# December Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 30, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169 "2013-11-30T23:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/222 "2013-12-11T15:14:57Z")
IQs: Were you a fisherman who helped a spy? Were you a curvy sidekick to a very bad guy? Were you a notable fictional survivor of a lost warship? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/223 "2013-12-11T15:17:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a fisherman who helped a spy? > Were you a curvy sidekick to a very bad guy? > Were you a notable fictional survivor of a lost warship? Take 3 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:** [December 11, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/224 "2013-12-11T15:52:01Z")
Quarrel helped James Bond in _Dr. No_; Harley Quinn hangs out with the Joker; Quint in _Jaws_ was a survivor of the USS _Indianapolis_’s sinking, and later terrible shark attacks on the survivors, during WWII. DQs: Died since 1950? Last name start with Q? Best known for the creative arts, broadly defined? IQs: Are you a fictional corrupt and philandering politician? Did you write _The Naked Civil Servant_? Were you a famous fictional denizen of a major house of worship? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/225 "2013-12-11T16:05:13Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. Dead 4. American 5. Died before 1950 6. Last name starts with Q 7. Not known for the creative arts, broadly defined ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/226 "2013-12-11T16:06:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a fictional corrupt and philandering politician? > Did you write _The Naked Civil Servant_? > Were you a famous fictional denizen of a major house of worship? I am not Quentin Crisp. Take DQs for the other two. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/227 "2013-12-11T16:20:15Z")
IQ: Did you incorrectly “correct” a child’s spelling? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/228 "2013-12-11T16:25:48Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ: Did you incorrectly “correct” a child’s spelling? I’m not Dan Quayle. (You say po-TAY-to, I say po-TAH-toe.) ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/229 "2013-12-11T16:33:03Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a fictional corrupt and philandering politician? - Mayor Quimby of Springfield on _The Simpsons_ Did you write _The Naked Civil Servant_? - Yes, Quentin Crisp Were you a famous fictional denizen of a major house of worship? - Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame DQs: Political/military? Died before 1900? IQs: Were you the most noteworthy traitor to your country of the 20th century? Was this actress Merle Oberon’s nickname? Were you Dr. Crusher’s elderly mentor? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/230 "2013-12-11T16:38:24Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. Dead 4. American 5. Died before 1950 6. Last name starts with Q 7. Not known for the creative arts, broadly defined 8. Political/military 9. 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:** [December 11, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/231 "2013-12-11T16:39:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the most noteworthy traitor to your country of the 20th century? > Was this actress Merle Oberon’s nickname? > Were you Dr. Crusher’s elderly mentor? I’m not Quisling. I’m not Queenie. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/232 "2013-12-11T18:14:38Z")
Her mentor was Dr. Galen Quaice. DQ: Held elective office? Thinking up more Q names is tough. Hmm. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/233 "2013-12-11T18:16:53Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. Dead 4. American 5. Died before 1950 6. Last name starts with Q 7. Not known for the creative arts, broadly defined 8. Political/military 9. Died before 1900 10. Did not hold elective office ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/234 "2013-12-11T19:06:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Thinking up more Q names is tough. Hmm. I agree. Scraping for IQs here… IQ1: Do you have a sidekick named Baba Looey? IQ2: Are you a character in a Henry James novel? IQ3: Did you commit suicide by setting fire to yourself in Saigon? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/235 "2013-12-11T19:07:29Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I agree. Scraping for IQs here… > > IQ1: Do you have a sidekick named Baba Looey? > IQ2: Are you a character in a Henry James novel? > IQ3: Did you commit suicide by setting fire to yourself in Saigon? I’m not Quickdraw McGraw. 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:** [December 11, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/236 "2013-12-11T19:11:46Z")
IQs: Did the Fremen believe Paul was this? Did Tom Selleck play you? Did you recruit a comedian to play a DJ? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/237 "2013-12-11T19:14:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did the Fremen believe Paul was this? > Did Tom Selleck play you? > Did you recruit a comedian to play a DJ? #1 Are you thinking of the Kwisatz Hederach? If not, take a DQ. #2 I’m not Quigley. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/238 "2013-12-11T19:18:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m not Quickdraw McGraw. Take 2 DQs. Correct on Quickdraw McGraw. The Henry James character was Peter Quint (“The Turn of the Screw”), and the person who committed suicide in Saigon was Buddhist monk Quang Duc. My two DQs reserved for a bit. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/239 "2013-12-11T22:28:58Z")
Finally work has slowed down enough to devote some brain cycles to this game. Seems like every other time work had a lull and I checked the thread, all the DQs had been handed out. IQ1: Did you spend over 10 years in a coma? IQ2: Are you a feathered serpent? IQ3: Did you captain a garbage scow? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/240 "2013-12-11T23:40:09Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Finally work has slowed down enough to devote some brain cycles to this game. Seems like every other time work had a lull and I checked the thread, all the DQs had been handed out. > > IQ1: Did you spend over 10 years in a coma? > IQ2: Are you a feathered serpent? > IQ3: Did you captain a garbage scow? I am not Karen Quinlan. I am not Quetzalcoatl. I am not Quark. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/241 "2013-12-12T00:09:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you a president’s son who flew in WWI? > IQ2: Did the Man in Black perform at a site named after you? > IQ3: Were you a flautist and composer? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. Quentin Roosevelt (TR’s son). [St Quentin](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/hr/9/92/Johnny_Cash_At_San_Quentin.jpg). Johann Quantz. DQ: Died before 1825? Two DQs reserved. IQ1: Are you a cartoon iguana? IQ2: Did you lead an expedition to Kukuanaland? IQ3: Will everyone jump for joy when you arrive? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169.md?page=13)