# Botticelli - April 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 1, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852 "2019-04-01T13:08:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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 12, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/101 "2019-04-12T18:16:44Z")
DQ: Elected to federal office? ---
**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 12, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/102 "2019-04-12T18:27:00Z")
IQ1: Were you Nick Fury’s second-in-command in their war comics days? IQ2: Were you an anthropomorphic superhero created by Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby to raise money for Gerber’s lawsuit against Marvel Comics? IQ3: Are you the tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips in DC Comics? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/103 "2019-04-12T20:39:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Judge Dredd, Judge Dread or Judge Dee. 2 was Judge Doom. IQs: 1. In a comic series, are you the brother of Destiny, Death, Desire, and Destruction? 2. Were you head of the Office of Strategic Services? 3. Are you a talk show host who wrote _My Point…and I Do Have One_? DQ: died before 1925? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/104 "2019-04-12T21:27:20Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQ1: Are you a property developer who first came to notoriety for demolishing a New York building, reneging on your promise to allow the Metropolitan Museum of Art to remove and conserve the Art Deco panels that had adorned its facade? > > IQ2: Are you the President of the European Council? > > IQ3: Were you the inaugural First Minister of Scotland, presiding over the first meeting of the Scottish Parliament since the 17th century? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Judge Dredd, Judge Dread or Judge Dee. > Not Donald Trump, dunno and dunno. Yes to Donald Trump; the other two were Donald Tusk and Donald Dewar. It was an all-Donald series. DQ1: Known primarily as a politician? DQ2: New Yorker? IQ1: Have you been played by Eddie Murphy and Rex Harrison, in critically-panned movies? IQ2: Were you emperor of a Classical Age empire? IQ3: Were you an Illinois newspaperman who managed Abraham Lincoln’s first presidential campaign, using tricks such as filling the 1860 Republican convention hall with men hired to shout and scream for Lincoln, and sneaking them into the hall while his rival’s supporters were parading outside? ---
**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 14, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/105 "2019-04-14T19:39:23Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you Nick Fury’s second-in-command in their war comics days? > IQ2: Were you an anthropomorphic superhero created by Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby to raise money for Gerber’s lawsuit against Marvel Comics? > IQ3: Are you the tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips in DC Comics? Not Dum-Dum Dugan, dunno, and not Dildo Supremo (that’s a guess). > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. In a comic series, are you the brother of Destiny, Death, Desire, and Destruction? > 2. Were you head of the Office of Strategic Services? > 3. Are you a talk show host who wrote _My Point…and I Do Have One_?.. Not Devastation, William “Wild Bill” Donovan or Phil Donahue. > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > … > > IQ1: Have you been played by Eddie Murphy and Rex Harrison, in critically-panned movies? > > IQ2: Were you emperor of a Classical Age empire? > > IQ3: Were you an Illinois newspaperman who managed Abraham Lincoln’s first presidential campaign, using tricks such as filling the 1860 Republican convention hall with men hired to shout and scream for Lincoln, and sneaking them into the hall while his rival’s supporters were parading outside? Not Dr. Doolittle, Darius or David Davis. D. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. dead 5. politician, among other things 6. last name starts with D 7. died after 1900 8. arguably best known for a single incident 9. not a Democratic politician 10. died of natural causes 11. not known for manner of death 12. did not die in this century 13. born east of the Mississippi 14. born north of the Mason-Dixon line 15. died before 1969 16. died before 1950 17. never elected to federal office 18. died after 1925 19. arguably known primarily as a politician 20. not a New Yorker No more IQs; please ask all earned DQs by noon EST Tuesday. ---
**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 14, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/106 "2019-04-14T20:43:15Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you Nick Fury’s second-in-command in their war comics days? > IQ2: Were you an anthropomorphic superhero created by Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby to raise money for Gerber’s lawsuit against Marvel Comics? > IQ3: Are you the tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips in DC Comics? > > Not Dum-Dum Dugan, dunno, and not Dildo Supremo (that’s a guess). correct, Destroyer Duck, Darkseid DQ: Was single incident criminal in nature? 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 15, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/107 "2019-04-15T01:12:38Z")
DQ: Caucasian? ---
