# Botticelli - November 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 30, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196 "2017-10-30T00:21:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/1 "2017-10-30T00:21:40Z")
Last month’s thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=837769](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=837769) Beginning again our march through the alphabet, the letter is A ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/2 "2017-10-30T02:40:14Z")
Are you the non-worrying spokesman for MAD magazine? Did Fred Dalton Thompson play you in Law & Order? Are you the first conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/3 "2017-10-30T02:42:11Z")
IQs: 1. Are you presently playing Lois Lane in the DC movies? 2. Does Dr. Strange wear your “Eye” around his neck? 3. Did Tim Hulce play you in an Oscar-winning film? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/4 "2017-10-30T12:21:44Z")
IQ1: Did you have a sports stadium named after you that was subsequently renamed following a political controversy? IQ2: According to Greek legend, were you turned into a spider? IQ3: Are you a former poet laureate? Apologies if some of these are repeats of recent questions, I haven’t played in a while. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/5 "2017-10-30T13:39:27Z")
IQ1: Did you lead the attack on New London, Ct, in 1781? IQ2: Did you marry the princess Roxana? IQ3: Were you the first known philosopher to say the world hangs in space, rather than resting on the backs of tortoises or something else? I was actually halfway through writing this post when we lost power last night. Fortunately it appears that none of you have duplicated any of my people. 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/6 "2017-10-30T16:04:07Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Are you the non-worrying spokesman for MAD magazine? > Did Fred Dalton Thompson play you in Law & Order? > Are you the first conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra? Not Alfred E. Newman, dunno, and not Arturo Toscanini. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you presently playing Lois Lane in the DC movies? > 2. Does Dr. Strange wear your “Eye” around his neck? > 3. Did Tim Hulce play you in an Oscar-winning film? Not Amy Adams, dunno, and not Amadeus (love that movie!). > [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ1: Did you have a sports stadium named after you that was subsequently renamed following a political controversy? > IQ2: According to Greek legend, were you turned into a spider? > IQ3: Are you a former poet laureate? > > Apologies if some of these are repeats of recent questions, I haven’t played in a while. Dunno, not Arachne, and dunno. And no apologies necessary. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you lead the attack on New London, Ct, in 1781? > IQ2: Did you marry the princess Roxana? > IQ3: Were you the first known philosopher to say the world hangs in space, rather than resting on the backs of tortoises or something else?.. Not Benedict Arnold (ptui!), dunno, and not… Aristotle? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/7 "2017-10-30T16:44:17Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you presently playing Lois Lane in the DC movies? > 2. Does Dr. Strange wear your “Eye” around his neck? > 3. Did Tim Hulce play you in an Oscar-winning film? > Not Amy Adams, dunno, and not Amadeus (love that movie!). Correct, Agamotto, Correct. DQ: Real? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/8 "2017-10-30T16:47:09Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a 20th Century Finnish architect and designer of note? 2. Were you one of the Algonquin Circle who had a column called _The Conning Tower_? 3. Did you write _Watership Down_? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/9 "2017-10-30T16:53:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Are you the non-worrying spokesman for MAD magazine? > Did Fred Dalton Thompson play you in Law & Order? > Are you the first conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra? > Not Alfred E. Newman, dunno, and not Arturo Toscanini. Arthur Branch DQ: First name start with A? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/10 "2017-10-30T17:00:11Z")
IQ1. Is a combination of tea and lemonade named after you? IQ2: Were you on the Sweathogs from _Welcome Back Kotter_? IQ3: Are you an ex-husband of Roseanne Barr, who is coincidentally from the same home town as Radar O’Reilly? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/11 "2017-10-30T17:33:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Arachne, and dunno. And no apologies necessary. Correct with Arachne, the other two were Arnold Schwarzenegger and Andrew Motion. DQ1: Male? DQ2 Human? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/12 "2017-10-30T17:43:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you lead the attack on New London, Ct, in 1781? > > IQ2: Did you marry the princess Roxana? > > IQ3: Were you the first known philosopher to say the world hangs in space, rather than resting on the backs of tortoises or something else? > > Not Benedict Arnold (ptui!), dunno, and not… Aristotle? Correct, Alexander the Great, and Anaximander. 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:** [October 30, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/13 "2017-10-30T18:28:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a 20th Century Finnish architect and designer of note? > 2. Were you one of the Algonquin Circle who had a column called _The Conning Tower_? > 3. Did you write _Watership Down_? Not Aaro Saarinen (sp?), dunno, and dunno. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1. Is a combination of tea and lemonade named after you? > IQ2: Were you on the Sweathogs from _Welcome Back Kotter_? > IQ3: Are you an ex-husband of Roseanne Barr, who is coincidentally from the same home town as Radar O’Reilly? Not Arnold Palmer, Arnold “The cattle are dying” Horshack, and not Tom Arnold. Arnold x3! A. 1. fictional 2. last name starts with A 3. seems male 4. not human ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/14 "2017-10-30T19:14:39Z")
This might be a stretch, so feel free to disallow it, but are you eight times older than the universe itself and very depressed? ---
**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:** [October 30, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/15 "2017-10-30T21:10:54Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a 20th Century Finnish architect and designer of note? > 2. Were you one of the Algonquin Circle who had a column called The Conning Tower? > 3. Did you write Watership Down? > Not Aaro Saarinen (sp?), dunno, and dunno. #1 is actually correct, but not who I was thinking of. I’ll rephrase and ask that one again. #2 was Franklin P. Adams. #3 was Richard Adams. DQs: 1. Created by an American author or authors? 2. Created 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:** [October 30, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/16 "2017-10-30T21:13:31Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a 20th Century Finnish architect and designer of note who was not Aaro Saarinen? 2. Are you the hero of _Army of Darkness_? 3. Did you steal your father’s harem? ---
**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:** [October 31, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/17 "2017-10-31T12:32:28Z")
IQ1: Are you a wandering minstrel and a member of Robin Hood’s band of Merry Men? IQ2: Do you gnaw hungrily in inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond time and space amidst the muffled, maddening beating of vile drums and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes? IQ3: Are you the Egyptian god of the Underworld? ---
**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:** [October 31, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/18 "2017-10-31T13:40:44Z")
DQ: Fantasy genre? ---
**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:** [October 31, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/19 "2017-10-31T15:28:23Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > This might be a stretch, so feel free to disallow it, but are you eight times older than the universe itself and very depressed? Presuming that’s an IQ, no, I am not Marvin the Paranoid Android. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a 20th Century Finnish architect and designer of note who was not Aaro Saarinen? > 2. Are you the hero of _Army of Darkness_? > 3. Did you steal your father’s harem? Dunno, not Ash, and not… Aladdin? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a wandering minstrel and a member of Robin Hood’s band of Merry Men? > IQ2: Do you gnaw hungrily in inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond time and space amidst the muffled, maddening beating of vile drums and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes? > IQ3: Are you the Egyptian god of the Underworld? Not Alan a (with accent mark?) Dale, Azathoth (you left out “rugous”) or Anubis. A. 1. fictional 2. last name starts with A 3. seems male 4. not human 5. created by an American or Americans 6. created after 1900 7. not in fantasy genre ---
**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:** [October 31, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196/20 "2017-10-31T16:41:51Z")
IQ1: Are you the protagonist of the _I Robot_ series written by Eando Binder? IQ2: Did Ian Holm play you in _Alien_? IQ3: Did Robin Williams play you in _Bicentennial Man_? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2017/800196.md?page=2)