# Botticelli November 2021

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [November 1, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596 "2021-11-01T01:35:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 13

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**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 1, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/241 "2021-12-01T15:32:52Z")

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IQs:  
1. Are you one of Harvey Comics’ better-known characters?  
2. Were you pretty similar to the above person, and the title character of a short-lived series published by Marvel’s kid-focused Star Comics imprint in the 1980s?  
3. Were you born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/242 "2021-12-01T18:13:59Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. Did you present the idea of a new English translation of the Bible to King James?
> 2. In the _'Babylonian Talmud_ , does the mention of your name incite lust and may even cause orgasms?
> 3. Did you do stand up comedy while twirling a lasso?

DQ  
ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness doesn’t start with ‘R’, so take a DQ  
DQ

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
>
> 1. Are you one of Harvey Comics’ better-known characters?
> 2. Were you pretty similar to the above person, and the title character of a short-lived series published by Marvel’s kid-focused Star Comics imprint in the 1980s?
> 3. Were you born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia?

Not Richie Rich  
DQ  
Not Ayn Rand

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/243 "2021-12-01T18:14:35Z")

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DQs:  
 **R**

1. Fictional
2. First name starts with R
3. Male
4. Created after 1920
5. Not originally from a work of prose
6. Created before 1980
7. Lineage unknown, but born in America
8. Not a protagonist
9. Did not first appear in a movie
10. Created after 1950
11. Not an antagonist
12. Did not first appear on paper (cartoon, poem, etc.)
13. Secondary character
14. Would not be alive today, if real
15. Not from a song
16. Not from TV

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**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 1, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/244 "2021-12-01T19:13:56Z")

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Previous IQs:

A former MP yourself, did you write a well-reviewed bio of Churchill? - Roy Jenkins  
Did you play a cop, a captain, a detective and a dancer? - Not Russell Crowe, but Roy Scheider, in _Jaws, SeaQuest DSV, Still of the Night_ and _All That Jazz_  
Are you a retired British footballer known for your growl and glower? - Roy Kent, on _Ted Lasso_

Roy x3!

DQs:

From radio?  
Sidekick?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Are you the alter ego of a ward often found at a stately manor?  
Have you played a gun-loving cop, a top CIA official and a mediocre corporate exec?  
Did you play John Murdock in _Dark City_?

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**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 1, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/245 "2021-12-01T19:44:12Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:  
> 1. Are you one of Harvey Comics’ better-known characters?  
> 2. Were you pretty similar to the above person, and the title character of a short-lived series published by Marvel’s kid-focused Star Comics imprint in the 1980s?  
> 3. Were you born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia?

> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> Not Richie Rich  
> DQ  
> Not Ayn Rand

2 was Royal Roy, A Prince of a Boy; 1 and 3 were correct.

DQ: created after 1965?

IQs:  
1. Did you think of a co-ordinate system, therefore it is?  
2. Did you voice Kraang Prime on _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_ (the 2012-2017 series), a role strikingly different from your previous work?  
3. Mother of Mitra! Are you currently published by Dynamite, where you’ve recently met a whole bunch of parallel versions of yourself?

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**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, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/246 "2021-12-01T20:30:27Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
> >
> > 1. Did you present the idea of a new English translation of the Bible to King James?
> > 
> > > 1. In the _'Babylonian Talmud_ , does the mention of your name incite lust and may even cause orgasms?
> > > 2. Did you do stand up comedy while twirling a lasso?
> 
> DQ  
> ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness doesn’t start with ‘R’, so take a DQ  
> DQ

#1 was John Rainolds (or Reynolds).  
#2 was Rahab.  
#3 was Will Rogers.

DQ: Are you a commercial product mascot?

2 DQs reserved.

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/247 "2021-12-01T20:37:33Z")

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DQs:  
 **R**

1. Fictional
2. First name starts with R
3. Male
4. Created after 1920
5. Not originally from a work of prose
6. Created before 1980
7. Lineage unknown, but born in America
8. Not a protagonist
9. Did not first appear in a movie
10. Created after 1950
11. Not an antagonist
12. Did not first appear on paper (cartoon, poem, etc.)
13. Secondary character
14. Would not be alive today, if real
15. Not from a song
16. Not from TV
17. Not from radio
18. Not a sidekick
19. Created after 1965
20. Not a commercial product mascot

That’s 20. I’ll be handing out more DQs in the next post, but no more IQs, please.

I’ll throw in a hint for #9. While I did not first appear in a movie, I have appeared in a movie.

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/248 "2021-12-01T20:39:05Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Are you the alter ego of a ward often found at a stately manor?  
> Have you played a gun-loving cop, a top CIA official and a mediocre corporate exec?  
> Did you play John Murdock in _Dark City_ ?

