# Botticelli October 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 2, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977 "2023-10-02T01:34:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 12, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/121 "2023-10-12T17:31:55Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were your sayings collected in a book with the alternate title _I Never Saw My Mother Naked_? > 2. Did you found the Religious Society of Friends? > 3. Did you voice Pugsley in the 1973 Hanna-Barbera cartoon version of the Addams Family? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Take 3 DQs 1 was Frank Rizzo; 2 was George Fox; 3 was Jodie Foster. DQs: 1. first appeared after 1970? 2. from a movie? 3. Asian? ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/122 "2023-10-12T18:53:34Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts 9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American 10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 11. Not a European character 12. First appeared after 1970 13. Not from a movie 14. Not Asian ---
**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 12, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/123 "2023-10-12T21:42:41Z")
IQs: 1. Have you been played by Charles Ogle, a man born William Henry Pratt, the guy who played “Wizard”, Robert De Niro, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller (they alternated the role), and Christopher Lee? 2. Did cartoonist Mike Peters have a hard time caricaturing you, given your bland features, until he started drawing the (iconic William Henry Pratt version of) the above character? 3. Are you the pseudonymous author of _My Brilliant Friend_? ---
**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 12, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/124 "2023-10-12T21:46:46Z")
Previous IQs: Did you praise Washington’s military skills during the 1776-77 New Jersey campaign? - Frederick the Great of Prussia, who said it was “the most brilliant of any recorded in the annals of military achievements” Did Reagan display one of your sculptures in the Oval Office? - Yes, Frederic Remington Did a company for lacy undergarments bear your name? - Yes, Frederick Mellinger, who invented the push-up bra and founded Frederick’s of Hollywood Frederic(k) x3! DQ: From the Southern Hemisphere? IQs: Were you the action guy from _FYI_? Do you command Hill Street Station? Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? ---
**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 12, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/125 "2023-10-12T22:25:12Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Have you been played by Charles Ogle, a man born William Henry Pratt, the guy who played “Wizard”, Robert De Niro, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller (they alternated the role), and Christopher Lee? > 2. Did cartoonist Mike Peters have a hard time caricaturing you, given your bland features, until he started drawing the (iconic William Henry Pratt version of) the above character? > 3. Are you the pseudonymous author of _My Brilliant Friend_? Not Frankenstein’s monster 2 DQs > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you the action guy from _FYI_? > Do you command Hill Street Station? > Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? DQ Not Frank Furillo DQ ---
**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 12, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/126 "2023-10-12T22:25:46Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts 9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American 10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 11. Not a European character 12. First appeared after 1970 13. Not from a movie 14. Not Asian 15. Not from the Southern hemisphere ---
**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 12, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/127 "2023-10-12T23:03:02Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Have you been played by Charles Ogle, a man born William Henry Pratt, the guy who played “Wizard”, Robert De Niro, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller (they alternated the role), and Christopher Lee? > 2. Did cartoonist Mike Peters have a hard time caricaturing you, given your bland features, until he started drawing (the iconic William Henry Pratt version of) the above character? > 3. Are you the pseudonymous author of _My Brilliant Friend_? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Frankenstein’s monster > 2 DQs 2 was Gerald Ford; 3 was Elena Ferrante. DQs: 1. first appeared after 1995? 2. from a TV show? ---
**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 12, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/128 "2023-10-12T23:16:49Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts 9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American 10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 11. Not a European character 12. First appeared after 1970 13. Not from a movie 14. Not Asian 15. Not from the Southern hemisphere 16. First appeared before 1995 17. From a TV 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 13, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/129 "2023-10-13T12:38:24Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Did Gene Wilder play you in a black and white film? > > 2. Did Gene Wilder play you in a movie with Harrison Ford? > > 3. Are you the villain in _Shrek_? > > Not Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Fronkensteen!) > DQ - can’t think of a movie they were both in > Not Lord Farquad Correct, The Frisco Kid, correct. DQ: From Science Fiction or Fantasy? This person may not even be from Earth. ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/130 "2023-10-13T12:42:20Z")
IQs: 1. Did Jack Lemmon play you in _The Great Race_? 2. Did you star in the BBC TV series _The Good Life_ (aka _Good Neighbors_)? 3. Were you a hard-hitting detective with your own radio series in the 1940s? ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/131 "2023-10-13T12:43:08Z")
