# 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:** 34
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/661 "2014-09-02T17:28:38Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Do you and the millionaire’s kid next door plan to become detectives when you grow up? > IQ2: Are you June’s son Theodore? > IQ3: Were you frequently Perry Mason’s opponent? > [@astorian](#): > > Abject apologies to SCadian > IQ1: Do you and the millionaire’s kid next door plan to become detectives when you grow up? > IQ2: Are you June’s son Theodore? > IQ3: Were you frequently Perry Mason’s opponent? > No idea on #1. Ask a DQ > > Not Beaver Cleaver > > Not Hamilton Burger Trixie Belden, from the kids’/YA mystery series. Correct on the other two. A really dead American male, eh? IQ1: Were you a top-job holder whose middle initial was the same as his last? IQ2: Were you really Dr Henry Pym? IQ3: Were you really Ray Palmer? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/662 "2014-09-02T18:14:32Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you lose your life at the hand of the Vice-president? > IQ2: Were you that VP? I am neither Alexander Hamilton nor Aaron Burr. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/663 "2014-09-02T18:15:40Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a top-job holder whose middle initial was the same as his last? > IQ2: Were you really Dr Henry Pym? > IQ3: Were you really Ray Palmer? I am not Chester A. Arthur. I’m not Ant-Man. I’m not the Atom. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/664 "2014-09-02T18:31:13Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a top-job holder whose middle initial was the same as his last? > IQ2: Were you really Dr Henry Pym? > IQ3: Were you really Ray Palmer? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Chester A. Arthur. > I’m not Ant-Man. I’m not the Atom. Correct on all three. IQ1: Did a young girl suggest that you grow a beard? IQ2: Did Patton say you were a better tank commander than he was? IQ3: Did you write about Estcarp? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/665 "2014-09-02T19:12:13Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a young girl suggest that you grow a beard? > IQ2: Did Patton say you were a better tank commander than he was? > IQ3: Did you write about Estcarp? I am not Abraham Lincoln. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/666 "2014-09-02T19:16:08Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > …The ugly world leader was Brezhnev BTW. I’ve always been tickled that he and Nixon are featured in the photo at the head of this Wiki article (second row of pics): [Mammal - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal) Previous IQs: Were you Peer Gynt’s mom? Were you Estel’s dad? Are you Estel by your much-better-known name? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs and a fourth DQ for reaching your half-century mark. That’s kind of you, but I’ll just stick to three. Peer Gynt’s mom was Aase: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxjw6ZsHjNU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxjw6ZsHjNU) Arathorn was the father of Aragorn, named Estel by his mom they were in hiding in Rivendell. DQs: Last name start with A? Died since 1950? Political/military? IQs: Did you pay for the construction of lots of libraries in the U.S.? Were you the carpetbagger Governor of Mississippi? Was your catchphrase “Keep the faith, baby”? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/667 "2014-09-02T19:20:08Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. American 5. Last name starts with A 6. Died since 1950 7. Not political/military ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/668 "2014-09-02T19:21:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you pay for the construction of lots of libraries in the U.S.? > Were you the carpetbagger Governor of Mississippi? > Was your catchphrase “Keep the faith, baby”? I am not Andrew Carnegie. Take a DQ for #2. I am not Adam Clayton Powell. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/669 "2014-09-02T19:23:58Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ3: Did your daughter Christina tell you the reason your son Alexander died was because your new wife was cursed? Aristotle Onassis — his daughter did not like Jackie O that much. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/670 "2014-09-02T19:29:39Z")
DQ: Known for the arts? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/671 "2014-09-02T19:30:08Z")
IQ: Were you a sci-fi writer who contracted HIV from a blood transfusion? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/672 "2014-09-02T19:34:09Z")
Poet Archibald Macleish was chief Librarian of Congress, and Ronald Reagan played pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander in _ **The Winning Team.** _ DQ) Were you alive at any point in the 21st century? DQ) Were you born East of the Mississippi? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/673 "2014-09-02T19:35:36Z")
IQ1: Are you a trumpet player nicknamed Satchmo? IQ2: Did you manage to keep _Gemini 8_ from spinning out of control and dock it with the satellite _Agena_? IQ3: When asked by Barbara Walters what you would do if your doctor gave you six months to live, did you answer “Type faster”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/674 "2014-09-02T19:37:41Z")
IQ1) Were you a losing Presidential candidate whose daughter became a US Senator? IQ2) Were you recently killed while trying to save the life of a gay friend? IQ3) Did you play a thinly disguised version of Mel Brooks in a popular sitcom created by one of Brooks’ best friends? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/675 "2014-09-02T19:55:12Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. American 5. Last name starts with A 6. Died since 1950 7. Not political/military 8. Known for the arts 9. Died before 2000 10. 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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/676 "2014-09-02T19:56:13Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you a sci-fi writer who contracted HIV from a blood transfusion? Take a DQ. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/677 "2014-09-02T19:58:44Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a trumpet player nicknamed Satchmo? > IQ2: Did you manage to keep _Gemini 8_ from spinning out of control and dock it with the satellite _Agena_? > IQ3: When asked by Barbara Walters what you would do if your doctor gave you six months to live, did you answer “Type faster”? I am not Louis “Pops” Armstrong. Take a DQ for #2. Unless #3 is Isaac Asimov, take another DQ. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/678 "2014-09-02T20:00:07Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you a losing Presidential candidate whose daughter became a US Senator? > IQ2) Were you recently killed while trying to save the life of a gay friend? > IQ3) Did you play a thinly disguised version of Mel Brooks in a popular sitcom created by one of Brooks’ best friends? Take DQs for the 1st two. Take one for #3 unless you’re thinking of Morey Amsterdam on _The Dick van Dyke Show_. (I’m not Morey.) ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/679 "2014-09-02T20:12:04Z")
Mine was Asimov. Holding my DQ pending Knowed. revealing his 3rd answer. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/680 "2014-09-02T23:02:23Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a trumpet player nicknamed Satchmo? > IQ2: Did you manage to keep Gemini 8 from spinning out of control and dock it with the satellite Agena? > IQ3: When asked by Barbara Walters what you would do if your doctor gave you six months to live, did you answer “Type faster”? > > I am not Louis “Pops” Armstrong. > Take a DQ for #2. > Unless #3 is Isaac Asimov, take another DQ. Correct, Neil Armstrong, correct. DQ: Performing arts? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690.md?page=35)