# Botticelli - August 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 5, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053 "2015-08-05T12:08:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**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:** [August 27, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/401 "2015-08-27T21:31:04Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did you receive an Oscar nomination for your performance as Honey Bruce? > > IQ2) Did you throw two consecutive no-hit games for the Reds? > > IQ3) Did NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell throw the book at you for, allegedly, being the ringleader of the New Orleans Saints “Bountygate” players? dunno x2, not John Vilma ---
**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:** [August 27, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/402 "2015-08-27T21:34:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Good one, KO! I never heard of him. > IQs: > > 1. Were you the villain in the second issue of _The Uncanny X-Men_? > 2. Were you the villain in the second issue of _The Amazing Spider-Man_? > 3. Are you a superpowered female wrestler in Marvel comics? not Victor Von Doom? not the Vulture not La Vibora? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/403 "2015-08-27T21:38:08Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > dunno x2, not John Vilma Jonathan VIlma, but close enough!!! The other two were Valerie Perrine and Johnny Vander Meer DQ1) Real? DQ2) Male? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/404 "2015-08-27T21:41:47Z")
IQ1) Were your last words a sarcastic, “I feel myself turning into a god”? IQ2) Did you flunk an audition for the band Yes by telling Steve Howe “The electric guitar is not a real instrument”? IQ3) Were you the first Milwaukee Brewers starter to win the Cy Young award? ---
**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 27, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/405 "2015-08-27T21:50:35Z")
[QUOTE] IQs: 1. Were you the villain in the second issue of The Uncanny X-Men? 2. Were you the villain in the second issue of The Amazing Spider-Man? 3. Are you a superpowered female wrestler in Marvel comics? not Victor Von Doom? not the Vulture not La Vibora? #1 was the Vanisher. Correct on 2. I don’t know La Vibora, had in mind Vavavoom. DQ: Last name starts with V? ---
**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:** [August 28, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/406 "2015-08-28T02:32:19Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last names starts with V Take another DQ Prof, La Vibora is actually from Love & Rockets, not a Marvel production. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/407 "2015-08-28T02:33:46Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were your last words a sarcastic, “I feel myself turning into a god”? > > IQ2) Did you flunk an audition for the band Yes by telling Steve Howe “The electric guitar is not a real instrument”? > > IQ3) Were you the first Milwaukee Brewers starter to win the Cy Young award? take 3 DQs ---
**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 28, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/408 "2015-08-28T03:44:52Z")
Previous IQs: Did you break out of the Larkhill prison camp? - V., the title character of _V for Vendetta_. Were you often featured in Hollywood strongman roles? - Yes, Victor Mature. Were you pals with “Stinky” Mahmoud? - Valentine Michael Smith, in Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land._ Mahmoud was a scientist on the Mars mission. DQs: Living? American? (Is the DQ#3 reference to “last names” purposeful?) IQs: Did you direct a terrible adaptation of _Starship Troopers_? Were you a troubled man with a brother named Theo? Were you a young woman who always wore a thick orange sweater? ---
**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 28, 2015, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/409 "2015-08-28T11:57:16Z")
IQs: 1. Did you appear topless briefly on TV in a PBS telecast of the play _Steambath_? 2. Did you lead the Gauls against Julius Caesar? 3. Were you a painter whose son went by the name of Yvaral? ---
**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:** [August 28, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/410 "2015-08-28T12:11:39Z")
IQ1: Did you star in a TV show about a helicopter? IQ2: Is your name used as a synonym for traitor? IQ3: Are you known for a series of pictures of cypress trees? ---
**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:** [August 28, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/411 "2015-08-28T12:15:45Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with V 4. Living 5. American ---
**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:** [August 28, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/412 "2015-08-28T12:19:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > Did you break out of the Larkhill prison camp? - V., the title character of _V for Vendetta_. > Were you often featured in Hollywood strongman roles? - Yes, Victor Mature. > Were you pals with “Stinky” Mahmoud? - Valentine Michael Smith, in Heinlein’s _Stranger in a Strange Land._ Mahmoud was a scientist on the Mars mission. I knew those other two. /slaps forehead > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > (Is the DQ#3 reference to “last names” purposeful?) For some reason, the brain farts were rampant in replying to you. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you direct a terrible adaptation of _Starship Troopers_? > Were you a troubled man with a brother named Theo? > Were you a young woman who always wore a thick orange sweater? not Peter Verhooven? dunno not Velma ---
**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:** [August 28, 2015, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/413 "2015-08-28T12:23:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you appear topless briefly on TV in a PBS telecast of the play _Steambath_? > 2. Did you lead the Gauls against Julius Caesar? > 3. Were you a painter whose son went by the name of Yvaral? take 3 DQs I remember IQ2, but I don’t remember how to spell his name ---
**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:** [August 28, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/414 "2015-08-28T12:26:55Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you star in a TV show about a helicopter? > IQ2: Is your name used as a synonym for traitor? > IQ3: Are you known for a series of pictures of cypress trees? dunno x2, not Vincent Van Gogh? ---
**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 28, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/415 "2015-08-28T12:35:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you appear topless briefly on TV in a PBS telecast of the play _Steambath_? > 2. Did you lead the Gauls against Julius Caesar? > 3. Were you a painter whose son went by the name of Yvaral? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > take 3 DQs > > I remember IQ2, but I don’t remember how to spell his name #1 was Valerie Perrine. #2 was Vercingetorix. #3 was Victor Vasarely, father of Op Art. 4 DQs. ---
**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 28, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/416 "2015-08-28T12:36:58Z")
DQs: 1. Known for the Arts? 2. Born after 1970? 2 DQs 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 28, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/417 "2015-08-28T12:53:20Z")
Previous IQs: Did you direct a terrible adaptation of _Starship Troopers_? - Yes, Peter Verhooven (sp?). Were you a troubled man with a brother named Theo? - This was also Vincent Van Gogh. Were you a young woman who always wore a thick orange sweater? - Yes, Velma. DQ: Born since 1950? IQs: Were you played by both an actor and his young nephew? Were you Earl Warren’s predecessor? Are you one of the few non-Presidents to have an aircraft carrier named after you? ---
**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:** [August 28, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/418 "2015-08-28T13:12:50Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you star in a TV show about a helicopter? > IQ2: Is your name used as a synonym for traitor? > IQ3: Are you known for a series of pictures of cypress trees? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > dunno x2, not Vincent Van Gogh? Jan-Michael Vincent. Vidkun Quisling. Correct. Two DQs 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:** [August 28, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/419 "2015-08-28T15:12:21Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with V 4. Living 5. American 6. Not known for the arts 7. Born after 1970 ask another DQ 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:** [August 28, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/420 "2015-08-28T15:14:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you played by both an actor and his young nephew? > Were you Earl Warren’s predecessor? > Are you one of the few non-Presidents to have an aircraft carrier named after you? 3 DQs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053.md?page=22)