# 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:** 17
**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 23, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/321 "2015-04-23T12:47:03Z")
IQs: 1. Did Harry Einstein play you on radio? 2. Were you Fred Allen’s wife? 3. Did Dr. Lizardo kidnap you and torture you? ---
**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 23, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/322 "2015-04-23T13:38:43Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 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? Isaac Pitman, correct, Joseph Pilates Just in case: DQ: Is a product, invention or service named after you? holding 2 DQs ---
**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:** [April 23, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/323 "2015-04-23T13:57:06Z")
Previous IQs: Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation? - Preem Palver, in the Asimov books. Are you the best-known person to have been born on Corfu? - Yes, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Were you the trainer of heroes in ancient Greece? - Yes, Philoctetes. I’d venture to say that most people (myself included) know him best from the DeVito voice role in _Hercules_. DQ: British? IQs: Were you a Pentagon spokesman, later outed as gay, who defended DADT? Were you a Pirates baseball player likened to Yosemite Sam? Did you co-write \*Footfall \*and _King David’s Spaceship_? ---
**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, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/324 "2015-04-23T16:06:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you drive the Turbo Terrific? > IQ2: Were you a detective occasionally hired by Della Street’s employer? > IQ3: Were you said employer? Not Peter Perfect, Perry Mason or Paul Drake ---
**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, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/325 "2015-04-23T16:07:48Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died before 1900 7. First name starts with P 8. Not British 9. No words, phrases, places, products or services are named after me ---
**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, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/326 "2015-04-23T16:09:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a Pentagon spokesman, later outed as gay, who defended DADT? > Were you a Pirates baseball player likened to Yosemite Sam? > Did you co-write \*Footfall \*and _King David’s Spaceship_? Not Pete Williams or Phil Garner Take a DQ for #3 ---
**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, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/327 "2015-04-23T16:10:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Harry Einstein play you on radio? > 2. Were you Fred Allen’s wife? > 3. Did Dr. Lizardo kidnap you and torture you? Not Nick Parkyourcarcass (spelling?) Take DQs for 2 and 3 ---
**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 23, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/328 "2015-04-23T16:18:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Harry Einstein play you on radio? > 2. Were you Fred Allen’s wife? > 3. Did Dr. Lizardo kidnap you and torture you? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Nick Parkyourcarcass (spelling?) > > Take DQs for 2 and 3 #1. Correct on Nick Parkyakarkas. #2 was Portland Hoffa. #3 was Penny Priddy. DQs: 1. Known for Science? 2. Died before 1800? ---
**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, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/329 "2015-04-23T16:53:55Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died before 1900 7. First name starts with P 8. Not British 9. No words, phrases, places, products or services are named after me 10. Not involved in science or technology 11. Died before 1800 ---
**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:** [April 23, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/330 "2015-04-23T17:09:46Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a Pentagon spokesman, later outed as gay, who defended DADT? - Yes, Pete Williams. Were you a Pirates baseball player likened to Yosemite Sam? - Yes, Phil Garner. Impressive! Did you co-write \*Footfall \*and _King David’s Spaceship_? - Jerry Pornelle (with Larry Niven). DQ: Military/political? IQs: Were you Arthur’s puppy? Was your motto “Have gun, will travel”? Did you found Kenyon College? ---
**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, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/331 "2015-04-23T17:16:41Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died before 1900 7. First name starts with P 8. Not British 9. No words, phrases, places, products or services are named after me 10. Not involved in science or technology 11. Died before 1800 12. Not military, and only vaguely political ---
**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, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/332 "2015-04-23T17:17:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Arthur’s puppy? > Was your motto “Have gun, will travel”? > Did you found Kenyon College? Not Paladin Take DQs for 1 and 3 ---
**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, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/333 "2015-04-23T17:19:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you drive the Turbo Terrific? > IQ2: Were you a detective occasionally hired by Della Street’s employer? > IQ3: Were you said employer? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Peter Perfect, Perry Mason or Paul Drake Perfect, Drake and Mason, actually, but whatever. Peter, Paul and Perry again! 😃 IQ1: Did you run afoul of Mr Macgregor? IQ2: Did you appoint Hitler as Chancellor of Germany? IQ3: Were you called Hotspur? ---
**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 23, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/334 "2015-04-23T17:58:48Z")
IQ1: Are you one of Judge Doom’s five weasel henchmen known as the Toon Patrol in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_? IQ2: Are you an imp voiced by Bobcat Goldthwait in the Disney animated feature _Hercules_? IQ3: Are you an imp voiced by Matt Frewer in the same _Hercules_? DQ: Known for a single historical event? holding a DQ ---
**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:** [April 23, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/335 "2015-04-23T18:52:44Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Arthur’s puppy? - Pal, in the books and the PBS animated series. Was your motto “Have gun, will travel”? - Yes, Paladin. Did you found Kenyon College? - Philander Chase. DQs: Holder of a royal/aristocratic title? Born in or east of Vienna? IQs: Were you a noted philosopher after whom a notorious NYC bathhouse was named? Did you draw attention to other Irish women who had given up children to the Catholic Church for adoption? Were you an ambassador who died in a hotel pool? ---
**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 23, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/336 "2015-04-23T20:06:32Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a dour, cynical denizen of the Okefenokee? 2. Are you the Rainbow’s daughter in the Oz books? 3. Are you Wonder Warthog’s secret identity? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/337 "2015-04-24T04:21:55Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Perfect, Drake and Mason, actually, but whatever. > > Peter, Paul and Perry again! 😃 > IQ1: Did you run afoul of Mr Macgregor? > IQ2: Did you appoint Hitler as Chancellor of Germany? > IQ3: Were you called Hotspur? Not Peter Rabbit Take Dqs for 2 and 3 ---
**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 24, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/338 "2015-04-24T04:31:50Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you run afoul of Mr Macgregor? > IQ2: Did you appoint Hitler as Chancellor of Germany? > IQ3: Were you called Hotspur? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Peter Rabbit > > Take Dqs for 2 and 3 Correct. Paul von Hindenburg. Sir Henry Percy. Two DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/339 "2015-04-24T10:00:50Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died before 1900 7. First name starts with P 8. Not British 9. No words, phrases, places, products or services are named after me 10. Not involved in science or technology 11. Died before 1800 12. Not military, and only vaguely political 13. Primarily known for one specific incident or act 14. Born West of Vienna 15. Not royalty or aristocracy ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/340 "2015-04-24T10:02:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > P > IQs: > > Were you a noted philosopher after whom a notorious NYC bathhouse was named? > Did you draw attention to other Irish women who had given up children to the Catholic Church for adoption? > Were you an ambassador who died in a hotel pool? Not Plato (as in Retreat) Take two DQs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=18)