# Botticelli - April 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 3, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093 "2023-04-03T16:37:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/221 "2023-04-28T15:35:40Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the title role in the movie _Gunga Din_? 2. In the book _God’s Favorite_ are you referred to as Schlomo? 3. Did you rebuke the king for having a witch summon up your ghost? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/222 "2023-04-28T15:51:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? > Were you his second? > Were you his SECSTATE? Take 2 DQs 3. I’m not Seward > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you a Jewish LA Dodger? > 2. Is your book _On Writing_ on writing? > 3. Did you command your footwear to begin perambulating? 1 take a DQ 2. I’m not Stephen King? 3. take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/223 "2023-04-28T15:59:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you play the title role in the movie _Gunga Din_? > - In the book _God’s Favorite_ are you referred to as Schlomo? > - Did you rebuke the king for having a witch summon up your ghost? 1. Take a DQ 2. I’m not Schlomo 😉 (i’ll leave it to decide whether this is a legitimate dodge) 3. Take a DQ ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/224 "2023-04-28T16:05:39Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1 take a DQ > 2. I’m not Stephen King? > 3. take a DQ 1 was Sandy Koufax; 2 was indeed Stephen King; 3 was Nancy Sinatra ([“…Start walkin’!”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Boots_Are_Made_for_Walkin%27)). DQs: 1. living? 2. American? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/225 "2023-04-28T16:07:17Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. Only name starts with S 4. Dead 5. American ---
**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, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/226 "2023-04-28T16:09:53Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? - Simon Cameron Were you his second? - Edwin Stanton Were you his SECSTATE? - Yes, William Seward DQs: Political/military? Died since 1900? IQs: Were you an Indian chief who shared a name with a Roman statesman? Were you one of Custer’s foes in 1876? Did Dr. Mortimer say he coveted your skull? ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/227 "2023-04-28T16:32:20Z")
IQs: 1. Were you appointed to the US Supreme Court by Barack Obama? 2. Were you the eccentric Afro-futurist leader of the Arkestra? 3. Were you a recurring character on _Saturday Night Live_’s Weekend Update, who inevitably recommended New York’s hottest club? ---
**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, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/228 "2023-04-28T23:43:57Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you play the title role in the movie _Gunga Din_? > > - In the book _God’s Favorite_ are you referred to as Schlomo? > > - Did you rebuke the king for having a witch summon up your ghost? > > 1. Take a DQ > 2. I’m not Schlomo 😉 (i’ll leave it to decide whether this is a legitimate dodge) > 3. Take a DQ #1 was Sabu. #2 is Solomon, son of King David. #3 was the prophet Samuel. 3 DQs reserved. IQ: Are you a racehorse who won the Triple Crown? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/229 "2023-04-29T02:22:16Z")
I started writing a long post in response, but I then realized that I missed a crucial point of your scenario. When a bucket is full, a rolling ball will be redistributed, my model assumed that if a ball hit a filled bucket they just fell off and disappeared. The formula I showed you was > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you an Indian chief who shared a name with a Roman statesman? > Were you one of Custer’s foes in 1876? > Did Dr. Mortimer say he coveted your skull? 1. this sounds familiar but take a DQ 2. I’m not sitting Bull 3. take another DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you appointed to the US Supreme Court by Barack Obama? > 2. Were you the eccentric Afro-futurist leader of the Arkestra? > 3. Were you a recurring character on _Saturday Night Live_’s Weekend Update, who inevitably recommended New York’s hottest club? 1, I’m not Sonia Sotomayor 2. Take a DQ 3. take a DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Are you a racehorse who won the Triple Crown? I’m not Secretariat? 1. Real 2. Male 3. Only name starts with S 4. Dead 5. American 6. not political or military 7. died after 1900 3 DQs reserved at least 4 DQs outstanding ---
