# Botticelli April 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 2, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886 "2016-04-02T04:26:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/241 "2016-04-15T16:00:57Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the protagonist of a long-running comic strip created by Hal Foster that takes place during Arthurian times? > IQ2: Were you Secretary of State during the Carter administration? > IQ3: Are you a pianist known as “The Clown Prince of Denmark”? 1. Not Prince Valiant 2. Not Cyrus Vance 3. 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 15, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/242 "2016-04-15T18:31:22Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Jimmy Smits’s first big TV role? - Victor Sifuentes, on _LA Law_. Were you the most famous resident of Larkhill Resettlement Camp? - V., in the graphic novel and movie _V for Vendetta_. Were you the first white child born in what is now North Carolina? - Virginia Dare. DQs: Businessman/entrepreneur? Best known for a single incident? Caucasian? IQs: Did some of your colleagues think you had “screwed the pooch,” to use their phrase? Did you do lots of bad things around Crystal Lake? Were you an Ohio Copperhead during the Civil War? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/243 "2016-04-15T19:52:50Z")
I am V 1. I am real 2. I am male 3. My last name starts with V 4. I am deceased 5. I am not known for the arts 6. I am not known for politics/military at all, though I did serve in the military 7. I was born after 1900 8. I am American 9. Born before 1950 10. I am not known for science 11. I died before the year 2000 12. No product or service is named after me 13. Born east of the Mississippi 14. Born north of the Mason-Dixon line 15. I am a businessman of sorts but not, e.g., a captain of industry or a banking tycoon 16. I am not known for one specific incident 17. I am Caucasian ---
**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 15, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/244 "2016-04-15T20:00:27Z")
IQs: 1. Did John Travolta play you on _Welcome Back, Kotter_? 2. Did you unite the Gauls in the 1st Century? 3. Are you to arrive at the end of the Kaliyuga, riding a white horse? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/245 "2016-04-15T20:11:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did some of your colleagues think you had “screwed the pooch,” to use their phrase? > Did you do lots of bad things around Crystal Lake? > Were you an Ohio Copperhead during the Civil War? 1. DQ 2. Not Jason Voorhies 3. DQ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/246 "2016-04-15T20:12:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did John Travolta play you on _Welcome Back, Kotter_? > 2. Did you unite the Gauls in the 1st Century? > 3. Are you to arrive at the end of the Kaliyuga, riding a white horse? 1. Not Vinnie Barbarino 2. DQ 3. Not Vishnu ---
**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 15, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/247 "2016-04-15T21:55:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did John Travolta play you on _Welcome Back, Kotter_? > 2. Did you unite the Gauls in the 1st Century? > 3. Are you to arrive at the end of the Kaliyuga, riding a white horse? > [@bordelond](#): > > 1. Not Vinnie Barbarino > 2. DQ > 3. Not Vishnu Correct. Vercingetorix. Correct. DQ: Known for sports? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/248 "2016-04-15T22:00:47Z")
I am V 1. I am real 2. I am male 3. My last name starts with V 4. I am deceased 5. I am not known for the arts 6. I am not known for politics/military at all, though I did serve in the military 7. I was born after 1900 8. I am American 9. Born before 1950 10. I am not known for science 11. I died before the year 2000 12. No product or service is named after me 13. Born east of the Mississippi 14. Born north of the Mason-Dixon line 15. I am a businessman of sorts but not, e.g., a captain of industry or a banking tycoon 16. I am not known for one specific incident 17. I am Caucasian 18. I am known for sports ---
**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 15, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/249 "2016-04-15T22:26:15Z")
[_Sports! Why did it have to be sports?_ ;)] IQs: 1. Are you an NFL Hall of Famer who was with the Philadelphia Eagles? 2. Were you a coach for the Philadelphia Eagles? 3. Were you a coach for the Green Bay Packers? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/250 "2016-04-15T22:40:41Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > [_Sports! Why did it have to be sports?_ ;)] > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an NFL Hall of Famer who was with the Philadelphia Eagles? > 2. Were you a coach for the Philadelphia Eagles? > 3. Were you a coach for the Green Bay Packers? 1. Not Steve Van Buren 2. Not Dick Vermeil 3. Not Vince Lombardi ---
**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 15, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/251 "2016-04-15T22:50:53Z")
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 15, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/252 "2016-04-15T23:19:28Z")
IQs: 1. Did you win the Indianapolis 500 in 1953? 2. Were you his racing son? 3. Were you his racing grandson? ---
**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 15, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/253 "2016-04-15T23:27:47Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the protagonist of a long-running comic strip created by Hal Foster that takes place during Arthurian times? > IQ2: Were you Secretary of State during the Carter administration? > IQ3: Are you a pianist known as “The Clown Prince of Denmark”? > > 1. Not Prince Valiant > 2. Not Cyrus Vance > 3. DQ Victor Borge holding 1 DQ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/254 "2016-04-16T01:20:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you win the Indianapolis 500 in 1953? > 2. Were you his racing son? > 3. Were you his racing grandson? Not any of the (Bill) Vuckoviches Three. ---
**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 16, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/255 "2016-04-16T02:22:41Z")
Previous IQs: Did some of your colleagues think you had “screwed the pooch,” to use their phrase? - Virgil “Gus” Grissom, whose Mercury capsule sank after splashdown. Did you do lots of bad things around Crystal Lake? - Yes, Jason Voorhees. Were you an Ohio Copperhead during the Civil War? - Clement Vallandigham, an anti-Lincoln Peace Democrat. Three DQs reserved. What should I ask? We’re down to two. IQ: Did you send a midget to the plate in Major League Baseball? ---
**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 16, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/256 "2016-04-16T02:51:27Z")
Correct on the Vukoviches. EH, we should try to find out what sport. With only 2 DQs left, make the first one multiple choice (e.g., football, baseball, basketball), then if a yes, narrow it down with the other. If a no, then suggest some other sport(s). ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/257 "2016-04-16T03:31:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: > > Did you send a midget to the plate in Major League Baseball? Yes, I am **Bill Veeck** (as in “Wreck”) Veeck was the colorful former owner of the Cleveland Indians, St Louis Browns, and Chicago White Sox. He was something of a legendary figure in baseball 30+ years ago, but I’d bet few fans under 40 know his legacy today. ---
**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 16, 2016, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/258 "2016-04-16T10:57:11Z")
Well done, EH! ---
**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 16, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/259 "2016-04-16T12:37:25Z")
OK, I remember that. He was betting the pitcher couldn’t get inside the midget’s strike zone and he was right. ---
**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 16, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/260 "2016-04-16T15:25:00Z")
Heh. Supposedly he told the midget that, if he took a swing, a sniper in the stands would kill him. It was just a stunt, and Veeck wanted a walk. I’ve been an Indians fan for a long time, and Veeck is still legendary in Cleveland. Thanks, **bordelond**. Good one. Continuing our march through the alphabet, our next letter is W [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886.md?page=14)