# \[GAME\] 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:** 18
**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, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/341 "2014-10-08T16:49:50Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Was a fancy, highfalutin’ English word for “actor” derived from your name? Yes, I am the First Actor, Thespis! Good job, astorian! You have “U”. ---
**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, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/342 "2014-10-08T16:56:04Z")
Previous IQs: Did a recent biographer note that you were soft on animals, and always had several hanging around your “office”? - My Civil War hero, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, whose HQ always had cats, squirrels, dogs, etc. underfoot Did you build and sail _Kon-Tiki_? - Yes, Thor Heyerdahl Were you a _Time_ magazine writer who found a place at the Clinton White House? - Strobe Talbott, who IIRC ended up as U.S. Ambassador to Moscow DQs: Ever performed in the U.S.? Married to another famous person? IQs: Did an Army officer offer you a prostitute which you indignantly declined? Are you a fictional actor who appeared in a number of movies with ridiculous titles? Did you inspire a villainous character in the Mel Gibson movie _The Patriot_? ---
**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, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/343 "2014-10-08T16:57:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am still not Thomas a Becket. I saw that KO had snuck his question in while I was typing my post, but I hadn’t had my coffee yet - by the time I thought of another Thomas, it was over five minutes since I’d posted… ---
**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, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/344 "2014-10-08T17:03:21Z")
Oops, ninja’d! Congrats, **astorian**. Previous IQs: Did an Army officer offer you a prostitute which you indignantly declined? - Harry Truman, who was in Berlin for the Potsdam Conference Are you a fictional actor who appeared in a number of movies with ridiculous titles? - “Hi, I’m Troy McClure. You may know me from such films as…”: [List of Troy McClure Films | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom](http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Troy_McClure_Films) Did you inspire a villainous character in the Mel Gibson movie _The Patriot_? - Col. Banastre Tarleton; the movie character was named Tavington ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/345 "2014-10-08T17:19:28Z")
Oooh, lucky me- I get to think of a “U” person. Oh dear… Okay, got one. Let the games begin. ---
**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, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/346 "2014-10-08T17:27:56Z")
IQ: Did you write the gold standard Presidential memoir? IQ2: Were you Secretary General of the UN? IQ3: Are you an author known for historical epics? ---
**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, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/347 "2014-10-08T17:44:16Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the last king of Italy? 2. Are you secretly Shoe-Shine Boy? 3. Were you an American editor who was widely criticized for including your own poems in anthologies? ---
**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, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/348 "2014-10-08T18:39:59Z")
IQ1: Did you use magic to disguise yourself as someone in order to get into bed with his wife? IQ2: Was the story of you and your small house performed as a play within a play? IQ3: Were you a black TV-show hostess in the '60s? ---
**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, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/349 "2014-10-08T18:40:23Z")
Blink: We’re on U already? IQ1: Were you tasked by Enki to abandon your worldly possessions and create a giant ship to be called _The Preserver of Life_? IQ2: Are you a professional wrestler whose real name is James Hellwig? IQ3: Are you a jazz musician who formed a group called the _Music Revelation Ensemble_? ---
**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, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/350 "2014-10-08T19:09:53Z")
U who? IQs: Did you write of William of Baskerville? Despite your name, were you not known for having piles of stuff? Were you a noted black actress of the 1970s? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/351 "2014-10-08T19:54:04Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you write the gold standard Presidential memoir? > IQ2: Were you Secretary General of the UN? > IQ3: Are you an author known for historical epics? Not Ulysses S. Grant Not U Thant Take a DQ for #3 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/352 "2014-10-08T19:55:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the last king of Italy? > 2. Are you secretly Shoe-Shine Boy? > 3. Were you an American editor who was widely criticized for including your own poems in anthologies? Not Umberto the 2nd or Underdog. Take a DQ for #3 (didn’t I just say that?) ---
**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, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/353 "2014-10-08T19:56:29Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the last king of Italy? > 2. Are you secretly Shoe-Shine Boy? > 3. Were you an American editor who was widely criticized for including your own poems in anthologies? > > Not Umberto the 2nd or Underdog. > > Take a DQ for #3 (didn’t I just say that?) Louis Untermeyer is #3. Correct on the first two. DQ: Real? ---
**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, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/354 "2014-10-08T19:57:31Z")
Leon Iris DQ: Male? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/355 "2014-10-08T19:59:08Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you use magic to disguise yourself as someone in order to get into bed with his wife? > IQ2: Was the story of you and your small house performed as a play within a play? > IQ3: Were you a black TV-show hostess in the '60s? Not Uther Pendragon, father of King Arthur Not Leslie Uggams. But take a DQ for #2 (for a change of pace!) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/356 "2014-10-08T20:01:22Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Blink: We’re on U already? > > IQ1: Were you tasked by Enki to abandon your worldly possessions and create a giant ship to be called _The Preserver of Life_? > IQ2: Are you a professional wrestler whose real name is James Hellwig? > IQ3: Are you a jazz musician who formed a group called the _Music Revelation Ensemble_? No idea on #1 Not… the Ultimate Warrior? (Take a DQ if that’s wrong.) Definiutely not James Blood Ullmer. So take one or two DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/357 "2014-10-08T20:02:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > U who? > > IQs: > > Did you write of William of Baskerville? > Despite your name, were you not known for having piles of stuff? > Were you a noted black actress of the 1970s? Not Umberto (Name of the Rose) Eco I guess you can take two DQs for the others, UNLESS #3 is Leslie Uggams again. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/358 "2014-10-08T20:03:26Z")
SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Female ---
**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, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/359 "2014-10-08T20:04:46Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you tasked by Enki to abandon your worldly possessions and create a giant ship to be called The Preserver of Life? Utnapishtim, from the _Epic of Gilgamesh_, and inspiration for Noah DQ: Alive? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/360 "2014-10-08T20:06:29Z")
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