# 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:** 22
**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, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/421 "2013-11-03T19:59:48Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > **Spoons** -Is the deli meat named after the tavern? Not as far as I know. ---
**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, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/422 "2013-11-03T22:50:20Z")
> [@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”? 1: Quasimodo, as you said 2: Oliver Queen, or Green Arrow. 3: Quetzalcoatl, as you said. DQ1: From a work classified as Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror? DQ2: Reserved for now IQ: Did you bear a nickname you earned due to injuries sustained beyond The Wall? ---
**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 4, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/423 "2013-11-04T02:13:41Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > …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? Not Quincy, Queeg or Quatermaine. > [@Spoons](#): > > …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? Not Quigley Down Under, dunno, and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the sleuth of “The Cat Who…” mystery series? > 2. Were you the professor in a 1950’s British TV series, leading to “Five Million Years To Earth”? > 3. Were you the Man of La Mancha? Not (guessing) Queenie, not the other Quatermaine, and still not Don Quixote. > [@fanganga](#): > > …IQ: Did you bear a nickname you earned due to injuries sustained beyond The Wall? Not Quorin Halfhand from _Game of Thrones_. Q. 1. not living 2. not American 3. fictional 4. male 5. originally from a work in English 6. not the protagonist of the story 7. originally from literature 8. created by a European 9. created after 1900 10. appeared on screen 11. from a work arguably but not most accurately IMHO classified as Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/424 "2013-11-04T02:20:13Z")
IQ: Did you need a bigger boat? ---
**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 4, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/425 "2013-11-04T05:09:37Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you need a bigger boat? Not Quint from _Jaws_. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/426 "2013-11-04T05:53:23Z")
IQ-Are you an iconclast director who shoehorns roles for yourself in your movies? ---
**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 4, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/427 "2013-11-04T09:42:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Quigley Down Under, dunno, and dunno. Correct on Quigley. The “Glee” character was Quinn Fabray, and the Shakespearean character was Mistress Quickly. DQ: Created after 1960? DQ: Cartoon 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:** [November 4, 2013, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/428 "2013-11-04T12:48:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the sleuth of “The Cat Who…” mystery series? > 2. Were you the professor in a 1950’s British TV series, leading to “Five Million Years To Earth”? > 3. Were you the Man of La Mancha? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not (guessing) Queenie, not the other Quatermaine, and still not Don Quixote. #1 is James Qwilleran, called Qwill by his friend. #2 was Quatermass, not Quatermaine. I’ll wait on the other answers for my DQs. ---
**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 4, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/429 "2013-11-04T12:55:33Z")
IQ: Were you a Jamaican fisherman? ---
**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 4, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/430 "2013-11-04T18:13:28Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ-Are you an iconclast director who shoehorns roles for yourself in your movies? Still not Quentin Tarantino. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ: Were you a Jamaican fisherman? Dunno. Take a DQ. Q. 1. not living 2. not American 3. fictional 4. male 5. originally from a work in English 6. not the protagonist of the story 7. originally from literature 8. created by a European 9. created after 1900 10. appeared on screen 11. from a work arguably but not most accurately IMHO classified as Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror 12. created before 1960 13. not a cartoon 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:** [November 4, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/431 "2013-11-04T18:39:00Z")
DQs: 1. antagonist? 2. human? ---
**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 4, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/432 "2013-11-04T18:40:13Z")
Q. 1. not living 2. not American 3. fictional 4. male 5. originally from a work in English 6. not the protagonist of the story 7. originally from literature 8. created by a European 9. created after 1900 10. appeared on screen 11. from a work arguably but not most accurately IMHO classified as Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror 12. created before 1960 13. not a cartoon character 14. not an antagonist 15. human Hope you’re all thinking of possible X, Y and Z names for the next round… ---
**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 4, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/433 "2013-11-04T19:41:28Z")
Oh, I’ve come up with a Y and a Z. So we have a literary male character, originally from literature circa 1900-1960, probably English, secondary or supporting character, not a cartoon, whose first or last (or middle) name starts with a Q. Think, think, think… ---
**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 4, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/434 "2013-11-04T20:54:03Z")
IQs: 1. Are you an Agatha Christie solver of mysteries? 2. Are you an outer space garbage collector? 3. Were you the leader of a band of pro-Confederate bushwhackers? ---
**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 4, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/435 "2013-11-04T23:58:25Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ: Were you a Jamaican fisherman? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno. Take a DQ. Quarrel, from _Live and Let Die_ and _Dr No_. DQ: First name starts with Q? 2 DQs reserved. I can think of four _X_s, two _Y_s and two _Z_s… ---
**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 4, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/436 "2013-11-04T23:58:35Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > DQ reserved for now. I’ll bring this one forward now. DQ: First name begin with Q? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/437 "2013-11-05T00:08:45Z")
Sorry I reasked about Tarentino (forgot to check back far enough I guess) ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/438 "2013-11-05T00:26:55Z")
IQ: Did Mo Vaughn replace you as 1B for the Red Sox? ---
**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 5, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/439 "2013-11-05T00:36:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ: First name starts with Q? > [@Spoons](#): > > I’ll bring this one forward now. > > DQ: First name begin with Q? Great simulpost! Do you want to use this as one of your DQs, or shall I? ---
**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 5, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/440 "2013-11-05T01:58:57Z")
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