IQs: 1. Did George Romero get his start making short films for your TV show? 2. In a novella by Kim Newman, are you directing a troubled film adaption of _Dracula_, in 1976? “Wallachia…shit!” 3. Did you tell your students to “Get messy, make mistakes”? ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/132 "2023-10-13T15:44:15Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts 9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American 10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 11. Not a European character 12. First appeared after 1970 13. Not from a movie 14. Not Asian 15. Not from the Southern hemisphere 16. First appeared before 1995 17. From a TV show 18. Not from Science Fiction or Fantasy ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/133 "2023-10-13T15:50:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did Jack Lemmon play you in _The Great Race_? > 2. Did you star in the BBC TV series _The Good Life_ (aka _Good Neighbors_)? > 3. Were you a hard-hitting detective with your own radio series in the 1940s 3 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did George Romero get his start making short films for your TV show? > 2. In a novella by Kim Newman, are you directing a troubled film adaption of _Dracula_, in 1976? “Wallachia…shit!” > 3. Did you tell your students to “Get messy, make mistakes”? Not Mr. Fred Rogers DQ Not Ms. Frizzle And that puts us over 20 DQs, so no more IQs please. ---
**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 13, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/134 "2023-10-13T16:10:41Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Mr. Fred Rogers > DQ > Not Ms. Frizzle 1 was Francis Ford Coppola. DQ: from a show created by Canadians? ---
**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 13, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/135 "2023-10-13T16:45:52Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts 9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American 10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 11. Not a European character 12. First appeared after 1970 13. Not from a movie 14. Not Asian 15. Not from the Southern hemisphere 16. First appeared before 1995 17. From a TV show 18. Not from Science Fiction or Fantasy 19. From a show created by Canadians ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/136 "2023-10-13T17:58:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did Jack Lemmon play you in _The Great Race_? > - Did you star in the BBC TV series _The Good Life_ (aka _Good Neighbors_)? > - Were you a hard-hitting detective with your own radio series in the 1940s #1 is Prof. Fate. #2 is Felicity Kendal. #3 is the Falcon. DQs: 1. Title represents some form of royalty? 2. From a comedy show? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 13, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/137 "2023-10-13T19:01:14Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts 9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American 10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 11. Not a European character 12. First appeared after 1970 13. Not from a movie 14. Not Asian 15. Not from the Southern hemisphere 16. First appeared before 1995 17. From a TV show 18. Not from Science Fiction or Fantasy 19. From a show created by Canadians 20. Title represents some form of royalty/nobility 21. From a comedy 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 13, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/138 "2023-10-13T20:21:04Z")
Ow-oooooo… eh, heh, heh. Last DQ: From SCTV? ---
**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 13, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/139 "2023-10-13T21:26:00Z")
**F** 1. Fictional 2. Could be alive today, if real 3. Male 4. First name excluding title begins with F 5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from 6. Not American 7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility. 8. From the performing arts 9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American 10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 11. Not a European character 12. First appeared after 1970 13. Not from a movie 14. Not Asian 15. Not from the Southern hemisphere 16. First appeared before 1995 17. From a TV show 18. Not from Science Fiction or Fantasy 19. From a show created by Canadians 20. Title represents some form of royalty/nobility 21. From a comedy show 22. From SCTV ---
**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 13, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977/140 "2023-10-13T21:43:34Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the action guy from _FYI_? - Frank Fontana, on _Murphy Brown_ Do you command Hill Street Station? - Yes, Capt. Francis X. “Frank” Furillo, on _Hill Street Blues_ Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? - Frank Fahrenkopf Frank x3! DQ: Were you a fake vampire played by an SCTV actor, unhappily introducing not-very-scary movies late at night? One DQ reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977.md?page=8)