# Botticelli -- November 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 3, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528 "2016-11-03T12:25:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 3, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/1 "2016-11-03T12:25:59Z")
I am **R**. ---
**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 3, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/2 "2016-11-03T14:02:47Z")
All right! IQs: Are you the best-known person to hail from Dixon, Ill.? Did Chris Christie say he was taken aback when you urged him to run for President? Did you appear in a TV ad, pretending to talk to your father by phone? ---
**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 3, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/3 "2016-11-03T19:08:46Z")
IQs: 1. Are you remembered for weeping for your children and refusing to be comforted because they are no more? 2. Do Catholic priests make your head spin? 3. Are you the “She-Devil with a Sword” usually shown wearing bikini armor? ---
**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 3, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/4 "2016-11-03T21:47:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you the best-known person to hail from Dixon, Ill.? > Did Chris Christie say he was taken aback when you urged him to run for President? > Did you appear in a TV ad, pretending to talk to your father by phone? Not Ronald Reagan. DQ. DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you remembered for weeping for your children and refusing to be comforted because they are no more? > 2. Do Catholic priests make your head spin? > 3. Are you the “She-Devil with a Sword” usually shown wearing bikini armor? DQ. DQ. (_The Exorcist_, right?) Not … Red Sonja? I’m told by reliable sources that if you’re going to wear a chainmail bikini, you’d best wear something under it – armour bites in sensitive places can be reeeeeally painful… ---
**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 4, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/5 "2016-11-04T00:14:23Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you remembered for weeping for your children and refusing to be comforted because they are no more? > 2. Do Catholic priests make your head spin? > 3. Are you the “She-Devil with a Sword” usually shown wearing bikini armor? > DQ. > DQ. (The Exorcist, right?) > Not … Red Sonja? #1 was Rahab. (See either the book of Jeremiah or the gospel of Matthew). #2 was Regan from, yes, _The Exorcist_. (sp?) Correct on Red Sonya. DQs: 1. Real? 2. 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:** [November 4, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/6 "2016-11-04T00:17:30Z")
IQs: 1. Are you an American sex therapist who was on every possible talk show in the 1980’s? 2. Did you play Juggs in the movie _Mother, Juggs & Speed_? 3. Is there a museum in Vincennes, IN dedicated to your comedic career and work? ---
**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 4, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/7 "2016-11-04T11:12:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an American sex therapist who was on every possible talk show in the 1980’s? > 2. Did you play Juggs in the movie _Mother, Juggs & Speed_? > 3. Is there a museum in Vincennes, IN dedicated to your comedic career and work? Not Dr Ruth. Not Raquel Welch. DQ. **R**. 1. Real 2. 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:** [November 4, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/8 "2016-11-04T13:31:32Z")
Correct on 1 and 2. #3 is Red Skelton. DQ: Living? ---
**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 4, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/9 "2016-11-04T16:27:12Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a Canadian comedian who believes everything can be fixed with enough duct tape? 2. Did you have a hit with _Harper Valley P.T.A._? 3. Did you unknowingly harbor a murderer in your robes? ---
**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 4, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/10 "2016-11-04T19:41:06Z")
Previous IQs: Are you the best-known person to hail from Dixon, Ill.? - Yes, Ronald Reagan Did Chris Christie say he was taken aback when you urged him to run for President? - Nancy Reagan Did you appear in a TV ad, pretending to talk to your father by phone? - Ron Reagan Jr. DQs: American? Last name start with R? IQs: Were you portrayed in a recent movie with bird poop in your hair? Do you and your dad legislatively serve different states? Did you nod off at an important occasion, you later explained, due to too much wine at dinner? ---
