# Botticelli - Nov 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 2, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569 "2020-11-02T18:22:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/422 "2020-11-28T06:03:50Z")
My held DQ: Originally from live action movie? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/423 "2020-11-28T13:24:26Z")
DQ: first appeared after 1990? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/424 "2020-11-28T13:29:04Z")
DQs: 1. Are you Joan Rivers’s character in _Spaceballs_? 2. Are you a seriously paranoid robot? 3. Are you the leader of the Decepticons? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/425 "2020-11-28T14:42:31Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > - Did you disguise yourself as a man so you could enlist in the Imperial Army? > - Are you the Titaness mother of Athena? > - Did Athena transform you into a hideous gorgon? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Mulan, Megara or Medusa. correct, Metis, correct DQ: First appeared after 1975? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/426 "2020-11-28T15:47:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Are you Joan Rivers’s character in _Spaceballs_? > 2. Are you a seriously paranoid robot? > 3. Are you the leader of the Decepticons? Dunno, not Marvin and not Mordredibot. M. 1. fictional 2. not male 3. only name starts with M 4. from a movie 5. first appeared after 1950 6. not human 7. would not be alive today, if real 8. nationality undetermined and/or arguable, but possibly or even likely American, I would say 9. American creator(s) 10. from science fiction or fantasy 11. not a protagonist 12. originally from live action movie 13. first appeared before 1990 14. first appeared after 1975 ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/427 "2020-11-28T18:31:07Z")
Held DQ: A robot? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/428 "2020-11-28T19:11:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > … > > > > > IQ1: Were you the title character in a '60s Marvel non-super comic? > > > IQ2: Were you a Roman emperor who invaded Gaul from Britannia? > > > IQ3: Were you Thomas and Harry’s mother? > > Not Man Ray, not Marcus Aurelius and dunno. Millie the Model. Magnus Maximus. Margaret LeFay Dresden. Just to verify: DQ: Female? Two DQs 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:** [November 28, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/429 "2020-11-28T19:55:25Z")
IQ1: Are you the sexy young-ish vampire from the cult classic _Near Dark_? IQ2: Did you and your twin brother explore the paranormal activities in a small tourist town in Oregon? IQ3: Are you the head of Spongebob Squarepants’ favorite superhero team? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/430 "2020-11-28T21:28:18Z")
IQ1: Did you write a WWII novel with a Greek setting, then write a sequel not to the book, but to the film version of that book? IQ2: Were you the main character of those two books? IQ3: Are you a member of the Inhuman royal family? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/431 "2020-11-28T23:37:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > DQs: > > > > > 1. Are you Joan Rivers’s character in _Spaceballs_ ? > > > 2. Are you a seriously paranoid robot? > > > 3. Are you the leader of the Decepticons? > > Dunno, not Marvin and not Mordredibot. #1 was Dot Matrix. #2 was Marvin, correct. #3 is Megatron. 2 DQs 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:** [November 29, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/432 "2020-11-29T21:40:15Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the sexy young-ish vampire from the cult classic _Near Dark_? > IQ2: Did you and your twin brother explore the paranormal activities in a small tourist town in Oregon? > IQ3: Are you the head of Spongebob Squarepants’ favorite superhero team? Dunno, dunno and not Mermaidman. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write a WWII novel with a Greek setting, then write a sequel not to the book, but to the film version of that book? > IQ2: Were you the main character of those two books? > IQ3: Are you a member of the Inhuman royal family? Dunno x3. M. 1. fictional 2. not male 3. only name starts with M 4. from a movie 5. first appeared after 1950 6. not human 7. would not be alive today, if real 8. nationality undetermined and/or arguable, but possibly or even likely American, I would say 9. American creator(s) 10. from science fiction or fantasy 11. not a protagonist 12. originally from live action movie 13. first appeared before 1990 14. first appeared after 1975 15. not a robot 16. referred to as female ---
**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:** [November 29, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/433 "2020-11-29T21:44:21Z")
DQ: Antagonist? 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:** [November 29, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/434 "2020-11-29T22:17:52Z")
M. 1. fictional 2. not male 3. only name starts with M 4. from a movie 5. first appeared after 1950 6. not human 7. would not be alive today, if real 8. nationality undetermined and/or arguable, but possibly or even likely American, I would say 9. American creator(s) 10. from science fiction or fantasy 11. not a protagonist 12. originally from live action movie 13. first appeared before 1990 14. first appeared after 1975 15. not a robot 16. referred to as female 17. kinda sorta an antagonist ---
**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:** [November 29, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/435 "2020-11-29T22:19:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Are you the sexy young-ish vampire from the cult classic _Near Dark_ ? > > > IQ2: Did you and your twin brother explore the paranormal activities in a small tourist town in Oregon? > > > IQ3: Are you the head of Spongebob Squarepants’ favorite superhero team? > > Dunno, dunno and not Mermaidman. Mae Mabel Pines, from _Gravity Falls_ Correct DQ1: Animal? Holding second 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:** [November 29, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/436 "2020-11-29T22:33:29Z")
IQ1: Are you the computer on board the mining ship _Nostromo_? ---
**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:** [November 29, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/437 "2020-11-29T22:52:40Z")
Yes, I am # **Mother** the main computer of the United States Commercial Star Ship _Nostromo_, in the Ridley Scott-directed sf horror movie _Alien_. Well done, **CFOHG**! Here’s a clip mentioning “her” by name: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6mvwOCYJjc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6mvwOCYJjc) ---
**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:** [November 29, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/438 "2020-11-29T23:14:06Z")
I was beginning to suspect it would be someone I’d never heard of. I was right. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/439 "2020-11-30T00:00:12Z")
Good job again, Chock! Great choice, EH! ---
**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:** [November 30, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/440 "2020-11-30T04:02:08Z")
It finally clicked when I was trying to think of what other non-humans things could I ask about for my second DQ. Next up… **T** ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/441 "2020-11-30T04:08:33Z")
Great job, **Chock**! IQs 1. Known for violet eyes and numerous husbands? 2. Tippecanoe and you? 3. Did you play a lycanthropic heart throb in a teen movie series? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569.md?page=23)