# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/41 "2014-08-04T16:51:19Z")
1.Real 2.Female 3.Living 4.American 5.Last initial “B” 6.Not in Arts 7.Not an athlete 8.Born after 1950 9.Born north of the Mason-Dixon line 10.Born east of the Mississippi 11.Not a journalist 12.Not a TV personality 13.Famous due to husband 14.Husband has held federal elected office 15.Associated with politics, though not a politician ---
**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 4, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/42 "2014-08-04T17:12:16Z")
IQ: Are you Joe Biden’s wife? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/43 "2014-08-04T17:31:08Z")
Ver nice Prof! I am indeed Jill Biden. Knew knowing her hubby held federal office would be the clincher. ---
**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 4, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/44 "2014-08-04T17:45:49Z")
(Well, it was either her or Michelle O. Bama.) Thanks, etv78! I am I! ---
**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 4, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/45 "2014-08-04T18:10:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > (Well, it was either her or Michelle O. Bama.) I kept having to hammer the first lady’s name out of my head. 🙂 IQ1: Did you portray Jack Donaghy’s ex-wife Bianca in _30 Rock_? IQ2: Are you a longtime NBC news journalist and the first American television correspondent to be accredited in the Soviet Union? IQ3: Did you and your father attempt to escape from Crete with wings constructed from feathers and wax? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/46 "2014-08-04T18:10:41Z")
IQ: Was your boss obsessed with the,animal who crippled him? IQ2:Were you a pianist turned politician? ---
**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 4, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/47 "2014-08-04T18:11:24Z")
IQ1: Were you the founder of the Society of Jesus? IQ2: Did you earn the sobriquet _Groznyj_? IQ3: Were you the last surviving Yahi? ---
**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 4, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/48 "2014-08-04T18:15:09Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I kept having to hammer the first lady’s name out of my head. 🙂 > > IQ1: Did you portray Jack Donaghy’s ex-wife Bianca in _30 Rock_? > IQ2: Are you a longtime NBC news journalist and the first American television correspondent to be accredited in the Soviet Union? > IQ3: Did you and your father attempt to escape from Crete with wings constructed from feathers and wax? Take 2 DQs for the first two. I am not Icarus. ---
**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 4, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/49 "2014-08-04T18:16:18Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Was your boss obsessed with the,animal who crippled him? > IQ2:Were you a pianist turned politician? I am not Ignace Paderewski. Take a DQ for the first question. ---
**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 4, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/50 "2014-08-04T18:17:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the founder of the Society of Jesus? > IQ2: Did you earn the sobriquet _Groznyj_? > IQ3: Were you the last surviving Yahi? I am not St. Ignatius. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/51 "2014-08-04T18:23:58Z")
Call me Ishmael DQ: Real? ---
**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 4, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/52 "2014-08-04T18:24:04Z")
All right,\*\* Prof. P.\*\*! Previous IQs: Was a Kubrick movie named after you? - Barry Lyndon Were you a French sexbomb of the Sixties? - Yes, Brigitte Bardot Were you the lead singer of the Go-Gos? - Yes, Belinda Carlisle On to I. IQs: Were you Sid Caesar’s longtime costar? Are you a Latin American novelist with a good political pedigree? Were you said to have sacrificed financially to support an explorer? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/53 "2014-08-04T19:08:42Z")
IQ1: Are you a blond, ex-Marine newspaper reporter and crime solver? IQ2: Do you make money whenever people buy “Pizza Pizza” or Justin Verlander shirts? IQ3: Did you once jave a pet horse named Gary? IQ4: Were you part of a love triangle that included Brom Bones? ---
**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 4, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/54 "2014-08-04T19:50:45Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you portray Jack Donaghy’s ex-wife Bianca in 30 Rock? > IQ2: Are you a longtime NBC news journalist and the first American television correspondent to be accredited in the Soviet Union? > IQ3: Did you and your father attempt to escape from Crete with wings constructed from feathers and wax? > > Take 2 DQs for the first two. I am not Icarus. Isabella Rossini, Irving R. Levine, correct DQ: Male? Holding a DQ ---
**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 4, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/55 "2014-08-04T19:56:43Z")
IQ1: Are you a punk artist, real name James Newell Osterberg, Jr? IQ2: Did you leave Guns N’ Roses for the Ju Ju Hounds? IQ3: Are you the leader of Jethro Tull? Held DQ in reserve for 15 seconds: First name starts with I? ---
**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 4, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/56 "2014-08-04T20:22:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > A > IQs: > > Were you Sid Caesar’s longtime costar? > Are you a Latin American novelist with a good political pedigree? > Were you said to have sacrificed financially to support an explorer? I am not Imogene Coca. Take a DQ for #2. I am not Queen Isabella of Spain. ---
**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 4, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/57 "2014-08-04T20:25:10Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1: Are you a blond, ex-Marine newspaper reporter and crime solver? > > IQ2: Do you make money whenever people buy “Pizza Pizza” or Justin Verlander shirts? > > IQ3: Did you once jave a pet horse named Gary? > > IQ4: Were you part of a love triangle that included Brom Bones? Welcome the game, astorian! Typically we only allow three guesses per round here, but this once I’ll allow it. Take 3 DQs for the first three. #4: I am not Ichabod Crane. ---
**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 4, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/58 "2014-08-04T20:26:31Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a punk artist, real name James Newell Osterberg, Jr? > IQ2: Did you leave Guns N’ Roses for the Ju Ju Hounds? > IQ3: Are you the leader of Jethro Tull? > > Held DQ in reserve for 15 seconds: First name starts with I? I am not Iggy Pop. I am not Ian Anderson. Take a DQ for #2 (oh, and there it is…) ---
**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 4, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/59 "2014-08-04T20:27:32Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with I ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/60 "2014-08-04T20:56:06Z")
\*\*I wil lstick to 3 or less henceforth- I used to play this games a lot, but it’s been over a year, so I forgot the etiquette. IQ1: Are you a blond, ex-Marine newspaper reporter and crime solver? **Irwin “Fletch” Flecther** (Chevy CHase didn’t match the book character) IQ2: Do you make money whenever people buy “Pizza Pizza” or Justin Verlander shirts? **Mike Ilitch** , owner of both Little Caesar’s Pizza and the Detroit Tigers IQ3: Did you once have a pet horse named Gary? **Reverend Jim Ignatowski** , from sitcom _ **Taxi** _ DQ1: Are you still alive? DQ2: Were you born in North America DQ3: Were/are you in show business (broadly defined)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690.md?page=4)