# Botticelli - September 2017

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [September 4, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516 "2017-09-04T22:27:01Z")\
**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 4, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/1 "2017-09-04T22:27:01Z")

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Happy Fall! I am Q.

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**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 4, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/2 "2017-09-04T23:37:29Z")

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IQ1: Did author Peter David make Trelane part of your continuum in a 1994 novel?  
IQ2: Did you write the 1993 film _True Romance_?  
IQ3: Were you the Nazi puppet Prime Minster of Norway from 1942 to 1945?

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**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 4, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/3 "2017-09-04T23:39:32Z")

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IQ1: Was Frederic Dannay half of you?  
IQ2: Did “you” write stories about Djuna and his friend Socker Furlong?  
IQ3: Were you the head of the National Gathering political party?

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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 5, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/4 "2017-09-05T02:48:07Z")

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IQs:

Did you help 007 in Jamaica?  
Did Sisko punch you, something Picard never did?  
Were you one of the Rude Mechanicals?

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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 5, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/5 "2017-09-05T14:42:11Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Did author Peter David make Trelane part of your continuum in a 1994 novel?  
> IQ2: Did you write the 1993 film _True Romance_?  
> IQ3: Were you the Nazi puppet Prime Minster of Norway from 1942 to 1945?

#3. I am not Quisling. Take 2 DQs.

> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Was Frederic Dannay half of you?  
> IQ2: Did “you” write stories about Djuna and his friend Socker Furlong?  
> IQ3: Were you the head of the National Gathering political party?

#1. I am not Ellery Queen. Take 2 DQs.

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Did you help 007 in Jamaica?  
> Did Sisko punch you, something Picard never did?  
> Were you one of the Rude Mechanicals?

I am not Q.  
I am not Q.  
I am not Q. (That’s a guess.)

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**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 5, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/6 "2017-09-05T15:52:09Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQ1: Did author Peter David make Trelane part of your continuum in a 1994 novel?  
> IQ2: Did you write the 1993 film True Romance?  
> IQ3: Were you the Nazi puppet Prime Minster of Norway from 1942 to 1945?
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> #3. I am not Quisling. Take 2 DQs.

Q (from the book _Q-Squared_ - I highly recommend the audio book narrated by John DeLancie), Quentin Tarantino, correct

Real?  
First name starts with Q?

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**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 5, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/7 "2017-09-05T16:00:39Z")

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IQ1: Are you the main protagonist of _The Magicians_?  
IQ2: Did Sting dedicate his 1987 song _Englishman in New York_ to you?  
IQ3: Are you a rapper/talk show host whose real name is Dana Elaine Owens?

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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 5, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/8 "2017-09-05T16:45:02Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with Q

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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 5, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/9 "2017-09-05T16:46:13Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you the main protagonist of _The Magicians_?  
> IQ2: Did Sting dedicate his 1987 song _Englishman in New York_ to you?  
> IQ3: Are you a rapper/talk show host whose real name is Dana Elaine Owens?

1. I am not Quentin Coldwater.
2. I am not Quentin Crisp. (?)  
Take a DQ for #3.

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**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 5, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/10 "2017-09-05T17:19:08Z")

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Queen Latifah

Alive?

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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 5, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/11 "2017-09-05T17:22:11Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with Q
3. Alive

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**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 5, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/12 "2017-09-05T17:24:57Z")

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IQ1: Are you a longtime record producer who helmed Michael Jackson’s album _Thriller_?  
IQ2: Are you a mixed martial artist who played B.A. Baracus in the film version of\* The A Team\*?  
IQ3: Are you the head coach of the Utah Jazz?

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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 5, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/13 "2017-09-05T18:01:45Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you a longtime record producer who helmed Michael Jackson’s album _Thriller_?  
> IQ2: Are you a mixed martial artist who played B.A. Baracus in the film version of\* The A Team\*?  
> IQ3: Are you the head coach of the Utah Jazz?

1. I am not Quincy Jones.  
Take 2 DQs.

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**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 5, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/14 "2017-09-05T18:56:06Z")

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correct, Quentin “Rampage” Jackson, Quin Snyder

Male?  
American?

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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 5, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/15 "2017-09-05T19:11:32Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with Q
3. Alive
4. Female
5. American

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**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 5, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/16 "2017-09-05T19:14:16Z")

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IQ1: Are you the harpooner for the Pequod?  
IQ2: Are you a mighty Eskimo for whom everybody jumps for joy?  
IQ3: Did you portray Zorba the Greek in a 1964 film?

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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 5, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/17 "2017-09-05T19:20:38Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you the harpooner for the Pequod?  
> IQ2: Are you a mighty Eskimo for whom everybody jumps for joy?  
> IQ3: Did you portray Zorba the Greek in a 1964 film?

1. I am not Queequeg.
2. I am not the Mighty Quinn.
3. I am not Anthony Quinn.

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**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 5, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/18 "2017-09-05T21:44:57Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Was Frederic Dannay half of you?  
> IQ2: Did “you” write stories about Djuna and his friend Socker Furlong?  
> IQ3: Were you the head of the National Gathering political party?

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> #1. I am not Ellery Queen. Take 2 DQs.

Correct.  
“Ellery Queen Jr” (a name used by several writers).  
Vidkun Quisling, and the ninja already asked the DQ. 🙂  
DQ: Known for the Arts?  
IQ1: Are you often cited as the inventor of the miniskirt?  
IQ2: Did you begin as a supporting character in a series of novels that originally starred another person, but then became the star of the series yourself?  
IQ3: Did you spend ten years in a coma before dying?

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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 5, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/19 "2017-09-05T22:17:54Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with Q
3. Alive
4. Female
5. American
6. Not known for the Arts

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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 5, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/20 "2017-09-05T22:18:59Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Correct.  
> “Ellery Queen Jr” (a name used by several writers).  
> Vidkun Quisling, and the ninja already asked the DQ. 🙂  
> DQ: Known for the Arts?  
> IQ1: Are you often cited as the inventor of the miniskirt?  
> IQ2: Did you begin as a supporting character in a series of novels that originally starred another person, but then became the star of the series yourself?  
> IQ3: Did you spend ten years in a coma before dying?

1. I am not Mary Quant.  
#2: take a DQ.
2. I am not Karen Ann Quinlan.

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