# 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:** 24
**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, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/461 "2020-10-30T01:47:47Z")
1. Were you the Sheriff of Nottingham? 2. Did you have a little round button on top? 3. Were you married to Steve Lawrence? He had a name? Sir Guy was his assistant Take a DQ I’m not Edie Gorme (sp?) ---
**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 30, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/462 "2020-10-30T02:30:32Z")
Congrats, MissTake! > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Elvira. > 2. I am not E. B. White. > 3. Take a DQ. Belated IQ wrap-up: 3 was Annie Edison (from _Community_). IQs: 1. Did you play Herman Munster? 2. Did you write the Inspector Lynley mysteries? 3. Did you invent the Steadicam? ---
**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 30, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/463 "2020-10-30T03:15:00Z")
Good job, **MissTake**! Previous IQs: Were you and your ship transformed into what we know as Venus? - Earendil the Mariner, in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien Were you given this name to hide your identity as a child? - Estel, later known as Aragorn, likewise Did you choose this name upon taking up a winged crown? - Elessar, previously known as Aragorn, ditto On to G. IQs: Did you have a dog named Sweetlips? Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? Do you appear in just one scene in _Saving Private Ryan_? ---
**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 30, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/464 "2020-10-30T03:44:53Z")
Congrats, **MissTake** You can manually increase the font size with the \< big \> some text \< /big \> tags. (Remove the spaces between “big” and “\<” and “\>” when actually using). Like this . IQ1: Are you the real-life inspiration for such horror icons as _Psycho’s_ Norman Bates, _Silence of the Lambs’_ Buffalo Bill and _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s_ Leatherface? IQ2: Did you originally go by the name Smeagol? IQ3: Did 70s rockers Blue Öyster Cult sing about your destructive tendancies, while 80s ska-funk-punkers Fishbone sang about your flatulence? ---
**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, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/465 "2020-10-30T04:41:06Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Did you play Herman Munster? > 2. Did you write the Inspector Lynley mysteries? > 3. Did you invent the Steadicam? I am not Fred Gwynne. I am not Elizabeth George No idea > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you have a dog named Sweetlips? > Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? > Do you appear in just one scene in _Saving Private Ryan_ ? I am not George Washington Take 2 DQs > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the real-life inspiration for such horror icons as _Psycho’s_ Norman Bates, _Silence of the Lambs’_ Buffalo Bill and _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s_ Leatherface? > IQ2: Did you originally go by the name Smeagol? > IQ3: Did 70s rockers Blue Öyster Cult sing about your destructive tendancies, while 80s ska-funk-punkers Fishbone sang about your flatulence? I am not Ed Gein I am not Gollum? I am not go go Godzilla-zilla-zilla ---
**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 30, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/466 "2020-10-30T06:47:12Z")
Swept me! IQ1: Are you a resident of Arlen, Texas who is prone to believing wild conspiracy theories? IQ2: Did you compose incidental music for a play, including such pieces as “In The Hall of the Mountain King” and “Morning Mood”? IQ3: Are you the title character of the play in IQ2? ---
**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 30, 2020, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/467 "2020-10-30T09:20:34Z")
IQ1: Are you Howard Stern’s producer, aka Baba Booey? IQ2: Are you the murderer on whom the _Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ is based? IQ3: Were you Roger Ebert’s fellow film critic partner? ---
**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, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/468 "2020-10-30T11:53:19Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a resident of Arlen, Texas who is prone to believing wild conspiracy theories? > IQ2: Did you compose incidental music for a play, including such pieces as “In The Hall of the Mountain King” and “Morning Mood”? > IQ3: Are you the title character of the play in IQ2? I am not Dale Gribble I am not Edvard Grieg (I visited his burial site in Norway - literally in the side of a mountain) Take a DQ > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you Howard Stern’s producer, aka Baba Booey? > IQ2: Are you the murderer on whom the _Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ is based? > IQ3: Were you Roger Ebert’s fellow film critic partner? Take a DQ I am not Ed Gein I am not Gene Siskal ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/469 "2020-10-30T13:55:27Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > > IQ1: Are you Howard Stern’s producer, aka Baba Booey? > > > IQ2: Are you the murderer on whom the _Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ is based? > > > IQ3: Were you Roger Ebert’s fellow film critic partner? > > Take a DQ > I am not Ed Gein > I am not Gene Siskal Gary Dell’Abate DQ: Real? IQ1: Are you Tonya Hardin’s knee-capping ex-husband? IQ2: Were you a serial killer who worked a day job as Pogo the Clown? IQ3: Did you kill your Motown recording artist son in 1984? ---
**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, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/470 "2020-10-30T14:30:14Z")
IQ1: Were you the regent after whom the Regency period was named? IQ2: Were you the last King of Ireland? IQ3: Were you the first King of Great Britain? ---
