# Botticelli - Nov 2020

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569>\
**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:** 24

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/462 "2020-12-01T02:02:11Z")

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DQ: From a TV/streaming show?

holding a DQ

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/463 "2020-12-01T02:22:40Z")

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DQs:

1. Not Real
2. Male
3. First name starts with ‘T’
4. Created in or after 1954
5. Not American
6. Not American creator(s)
7. Not originally from prose fiction
8. Not originally from a movie
9. Caucasian - most likely - not explicitly specified in original source material
10. Not from a TV/streaming show

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/464 "2020-12-01T04:23:26Z")

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IQs:

Most people called you Celeborn; would you probably rather they didn’t know your other name?  
Did you command the starship _Protector_?  
Were you chief engineer of the USS _Enterprise_, NX-01?

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/465 "2020-12-01T07:10:19Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Most people called you Celeborn; would you probably rather they didn’t know your other name?  
> Did you command the starship _Protector_ ?  
> Were you chief engineer of the USS _Enterprise_ , NX-01?

Not Teleporno (what did Galadriel think? “No, really, honey, it means silver-tall. Nothing to do with your magic mirror”)  
Take a DQ  
Not Trip Tucker

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/466 "2020-12-01T13:00:34Z")

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DQ: From a European creator or creators?

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/467 "2020-12-01T13:03:17Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you paint _Noli me tangere_?
2. Was Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog your pet?
3. Did you write _Sons and Lovers_?

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/468 "2020-12-01T14:10:35Z")

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Previous IQs:

Most people called you Celeborn; would you probably rather they didn’t know your other name? - Yes, Teleporno (ugh)  
Did you command the starship _Protector_? - Capt. Peter Quincy Taggart, on _Galaxy Quest_  
Were you chief engineer of the USS _Enterprise_, NX-01? - Yes, Charles “Trip” Tucker

DQ:

Would be alive today, if real?

IQs:

Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”?  
Were you the younger brother of Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain?  
Is the Fat Controller your boss?

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/469 "2020-12-01T18:03:53Z")

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DQs:

1. Not Real
2. Male
3. First name starts with ‘T’
4. Created in or after 1954
5. Not American
6. Not American creator(s)
7. Not originally from prose fiction
8. Not originally from a movie
9. Caucasian - most likely - not explicitly specified in original source material
10. Not from a TV/streaming show
11. From a European creator or creators
12. Could be alive today, if real - it’s possible

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/470 "2020-12-01T18:30:49Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> - Did you paint _Noli me tangere_ ?
> - Was Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog your pet?
> - Did you write _Sons and Lovers_ ?

Take 3 DQs

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”?  
> Were you the younger brother of Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain?  
> Is the Fat Controller your boss?

Take 2 DQs  
Not Thomas the Tank Engine

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/471 "2020-12-01T19:00:53Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas of Civil War fame  
Were you the younger brother of Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain? - Thomas Chamberlain  
Is the Fat Controller your boss? - Yes, Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas x3!

DQs:

British?  
From a song?

IQs:

Did the papers want to know whose shirts you wear?  
Were you first officer of the letter of marque frigate _Surprise_ in 1813?  
Are you low comic relief in the North Carolina outdoor drama _The Lost Colony_?

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/472 "2020-12-01T19:16:54Z")

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DQs:

1. Not Real
2. Male
3. First name starts with ‘T’
4. Created in or after 1954
5. Not American
6. Not American creator(s)
7. Not originally from prose fiction
8. Not originally from a movie
9. Caucasian - most likely - not explicitly specified in original source material
10. Not from a TV/streaming show
11. From a European creator or creators
12. Could be alive today, if real - it’s possible
13. British
14. Not from a song

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/473 "2020-12-01T19:17:15Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Did the papers want to know whose shirts you wear?  
> Were you first officer of the letter of marque frigate _Surprise_ in 1813?  
> Are you low comic relief in the North Carolina outdoor drama _The Lost Colony_ ?

Not Major Tom  
Take 2 DQs

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/474 "2020-12-01T20:51:02Z")

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DQ: Primarily known from the web?

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**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:** [December 1, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/475 "2020-12-01T20:54:11Z")

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DQs:

1. Not Real
2. Male
3. First name starts with ‘T’
4. Created in or after 1954
5. Not American
6. Not American creator(s)
7. Not originally from prose fiction
8. Not originally from a movie
9. Caucasian - most likely - not explicitly specified in original source material
10. Not from a TV/streaming show
11. From a European creator or creators
12. Could be alive today, if real - it’s possible
13. British
14. Not from a song
15. Not primarily known from the web

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**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:** [December 2, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/476 "2020-12-02T01:45:22Z")

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IQ1: Were you the Demon Barber of Fleet Street?  
IQ2: When asked if you had completed something, did you point at the wadded-up papers strewn about the room?  
IQ3: Were you a “general” who worked fot P T Barnum?

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**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:** [December 2, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/477 "2020-12-02T01:51:30Z")

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Not Sweeney Todd  
Take a DQ  
Not Tom Thumb

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**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:** [December 2, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/478 "2020-12-02T02:03:04Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
>
> IQ1: Were you the Demon Barber of Fleet Street?  
> IQ2: When asked if you had completed something, did you point at the wadded-up papers strewn about the room?  
> IQ3: Were you a “general” who worked fot P T Barnum?

> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> Not Sweeney Todd  
> Take a DQ  
> Not Tom Thumb

✅  
Thomas Jefferson, in _1776_.  
✅

DQ: Originally from a theatrical work?

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**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:** [December 2, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/479 "2020-12-02T04:12:22Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did the papers want to know whose shirts you wear? - Yes, Major Tom, in Bowie’s “Space Oddity”  
Were you first officer of the letter of marque frigate _Surprise_ in 1813? - Tom Pullings, in Patrick O’Brian’s _The Thirteen Gun Salute_  
Are you low comic relief in the North Carolina outdoor drama _The Lost Colony_? - Old Tom

Tom x3!

DQs:

Originally from comics or cartoons?  
Protagonist?

IQs:

Were you, a Vermonter living in Pennsylvania, played in a movie by a Texan?  
Did you harshly criticize children’s holiday plays in print?  
Were you the only son of Will and Deanna?

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**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:** [December 2, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/480 "2020-12-02T05:51:03Z")

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DQs:

1. Not Real
2. Male
3. First name starts with ‘T’
4. Created in or after 1954
5. Not American
6. Not American creator(s)
7. Not originally from prose fiction
8. Not originally from a movie
9. Caucasian - most likely - not explicitly specified in original source material
10. Not from a TV/streaming show
11. From a European creator or creators
12. Could be alive today, if real - it’s possible
13. British
14. Not from a song
15. Not primarily known from the web
16. Not originally from a theatrical work
17. Not originally from comics or cartoons
18. Protagonist

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**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:** [December 2, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/481 "2020-12-02T05:57:28Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Were you, a Vermonter living in Pennsylvania, played in a movie by a Texan?  
> Did you harshly criticize children’s holiday plays in print?  
> Were you the only son of Will and Deanna?

3 more DQs  
(Does Will and Deanna refer to Riker and Troi? I don’t remember them having a kid. Riker had the fake son Jean-Luc that was part of a Romulan holodeck trick to get him to reveal a secret base location.)

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