# Botticelli - Aug. 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 2, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881 "2021-08-02T17:36:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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:** [August 30, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/261 "2021-08-30T19:22:16Z")
DQ: Died before 1900? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/262 "2021-08-31T01:24:27Z")
IQ1: Did you write Badfinger’s first hit _Come and Get It_? IQ2: Are you one of four US Presidents to be assassinated while in office? IQ3: Are you Sponge Bob’s favorite superhero? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/263 "2021-08-31T02:18:32Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Mel Brooks’ son? 2. Are you John Landis’s son? 3. Are you Steven Spielberg’s son? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/264 "2021-08-31T15:27:57Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you write Badfinger’s first hit _Come and Get It_? > IQ2: Are you one of four US Presidents to be assassinated while in office? > IQ3: Are you Sponge Bob’s favorite superhero? Dunno, not William McKinley or Mermaidman (probably the only time those two have ever been mentioned in the same sentence)! > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Are you Mel Brooks’ son? > 2. Are you John Landis’s son? > 3. Are you Steven Spielberg’s son? Not Max “World War Z” Brooks, not Max Landis and not Max Spielberg. M. 1. real 2. male 3. last name started with M 4. deceased 5. not known for the Arts 6. American 7. died before 1950 8. best known from a single incident or thing 9. sorta kinda known for politics 10. died after 1900 ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/265 "2021-08-31T15:51:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Max “World War Z” Brooks, not Max Landis and not Max Spielberg. A clean sweep! IQs: 1. Did you turn down a million-dollar deal to endorse Beanee Weenee (saying “How can I stand in front of a camera and say I’ll eat Beanee Weenees?” in a later interview)? 2. Were you the half-Vulcan youngest lieutenant in Starfleet, only 15 and a half years old, from an influential 1973 fan zine story? 3. Do you appear on a cooking show that features a sentient mochi and a half-waffle half-yeti creature? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/266 "2021-08-31T16:01:48Z")
Not Mark Wahlberg, Masok or Mike Douglas. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/267 "2021-08-31T16:03:27Z")
DQ: Known for criminal activity? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/268 "2021-08-31T16:04:57Z")
IQs: 1. Were you known as “the Say Hey Kid”? 2. Did you bombard Captain Kangaroo with ping-pong balls? 3. Did Macbeth tell you to “lay on”? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/269 "2021-08-31T16:05:46Z")
Not Willie Mays, not Marabelle and not MacDuff. M. 1. real 2. male 3. last name started with M 4. deceased 5. not known for the Arts 6. American 7. died before 1950 8. best known from a single incident or thing 9. sorta kinda known for politics 10. died after 1900 11. not known for criminal activity ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/270 "2021-08-31T16:06:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Mark Wahlberg, Masok or Mike Douglas. 1 was Michael Jordan; 2 was Lt. Mary Sue; 3 was Michelle Obama. DQ: died after 1925? Two DQs 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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/271 "2021-08-31T16:06:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you known as “the Say Hey Kid”? > 2. Did you bombard Captain Kangaroo with ping-pong balls? > 3. Did Macbeth tell you to “lay on”? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Willie Mays, not Marabelle and not MacDuff. Correct, Mr. Moose and correct. 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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/272 "2021-08-31T16:10:08Z")
Mary Sue! Of course. Patron saint of Bad Fanfic. M. 1. real 2. male 3. last name started with M 4. deceased 5. not known for the Arts 6. American 7. died before 1950 8. best known from a single incident or thing 9. sorta kinda known for politics 10. died after 1900 11. not known for criminal activity 12. died before 1925 ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/273 "2021-08-31T16:11:36Z")
DQ: Known for business? 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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/274 "2021-08-31T16:26:47Z")
M. 1. real 2. male 3. last name started with M 4. deceased 5. not known for the Arts 6. American 7. died before 1950 8. best known from a single incident or thing 9. sorta kinda known for politics 10. died after 1900 11. not known for criminal activity 12. died before 1925 13. not known for business ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/275 "2021-08-31T17:33:38Z")
DQ: known for science? 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:** [August 31, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/276 "2021-08-31T21:27:16Z")
M. 1. real 2. male 3. last name started with M 4. deceased 5. not known for the Arts 6. American 7. died before 1950 8. best known from a single incident or thing 9. sorta kinda known for politics 10. died after 1900 11. not known for criminal activity 12. died before 1925 13. not known for business 14. not known for science ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/277 "2021-08-31T23:23:37Z")
IQs 1. Were you one of the “White House Gunfighters”? 2. Was Doug Jones tapped to play the main character in a remake of one of your films? 3. Did you own the first home in NYC with electricity? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/278 "2021-08-31T23:52:45Z")
DQ: Known from the military? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/279 "2021-08-31T23:58:31Z")
DQs: 1. Died in WW1? 2. Caucasian? 3. Died in an accident? ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/280 "2021-09-01T03:27:59Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Were you one of the “White House Gunfighters”? > 2. Was Doug Jones tapped to play the main character in a remake of one of your films? > 3. Did you own the first home in NYC with electricity? Not Ed Meese, Martin Scorsese or Michael Rockfeller. M. 1. real 2. male 3. last name started with M 4. deceased 5. not known for the Arts 6. American 7. died before 1950 8. best known from a single incident or thing 9. sorta kinda known for politics 10. died after 1900 11. not known for criminal activity 12. died before 1925 13. not known for business 14. not known for science 15. known, in part, from the military 16. died during WWI 17. Caucasian 18. did not die in an accident No more IQs, and please ask all earned DQs by noon EST Thursday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881.md?page=15)