# 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:** 13
**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, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/241 "2020-10-20T18:48:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 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? 1. I am not Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot. 2. I am not Charles Dickens. 3. I am not Cock Robin. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a telepath who runs a school for ‘gifted’ children? > 2. Do you have Angels? > 3. Did you marry your across the hall neighbor, who also happened to be the sister of your old roommate? 1. I am not Charles Xavier. 2. I am not Charlie. 3. Take a DQ. Probably another Charles. ---
**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, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/242 "2020-10-20T18:54:07Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Take a DQ. Probably another Charles. Chandler Bing DQ: From a television show? ---
**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, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/243 "2020-10-20T19:16:38Z")
Swept me! IQs: 1. Are you the single father of Jemima & Jeremy? 2. Are you a ubiquitous lady of intrigue? 3. Are you not Ray Palmer, obviously, but aka The Atom? ---
**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 21, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/244 "2020-10-21T02:03:20Z")
IQ1: Are you a reptilian friend of Pogo? IQ2: Is Sycorax your mother? IQ3: Are you the author of _The Expanse_ series? ---
**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 21, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/245 "2020-10-21T02:28:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the single father of Jemima & Jeremy? > 2. Are you a ubiquitous lady of intrigue? > 3. Are you not Ray Palmer, obviously, but aka The Atom? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Carmen Sandiego. 3. I am not Ryan Choi. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a reptilian friend of Pogo? > IQ2: Is Sycorax your mother? > IQ3: Are you the author of _The Expanse_ series? IQ1: Take a DQ. I can only think of Albert. IQ2: I am not Caliban. IQ3: I am not James Corey. 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 7. from a television show ---
**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 21, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/246 "2020-10-21T02:42:52Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > > IQ1: Are you a reptilian friend of Pogo? > > > IQ2: Is Sycorax your mother? > > > IQ3: Are you the author of _The Expanse_ series? > > IQ1: Take a DQ. I can only think of Albert. > IQ2: I am not Caliban. > IQ3: I am not James Corey. Churchy LaFemme DQ: Comedic character? ---
**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 21, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/247 "2020-10-21T03:46:38Z")
Previous IQs: Was your little-known last name “Odbody”? - Clarence the angel, from _It’s a Wonderful Life_ Did you have the ridiculous other name of “Teleporno”? - Yes, Celeborn, in _LOTR_ Did Mark Twain, usually no fan of politicians, praise you? - Yes, President Chester A. Arthur, who turned out to be not nearly the partisan hack everyone expected (kinda similar to Harry Truman in that regard) DQs: Human? First appeared after 1950? IQs: Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? Were you his first SECTREAS? Were you Nelson’s #2 at Trafalgar? ---
**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 21, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/248 "2020-10-21T12:39:41Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Are you the single father of Jemima & Jeremy? > > > 2. Are you a ubiquitous lady of intrigue? > > > 3. Are you not Ray Palmer, obviously, but aka The Atom? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Carmen Sandiego. > 3. I am not Ryan Choi. #1 is Caractacus Potts from _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang._ Correct on the others. DQ: Last name starts with C? ---
**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 21, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/249 "2020-10-21T13:05:32Z")
IQs 1. Are you the faceless leader of M.A.D.? 2. Are you a mail carrier who scared Alex Trebek? 3. Are your parents Frank and Estelle? ---
**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 21, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/250 "2020-10-21T13:15:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? > Were you his first SECTREAS? > Were you Nelson’s #2 at Trafalgar? Respectively: I am not Simon Cameron (the “wouldn’t steal a hot stove” guy). I am not Salmon P. Chase. Take a DQ, I only studied up on Lincoln’s cabinet. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Are you the faceless leader of M.A.D.? > 2. Are you a mail carrier who scared Alex Trebek? > 3. Are your parents Frank and Estelle? 1. I am not Dr. Claw. 2. I am not Cliff Clavin. 3. I am not George Costanza. 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 7. from a television show 8. lighthearted character. I guess 9. not exactly human 10. first appeared after 1950 11. last name does not start with C, though part of last name does ---
**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 21, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/251 "2020-10-21T13:20:55Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Trampas on _The Virginian_? 2. Did you star as the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s original London production? 3. Were you beheaded posthumously in 1661? ---
**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 21, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/252 "2020-10-21T14:19:18Z")
IQ1: Are you noted for being a friendly ghost? IQ2: Are you a _Family Guy_ character who had his own series then returned after it was canceled? IQ3: Are you Peter Griffin’s surly father-in-law? ---
**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 21, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/253 "2020-10-21T14:30:20Z")
Only one IQ: Do you enjoy tallying things on a children’s program? ---
**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 21, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/254 "2020-10-21T14:45:29Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Trampas on _The Virginian_ ? > 2. Did you star as the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s original London production? > 3. Were you beheaded posthumously in 1661? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you noted for being a friendly ghost? > IQ2: Are you a _Family Guy_ character who had his own series then returned after it was canceled? > IQ3: Are you Peter Griffin’s surly father-in-law? > [@MissTake](#): > > Only one IQ: > Do you enjoy tallying things on a children’s program? I am not Michael Crawford, Oliver Cromwell, Casper, Cleveland Brown, or Carter Pewterschmidt, but I am indeed Count Von Count! Next game goes to **Miss Take**. ---
**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 21, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/255 "2020-10-21T15:37:40Z")
Vell done, Miss Take! Ahahahaha! ---
**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 21, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/256 "2020-10-21T15:58:51Z")
Thank you 🙂 **My letter is S** ---
**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 21, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/257 "2020-10-21T18:47:03Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the author of _The Vampire: Its Kith and Kin_? 2. Were you one of the King James Version translators who was also president of Corpus Christi College? 3. Did you have a hit with _She Works Hard For The Money_? [#1 and #2 are ancestors of mine.] ---
**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 21, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/258 "2020-10-21T19:51:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Were you the author of _The Vampire: Its Kith and Kin_ ? > - Were you one of the King James Version translators who was also president of Corpus Christi College? > - Did you have a hit with _She Works Hard For The Money_ ? No clue, no clue, I’m not Donna Summer ---
**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 21, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/259 "2020-10-21T20:35:32Z")
#1 was Montague Summers. #2 was John Spenser. Correct on Donna. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Last name starts with S? ---
**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 21, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/260 "2020-10-21T21:36:08Z")
Grats Miss Take! IQ1: Are you the “Pumpkin King” of Halloween Town? IQ2: Did you provide the speaking voice for IQ1? IQ3: Are you IQ1’s love interest? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=14)