# \[GAME\] Botticelli Oct 2014 **URL:** \ **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:** 15
**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 7, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/281 "2014-10-07T15:10:53Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name starts with S 4. Would be alive if real 5. Not best known from a novel or short story 6. Created by an American 7. Created after 1950 8. Not originally from TV 9. Best known as an adult character 10. Not originally from a movie 11. Not usually the protagonist, but sometimes I get to be 12. Not originally from comic books, but have been published in that form 13. Not known to use a gun 14. Not generally considered a good guy ---
**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 7, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/282 "2014-10-07T15:15:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > You are a real person. Did you call a truce during a war for a foe’s wedding night? > Did your husband go deeper into space whenever he thought of you? > Did you play the Antichrist, a spy and a scientist? all interesting questions take 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/283 "2014-10-07T15:39:10Z")
IQ1) Did Confederate General Joseph Johnston serve as a pallbearer at your funerla Mass, which was presided over by your Catholic priest son? IQ2) Were you the subject of the song “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”? IQ3) Did future Led Zeppelin leader Jimmy Page take your job in 1966? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/284 "2014-10-07T15:53:34Z")
That was Tony Soprano. DQ: From literature? ---
**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 7, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/285 "2014-10-07T17:49:40Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did Confederate General Joseph Johnston serve as a pallbearer at your funerla Mass, which was presided over by your Catholic priest son? > > IQ2) Were you the subject of the song “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”? > > IQ3) Did future Led Zeppelin leader Jimmy Page take your job in 1966? take 3 DQs ---
**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 7, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/286 "2014-10-07T17:51:08Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > DQ: From literature? already answered in #5 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/287 "2014-10-07T17:53:24Z")
DQ: Created before 2000? ---
**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 7, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/288 "2014-10-07T20:11:34Z")
Previous IQs: You are a real person. Did you call a truce during a war for a foe’s wedding night? - Saladin, during the Crusades Did your husband go deeper into space whenever he thought of you? - Stella Mudd: [Harcourt Fenton Mudd - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FGgHEKko3E) Did you play the Antichrist, a spy and a scientist? - Sam Neill, in _The Omen 2, Reilly: Ace of Spies_ and _Jurassic Park_ DQs: Human? A science fiction character? Featured in advertising? IQs: Are you a bad critter in the first _Hellboy_ movie? Did Glenn Close play you, a prairie woman? Did you win the Medal of Honor in Mogadishu? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/289 "2014-10-07T21:16:13Z")
\*\*William Tecumseh Sherman \*\*was probably an agnostic leaning toward atheism, but he became Catholic to please his wife. His son became a priest and presided over SHerman’s funeral Mass. He had a lot of SOuther friends, and one of them, Joseph Jhnston, served as a pallbearer. Bob Dylan wrote “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” for his wife,\*\* Sara Lowndes\*\*. Jimmy Page replaced bassist\*\* Paul Samwell-Smith \*\*in the Yardbirds. DQ1) Did you originate as a comic strip character? DQ2) Are you a second banana/supporting character in the work(s) you’re best known for? DQ3) Have you appeared in a movie? ---
**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 7, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/290 "2014-10-07T22:15:06Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name starts with S 4. Would be alive if real 5. Not best known from a novel or short story 6. Created by an American 7. Created after 1950 8. Not originally from TV 9. Best known as an adult character 10. Not originally from a movie 11. Not usually the protagonist, but sometimes I get to be 12. Not originally from comic books, but have been published in that form 13. Not known to use a gun 14. Not generally considered a good guy 15. Created before 2000 16. Human 17. Not primarily known as a science fiction character 18. Not featured in advertising 19. Comic strip character 20. Not considered the second banana 21. Have not appeared in a movie All right gentlemen (you too, etv), guessing time! ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/291 "2014-10-07T22:20:33Z")
Hey, I’m a gentleman!! DQ: Are you Schroeder? ---
**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 7, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/292 "2014-10-07T22:42:05Z")
DQ: Are you Steve Dallas from _Bloom County_? ---
**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 8, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/293 "2014-10-08T01:11:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Are you Steve Dallas from _Bloom County_? Yes, I am [SIZE=“7”]Steve Dallas![/SIZE] I thought I had you guys stumped this time. Grats Prof, You have T! ---
**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 8, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/294 "2014-10-08T01:32:27Z")
Okay. I am T. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/295 "2014-10-08T01:43:23Z")
IQ: Were you a key scientist on the Manhattan Project? IQ2: Did you investigaten a major political scandal, later failing to become SoD? IQ3: Were you a Senator who was replaced by John Kerry? ---
**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 8, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/296 "2014-10-08T02:05:06Z")
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Ah, well - congrats again, **Prof**.! Previous Qs: Are you a bad critter in the first _Hellboy_ movie? - the demon Sammael Did Glenn Close play you, a prairie woman? - the heroine in _Sarah, Plain and Tall_ Did you win the Medal of Honor in Mogadishu? - Randy Shughart, alas posthumously, as shown in _Black Hawk Down_ T it is. IQs: Did a recent biographer note that you were soft on animals, and always had several hanging around your “office”? Did you build and sail _Kon-Tiki_? Were you a _Time_ magazine writer who found a place at the Clinton White House? ---
**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 8, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/297 "2014-10-08T02:19:15Z")
IQ1: Are you one of the Æsir? IQ2: Did you tell a story about two “Siamese twin” elephants joined at the trunk? IQ3: Were you the security chief in an SF show? ---
**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 8, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/298 "2014-10-08T02:42:05Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you a key scientist on the Manhattan Project? > IQ2: Did you investigaten a major political scandal, later failing to become SoD? > IQ3: Were you a Senator who was replaced by John Kerry? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 8, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/299 "2014-10-08T02:43:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a recent biographer note that you were soft on animals, and always had several hanging around your “office”? > Did you build and sail _Kon-Tiki_? > Were you a _Time_ magazine writer who found a place at the Clinton White House? I am not Thor Heyerdahl. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 8, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/300 "2014-10-08T02:44:07Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you one of the Æsir? > IQ2: Did you tell a story about two “Siamese twin” elephants joined at the trunk? > IQ3: Were you the security chief in an SF show? I’m not Tyr/Tyw/Tiw. I am not Tim Conway. Take a DQ for #3. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044.md?page=16)