# 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:** 7
**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, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/121 "2024-09-22T15:37:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > **knoodler,** if Ummagumma wasn’t a person (real or fictional), I don’t think that’s a proper Botticelli IQ. Thanks for clarification. I have another question re: rules, I’ll ask in the Rules thread. @Prof.Pepperwinkle, I owe you a DQ. ---
**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, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/122 "2024-09-22T16:23:49Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a bit part in _Scary Movie 5_? 2. Did you serve on board the starship Enterprise? 3. Were you married to Nicole Kidman? ---
**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, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/123 "2024-09-22T17:52:19Z")
IQs: Did Ian Richardson play you in the original British _House of Cards_? - Francis Urquhart Did Kevin Spacey play you in the American remake of _House of Cards_? - Francis “Frank” Underwood Were you Igraine’s illicit lover? - King Uther Pendragon; they were King Arthur’s parents DQs: Living? Best known for politics/military? Born since 1950? IQs: Did you sing “More” and “Scream”? Did David Letterman unfunnily joke about your first name? Did Stephen King say you were one of the best fictional villains ever created? ---
**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, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/124 "2024-09-22T18:19:23Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Human 3. American 4. Last name starts with U 5. Living 6. Not known for politics/military 7. Born since 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 22, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/125 "2024-09-22T18:22:18Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a bit part in _Scary Movie 5_? > 2. Did you serve on board the starship Enterprise? > 3. Were you married to Nicole Kidman? 1. Take a DQ. (This would be the one you owe.) 2. I am not Lt. Uhura. 3. I am not Keith Urban. Who is still married to Nicole. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you sing “More” and “Scream”? > Did David Letterman unfunnily joke about your first name? > Did Stephen King say you were one of the best fictional villains ever created? 1. I am not Usher (??) 2. I am not Uma Thurman. 3. I am not Ursula from _The Little Mermaid_. ---
**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, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/126 "2024-09-22T20:43:49Z")
Correct, correct, and Dolores Umbridge from the _Harry Potter_ tales. DQ: Male? IQs: Were you a legendary ancient English king? Did you write about William of Baskerville? Were you tone-deaf and joked that you knew just two tunes: one was “Yankee Doodle,” and the other wasn’t? ---
**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, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/127 "2024-09-22T21:33:18Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:124, topic:1006843, full:true”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Human 3. American 4. Last name starts with U 5. Living 6. Not known for politics/military 7. Born since 1950 8. Female ---
**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, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/128 "2024-09-22T21:34:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Qs: > > Were you a legendary ancient English king? > Did you write about William of Baskerville? > Were you tone-deaf and joked that you knew just two tunes: one was “Yankee Doodle,” and the other wasn’t? 1. I am not Uther Pendragon. 2. I am not Umberto Eco. 3. I am not Ulysses S. Grant. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/129 "2024-09-22T21:56:45Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a beekeeper played by Peter Fonda? 2. Are you married to Dwayne Wade? 3. Did _The Simpsons_ debut on your 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:** [September 22, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/130 "2024-09-22T22:04:28Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a beekeeper played by Peter Fonda? > 2. Are you married to Dwayne Wade? > 3. Did _The Simpsons_ debut on your show #1. I am not Ulee, in _Ulee’s Gold_. #2. Take a DQ. #3. I am not Tracy Ullman. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/131 "2024-09-22T22:43:06Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1. I am not Ulee, in _Ulee’s Gold_. > #2. Take a DQ. > #3. I am not Tracy Ullman. Correct on 1 & 3. #2 was Gabrielle Union, actress. DQ: Known for the arts? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/132 "2024-09-23T00:56:02Z")
IQs: 1. Did you appear on the cover of _Sports Illustrated_? 2. Did you appear as a blind woman in “Deadpool”? 3. Did you set a record in country music with “Jesus Take the Wheel”? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/133 "2024-09-23T02:10:41Z")
