# Botticelli - November 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 30, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446 "2024-10-30T12:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/21 "2024-10-31T02:40:41Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Take three DQs. 1 was David Paterson; 2 was Princess Carolyn, in _BoJack Horseman_; 3 was Bobby “Boris” Pickett, in of course “Monster Mash”. DQs: 1. born before 1990? 2. originally born in Europe? 3. known for politics? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/22 "2024-10-31T03:11:09Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Is your first name Noel, but you use your second name as a stage name? > > 2. Were you convicted of a sexual offense but received a presidential pardon by Jimmy Carter on the day before Carter’s presidency ended? > > 3. Were you found in contempt of Congress in March 1961, and sentenced to ten one-year terms in jail to be served simultaneously? > > You have your revenge; take three DQs. Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul, and Mary fame), and Pete Seeger. 3 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:** [October 31, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/23 "2024-10-31T12:51:15Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Living. 4. First name starts with “P”. 5. Born after 1960. 6. Naturalized American. 7. Not known for the arts. 8. Born before 1990. 9. Not originally born in Europe. 10. Not known for politics. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/24 "2024-10-31T13:55:58Z")
DQs: Known for science? Born in Canada? Last name begins with A-M? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/25 "2024-10-31T14:24:46Z")
IQs: 1. Were you awarded an honorary high school diploma at age 60, after receiving two Nobel Prizes? 2. Are you a Nobel Prize winner whose accomplishments are overshadowed by your wife? 3. Are you an Oscar winner who become a culinary figurehead? ---
**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 31, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/26 "2024-10-31T14:36:04Z")
i1Qs: 1. Were you castigated for performing too good of an impression of PM Winston Churchill on the highly esteemed, rubber-capped, licorice-whipped, satin-bound 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? 2. Did you play Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_? 3. Are you the protagonist of _Great Expectations_? ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/27 "2024-10-31T14:51:04Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you awarded an honorary high school diploma at age 60, after receiving two Nobel Prizes? > 2. Are you a Nobel Prize winner whose accomplishments are overshadowed by your wife? > 3. Are you an Oscar winner who become a culinary figurehead? 1. I am not…Linus Pauling? 2. I am not…Pierre Curie? 3. I am not Paul Newman. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Were you castigated for performing too good of an impression of PM Winston Churchill on the highly esteemed, rubber-capped, licorice-whipped, satin-bound 1950’s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? > 2. Did you play Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_? > 3. Are you the protagonist of _Great Expectations_? 1. I am not Peter Sellers. (HA! I boned up on the cast and characters of _The Goon Show_ before I started the round, just for questions like this! I am also not Private Bogg nor Professor Osric Pureheart.) 2. I am not Phil Tead. (Which I only know because I looked Professor Pepperwinkle up, when I was thinking about choosing _you_ as the answer to this round. I gave up the idea because I wouldn’t be able to answer enough DQs about you or any other Doper to make it a fair game.) 3. I am not Pip. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/28 "2024-10-31T14:53:36Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Living. 4. First name starts with “P”. 5. Born after 1960. 6. Naturalized American. 7. Not known for the arts. 8. Born before 1990. 9. Not originally born in Europe. 10. Not known for politics. 11. Not known for science. 12. Not born in Canada. 13. Last name begins “A” - “M”. ---
**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 31, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/29 "2024-10-31T14:55:07Z")
Congrats! Ya swept me! Good for you! IQs: 1. In the Oz books, are you the Rainbow’s daughter? 2. Were you secretly Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath and/or Yellowjacket at various times? 3. Did you encounter the first Goon, who lent that word to Spike’s vocabulary? ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/30 "2024-10-31T14:55:32Z")
IQs: 1. Is [this](https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/sydneybook/24/712724/H3247-L272156843.jpg) a Wild Thing as you, atop a certain Philadelphia building? 2. Were you in the 1953 version of _House of Wax_? 3. Were you in the 2005 version? ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/31 "2024-10-31T15:03:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. In the Oz books, are you the Rainbow’s daughter? > 2. Were you secretly Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath and/or Yellowjacket at various times? > 3. Did you encounter the first Goon, who lent that word to Spike’s vocabulary? 1. Take a DQ. 2. Oh, crap, I know who this is - superhero from the MCU. But all I can think of is the actor, Paul Rudd. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. Damn, you _still_ managed to get me with a _Goon Show_-related question. I should have known better than to poke the bear. