# 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:** 7
**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 19, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/121 "2018-09-19T17:29:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3. I am not Gandalf. Jimmy Garrapolo, Frank Gore, Lady Galadriel - remember, when Frodo offered her the ring, and she acted like she would become a mad queen, drunk with power, then settled down and said “I pass the test. I will diminish, go to the west, and remain Galadriel.” DQ: European? DQ: Known for the Performing Arts? holding a DQ ---
**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 19, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/122 "2018-09-19T22:29:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Gorgeous George. > Take a DQ for #2. > 2. I am not Geordie from ST:TNG. #2 is George “The Animal” Steele, who portrayed Johnson in _Ed Wood_. IQs: 1. Were you a Watergate “plumber” originally cast as Clarence Beeks in _Trading Places_? 2. Did you end up playing Clarence Beeks, as well as assistant principal Vernon in _The Breakfast Club_? 3. Are you an associate of Darkseid who believes Anti-Life can only be induced in others by the means of inventive selling? DQ: Died before 1900? ---
**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 19, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/123 "2018-09-19T22:52:30Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with G 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died before 1950 8. European 9. Not known for the Performing Arts 10. Died before 1900 ---
**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 19, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/124 "2018-09-19T22:54:11Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a Watergate “plumber” originally cast as Clarence Beeks in _Trading Places_? > 2. Did you end up playing Clarence Beeks, as well as assistant principal Vernon in _The Breakfast Club_? > 3. Are you an associate of Darkseid who believes Anti-Life can only be induced in others by the means of inventive selling? #1. I am not G. Gordon Liddy (??). #2. Take a DQ. #3. I am not Glorious Godfrey. ---
**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 20, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/125 "2018-09-20T01:13:55Z")
Previous IQs: Were you an unusual prostitute in the works of Douglas Adams? - Close: Eccentrica Gallumbits (of Eroticon IV, if memory serves) Were you an unsuccessful British general in the American Revolution? - Yes, Thomas Gage Were you recently profiled in the in-flight magazine of United Airlines? - Glenn Close DQ: British? IQs: Did you play an aging U.S. senator in _Bob Roberts_? Did you joke that your Secret Service codename was something a bit too obvious? Did you help determine that U.S. public highway signs would be green? ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/126 "2018-09-20T02:13:21Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with G 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died before 1950 8. European 9. Not known for the Performing Arts 10. Died before 1900 11. Not British ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/127 "2018-09-20T02:14:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play an aging U.S. senator in _Bob Roberts_? > Did you joke that your Secret Service codename was something a bit too obvious? > Did you help determine that U.S. public highway signs would be green? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/128 "2018-09-20T02:45:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1. I am not G. Gordon Liddy (??). > #2. Take a DQ. > #3. I am not Glorious Godfrey. #1, correct (at one point Beeks is seen reading Liddy’s autobiography). #2 is Paul Gleason. #3, correct. IQs: 1. Were you a 2nd century physician renowned for your work in anatomy? 2. Did you reportedly mutter “And yet it still moves” after recanting your beliefs? 3. Did you invent the Steadicam? DQ: painter? ---
**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 20, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/129 "2018-09-20T12:58:46Z")
IQ1: Did you withdraw from the 1988 presidential race because of your affair with Donna Rice? IQ2: Are you the head coach of the Oakland Raiders? IQ3: Are you the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys? DQ: Native speaker of a Romance language? ---
**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 20, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/130 "2018-09-20T13:16:15Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play an aging U.S. senator in _Bob Roberts_? - Gore Vidal Did you joke that your Secret Service codename was something a bit too obvious? - Al Gore joked in his speech to the 1996 DNC that his codename was “Al Gore” Did you help determine that U.S. public highway signs would be green? - His father, Sen. Al Gore Sr. Gore x3! DQs: Born in or east of Vienna? Born in or north of Vienna? One DQ reserved. IQs: Was your creator not sure if you had been reincarnated? Was a famous aircraft named after you? Was a famous aircraft named after you, too? ---
**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 20, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/131 "2018-09-20T13:40:03Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with G 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died before 1950 8. European 9. Not known for the Performing Arts 10. Died before 1900 11. Not British 12. Painter 13. Native speaker of a Romance language 14. Born west of Vienna 15. Born south of Vienna ---
**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 20, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/132 "2018-09-20T13:41:05Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a 2nd century physician renowned for your work in anatomy? > 2. Did you reportedly mutter “And yet it still moves” after recanting your beliefs? > 3. Did you invent the Steadicam? #1. I am not Galen. #2. I am not Galileo. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 20, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/133 "2018-09-20T13:45:40Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you withdraw from the 1988 presidential race because of your affair with Donna Rice? > IQ2: Are you the head coach of the Oakland Raiders? > IQ3: Are you the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys? #1. I am not Gary Hart. Take 2 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was your creator not sure if you had been reincarnated? > Was a famous aircraft named after you? > Was a famous aircraft named after you, too? #2. I am not Graf Zeppelin. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/134 "2018-09-20T14:41:10Z")
“Graf” is a title, not a name, but I’ll rephrase. IQ: You are not Graf Zeppelin. Was a famous aircraft named after you? ---
**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 20, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/135 "2018-09-20T15:11:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > “Graf” is a title, not a name, but I’ll rephrase. > > IQ: > > You are not Graf Zeppelin. Was a famous aircraft named after you? Take another DQ. ---
**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 20, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/136 "2018-09-20T16:09:21Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you withdraw from the 1988 presidential race because of your affair with Donna Rice? > IQ2: Are you the head coach of the Oakland Raiders? > IQ3: Are you the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys? > > #1. I am not Gary Hart. Take 2 DQs. correct, John Gruden, Jason Garrett holding 2 DQs IQ: Did you paint Spanish royalty and Peninsular war scenes? ---
**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 20, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/137 "2018-09-20T17:36:42Z")
Previous IQs: Was your creator not sure if you had been reincarnated? - J.R.R. Tolkien wrote this of the Elf-lord Glorfindel You are not Graf Zeppelin. Was a famous aircraft named after you? - Chuck Yeager named the aircraft in which he broke the sound barrier _Glamorous Glennis_, after his girlfriend Was a famous aircraft named after you, too? - Paul Tibbets named the B-29 from which he A-bombed Hiroshima after his mother, _Enola Gay_ DQs: Died before 1800? French? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Did you play a misanthropic dentist in _Ghost Town_? Did you play the MC of a Fifties comedy club? Were you a blond barista who worshipped Rachel? ---
**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 20, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/138 "2018-09-20T19:58:25Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ: Did you paint Spanish royalty and Peninsular war scenes? Si! I am Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes! Good job, KO! ---
**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, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/139 "2018-09-21T12:11:53Z")
Let’s go with K! ---
**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 21, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/140 "2018-09-21T16:34:15Z")
Way to go, **KO**! I always liked his portrait of Wellington: [https://www.theartsdesk.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mast\_image\_portrait/mastimages/Goya%20Wellington.jpg](https://www.theartsdesk.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/mast_image_portrait/mastimages/Goya%20Wellington.jpg) Previous IQs: Did you play a misanthropic dentist in _Ghost Town_? - Ricky Gervais Did you play the MC of a Fifties comedy club? - Gilbert Gottfried, on _The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel_ Were you a blond barista who worshipped Rachel? - Gunther, on _Friends_ On to K… IQs: Is it quite possible, and has often been hinted, that you’re a Hitler clone? Did Dr. Thor Bitterbaum clone you? Are you the clone who resulted from Dr. Bitterbaum’s work? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762.md?page=8)