# 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:** 6
**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 8, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/101 "2015-08-08T15:57:17Z")
IQ1: Are you the writer who created the _Teen Titans_ with artists Bruno Premiani and Nick Cardy? IQ2: Were you an author of Space Opera sci-fi and pulp detective fiction who wrote stories for _Legion of Super-Heroes_, _Superman_ and _Batman_? IQ3: Were you the lead writer of _Green Arrow_ throughout the 1950s until 1963? ---
**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 8, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/102 "2015-08-08T16:27:49Z")
Previous IQs: Did your future husband forget his name when he first met you in a library? - Hillary Rodham at Yale Law, according to a 1992 campaign video. Did your boss describe you as “little more than a glorified clerk”? - Henry Halleck, Army chief of staff to President Lincoln. Were you FDR’s cadaverous but trusted top aide? - Harry Hopkins. DQs: Male? Last name start with H? American? IQs: You are Rumpole of the Bailey. What is your first name? Did you make your father, a dentist, and your mom forget about you? Did Viola not initially know of your existence? ---
**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 8, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/103 "2015-08-08T16:40:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the writer who created the _Teen Titans_ with artists Bruno Premiani and Nick Cardy? > IQ2: Were you an author of Space Opera sci-fi and pulp detective fiction who wrote stories for _Legion of Super-Heroes_, _Superman_ and _Batman_? > IQ3: Were you the lead writer of _Green Arrow_ throughout the 1950s until 1963? I am not Bob Harvey. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 8, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/104 "2015-08-08T16:41:19Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with H 4. Not American ---
**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 8, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/105 "2015-08-08T16:42:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > You are Rumpole of the Bailey. What is your first name? > Did you make your father, a dentist, and your mom forget about you? > Did Viola not initially know of your existence? I enjoy Rumpole. I’m guessing Harry. Take a DQ if not. I am not Hermione Granger. Take a DQ for the third one. ---
**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 8, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/106 "2015-08-08T18:36:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your niece Angela Raubal commit suicide? > IQ2: Were you the last president of the Weimar Republic? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take a DQ for #1. > I am not Paul von Hindenburg. Adolf Hitler. Correct. DQ: Living? ---
**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 8, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/107 "2015-08-08T19:28:48Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with H 4. Not American 5. Dead ---
**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 8, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/108 "2015-08-08T19:54:40Z")
IQ1: Did a man swim across the Hellespont every night to be with you? IQ2: Did you describe a steam engine in the first century CE? IQ3: Did you order the death of John the Baptist? ---
**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 8, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/109 "2015-08-08T20:20:54Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the writer who created the Teen Titans with artists Bruno Premiani and Nick Cardy? > IQ2: Were you an author of Space Opera sci-fi and pulp detective fiction who wrote stories for Legion of Super-Heroes, Superman and Batman? > IQ3: Were you the lead writer of Green Arrow throughout the 1950s until 1963? > > I am not Bob Harvey. > Take 2 DQs for the others. Bob Haney, but close enough Edmond Hamilton France Herron DQ: European? DQ: Known for the arts? ---
**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 8, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/110 "2015-08-08T20:26:22Z")
IQ1: Is your code considered the first set of laws in recorded history? IQ2: Are you a Belgian cartoonist, creator of Tintin? IQ3: Did Michael Moore sue you and your brother in 2011, claiming he was owed millions in profits for his 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11? ---
**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 8, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/111 "2015-08-08T20:28:12Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a man swim across the Hellespont every night to be with you? > IQ2: Did you describe a steam engine in the first century CE? > IQ3: Did you order the death of John the Baptist? I am not King Herod. Take 2 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 8, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/112 "2015-08-08T20:29:12Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with H 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. European 7. Not known for the Arts ---
**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 8, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/113 "2015-08-08T20:30:14Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Is your code considered the first set of laws in recorded history? > IQ2: Are you a Belgian cartoonist, creator of Tintin? > IQ3: Did Michael Moore sue you and your brother in 2011, claiming he was owed millions in profits for his 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11? I am not Hammurabi. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 8, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/114 "2015-08-08T21:45:20Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a man swim across the Hellespont every night to be with you? > IQ2: Did you describe a steam engine in the first century CE? > IQ3: Did you order the death of John the Baptist? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not King Herod. Take 2 DQs. Hero. Heron of Alexandria. Herod Antipas, to be precise. (There were several kings named Herod.) DQ1: Native speaker of a Germanic language? DQ2: Military/political ---
**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 9, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/115 "2015-08-09T00:12:27Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with H 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. European 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Native speaker of a Germanic language 9. Military/political ---
**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 9, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/116 "2015-08-09T01:12:47Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Is your code considered the first set of laws in recorded history? > IQ2: Are you a Belgian cartoonist, creator of Tintin? > IQ3: Did Michael Moore sue you and your brother in 2011, claiming he was owed millions in profits for his 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11? > > I am not Hammurabi. Take 2 DQs. correct, Herge, Harvey Weinstein DQ: Known from WWII? 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:** [August 9, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/117 "2015-08-09T01:43:55Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with H 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. European 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Native speaker of a Germanic language 9. Military/political 10. Not known from WWII ---
**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 9, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/118 "2015-08-09T02:26:48Z")
Previous IQs: You are Rumpole of the Bailey. What is your first name? - Horace. Did you make your father, a dentist, and your mom forget about you? - Yes, Hermione Granger. Did Viola not initially know of your existence? - Anne Hathaway, the title character’s wife in _Shakespeare in Love_. DQs: British? Died since 1900? IQs: Were you Sharpe’s right-hand man? Are you the Prime Minister of Canada? Did your best-known character hold a candy bar in her hand and joke, “Why don’t I just apply this directly to my hips?” ---
**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 9, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/119 "2015-08-09T02:51:05Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with H 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. European 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Native speaker of a Germanic language 9. Military/political 10. Not known from WWII 11. British 12. Died after 1900 ---
**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 9, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053/120 "2015-08-09T02:52:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Sharpe’s right-hand man? > Are you the Prime Minister of Canada? > Did your best-known character hold a candy bar in her hand and joke, “Why don’t I just apply this directly to my hips?” I am not Stephen Harper. Take 2 DQs for the others. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2015/727053.md?page=7)