# 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:** 3
**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 6, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/41 "2020-10-06T19:57:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you logically prove that Achilles could never reach his destination? > > > 2. Are you Jack Skellington’s pet dog? > > > 3. Are you the actress sister of the actress who played Dr. Brennan on _Bones_ ? > > Not Zeus, not Zippy, and still not Zooey Deschanel. #1 was Zeno of Elea. #2 is Zero. Correct on Zooey. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 6, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/42 "2020-10-06T20:27:04Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Do you host _The Allusionist_? > 2. Were you played by Bert Lahr in _The Wizard of Oz_? > 3. Aside from your work as a vocalist, did you direct _House of 1000 Corpses_, _The Devil’s Rejects_, and the trailer for _Werewolf Women of the SS_?.. Dunno, not Zeke, and not Rob Zombie. Z. 1. male 2. real 3. last name starts with Z 4. alive 5. American 6. associated with the Arts 7. not associated with sports 8. not associated with science 9. not an actor 10. born after 1950 11. not known for music 12. born before 1970 13. known for visual art 14. has won awards for his work 15. not known for painting, drawing, photography, architecture, or sculpture 16. known for being a director or cinematographer 17. known for movie-or-TV-related work 18. won an Oscar 19. primarily known as a director No more IQs, please, as **Prof. P.** is reserving two DQs and **ChockFull** has one, and that will put us over 20. ---
**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 6, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/43 "2020-10-06T21:32:00Z")
DQs: 1. Best known for comedy? 2. Still active? ---
**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 6, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/44 "2020-10-06T22:48:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > Q1: Are you the writer/director that killed Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher franchise? > > IQ2: Did you coin or at least popularize the catchphrase “Are we having fun yet?” > > IQ3: Is the announcement of your death the last chronological line in _Pulp Fiction_ ? > > Dunno, dunno, and not George Zipp. Edward Zwick, Zippy the Pinhead, and Zed. I’ll wait to see the answer to Prof. Pepperwinkle’s first DQ (#2 is a repeat of #4 on the list) before I cash in my reserved DQ. ---
**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 6, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/45 "2020-10-06T23:45:34Z")
That’s a good plan. ---
**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 6, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/46 "2020-10-06T23:50:02Z")
Man, I have bad eyesight. Despite reading it multiple times, I could have sworn DQ2 was “Still alive”, not “still active”. Hence my nonsensical claim it was a repeat. ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/47 "2020-10-07T03:28:50Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Edward Zwick… The rookie shoots and scores! Yes, I am # **Edward Zwick** Didn’t know he’d directed a Jack Reacher film. He’s the director of my favorite Civil War movie, _Glory_, as it happens: [Edward Zwick - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Zwick) Well done, **ChockFull**! ---
**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 7, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/48 "2020-10-07T05:47:41Z")
Cool! A quick search shows me this is my first Botticelli game in about 2 years. I guess I have (re)beginner’s luck. Hopefully I don’t repeat anything recent. I am **Q** and I don’t know how to change font sizes in Discourse. ---
**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 7, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/49 "2020-10-07T11:54:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Still not Robert Zemeckis, not Zach Gallifinakis (sp?), and not Zig Zigby. Richie Zambora holding 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 7, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/50 "2020-10-07T12:00:48Z")
Disregard previous post. Grats Chock! IQ1: Are you the main protagonist in the _The Magicians_ (book and TV series)? IQ2: Did you play wide receiver for the Eagles from 1982-1991? IQ3: Are you aka Starlord of _Guardians of the Galaxy_? ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/51 "2020-10-07T12:36:18Z")
Yeah Chock! IQs 1. Are you the titled character in a movie starring Tom Selleck? 2. Are you a writer/producer/director with an amazing record collection? 3. Did you play Clark’s crazy motorhome driving cousin? ---