**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, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/108 "2019-04-15T13:51:07Z")
D. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. dead 5. politician, among other things 6. last name starts with D 7. died after 1900 8. arguably best known for a single incident 9. not a Democratic politician 10. died of natural causes 11. not known for manner of death 12. did not die in this century 13. born east of the Mississippi 14. born north of the Mason-Dixon line 15. died before 1969 16. died before 1950 17. never elected to federal office 18. died after 1925 19. arguably known primarily as a politician 20. not a New Yorker 21. single incident was criminal in nature 22. Caucasian ---
**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, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/109 "2019-04-15T15:58:50Z")
DQ: Is name a label, like “Ponzi Scheme”? ---
**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, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/110 "2019-04-15T17:19:38Z")
D. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. dead 5. politician, among other things 6. last name starts with D 7. died after 1900 8. arguably best known for a single incident 9. not a Democratic politician 10. died of natural causes 11. not known for manner of death 12. did not die in this century 13. born east of the Mississippi 14. born north of the Mason-Dixon line 15. died before 1969 16. died before 1950 17. never elected to federal office 18. died after 1925 19. arguably known primarily as a politician 20. not a New Yorker 21. single incident was criminal in nature 22. Caucasian 23. name is not a label, like “Ponzi Scheme” ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/111 "2019-04-15T17:49:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Devastation, William “Wild Bill” Donovan or Phil Donahue. 1 was Dream, in _The Sandman_; 3 was Ellen DeGeneres. DQ: criminal incident was related to politics? One DQ reserved. ---
**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, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/112 "2019-04-15T22:18:28Z")
My FirstName Lastname Question: Are you Eugene V. Debs? ---
**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, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/113 "2019-04-16T13:53:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > My FirstName Lastname Question: Are you Eugene V. Debs? I am not. D. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. dead 5. politician, among other things 6. last name starts with D 7. died after 1900 8. arguably best known for a single incident 9. not a Democratic politician 10. died of natural causes 11. not known for manner of death 12. did not die in this century 13. born east of the Mississippi 14. born north of the Mason-Dixon line 15. died before 1969 16. died before 1950 17. never elected to federal office 18. died after 1925 19. arguably known primarily as a politician 20. not a New Yorker 21. single incident was criminal in nature 22. Caucasian 23. name is not a label, like “Ponzi Scheme” 24. criminal incident was related to politics ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/114 "2019-04-16T15:23:47Z")
Firstname Lastname question: Are you Edward Doheny, of Teapot Dome notoriety? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/115 "2019-04-16T15:54:38Z")
DQ: scandal happened in the 1920s? ---
**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, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/116 "2019-04-16T16:47:18Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Firstname Lastname question: Are you Edward Doheny, of Teapot Dome notoriety? I am not. D. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. dead 5. politician, among other things 6. last name starts with D 7. died after 1900 8. arguably best known for a single incident 9. not a Democratic politician 10. died of natural causes 11. not known for manner of death 12. did not die in this century 13. born east of the Mississippi 14. born north of the Mason-Dixon line 15. died before 1969 16. died before 1950 17. never elected to federal office 18. died after 1925 19. arguably known primarily as a politician 20. not a New Yorker 21. single incident was criminal in nature 22. Caucasian 23. name is not a label, like “Ponzi Scheme” 24. scandal happened in the 1920s The deadline having passed, there will be no more DQs answered. Please ask your earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST tomorrow. **SMV** and **Prof. P.** have already asked theirs. ---
**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, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/117 "2019-04-16T18:09:11Z")
My best guess is Clarence Darrow. ---
**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, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/118 "2019-04-16T18:44:05Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > My best guess is Clarence Darrow. I am not him, either. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/119 "2019-04-17T14:46:42Z")
DQ: Are you Edwin Denby, Secretary of the Navy under Warren Harding, also of Teapot Dome notoriety? ---
**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 17, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852/120 "2019-04-17T15:36:18Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > DQ: Are you Edwin Denby, Secretary of the Navy under Warren Harding, also of Teapot Dome notoriety? I am not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2019/831852.md?page=7)