**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 29, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/230 "2023-04-29T02:31:26Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1, I’m not Sonia Sotomayor > 2. Take a DQ > 3. take a DQ. 2 was Sun Ra; 3 was Stefon. DQs: 1. died after 1970? 2. known from the arts? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/231 "2023-04-29T02:40:42Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. Only name starts with S 4. Dead 5. American 6. not political or military 7. died after 1900 8. died after 1970 9. Not known for the arts PS: ignore the preamble to my previous post. it was to a different thread that accidentally got put here. ---
**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, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/232 "2023-04-29T11:18:07Z")
DQs: 1. Known for business? 2. Died after 2000? 1 DQ reserved. Correct on Secretariat. ---
**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, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/233 "2023-04-29T14:41:01Z")
IQs: 1. Did you kill Bobby Kennedy? 2. Were you a snake character in the comic strip _Pogo_? 3. Did you write _Travels With Charley_? ---
**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, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/234 "2023-04-29T18:56:16Z")
IQ1: Did you compose _The Rite of Spring_? IQ2: Were you a helicopter designer whose company is still based in Connecticut? IQ3: Did you write “Barrett’s Privateers”? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/235 "2023-04-29T19:39:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you kill Bobby Kennedy? > 2. Were you a snake character in the comic strip _Pogo_? > 3. Did you write _Travels With Charley_? 1. I’m not Squeaky Frome (sp?) 2. I love Pogo but surpisingly don’t remember this character, so take a DQ 3. Take a DQ > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you compose _The Rite of Spring_? > IQ2: Were you a helicopter designer whose company is still based in Connecticut? > IQ3: Did you write “Barrett’s Privateers”? 1. I’m not Igor Stravinsky 2. take a DQ 3. Take a DQ DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Only name starts with S 4. Dead 5. American 6. not political or military 7. died after 1900 8. died after 1970 9. Not known for the arts 10. Not known for Business 11. Died before 2000 ---
**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, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/236 "2023-04-29T20:02:00Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Did you kill Bobby Kennedy? > > 2. Were you a snake character in the comic strip _Pogo_? > > 3. Did you write _Travels With Charley_? > > 1. I’m not Squeaky Frome (sp?) > 2. I love Pogo but surpisingly don’t remember this character, so take a DQ > 3. Take a DQ #1 was Sirhan Sirhan. #2 was Snavely, who usually traveled around with Ol’ Mouse. #3 was John Steinbeck. DQs: 1. Known for sports? 2. Human? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/237 "2023-04-29T22:22:28Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you compose _The Rite of Spring_? > > IQ2: Were you a helicopter designer whose company is still based in Connecticut? > > IQ3: Did you write “Barrett’s Privateers”? > > 1. I’m not Igor Stravinsky > 2. take a DQ > 3. Take a DQ correct Igor Sikorsky Stan Rogers DQ: Human? One DQ reserved. IQ1-2: Were you a '70s triple crown winner? IQ3: Were you John Reid’s horse? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/238 "2023-04-29T23:39:16Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1-2: Were you a '70s triple crown winner? > IQ3: Were you John Reid’s horse? 1-2: My knowledge of horse racing begins and ends with Secretariat and man of war. Take 2 DQs 3: Did John Reid play the lone Ranger? if so I’m not Silver, if not take another DQ Also take a final DQ as a replacement for duplicating Dr. Pepperwinkles very informative query. 1. Real 2. Male 3. Only name starts with S 4. Dead 5. American 6. not political or military 7. died after 1900 8. died after 1970 9. Not known for the arts 10. Not known for Business 11. Died before 2000 12. Not known for sports 13. **Not Human!** ---
**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, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/239 "2023-04-29T23:43:28Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1-2: Were you a '70s triple crown winner? > > IQ3: Were you John Reid’s horse? > > 1-2: My knowledge of horse racing begins and ends with Secretariat and man of war. Take 2 DQs > 3: Did John Reid play the lone Ranger, if so I’m not Silver, if not take another DQ > > Also take a final DQ as a replacement for duplicating Dr. Pepperwinkles very informative query. Secretariat and Seattle Slew (Only one DQ, as the Prof had already asked about Secretariat.) Correct (John Reid _was_ the Lone Ranger) Three DQs reserved. IQ: Were you rescued by rangers after a forest fire? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093/240 "2023-04-29T23:59:14Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ: Were you rescued by rangers after a forest fire? Yes I was > **[Story of Smokey | Smokey Bear](https://smokeybear.com/en/smokeys-history/story-of-smokey)** > > Learn the story of an orphan cub whose story of survival inspired a nation to prevent wildfires. Congratulations SCAdian! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2023/982093.md?page=13)