# Botticelli - September 2017 **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 7
**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 21, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/121 "2017-09-21T00:49:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you assassinated with an axe in Mexico? > 2. Did the Disney Studios make a movie about your three lives? > 3. Did the old hootie-owl hootie-hoo to the dove about your love-life? Not Leon Trotsky. Not Thomasina. Not Tammy (Tammy, Tammy’s in love). > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you write the Discworld books? > IQ2: Are you a former Steelers QB who now takes part in FOX NFL Sunday? > IQ3: Did you play Jadzia Dax in ST: Deep Space 9? Not Sir Terry Pratchett. DQ. Not Terry Whatsername. **T** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with T 4. Living 5. Not American ---
**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, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/122 "2017-09-21T01:03:27Z")
Correct x3. IQs: 1. Did you write _Idylls of the King_? 2. Were you a blind prophet of Apollo who was transformed into a woman for several years? 3. Were you the only Apostle who was a twin? ---
**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 21, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/123 "2017-09-21T02:00:41Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Idylls of the King_? > 2. Were you a blind prophet of Apollo who was transformed into a woman for several years? > 3. Were you the only Apostle who was a twin? Not … T H White? DQ. Not Thomas the doubting Didymus. ---
**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 21, 2017, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/124 "2017-09-21T11:37:06Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you write the Discworld books? > IQ2: Are you a former Steelers QB who now takes part in FOX NFL Sunday? > IQ3: Did you play Jadzia Dax in ST: Deep Space 9? > > Not Sir Terry Pratchett. > DQ. > Not Terry Whatsername. correct, Terry Bradshaw, Terry Farrell Terry x 3! DQ: European? DQ: Known for the Arts? holding a DQ ---
**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 21, 2017, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/125 "2017-09-21T12:02:03Z")
**T** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with T 4. Living 5. Not American 6. European 7. 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 21, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/126 "2017-09-21T12:29:08Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Correct x3. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Idylls of the King_? > 2. Were you a blind prophet of Apollo who was transformed into a woman for several years? > 3. Were you the only Apostle who was a twin? > [@SCAdian](#): > > Not … T H White? > DQ. > Not Thomas the doubting Didymus. #1 was Alfred Lord Tennyson. #2 was Tiresias. Correct on Tom. DQs: 1. Born after 1960? 2. Known for the performing arts? ---
**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 21, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/127 "2017-09-21T16:07:00Z")
**T** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with T 4. Living 5. Not American 6. European 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not born after 1960 9. Known for the performing 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 21, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/128 "2017-09-21T16:33:56Z")
IQs: 1. Do you have Fairly Oddparents? 2. Are you the title character in a play by Moliere? 3. Did you do the animations for _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_? ---
**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 22, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/129 "2017-09-22T11:02:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you have Fairly Oddparents? > 2. Are you the title character in a play by Moliere? > 3. Did you do the animations for _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_? Not Timmy Turner. DQ. DQ. ---
**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, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/130 "2017-09-22T11:06:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you have Fairly Oddparents? > 2. Are you the title character in a play by Moliere? > 3. Did you do the animations for _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_? > [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Timmy Turner. > DQ. > DQ. Correct on Timmy. #2 is Tartuffe. #3 was Terry Gilliam. DQs: 1. Known as an actor? 2. Unusual first name? ---
**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 22, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/131 "2017-09-22T12:11:33Z")
IQ1: Are you the starting QB for the NE Patriots? IQ2: Did you know the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside? IQ3: Did you play for, manage, and serve as an executive for the LA Dodgers for 68 seasons, starting when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers? ---
**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, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/132 "2017-09-22T16:01:14Z")
IQs: 1. Did the Moody Blues sing about your death while you were still alive? 2. Are you the title character of Shakespeare’s first tragedy? 3. Are you a German trickster hero of folklore, sometimes known in English as “Owlglass”? ---
