# 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:** 22
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/421 "2015-04-27T19:54:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The other rule you may not be aware of is that everything must come from your memory. No researching on Google or elsewhere, except to verify information particular to your person. That one I do remember from before. 🙂 DQ Summary 1. Real 2. Male > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Were you the first superhero to die in a comic book (DC or Marvel)? > 2. Are you Lucy and Linus’s little brother? > 3. Are you the daughter of Trigon? 1. I have no idea… I only remember the Dark Phoenix saga. 2. No, I’m not Rerun. 3. Again, no idea. 2 DQ for you! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/422 "2015-04-27T20:10:19Z")
\*Originally Posted by astorian IQ1) Were you the last faithful Roman Catholic to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury? IQ2) Did Nolan Ryan get you in a headlock and shower you with noogies on the field? IQ3) Though better known as a guitarist, were you the bassist for the Jeff Beck Group in the Sixties? \* 1. Reginald Pole 2. Robin Ventura 3. Not Rod Stewart, but Rod’s longtime guitarist Ron Wood! DQ1) First name starts with R? DQ2) Alive? DQ3) 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 27, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/423 "2015-04-27T20:33:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the first superhero to die in a comic book (DC or Marvel)? > 2. Are you Lucy and Linus’s little brother? > 3. Are you the daughter of Trigon? > [@Baffle](#): > > 1. I have no idea… I only remember the Dark Phoenix saga. > 2. No, I’m not Rerun. > 3. Again, no idea. > > 2 DQ for you! #1 was the otherwise unremarkable Red Bee. (DC comics) #2 is correct. #3 is Raven from the Teen Titans. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/424 "2015-04-27T21:23:24Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Not Rod Stewart, but Rod’s longtime guitarist Ron Wood! Dammit! > [@](#): > > DQ1) First name starts with R? > DQ2) Alive? > DQ3) American? 1. Yes. 2. No. 3. No. DQ summary: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. First name starts with R. 4. Not alive. 5. Not 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 27, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/425 "2015-04-27T21:24:36Z")
DQs: 1. Died before 1900? 2. European? ---
**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 27, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/426 "2015-04-27T21:29:01Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the protagonist of _The H.M.S. Pinafore_? 2. Are you the protagonist of _Ruddigore_? 3. Are you the pirates’ maid in _The Pirates of Penzance_? ---
**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 27, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/427 "2015-04-27T21:29:53Z")
Wiped me. IQ1: Does your family continue the Bayreuth Festival every year and host performances of your music? IQ2: Did Leo Tolstoy host a performance by you at his home, then tell you afterwards your music was nonsense? IQ3: Did you write the symphonic suite _Scheherazade_? ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/428 "2015-04-28T01:53:33Z")
IQ1: Were you a Medal of Honor recipient a fictional starship was named after? IQ2: Was God your co-pilot? IQ3: Did you write “Tam O’Shanter”? ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/429 "2015-04-28T12:42:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Died before 1900? > 2. European? 1. Yes. 2. Yes. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the protagonist of _The H.M.S. Pinafore_? > 2. Are you the protagonist of _Ruddigore_? > 3. Are you the pirates’ maid in _The Pirates of Penzance_? I have blanked on all three. Take your DQs and use them wisely. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Wiped me. > > IQ1: Does your family continue the Bayreuth Festival every year and host performances of your music? > IQ2: Did Leo Tolstoy host a performance by you at his home, then tell you afterwards your music was nonsense? > IQ3: Did you write the symphonic suite _Scheherazade_? 1. I am not Richard Wagner. 2. I am not (guessing here) Rachmaninoff? 3. DQ for you. Unless this one is actually Rachmaninoff. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a Medal of Honor recipient a fictional starship was named after? > IQ2: Was God your co-pilot? > IQ3: Did you write “Tam O’Shanter”? I have no idea on 1… 2 is the WWII general? But I don’t remember his name. ☹ 3. I am not Robert Burns. * * * DQ Summary: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. First name starts with R. 4. Not alive. 5. Not American. 6. Died before 1900. 7. 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 28, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/430 "2015-04-28T13:32:04Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a Medal of Honor recipient a fictional starship was named after? > IQ2: Was God your co-pilot? > IQ3: Did you write “Tam O’Shanter”? > [@Baffle](#): > > I have no idea on 1… 2 is the WWII general? But I don’t remember his name. ☹ > 3. I am not Robert Burns. Rodger Young (_Starship Troopers_). Robert Scott - Flying Tiger, USAAF ace, and USAF brigadier general. Correct. DQ1: Died before 1600? DQ2: Known for the Arts, as defined by this group? ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/431 "2015-04-28T14:00:05Z")
