# Botticelli - November 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 6, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104 "2018-11-06T23:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/81 "2018-11-18T20:31:15Z")
Congratulations, Prof.! IQs: 1. Were you one of the eponymous Siamese twins? 2. Are you a paleobotanist brought on to consult before the opening of a park? 3. Have you played a tobacco lobbyist, a crusading D.A., and a chef? ---
**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 18, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/82 "2018-11-18T22:25:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you considered by some the “Father of the H-bomb”? > Did Vincent Price play your father, who died too soon? > Are you a weepy young lady who really wants to marry her artist sweetheart in _Hello, Dolly_? 1. I am not Edward Teller. 2. I am not Edward Scissorhands. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 18, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/83 "2018-11-18T22:26:25Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Congratulations, Prof.! > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of the eponymous Siamese twins? > 2. Are you a paleobotanist brought on to consult before the opening of a park? > 3. Have you played a tobacco lobbyist, a crusading D.A., and a chef? 1. I am not Eng. 2. I am not Ellie Sadler. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 18, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/84 "2018-11-18T22:27:27Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/85 "2018-11-19T00:51:33Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Eng. > 2. I am not Ellie Sadler. > Take a DQ for #3. #3 was Aaron Echhart (in _Thank You for Smoking_, _The Dark Knight_, and _No Reservations_, respectively). DQ: living? IQs: 1. Are you Mary-Kate and Ashley’s younger sister? 2. Aside from your other film-related career, did you write the screenplay for _Beyond the Valley of the Dolls_? 3. Are you a telekinetic telepath who likes frozen waffles? ---
**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 19, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/86 "2018-11-19T02:03:31Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. 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 19, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/87 "2018-11-19T02:04:32Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Mary-Kate and Ashley’s younger sister? > 2. Aside from your other film-related career, did you write the screenplay for _Beyond the Valley of the Dolls_? > 3. Are you a telekinetic telepath who likes frozen waffles? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Roger Ebert. 3. I am not Eleven from _Stranger Things_. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/88 "2018-11-19T09:35:56Z")
Well played the Prof. Good bit of logical deduction at the end there. 1. Are you best-known for your eponymous ‘pet’? 2. Are you the world’s best-known failed patents offical? 3. Are you considered by most to be the first named European to set foot in the Americas? ---
**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 19, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/89 "2018-11-19T15:20:21Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Well played the Prof. Good bit of logical deduction at the end there. > > 1. Are you best-known for your eponymous ‘pet’? > 2. Are you the world’s best-known failed patents offical? > 3. Are you considered by most to be the first named European to set foot in the Americas? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Albert Einstein. 3. I am not Erik the Red. ---
**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 19, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/90 "2018-11-19T15:43:38Z")
Previous IQs: Are you considered by some the “Father of the H-bomb”? - Yes, Edward Teller Did Vincent Price play your father, who died too soon? - Yes, Edward Scissorhands Are you a weepy young lady who really wants to marry her artist sweetheart in _Hello, Dolly_? - Ermengarde DQ: Last name start with E? IQs: Did your husband, to the surprise of many, appear in an ad with Britney Spears and a dog? Has an actress said she wants to play you at intervals throughout her career, as she’s already done twice? Have you been played by actresses who have also played a detective and a suspected witch? ---
**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 19, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/91 "2018-11-19T15:45:12Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. First name starts with E ---
**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 19, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/92 "2018-11-19T15:46:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > Did your husband, to the surprise of many, appear in an ad with Britney Spears and a dog? > Has an actress said she wants to play you at intervals throughout her career, as she’s already done twice? > Have you been played by actresses who have also played a detective and a suspected witch? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/93 "2018-11-19T15:54:30Z")
1 was Erwin Schrodinger, correct on Einstein. For number 3 I seem to remember us having this exact conversation in a previous game (which was not my intention - it was only your answer that triggered the memory!). Erik the Red founded the first settlement on Greenland. His son Leif Erikson is generally considered the first European to reach Newfoundland. DQs: Known for the arts? Born after 1968? IQs: 1. Did you recently get married, causing a minor fuss about the cost to taxpayers? 2. Are you grandmother to the above? 3. Did you become famous for pursuing a high-profile lawsuit against a large corporation, later made into an eponymous film? ---
**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 19, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/94 "2018-11-19T16:17:35Z")
Previous IQs: Did your husband, to the surprise of many, appear in an ad with Britney Spears and a dog? - Elizabeth Dole: [Britney Spears Bob Dole Pepsi - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVSlEujJylg) Has an actress said she wants to play you at intervals throughout her career, as she’s already done twice? - Cate Blanchett and Queen Elizabeth I Have you been played by actresses who have also played a detective and a suspected witch? - Helen Mirren (_Prime Suspect_) and Claire Foy _(Season of the Witch_) have both played Queen Elizabeth II DQs: American? Considered a beauty? IQs: Did your father have your pants pockets sewn shut to keep you from sticking your hands in them? Did your young daughter have surgery because she was slightly wall-eyed? Was one of your songs adapted for the soundtrack of the first \*Matrix \*movie? ---
**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 19, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/95 "2018-11-19T17:54:52Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. First name starts with E 5. Known for the Arts 6. Born since 1968 7. Not American 8. Considered a beauty ---
**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 19, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/96 "2018-11-19T17:55:56Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you recently get married, causing a minor fuss about the cost to taxpayers? > 2. Are you grandmother to the above? > 3. Did you become famous for pursuing a high-profile lawsuit against a large corporation, later made into an eponymous film? 1. I am not Prince Edward. 2. I am not Queen Elizabeth II. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 19, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/97 "2018-11-19T17:57:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your father have your pants pockets sewn shut to keep you from sticking your hands in them? > Did your young daughter have surgery because she was slightly wall-eyed? > Was one of your songs adapted for the soundtrack of the first \*Matrix \*movie? #3. I am not Enya (???). Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/98 "2018-11-19T19:11:10Z")
Previous IQs: Did your father have your pants pockets sewn shut to keep you from sticking your hands in them? - King Edward VIII, the future Duke of Windsor Did your young daughter have surgery because she was slightly wall-eyed? - Prince Edward (who was not married _recently_) Was one of your songs adapted for the soundtrack of the first \*Matrix \*movie? - Edward Elgar: [Clubbed To Death - matrix soundtrack - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbxZargtXug) Edward x3! DQs: European? Actress? Born since 1988? IQs: Were you not an actual aristocrat, but an Australian man in drag? Were you murdered for supposedly flirting with an older woman? Did you once play J. Jonah Jameson’s secretary? ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/99 "2018-11-19T19:58:08Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. First name starts with E 5. Known for the Arts 6. Born since 1968 7. Not American 8. Considered a beauty 9. European 10. Actress 11. Born before 1988 ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/100 "2018-11-19T19:59:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you not an actual aristocrat, but an Australian man in drag? > Were you murdered for supposedly flirting with an older woman? > Did you once play J. Jonah Jameson’s secretary? 1. No, Possums, I am not Dame Edna Everage. Take 2 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104.md?page=6)