# Botticelli April 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 4, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845 "2015-04-04T23:29:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/301 "2015-04-22T15:51:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Correct as to all three Pierres, but it was the future Bianca Jagger who dated Pierre Trudeau, IIRC. > > IQs: > > Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation? > Are you the best-known person to have been born on Corfu? > Were you the trainer of heroes in ancient Greece? Take a DQ for #1 Not Prince Philip or Philoctetes (which I only know from Danny DeVito in Disney’s _ **Hercules** _) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/302 "2015-04-22T15:52:51Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write “The Wedding Song (There is Love)”? > IQ2: Were you that person’s partner? > IQ3: Did you record “Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)”? Not (Noel) Paul Stookey or Peter Yarrow\* Take a DQ for #3 \*We had to sing all the old PP&M songs on the bus to CYO camp! ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/303 "2015-04-22T15:57:51Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you invent a machine that made people think they were upside down? > 2. Were you John Hamilton’s best remembered role? > 3. Did you rule over the lost Christian Nestorian nation? > Not Professor Pepperwinkle from the 1950s Superman TV show! > Not Perry WHite, from the same show! > > Take a DQ for #3 Correct on the first 2. #3 was Prester John. DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/304 "2015-04-22T17:06:25Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Not Paul “Bear” Bryant or Paul Weller > > Take a DQ for #1 Paul Walker DQ: Real? ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/305 "2015-04-22T17:17:35Z")
IQ1: Were you president/dictator of the Dominican Republic when it separated from Haiti? IQ2: Are you a Dominican Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman who hit 36 homers in 2013, tied for most in the NL? IQ3: Are you a Spanish Conquistador infamous for cruelty to the natives while conquering Mexico? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/306 "2015-04-22T17:18:20Z")
# In case you missed it, I already revealed the answer is a real person- take a new DQ. SUMMARY 1. Real person ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/307 "2015-04-22T17:21:23Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you president/dictator of the Dominican Republic when it separated from Haiti? > IQ2: Are you a Dominican Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman who hit 36 homers in 2013, tied for most in the NL? > IQ3: Are you a Spanish Conquistador infamous for cruelty to the natives while conquering Mexico? No idea on #1 Not Pedro Alvarez. Not… Francisco Pizarro? (I associate him with Peru rather than Mexico, but he’s the only “P” conquistador I remember). ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/308 "2015-04-22T17:31:45Z")
DQ: Male? IQs: 1. Were you an aviator colleague of Rocky & Bullwinkle? 2. Were you an Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist who studied with Seurat? 3. Were you an ancient Greek biographer? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/309 "2015-04-22T17:35:07Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/310 "2015-04-22T17:36:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Male? > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an aviator colleague of Rocky & Bullwinkle? > 2. Were you an Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist who studied with Seurat? > 3. Were you an ancient Greek biographer? Not Captain Peachfuzz Not… Camille Pissaro? Not Plutarch ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/311 "2015-04-22T18:36:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Male? > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an aviator colleague of Rocky & Bullwinkle? > 2. Were you an Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist who studied with Seurat? > 3. Were you an ancient Greek biographer? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Captain Peachfuzz > Not… Camille Pissaro? > Not Plutarch And again correct on all three. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/312 "2015-04-22T19:21:38Z")
IQs: 1. Did you compose the _Lt. Kije Suite_? 2. Were you the daughter of Ceres? 3. Were you the Trapster’s former nom-de-crime? ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/313 "2015-04-22T19:22:21Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you president/dictator of the Dominican Republic when it separated from Haiti? > IQ2: Are you a Dominican Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman who hit 36 homers in 2013, tied for most in the NL? > IQ3: Are you a Spanish Conquistador infamous for cruelty to the natives while conquering Mexico? > > No idea on #1 > > Not Pedro Alvarez. > > Not… Francisco Pizarro? (I associate him with Peru rather than Mexico, but he’s the only “P” conquistador I remember). Pedro Santana, correct, Pedro de Alvarado (second in command to Cortes) DQ: Alive? DQ: American? holding a DQ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/314 "2015-04-22T19:23:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you compose the _Lt. Kije Suite_? > 2. Were you the daughter of Ceres? > 3. Were you the Trapster’s former nom-de-crime? Not Persephone (aka Proserpine) Take DQs for 1 and 3 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/315 "2015-04-22T19:24:47Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/316 "2015-04-22T19:29:53Z")
IQ1: Is a system of shorthand named after you? IQ2: Are you a Russian ballerina for whom a meringue-based dessert is named? IQ3: Are you a Greek-German fitness expert for whom an exercise method is named? (I’m doing this because \*\*astorian \*\*loves to stump us with products named after people) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/317 "2015-04-22T20:44:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Is a system of shorthand named after you? > IQ2: Are you a Russian ballerina for whom a meringue-based dessert is named? > IQ3: Are you a Greek-German fitness expert for whom an exercise method is named? > > (I’m doing this because \*\*astorian \*\*loves to stump us with products named after people) No idea on #1 Take a DQ Not Anna Pavlova? Oh man… you probably get a DQ for #3, because I have no idea of his first name. Not John Pilates? ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/318 "2015-04-22T21:33:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you compose the _Lt. Kije Suite_? > 2. Were you the daughter of Ceres? > 3. Were you the Trapster’s former nom-de-crime? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Persephone (aka Proserpine) > > Take DQs for 1 and 3 #1 was Sergei Prokofiev. #2 was Proserpina, correct. #3 was Paste-Pot Pete. DQs: 1. Died after 1900? 2. European? ---
**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:** [April 23, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/319 "2015-04-23T02:31:52Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write “The Wedding Song (There is Love)”? > IQ2: Were you that person’s partner? > IQ3: Did you record “Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)”? > [@astorian](#): > > Not (Noel) Paul Stookey or Peter Yarrow\* > > Take a DQ for #3 > \*We had to sing all the old PP&M songs on the bus to CYO camp! Correct. Correct. Perry Como. Peter, Paul and Perry! 😃 DQ: Last name starts with P? IQ1: Did you drive the Turbo Terrific? IQ2: Were you a detective occasionally hired by Della Street’s employer? IQ3: Were you said employer? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/320 "2015-04-23T10:43:07Z")
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