# Botticelli - Sept. 2016

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [September 1, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651 "2016-09-01T13:28:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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:** [September 9, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/41 "2016-09-09T19:09:21Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did you star in What’s Up, Doc??
> 2. Were you married to Rebecca Romijn?
> 3. Did you star in McMillan & Wife?  
> Not Barbra Streisand (love that movie!), dunno, and not Stephanie Powers (guessing).

#1. Correct.  
#2. John Stamos.  
#3. Susan St. James.

2 DQs for me to ask, and only 3 DQs left. I’d better think a bit.

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**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:** [September 9, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/42 "2016-09-09T20:19:19Z")

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John Stamos! That’s right. Lucky bastard.

Mildly NSFW: [http://ilarge.lisimg.com/image/3269903/1024full-rebecca-romijn--stamos.jpg](http://ilarge.lisimg.com/image/3269903/1024full-rebecca-romijn--stamos.jpg)

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/43 "2016-09-10T00:23:37Z")

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Hey, wait…

IQ: In one movie do you point to a dead monkey and say “Bad date”?

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/44 "2016-09-10T00:31:37Z")

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Yes, I am Indiana Jones’s good friend and the best digger in Cairo, the redoubtable

Sallah

> **[Sallah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sallah)**
>
> Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir (Arabic: صلاح محمد فيصل القاهر) is a fictional character played by Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies in three of the Indiana Jones films: Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, as well as the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the final film of the series. He also appears in various comics and novels, and is featured in the Disney theme park attractions, the Indiana Jones Adventure and The Great Movie Ride.
> Sallah is a hefty, beard...

Good job, **Prof. P.**!

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/45 "2016-09-10T01:40:46Z")

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Yeah! My brain’s working again!

And so, on to… T.

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/46 "2016-09-10T04:13:10Z")

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IQs:

A great warrior, did you supply a middle name for a later great warrior?  
A notable leader, did you supply a middle name for a fictional notable leader?  
Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga,” born 200 years ago this year?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/47 "2016-09-10T06:48:11Z")

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IQ’s:

Are you the heroine of _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_?  
Are you _Ringworld_’s embodiment of luck?  
Did you once hack the IRS d-base?

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/48 "2016-09-10T11:11:24Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> A great warrior, did you supply a middle name for a later great warrior?  
> A notable leader, did you supply a middle name for a fictional notable leader?  
> Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga,” born 200 years ago this year?

I am not Tecumseh.  
I am not Tiberius.  
I am not George Henry Thomas.

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/49 "2016-09-10T11:12:51Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Ace](#):
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> IQ’s:
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> Are you the heroine of _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_?  
> Are you _Ringworld_’s embodiment of luck?  
> Did you once hack the IRS d-base?

I am not Trillian.  
I am not Teela Brown.  
Take a DQ for the hacker.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/50 "2016-09-10T17:07:54Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> I am not Trillian.  
> I am not Teela Brown.  
> Take a DQ for the hacker.

Correct, correct, and Trinity.

DQ:

Male?

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/51 "2016-09-10T17:52:53Z")

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DQs

1. Male

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/52 "2016-09-10T18:42:12Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> I am not Tecumseh.  
> I am not Tiberius.  
> I am not George Henry Thomas.

Oll korrect. Well done.

IQs:

Were you a key House manager in the Andrew Johnson impeachment trial?  
Were you a dyspeptic theater critic about whom David Sedaris wrote?  
Were you an ancestor of USS _Enterprise_ First Officer William Riker?

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/53 "2016-09-10T19:09:26Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Oll korrect. Well done.
> 
> IQs:
> 
> Were you a key House manager in the Andrew Johnson impeachment trial?  
> Were you a dyspeptic theater critic about whom David Sedaris wrote?  
> Were you an ancestor of USS _Enterprise_ First Officer William Riker?

…and take 3 DQs. Well done back atcha.

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/54 "2016-09-10T19:18:48Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you a key House manager in the Andrew Johnson impeachment trial? - Thaddeus Stevens  
Were you a dyspeptic theater critic about whom David Sedaris wrote? - Thaddeus Bristol, who lambastes local children’s Christmas plays: [Front Row Center With Thaddeus Bristol - David Sedaris - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iherkj4ano)  
Were you an ancestor of USS _Enterprise_ First Officer William Riker? - Thaddeus Riker, saved during the American Civil War by a fellow soldier later revealed to be a Q

Thaddeus x3!

DQs:

Real?  
American?  
Last name start with T?

IQs:

Did you play Thaddeus Stevens in a recent movie?  
Were you the Igor character in the very, very bad movie _Manos: Hands of Fate_?  
Did you play the pretty brunette girl next door in _The Best Years of Our Lives_?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/55 "2016-09-10T20:49:59Z")

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IQ’s:

Are you a co-creator of _South Park_?  
Did you make a miracle catch that helped the Giants to defeat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII?  
Are you one of the two American women who hold the most Olympic gold medals in volleyball? (Note: five Cuban women do as well.)

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/56 "2016-09-10T21:20:02Z")

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DQs:

1. Male
2. Real
3. Not American
4. Last name starts with T

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/57 "2016-09-10T21:21:15Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Previous IQs:
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> Were you a key House manager in the Andrew Johnson impeachment trial? - Thaddeus Stevens  
> Were you a dyspeptic theater critic about whom David Sedaris wrote? - Thaddeus Bristol, who lambastes local children’s Christmas plays: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iherkj4ano](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iherkj4ano)  
> Were you an ancestor of USS _Enterprise_ First Officer William Riker? - Thaddeus Riker, saved during the American Civil War by a fellow soldier later revealed to be a Q
> 
> Thaddeus x3!
> 
> IQs:
> 
> Did you play Thaddeus Stevens in a recent movie?  
> Were you the Igor character in the very, very bad movie _Manos: Hands of Fate_?  
> Did you play the pretty brunette girl next door in _The Best Years of Our Lives_?

#1. I am not Tommy Lee Jones in _Lincoln_. Take 2 DQs.

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**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:** [September 10, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/58 "2016-09-10T21:22:15Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Ace](#):
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> IQ’s:
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> Are you a co-creator of _South Park_?  
> Did you make a miracle catch that helped the Giants to defeat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII?  
> Are you one of the two American women who hold the most Olympic gold medals in volleyball? (Note: five Cuban women do as well.)

I am not Trey Parker.  
Take 2 DQs for the others.

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**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:** [September 11, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/59 "2016-09-11T04:42:38Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you play Thaddeus Stevens in a recent movie? - Yes, Tommy Lee Jones in _Lincoln_ - a Texan playing a Vermont-born Pennsylvanian. Hooray for Hollywood!  
Were you the Igor character in the very, very bad movie _Manos: Hands of Fate_? - Torgo  
Did you play the pretty brunette girl next door in _The Best Years of Our Lives_? - Theresa Wright

DQs:

Living?  
European?

IQs:

Were you a former Governor of Wisconsin who served in Dubya’s Cabinet?  
Are you a noted American men’s clothier?  
Are you a famous male American dancer?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/60 "2016-09-11T06:07:02Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Ace](#):
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> IQ’s:
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> Are you a co-creator of South Park?  
> Did you make a miracle catch that helped the Giants to defeat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII?  
> Are you one of the two American women who hold the most Olympic gold medals in volleyball? (Note: five Cuban women do as well.)

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> I am not Trey Parker.  
> Take 2 DQs for the others.

Correct, David Tyree, and Misty May-Treanor (her partner, Kerri Walsh Jennings, is the other American woman; they have 3 golds each).

DQ’s:

Best known for the arts?  
Born after 1950?

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