IQ1: Were you Doctor Mirabilis? IQ2: Did you play a reporter, a lawyer, and a detective? IQ3: Were you a German prince who served as an English cavalry general? ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/432 "2015-04-28T14:27:00Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Doctor Mirabilis? > IQ2: Did you play a reporter, a lawyer, and a detective? > IQ3: Were you a German prince who served as an English cavalry general? 1. I am not Roger Bacon. 2. I am not Christopher Reeve. (If that’s who you were going for.) 3. I am, however, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a German-born cavalry general, nephew to King Charles II, scientist, artist, inventor, and statesman. Well-guessed, **SCAdian**!! As an aside, your DQ of “known for the arts” threw me a bit. I’m not sure what you meant by “as defined by this group.” Since Rupert was at least an amateur artist, arguably he’s not known primarily for the arts, but a “no” answer might still be inaccurate, while a “yes” would certainly be misleading. What’s the accepted standard for answering this question? ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/433 "2015-04-28T14:29:18Z")
Good job, SCAdian! ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/434 "2015-04-28T14:59:22Z")
Yes, congrats, **SCAdian**! > [@Baffle](#): > > …As an aside, your DQ of “known for the arts” threw me a bit. I’m not sure what you meant by “as defined by this group.” Since Rupert was at least an amateur artist, arguably he’s not known primarily for the arts, but a “no” answer might still be inaccurate, while a “yes” would certainly be misleading. What’s the accepted standard for answering this question? I try to give a qualified answer under those circumstances, such as “Not best known for the arts” - that is, _somewhat_ known, but it’s not the most important thing about this person, or what he’s remembered for. You can be discreet, cryptic even, without being misleading. ---
**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 28, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/435 "2015-04-28T15:03:48Z")
I concur with EH on “Not best known for the arts”. ---
**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 28, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/436 "2015-04-28T16:21:07Z")
Some of our players are military historians. I gave up trying to stump them with military people a long time ago. 🙂 ---
**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 29, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/437 "2015-04-29T02:24:38Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Doctor Mirabilis? > IQ2: Did you play a reporter, a lawyer, and a detective? > IQ3: Were you a German prince who served as an English cavalry general? > [@Baffle](#): > > 1. I am not Roger Bacon. > 2. I am not Christopher Reeve. (If that’s who you were going for.) Correct. Raymond Burr (_Godzilla, King of the Monsters!_, _Perry Mason_, and _Ironside_). > [@Baffle](#): > > 1. I am, however, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a German-born cavalry general, nephew to King Charles II, scientist, artist, inventor, and statesman. Fascinating Wikipedia article on him. I only knew him as an outstanding cavalry leader - hadn’t heard about all those other things. Hmmm… Do the names Nancy Wake or Mush Morton mean anything to any of y’all? **I am** **N**. ---
**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 29, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/438 "2015-04-29T03:20:44Z")
Nothing on either name for me. IQs: 1. Were you Watson to Rathbone’s Holmes? 2. Were you Fu Manchu’s adversary? 3. Did you play Lois Lane on TV? ---
**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 29, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/439 "2015-04-29T12:37:43Z")
IQ1: Are you and your sister Anne lead singers of the band _Heart_? IQ2: Were you Sid Vicious’s girlfriend, possibly killed by him? IQ3: Did Shane Stant bash you in the upper leg with a truncheon? ---
**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 29, 2015, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/440 "2015-04-29T13:01:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Nothing on either name for me. > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Watson to Rathbone’s Holmes? > 2. Were you Fu Manchu’s adversary? > 3. Did you play Lois Lane on TV? The first one is Nigel Somebody, I think, but no idea on the surname so take three DQs. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you and your sister Anne lead singers of the band _Heart_? > IQ2: Were you Sid Vicious’s girlfriend, possibly killed by him? > IQ3: Did Shane Stant bash you in the upper leg with a truncheon? DQ. DQ. Not Nancy Kerrigan. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=23)