# Botticelli - September 2019

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [September 2, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600 "2019-09-02T20:16:52Z")\
**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 2, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/1 "2019-09-02T20:16:52Z")

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I am M!

[Link to August 2019 thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21837533#post21837533)

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/2 "2019-09-02T20:27:53Z")

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IQs:

IQ1: Are you one of two living former members of a well known Liverpudlian band?  
IQ2: Are you a news writer quietly crushing on Mary Richards?  
IQ3: Are you the wool hat wearing member of a Beatles inspired fabricated group?

I will be very disappointed if you don’t guess all of them.

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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 2, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/3 "2019-09-02T20:51:10Z")

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> [@atimnie](#):
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> IQs:
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> IQ1: Are you one of two living former members of a well known Liverpudlian band?  
> IQ2: Are you a news writer quietly crushing on Mary Richards?  
> IQ3: Are you the wool hat wearing member of a Beatles inspired fabricated group?
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> I will be very disappointed if you don’t guess all of them.

1. I am not Paul McCartney.
2. I am not Murray.
3. I am not Michael Nesmith.

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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 2, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/4 "2019-09-02T21:32:22Z")

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IQs:

Did you lead The Citadel after WWII?  
Were you a young, hotshot US Army general killed during the Atlanta Campaign?  
Are you a living Civil War historian of the same name (no relation)?

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/5 "2019-09-02T21:48:28Z")

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IQs:

IQ1: Were you torn between two lovers in the 70s?  
IQ2: Did you take the last name Braddock as a child actor on a show about a circus?  
IQ3: Did you make it your trademark when you forgot to take the price tag off your hat?

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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 2, 2019, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/6 "2019-09-02T23:10:02Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Did you lead The Citadel after WWII?  
> Were you a young, hotshot US Army general killed during the Atlanta Campaign?  
> Are you a living Civil War historian of the same name (no relation)?

Take 3 DQs.

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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 2, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/7 "2019-09-02T23:11:04Z")

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> [@atimnie](#):
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> IQs:
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> IQ1: Were you torn between two lovers in the 70s?  
> IQ2: Did you take the last name Braddock as a child actor on a show about a circus?  
> IQ3: Did you make it your trademark when you forgot to take the price tag off your hat?

1. I am not Mary McGregor.
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Minnie Pearl.

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/8 "2019-09-03T00:15:13Z")

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Two was Mickey Braddock, aka George Michael Dolenz, aka Mickey Dolenz. The show was Circus Boy, referenced in an episode of the Monkees when Mickey startd singing the theme to that show.

DQ:

Real?

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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 3, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/9 "2019-09-03T01:36:02Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you lead The Citadel after WWII? - Gen. Mark Clark  
Were you a young, hotshot US Army general killed during the Atlanta Campaign? - Maj. Gen. James McPherson  
Are you a living Civil War historian of the same name (no relation)? - Another James McPherson, who won the Pulitzer Prize for _Battle Cry of Freedom_

DQs:

Last name start with M?  
American?  
Political/military?

IQs:

Were you a noted American B&W artsy photographer?  
Was your name spelt “Raymond Luxury Yacht?”  
Were you surgeon aboard HMS _Surprise_?

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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 3, 2019, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/10 "2019-09-03T10:45:57Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with M
3. American
4. Not political/military

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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 3, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/11 "2019-09-03T10:49:29Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Were you a noted American B&W artsy photographer?  
> Was your name spelt “Raymond Luxury Yacht?”  
> Were you surgeon aboard HMS _Surprise_?

#2. I am not Throatwobbler Mangrove.  
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 3, 2019, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/12 "2019-09-03T12:17:26Z")

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IQ1: Are you QB for the Atlanta Falcons?  
IQ2: Are you QB for the Cleveland Browns?  
IQ3: Are you QB for the Kansas City Chiefs?

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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 3, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/13 "2019-09-03T12:27:39Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you QB for the Atlanta Falcons?  
> IQ2: Are you QB for the Cleveland Browns?  
> IQ3: Are you QB for the Kansas City Chiefs?

Take 3 DQs.

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/14 "2019-09-03T13:39:13Z")

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IQs:

IQ1: Are you the brother of a Beatle, and a member of The Scaffold?  
IQ2: Did you play the manager of a fictional band, and also appear on Laugh-In?  
IQ3: Did you encourage someone to “hear how she talks about you”?

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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 3, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/15 "2019-09-03T13:44:18Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you a noted American B&W artsy photographer? - Man Ray  
Was your name spelt “Raymond Luxury Yacht?” - Yes, Throatwobbler Mangrove  
Were you surgeon aboard HMS _Surprise_? - Dr. Stephen Maturin, in the sea novels of Patrick O’Brian

DQs:

Living?  
Best known for the Arts?

IQs:

Did you appear in a single scene of _Once Upon A Time in Hollywood_?  
Did you play Insp. Dalglish for many years?  
Did Brendan Gleeson play you in the _Harry Potter_ movies?

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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 3, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/16 "2019-09-03T13:45:13Z")

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> [@atimnie](#):
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> IQs:
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> IQ1: Are you the brother of a Beatle, and a member of The Scaffold?  
> IQ2: Did you play the manager of a fictional band, and also appear on Laugh-In?  
> IQ3: Did you encourage someone to “hear how she talks about you”?

1. I am not Mike McGear (Thank you very much for the IQ question; thank you very much, thank you very, very much.)
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Melissa Manchester.

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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 3, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/17 "2019-09-03T13:46:13Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with M
3. American
4. Not political/military
5. Living
6. 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 3, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/18 "2019-09-03T13:47:40Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Did you appear in a single scene of _Once Upon A Time in Hollywood_?  
> Did you play Insp. Dalglish for many years?  
> Did Brendan Gleeson play you in the _Harry Potter_ movies?

#3. I am not Mad-Eye Moody.  
Take 2 DQs.

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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 3, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/19 "2019-09-03T13:52:29Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you appear in a single scene of _Once Upon A Time in Hollywood_? - Charles Manson  
Did you play Insp. Dalglish for many years? - British actor Roy Marsden  
Did Brendan Gleeson play you in the _Harry Potter_ movies? - Yes, Mad-Eye Moody

DQs:

Best known for the visual arts (acting, painting, photography, etc.)?  
Greatest fame before 1990?

IQs:

Were you the heroine of _The Pirates of Penzance_?  
Have you played a scheming nobleman, a spy and an Austenien hero?  
Did your son Casey end up living in Brattleboro, Vt.?

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2019/839600/20 "2019-09-03T14:20:46Z")

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Surprised you didn’t get Dave Madden, Rubin Kincaid on the Partridge Family.

DQ: Currently active?

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