# 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:** 8
**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 29, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/141 "2018-11-29T03:11:43Z")
Previous IQs: Are you often credited with inventing TV? - Yes, Philo Farnsworth Did you costar in _Skyhei$t_? - Frank Gorshin Did Earl Warren succeed you on the Supreme Court? - Fred Vinson DQs: Born since 1950? Best known for the Arts? IQs: Did a character you played tell someone else to come back “in a suit made of some sort of cloth”? Did you uncharacteristically get naked while being interviewed for _Esquire_? Are you one of the stars of _Portlandia_? ---
**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 29, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/142 "2018-11-29T04:36:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a character you played tell someone else to come back “in a suit made of some sort of cloth”? > Did you uncharacteristically get naked while being interviewed for _Esquire_? > Are you one of the stars of _Portlandia_? Respectively: Take a DQ. Take a DQ. I am not Fred Armisen. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. last name begins with F 4. dead 5. American 6. born before 1950 7. partially known for the arts, if the arts include writing ---
**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 29, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/143 "2018-11-29T12:54:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write tales about Yoknapatawpha County? 2. Did you write _The World of Tiers_ series? 3. Did you write _The Great Gatsby_? ---
**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 29, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/144 "2018-11-29T14:17:24Z")
1. Did you lead the first voyage to successfully circumnavigate the globe, although you yourself did not complete the journey? 2. Are you a famous fictional globetrotter? 3. In one of your film outings, were you depicted practising safe sex by way of you and your partner both being fully enveloped in body-sized condoms? ---
**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 29, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/145 "2018-11-29T16:18:04Z")
Previous IQs: Did a character you played tell someone else to come back “in a suit made of some sort of cloth”? - Fred Gwynne, the judge in _My Cousin Vinny_ Did you uncharacteristically get naked while being interviewed for _Esquire_? - Fred Rogers Are you one of the stars of _Portlandia_? - Yes, Fred Armisen Fred x3! DQs: Best known for novel(s)? Greatest fame before 1941? IQs: Were you a key female character in _Les Miserables_? Are you the former chief editor of _The Concord Monitor_, in New Hampshire? Did your future wife first see you walking down the street, eating an entire loaf of bread? ---
**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 30, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/146 "2018-11-30T00:17:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write tales about Yoknapatawpha County? > 2. Did you write _The World of Tiers_ series? > 3. Did you write _The Great Gatsby_? 1. I am not William Faulkner. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not F. Scott Fitzgerald. > [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > 1. Did you lead the first voyage to successfully circumnavigate the globe, although you yourself did not complete the journey? > 2. Are you a famous fictional globetrotter? > 3. In one of your film outings, were you depicted practising safe sex by way of you and your partner both being fully enveloped in body-sized condoms? 1. I am not Ferdinand Magellan. 2. I am not Phileas Fogg. 3. This sounds familiar, but I can’t place it. Take a DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a key female character in _Les Miserables_? > Are you the former chief editor of _The Concord Monitor_, in New Hampshire? > Did your future wife first see you walking down the street, eating an entire loaf of bread? Respectively: I am not Fantine. Take a DQ. I am not Ben Franklin. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. last name begins with F 4. dead 5. American 6. born before 1950 7. partially known for the arts, if the arts include writing 8. not best known for novels 9. greatest fame before 1941 ---
**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 30, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/147 "2018-11-30T01:58:42Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write tales about Yoknapatawpha County? > 2. Did you write The World of Tiers series? > 3. Did you write The Great Gatsby? > 4. I am not William Faulkner. > 5. Take a DQ. > 6. I am not F. Scott Fitzgerald. Correct, Philip Jose Farmer, Correct. DQ: Known for literature (short stories, plays, poems, etc.)? ---
**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 30, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/148 "2018-11-30T02:03:29Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _A Coney Island of the Mind_? 2. Did you write the play _Little Murders_? 3. Did you write _So Big_ and _Show Boat_? ---
**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 30, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/149 "2018-11-30T04:59:21Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a key female character in _Les Miserables_? - Yes, Fantine Are you the former chief editor of _The Concord Monitor_, in New Hampshire? - Felice Belman Did your future wife first see you walking down the street, eating an entire loaf of bread? - Yes, Ben Franklin DQ: Ever won a major award for your writing? IQs: Were you a longtime CBS News exec? Did you create _Downtown Abbey_? Did your coworkers watch, and mock, your wedding home movies? ---
**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 30, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/150 "2018-11-30T23:43:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _A Coney Island of the Mind_? > 2. Did you write the play _Little Murders_? > 3. Did you write _So Big_ and _Show Boat_? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Jules Feiffer. 3. Take a DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a longtime CBS News exec? > Did you create _Downtown Abbey_? > Did your coworkers watch, and mock, your wedding home movies? Respectively: I am not Fred Friendly. I am not Julian Fellowes. I’ve seen this one before, but I forgot. