# 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:** 19
**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 25, 2015, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/361 "2015-04-25T04:34:58Z")
Previous IQs: Did you compose “A Clone of My Own”? - Isaac Asimov: [Isaac Asimov | WordWarp](http://transylvaniandutch.com/td/archives/1936). Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s first C.O.? - Adelbert Ames of the 20th Maine, later a Carpetbagger governor of Mississippi. Were you so disorganized that you left behind a bundle of papers in your office labeled, “If you can’t find it anywhere else, look in here”? - Abraham Lincoln. DQs: Real? Male? Last name start with A? IQs: Were you also called Estel and the Dunadan? Were you his dad? 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:** [April 25, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/362 "2015-04-25T13:23:09Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on all three. > IQ1: Does the Royal Navy’s nursing service bear your name? > IQ2: Did you write **Rebel Spurs** and _The Sword Is Drawn_? > IQ3: Did you write _The Bladerunner_? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 25, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/363 "2015-04-25T13:24:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you also called Estel and the Dunadan? > Were you his dad? > Was your catchphrase “Keep the faith, baby”? I am neither Aragorn nor Arathorn. I am not Adam Clayton Powell. ---
**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 25, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/364 "2015-04-25T13:26:25Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A ---
**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 25, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/365 "2015-04-25T13:33:07Z")
IQ1: Are you a 64th century stage magician who uses hypnosis to force audiences to applaud your tricks? IQ2: Were you rejected when you applied for the Legion of Super-Heroes and defeated by fellow applicant Tyroc when you attacked the team? IQ3: Are you one of the members of the Jack Kirby creation Challengers of the Unknown? ---
**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 25, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/366 "2015-04-25T13:43:07Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a 64th century stage magician who uses hypnosis to force audiences to applaud your tricks? > IQ2: Were you rejected when you applied for the Legion of Super-Heroes and defeated by fellow applicant Tyroc when you attacked the team? > IQ3: Are you one of the members of the Jack Kirby creation Challengers of the Unknown? 1. I am not Abra Kadabra. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Ace. ---
**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 25, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/367 "2015-04-25T17:01:44Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on all three. > IQ1: Does the Royal Navy’s nursing service bear your name? > IQ2: Did you write **Rebel Spurs** and _The Sword Is Drawn_? > IQ3: Did you write _The Bladerunner_? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. QARNNS is named after Queen Alexandra, Edward VII’s wife. (And the British Army has QARANS.) These two non-SF books - a Western and a WWII novel - were written by SF author Andre Norton. Alan Nourse. DQ1: Living? DQ2: 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 25, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/368 "2015-04-25T17:15:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Abra Kadabra. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Ace. correct, Absorbing Boy, correct (last name Morgan) holding a DQ IQ1: Are you a member of a young squad of Nazi fighters known as the Boy Commandos? (two possible answers) IQ2: Did you tell the Boy Commandos your name was Sigrid, and that a Nazi spy was after you that turned out to be your true identity? IQ3: Are you a Golden Age crimefighter who used radio technology and had a parrot named Static? ---
**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 25, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/369 "2015-04-25T17:58:43Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A 4. Dead 5. American ---
**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 25, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/370 "2015-04-25T18:00:09Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > correct, Absorbing Boy, correct (last name Morgan) > > holding a DQ > > IQ1: Are you a member of a young squad of Nazi fighters known as the Boy Commandos? (two possible answers) > IQ2: Did you tell the Boy Commandos your name was Sigrid, and that a Nazi spy was after you that turned out to be your true identity? > IQ3: Are you a Golden Age crimefighter who used radio technology and had a parrot named Static? Take DQs for 1 and 2. The only name I recall is Brooklyn. I am not Air Wave. ---
**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 25, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/371 "2015-04-25T21:45:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take DQs for 1 and 2. The only name I recall is Brooklyn. > I am not Air Wave. André Chavard or Alfie Twidgett, Agent Axis, correct DQ: Known for the arts? DQ: Died after 1950? holding 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:** [April 25, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/372 "2015-04-25T23:18:11Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A 4. Dead 5. American 6. Known for the arts 7. Died after 1950 ---
**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 26, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/373 "2015-04-26T00:03:43Z")
IQ1: Are you an Inferior Five member who has to constantly soak your head with a watering can to retain your powers? IQ2: Are you one of the League of Substitute Heroes, real name Khfeurb Chee Bez from the planet Grxyor? IQ3: Are you the leader of the Royal Flush Gang, using your “luck glands” to aid in your malevolent acts? DQ: Known for the performing arts? ---
**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 26, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/374 "2015-04-26T01:01:38Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you an Inferior Five member who has to constantly soak your head with a watering can to retain your powers? > IQ2: Are you one of the League of Substitute Heroes, real name Khfeurb Chee Bez from the planet Grxyor? > IQ3: Are you the leader of the Royal Flush Gang, using your “luck glands” to aid in your malevolent acts? > > DQ: Known for the performing arts? 1. I am not Awkward Man. Take a DQ for #2. 2. I am not Amos Fortune. ---
**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 26, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/375 "2015-04-26T01:03:20Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A 4. Dead 5. American 6. Known for the arts 7. Died after 1950 8. Not known for the performing arts ---
**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 26, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/376 "2015-04-26T01:24:42Z")
You swept my three (Aragorn, Arathorn and Adam Clayton Powell). Well done. IQs: Did you have a fondness for lemon drops, and an unusual bird for a pet? Were you his brother? Were you friends with one good guy, but willing to eat two of his young 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:** [April 26, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/377 "2015-04-26T01:30:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you have a fondness for lemon drops, and an unusual bird for a pet? > Were you his brother? > Were you friends with one good guy, but willing to eat two of his young friends? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 26, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/378 "2015-04-26T01:52:08Z")
IQ: Are you known for photographs you took at Yosemite and elsewhere in the West? ---
**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 26, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/379 "2015-04-26T02:00:16Z")
IQ2: Did you take a well-known picture of a sailor kissing a nurse? IQ3: Were you a cartoonist whose drawings provide the inspiration for a TV show about a creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky family? ---
**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 26, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/380 "2015-04-26T02:03:47Z")
Previous IQs: Did you have a fondness for lemon drops, and an unusual bird for a pet? - Albus Dumbledore. Were you his brother? - Aberforth Dumbledore. Were you friends with one good guy, but willing to eat two of his young friends? - Aragog the giant spider, a pal of Hagrid but not of Harry or Ron. DQs: Known for the visual arts? Born after 1875? Greatest fame after 1950? IQs: Were you Peer Gynt’s mom? Did you have a picnic with a young knight in a movie released since 1980? Were you, depending on the timeline, killed in either of two kinds of accidents? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=20)