**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 30, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/471 "2020-10-30T14:38:59Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > I am not Fred Gwynne. > I am not Elizabeth George > No idea 3 (invented the Steadicam) was Garrett Brown. DQ: last name begins with G? IQs: 1. While we’ve brought up Ed Gein, in _Silence of the Lambs_ are you the real identity of Buffalo Bill? 2. Were you college roommates with Tommy Lee Jones? 3. Is a picture of you in _Leatherheads_ on the cover of my 2011 _Time Out_ film guide? ---
**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, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/472 "2020-10-30T14:39:22Z")
_ **The Letter is G** _ 1. Fictional ---
**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, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/473 "2020-10-30T14:45:23Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you Tonya Hardin’s knee-capping ex-husband? > IQ2: Were you a serial killer who worked a day job as Pogo the Clown? > IQ3: Did you kill your Motown recording artist son in 1984? I am not Jeff Gilooley (sp?) I am not Gacy Take a DQ > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the regent after whom the Regency period was named? > IQ2: Were you the last King of Ireland? > IQ3: Were you the first King of Great Britain? I am not King George IV Take a DQ Take a DQ (Wasn’t it one of the Aethels?) > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. While we’ve brought up Ed Gein, in _Silence of the Lambs_ are you the real identity of Buffalo Bill? > 2. Were you college roommates with Tommy Lee Jones? > 3. Is a picture of you in _Leatherheads_ on the cover of my 2011 _Time Out_ film guide? Take a DQ I am not Al Gore 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, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/474 "2020-10-30T14:48:15Z")
_ **The Letter is G** _ 1. Fictional 2. My last name does not begin with G ---
**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, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/475 "2020-10-30T15:19:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the regent after whom the Regency period was named? > IQ2: Were you the last King of Ireland? > IQ3: Were you the first King of Great Britain? > [@MissTake](#): > > I am not King George IV > Take a DQ > Take a DQ (Wasn’t it one of the Aethels?) ✅ George III. George I. (His predecessor was the last Queen of England and the first Queen of Great Britain.) As EH would say, George x3! DQ1: Male? DQ2: Originally appeared in prose fiction? ---
**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, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/476 "2020-10-30T15:26:25Z")
IQ1: Were you a very dear friend of Emmylou? IQ2: Were you the Galloping Gourmet? IQ3: Were you the main character of the fourth Childe Cycle book? ---
**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, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/477 "2020-10-30T16:12:23Z")
_ **The Letter is G** _ 1. Fictional 2. My last name does not begin with G 3. Male 4. Originally appeared in prose fiction ---
**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, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/478 "2020-10-30T16:14:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a very dear friend of Emmylou? > IQ2: Were you the Galloping Gourmet? > IQ3: Were you the main character of the fourth Childe Cycle book? I am not Guy Clark I am not Graham Kerr Take a DQ ---
**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 30, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/479 "2020-10-30T16:31:48Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > > IQ1: Are you Tonya Hardin’s knee-capping ex-husband? > > > IQ2: Were you a serial killer who worked a day job as Pogo the Clown? > > > IQ3: Did you kill your Motown recording artist son in 1984? > > I am not Jeff Gilooley (sp?) > I am not Gacy > Take a DQ Marvin Gaye Sr. DQ: Fantasy/SF genre? ---
**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, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/480 "2020-10-30T16:34:21Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you a very dear friend of Emmylou? > > IQ2: Were you the Galloping Gourmet? > > IQ3: Were you the main character of the fourth Childe Cycle book? > > I am not Guy Clark > I am not Graham Kerr > Take a DQ I’ll rephrase. ✅ Cletus Grahame. 1 DQ reserved. DQ: Were you a very dear friend of Emmylou who performed with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=25)