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. last name begins with F 4. dead 5. American 6. born before 1950 7. partially known for the arts, if the arts include writing 8. not best known for novels 9. greatest fame before 1941 10. not known for literature (short stories, plays, poems, etc.) 11. never won a major award for his writing ---
**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:** [December 1, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/151 "2018-12-01T01:13:47Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write A Coney Island of the Mind? > 2. Did you write the play Little Murders? > 3. Did you write So Big and Show Boat? > 4. Take a DQ. > 5. I am not Jules Feiffer. > 6. Take a DQ. #1 was Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Correct on Jules. #3 was Edna Ferber. DQs: 1. Born before 1900? 2. Known for government/poliitics? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/152 "2018-12-03T01:56:00Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a longtime CBS News exec? - Yes, Fred Friendly Did you create _Downtown Abbey_? - Yes, Julian Fellowes Did your coworkers watch, and mock, your wedding home movies? - Maj. Frank Burns, on _M_A_S_H\* One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you a one-name teenybopper idol in the Fifties? Ditto, but with two names, one of which is an ancient word for England? Did you paint the artwork for the first _Conan the Barbarian_ poster? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/153 "2018-12-03T02:42:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a one-name teenybopper idol in the Fifties? > Ditto, but with two names, one of which is an ancient word for England? > Did you paint the artwork for the first _Conan the Barbarian_ poster? Respectively: I am not Fabian. I am not Frankie Avalon. I am not Frank Frazetta. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. last name begins with F 4. dead 5. American 6. born before 1950 7. partially known for the arts, if the arts include writing 8. not best known for novels 9. greatest fame before 1941 10. not known for literature (short stories, plays, poems, etc.) 11. never won a major award for his writing 12. born before 1900 13. not known for government/politics ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/154 "2018-12-03T11:51:03Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > 1. Did you lead the first voyage to successfully circumnavigate the globe, although you yourself did not complete the journey? > 2. Are you a famous fictional globetrotter? > 3. In one of your film outings, were you depicted practising safe sex by way of you and your partner both being fully enveloped in body-sized condoms? Correct, correct, and Leslie Nielsen’s Lt Frank Drebin in _The Naked Gun_ (I forget which one - in fact, that reminds me that they’re well overdue a rewatch for me). DQ: known for philosophy? IQs: 1. Did you play the last king of Scotland? 2. Are you considered by many the best pound-for-pound boxer of all time, currently with a 50-0 record? 3. Were you famous for the quote “I have a truly marvellous proof of this theorem, which this margin is too small to contain” (or words to that effect)? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/155 "2018-12-03T15:20:31Z")
IQs: 1. Did you shoot Jesse James? 2. Were you a Civil War general known as The Pathfinder? 3. Were you Ben Franklin’s Tory son? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/156 "2018-12-03T17:13:00Z")
Swept me! IQs: Did your father, shown in a movie to have messy eating habits, favor your older brother over you? Did you command the Roman legions at Masada? Were you RNC chair in the Eighties? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/157 "2018-12-04T04:06:30Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the last king of Scotland? > 2. Are you considered by many the best pound-for-pound boxer of all time, currently with a 50-0 record? > 3. Were you famous for the quote “I have a truly marvellous proof of this theorem, which this margin is too small to contain” (or words to that effect)? 1. I am not Forrest Whitaker. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Pierre Fermat. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you shoot Jesse James? > 2. Were you a Civil War general known as The Pathfinder? > 3. Were you Ben Franklin’s Tory son? 1. I am not Robert Ford. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your father, shown in a movie to have messy eating habits, favor your older brother over you? > Did you command the Roman legions at Masada? > Were you RNC chair in the Eighties? Take three DQs. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. last name begins with F 4. dead 5. American 6. born before 1950 7. partially known for the arts, if the arts include writing 8. not best known for novels 9. greatest fame before 1941 10. not known for literature (short stories, plays, poems, etc.) 11. never won a major award for his writing 12. born before 1900 13. not known for government/politics 14. not known for philosophy ---
**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:** [December 4, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/158 "2018-12-04T14:47:48Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you shoot Jesse James? > 2. Were you a Civil War general known as The Pathfinder? > 3. Were you Ben Franklin’s Tory son? > 4. I am not Robert Ford. > 5. Take a DQ. > 6. Take a DQ. Correct on Mr. Ford. #2 was John C. Fremont. #3 was William Franklin. DQs: 1. Known for military activity? 2. Born before 1800? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/159 "2018-12-04T18:49:24Z")
Previous IQs: Did your father, shown in a movie to have messy eating habits, favor your older brother over you? - Faramir, in the \*LOTR \*movies Did you command the Roman legions at Masada? - Pomponius Falco Were you RNC chair in the Eighties? - Frank Fahrenkopf DQs: Born east of the Miss. River? Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you the “action guy” on _FYI_? Did you command Hill Street Station? Is your dog buried not far from you? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2018/824104/160 "2018-12-04T18:56:22Z")
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