# August 2014 Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 3, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690 "2014-08-03T00:37:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**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:** [August 25, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/541 "2014-08-25T14:10:13Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you James Taylor’s lesser known performing brother? > 2. Did you have a hit recently with Blurred Lines? > 3. Did you often team up with Lead in the Metal Men? > > DQ. > DQ. > Not Tin. Livingston Taylor and Robin Thicke, respectively. Correct on tin. 2 DQs 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:** [August 26, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/542 "2014-08-26T00:39:17Z")
**T**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with T 4. Dead 5. American 6. Not known for holding a political office 7. Not born after 1900 8. Born after 1850 9. Military (but not best known for military service) 10. Not known for a criminal act or acts 11. Not known for the arts 12. Greatest fame achieved by 1925 13. Best known for a single act or incident (That seems to be the best answer here.) 14. Born east of the Mississippi River 15. Not born north of the Mason-Dixon line 16. Not in athletic field 17. Not known for scientific accomplishment ---
**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:** [August 26, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/543 "2014-08-26T01:21:19Z")
IQs: Do you and your coworkers sometimes hold indignation meetings? - Thomas the Tank Engine. Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, one of my Civil War heroes: [Catching Up With "Old Slow Trot" | History| Smithsonian Magazine](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/catching-up-with-old-slow-trot-148045684/?no-ist) Were you murdered in Canterbury Cathedral? - Yes, Thomas Becket. Two DQs reserved. What would be useful to ask now? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/544 "2014-08-26T02:48:09Z")
IQ: Were you a Massachusetts politician whose widow currently serves in Congress? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/545 "2014-08-26T02:52:21Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you a Massachusetts politician whose widow currently serves in Congress? DQ. You need one more to catch up… ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/546 "2014-08-26T03:03:38Z")
That’s Paul Tsongas. DQ: Combat veteran? What did your small print comment mean? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/547 "2014-08-26T03:12:26Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ3: Did you win Olympic gold medals for the pentathlon, but had to relinquish them later when it was found you were paid to play baseball for two seasons? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Jim Thorpe That’s rich. I see that was in the 1912 Olympics, when according to Wikipedia “strict rules regarding amateurism were in effect for athletes participating in the Olympics.” 1912 was also the year when at least one cavalryman on active duty (a fellow named George Patton) participated in the modern pentathlon. Surely a cavalry officer received money for riding and shooting… ---
**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:** [August 26, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/548 "2014-08-26T03:22:55Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > 1912 was also the year when at least one cavalryman on active duty (a fellow named George Patton) participated in the modern pentathlon. Surely a cavalry officer received money for riding and shooting… hehe That’s warfare, not sport, at least I hope it wasn’t. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/549 "2014-08-26T15:04:50Z")
DQ: Best known for business accomplishment(s)? One 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:** [August 26, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/550 "2014-08-26T18:37:43Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > What did your small print comment mean? See posts 540, 541 and 543. 🙂 **T**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with T 4. Dead 5. American 6. Not known for holding a political office 7. Not born after 1900 8. Born after 1850 9. Military (but not best known for military service) 10. Not known for a criminal act or acts 11. Not known for the arts 12. Greatest fame achieved by 1925 13. Best known for a single act or incident (That seems to be the best answer here.) 14. Born east of the Mississippi River 15. Not born north of the Mason-Dixon line 16. Not in athletic field 17. Not known for scientific accomplishment 18. Not a combat veteran 19. Not best known for business accomplishment(s) (though business was involved) ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/551 "2014-08-26T18:53:37Z")
IQ: Did you have a famous quote regarding suckers? ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/552 "2014-08-27T01:10:58Z")
OK, I’ll ask #20. DQ: Noted for a discovery or invention? ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/553 "2014-08-27T01:29:31Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you have a famous quote regarding suckers? Not P T Barnum. **T**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with T 4. Dead 5. American 6. Not known for holding a political office 7. Not born after 1900 8. Born after 1850 9. Military (but not best known for military service) 10. Not known for a criminal act or acts 11. Not known for the arts 12. Greatest fame achieved by 1925 13. Best known for a single act or incident (That seems to be the best answer here.) 14. Born east of the Mississippi River 15. Not born north of the Mason-Dixon line 16. Not in athletic field 17. Not known for scientific accomplishment 18. Not a combat veteran 19. Not best known for business accomplishment(s) (though business was involved) 20. Noted for a discovery or invention Eagerly awaiting your final questions… ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/554 "2014-08-27T01:37:02Z")
Final Question: Are you Seth Tanner? ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/555 "2014-08-27T01:52:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Are you Seth Tanner? I am not. Never heard of him, in fact… ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/556 "2014-08-27T02:06:09Z")
Think think think… ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/557 "2014-08-27T02:06:50Z")
He was a Mormon miner and explorer. Tanner Trail in the Grand Canyon is named for him. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/558 "2014-08-27T12:23:11Z")
All right, you got us back for the Game of Thrones questions. Are you Morris M. Titterington, inventor of the Earth inductor compass? ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/559 "2014-08-27T14:50:04Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > All right, you got us back for the Game of Thrones questions. 😃 > [@](#): > > Are you Morris M. Titterington, inventor of the Earth inductor compass? I am not. Never heard of him, either. Or it. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/560 "2014-08-27T15:36:07Z")
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