Not Robin  
Take 2 DQs

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
>
> 1. Did you think of a co-ordinate system, therefore it is?
> 2. Did you voice Kraang Prime on _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_ (the 2012-2017 series), a role strikingly different from your previous work?
> 3. Mother of Mitra! Are you currently published by Dynamite, where you’ve recently met a whole bunch of parallel versions of yourself?

Not Rene Descartes  
Take 2 DQs

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**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 2, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/249 "2021-12-02T00:46:56Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> Not Rene Descartes  
> Take 2 DQs

2 was Roseanne Barr; 3 was Red Sonja.

2 DQs reserved.

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**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 2, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/250 "2021-12-02T14:42:31Z")

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DQs:

1. Movie created after 1980?
2. Fantasy/sci-fi genre movie?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/251 "2021-12-02T17:52:56Z")

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DQs:  
 **R**

1. Fictional
2. First name starts with R
3. Male
4. Created after 1920
5. Not originally from a work of prose
6. Created before 1980
7. Lineage unknown, but born in America
8. Not a protagonist
9. Did not first appear in a movie, but have appeared in a movie
10. Created after 1950
11. Not an antagonist
12. Did not first appear on paper (cartoon, poem, etc.)
13. Secondary character
14. Would not be alive today, if real
15. Not from a song
16. Not from TV
17. Not from radio
18. Not a sidekick
19. Created after 1965
20. Not a commercial product mascot
21. Movie created before 1980
22. Fantasy/sci-fi genre movie

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**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 2, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/252 "2021-12-02T21:20:59Z")

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DQ: originally from theater?

One DQ reserved.

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/253 "2021-12-02T21:23:31Z")

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DQs:  
 **R**

1. Fictional
2. First name starts with R
3. Male
4. Created after 1920
5. Not originally from a work of prose
6. Created before 1980
7. Lineage unknown, but born in America
8. Not a protagonist
9. Did not first appear in a movie, but have appeared in a movie
10. Created after 1950
11. Not an antagonist
12. Did not first appear on paper (cartoon, poem, etc.)
13. Secondary character
14. Would not be alive today, if real
15. Not from a song
16. Not from TV
17. Not from radio
18. Not a sidekick
19. Created after 1965
20. Not a commercial product mascot
21. Movie created before 1980
22. Fantasy/sci-fi genre movie
23. Originally from theater

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**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 2, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/254 "2021-12-02T22:11:45Z")

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Previous IQs:

Are you the alter ego of a ward often found at a stately manor? - Yes, Robin (Dick Grayson)  
Have you played a gun-loving cop, a top CIA official and a mediocre corporate exec? - David Rasche, in _Sledge Hammer!, Burn After Reading_ and _Succession_  
Did you play John Murdock in _Dark City_? - Rufus Sewell

Don’t know who this guy is. I yield my two earned DQs to anyone who’d like to ask them, one per customer.

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**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, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/255 "2021-12-03T00:13:26Z")

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1 of EH’s DQs: From a musical?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/256 "2021-12-03T01:39:20Z")

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DQs:  
 **R**

1. Fictional
2. First name starts with R
3. Male
4. Created after 1920
5. Not originally from a work of prose
6. Created before 1980
7. Lineage unknown, but born in America
8. Not a protagonist
9. Did not first appear in a movie, but have appeared in a movie
10. Created after 1950
11. Not an antagonist
12. Did not first appear on paper (cartoon, poem, etc.)
13. Secondary character
14. Would not be alive today, if real
15. Not from a song
16. Not from TV
17. Not from radio
18. Not a sidekick
19. Created after 1965
20. Not a commercial product mascot
21. Movie created before 1980
22. Fantasy/sci-fi genre movie
23. Originally from theater
24. From a musical

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**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, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/257 "2021-12-03T03:59:31Z")

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DQ: from a 70s movie and musical?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/258 "2021-12-03T04:32:17Z")

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DQs:  
 **R**

1. Fictional
2. First name starts with R
3. Male
4. Created after 1920
5. Not originally from a work of prose
6. Created before 1980
7. Lineage unknown, but born in America
8. Not a protagonist
9. Did not first appear in a movie, but have appeared in a movie
10. Created after 1950
11. Not an antagonist
12. Did not first appear on paper (cartoon, poem, etc.)
13. Secondary character
14. Would not be alive today, if real
15. Not from a song
16. Not from TV
17. Not from radio
18. Not a sidekick
19. Created after 1965
20. Not a commercial product mascot
21. Movie created before 1980
22. Fantasy/sci-fi genre movie
23. Originally from theater
24. From a musical
25. From a 70s movie and musical

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**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, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/259 "2021-12-03T13:11:32Z")

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I’m pretty sure I know what the movie is. But there are 2 possible characters.  
It’s just a jump to the left…

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**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, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/260 "2021-12-03T16:02:42Z")

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Using EH’s DQ: name mentioned in title?

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