# Botticelli #31 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 3, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181 "2008-07-03T13:16:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/41 "2008-07-06T13:33:13Z")
Tap tap tap. Is this thing on? Are you a prominent figure from the Protestant Reformation? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/42 "2008-07-07T12:51:47Z")
> [@Biffy](#): > > Tap tap tap. Is this thing on? Sorry, I don’t often have the chance to dope on weekends - should have warned you all beforehand. > [@Biffy](#): > > Are your “tracts” frequently commented upon here on the SDMB? I’m not Jacques Cousteau, if that’s what you mean, otherwise take a DQ. > [@Wargamer](#): > > IQ: Did you author several of novels about Japan? Jung Chang authored several novels about China, but assuming you didn’t confuse your Far-Eastern empires, take a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Did you lose your job to the Iron Lady? Unless you’ve forgotten about Ted Heath and the answer is James Callaghan, I got nothin’. > [@Biffy](#): > > Are you a prominent figure from the Protestant Reformation? I already told you I’m not Jesus Christ. What? He’s a legitimate answer to your question, isn’t he? Oh alright, take a DQ. All other IQs get a DQ, although I’m going to kick myself for one or two I’m sure. DQ update: Male Real Person Dead Not American Alive during 20th century Not born after 1899 Not involved in government/politics Have served in military ---
**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:** [July 7, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/43 "2008-07-07T13:20:31Z")
Have you been both a Bear and a Titan? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/44 "2008-07-07T13:35:57Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Have you been both a Bear and a Titan? [/QUOTE] I smell American sport, hence an almost-automatic DQ. **Sternvogel** , you have an outstanding DQ from earlier (as do many others, but they probably haven’t noticed my previous post yet). ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/45 "2008-07-07T13:54:26Z")
The author I was thinking of was James Clavell, who wrote _Shogun_ and _Noble House_. DQ: Were you born prior to 1800? IQ: Were you a famous English general who fought against France in the War of Spanish Succession? Edit - To clarify the IQ. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/46 "2008-07-07T15:46:09Z")
[QUOTE=Wargamer] The author I was thinking of was James Clavell, who wrote _Shogun_ and _Noble House_. DQ: Were you born prior to 1800? [/QUOTE] Not born prior to 1800. > [@Wargamer](#): > > IQ: Were you a famous English general who fought against France in the War of Spanish Succession? I am not John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough KG (26 May/24 June 1650 – 16 June 1722). And I in no way looked that up. I’m leaving work now to catch my private jet home. Only one of the above is true. Take another DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/47 "2008-07-07T15:50:22Z")
Were you the father of the man who proclaimed ‘Peace in our time.’? ---
**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:** [July 7, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/48 "2008-07-07T16:14:46Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Have you been both a Bear and a Titan? [/QUOTE] Florida-born linebacker Jeremy Cain. DQ: Were you an entertainer of some kind? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/49 "2008-07-07T16:28:18Z")
[QUOTE=Wargamer] Were you the father of the man who proclaimed ‘Peace in our time.’? [/QUOTE] J… J… J… James Chamberlain? So unfair! I imagine it’s unlikely his name is as common as ‘James’, or you wouldn’t have asked. I was not an entertainer. ETA: Damn. It was Joseph Chamberlain. Another DQ for **Wargamer** , he’s due 2. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/50 "2008-07-07T17:27:37Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] Are you a dieter extraoridinaire? [/QUOTE] I’m assuming Jenni Craig just earned me a DQ. DQ: Are you famous for your creative work? IQ: Could you figure out how to hide a poison dart in a Nazi’s souffle without making it collapse? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/51 "2008-07-07T17:31:16Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] I’m assuming Jenni Craig just earned me a DQ. DQ: Are you famous for your creative work? IQ: Could you figure out how to hide a poison dart in a Nazi’s souffle without making it collapse? [/QUOTE] Yes, no, and no - the latter sounds like Monty Python, so I am not John Cleese, but if I guessed incorrectly take another DQ. ETA summary: Male Real Person Dead Not American Alive during 20th century Not born after 1899 Not involved in government/politics Have served in military Not born before 1800 Not an entertainer Not known for creative work ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/52 "2008-07-07T18:20:47Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] I’m not Jacques Cousteau, if that’s what you mean, otherwise take a DQ. I already told you I’m not Jesus Christ. What? He’s a legitimate answer to your question, isn’t he? Oh alright, take a DQ. [/QUOTE] The author of much-derided tracts is Jack Chick (see current Pit thread). The protestant reformer is John Calvin. DQ1: Are you British? DQ2: Are you best known for service in wartime? IQ: Are you an American peanut farmer who came to prominence in the 1970s? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/53 "2008-07-07T18:30:45Z")
Are you European? Is your fame related to your military service? IQ: Did you play Lara in a movie set during the late 1910’s? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/54 "2008-07-07T18:50:43Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] Yes, no, and no - the latter sounds like Monty Python, so I am not John Cleese, but if I guessed incorrectly take another DQ. [/QUOTE] Julia Child [worked for the OSS during World War II](http://www.moaa.org/magazine/January2003/f_juliachild.asp). DQ: Were you European? IQ: Do you like to wish upon a star? ---
**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:** [July 7, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/55 "2008-07-07T18:58:22Z")
Did you once play a crusty old New York cop named Waldo? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/56 "2008-07-07T22:35:24Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] IQ: Are you a New York Yankee second baseman famous for malaprop-laden broadcasts of several baseball teams’ games? [/QUOTE] This is [Jerry Coleman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Coleman), whose memorable turns of phrase allegedly include “There’s a deep fly ball – Winfield is going back, back…Oh! He hits his head against the wall. It’s rolling toward second base.” DQ: Were you killed in battle? IQ: Did you win an Olympic gold medal in women’s springboard diving? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/57 "2008-07-08T03:14:04Z")
Did you claim Quebec for France? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/58 "2008-07-08T03:15:05Z")
Did you like to say “Sock it to me?” ---
**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:** [July 8, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/59 "2008-07-08T04:01:03Z")
Did you win first place in the first event of the first Olympics of the modern era? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-31/455181/60 "2008-07-08T04:27:33Z")
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