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is [this](https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/sydneybook/24/712724/H3247-L272156843.jpg) a Wild Thing as you, atop a certain Philadelphia building? > 2. Were you in the 1953 version of _House of Wax_ ? > 3. Were you in the 2005 version? 1. I am not William Penn. 2. I am not Vincent Price. 3. I am not Paris Hilton. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/32 "2024-10-31T15:51:03Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1. I am not William Penn. > 2. I am not Vincent Price. > 3. I am not Paris Hilton. A clean sweep! IQs: 1. Are you George, Louis, and Charlotte’s aunt? 2. Did your creator describe you thus: “An energetic monster of a boy…blond red hair, popped blue eyes and a dedicated troublemaker, in other words, the kid next door…genius in his own way, he makes toy guillotines, full size racks, threatens to poison his sister, can turn himself into a Mr. Hyde with an ordinary chemical set…his voice is hoarse…is sometimes allowed an occasional cigar”? 3. Did you play the above character in the 1973 musical variety pilot _The_ [character’s last name] _Family Fun-House_, nine years after _another_ role? ---
**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 31, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/33 "2024-10-31T16:32:51Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. In the Oz books, are you the Rainbow’s daughter? > > 2. Were you secretly Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath and/or Yellowjacket at various times? > > 3. Did you encounter the first Goon, who lent that word to Spike’s vocabulary? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. Oh, crap, I know who this is - superhero from the MCU. But all I can think of is the actor, Paul Rudd. Take a DQ. > 3. Take a DQ. > Damn, you _still_ managed to get me with a _Goon Show_-related question. I should have known better than to poke the bear. #1 is Polychrome. #2 is Dr. Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man. Paul Rudd played Scott Lang. #3 is Popeye the Sailor, who met Alice the Goon in his comic strip. [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.BoYPuKJN9LqaO0dD58Qc1QHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.BoYPuKJN9LqaO0dD58Qc1QHaHa?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) DQ: Known for sports? 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:** [October 31, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/34 "2024-10-31T17:15:04Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you George, Louis, and Charlotte’s aunt? > 2. Did your creator describe you thus: “An energetic monster of a boy…blond red hair, popped blue eyes and a dedicated troublemaker, in other words, the kid next door…genius in his own way, he makes toy guillotines, full size racks, threatens to poison his sister, can turn himself into a Mr. Hyde with an ordinary chemical set…his voice is hoarse…is sometimes allowed an occasional cigar”? > 3. Did you play the above character in the 1973 musical variety pilot _The_ [character’s last name] _Family Fun-House_, nine years after _another_ role? 1. I am not Pippa Middleton. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/35 "2024-10-31T17:19:50Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Living. 4. First name starts with “P”. 5. Born after 1960. 6. Naturalized American. 7. Not known for the arts. 8. Born before 1990. 9. Not originally born in Europe. 10. Not known for politics. 11. Not known for science. 12. Not born in Canada. 13. Last name begins “A” - “M”. 14. Known for sports. I gotta confess to you guys that I had an “Oh, shit” moment last night. I had originally picked the producer and songwriter Phinneas O’Connell, otherwise known as Billie Eilish’s brother and collaborator. But I realized that he spells his name “_Finneas_”. I was only about four DQs in, so I scrambled to find someone else to fit the criteria. Rest assured that all the questions fit with the guy I eventually went with. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/36 "2024-10-31T17:31:23Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1. I am not Pippa Middleton. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. Take a DQ. 2 was Pugsley Addams; 3 was _The Munsters_’ Butch Patrick. DQs: 1. born before 1975? 2. known for baseball, basketball, American football, or hockey? ---
**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 31, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/37 "2024-10-31T17:46:02Z")
DQ: First name begins with Pa - Ph? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/38 "2024-10-31T17:51:50Z")
Another sweep for my IQs! IQs: 1. Were you featured in the ten-pin bowling sports documentary _A League of Ordinary Gentlemen_? 2. Did you miss the entire 2014–15 NBA season after suffering a compound fracture of both bones in his lower right leg? 3. Are you one of five quarterbacks in NFL history to win three or more Super Bowls as a starter? ---
**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 31, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/39 "2024-10-31T17:55:08Z")
IQs: 1. Are you arguably the best known Brazilian soccer player in the U.S.? 2. When your boss learned you were in mortal jeopardy, did he say “So?” 3. Were you Soleil Moon Frye’s biggest role? ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/40 "2024-10-31T18:23:16Z")
IQs: 1. Did you found a company with the motto “We never sleep”? 2. Is [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpeiuVL5hLs) the theme of the TV show you’re from? 3. Did you narrate the opening and closing of the soundtrack album for _The Nightmare before Christmas_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446.md?page=3)