# \[GAME\] Botticelli Oct 2014

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [October 1, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044 "2014-10-01T01:41:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 11

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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:** [October 5, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/201 "2014-10-05T20:03:46Z")

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> IQ1: Are you the psycho priest played by Donald Pleasance in the film Will Penny?  
> IQ2: Are you his son from the same film played by Bruce Dern?  
> IQ3: Is your catch phrase Giggity Giggity?
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> I only know “giggity gigity” from one of Spike Jones’s songs, and I’ve no idea who said it. So take a DQ. In fact, take three DQs…

Preacher Quint, Rafe Quint, Glenn Quagmire from _Family Guy_

Grats, Prof. (I seem to say that a lot of times)

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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:** [October 5, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/202 "2014-10-05T20:17:27Z")

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Okay, I am R!

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**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 5, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/203 "2014-10-05T20:35:11Z")

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IQ1: Are you the only Nobel laureate who was also a Medal of Honor recipient?  
IQ2: Are you his distant cousin the assistant SecNav?  
IQ3: Are you that cousin’s distant cousin, whom he married?

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/204 "2014-10-05T21:04:37Z")

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IQ: Were you assassinated while celebrating your victory in the CA primary?  
IQ2: Was a major gun control bill named after your press secretary, who was wounded in an attempt on your life?  
IQ3: Were you a monk who just wouldn’t die?

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/205 "2014-10-05T21:12:36Z")

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IQ1) Are you a gorgeous woman who married the fat kid from _ **Stand By Me** _?

IQ2) Did you need chicanery to defeat Samuel Tilden?

IQ3) Did you coach the last all-white team to win the NCAA football title?

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/206 "2014-10-05T21:13:41Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> Yes! I am Matthew **Q** uigley, from the movie _Quigley Down Under_.  
> Go ahead - pick an R, any R…

One of the great lines ever… “I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn’t know how to use one.”

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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:** [October 5, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/207 "2014-10-05T21:24:10Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Are you the only Nobel laureate who was also a Medal of Honor recipient?  
> IQ2: Are you his distant cousin the assistant SecNav?  
> IQ3: Are you that cousin’s distant cousin, whom he married?

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:** [October 5, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/208 "2014-10-05T21:25:19Z")

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> [@etv78](#):
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> IQ: Were you assassinated while celebrating your victory in the CA primary?  
> IQ2: Was a major gun control bill named after your press secretary, who was wounded in an attempt on your life?  
> IQ3: Were you a monk who just wouldn’t die?

I’m not Rasputin. Take 2 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:** [October 5, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/209 "2014-10-05T21:27:12Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> IQ1) Are you a gorgeous woman who married the fat kid from _ **Stand By Me** _?
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> IQ2) Did you need chicanery to defeat Samuel Tilden?
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> IQ3) Did you coach the last all-white team to win the NCAA football title?

I am not Rutherford B. Hayes. Take 2 DQs.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/210 "2014-10-05T21:36:51Z")

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Robert Kennedy  
Ronald Reagan

2 DQs reserved.

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**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 5, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/211 "2014-10-05T21:56:45Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Are you the only Nobel laureate who was also a Medal of Honor recipient?  
> IQ2: Are you his distant cousin the assistant SecNav?  
> IQ3: Are you that cousin’s distant cousin, whom he married?

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Take 3 DQs.

Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt. (Franklin also held other jobs, of course.)  
DQ1: Real?  
DQ2: Male?  
DQ3: American?  
IQ1: Did you become king after the entire royal family was killed in a freak accident?  
IQ2: Were you Dame Ngaio Marsh’s creation?  
IQ3: Were you assigned as bodyguard to a scientist’s son?

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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:** [October 5, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/212 "2014-10-05T22:06:01Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. American

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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:** [October 5, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/213 "2014-10-05T22:07:12Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Did you become king after the entire royal family was killed in a freak accident?  
> IQ2: Were you Dame Ngaio Marsh’s creation?  
> IQ3: Were you assigned as bodyguard to a scientist’s son?

1. I am not King Ralph.
2. Take a DQ. I know she wrote mysteries, but…
3. I am not Race Bannon.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/214 "2014-10-05T22:07:45Z")

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DQ: Living?

DQ reserved.

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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:** [October 5, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/215 "2014-10-05T22:14:06Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Did you become king after the entire royal family was killed in a freak accident?  
> IQ2: Were you Dame Ngaio Marsh’s creation?  
> IQ3: Were you assigned as bodyguard to a scientist’s son?

1. I am not King Ralph.
2. Take a DQ. I know she wrote mysteries, but…
3. I am not Race Bannon.

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**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 5, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/216 "2014-10-05T22:21:09Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Did you become king after the entire royal family was killed in a freak accident?  
> IQ2: Were you Dame Ngaio Marsh’s creation?  
> IQ3: Were you assigned as bodyguard to a scientist’s son?

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. I am not King Ralph.
> 2. Take a DQ. I know she wrote mysteries, but…
> 3. I am not Race Bannon.

Correct.  
Roderick Alleyn.  
Correct.

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. I am not King Ralph.
> 2. Take a DQ. I know she wrote mysteries, but…
> 3. I am not Race Bannon.

Is there an echo in here?  
DQ: Known for the Arts?  
IQ1: Was God your co-pilot?  
IQ2: Did you lead the second expedition to reach the South Pole?  
IQ3: Were you awarded the Medal of Honor for your actions aboard USS _California_ on 7 Dec 41?

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/217 "2014-10-05T22:24:39Z")

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IQ: Are you the father of rocketry?

IQ2: Did you play Ted Danson’s cousin/lover?

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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:** [October 5, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/218 "2014-10-05T22:50:35Z")

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IQ1: Do you appear on _FOX NFL Sunday_, do a comedy bit, and make picks?  
IQ2: Are you a tight end for the NE Patriots nicknamed Gronk?  
IQ3: Are you the meathead who directed _This is Spinal Tap_?

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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:** [October 5, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/219 "2014-10-05T23:08:10Z")

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> [@etv78](#):
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> IQ: Are you the father of rocketry?
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> IQ2: Did you play Ted Danson’s cousin/lover?

Take 2 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:** [October 5, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/220 "2014-10-05T23:09:11Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Do you appear on _FOX NFL Sunday_, do a comedy bit, and make picks?  
> IQ2: Are you a tight end for the NE Patriots nicknamed Gronk?  
> IQ3: Are you the meathead who directed _This is Spinal Tap_?

I am not Rob Reiner. Take 2 DQs for the others.

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