**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 7, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/52 "2020-10-07T13:32:19Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > … > Hopefully I don’t repeat anything recent. > … > and I don’t know how to change font sizes in Discourse. For future reference as to letters we’ve used recently, see the OP. For the biggest letters and words, type poundsign space asterisk asterisk Q asterisk asterisk Like this: # **Q** IQs: Did you help 007 in Jamaica? Were you played by Jack Klugman? Were you a British action hero and the Indiana Jones of his day? ---
**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 7, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/53 "2020-10-07T13:36:24Z")
Great job, Chock! IQs: 1. Are you aka El Kabong? 2. Are you the superhero daughter of a superhero father who discovered the scientific equation for superspeed? 3. Are you aka Vic Sage? ---
**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 7, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/54 "2020-10-07T14:36:18Z")
Congrats, CFOHG! > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Zeke, and not Rob Zombie. Belated IQ wrap-up: 1 (host of _The Allusionist_) was Helen Zaltzman. IQs: 1. Are you a bell-ringer sometimes included in the Universal Monsters? 2. Is your name synonymous with “traitor”? 3. Did you write _The Naked Civil Servant_? ---
**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 7, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/55 "2020-10-07T17:26:21Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the main protagonist in the _The Magicians_ (book and TV series)? > IQ2: Did you play wide receiver for the Eagles from 1982-1991? > IQ3: Are you aka Starlord of _Guardians of the Galaxy_ ? Don’t know, don’t know, not Peter Quill > [@MissTake](#): > > - Are you the titled character in a movie starring Tom Selleck? > - Are you a writer/producer/director with an amazing record collection? > - Did you play Clark’s crazy motorhome driving cousin? Not Quigley from Down Under, not Quincy Jones?, not Randy Quaid > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Are you aka El Kabong? > - Are you the superhero daughter of a superhero father who discovered the scientific equation for superspeed? > - Are you aka Vic Sage? Not Quick Draw McGraw, Don’t know, don’t know. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you help 007 in Jamaica? > Were you played by Jack Klugman? > Were you a British action hero and the Indiana Jones of his day? Not Quarrel, not Quincy MD, not Allan Quatermain > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Are you a bell-ringer sometimes included in the Universal Monsters? > 2. Is your name synonymous with “traitor”? > 3. Did you write _The Naked Civil Servant_ ? Not Quasimodo, not Vickun Quisling (not sure of the spelling on his first name, the Nazi collaborator in Norway), not Quentin Crisp ---
**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 7, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/56 "2020-10-07T17:58:33Z")
Swept me! IQs: Did you study an alien spacecraft found buried in modern London? Were you one of the Rude Mechanicals? Were you a noted Motown record producer? ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/57 "2020-10-07T18:22:58Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Are you aka El Kabong? > > > > > - Are you the superhero daughter of a superhero father who discovered the scientific equation for superspeed? > > > - Are you aka Vic Sage? > > Not Quick Draw McGraw, Don’t know, don’t know. Correct on Quick Draw. #2 is Jesse Quick. #3 is the Question. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Last name starts with Q? ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/58 "2020-10-07T18:25:36Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a werewolf on _Dark Shadows_? 2. Are you the eponymous lead character of a Sir Walter Scott novel? 3. Are you the title character of a science fiction series created by Buck Henry? ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/59 "2020-10-07T18:32:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you study an alien spacecraft found buried in modern London? > Were you one of the Rude Mechanicals? > Were you a noted Motown record producer? Not Quatermass, don’t know, still not Quincy Jones? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Were you a werewolf on _Dark Shadows_ ? > - Are you the eponymous lead character of a Sir Walter Scott novel? > - Are you the title character of a science fiction series created by Buck Henry? 3 more DQs for you, unless #2 is Quivanhoe. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Real? > 2. Last name starts with Q? 1. Not Real. 2. Goes by single name. ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262/60 "2020-10-07T18:32:57Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Quigley from Down Under, not Quincy Jones?, not Randy Quaid Yes, Quentin Tarantino, Yes. DQ: Male? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2020/922262.md?page=4)