> [@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? Ulrike Meinhof of Meinhof-Baader gang infamy, correct, correct. DQ: 1. First name begins with A-M? ---
**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 23, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/134 "2024-09-23T02:11:59Z")
Well, sorry, I must’ve scanned her Wiki page too quickly, since I missed that IQ. Yes, I am # Gabrielle Union! [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.d36a169fcbcc0f147692ce944a49713e?rik=VufcmMvYDYaCLg&riu=http%3a%2f%2fcelebmafia.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2015%2f02%2fgabrielle-union-2015-naacp-image-awards-in-pasadena_2.jpg&ehk=jTsLbrHk5jewwQigkS%2fuAFf7XehiYsc%2b1wCtYP5khS0%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.d36a169fcbcc0f147692ce944a49713e?rik=VufcmMvYDYaCLg&riu=http%3a%2f%2fcelebmafia.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2015%2f02%2fgabrielle-union-2015-naacp-image-awards-in-pasadena_2.jpg&ehk=jTsLbrHk5jewwQigkS%2fuAFf7XehiYsc%2b1wCtYP5khS0%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) Good job, **SunUp!!** ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/135 "2024-09-23T14:58:39Z")
Thanks! Though I note that I misspelled her spouse’s name, it’s actually Dwyane Wade - perhaps that’s why it was missed? Good person for a round, any way you slice it. On to the next round: I am # O Time for some IQs! Bring It On! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/136 "2024-09-23T15:56:13Z")
Well, damn, missed my chance to ask an IQ about Count Ugolino della Gherardesca… Okay, on to “O”! IQ: 1. Are you a composer most strongly associated with _opera bouffé_? 2. Were you the Germanic king who overthrew Romulus Augustus, last Roman emperor of the west? 3. Was your real name William Sydney Porter? ---
**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 23, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/137 "2024-09-23T17:09:03Z")
IQs: 1. Were you also known as Yggr, Sigfadr, Alfadir and Wednesday? 2. Did you play Athos alongside Richard Chamberlain’s Aramis? 3. Were you literally marked by Fate in _KAOS_? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/138 "2024-09-23T17:21:31Z")
Nicely done, @SunUp! IQs: 1. Can we find you when we look up at the night sky? 2. Did you play Ducky on _Modern Family_? 3. Is there a college that bears your name in Tulsa, OK? ---
**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 23, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/139 "2024-09-23T17:22:50Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a legendary ancient English king? - I’d already asked about Uther Pendragon; this was King Uffa Did you write about William of Baskerville? - Yes, Umberto Eco, in _The Name of the Rose_ Were you tone-deaf and joked that you knew just two tunes: one was “Yankee Doodle,” and the other wasn’t? - Yes, Ulysses S. Grant On to O! IQs: Did you (fictionally) serve as South African minister of justice? Did you allegedly remark, “Anyone who loves the law or sausage should never see either made”? Were the prop guys in a movie able to make your head spin around, although they weren’t originally asked to? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843/140 "2024-09-23T18:18:15Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQ: > > 1. Are you a composer most strongly associated with _opera bouffé_? > 2. Were you the Germanic king who overthrew Romulus Augustus, last Roman emperor of the west? > 3. Was your real name William Sydney Porter? Take a DQ. I am not Oadacer. I am not O. Henry. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you also known as Yggr, Sigfadr, Alfadir and Wednesday? > 2. Did you play Athos alongside Richard Chamberlain’s Aramis? > 3. Were you literally marked by Fate in _KAOS_? I am not Odin. I am not… Oliver Platt? Take a DQ. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Can we find you when we look up at the night sky? > 2. Did you play Ducky on _Modern Family_? > 3. Is there a college that bears your name in Tulsa, OK? I am not Orion the Hunter (now rising during late evening!) Take a DQ. I am not Oral Roberts. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you (fictionally) serve as South African minister of justice? > Did you allegedly remark, “Anyone who loves the law or sausage should never see either made”? > Were the prop guys in a movie able to make your head spin around, although they weren’t originally asked to? Take a DQ. I am not Otto von Bismarck. I am not… aggh, her name was Regan, wasn’t it? The Exorcist? In any case, take a DQ. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2024/1006843.md?page=8)