# Botticelli - September 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916 "2015-09-04T17:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/241 "2015-09-11T18:34:07Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Alive ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/242 "2015-09-11T19:18:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > ] > [Pfui, I liked Quake better.] Well, I haven’t seen either cereal on the shelves in 40 years or so, and I WAS just a little kid when I ate them. I honestly don’t remember what Quisp looked or tasted like and don’t know if Quisp was any good or if I just liked them because I wanted everything I saw advertised on TV. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/243 "2015-09-11T19:22:23Z")
IQ1) Did David Niven play you in a movie that won the Oscar as Best Picture? IQ2) Did Quinton McHale outfox you every week? IQ3) Did you win a Best Actor Oscar posthumously? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/244 "2015-09-11T19:24:39Z")
But Quake had Simon, the orange quangaroo! IQ1: Were you a flautist and composer (mainly of flute sonatas) who was also a king? IQ2: Did you have an unfortunate encouner with a young man named Princip? IQ3: Did you write about an Amerindian fighter pilot in WW II who found himself in a parallel universe? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/245 "2015-09-11T19:27:18Z")
> **[Amazon.com: Quaker Quisp Cereal, 8.5-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6): Cold Breakfast...](https://www.amazon.com/Quaker-Quisp-Cereal-8-5-Ounce-Boxes/dp/B001EQ4B2M)** > > Shop Quaker Cold Breakfast Cereals at Amazon.com. Free shipping and up to 15% off with Subscribe & Save. ---
**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, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/246 "2015-09-11T19:37:53Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did David Niven play you in a movie that won the Oscar as Best Picture? > > IQ2) Did Quinton McHale outfox you every week? > > IQ3) Did you win a Best Actor Oscar posthumously? My mind’s not working right now. Take 3 DQs. Quisp is still around, at least at our local groceries. Quake is still around too, but they rebranded it and remarketed it: it’s Cap’n Crunch. ---
**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, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/247 "2015-09-11T19:38:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > But Quake had Simon, the orange quangaroo! > IQ1: Were you a flautist and composer (mainly of flute sonatas) who was also a king? > IQ2: Did you have an unfortunate encouner with a young man named Princip? > IQ3: Did you write about an Amerindian fighter pilot in WW II who found himself in a parallel universe? It’s not my day. Take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/248 "2015-09-11T19:58:30Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did David Niven play you in a movie that won the Oscar as Best Picture? > > IQ2) Did Quinton McHale outfox you every week? > > IQ3) Did you win a Best Actor Oscar posthumously? Phileas Fogg (From\*\*\* Around the World in 80 Days\*\*\*), Joe Flynn (Captain Binghamton on _ **McHale’s Navy** _) and Peter (_ **Network** _) Finch. DQ1) Last name start with F? DQ2) American? DQ3) Male? ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/249 "2015-09-11T20:10:11Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > IQs: > Did you play a man who set himself on fire believing he would be protected due to documents that supposedly were written by Lucifer? > Were you a character in the X-files universe played by an actor who also once played a character (in a different universe) who was at one point sliced in half but still able to function? > Did you found a place that has been “strengthening children and families since 1939”? Frank Langella (The Ninth Gate) Frank Black (Lance Henrikson, Bishop from Aliens) Cal Farley (I have my computer’s security settings on a paper note that has letterhead from his organization, and he has a Wikipedia page mentioning the sort of work he does for kids, so I felt this was at least somewhat appropriate) 5 DQs waiting on answers to others. ---
**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, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/250 "2015-09-11T20:13:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > … > IQs: > > Are you Peter’s horny friend? > Did you need a bigger boat? > Were you a Toni Morrison female character? Yes, Quagmire and Quint. The last was Queenie. Congrats, **Prof. P.**! On to F. IQs: Did Churchill, not a fan of yours, joke about your last name? Did you give a speech in front of a giant poster of you? Were you Arthur’s tomboy galpal? ---
**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, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/251 "2015-09-11T20:16:34Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Alive 3. Last name starts with F 4. Not American 5. 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 11, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/252 "2015-09-11T20:17:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yes, Quagmire and Quint. The last was Queenie. > > Congrats, **Prof. P.**! On to F. > > IQs: > > Did Churchill, not a fan of yours, joke about your last name? > Did you give a speech in front of a giant poster of you? > Were you Arthur’s tomboy galpal? …and take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/253 "2015-09-11T20:19:30Z")
IQ1) Did you get to the top of the company ladder by reading _ **How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying** _? IQ2) Are you a glam-rock icon whose Dad was a coal miner in Newcastle? IQ3) Did you get in big trouble for suggesting that a young black man avoid serving fried chicken and collard greens at a ceremonial dinner? ---
**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, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/254 "2015-09-11T20:21:22Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did you get to the top of the company ladder by reading _ **How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying** _? > > IQ2) Are you a glam-rock icon whose Dad was a coal miner in Newcastle? > > IQ3) Did you get in big trouble for suggesting that a young black man avoid serving fried chicken and collard greens at a ceremonial dinner? Ha, got one! I am not J. Pierpont Finch. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/255 "2015-09-11T20:26:28Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a flautist and composer (mainly of flute sonatas) who was also a king? > IQ2: Did you have an unfortunate encouner with a young man named Princip? > IQ3: Did you write about an Amerindian fighter pilot in WW II who found himself in a parallel universe? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > It’s not my day. Take 3 DQs. Frederick the Great. Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Philip Jose Farmer (_The Gate of Time_, revised and expanded as _Two Hawks from Earth_). DQ1: European? DQ2: Born after 1975? DQ3: Known for the Arts? ---
**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, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/256 "2015-09-11T21:04:13Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Alive 3. Last name starts with F 4. Not American 5. Female 6. European 7. Born before 1975 8. Known for the Arts Pfui, I was thinking of Philip Jose Farmer, but all I was coming up with was _A Barnstormer In Oz_, which didn’t have a Native American flier, and the flier was from WWI. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/257 "2015-09-11T21:06:40Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ2) Are you a glam-rock icon whose Dad was a coal miner in Newcastle? > > IQ3) Did you get in big trouble for suggesting that a young black man avoid serving fried chicken and collard greens at a ceremonial dinner? Singer Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music, and golfer Frank Urban “Fuzzy” Zoeller DQ1) A singer, musician or composer? DQ2) From a country that speaks a Romance language? ---
**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, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/258 "2015-09-11T21:08:09Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Alive 3. Last name starts with F 4. Not American 5. Female 6. European 7. Born before 1975 8. Known for the Arts 9. Singer, musician or composer 10. Not from a country that speaks a Romance language ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/259 "2015-09-11T21:16:01Z")
IQ1: Are you a Polish composer known for writing mazurkas? IQ2: Are you a Hungarian pianist who was so popular with the ladies, they fought over the silk handkerchiefs and velvet gloves you threw to them after your performances? IQ3: Are you a German composer who wrote your Second Symphony (Hymn of Praise) in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the invention of the printing press? ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/260 "2015-09-11T21:28:26Z")
DQs: From a country that speaks a Germanic or Scandinavian language? Primarily known as a singer? Born before 1950? 2 DQs reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916.md?page=14)