# 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:** 26
**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, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/502 "2020-10-31T00:16:01Z")
Congrats, Prof.! > [@MissTake](#): > > My last name does not begin with G Minor quibble: isn’t Griffin still the character’s last name, though his first is never revealed? > [@MissTake](#): > > I am not Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday > Take a DQ > I am not the wonderfully creepy Edward Gorey 2 was Brett Gelman. Right, onto S. IQs: 1. Is one of your plays (the one involving witches) said to have a curse on it? 2. Were you a bandleader who never slept and claimed to be from Saturn? 3. Known for your work in the horror genre, did you also direct all three movies of a superhero trilogy? ---
**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, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/503 "2020-10-31T00:51:35Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Are you a martial artist/ Russian envoy? > 2. Was your first directing gig on _Night Gallery_ , causing Joan Crawford to become snippy? > 3. Were you replaced by Sandi Toksvig on a British game show? #3. I am not Stephen Fry. Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is one of your plays (the one involving witches) said to have a curse on it? > 2. Were you a bandleader who never slept and claimed to be from Saturn? > 3. Known for your work in the horror genre, did you also direct all three movies of a superhero trilogy? 1. I am not Billy Boy Shakspere. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Sam Raimi. ---
**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 31, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/504 "2020-10-31T01:16:05Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Minor quibble: isn’t Griffin still the character’s last name, though his first is never revealed? I debated about stating he went by one name… > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Stephen Fry. Take 2 DQs. Steven Seagal and Steven Spielberg DQs Male? Human? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/505 "2020-10-31T02:41:35Z")
Congratulations! 1. Did you play Boss Hogg on TV? 2. Are you the younger Winchester brother on _Supernatural_? 3. Did you play the demon Crowley on _Supernatural_? ---
**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 31, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/506 "2020-10-31T02:45:07Z")
IQs 1. Did you win an award for your design work on Norwegian fjords? 2. Did a song about you begin life as a song about the Maharishi? 3. Did you guide us on a weekly journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination? ---
**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, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/507 "2020-10-31T10:36:50Z")
DQs: 1. Female 2. Human ---
**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, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/508 "2020-10-31T10:38:56Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congratulations! > > 1. Did you play Boss Hogg on TV? > 2. Are you the younger Winchester brother on _Supernatural_ ? > 3. Did you play the demon Crowley on _Supernatural_ ? Take 3 DQs. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you win an award for your design work on Norwegian fjords? > 2. Did a song about you begin life as a song about the Maharishi? > 3. Did you guide us on a weekly journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination? 1. I am not Startibartfast. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Rod Serling. ---
**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 31, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/509 "2020-10-31T12:03:20Z")
IQs 1. Are you a comic strip mom with a penchant for biting chocolate bunny ears? 2. Did Dr. Finkelstein create you? 3. Are you a red framed ex talk show host? ---
**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, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/510 "2020-10-31T12:12:46Z")
#2. I am not Sally. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/511 "2020-10-31T12:13:44Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Are you a comic strip mom with a penchant for biting chocolate bunny ears? > 2. Did Dr. Finkelstein create you? > 3. Are you a red framed ex talk show host? 1. I am not Sally. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 31, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/512 "2020-10-31T12:14:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Sally. > Take 2 DQs. Sally Forth Correct Sally Jessy Raphael DQs Alive? American? ---
**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, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/513 "2020-10-31T12:16:59Z")
DQs: 1. Female 2. Human 3. Alive 4. American ---
**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, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/514 "2020-10-31T13:54:09Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Is one of your plays (the one involving witches) said to have a curse on it? > 2. Were you a bandleader who never slept and claimed to be from Saturn? > 3. Known for your work in the horror genre, did you also direct all three movies of a superhero trilogy? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Billy Boy Shakspere. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Sam Raimi. 2 was Sun Ra. DQ: last name begins with S? IQs: 1. Are you the telepathic protagonist of the Southern Vampire series? 2. Did the Chordettes address a song to you? 3. An actor, does your last name rhyme with the most famous epithet of Vlad III, voivode of Wallachia? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/515 "2020-10-31T15:24:15Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congratulations! > > 1. Did you play Boss Hogg on TV? > 2. Are you the younger Winchester brother on _Supernatural_? > 3. Did you play the demon Crowley on _Supernatural_? Sorrell Booke Sam Winchester Mark Sheppard DQs: Caucasian? Known for the Arts? Born after 1950? ---
**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, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/516 "2020-10-31T16:04:50Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:513, topic:922262, full:true”] DQs: 1. Female 2. Human 3. Alive 4. American 5. First name begins with S 6. Caucasian 7. Known for the Arts 8. Born before 1950 ---
**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, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/517 "2020-10-31T16:07:13Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the telepathic protagonist of the Southern Vampire series? > 2. Did the Chordettes address a song to you? > 3. An actor, does your last name rhyme with the most famous epithet of Vlad III, voivode of Wallachia? #1. I am not Sookie Stackhouse. #2. I am not Mr. Sandman. #3. I am not Scott Bacula. ---
**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 31, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/518 "2020-10-31T16:38:05Z")
IQ1: Are you QB for the Detroit Lions? IQ2: Are you head coach of the New Orleans Saints? IQ3: Are you head coach of the San Francisco 49ers? ---
**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, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/519 "2020-10-31T18:01:05Z")
Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 31, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/520 "2020-10-31T18:27:02Z")
Matthew Stafford, Sean Payton, Kyle Shanahan DQ: Performing arts? holding 2 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 31, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/521 "2020-10-31T18:51:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQs > > > > > 1. Did you win an award for your design work on Norwegian fjords? > > > 2. Did a song about you begin life as a song about the Maharishi? > > > 3. Did you guide us on a weekly journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination? > > 1. I am not Startibartfast. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Rod Serling. Yes, Sexy Sadie, from the Beatles song of the same name Yes Have we established real vs. fictional yet? We seem to be assuming real. DQ: Real? IQs; 1. Did an unauthorized adaptation of your best-known novel change the title character’s name to Orlok? 2. Did you portray Orlok in the above mentioned adaptation? 3. Did you supply sometimes questionable illustrations to a much-beloved Chicago-based alternative newsweekly question-and-answer column? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=27)