# Botticelli - August 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 1, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593 "2017-08-01T20:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 1, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/1 "2017-08-01T20:00:00Z")
New letter is F! ---
**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 1, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/2 "2017-08-01T20:13:03Z")
July thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=830481](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=830481) IQs: Did your dad have your best friend shot before your very eyes when the two of you tried to run away from home? Were you Lilith and Frasier’s only son? Did you design Central Park? ---
**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 1, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/3 "2017-08-01T22:04:43Z")
IQs: 1. Were you married to Lee Majors? 2. Was “Fart proudly” one of many quotations attributed to you? 3. Are you the hero of the Sharknado series? ---
**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 1, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/4 "2017-08-01T23:05:37Z")
Never heard of Stefan Edberg – now that I have, should I be impressed? IQ1: Were you the wonderful, wonderful cat? IQ2: Were you really Rufolf Wanderone? IQ3: Did your brother lose his new coat whilst raiding a garden? ---
**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 2, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/5 "2017-08-02T00:05:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your dad have your best friend shot before your very eyes when the two of you tried to run away from home? > Were you Lilith and Frasier’s only son? > Did you design Central Park? take 3 DQs ---
**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 2, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/6 "2017-08-02T00:06:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you married to Lee Majors? > 2. Was “Fart proudly” one of many quotations attributed to you? > 3. Are you the hero of the Sharknado series? not Farrah Fawcett, DQ, DQ ---
**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 2, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/7 "2017-08-02T00:10:42Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Never heard of Stefan Edberg – now that I have, should I be impressed? > IQ1: Were you the wonderful, wonderful cat? > IQ2: Were you really Rufolf Wanderone? > IQ3: Did your brother lose his new coat whilst raiding a garden? It’s a four-syllable name that almost rhymes, so it’s easy to remember. not Felix, DQ 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 2, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/8 "2017-08-02T00:14:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you married to Lee Majors? > 2. Was “Fart proudly” one of many quotations attributed to you? > 3. Are you the hero of the Sharknado series? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Farrah Fawcett, DQ, DQ Correct on #1. #2 was Ben Franklin. #3 is Fin Shepard. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Last name starts with F? ---
**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 2, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/9 "2017-08-02T00:15:53Z")
IQs: 1. Do you hunt wabbits? 2. Did you host the original _Candid Camera_? 3. Were you the barber on _The Andy Griffith Show_? ---
**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 2, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/10 "2017-08-02T00:16:40Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the wonderful, wonderful cat? > IQ2: Were you really Rufolf Wanderone? > IQ3: Did your brother lose his new coat whilst raiding a garden? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Felix, DQ DQ Correct. Minnesota Fats. Flopsy (_The Tale of Peter Rabbit_). DQ1: Male? One DQ 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 2, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/11 "2017-08-02T00:20:56Z")
DQ cauldron 1. Fictional 2. First name starts with F 3. Male ---
**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 2, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/12 "2017-08-02T00:22:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you hunt wabbits? > 2. Did you host the original _Candid Camera_? > 3. Were you the barber on _The Andy Griffith Show_? not Elmer Fudd eheheheheh, not Alan Funt, not Floyd D. Barber ---
**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 2, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/13 "2017-08-02T00:28:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you hunt wabbits? > 2. Did you host the original _Candid Camera_? > 3. Were you the barber on _The Andy Griffith Show_? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Elmer Fudd eheheheheh, not Alan Funt, not Floyd D. Barber Correct on Elmer, Alan and Floyd Lawson. IQs: 1. Did you write _Giant_ and _Show Boat_? 2. Did you write about life in Yoknapatawpha County? 3. Were you a POTUS before Lincoln who is often remembered mainly for being a drunkard? ---
**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 2, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/14 "2017-08-02T01:28:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Correct on Elmer, Alan and Floyd Lawson. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Giant_ and _Show Boat_? > 2. Did you write about life in Yoknapatawpha County? > 3. Were you a POTUS before Lincoln who is often remembered mainly for being a drunkard? DQ, DQ, not Franklin Pierce ---
**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 2, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/15 "2017-08-02T01:31:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Correct on Elmer, Alan and Floyd Lawson. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Giant_ and _Show Boat_? > 2. Did you write about life in Yoknapatawpha County? > 3. Were you a POTUS before Lincoln who is often remembered mainly for being a drunkard? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ, DQ, not Franklin Pierce #1 was Edna Ferber. #2 was William Faulkner. Correct on #3. DQs: 1. Created by an American author or authors? 2. Created after 1899? ---
**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 2, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/16 "2017-08-02T02:06:32Z")
DQ cauldron 1. Fictional 2. First name starts with F 3. Male 4. Not created by an American author or authors 5. Created after 1899 ---
**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 2, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/17 "2017-08-02T03:40:26Z")
DQ: Originally from prose fiction? IQ1: Was he your man, but he done you wrong? IQ2: Were you one of a set of Stratemeyer twins? IQ3: Were you the other one? ---
**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 2, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/18 "2017-08-02T03:54:00Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Never heard of Stefan Edberg – now that I have, should I be impressed?.. Well, he was a world-famous tennis powerhouse in his day, but whether or not you’re impressed is up to you. Previous IQs: Did your dad have your best friend shot before your very eyes when the two of you tried to run away from home? - Frederick the Great Were you Lilith and Frasier’s only son? - Frederick Crane, on _Frasier_ Did you design Central Park? - Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick x3! DQs: Created after 1950? Created by European(s)? Considered a “good guy”? IQs: Were you Earl Warren’s predecessor as Chief Justice of the United States? Were you the best-known person to live just off the campus of Carnegie Mellon University? Were you a longtime CBS News official with a jovial last 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 2, 2017, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/19 "2017-08-02T12:02:56Z")
DQ cauldron 1. Fictional 2. First name starts with F 3. Male 4. Not created by an American author or authors 5. Created after 1899 6. Originally from prose fiction 7. Created after 1950 8. Created by European(s) 9. Considered a “good guy” ---
**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 2, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/20 "2017-08-02T12:06:24Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was he your man, but he done you wrong? > IQ2: Were you one of a set of Stratemeyer twins? > IQ3: Were you the other one? 3 DQs [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593.md?page=2)