# 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:** 6
**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 6, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/101 "2020-11-06T17:39:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did a novelist suggest your middle name was Thelonious, but it was later established to be Thomas? - Cmdr. William T. Riker, of _ST:TNG_ > Were you a Norwegian diplomat who led the UN? - Trygve Lie > Was your name later the middle name of a noted American general? - Tecumseh / William Tecumseh Sherman > > Three DQs reserved. > > Are you everyone’s favorite nihilistic, alcoholic, sociopathic, gun-running supergenius mad scientist, whose grandson is named Morty? Those last 2 don’t have an R… Darn, your first IQ was gonna be my guess. ---
**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 6, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/102 "2020-11-06T19:35:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Are you everyone’s favorite nihilistic, alcoholic, sociopathic, gun-running supergenius mad scientist, whose grandson is named Morty? Yes, I am **Rick Sanchez!** > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Trygve Lie Not exactly a well-known name, but grats anyway. ---
**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 6, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/103 "2020-11-06T20:38:59Z")
D’oh - the “T.” from Riker’s middle name diverted my mind or something. Thanks! Other previous IQs: Were you the best-known person from Dixon, Ill.? - Ronald Reagan Were you that person’s spouse? - Nancy Reagan New letter coming soon… ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/104 "2020-11-06T21:07:41Z")
Just updated: > [@Botticelli - the letters we've used so far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/71): > > Most recent use of each letter noted. A April 2020, Sept. 2020, Nov. 2020 B Aug. 2020, Oct. 2020 C Aug. 2020, Oct. 2020 D May 2020, Sept. 2020 E July 2020, Oct. 2020 F April 2020, Sept. 2020 G Aug. 2020, Oct. 2020 H May 2020, Sept. 2020, Oct. 2020 I July 2020 J Jan. 2020, Aug. 2020, Oct. 2020 K July 2020, Nov. 2020 L June 2020, Oct. 2020 (twice) M Aug. 2020 N May 2020, Sept. 2020 O June 2020, Oct. 2020 P Aug. 2020, Oct. 2020 Q June 2020, Oct. 2020 R Jan. 2020,… Our next letter is ## **K** ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/105 "2020-11-06T21:33:25Z")
IQ1: Are you also known as Charlemagne? IQ2: Did you play two roles in a film about brumbies? IQ3: Have you played a prohibition agent, a deputy, a district attorney, and an outlaw? ---
**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 6, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/106 "2020-11-06T22:05:27Z")
Well done, EH! IQs: 1. Did you play Billy Crystal’s character’s wife in _The Princess Bride_? 2. Were you the Shadow’s real identity (not Lamont Cranston)? 3. In Marvel comics are you married to Sheena? ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/107 "2020-11-07T00:33:42Z")
Good job, EH! IQ1: Were you the first king of the unified Hawaiian Islands? IQ2: Did you play a brash American criminal who emphatically did NOT like to be called stupid? IQ3: Is your biggest claim to fame a duet with Elton John? ---
**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 7, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/108 "2020-11-07T01:04:08Z")
Congratulations EH! 1. Were you a Corporal who donned dresses? 2. Were you a clueless Colonel of WWII, as portrayed on TV? 3. Did you portray the above Colonel? ---
**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 7, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/109 "2020-11-07T04:06:23Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you also known as Charlemagne? > IQ2: Did you play two roles in a film about brumbies? > IQ3: Have you played a prohibition agent, a deputy, a district attorney, and an outlaw? Dunno, dunno and not Kevin Costner. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Billy Crystal’s character’s wife in _The Princess Bride_? > 2. Were you the Shadow’s real identity (not Lamont Cranston)? > 3. In Marvel comics are you married to Sheena? Not Carol Kane, dunno and dunno. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you the first king of the unified Hawaiian Islands? > IQ2: Did you play a brash American criminal who emphatically did NOT like to be called stupid? > IQ3: Is your biggest claim to fame a duet with Elton John? Not Kamehameha (sp?), Kevin Kline (he definitely earned his Oscar for that - I _love_ Otto!) or Kiki Dee (sp?). > [@MissTake](#): > > … > > 1. Were you a Corporal who donned dresses? > 2. Were you a clueless Colonel of WWII, as portrayed on TV? > 3. Did you portray the above Colonel? Not Max Klinger, not Colonel “Hogaaaaaan!” Klink and not Werner Klemperer. ---
**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 7, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/110 "2020-11-07T09:34:54Z")
You swept me! IQ1: Was Gort your bodyguard? IQ2: Did you ride a falling H-bomb like a bucking bronco? IQ3: Are you the titular antagonist of the video game that introduced the character we now know as Mario? ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/111 "2020-11-07T12:22:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you play Billy Crystal’s character’s wife in _The Princess Bride_ ? > > > 2. Were you the Shadow’s real identity (not Lamont Cranston)? > > > 3. In Marvel comics are you married to Sheena? > > Not Carol Kane, dunno and dunno. Correct on Carol. #2 was Kent Allard. #3 is KaZar. DQs; 1. Real? 2. Last name starts with K? ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/112 "2020-11-07T12:29:31Z")
