# January 2014, Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 2, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669 "2014-01-02T00:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/201 "2014-01-09T19:06:01Z")
IQ1: Do you blow out all the other witches on the scene? IQ2: Do you oppose the Mekon? IQ3: Are you revered in Innsmouth? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/202 "2014-01-09T19:17:24Z")
right on all 3. IQs: 1. Were you the first queen of Carthage? 2. Did your husband murder you because he thought mistakenly that you had committed adultery? 3. Were you one of Sgt. Fury’s Howling Commandos? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/203 "2014-01-09T19:32:51Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Do you blow out all the other witches on the scene? > IQ2: Do you oppose the Mekon? > IQ3: Are you revered in Innsmouth? Three DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > right on all 3. > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the first queen of Carthage? > 2. Did your husband murder you because he thought mistakenly that you had committed adultery? > 3. Were you one of Sgt. Fury’s Howling Commandos? Not Dido. DQ. Not Timothy Aloysius Dugan. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/204 "2014-01-09T19:33:27Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a fictional monarch who wanted his people to travel in space as soon as possible? - Yes, King David. Did your weapon become a metaphor? - Yes, Damocles. Were you a political symbol of a small republic? - Michaelangelo’s David became a symbol of Florence. DQ: Real? IQs: Were you Lincoln’s plump campaign manager, later appointed to the Supreme Court? Were your kids born on an asteroid? Are you a smooth-talking radio hostess? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/205 "2014-01-09T19:34:04Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Do you blow out all the other witches on the scene? > IQ2: Do you oppose the Mekon? > IQ3: Are you revered in Innsmouth? 1: Here comes **Dolly…Dagger**. 2: Dan Dare 3: Father **Dagon** ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/206 "2014-01-09T19:42:53Z")
[QUOTE=SCAdian;16999841 Not Dido. DQ. Not Timothy Aloysius Dugan.[/QUOTE] Right on Dido and Dum-Dum Dugan. Desdemona was killed by Othello because of bad intel from Iago. DQ: Last name starts with D? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/207 "2014-01-09T20:01:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Lincoln’s plump campaign manager, later appointed to the Supreme Court? > Were your kids born on an asteroid? > Are you a smooth-talking radio hostess? Three DQs. **D** 1. Real 2. Last name does not start with D ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/208 "2014-01-09T22:05:47Z")
IQ1: Were you an ancient Greek who referred to the concept of atoms? IQ2: Is there a story about you in a lion’s den? IQ3: Are you a magician with a Dickensian name? DQ: are you male? DQ2: Are you alive? DQ3: Are you known for the arts? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/209 "2014-01-09T22:14:42Z")
IQs: 1. Do you know of the mystery of the Heaviside Layer? 2. Were you born Robert Zimmerman? 3. Are you Bette Midler’s stage alter ego, “the Toast of Chicago”? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/210 "2014-01-09T22:37:02Z")
IQ: Are you the only NFL QB with 3 5,000 yard passing seasons? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/211 "2014-01-09T22:44:43Z")
1: Are you one of the Seven Dwarfs? 2: Are you another of the Seven Dwarfs? 3: Were you an NFL player and coach, whose number was retired by the Bears just last December? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/212 "2014-01-09T23:15:28Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Were you an ancient Greek who referred to the concept of atoms? > IQ2: Is there a story about you in a lion’s den? > IQ3: Are you a magician with a Dickensian name? DQ. Not Daniel. Not David Copperfield. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you know of the mystery of the Heaviside Layer? > 2. Were you born Robert Zimmerman? > 3. Are you Bette Midler’s stage alter ego, “the Toast of Chicago”? Not Deuteronomy. DQ. DQ. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you the only NFL QB with 3 5,000 yard passing seasons? DQ. > [@Spoons](#): > > 1: Are you one of the Seven Dwarfs? > 2: Are you another of the Seven Dwarfs? > 3: Were you an NFL player and coach, whose number was retired by the Bears just last December? Not Dopey. Not Doc. DQ. **D** 1. Real 2. Last name does not start with D 3. Male 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/213 "2014-01-09T23:23:26Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Dopey. > Not Doc. > DQ. Correct on Dopey and Doc. The NFL coach and player whose Bears number was recently retired is Mike Ditka. DQ: American? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/214 "2014-01-09T23:54:13Z")
**D** 1. Real 2. Last name does not start with D 3. Male 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts 6. American ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/215 "2014-01-09T23:55:24Z")
That was Drew Brees. DQ: Died after 1900? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/216 "2014-01-10T00:15:41Z")
1: Did you play a character who spent a lot of time yelling at Alex, Elaine, Bobby, Tony, Reverend Jim, and Latka? 2: Were you a member of the Rat Pack? 3: Did you play an inventor who created a flying and floating car? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/217 "2014-01-10T00:31:20Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Do you know of the mystery of the Heaviside Layer? > > 2. Were you born Robert Zimmerman? > > 3. Are you Bette Midler’s stage alter ego, “the Toast of Chicago”? > > [QUOTE=SCAdian; > Not Deuteronomy. > DQ. > DQ. #2 is Bob Dylan. #3 is Delores Delago. DQs: 1. Known for the performing arts? 2. Born east of the Mississippi? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/218 "2014-01-10T00:39:06Z")
IQs: 1. Did you replace Kenny Baker on the _Jack Benny Show_ on radio? 2. Were you Samantha’s husband on _Bewitched_? 3. Were you Larry and Darryl’s brother? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/219 "2014-01-10T01:54:34Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Lincoln’s plump campaign manager, later appointed to the Supreme Court? - David Davis. Were your kids born on an asteroid? - Darth Vader. Are you a smooth-talking radio hostess? - Delilah, syndicated from coast to coast. Three DQs reserved. IQs: Were you the young female lead in _Firestarter_? Were you played for many years by Roy Marsden? Did your creator imagine you often humming as you went about your work? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/220 "2014-01-10T02:28:28Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > 1: Did you play a character who spent a lot of time yelling at Alex, Elaine, Bobby, Tony, Reverend Jim, and Latka? > 2: Were you a member of the Rat Pack? > 3: Did you play an inventor who created a flying and floating car? Not Danny DeVito. Not Dean Martin. Not Dick Van Dyke. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you replace Kenny Baker on the _Jack Benny Show_ on radio? > 2. Were you Samantha’s husband on _Bewitched_? > 3. Were you Larry and Darryl’s brother? DQ. Not Darren Stevens. Not his other brother Darryl. (Sonar Division on my last boat - around 16 men - included two PO1s named Deral and Darryl. We got a lot of mileage out of that one…) > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the young female lead in _Firestarter_? > Were you played for many years by Roy Marsden? > Did your creator imagine you often humming as you went about your work? Not … Drew Barrymore? DQ. DQ. **D** 1. Real 2. Last name does not start with D 3. Male 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts 6. American 7. Died after 1900 8. Not known for the performing arts 9. Born east of the Mississippi [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669.md?page=12)