# Botticelli - October 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 5, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411 "2013-10-05T01:50:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/401 "2013-11-02T20:04:44Z")
IQ: Were you “Mighty”? ---
**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:** [November 2, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/402 "2013-11-02T20:58:37Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you lend your name to pointless pursuits? > IQ2: Did you betray your Nordic homeland to the Nazis? Not Don Quixote; not Vidkun Quisling of Norway. > [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Are you a godlike being encountered in outer space? > IQ2: Have you been played by Desmond Llewellen and John Cleese? > IQ3: Did Dana Scully name her dog after you? Not Q the omnipotent alien or Q the long-suffering MI6 gadget guy; not… Quincy? > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you an orange video game character from the 80s? Not Qbert. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you “Mighty”? Not Quinn. This may be a very short round. I hope you’re each thinking of X, Y or Z names to use in the next round. Let’s hit these obscure letters, sportsfans! ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/403 "2013-11-02T21:08:38Z")
IQ: Did you criticize a fictional broadcaster for her lack of “family values”, and receive a big Take That. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/404 "2013-11-02T21:11:02Z")
IQ1: Were you a flautist and composer? IQ2: Were you one of two rival cereal mascots? IQ2: Were you one of two rival cereal mascots? ---
**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:** [November 2, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/405 "2013-11-02T21:37:18Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the son of a noted inventor with his own cartoon series? 2. Were you the father of #1? 3. Were you a western law officer/horseman with a burro sidekick? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/406 "2013-11-02T21:48:46Z")
IQ: Were you a 70s boxer who later battled brain damage? IQ2: Are you the drummer in a late night house band? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/407 "2013-11-03T01:44:20Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you criticize a fictional broadcaster for her lack of “family values”, and receive a big Take That. Not Vice President Dan Quayle, who was no fan of Murphy Brown’s lifestyle. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a flautist and composer? > IQ2: Were you one of two rival cereal mascots? > IQ2: Were you one of two rival cereal mascots? Drawing a blank. Take three DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the son of a noted inventor with his own cartoon series? > 2. Were you the father of #1? > 3. Were you a western law officer/horseman with a burro sidekick? Take three DQs. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you a 70s boxer who later battled brain damage? > IQ2: Are you the drummer in a late night house band? Take two DQs! ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/408 "2013-11-03T01:53:41Z")
Jerry Quarry and Questlove (“Jimmy Fallon”) DQ: Living? DQ2:American? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/409 "2013-11-03T02:43:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a flautist and composer? > IQ2: Were you one of two rival cereal mascots? > IQ2: Were you one of two rival cereal mascots? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Drawing a blank. Take three DQs. Johann Quantz. Quisp (or Quake), from the '60s Quaker Oats cereal. Quake (or Quisp), from the '60s Quaker Oats cereal. 😃 DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? 1 DQ reserved. IQ1: Did you hold a top office previously held by your father? IQ2: Were you a Maine werewolf? IQ3: Are you a pet belonging to Andy and Roger’s son? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/410 "2013-11-03T02:45:25Z")
IQ1: Did you make a movie whose male characters were named after colours? IQ2: Are you acquainted with Ishmael? IQ3: Are you the Joker’s gal-pal? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/411 "2013-11-03T02:45:47Z")
IQ: Were a Indiana U basketball player who later played for the Celtics? IQ2: Are you a former Notre Dame QB who’s been a bust? IQ3: Are you an NFL defensive player with a positionally appropriate last name? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/412 "2013-11-03T09:44:13Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Are you a godlike being encountered in outer space? > IQ2: Have you been played by Desmond Llewellen and John Cleese? > IQ3: Did Dana Scully name her dog after you? Correct on Q and Q. Number three was Queequeg, the harpoonist from the Pequod. IQ1: Do you have a history with Notre Dame Cathedral? IQ2: Did you have a sidekick called Speedy? IQ3: Are you also called “the Feathered Serpent”? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/413 "2013-11-03T16:53:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the son of a noted inventor with his own cartoon series? > 2. Were you the father of #1? > 3. Were you a western law officer/horseman with a burro sidekick? Jonny Quest, Dr. Benton Quest, and Quickdraw McGraw. I’ll hold off the DQs for now, if I may. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/414 "2013-11-03T17:55:51Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > …IQ1: Did you hold a top office previously held by your father? > IQ2: Were you a Maine werewolf? > IQ3: Are you a pet belonging to Andy and Roger’s son? Not John Quincy Adams. Dunno the other two. > [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: Did you make a movie whose male characters were named after colours? > IQ2: Are you acquainted with Ishmael? > IQ3: Are you the Joker’s gal-pal? Not Quentin Tarantino, Queequeg (again), or… I knew this once, but I forgot. Take a DQ. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were [you] a Indiana U basketball player who later played for the Celtics? > IQ2: Are you a former Notre Dame QB who’s been a bust? > IQ3: Are you an NFL defensive player with a positionally appropriate last name? Dunno any of these. Three DQs. > [@fanganga](#): > > …IQ1: Do you have a history with Notre Dame Cathedral? > IQ2: Did you have a sidekick called Speedy? > IQ3: Are you also called “the Feathered Serpent”? Not Quasimodo, dunno the second, or Quetzalcoatl. Q. 1. not living 2. not American 3. fictional 4. male ---
**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:** [November 3, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/415 "2013-11-03T18:08:30Z")
DQs: 1. Originally from a work in English? 2. Protagonist of the story? 3. Originally from literature? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/416 "2013-11-03T18:30:11Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you hold a top office previously held by your father? > IQ2: Were you a Maine werewolf? > IQ3: Are you a pet belonging to Andy and Roger’s son? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not John Quincy Adams. Dunno the other two. Correct on Adams. Quentin Collins, from _Dark Shadows_. Jason Fox’s iguana, Quincy. DQ1: European? Two DQs reserved. IQ1: Were you a doctor played by half of the Odd Couple? IQ2: Did the crew of your ship mutiny? IQ3: Did you search for ancient gold mines in South Africa? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/417 "2013-11-03T19:07:57Z")
Those were: Quinn Buckner Brady Quinn Quentin Jammer (he’s a CB) DQ1: Created by a European? DQ2: Created after 1900? DQ3: Ever appear on screen? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/418 "2013-11-03T19:22:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Quentin Tarantino, Queequeg (again), or… I knew this once, but I forgot. Take a DQ. The Joker’s gal-pal is Harley Quinn. DQ reserved for now. More IQs: IQ1: Are you the hero of a movie that took place in Australia and starred Tom Selleck? IQ2: Are you a “Glee” character who survived a serious car accident that resulted from texting and driving? IQ3: Are you the Shakespearean character who runs the Boar’s Head Tavern? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/419 "2013-11-03T19:41:16Z")
**Spoons** -Is the deli meat named after the tavern? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/420 "2013-11-03T19:50:53Z")
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