**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 22, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/133 "2017-09-22T23:25:39Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the starting QB for the NE Patriots? > IQ2: Did you know the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside? > IQ3: Did you play for, manage, and serve as an executive for the LA Dodgers for 68 seasons, starting when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers? DQ. Not … Tom Bombadil? DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did the Moody Blues sing about your death while you were still alive? > 2. Are you the title character of Shakespeare’s first tragedy? > 3. Are you a German trickster hero of folklore, sometimes known in English as “Owlglass”? DQ. Not Titus Andronicus. Not Till Eulenspiegel. I’d translate that as “Owlmirror,” but whatever… **T** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with T 4. Living 5. Not American 6. European 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not born after 1960 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Known as an actor 11. Not an unusual first name ---
**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 23, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/134 "2017-09-23T00:41:32Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the starting QB for the NE Patriots? > IQ2: Did you know the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside? > IQ3: Did you play for, manage, and serve as an executive for the LA Dodgers for 68 seasons, starting when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers? > > DQ. > Not … Tom Bombadil? > DQ. Tom Brady, correct, Tommy LaSorda Tom x 3! DQ: From the UK? DQ: Known primarily as a film actor? holding a DQ ---
**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, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/135 "2017-09-23T00:46:22Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did the Moody Blues sing about your death while you were still alive? > 2. Are you the title character of Shakespeare’s first tragedy? > 3. Are you a German trickster hero of folklore, sometimes known in English as “Owlglass”? > DQ. > Not Titus Andronicus. > Not Till Eulenspiegel. #1 was Timothy Leary. Correct on 2 and 3. The Owl’s Mirror (or Glass) is the Moon, BTW. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 23, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/136 "2017-09-23T03:15:26Z")
**T** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with T 4. Living 5. Not American 6. European 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not born after 1960 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Known as an actor 11. Not an unusual first name 12. Not from the UK 13. Known primarily as a film actor ---
**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, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/137 "2017-09-23T03:49:14Z")
Previous IQs: Did your several nicknames include “Old Slow-Trot”? - Yes, Gen. George H. Thomas of Civil War fame (he supposedly didn’t want the cadets at West Point to tire out the horses) Were you a senior Starfleet officer who said not a word in your only on-screen appearance? - Adm. Thomas, in ST:TNG “The Drumhead” - seen but not heard Did you put together your own Bible that mostly focused on Jesus’s words of wisdom? - Thomas Jefferson Thomas x3! DQs: Born in or east of Vienna? Born in or north of Vienna? IQs: Did Brad Pitt make his screen debut in a movie that bore your name? Did your book on naval power impress T.R.? Were you, a Vermonter who moved to Pennsylvania, played by a Texan in a recent movie? ---
**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 23, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/138 "2017-09-23T11:55:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Brad Pitt make his screen debut in a movie that bore your name? > Did your book on naval power impress T.R.? > Were you, a Vermonter who moved to Pennsylvania, played by a Texan in a recent movie? DQ. Not Alfred Thayer “Sailor” Mahan. DQ. I know you’ve asked this one before… **T** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with T 4. Living 5. Not American 6. European 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not born after 1960 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Known as an actor 11. Not an unusual first name 12. Not from the UK 13. Known primarily as a film actor 14. Born west of Vienna 15. Born south of Vienna ---
**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 24, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/139 "2017-09-24T01:25:46Z")
IQ1: Did you play Jesus Quintana in _The Big Lebowsky_? IQ2: Did you play Caesar Flickerman in _The Hunger Games_? IQ3: Did you play Vinnie Barbarino in _Welcome Back Kotter_? ---
**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 24, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516/140 "2017-09-24T01:28:17Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Jesus Quintana in _The Big Lebowsky_? > IQ2: Did you play Caesar Flickerman in _The Hunger Games_? > IQ3: Did you play Vinnie Barbarino in _Welcome Back Kotter_? DQ. DQ. Not John Travolta. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2017/795516.md?page=8)