# Botticelli - September 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762 "2018-09-04T20:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 15, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/81 "2018-09-15T21:20:26Z")
Previous IQs: Did you get a happy-birthday call from JFK just hours before he died? - Not ol’ Nikita, FDR’s first VP, John Nance Garner Did you play Sgt. Carter’s nemesis? - Yes, Jim Nabors, on _Gomer Pyle USMC_ Was your only nephew named Frederick? - Dr. Niles Crane, on _Frasier_ DQs: First appeared in print? American? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/82 "2018-09-16T01:34:14Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ, not Nichelle Nichols, DQ 1. (guest appearance on _Sesame Street_) is Ralph Nader. 2. (“vast wasteland”) is FCC chair Newton Minow. IQs: 1. Did you produce and co-write the movie _Head_? 2. Were you the first golfer to win the Masters Tournament twice in a row? 3. Are you the love interest of Jake Sully? DQs: Main character? First appeared after 1980? ---
**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 16, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/83 "2018-09-16T05:01:15Z")
IQs: Were you Hagrid’s pet who had to go away? Have you played a senior police officer, a superhero and a man preparing to go to prison? Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? ---
**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 16, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/84 "2018-09-16T13:23:29Z")
EH: Could you clarify “first appeared in print?” Print applies to more than text. DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with N 4. First appeared since 1950 5. American 6. Not the main character 7. First appeared after 1980 ---
**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 16, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/85 "2018-09-16T13:26:35Z")
[quote=“De\_La\_Rue, post:82, topic:820762”] IQs: 1. Did you produce and co-write the movie _Head_? 2. Were you the first golfer to win the Masters Tournament twice in a row? 3. Are you the love interest of Jake Sully? take 3 DQs ---
**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 16, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/86 "2018-09-16T13:28:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Hagrid’s pet who had to go away? > Have you played a senior police officer, a superhero and a man preparing to go to prison? > Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? DQ, not Nicholas Cage? DQ ---
**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 16, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/87 "2018-09-16T15:59:25Z")
Clarified DQ: First appeared in a book or short story? Previous IQs: Were you Hagrid’s pet who had to go away? - Norbert the baby dragon Have you played a senior police officer, a superhero and a man preparing to go to prison? - Not Nicolas Cage, but Edward Norton, in _The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Incredible Hulk_ and _25th Hour_ Does a statue of you stand in Langley, Va.? - Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War spy, at CIA HQ New DQs: First appeared after 2000? Romantic interest of the lead character? Considered a beauty? IQs: Were you misquoted as saying “Get there fustest with the mostest”? Were you one of Washington’s top generals? Did you write about caring for your young son, perhaps the first male novelist ever to do so? ---
**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 16, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/88 "2018-09-16T20:10:13Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with N 4. First appeared since 1950 5. American 6. Not the main character 7. First appeared after 1980 8. Did not originally appear in a book or short story 9. First appeared after 2000 10. Not the romantic interest of the lead character (but that would be a sight to see) 11. Considered beautiful to some, not beautiful to others ---
**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 16, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/89 "2018-09-16T20:13:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you misquoted as saying “Get there fustest with the mostest”? > Were you one of Washington’s top generals? > Did you write about caring for your young son, perhaps the first male novelist ever to do so? not Nathan Bedford Forest (who really said it if not him?), DQ, DQ ---
**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 17, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/90 "2018-09-17T03:18:58Z")
Previous IQs: Were you misquoted as saying “Get there fustest with the mostest”? - Yes, Nathan Bedford Forrest (most historians think it’s the kind of thing he might say, just that he probably never actually said it) Were you one of Washington’s top generals? - Nathaniel Greene Did you write about caring for your young son, perhaps the first male novelist ever to do so? - Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathan(iel) x3! DQs: First appeared in a movie? Would generally be considered a nice person? IQs: Was Emma Hamilton your lover? Was your nickname “Commissary”? Was Mindy, your daughter, a much nicer person than you? ---
**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 17, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/91 "2018-09-17T13:24:56Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with N 4. First appeared since 1950 5. American 6. Not the main character 7. First appeared after 1980 8. Did not originally appear in a book or short story 9. First appeared after 2000 10. Not the romantic interest of the lead character (but that would be a sight to see) 11. Considered beautiful to some, not beautiful to others 12. Did not first appear in a movie, but did eventually 13. Not generally perceived as nice ---
**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 17, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/92 "2018-09-17T13:27:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was Emma Hamilton your lover? > Was your nickname “Commissary”? > Was Mindy, your daughter, a much nicer person than you? take 3 DQs ---
**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 17, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/93 "2018-09-17T14:14:32Z")
DQs: 1. Originally from a TV series? 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 17, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/94 "2018-09-17T17:25:54Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with N 4. First appeared since 1950 5. American 6. Not the main character 7. First appeared after 1980 8. Did not originally appear in a book or short story 9. First appeared after 2000 10. Not the romantic interest of the lead character (but that would be a sight to see) 11. Considered beautiful to some, not beautiful to others 12. Did not first appear in a movie, but did eventually 13. Not generally perceived as nice 14. Not originally from a TV series 15. Unusual first name ---
**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 17, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/95 "2018-09-17T18:30:56Z")
IQs: 1. Did Karen Gillan play you in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies? 2. Did you create the first American English dictionary? 3. Did Andrew Cuomo just defeat you in a primary? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/96 "2018-09-17T21:34:51Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you produce and co-write the movie _Head_? > 2. Were you the first golfer to win the Masters Tournament twice in a row? > 3. Are you the love interest of Jake Sully? > > take 3 DQs 1. is Jack Nicholson. 2. is Jack Nicklaus. 3. is Neytiri (from _Avatar_.) IQs: 1. Did you and your similarly-named band sing “99 Luftballons”? 2. Aside from being a scientist, did you prosecute counterfeiters as Master of the London Mint? 3. Are you Barb Holland’s best friend? DQs: From science fiction/fantasy? First appeared after 2009? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 18, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/97 "2018-09-18T02:30:28Z")
Previous IQs: Was Emma Hamilton your lover? - Lord Nelson Was your nickname “Commissary”? - Gen. Nathaniel Banks, during the Civil War, because the Confederates captured so many supplies from him Was Mindy, your daughter, a much nicer person than you? - King Neptune, in _The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie_ DQ: First appeared in comics? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 18, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/98 "2018-09-18T12:02:48Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with N 4. First appeared since 1950 5. American 6. Not the main character 7. First appeared after 1980 8. Did not originally appear in a book or short story 9. First appeared after 2000 10. Not the romantic interest of the lead character (but that would be a sight to see) 11. Considered beautiful to some, not beautiful to others 12. Did not first appear in a movie, but did eventually 13. Not generally perceived as nice 14. Not originally from a TV series 15. Unusual first name 16. From Science fiction/fantasy 17. First appeared before 2009 18. First appeared in comics ---
**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 18, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/99 "2018-09-18T12:05:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Karen Gillan play you in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies? > 2. Did you create the first American English dictionary? > 3. Did Andrew Cuomo just defeat you in a primary? not Nebula, DQ, not Cynthia Nixon ---
**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 18, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/100 "2018-09-18T12:06:37Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you and your similarly-named band sing “99 Luftballons”? > 2. Aside from being a scientist, did you prosecute counterfeiters as Master of the London Mint? > 3. Are you Barb Holland’s best friend? not Nina, not Isaac Newton from the \*Baroque \*series, DQ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762.md?page=6)