# Botticelli - Sept. 2016 **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 4
**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 11, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/61 "2016-09-11T13:24:32Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. Not American 4. Last name starts with T 5. Dead 6. European 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Born before 1950 ---
**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 11, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/62 "2016-09-11T13:25:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 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? #3: I am not Tommy Tune. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 12, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/63 "2016-09-12T04:09:51Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a former Governor of Wisconsin who served in Dubya’s Cabinet? - Tommy Thompson Are you a noted American men’s clothier? - Tommy Hilfiger Are you a famous male American dancer? - Tommy Tune Tommy x3! DQs: Political/military? British? IQs: Were you a cunning French diplomat? Were you captain of the _Protector_? Did you try to hijack the USS _Defiant_? ---
**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 12, 2016, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/64 "2016-09-12T11:59:34Z")
Well, that was shorter than I expected. Mais oui, c’est moi, \*\*Talleyrand! \*\* Good job, EH! ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/65 "2016-09-13T12:24:15Z")
Wow. Did I seriously just skip a weekend and miss a whole letter? Impressive!! ---
**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 13, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/66 "2016-09-13T15:11:06Z")
Thanks, **Prof. P.** , and welcome back, **Draelin**. Our next letter, naturally, is U ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/67 "2016-09-13T15:35:59Z")
Are you the sea witch? Were you the first Bond girl? Were you the creator of Earthsea? ---
**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 13, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/68 "2016-09-13T16:03:42Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in _The Avengers_ movie (not the superhero one)? 2. Are you the Norse god of Winter? 3. Are you a character from The Firesign Theatre’s _The Adventures of Nick Danger_ also known as Betty Jo Bialosky, but definitely not Frodo Baggins? ---
**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 13, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/69 "2016-09-13T17:23:42Z")
My other IQs from the last round, BTW: Were you captain of the _Protector_? - Peter Quincy Taggart in _Galaxy Quest_ Did you try to hijack the USS _Defiant_? - Thomas Riker > [@Draelin](#): > > Are you the sea witch? > Were you the first Bond girl? > Were you the creator of Earthsea? Not Ursula from _The Little Mermaid_, Ursula Andress or Ursula K. LeGuin (Ursula x3!) > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _The Avengers_ movie (not the superhero one)? > 2. Are you the Norse god of Winter? > 3. Are you a character from The Firesign Theatre’s _The Adventures of Nick Danger_ also known as Betty Jo Bialosky, but definitely not Frodo Baggins? Not Uma Thurman, Ulmo (?) and… dunno. ---
**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 13, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/70 "2016-09-13T17:32:51Z")
IQ’s: Did you play Dan Tanna? Were you the light-eating spider queen of _The Silmarillion_? Were you a Hall of Fame Oakland Raider who after retirement became the executive director of the NFL Players’ Association? (Questions are already getting pretty thin here.) ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/71 "2016-09-13T18:20:53Z")
IQ: Are you (IMO, of course) the best Hercule Poirot? IQ: Are you the current Dr. McCoy? IQ: Did _you_ do that? ---
**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 13, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/72 "2016-09-13T19:42:43Z")
[QUOTES] IQs: 1. Did you star in The Avengers movie (not the superhero one)? 2. Are you the Norse god of Winter? 3. Are you a character from The Firesign Theatre’s The Adventures of Nick Danger also known as Betty Jo Bialosky, but definitely not Frodo Baggins? Not Uma Thurman, Ulmo (?) and… dunno [/QUOTE] #1 is Uma, correct. #2 is Ullr. #3 is Susan Underhill. DQs: 1. Real? 2. 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:** [September 13, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/73 "2016-09-13T19:45:31Z")
IQs: 1. Did you gain your superpowers by being swallowed by a cosmic whale? 2. Were you Bathsheba’s hubby before David? 3. Were you a French painter who specialized in cityscapes? ---
**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 13, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/74 "2016-09-13T20:44:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > IQ’s: > > Did you play Dan Tanna? > Were you the light-eating spider queen of _The Silmarillion_? > Were you a Hall of Fame Oakland Raider who after retirement became the executive director of the NFL Players’ Association?.. Not Robert Urich, Ungoliant or… dunno. > [@Draelin](#): > > IQ: Are you (IMO, of course) the best Hercule Poirot? > IQ: Are you the current Dr. McCoy? > IQ: Did _you_ do that? Not Peter Ustinov, Karl Urban or Steve Urkel. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you gain your superpowers by being swallowed by a cosmic whale? > 2. Were you Bathsheba’s hubby before David? > 3. Were you a French painter who specialized in cityscapes? Dunno, not Uriah (?) or dunno. U. 1. real 2. 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:** [September 13, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/75 "2016-09-13T21:46:33Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you gain your superpowers by being swallowed by a cosmic whale? > 2. Were you Bathsheba’s hubby before David? > 3. Were you a French painter who specialized in cityscapes? > Dunno, not Uriah (?) or dunno. #1 was Ultra-Boy. Correct on Uriah. #3 was Maurice Utrillo. DQs: 1. Alive? 2. Last name starts with U? ---
**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 14, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/76 "2016-09-14T02:30:08Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > IQ’s: > > Did you play Dan Tanna? > Were you the light-eating spider queen of _The Silmarillion_? > Were you a Hall of Fame Oakland Raider who after retirement became the executive director of the NFL Players’ Association? [QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Not Robert Urich, Ungoliant or… dunno… [/QUOTE] Correct, correct, and Gene Upshaw. DQ: Born after 1950? ---
**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 14, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/77 "2016-09-14T02:58:25Z")
U. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. first name starts with U 5. born before 1950 ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/78 "2016-09-14T03:06:32Z")
IQs: 1. Do you never appear in the novel that bears your name, though you’re referenced a few times? 2. Did you testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee about a company you were suing for copyright infringement? 3. Are you not buried in your tomb? ---
**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 14, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/79 "2016-09-14T03:11:08Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you never appear in the novel that bears your name, though you’re referenced a few times? > 2. Did you testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee about a company you were suing for copyright infringement? > 3. Are you not buried in your tomb? Not Ulysses (the Greek hero), dunno, and not Ulysses S. Grant. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/80 "2016-09-14T03:27:31Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you never appear in the novel that bears your name, though you’re referenced a few times? > 2. Did you testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee about a company you were suing for copyright infringement? > 3. Are you not buried in your tomb? Correct, Lars Ulrich of Metallica (in reference to Napster), and correct. DQ: American? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651.md?page=5)