fat Greek Wedding**? > 2. Did you play Carter Blake in **Deep Blue Sea**? > 3. Are you the main character of Mercedes Lackey’s Arrows trilogy? Toula, Thomas Jane, Talia. IQs: 1. Were you probably Roland Young’s most famous role, appearing in three movies? 2. Are you known as The Saint? 3. Did you write **The Night Life of the Gods** and the book which was turned info the movie mentioned in #1 among other books? ---
**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, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/14 "2024-05-05T23:01:02Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you appear in _Animal House_ and _Amadeus_? > 2. Speaking of animals, did you share the screen with a cast of big cats in _Roar_ and non-mammals in that other movie? > 3. Are you the immediate predecessor of Rishi Sunak? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Tom Hulce, dunno and not Theresa May. 2 was Tippi Hedren; 3 was Liz Truss. DQs: 1. created by American(s)? 2. actually appears in-story, not an unseen character or an alias of another character or something else like that? IQs: 1. Was Mickey so fine he blew your mind? 2. Are you a former baseball pitcher with a kind of ulnar surgery named after you? 3. Were your kids AJ and Meadow? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/15 "2024-05-06T12:53:45Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a Super Bowl-winning quarterback who had an unusual way of holding the ball for a pass? 2. Were you punished in Greek mythology by being tormented with hunger and thirst, in the midst of grapes and clean water that retreated at your grasp? 3. Were you played by Peter Sellers in @Prof.Pepperwinkle favorite radio show? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #2 was Frank Tarkenton. Nitpick - _Fran_ Tarkenton. ---
**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, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/16 "2024-05-06T19:02:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you a noted Belgian reporter? > IQ2: Were you assisted by a dog named DumDum? > IQ3: Did you often consult with Mr Whoopee? Not Tintin, dunno and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you become a wolfman when the wolfbane blooms and the moon shines full in the night? > 2. Are you the protagonist of a book subtitled _The Parish Boy’s Progress_? > 3. Do you frequently appear as a singer accompanying a growing number of bands in another thread in the SDMB? Not the title character (Michael J. Fox) in _Teen Wolf_, not Tom and not Tami. > [@kitap](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Were you probably Roland Young’s most famous role, appearing in three movies? > 2. Are you known as The Saint? > 3. Did you write **The Night Life of the Gods** and the book which was turned info the movie mentioned in #1 among other books? Not Tarzan, not Simon Templar and dunno. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > … > IQs: > 1. Was Mickey so fine he blew your mind? > 2. Are you a former baseball pitcher with a kind of ulnar surgery named after you? > 3. Were your kids AJ and Meadow? Not Tina, dunno and not Tony Soprano. > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a Super Bowl-winning quarterback who had an unusual way of holding the ball for a pass? > > 2. Were you punished in Greek mythology by being tormented with hunger and thirst, in the midst of grapes and clean water that retreated at your grasp? > > 3. Were you played by Peter Sellers in @Prof.Pepperwinkle favorite radio show?.. Not Terry Bradshaw, not Tantalus and dunno. T. 1. fictional 2. male 3. last name starts with T 4. American creator 5. created before 1950 6. originally from prose fiction 7. created by American(s) 8. does not actually appear in-story, as an unseen character or an alias of another character or something else like that ---
**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 6, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/17 "2024-05-06T19:21:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Tina, dunno and not Tony Soprano. 1 was Toni Basil; 2 was Tommy John. DQs: 1. unseen character? 2. created after 1900? ---
**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, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/18 "2024-05-06T19:41:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Do you become a wolfman when the wolfbane blooms and the moon shines full in the night? > > 2. Are you the protagonist of a book subtitled _The Parish Boy’s Progress_? > > 3. Do you frequently appear as a singer accompanying a growing number of bands in another thread in the SDMB? > > Not the title character (Michael J. Fox) in _Teen Wolf_, not Tom and not Tami. #1 works, though I had in my Larry Talbot. #2 is Oliver Twist. #3 is, of course, correctimundo! 1 DQ reserved. Hey, great question **SMV**! ---
**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, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/19 "2024-05-06T19:47:17Z")
T. 1. fictional 2. male 3. last name starts with T 4. American creator 5. created before 1950 6. originally from prose fiction 7. created by American(s) 8. does not actually appear in-story, as an unseen character or an alias of another character or something else like that 9. unseen character 10. created before 1900 ---
**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, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159/20 "2024-05-06T23:34:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > … > > IQ1: Were you a noted Belgian reporter? > > IQ2: Were you assisted by a dog named DumDum? > > IQ3: Did you often consult with Mr Whoopee? > > Not Tintin, dunno and dunno. correct Touche Turtle Tennessee Tuxedo Two DQs reserved. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159.md?page=2)