**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 4, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/11 "2016-11-04T20:37:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a Canadian comedian who believes everything can be fixed with enough duct tape? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Harper Valley P.T.A._? > 3. Did you unknowingly harbor a murderer in your robes? DQ. Not Jeannie C Riley. DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you portrayed in a recent movie with bird poop in your hair? > Do you and your dad legislatively serve different states? > Did you nod off at an important occasion, you later explained, due to too much wine at dinner? Not Radagast the Brown. Not … Ron Paul? DQ. **R**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with R ---
**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 4, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/12 "2016-11-04T20:39:54Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a Canadian comedian who believes everything can be fixed with enough duct tape? > 2. Did you have a hit with Harper Valley P.T.A.? > 3. Did you unknowingly harbor a murderer in your robes? > DQ. > Not Jeannie C Riley. > DQ. #1 is Red Green. Correct on #2. #3 is Ron Weasley, from the Harry Potter books, whose pet/familiar rat turned out to be a shapeshifter. DQs: 1. Born after 1960? 2. Known for the Arts? ---
**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 4, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/13 "2016-11-04T22:38:03Z")
**R**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with R 6. Not born after 1960 7. 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 4, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/14 "2016-11-04T22:43:36Z")
IQs: 1. In the novelty song _Snoopy For President_, did Snoopy win the election because you voted for him? 2. Did you star in _Fantasy Island_? 3. Did you star in _The Mummy_? ---
**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 4, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/15 "2016-11-04T23:27:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. In the novelty song _Snoopy For President_, did Snoopy win the election because you voted for him? > 2. Did you star in _Fantasy Island_? > 3. Did you star in _The Mummy_? DQ. Not Ricardo Montalban. Not Rachel Weisz. ---
**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 5, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/16 "2016-11-05T00:27:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. In the novelty song _Snoopy For President_, did Snoopy win the election because you voted for him? > 2. Did you star in _Fantasy Island_? > 3. Did you star in _The Mummy_? > [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ. > Not Ricardo Montalban. > Not Rachel Weisz. #1 was the Red Baron. Correct on the other 2. DQ: European? ---
**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 5, 2016, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/17 "2016-11-05T01:22:40Z")
Previous IQs: Were you portrayed in a recent movie with bird poop in your hair? - Yes, the wizard Radagast in _The Hobbit_. :: shudder :: Do you and your dad legislatively serve different states? - Yes, Rand and his dad Ron Paul. Did you nod off at an important occasion, you later explained, due to too much wine at dinner? - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at the State of the Union a few years ago. DQ: Best known for the visual arts (acting, painting, sculpture, photography, etc.)? IQs: Were you Earl Hickey’s slower, younger brother? Were you Stannis’s older brother? Were you Stannis’s younger brother? ---
**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 5, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/18 "2016-11-05T02:08:07Z")
IQs: 1. Are you aka Mr. Fantastic? 2. Did you play the main villain in the 2nd Captain America movie? (Current series) 3. Were you Zeus’s mother? ---
**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 5, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/19 "2016-11-05T03:04:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Earl Hickey’s slower, younger brother? > Were you Stannis’s older brother? > Were you Stannis’s younger brother? Three DQs. Only Hickey I know is Jim Hickey, from _Alas, Babylon_. Your previous IQ (“Do you and your dad…?”) was about the son; the answer I gave was the father’s name. Take another DQ for that one. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you aka Mr. Fantastic? > 2. Did you play the main villain in the 2nd Captain America movie? (Current series) > 3. Were you Zeus’s mother? Not Reed Richards. DQ. Not Rhea. **R**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with R 6. Not born after 1960 7. Known for the Arts 8. European 9. Not best known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.) (I’ve deleted acting from EH’s DQ because I consider that to be a performance art, not a visual art.) ---
**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 5, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/20 "2016-11-05T13:03:46Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you aka Mr. Fantastic? > 2. Did you play the main villain in the 2nd Captain America movie? (Current series) > 3. Were you Zeus’s mother? > Not Reed Richards. > DQ. > Not Rhea. Correct, Robert Redford, Correct. DQ: British? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528.md?page=2)