# Botticelli - Oct. 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 5, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262 "2020-10-05T13:57:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/221 "2020-10-19T22:40:13Z")
IQs 1. Are you the head writer at SNL? 2. Did you write a book about Stacy and Mark in the early 80’s? 3. Did your royal father banish you in a Shakespeare play? ---
**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 19, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/222 "2020-10-19T23:53:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you killed by your son, Orestes? > 2. Were you the Jewish high priest at the time of Jesus’s trial? > 3. Were you a pink cat appearing in some Hanna-Barbera cartoons? 1. I am not Clytemnestra. 2. I am not Caiphas. 3. Take a DQ. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Are you the head writer at SNL? > 2. Did you write a book about Stacy and Mark in the early 80’s? > 3. Did your royal father banish you in a Shakespeare play? 1. I am not Michael Che? 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Cordelia. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/223 "2020-10-20T00:26:27Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. I am not Michael Che? > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Cordelia. I thought Colin Jost was the head writer, but he and Michael Che are co-head writers, either way yes. Cameron Crowe Yes DQ: Male? ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/224 "2020-10-20T01:23:47Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Were you killed by your son, Orestes? > > > 2. Were you the Jewish high priest at the time of Jesus’s trial? > > > 3. Were you a pink cat appearing in some Hanna-Barbera cartoons? > > 1. I am not Clytemnestra. > 2. I am not Caiphas. > 3. Take a DQ. Correct, Correct. #3 was Choo-Choo, from the _Top Cat_ cartoons. DQ: Real? ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/225 "2020-10-20T01:45:54Z")
DQs: 1. male 2. fictional ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/226 "2020-10-20T02:04:25Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a cigarette mascot who was “retired” when it was determined that children thought you were fun? 2. Were you the best known character by Earl Derr Biggers? 3. Did Jay Leno voice your character on _The Fairly Oddparents_? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/227 "2020-10-20T02:07:33Z")
IQ1: Did you write a series of books based on your training in Toltec shamanism? IQ2: Did you direct _Nightmare on Elm Street_? IQ3: Did you play a serial killer in _Monster_? ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/228 "2020-10-20T02:47:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a cigarette mascot who was “retired” when it was determined that children thought you were fun? > 2. Were you the best known character by Earl Derr Biggers? > 3. Did Jay Leno voice your character on _The Fairly Oddparents_? 1. I am not Joe Camel. 2. I am not Charlie Chan. 3. I am not the Crimson Chin. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you write a series of books based on your training in Toltec shamanism? > IQ2: Did you direct _Nightmare on Elm Street_? > IQ3: Did you play a serial killer in _Monster_? IQ1: I am not Carlos Castaneda? IQ2: I am not Wes Craven. IQ3: I am not Charlize Theron. ---
**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 20, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/229 "2020-10-20T02:49:29Z")
Swept me! IQs: 1. Did you have a hit song with _Catch A Falling Star_? 2. Did you have a hit song with _Along The Navajo Trail_? 3. Did you have a hit song with _Come On-A My House_? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/230 "2020-10-20T03:09:20Z")
IQs 1. Was your best friend a roly poly bear? 2. Friendly spirit? 3. Does your younger brother speak with an English accent, while plotting world domination? ---
**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 20, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/231 "2020-10-20T03:36:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit song with _Catch A Falling Star_? > 2. Did you have a hit song with _Along The Navajo Trail_? > 3. Did you have a hit song with _Come On-A My House_? 1. Take a DQ. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Rosemary Clooney. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Was your best friend a roly poly bear? > 2. Friendly spirit? > 3. Does your younger brother speak with an English accent, while plotting world domination? 1. I am not Christopher Robin. 2. I am not Casper. 3. I am not Chris Griffin. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/232 "2020-10-20T03:46:18Z")
IQs: Did you accept an order from Col. Strong Vincent just a few minutes before he died? Did you refer to yourself to a friend as a “FNP”? Did a well-known character of yours have a wife named Keiko and a daughter named Molly? ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/233 "2020-10-20T06:27:22Z")
IQ1: Did you play a sweet transvestite, a butler, and a murderous clown? IQ2: Were you one of five winners of a golden ticket that granted you access to a factory tour? IQ3: Were you the first Asian-American Playmate of the Month, who later married comedian Mort Sahl? ---
**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 20, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/234 "2020-10-20T12:42:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you accept an order from Col. Strong Vincent just a few minutes before he died? > Did you refer to yourself to a friend as a “FNP”? > Did a well-known character of yours have a wife named Keiko and a daughter named Molly? Respectively: Take a DQ. Take a DQ. I am not Colm Meany. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you play a sweet transvestite, a butler, and a murderous clown? > IQ2: Were you one of five winners of a golden ticket that granted you access to a factory tour? > IQ3: Were you the first Asian-American Playmate of the Month, who later married comedian Mort Sahl? IQ1: I am not Tim Curry. IQ2: I am not Charlie Bucket. IQ3: Take a DQ. DQs: 1. male 2. fictional ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/235 "2020-10-20T13:03:17Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you have a hit song with _Catch A Falling Star_ ? > > > 2. Did you have a hit song with _Along The Navajo Trail_ ? > > > 3. Did you have a hit song with _Come On-A My House_ ? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Rosemary Clooney. #1 was Perry Como. #2 was Bing Crosby. Correct on Rosemary Clooney. DQs: 1. Originally from a work of prose fiction? 2. Created by an American or Americans? ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/236 "2020-10-20T13:45:35Z")
Previous IQs: Did you accept an order from Col. Strong Vincent just a few minutes before he died? - Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg Did you refer to yourself to a friend as a “FNP”? - Winston “Former Naval Person” Churchill, to FDR Did a well-known character of yours have a wife named Keiko and a daughter named Molly? - Yes, Colm Meaney, on _ST:DS9_ DQs: American character? Good guy? IQs: Was your little-known last name “Odbody”? Did you have the ridiculous other name of “Teleporno”? Did Mark Twain, usually no fan of politicians, praise you? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/237 "2020-10-20T16:56:20Z")
IQs 1. Are you a sunglasses wearing feline? 2. Did you fictionally reside in Sleepy Hollow, living as a school teacher? 3. Did you have a miserly boss and disabled son? ---
**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 20, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/238 "2020-10-20T17:13:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was your little-known last name “Odbody”? > Did you have the ridiculous other name of “Teleporno”? > Did Mark Twain, usually no fan of politicians, praise you? Respectively: Take a DQ. I am not Celeborn. I am not Chester A. Arthur. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Are you a sunglasses wearing feline? > 2. Did you fictionally reside in Sleepy Hollow, living as a school teacher? > 3. Did you have a miserly boss and disabled son? 1. I am not Chester Cheetah. 2. I am not Ichabod Crane. 3. I am not Bob Cratchit. DQs: 1. male 2. fictional 3. not originally from a work of prose fiction 4. created by an American or Americans 5. not American, I guess 6. good ---
**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 20, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/239 "2020-10-20T18:05:55Z")
IQs: 1. Are you aka The Penguin? 2. Did you write under the pseudonym of Boz? 3. Were you slain by a sparrow with a bow and arrow? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/240 "2020-10-20T18:32:56Z")
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