# \[GAME\] 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:** 19
**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, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/361 "2014-10-08T20:18:21Z")
IQ1: Did you play Kizzy Reynolds in the 1977 television miniseries _Roots_? IQ2: Did you write _The Lathe of Heaven_? IQ3: Did Peter Fonda play you in a 1997 film about a beekeeper? ---
**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, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/362 "2014-10-08T20:18:57Z")
IQ: Did you give the Simpsons their start? BTW, the author was obviously Leon URIS. ---
**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, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/363 "2014-10-08T20:19:27Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the Multi-Alien? 2. Are you Legionnaire Jo Nah? 3. Did you use to hang around with Dyna-Girl? ---
**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, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/364 "2014-10-08T20:40:51Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Kizzy Reynolds in the 1977 television miniseries _Roots_? > IQ2: Did you write _The Lathe of Heaven_? > IQ3: Did Peter Fonda play you in a 1997 film about a beekeeper? Still not Leslie Uggams 🙂 Not Ursula K. LeGuin Not Ulee (take a DQ if you need a full name) ---
**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, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/365 "2014-10-08T20:41:56Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you give the Simpsons their start? > > BTW, the author was obviously Leon URIS. Not Tracy Ullman ---
**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, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/366 "2014-10-08T20:43:08Z")
> [@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? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Uther Pendragon, father of King Arthur > > Not Leslie Uggams. > > But take a DQ for #2 (for a change of pace!) Correct on 1 and 3. “The Small House of Uncle Thomas” (_Uncle Tom’s Cabin_) was a scene in _The King and I_. DQ: American? IQ1: Did you experience great difficulty in getting home to your wife and son? IQ2: Did you play the first Bond girl? IQ3: Were you the only combat soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice? ---
**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, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/367 "2014-10-08T20:43:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the Multi-Alien? > 2. Are you Legionnaire Jo Nah? > 3. Did you use to hang around with Dyna-Girl? No idea on #1 Not… Ultraboy? I remember a Sid & Marty Kroft show where Electra Woman worked with Dyna Girl… but that’s not a U SO, I guess you get 2 DQs Maybe 3, if Ultraboy is wrong. ---
**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, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/368 "2014-10-08T20:44:52Z")
SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Female 3. Dead 4. An American citizen, but not born in USA ---
**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, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/369 "2014-10-08T20:45:52Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you experience great difficulty in getting home to your wife and son? > IQ2: Did you play the first Bond girl? > IQ3: Were you the only combat soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice? Not Ulysses (aka Odysseus) Not Ursula Andress Take a DQ for #3 ---
**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, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/370 "2014-10-08T21:00:12Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the Multi-Alien? > 2. Are you Legionnaire Jo Nah? > 3. Did you use to hang around with Dyna-Girl? > No idea on #1 > > Not… Ultraboy? > > I remember a Sid & Marty Kroft show where Electra Woman worked with Dyna Girl… but that’s not a U > > SO, I guess you get 2 DQs Maybe 3, if Ultraboy is wrong. Correct on Ultra-Boy. I misremembered Electra-Woman as Ultra-Woman, so that’s straight out. #1 was Ultraa. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/371 "2014-10-08T21:09:23Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you experience great difficulty in getting home to your wife and son? > IQ2: Did you play the first Bond girl? > IQ3: Were you the only combat soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Ulysses (aka Odysseus) > > Not Ursula Andress > > Take a DQ for #3 Correct on 1 and 2. Charles Upham VC\*. (Two other men received the VC twice, but they were both doctors.) DQ: First name starts with U? IQ1: Are you an alias used by a patron at the Prancing Pony? IQ2: Were you the second king of Italy? IQ3: Were you present at JFK’s assassination, and thought to be signalling to the assassin(s)? ---
**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, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/372 "2014-10-08T21:13:55Z")
IQ: Were you a WWII propagandist? ---
**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, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/373 "2014-10-08T21:30:16Z")
Previous IQs: Did you write of William of Baskerville? - Yes, Umberto Eco Despite your name, were you not known for having piles of stuff? - Uriah Heep (sorry - bad pun) Were you a noted black actress of the 1970s? - Yes, Leslie Uggams DQ: Born since 1964? IQs: Do some think your first name is Nyota? Did you destroy an entire alien race in an instant of rage? Were you Tolkien’s publisher? ---
**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, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/374 "2014-10-08T23:57:10Z")
IQ1: Did you wear a black wig and play a gangster’s girlfriend in one of your movies? IQ2: Did Thor once sleep in your glove, thinking it was a cave? IQ3: Were you named Rookie of the Year after your first appearance in the _Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue_? ---
**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 9, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/375 "2014-10-09T00:56:53Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in _Kill Bill_? 2. Did you decide what year was 1 A.D.? 3. Are you the Spirit of America? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/376 "2014-10-09T11:20:01Z")
SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Female 3. Dead 4. An American citizen, but not born in USA 5. Last name starts with U 6. Born before 1964 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/377 "2014-10-09T11:21:20Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you an alias used by a patron at the Prancing Pony? > IQ2: Were you the second king of Italy? > IQ3: Were you present at JFK’s assassination, and thought to be signalling to the assassin(s)? Not Mr. Underhill Not… Umberto I? No idea on #3- take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/378 "2014-10-09T11:22:21Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you a WWII propagandist? Take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/379 "2014-10-09T11:23:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Do some think your first name is Nyota? > Did you destroy an entire alien race in an instant of rage? > Were you Tolkien’s publisher? Not Lieutenant Uhura Take 2 DQs for the others ---
**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 9, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/380 "2014-10-09T11:25:36Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you an alias used by a patron at the Prancing Pony? > IQ2: Were you the second king of Italy? > IQ3: Were you present at JFK’s assassination, and thought to be signalling to the assassin(s)? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Mr. Underhill > > Not… Umberto I? > > No idea on #3- take a DQ Correct on 1 and 2. The Umbrella Man. (Just as Kennedy passed him, he raised an umbrella over his head and waved it about. Great fuel for the conspiracy theories.) DQ1: Died after 1980? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044.md?page=20)