# Botticelli - Sept. 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 6, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843 "2024-09-06T03:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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 18, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/101 "2024-09-18T23:19:52Z")
DQ: Antagonist? ---
**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 19, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/102 "2024-09-19T13:12:41Z")
As you wish, **SunUp**. Ask another, **knoodler**. G. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with G 4. human 5. created after 1950 6. not from a work of prose fiction 7. created by American(s) 8. from TV or movies 9. created before 1990 10. has appeared more than once in media 11. from a genre 12. American 13. not Caucasian 14. created after 1970 15. not the, or a, protagonist 16. from movies 17. did not live in the Queens borough of NYC before “movin’ on up” to the Upper East Side of Manhattan 18. surname does not begin with A-M 19. not an antagonist Please ask all remaining earned DQs by noon EST tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/103 "2024-09-19T15:39:47Z")
Thanks, both of you. DQ: 1. Are you known mostly for comedy? ---
**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 19, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/104 "2024-09-19T21:30:15Z")
G. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with G 4. human 5. created after 1950 6. not from a work of prose fiction 7. created by American(s) 8. from TV or movies 9. created before 1990 10. has appeared more than once in media 11. from a genre 12. American 13. not Caucasian 14. created after 1970 15. not the, or a, protagonist 16. from movies 17. did not live in the Queens borough of NYC before “movin’ on up” to the Upper East Side of Manhattan 18. surname does not begin with A-M 19. not an antagonist 20. known mostly for comedy ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/105 "2024-09-20T08:03:34Z")
Last DQ: Has a speaking role? ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/106 "2024-09-21T01:19:45Z")
G. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with G 4. human 5. created after 1950 6. not from a work of prose fiction 7. created by American(s) 8. from TV or movies 9. created before 1990 10. has appeared more than once in media 11. from a genre 12. American 13. not Caucasian 14. created after 1970 15. not the, or a, protagonist 16. from movies 17. did not live in the Queens borough of NYC before “movin’ on up” to the Upper East Side of Manhattan 18. surname does not begin with A-M 19. not an antagonist 20. known mostly for comedy 21. has a speaking role Please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST tomorrow. ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/107 "2024-09-21T14:22:24Z")
Gonna go with… DQ: Are you Mayor Goldie Wilson (Williams?) from _Back To The Future_? ---
**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 21, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/108 "2024-09-21T17:08:17Z")
Dayyyyum, you’re good! Yes, I am indeed # Mayor Goldie Wilson of Hill Valley, California in _Back to the Future,_ seen working in the malt shoppe as a young man in the first movie, and referred to in other parts of the franchise. Well done, **Prof. P.**! ---
**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 21, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/109 "2024-09-21T17:22:27Z")
Thanks! Let’s go with… [![](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/letter-u-black-flower-alphabet-beautiful-capital-letters-shadow-185961987.jpg) ](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/letter-u-black-flower-alphabet-beautiful-capital-letters-shadow-185961987.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/110 "2024-09-21T18:28:48Z")
Excellent sleuthing **Prof.P!** IQs: 1. Were you the first Bond girl on the silver screen? 2. Are you a famous author who taught history at Portland State University? 3. Are you the gutteral intonaton of the name of a prog-rock album from the 1969? ---
**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 21, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/111 "2024-09-21T19:16:55Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the first Bond girl on the silver screen? > 2. Are you a famous author who taught history at Portland State University? > 3. Are you the gutteral intonaton of the name of a prog-rock album from the 1969? 1. I am not Ursula Undress, er, Andress. 2. I am not Louis Untermeyer (??) 3. I am not Uriah Heep (??) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/112 "2024-09-21T19:51:30Z")
Great guess, **Prof.P**! You’re gonna clean up this thread! IQs: 1. Were you the copilot on the lunar shuttle _Mayflower One_? 2. Did you play Sergeant Markov of the French Foreign Legion, commander of Digby Geste’s fort? 3. Were you the only woman in the main cast of _A Bridge Too Far_? ---
**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 21, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/113 "2024-09-21T21:16:30Z")
U it is. IQs: Did you serve as a British officer during the Arnhem campaign and later as a United Nations official? Were you the protagonist of Kate Atkinson’s _Life After Life_? Were you a top Burmese diplomat before heading the UN? ---
**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 21, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/114 "2024-09-21T22:28:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you serve as a British officer during the Arnhem campaign and later as a United Nations official? > Were you the protagonist of Kate Atkinson’s _Life After Life_? > Were you a top Burmese diplomat before heading the UN? #3. I am not U Thant. Take 2 DQs. IQs: 1. Were you the copilot on the lunar shuttle _Mayflower One_? 2. Did you play Sergeant Markov of the French Foreign Legion, commander of Digby Geste’s fort? 3. Were you the only woman in the main cast of _A Bridge Too Far_ [/quote] #1. Take a DQ. #2. I am not Peter Ustinov. #3. I am not Liv Ullmann (??) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/115 "2024-09-22T03:09:17Z")
Congrats! 1. Were you a co-leader of a 1970s German far-left terrorist group? 2. Did you marry George of the Jungle? 3. Was your roommate Oscar Madison? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/116 "2024-09-22T03:38:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you the first Bond girl on the silver screen? > > 2. Are you a famous author who taught history at Portland State University? > > 3. Are you the gutteral intonaton of the name of a prog-rock album from the 1969? > > 1. I am not Ursula Undress, er, Andress. > 2. I am not Louis Untermeyer (??) > 3. I am not Uriah Heep (??) Correct, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ummagumma (title of a Pink Floyd album) DQs: 1. Are you fictional? 2. Are you 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:** [September 22, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/117 "2024-09-22T05:51:05Z")
**knoodler,** if Ummagumma wasn’t a person (real or fictional), I don’t think that’s a proper Botticelli IQ. ---
**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 22, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/118 "2024-09-22T05:53:27Z")
Previous IQs: Did you serve as a British officer during the Arnhem campaign and later as a United Nations official? - Roy Urquhart Were you the protagonist of Kate Atkinson’s _Life After Life_? - Ursula Todd Were you a top Burmese diplomat before heading the UN? - Yes, U Thant DQs: American? First name start with U? IQs: Did Ian Richardson play you in the original British _House of Cards_? Did Kevin Spacey play you in the American remake of _House of Cards_? Were you Igraine’s illicit lover? ---
**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 22, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/119 "2024-09-22T15:17:20Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Human 3. American 4. Last name starts with U ---
**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 22, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/120 "2024-09-22T15:18:19Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Were you a co-leader of a 1970s German far-left terrorist group? > 2. Did you marry George of the Jungle? > 3. Was your roommate Oscar Madison? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Ursula. 3. I am not Felix Unger. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Ian Richardson play you in the original British _House of Cards_? > Did Kevin Spacey play you in the American remake of _House of Cards_? > Were you Igraine’s illicit lover? Take 3 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843.md?page=7)