# Botticelli - October 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 4, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843 "2021-10-04T01:12:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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 25, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/241 "2021-10-25T17:24:08Z")
**H** 1. Fictional 2. Not originally from film or TV 3. Horror or Halloween related 4. Protagonist 5. From prose 6. Male 7. First name begins with H 8. Created before 1950 9. Created by an American or Americans 10. Does not appear in more than one book by the original author, although quasi-sequels and pastiches exist. 11. Adapted to TV or film 12. Created after 1900 13. Common first name 14. Created before 1930 15. Adapted to film 16. American character ---
**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 25, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/242 "2021-10-25T17:28:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you give the longest-ever speech for that particular recurring occasion? > Did an editorial cartoon show you trying to wear the much-too-big hat of your grandfather? > Did you learn how to defend yourself against a man attacking you with a banana? Not William Henry Harrison Not Benjamin Harrison Not Mr. Apricot, sorry, Mr. Harrison ---
**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 25, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/243 "2021-10-25T18:20:54Z")
Swept me (and kudos for the _Monty Python_ gag - well played)! Harrison x3. IQs: Were you Shakespeare’s only son, the subject of a recent novel? Were you the blacksmith of the gods? A top British Cabinet official, did you try to succeed Margaret Thatcher as PM? ---
**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 25, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/244 "2021-10-25T18:55:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Shakespeare’s only son, the subject of a recent novel? > Were you the blacksmith of the gods? > A top British Cabinet official, did you try to succeed Margaret Thatcher as PM? DQ Not Hephestus (Hephastus?) - Vulcan in the Roman pantheon 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 25, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/245 "2021-10-25T19:40:38Z")
DQ: From the works of H. P. Lovecraft? ---
**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 25, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/246 "2021-10-25T20:16:51Z")
**H** 1. Fictional 2. Not originally from film or TV 3. Horror or Halloween related 4. Protagonist 5. From prose 6. Male 7. First name begins with H 8. Created before 1950 9. Created by an American or Americans 10. Does not appear in more than one book by the original author, although quasi-sequels and pastiches exist. 11. Adapted to TV or film 12. Created after 1900 13. Common first name 14. Created before 1930 15. Adapted to film 16. American character 17. From the works of H. P. Lovecraft ---
**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 25, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/247 "2021-10-25T20:59:39Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the head librarian at Miskatonic University? 2. Are you the protagonist of the story _Reanimator_? 3. Did you free Prometheus from his chains? ---
**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 25, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/248 "2021-10-25T21:06:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Were you the head librarian at Miskatonic University? > 2. Are you the protagonist of the story _Reanimator_ ? > 3. Did you free Prometheus from his chains? Not Henry Armitage, not Hercules, but Yes, I am **Herbert West**!! title character of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story _Herbert West - Reanimator_, played by Jeffrey Coombs in the 1985 adaptation _Re-animator_ and its various sequels. Congratulations and Happy Birthday, Prof.!! ---
**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 25, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/249 "2021-10-25T21:11:23Z")
Thank you! I am… [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.66865ce5c509d960978827c5ecb71247?rik=ADgNEUjqj7rioQ&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.66865ce5c509d960978827c5ecb71247?rik=ADgNEUjqj7rioQ&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ---
**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 25, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/250 "2021-10-25T22:10:29Z")
Well done, **Prof. P.** , and happy birthday! Incidentally, Jeffrey Combs (just one “o”) played a power-mad AI on a recent episode of _Star Trek: Lower Decks_. Very funny. Previous IQs: Were you Shakespeare’s only son, the subject of a recent novel? - Hamnet Shakespeare Were you the blacksmith of the gods? - Yes, Hephaestus A top British Cabinet official, did you try to succeed Margaret Thatcher as PM? - Michael Heseltine On to D. IQs: Have you written about a President’s childhood, a big dig, a famous bridge and a pair of enterprising brothers, among other topics? Did you play the younger, thinner brother of a TV character who moved west? Are you the host of the _Marketplace_ public radio show? ---
**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 25, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/251 "2021-10-25T22:51:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Have you written about a President’s childhood, a big dig, a famous bridge and a pair of enterprising brothers, among other topics? > Did you play the younger, thinner brother of a TV character who moved west? > Are you the host of the _Marketplace_ public radio show? #2. I am not David Hyde Pierce. Take 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 25, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/252 "2021-10-25T22:54:18Z")
IQ1: Are you the son of a jackal who was adopted by the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom? IQ2: Were you a priest suffering a crisis of faith until you worked with Fr. Merrin? IQ3: Did you minister to lepers in Hawaii? ---
**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 25, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/253 "2021-10-25T22:55:45Z")
I know I know #3. But not right now. Take 3 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 25, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/254 "2021-10-25T23:00:24Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the son of a jackal who was adopted by the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom? > IQ2: Were you a priest suffering a crisis of faith until you worked with Fr. Merrin? > IQ3: Did you minister to lepers in Hawaii? Damien Thorn, the antichrist from _The Omen_ series Fr. Damien Karras, from _The Exorcist_ Father Damien of Molokai DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? 3. Alive (or could be alive today, if fictional)? ---
**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 25, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/255 "2021-10-25T23:01:14Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Dead (in a manner of speaking) ---
**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 25, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/256 "2021-10-25T23:17:26Z")
DQ1: Have you been portrayed by George Hamilton, Adam Sandler, and Leslie Nielsen? DQ2: Have you portrayed by Dick Sargent and Dick York? DQ3: Are you tormented by Spiny Norman? ---
**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 25, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/257 "2021-10-25T23:22:30Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > DQ1: Have you been portrayed by George Hamilton, Adam Sandler, and Leslie Nielsen? Blah, blah! I am **Count Dracula**! Blah, blah! Yeah, it vas ein easy von… But well done, Chock! [https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.G8UPRm6HbdFhLVkuzCGgHgHaLB?pid=ImgDet&rs=1](https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.G8UPRm6HbdFhLVkuzCGgHgHaLB?pid=ImgDet&rs=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 26, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/258 "2021-10-26T02:33:50Z")
Congrats, Prof. and Chock! I was away for a bit tonight. Belated IQ wrap-up: > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Take a DQ > Not Haman > Not Heidi 1 (dresses up as The Bat every Halloween) was Hank Venture, from _The Venture Bros._ 2 and 3 were correct. ---
**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 26, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/259 "2021-10-26T03:27:32Z")
That was quicker than I expected… Next up… [![](https://images.all-free-download.com/images/graphicthumb/letter_t_89102.jpg) ](https://images.all-free-download.com/images/graphicthumb/letter_t_89102.jpg) ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843/260 "2021-10-26T14:50:07Z")
IQs: 1. Are you credited with directing _Poltergeist_ (and did you inspire a film viewing challenge)? 2. Did the back of the sign on your desk say “I’m from Missouri”? 3. Do you, and noticeably someone else’s arms, appear on the cover of your memoir? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2021/951843.md?page=14)