# 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:** 23
**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 29, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/441 "2020-10-29T15:37:59Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play a character whose husband plotted to break you out of a Pittsburgh jail? - Elizabeth Banks, in _The Next Three Days_ Has Cate Blanchett played you twice, and hopes to again? - Yes, Queen Elizabeth I Was your husband born on Corfu? - Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth x3! DQs: First appeared in print? European? IQs: Were you and your ship transformed into what we know as Venus? Were you given this name to hide your identity as a child? Did you choose this name upon taking up a winged crown? ---
**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 29, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/442 "2020-10-29T16:36:01Z")
Grats Prof! IQ1: Were you the Surgeon General under Reagan? IQ2: Are you lead singer of Pearl Jam? IQ3: Have you played a shoe salesman and a closet company CEO? ---
**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 29, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/443 "2020-10-29T16:38:46Z")
IQ: Are you a really depressed friend of Winnie the Pooh? ---
**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 29, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/444 "2020-10-29T17:48:36Z")
IQ1: Are you a housewife repeatedly played by Carol Burnett? IQ2: Are you her husband played by Harvey Korman? IQ3: Did you desperately try to phone home? ---
**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 29, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/445 "2020-10-29T18:09:07Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Fictional 3. Only name starts with E 4. Not American 5. Would not be alive today, if real 6. Not originally from film, but has appeared in a number of films 7. Created before 1960 8. First appeared in print 9. European ---
**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 29, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/446 "2020-10-29T18:11:07Z")
EH IQs: Were you and your ship transformed into what we know as Venus? Were you given this name to hide your identity as a child? Did you choose this name upon taking up a winged crown? [/quote] and take 3 more DQs. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Surgeon General under Reagan? > IQ2: Are you lead singer of Pearl Jam? > IQ3: Have you played a shoe salesman and a closet company CEO? #1. Take a DQ. #2. I am not Eddie Vedder. (sp.?) #3. I am not Ed O’Neill. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ: Are you a really depressed friend of Winnie the Pooh? I am not Eeyore. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a housewife repeatedly played by Carol Burnett? > IQ2: Are you her husband played by Harvey Korman? > IQ3: Did you desperately try to phone home? 1. I am not Eunice. 2. I am not Earl. 3. I am not E.T. ---
**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 29, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/447 "2020-10-29T20:32:58Z")
Sweep! IQ1: Did Frank Zappa chronicle your exploits in a song, mentioning your real name is Michael Kenyon? IQ2: Are you the stage name for the lead guitarist for U2? IQ3: Are you #2’s real name? ---
**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 29, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/448 "2020-10-29T20:44:33Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did Frank Zappa chronicle your exploits in a song, mentioning your real name is Michael Kenyon? > IQ2: Are you the stage name for the lead guitarist for U2? > IQ3: Are you #2’s real name? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 29, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/449 "2020-10-29T21:31:11Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did Frank Zappa chronicle your exploits in a song, mentioning your real name is Michael Kenyon? > IQ2: Are you the stage name for the lead guitarist for U2? > IQ3: Are you #2’s real name? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. The Illinois Enema Bandit The Edge, née David Evans. DQs: Created before 1900? Human? Reserve one for later ---
**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 29, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/450 "2020-10-29T21:48:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > > IQ1: Were you the Surgeon General under Reagan? > > > IQ2: Are you lead singer of Pearl Jam? > > > IQ3: Have you played a shoe salesman and a closet company CEO? > > #1. Take a DQ. > #2. I am not Eddie Vedder. (sp.?) > #3. I am not Ed O’Neill. C. Everette Coop holding a DQ ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/451 "2020-10-29T21:49:34Z")
IQ1: Is my heart on fire for you? IQ2: Were you a wife of Ahasuerus? IQ3: Did Aethelred take over your job after you were murdered? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > The Edge, née David Evans. Nitpick: Né David Evans. ---
**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 29, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/452 "2020-10-29T22:00:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Edgar Allan Poe. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not E. L. James. (??) Anastasia’s Inner Goddess says you’re correct on 3. 2 was Johnny Eck. DQ: created by a French author? IQs: 1. Are you You, Mistress of the Dark? 2. Did you write _Is Sex Necessary?_ 3. Were you part of a Spanish study group at a community college? ---
**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 29, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/453 "2020-10-29T23:38:31Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Fictional 3. Only name starts with E 4. Not American 5. Would not be alive today, if real 6. Not originally from film, but has appeared in a number of films 7. Created before 1960 8. First appeared in print 9. European 10. Created after 1900 11. Human 12. Created by a French author ---
**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 29, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/454 "2020-10-29T23:40:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Is my heart on fire for you? > IQ2: Were you a wife of Ahasuerus? > IQ3: Did Aethelred take over your job after you were murdered? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Esther. 3. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you You, Mistress of the Dark? > 2. Did you write _Is Sex Necessary?_ > 3. Were you part of a Spanish study group at a community college? 1. I am not Elvira. 2. I am not E. B. White. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/455 "2020-10-30T01:08:54Z")
IQs 1. Were you first portrayed in film by Lon Chaney, most recently by Gerard Butler? 2. Did you wait with Vladimir? 3. Do you like riddles in Gotham? ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/456 "2020-10-30T01:21:05Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Were you first portrayed in film by Lon Chaney, most recently by Gerard Butler? In keeping with the ongoing Halloween theme, I thought of Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Englund and Dr. Einstein (from _Arsenic and Old Lace_), but decided, yes, to go with Erik, the O.G., **The Phantom of the Opera!!!** [![](https://monstermoviekid.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/phantom-1.jpg) ](https://monstermoviekid.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/phantom-1.jpg) Well played, **Miss Take!** ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/457 "2020-10-30T01:22:57Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Is my heart on fire for you? > IQ2: Were you a wife of Ahasuerus? > IQ3: Did Aethelred take over your job after you were murdered? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Take a DQ. > - I am not Esther. > - Take a DQ. [Elvira](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VHyRAows-A). ✅ Edward the Martyr. ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/458 "2020-10-30T01:25:39Z")
For some creepy assed reason, my daughter thought _Phantom_ was one of the most romantic movies / operas when she was a young teenager. Yes, there were discussions regarding unhealthy relationships. Bless her heart. ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/459 "2020-10-30T01:30:15Z")
_ **The letter is G** _ How do you make the font larger? ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/460 "2020-10-30T01:32:17Z")
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