# Botticelli, Oct. 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 30, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516 "2022-09-30T17:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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 14, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/201 "2022-10-14T15:13:37Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a Filipino junior officer in a science-fiction story? > IQ2: Were you #1’s CO? > IQ3: Do you know rain? #1. I am not Johnny Rico. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 14, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/202 "2022-10-14T15:26:49Z")
Hey, two _Starship Troopers_ questions! 😁 Previous IQs: Were you Nixon’s first SECSTATE? - William Rogers Did you conquer Vincennes and Kaskaskia? - George Rogers Clark, during the American Revolution Did Johnny Rico serve aboard a troop transport named after you? - Rodger Young, a WWII hero Ro[d]ger x3! DQs: Created after 1850? Character speaks a Romance language? IQs: Did you command His Imperial Majesty’s Battlecruiser _MacArthur_? Did you joke that maybe the train engineer could marry you and your sweetie? Is your doting daughter Beth and your worthless son-in-law Jerry? ---
**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 14, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/203 "2022-10-14T15:50:57Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Fictional 3. Last name starts with R 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Created before 1900 6. Not from a genre 7. Not by a native speaker of English 8. From prose 9. European 10. Main character 11. Created after 1800 12. Author not French 13. Created after 1850 14. Character not a native speaker of a romance language ---
**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 14, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/204 "2022-10-14T15:52:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you command His Imperial Majesty’s Battlecruiser _MacArthur_? > Did you joke that maybe the train engineer could marry you and your sweetie? > Is your doting daughter Beth and your worthless son-in-law Jerry? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 14, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/205 "2022-10-14T15:56:20Z")
Roderick, Lord Blaine, in the Niven and Pournelle novel _The Mote in God’s Eye_ Rick Blaine in _Casablanca_ Rick Sanchez, on _Rick and Morty_ Rick x3! DQs: Character from in or east of Vienna? Character from in or north of Vienna? Has ever appeared in a movie? IQs: Did Don Henley make a pun about your name in a song? Were you a fierce little mongoose? Did you write about that critter? ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/206 "2022-10-14T16:22:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you a Filipino junior officer in a science-fiction story? > > IQ2: Were you #1’s CO? > > IQ3: Do you know rain? > > #1. I am not Johnny Rico. > Take 2 DQs. correct Lt Rasczak Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear. Two DQs reserved. IQ1: Were you drafted into impersonating your drugged and kidnapped cousin? IQ2: Were you that cousin? IQ3: Did you kill #2, and then get killed by #1? ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/207 "2022-10-14T16:38:22Z")
IQs: 1. Were you part of _The Thing with Two Heads_? 2. Were you the other head? 3. Were your life and (loosely) novels the basis for the TV show…oooOOOoooooo…_Bones_? ---
**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 14, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/208 "2022-10-14T17:21:50Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Fictional 3. Last name starts with R 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Created before 1900 6. Not from a genre 7. Not by a native speaker of English 8. From prose 9. European 10. Main character 11. Created after 1800 12. Author not French 13. Created after 1850 14. Character not a native speaker of a romance language 15. Character from east of Vienna 16. Character from north of Vienna 17. Has appeared in various movie versions of the book ---
**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 14, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/209 "2022-10-14T17:23:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Don Henley make a pun about your name in a song? > Were you a fierce little mongoose? > Did you write about that critter? #2. I am not Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. #3. I am not Rudyard Kipling. Take 1 DQ. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you drafted into impersonating your drugged and kidnapped cousin? > IQ2: Were you that cousin? > IQ3: Did you kill #2, and then get killed by #1? Take 3 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you part of _The Thing with Two Heads_? > 2. Were you the other head? > 3. Were your life and (loosely) novels the basis for the TV show…oooOOOoooooo…_Bones_? 1. I am not Roosevelt Greer (??) 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Kathy Reichs. And that’s it for the IQs. Please ask all outstanding DQs by noon Saturday EDT. ---
**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 14, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/210 "2022-10-14T17:37:02Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Roosevelt Greer (??) > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Kathy Reichs. Correct on Rosey Grier; 2 was Ray Milland; 3 was correct. 1 DQ 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 14, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/211 "2022-10-14T18:03:31Z")
Previous IQs: Did Don Henley make a pun about your name in a song? - Arthur Rimbaud, in “Driving with Your Eyes Closed” (“Some guys were born to Rimbaud, some guys breathe Baudelaire…”) Were you a fierce little mongoose? - Yes, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Did you write about that critter? - Yes, Rudyard Kipling DQ: Russian? ---
**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 14, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/212 "2022-10-14T18:37:43Z")
Swept me. This one went fast so I’ll just watch the other DQs. I think EH is thinking what I’m thinking. ---
**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 14, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/213 "2022-10-14T18:44:13Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:208, topic:972516, full:true”] DQs: 1. Male 2. Fictional 3. Last name starts with R 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Created before 1900 6. Not from a genre 7. Not by a native speaker of English 8. From prose 9. European 10. Main character 11. Created after 1800 12. Author not French 13. Created after 1850 14. Character not a native speaker of a romance language 15. Character from east of Vienna 16. Character from north of Vienna 17. Has appeared in various movie versions of the book 18. Russian Anyone who has received a DQ in this game who feels confident enough to ask their final “Are you Firstname Lastname?” question may do so at any time. ---
**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 14, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/214 "2022-10-14T19:02:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you drafted into impersonating your drugged and kidnapped cousin? > > IQ2: Were you that cousin? > > IQ3: Did you kill #2, and then get killed by #1? > > Take 3 DQs. Rudolf Rassendyll King Rudolf of Ruritania Rupert of Hentzau DQ1: Still living at the end of the book? DQ2: Russian author(s)? Three DQs reserved. ---
**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 14, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/215 "2022-10-14T19:20:23Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Fictional 3. Last name starts with R 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Created before 1900 6. Not from a genre 7. Not by a native speaker of English 8. From prose 9. European 10. Main character 11. Created after 1800 12. Author not French 13. Created after 1850 14. Character not a native speaker of a romance language 15. Character from east of Vienna 16. Character from north of Vienna 17. Has appeared in various movie versions of the book 18. Still living at the end of book 19. By a Russian author ---
**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 15, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/216 "2022-10-15T02:47:03Z")
DQ: Military/political character? Two DQs reserved. Lady SCAdian has suggested a solution, but I’ve never heard of the character (having never read the book or seen the movie) so I’m not going to guess. ---
**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 15, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/217 "2022-10-15T12:47:27Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:215, topic:972516, full:true”] DQs: 1. Male 2. Fictional 3. Last name starts with R 4. Not created by an American or Americans 5. Created before 1900 6. Not from a genre 7. Not by a native speaker of English 8. From prose 9. European 10. Main character 11. Created after 1800 12. Author not French 13. Created after 1850 14. Character not a native speaker of a romance language 15. Character from east of Vienna 16. Character from north of Vienna 17. Has appeared in various movie versions of the book 18. Still living at the end of book 19. By a Russian author 20. Not a military/political character ---
**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 15, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/218 "2022-10-15T16:39:53Z")
No more DQs. Please ask your final “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by 6pm EDT Sunday. ---
**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 16, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/219 "2022-10-16T00:32:22Z")
Are you Raskalnikov (sp?)? ---
**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 16, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/220 "2022-10-16T01:00:19Z")
# Yes! I am Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, protagonist of Dostoevsky’s _Crime and Punishment_. Well done, **EH**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516.md?page=12)