# Bottticelli -- Oct 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 1, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766 "2017-10-01T22:13:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [October 1, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/1 "2017-10-01T22:13:38Z")
I am **V**. Previous thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=835445). ---
**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:** [October 1, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/2 "2017-10-01T23:37:00Z")
IQs: 1. Are you your favorite painter? 2. Are you the guy you always guess with the Joe Green joke? 3. Were you fired from a TV series that had your 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:** [October 2, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/3 "2017-10-02T00:58:31Z")
IQ1: Are you Mini Me? IQ2: Did you retire as CBS’s leading college football play-by-play announcer last year? IQ3: Did you play Santa Clause’s brother Fred in 2007? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/4 "2017-10-02T02:20:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you your favorite painter? > 2. Are you the guy you always guess with the Joe Green joke? > 3. Were you fired from a TV series that had your name? Not Jan Vermeer. Not Victor Borge. DQ. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you Mini Me? > IQ2: Did you retire as CBS’s leading college football play-by-play announcer last year? > IQ3: Did you play Santa Clause’s brother Fred in 2007? Not Vern Troyer. 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:** [October 2, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/5 "2017-10-02T03:52:45Z")
IQs: Were you the best-known resident of Larkhill Resettlement Camp? Were you the best-known celebrity to endorse Al Haig for President in 1988? Were you a robot assigned to the scoutship _Palomino_? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/6 "2017-10-02T10:56:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the best-known resident of Larkhill Resettlement Camp? > Were you the best-known celebrity to endorse Al Haig for President in 1988? > Were you a robot assigned to the scoutship _Palomino_? Not … V (for Vendetta)? 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:** [October 2, 2017, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/7 "2017-10-02T11:32:03Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you your favorite painter? > 2. Are you the guy you always guess with the Joe Green joke? > 3. Were you fired from a TV series that had your name? > Not Jan Vermeer. > Not Victor Borge. > DQ. Correct on 1 and 2. #3 was Valerie Harper, fired from her own show, _Valerie_ for wanting a bigger salary and more control. DQ: Real? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/8 "2017-10-02T11:50:14Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you Mini Me? > IQ2: Did you retire as CBS’s leading college football play-by-play announcer last year? > IQ3: Did you play Santa Clause’s brother Fred in 2007? > > Not Vern Troyer. > DQ. > DQ. correct, Verne Lundquist, Vince Vaughn DQ: Last name begins with V? DQ: Male? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/9 "2017-10-02T11:56:24Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with _Brown Eyed Girl_? 2. Are you a noted fantasy and science fiction artist from Peru? 3. Does Camila Mendes play you on a TV series on the CW? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/10 "2017-10-02T20:02:38Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the best-known resident of Larkhill Resettlement Camp? - Yes, V from _V for Vendetta_ Were you the best-known celebrity to endorse Al Haig for President in 1988? - Victor Borge Were you a robot assigned to the scoutship _Palomino_? - VINCENT, voiced by Roddy McDowall, in Disney’s _The Black Hole_ DQs: American? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you known for your cheesecake illustrations? Were you played by a famous actor and also by his nephew? Are you a major character in _Dangerous Liaisons_? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/11 "2017-10-02T22:23:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with _Brown Eyed Girl_? > 2. Are you a noted fantasy and science fiction artist from Peru? > 3. Does Camila Mendes play you on a TV series on the CW? Not Van Morrison. DQ. DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you known for your cheesecake illustrations? > Were you played by a famous actor and also by his nephew? > Are you a major character in _Dangerous Liaisons_? Not Vargas. DQ. DQ. **V** 1. Real 2. Last name begins with V 3. Female 4. American > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > One DQ reserved. Note that Prof P had already asked about Victor Borge. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/12 "2017-10-02T23:56:58Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with Brown Eyed Girl? > 2. Are you a noted fantasy and science fiction artist from Peru? > 3. Does Camila Mendes play you on a TV series on the CW? > Not Van Morrison. > DQ. > DQ. #1 is correct. #2 is Boris Vallejo. #3 is Veronica Lodge on _Riverdale_, based somewhat on the Archie comics group. DQs: 1. Living? 2. Known for the 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:** [October 3, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/13 "2017-10-03T00:10:18Z")
**V** 1. Real 2. Last name begins with V 3. Female 4. American 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/14 "2017-10-03T12:35:45Z")
IQ1: Did Soviet organizers of the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958 ask Kruschev if it was OK to name you the winner? IQ2: Did Jennifer Goldstein play you in _Aliens_, the female lieutenant Private Hudson asked was ever mistaken for a man? IQ3: Did you play Lila Crane in the classic 1960 film Psycho? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/15 "2017-10-03T14:04:51Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a black jazz singer of the 1940’s who had hits with _Body and Soul_ and _Tenderly_? 2. Did you star in _Room 222_? 3. Were you a blonde actress known for being one of the first to copy Marilyn Monroe’s look? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/16 "2017-10-03T18:01:49Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > …Note that Prof P had already asked about Victor Borge. Ah. Withdrawn, then. IQs: Were you known for your cheesecake illustrations? - Yes, Vargas Were you played by a famous actor and also by his nephew? - Voldemort was played by Ralph Fiennes and, as a boy, by his nephew Are you a major character in _Dangerous Liaisons_? - Valmont DQs: Actress? Died since 1975? IQs: Did your husband considerately wait outside until you were done “entertaining” your lover? Were you Jimmy Smits’s first big TV role? Did Steve Winwood sing about you? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/17 "2017-10-03T21:40:51Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did Soviet organizers of the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958 ask Kruschev if it was OK to name you the winner? > IQ2: Did Jennifer Goldstein play you in _Aliens_, the female lieutenant Private Hudson asked was ever mistaken for a man? > IQ3: Did you play Lila Crane in the classic 1960 film Psycho? Not … Vladimir Hoowitz? DQ. DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a black jazz singer of the 1940’s who had hits with _Body and Soul_ and _Tenderly_? > 2. Did you star in _Room 222_? > 3. Were you a blonde actress known for being one of the first to copy Marilyn Monroe’s look? Take three. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did your husband considerately wait outside until you were done “entertaining” your lover? > Were you Jimmy Smits’s first big TV role? > Did Steve Winwood sing about you? DQ. DQ. Not … Valerie? **V** 1. Real 2. Last name begins with V 3. Female 4. American 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not an actress 8. Did not die after 1975 ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/18 "2017-10-03T21:49:31Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a black jazz singer of the 1940’s who had hits with Body and Soul and Tenderly? > 2. Did you star in Room 222? > 3. Were you a blonde actress known for being one of the first to copy Marilyn Monroe’s look? > Take three. #1 was Sarah Vaughan. #2 was Karen Valentine. #3 was Marie van Doren. DQs: 1. Died after 1950? 2. Known for the performing arts? 3. Last name begins with “Va”? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/19 "2017-10-03T23:01:26Z")
**V** 1. Real 2. Last name begins with V 3. Female 4. American 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not an actress 8. Did not die after 1975 9. Died after 1950 10. Not known for the performing arts 11. Last name begins with “Va” ---
**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:** [October 4, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766/20 "2017-10-04T01:40:49Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the subject of the “trial of the century” in the 1930’s? 2. Did you have a hit with _Chariots of Fire_? 3. Did you come up with a system of magic in your short stories that was incorporated (to much complaint) in the 1st edition of Dungeons & Dragons? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottticelli-oct-2017/797766.md?page=2)