# 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:** 7
**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 23, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/121 "2016-11-23T19:47:17Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a short, stout, feminist Congresswoman? - Yes, Bella Abzug Are you a foreign-born musician often on _A Prairie Home Companion_? - Bela Fleck Were you Edward Cullen’s eventual wife? - Bella Swann, in _Twilight_ etc. Bella/Bela x3! DQs: Living? Last name start with B? IQs: Did you play Kato, Insp. Clouseau’s butler and martial-arts opponent? Did you leave your OMB gig sooner than you wanted to? Did you play Rocky’s schlubby brother-in-law? ---
**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 23, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/122 "2016-11-23T20:20:20Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with B ---
**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 23, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/123 "2016-11-23T20:21:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play Kato, Insp. Clouseau’s butler and martial-arts opponent? > Did you leave your OMB gig sooner than you wanted to? > Did you play Rocky’s schlubby brother-in-law? I am not Burt Kwouk. Take 2 DQs for the latter two. ---
**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 23, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/124 "2016-11-23T23:05:46Z")
IQ1: Did your family’s butler help rescue you from the Sunnies? IQ2: Were you that butler? IQ3: Were you the real dummy in the family of #1’s aunt? ---
**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 23, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/125 "2016-11-23T23:11:44Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your family’s butler help rescue you from the Sunnies? > IQ2: Were you that butler? > IQ3: Were you the real dummy in the family of #1’s aunt? I have a feeling I’m going to facepalm when you tell me. Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 23, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/126 "2016-11-23T23:40:22Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your family’s butler help rescue you from the Sunnies? > IQ2: Were you that butler? > IQ3: Were you the real dummy in the family of #1’s aunt? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I have a feeling I’m going to facepalm when you tell me. > Take 3 DQs. Billy Tate. Benson. Bob Campbell. ---
**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 24, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/127 "2016-11-24T00:33:06Z")
Nope, no facepalm, but I do remember _Soap_. ---
**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 24, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/128 "2016-11-24T00:47:00Z")
One of my all-time favourites. DQ1: Known for the Arts? DQ2: American? DQ3: Died after 1950? ---
**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 24, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/129 "2016-11-24T01:01:36Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with B 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not American 7. Died before 1950 ---
**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 24, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/130 "2016-11-24T01:13:56Z")
IQ1: Did you write “Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe”? IQ2: Were you #1’s son who was noted for the time he spent in London? IQ3: Were you #2’s half-brother Carl? ---
**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 24, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/131 "2016-11-24T01:36:41Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write “Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe”? > IQ2: Were you #1’s son who was noted for the time he spent in London? > IQ3: Were you #2’s half-brother Carl? #1. I am not Johann “Johnny Boy” Sebastian Bach. #2. I am not Johann Christian Bach. #3. I am not Carl Bach. ---
**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 24, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/132 "2016-11-24T04:55:30Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play Kato, Insp. Clouseau’s butler and martial-arts opponent? - Yes, Burt Kwouk Did you leave your OMB gig sooner than you wanted to? - Burt Lance, during the Carter Administration Did you play Rocky’s schlubby brother-in-law? - Burt Young Burt x3! DQs: European? Best known for the visual arts (acting, painting, photography, sculpture, etc.)? IQs: Have you played a concierge, a computer expert and a network exec? Have you played a detective, a mobster and a Commie leader? Were you Jed Bartlet’s second VP? ---
**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 24, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/133 "2016-11-24T13:37:40Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with B 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not American 7. Died before 1950 8. European 9. Not known for the visual 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 24, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/134 "2016-11-24T13:38:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Have you played a concierge, a computer expert and a network exec? > Have you played a detective, a mobster and a Commie leader? > Were you Jed Bartlet’s second VP? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 25, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/135 "2016-11-25T04:27:23Z")
Happy Thanksgiving, American Dopers! Previous IQs: Have you played a concierge, a computer expert and a network exec? - Bob Balaban, in _The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact_ and _Seinfeld_. Have you played a detective, a mobster and a Commie leader? - Bob Hoskins, in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Long Good Friday_ and _Enemy at the Gates_. Were you Jed Bartlet’s second VP? - Bob Russell (Gary Cole), on _The West Wing_. Bob x3 again! DQs: Political/military? British? Died before 1850? IQs: Are you a former ODIN agent and unhinged cyborg? Did a political foe tell his staff he hoped you would be his eventual major-party challenger? Did you use to be Bette Midler’s accompanist? ---
**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 25, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/136 "2016-11-25T13:05:09Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with B 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not American 7. Died before 1950 8. European 9. Not known for the visual arts 10. Not political/military 11. Not British 12. Died after 1850 ---
**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 25, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/137 "2016-11-25T13:06:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a former ODIN agent and unhinged cyborg? > Did a political foe tell his staff he hoped you would be his eventual major-party challenger? > Did you use to be Bette Midler’s accompanist? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Bernie Sanders? 3. I am not Barry Manilow. ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/138 "2016-11-25T20:46:55Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a former ODIN agent and unhinged cyborg? - Barry, on _Archer_ Did a political foe tell his staff he hoped you would be his eventual major-party challenger? - JFK said this of Barry Goldwater, whom he considered most beatable of the likely 1964 GOP field Did you use to be Bette Midler’s accompanist? - Yes, Barry Manilow Barry x3! DQs: Writer? Died after 1900? IQs: Were you a noted ornithologist? Were you a noted fictional character named after him? Did you help the three Lone Gunmen? ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/139 "2016-11-25T20:49:09Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with B 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not American 7. Died before 1950 8. European 9. Not known for the visual arts 10. Not political/military 11. Not British 12. Died after 1850 13. Not a writer 14. Died 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:** [November 25, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528/140 "2016-11-25T20:50:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a noted ornithologist? > Were you a noted fictional character named after him? > Did you help the three Lone Gunmen? Take 3 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2016/770528.md?page=8)