Swept, also! IQs 1. Are you one of the Highwaymen? 2. Did the mismanagement of your state’s COVID response cause a superspreader two-wheeled event a few months ago? 3. Did you play a character who couldn’t cuss, instead saying things like “Holy forking shirtballs!”? ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/113 "2020-11-07T12:41:50Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a 20th Century Austrian expressionist painter? 2. Are you the coal-mining son of a disapproving middle class playwright father? 3. Are you a regular panelist on _The Masked Singer_? ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/114 "2020-11-07T15:36:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Are you also known as Charlemagne? > > IQ2: Did you play two roles in a film about brumbies? > > IQ3: Have you played a prohibition agent, a deputy, a district attorney, and an outlaw? > > Dunno, dunno and not Kevin Costner. Karl der Große. Kirk Douglas (_The Man from Snowy River_). ✅ DQ1: Male? One 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 7, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/115 "2020-11-07T17:02:42Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > … > IQ1: Was Gort your bodyguard? > IQ2: Did you ride a falling H-bomb like a bucking bronco? > IQ3: Are you the titular antagonist of the video game that introduced the character we now know as Mario? Not Klaatu, not Col. “King” Kong and dunno. > [@MissTake](#): > > … > IQs > > 1. Are you one of the Highwaymen? > 2. Did the mismanagement of your state’s COVID response cause a superspreader two-wheeled event a few months ago? > 3. Did you play a character who couldn’t cuss, instead saying things like “Holy forking shirtballs!”? Dunno x3. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a 20th Century Austrian expressionist painter? > 2. Are you the coal-mining son of a disapproving middle class playwright father? > 3. Are you a regular panelist on _The Masked Singer_? Not Klimt, not Kevin and dunno. K. 1. male ---
**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 7, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/116 "2020-11-07T17:08:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@MissTake](#): > > > > IQs > > > > > 1. Are you one of the Highwaymen? > > > 2. Did the mismanagement of your state’s COVID response cause a superspreader two-wheeled event a few months ago? > > > 3. Did you play a character who couldn’t cuss, instead saying things like “Holy forking shirtballs!”? > > Dunno x3. Kris Kristofferson Kristi Noem, gov of South Dakota Kristin Bell in The Good Place DQs 1. Alive? 2. First name begins with K? 3. 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:** [November 7, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/117 "2020-11-07T17:15:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Were you a 20th Century Austrian expressionist painter? > > > 2. Are you the coal-mining son of a disapproving middle class playwright father? > > > 3. Are you a regular panelist on _The Masked Singer_ ? > > Not Klimt, not Kevin and dunno. #1 was Oscar Kokoschka. (Klimt was a symbolist, not an expressionist,) #2 was Ken. #3 is Ken Jeong. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/118 "2020-11-07T18:09:13Z")
1. Are you a current SNL cast member who plays elderly male roles such as Rudy Giuliani and Jeff Sessions? 2. Are you a longtime female vocalist for the B-52s? 3. Did you play one of the Two Broke Girls and provide the voice for Death in the _Sandman_ audio drama? ---
**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 7, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/119 "2020-11-07T20:41:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Was Gort your bodyguard? > > > IQ2: Did you ride a falling H-bomb like a bucking bronco? > > > IQ3: Are you the titular antagonist of the video game that introduced the character we now know as Mario? > > Not Klaatu, not Col. “King” Kong and dunno. Yes, Yes, Donkey Kong DQ Reserved: (Edited because I saw my DQ has already been asked) ---
**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 8, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/120 "2020-11-08T04:48:40Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > 1. Are you a current SNL cast member who plays elderly male roles such as Rudy Giuliani and Jeff Sessions? > 2. Are you a longtime female vocalist for the B-52s? > 3. Did you play one of the Two Broke Girls and provide the voice for Death in the _Sandman_ audio drama? Dunno, dunno and not Kat Williams. K. 1. male 2. real 3. last name starts with K 4. alive 5. kinda sorta known for the Arts **MissTake** , you have another question coming, as I overlooked **Prof. P.**'s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569.md?page=7)