# Botticelli - November 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 3, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551 "2023-11-03T23:20:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 22, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/121 "2023-11-22T17:04:04Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you direct _Pulp Fiction_? > > 2. Are you the eponymous hero of a Sir Walter Scott novel? > > 3. Were you a 19th Century American werewolf on the TV show _Dark Shadows_? > > 1. I am not Quentin Tarantino. > 2. I am not Quentin Durward > 3. Don’t know, but guessing it’s someone called Quentin. Correct, Correct, and Quentin Collins. DQ: Last name starts with Q? ---
**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 22, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/122 "2023-11-22T17:07:10Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the protagonist of _The Cat Who…_ series of mysteries? 2. Were you a member of the Legion of Superheroes who was left out after the first Crisis reboot because his power was just too useful? 3. Are you the mascot for Nestle’s Nesquik? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/123 "2023-11-22T17:31:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a female character in a Toni Morrison novel? > Were you a naval officer obsessed with strawberries? > Were you a popular _Boston Globe_ columnist? 1. I am not Queenie. 2. I am not Captain Queeg. 3. Take a DQ. Think the name is something like “Quinlan”. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you the protagonist of _The Cat Who…_ series of mysteries? > 2. Were you a member of the Legion of Superheroes who was left out after the first Crisis reboot because his power was just too useful? > 3. Are you the mascot for Nestle’s Nesquik? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Peter Quill. 3. Take a DQ. Just so you all know, I’m having some sort of bug where I’m not getting notifications of new replies in this thread. So if I take a little time, that’s why. Started a thread about it in _About This Site_. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/124 "2023-11-22T17:32:30Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. Not known for the sciences. 5. American. 6. Best known for the arts. 7. Died after 1950. 8. Surname begins with “Q”. ---
**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 22, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/125 "2023-11-22T17:34:23Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Are you the protagonist of _The Cat Who…_ series of mysteries? > > 2. Were you a member of the Legion of Superheroes who was left out after the first Crisis reboot because his power was just too useful? > > 3. Are you the mascot for Nestle’s Nesquik? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Peter Quill. > 3. Take a DQ. #1 was Jim Qwilleran. #2 was Kid Quantum. His power allowed him to freeze people in time. 100% effective, and not much to do after he gets there. #3 is Quicky. DQ: Died after 1990? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/126 "2023-11-22T20:26:54Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. Not known for the sciences. 5. American. 6. Best known for the arts. 7. Died after 1950. 8. Surname begins with “Q”. 9. Died after 1990. ---
**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 22, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/127 "2023-11-22T21:00:45Z")
DQ: Known for acting? 1 DQ remaining. ---
**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 22, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/128 "2023-11-22T21:23:51Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a female character in a Toni Morrison novel? - Yes, Queenie Were you a naval officer obsessed with strawberries? - Yes, Capt. Queeg Were you a popular _Boston Globe_ columnist? - Joe Queenan DQ: Won a top award in her field? Considered a beauty? IQs: Were you one of TR’s sons? Did you need a bigger boat? Did you have immoral thoughts about your beautiful sister down in Mississippi? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/129 "2023-11-22T22:15:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you one of TR’s sons? > Did you need a bigger boat? > Did you have immoral thoughts about your beautiful sister down in Mississippi? 1. I am not Quentin Roosevelt, shot down over France. 2. I am not…Captain Quinn? 3. I am not Quentin Compton. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/130 "2023-11-22T22:17:14Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. Not known for the sciences. 5. American. 6. Best known for the arts. 7. Died after 1950. 8. Surname begins with “Q”. 9. Died after 1990. 10. Not known for acting. 11. Won a top award in her field. 12. Attractive, but not primarily known as a beauty. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/131 "2023-11-22T23:04:18Z")
IQ1: Do Dale Hawkins, Mick Jagger, and John Fogerty all like the way you walk, like the way you talk? IQ2: Were you a prominent figure in the right-to-die movement? IQ3: Were you the naked civil servant? ---
**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, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/132 "2023-11-23T00:14:07Z")
DQ: Known for the performing arts? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/133 "2023-11-23T02:13:54Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Were,you the main male character in **King Solomon’s Mines**? > 2. Were you the similarly named character on _General Hospital_? > 3. Were you nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for **The Goodbye Girl**? Correct (Allan rather than Alan), Alan Quartermain, Quinn Cummings. 2 DQs held ---
**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, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/134 "2023-11-23T19:34:12Z")
Previous IQs: Were you one of TR’s sons? - Yes, Quentin Roosevelt Did you need a bigger boat? - Almost; this was Quint, in _Jaws_ Did you have immoral thoughts about your beautiful sister down in Mississippi? - Very close: Quentin Compson, in the works of William Faulkner One DQ reserved. IQs: Did Tom Selleck play you, an expatriate marksman? Are you the long-serving Mayor of Springfield? Are you an NPR on-air personality? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/135 "2023-11-24T13:14:50Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Do Dale Hawkins, Mick Jagger, and John Fogerty all like the way you walk, like the way you talk? > IQ2: Were you a prominent figure in the right-to-die movement? > IQ3: Were you the naked civil servant? 1. I am not Suzy Q. 2. I am not Karen Quinlan (I think that was the spelling). 3. Take a DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Tom Selleck play you, an expatriate marksman? > Are you the long-serving Mayor of Springfield? > Are you an NPR on-air personality? 1. I am not Quigley, currently residing in Australia. 2. I am not Mayor Quimby. 3. I am not Quinn Klinefelter. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/136 "2023-11-24T13:16:00Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. Not known for the sciences. 5. American. 6. Best known for the arts. 7. Died after 1950. 8. Surname begins with “Q”. 9. Died after 1990. 10. Not known for acting. 11. Won a top award in her field. 12. Attractive, but not primarily known as a beauty. 13. Known for the performing 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, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/137 "2023-11-24T14:33:02Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the voice of Olive Oyl? 2. Are you Kevin Smith’s actress daughter? 3. Do you play the lead in the TV series _The Equalizer_? ---
**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, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/138 "2023-11-24T15:51:55Z")
Swept me. IQs: Were you one of MTV’s first veejays? Have you played the CJCS, a wealthy Manhattanite and a sweaty guy on an island? Do some people think DJT is you? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/139 "2023-11-24T18:52:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > : > > 1. Were you the voice of Olive Oyl? > 2. Are you Kevin Smith’s actress daughter? > 3. Do you play the lead in the TV series _The Equalizer_? Swept me! Take three DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you one of MTV’s first veejays? > Have you played the CJCS, a wealthy Manhattanite and a sweaty guy on an island? > Do some people think DJT is you? 1. I am not Martha Quinn. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. If I’m counting correctly, that brings us to twenty DQs, including reserves, so no more IQs. Please ask your remaining DQs by 10:00 p.m. EST, Monday, November 27. ---
**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, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551/140 "2023-11-24T20:15:33Z")
Previous IQs: Were you one of MTV’s first veejays? - Yes, Martha Quinn Have you played the CJCS, a wealthy Manhattanite and a sweaty guy on an island? - Terry Quinn (stage name O’Quinn) on _The West Wing, 666 Park Avenue_ and _Lost_ Do some people think DJT is you? - Q, of QAnon fame Two DQs reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551.md?page=8)