# August Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 1, 2013, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072 "2013-08-01T11:47:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/141 "2013-08-06T02:11:37Z")
IQ1) Was a movie made about a problem you overcame? IQ2) Do you hold the record for longest term in one office, only to take another afterwards? Sorry, I’m new at this, is there a reference for “The Arts, as defined in this game”? ---
**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 6, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/142 "2013-08-06T02:16:29Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > IQ1) Was a movie made about a problem you overcame? > IQ2) Do you hold the record for longest term in one office, only to take another afterwards? > Sorry, I’m new at this, is there a reference for “The Arts, as defined in this game”? Welcome, Zakalwe! Hope you have fun. SCAdian or Elendil’s Heir or some other player who’s been at this longer than I will have to answer that question, though I can tell you it includes both the creative arts (painting, sculpture, etc.) and the performing arts (musicians, actors, dancers, etc.) While the answer to #1 could be considered “yes”, the question has such a large range that I’ll have to ask you to narrow it. Take a DQ for #2 though. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/143 "2013-08-06T02:16:32Z")
It means the person is an artist, actor, writer, poet, dancer, musician… of that ilk ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/144 "2013-08-06T02:24:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > While the answer to #1 could be considered “yes”, the question has such a large range that I’ll have to ask you to narrow it. > Take a DQ for #2 though. Yeah, I was afraid of that on #1. Too late after I hit submit though… IQ1-restated)Was a movie made about a personal disability you overcame in a time of great need? IQ2 was Georges Pompidou - the longest serving French Prime Minister who later became President. DQ2)Are you best known for politics? ---
**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 6, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/145 "2013-08-06T02:26:31Z")
DQ1) Dead DQ2) Male DQ3) Not American DQ4) Real DQ5) European DQ6) G is the first letter of my first name DQ7) Not involved in the Arts DQ8) Died after 1900 DQ9) Best known for politics ---
**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 6, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/146 "2013-08-06T02:28:33Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > Yeah, I was afraid of that on #1. Too late after I hit submit though… > IQ1-restated)Was a movie made about a personal disability you overcame in a time of great need? Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/147 "2013-08-06T02:37:02Z")
George VI - the movie was _The King’s Speech_. DQ1) Did you die after 1970? ---
**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 6, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/148 "2013-08-06T02:42:55Z")
DQ1) Dead DQ2) Male DQ3) Not American DQ4) Real DQ5) European DQ6) G is the first letter of my first name DQ7) Not involved in the Arts DQ8) Died after 1900 DQ9) Best known for politics DQ10) Died in or before 1970 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/149 "2013-08-06T02:50:35Z")
IQ: Did you participate in a post war treaty negotiation in your home country? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/150 "2013-08-06T03:08:25Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Are you the son of Bhima? > IQ2: Are you the king of birds? > IQ3: Are you the king of Uruk? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > No idea on Bhima’s son. I thought the Simurgh was king of the birds. I’m not Gilgamesh. Take 2 DQs. #3 is Gilgamesh, as you know. #1 is **Ghatotkatcha** , son of Bhima and the giantess Hidimbi. He fights in the Kurukshetra war on the side of the Pandavas, and is killed by Karna, who has to use his once-only special power granted by Indra. As a result, he (poor old Karna) cannot use it against Arjuna. #2 is **Garuda** , from the Ramayana. DQ1: French? I’ll reserve my second DQ, if I may. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/151 "2013-08-06T07:44:19Z")
IQ1: Did your most historically significant action result from a chance encounter outside a delicatessen? IQ2: Does a type of biscuit share your name? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/152 "2013-08-06T08:08:47Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Did your most historically significant action result from a chance encounter outside a delicatessen? > IQ2: Does a type of biscuit share your name? IQ3: Were you the British king during the First World War? ---
**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 6, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/153 "2013-08-06T11:58:23Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you participate in a post war treaty negotiation in your home country? Yes, but this is pretty wide open. Take a DQ, anyway. And be sure to say who it is, since you might be right. ---
**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 6, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/154 "2013-08-06T12:00:45Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Did your most historically significant action result from a chance encounter outside a delicatessen? > IQ2: Does a type of biscuit share your name? > IQ3: Were you the British king during the First World War? Take 2 DQ, I’m not George V. ---
**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 6, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/155 "2013-08-06T12:01:46Z")
DQ1) Dead DQ2) Male DQ3) Not American DQ4) Real DQ5) European DQ6) G is the first letter of my first name DQ7) Not involved in the Arts DQ8) Died after 1900 DQ9) Best known for politics DQ10) Died in or before 1970 DQ11) French ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/156 "2013-08-06T12:03:38Z")
#1 is Gavrilo Princip, who happened to be at a delicatessen on the street down which Franz Ferdinand’s driver took a wrong turn. #2 is Guisseppe Garibaldi. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/157 "2013-08-06T15:38:24Z")
IQ1) Do you share a nickname (in French of course) with a current golfer? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/158 "2013-08-06T15:44:22Z")
I’ll cash in my reserved DQ, with your permission. DQ: Were you directly involved in WWII, whether as a combatant, spy or as a political/diplomatic player? ---
**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 6, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/159 "2013-08-06T15:51:35Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > IQ1) Do you share a nickname (in French of course) with a current golfer? 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:** [August 6, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072/160 "2013-08-06T15:53:06Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I’ll cash in my reserved DQ, with your permission. > > DQ: Were you directly involved in WWII, whether as a combatant, spy or as a political/diplomatic player? I’m not Graham Greene. If not Greene, take a DQ. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-botticelli/665072.md?page=9)