# 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:** 5
**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 4, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/81 "2016-04-04T17:51:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a leader whose name was later the middle name of a fictional hero? > Were you a leader whose name was later the middle name of a military leader? > Were you the Governor of Illinois in 1985? DQ x 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 4, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/82 "2016-04-04T17:55:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Paul call you his true son in the common faith? > 2. Did you write the hymn _Rock of Ages_? > 3. Hey, dol, ho, dol, are you married to the River-daughter? > [@bordelond](#): > > Three DQs for you. 1. Titus 2. Augustus Toplady 3. Tom Bombadil (in _Lord of the Rings_) DQs: 1. Known because of criminal activity? 2. European? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 4, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/83 "2016-04-04T17:56:15Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a leader whose name was later the middle name of a fictional hero? - I give you James Tiberius Kirk. Were you a leader whose name was later the middle name of a military leader? - Likewise William Tecumseh Sherman. Were you the Governor of Illinois in 1985? - Jim Thompson (I saw him on a street in Washington that year). Three DQs reserved. IQs: Were you captain of the NSEA _Protector_? Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? Were you an early American diplomat to Paris? ---
**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 4, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/84 "2016-04-04T17:57:05Z")
I am T 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with a T 4. Deceased 5. Not known for the arts 6. Died after 1900 7. Not known for politics/military 8. Not American 9. Died before 2000 10. Started a business late in life, but not known for it 11. Died after 1950 12. Not known for criminal activity 13. Not 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 4, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/85 "2016-04-04T18:11:47Z")
DQ: Asian? ---
**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 4, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/86 "2016-04-04T18:19:04Z")
I am T 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with a T 4. Deceased 5. Not known for the arts 6. Died after 1900 7. Not known for politics/military 8. Not American 9. Died before 2000 10. Started a business late in life, but not known for it 11. Died after 1950 12. Not known for criminal activity 13. Not European 14. Asian ---
**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 4, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/87 "2016-04-04T18:21:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you captain of the NSEA _Protector_? > Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? > Were you an early American diplomat to Paris? DQ. Heard of “Rock of Chickamauga”, but can’t place it - DQ. I am not Thomas Jefferson. ---
**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 4, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/88 "2016-04-04T18:24:44Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _The Stress Of Her Regard_, _Dinner at Deviant’s Palace_ and _Earthquake Weather_? 2. Have you been portrayed by both Steve McQueen and Pierce Brosnan? 3. Did you have a hit with _Private Dancer_? ---
**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 4, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/89 "2016-04-04T19:10:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _The Stress Of Her Regard_, _Dinner at Deviant’s Palace_ and _Earthquake Weather_? > 2. Have you been portrayed by both Steve McQueen and Pierce Brosnan? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Private Dancer_? 1. DQ. 2. I am not Thomas Crown. 3. I am not Tina Turner. ---
**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 4, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/90 "2016-04-04T19:18:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _The Stress Of Her Regard_, _Dinner at Deviant’s Palace_ and _Earthquake Weather_? > 2. Have you been portrayed by both Steve McQueen and Pierce Brosnan? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Private Dancer_? > [@bordelond](#): > > 1. DQ. > 2. I am not Thomas Crown. > 3. I am not Tina Turner. #1 is Tim Powers. Correct on the other two. DQ: Japanese or Chinese? ---
**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 4, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/91 "2016-04-04T19:36:58Z")
I am T 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with a T 4. Deceased 5. Not known for the arts 6. Died after 1900 7. Not known for politics/military 8. Not American 9. Died before 2000 10. Started a business late in life, but not known for it 11. Died after 1950 12. Not known for criminal activity 13. Not European 14. Asian 15. I am neither Japanese nor Chinese ---
**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 4, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/92 "2016-04-04T19:57:06Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the eponymous talking teddy bear character of two movies? 2. Did you play the fatuous talking head on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_? 3. Did you write _In Cold Blood_? ---
**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 4, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/93 "2016-04-04T20:53:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the eponymous talking teddy bear character of two movies? > 2. Did you play the fatuous talking head on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_? > 3. Did you write _In Cold Blood_? 1. I am not Ted 2. I am not Ted Baxter 3. I am not Truman Capote ---
**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 4, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/94 "2016-04-04T22:23:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the eponymous talking teddy bear character of two movies? > 2. Did you play the fatuous talking head on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_? > 3. Did you write _In Cold Blood_? > [@bordelond](#): > > 1. I am not Ted > 2. I am not Ted Baxter > 3. I am not Truman Capote Correct on 1 and 3. Ted Baxter was the fatuous talking head. The actor who played him was Ted Knight. 1 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 4, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/95 "2016-04-04T23:44:52Z")
IQ1: Are you the narrator of _Fiddler on the Roof_? IQ2: Do you portray Ragnar Lodbrok in the series _Vikings_? IQ3: Did you write about Discworld? ---
**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 4, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/96 "2016-04-04T23:50:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you awarded the Medal of Honor twice before you and your brother died together in battle? > IQ2: Did you write _Only You Can Save Mankind_? > IQ3: Were you a former circus acrobat and cat burglar who went straight and worked as a bodyguard? > [@bordelond](#): > > 1. dq > 2. dq > 3. dq Thomas Custer. Sir Terence Pratchett. T H E Cat. DQ: Born south of Baghdad? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 5, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/97 "2016-04-05T00:05:19Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the narrator of _Fiddler on the Roof_? > IQ2: Do you portray Ragnar Lodbrok in the series _Vikings_? > IQ3: Did you write about Discworld? 1. I am not Teyve 2. DQ 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 5, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/98 "2016-04-05T00:08:16Z")
I am T 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with a T 4. Deceased 5. Not known for the arts 6. Died after 1900 7. Not known for politics/military 8. Not American 9. Died before 2000 10. Started a business late in life, but not known for it 11. Died after 1950 12. Not known for criminal activity 13. Not European 14. Asian 15. Neither Japanese nor Chinese 16. Born south of Baghdad ---
**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 5, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/99 "2016-04-05T00:24:49Z")
DQ: known as a religious or social leader? ---
**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 5, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886/100 "2016-04-05T00:38:34Z")
I am T 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not begin with a T 4. Deceased 5. Not known for the arts 6. Died after 1900 7. Not known for politics/military 8. Not American 9. Died before 2000 10. Started a business late in life, but not known for it 11. Died after 1950 12. Not known for criminal activity 13. Not European 14. Asian 15. Neither Japanese nor Chinese 16. Born south of Baghdad 17. Not a religious or social leader [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2016/750886.md?page=6)