# 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:** 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 14, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/201 "2017-08-14T00:29:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with _Bawitdaba_? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Tik Tok_? > 3. Were you the winner of the first season of _American Idol_? > [@SCAdian](#): > > Three DQs #1 is Kid Rock. #2 is Kesha #3 is Kelly Clarkson. DQs: 1. Died after 2000? 2. Known for politics? 1 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 14, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/202 "2017-08-14T02:16:40Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you the short-tempered head coach of Indiana Hoosiers basketball from 1971-2000? > IQ2: Did you play Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show? > IQ3: Did you survive being shot six times before the 2014 Video Music Awards? > > Not … Bobby Knight? > Not … Ted Knight? > Another Knight, I suppose. DQ. Suge Knight holding a DQ ---
**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 14, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/203 "2017-08-14T04:10:56Z")
IQs: Have you played a pirate king, a job-placement officer and a dim-witted criminal? Have you played a captain’s wife, a bounty hunter and a nurse? Were you Emma’s true love in the Austen novel? ---
**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 14, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/204 "2017-08-14T22:02:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Have you played a pirate king, a job-placement officer and a dim-witted criminal? > Have you played a captain’s wife, a bounty hunter and a nurse? > Were you Emma’s true love in the Austen novel? Three DQs. **K** 1. Real 2. Last name starts with K 3. Dead 4. Female 5. American 6. Died after 1950 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Did not die after 2000 9. Political connexions, but not best known for politics ---
**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 14, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/205 "2017-08-14T23:30:21Z")
DQ: Known for Business? IQs: 1. Did a mouse throw a brick at you at fairly regular intervals? 2. Did Elvis Presley play you in a movie about a boxer? 3. Are you a mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper? ---
**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 15, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/206 "2017-08-15T04:46:29Z")
Previous IQs: Have you played a pirate king, a job-placement officer and a dim-witted criminal? - Kevin Kline, in _The Pirate Movie, Dave_ and _A Fish Called Wanda_ Have you played a captain’s wife, a bounty hunter and a nurse? - Keira Knightley, in _Pirates of the Caribbean, Domino_ and _Atonement_ Were you Emma’s true love in the Austen novel? - Mr. Knightley DQs: Considered a beauty? Best known for a single incident? Greatest fame before 1975? IQs: Were you Alf Landon’s daughter, who also went into politics? Did you tell a subordinate by phone that your boss was “loaded” one night? Were you, perhaps unfairly, portrayed as the bad guy in _Breaker Morant_? ---
**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 15, 2017, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/207 "2017-08-15T11:54:29Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did a mouse throw a brick at you at fairly regular intervals? > 2. Did Elvis Presley play you in a movie about a boxer? > 3. Are you a mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper? Not Krazy Kat. DQ. Not Clark Kent. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Alf Landon’s daughter, who also went into politics? > Did you tell a subordinate by phone that your boss was “loaded” one night? > Were you, perhaps unfairly, portrayed as the bad guy in _Breaker Morant_? DQ. DQ. Not Lord Kitchener. **K** 1. Real 2. Last name starts with K 3. Dead 4. Female 5. American 6. Died after 1950 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Did not die after 2000 9. Political connexions, but not best known for politics 10. Not known for Business 11. Might be considered a beauty\* 12. Best known for a single incident 13. Greatest fame before 1975 - Not by me ---
**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 15, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/208 "2017-08-15T12:18:06Z")
DQ: Known for a particular crime? IQ1: Did you portray Jaws in _The Spy Who Loved Me_? IQ2: Are you a professional wrestler who portrayed Dalip in the 2008 remake of _Get Smart_? IQ3: Was one of your aliases lounge singer Tony Clifton? ---
**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 15, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/209 "2017-08-15T12:55:46Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did a mouse throw a brick at you at fairly regular intervals? > 2. Did Elvis Presley play you in a movie about a boxer? > 3. Are you a mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper? > Not Krazy Kat. > DQ. > Not Clark Kent. Correct, Kid Galahad, 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 15, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/210 "2017-08-15T20:28:30Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Alf Landon’s daughter, who also went into politics? - Nancy Landon Kassebaum, who represented Kansas in the U.S. Senate Did you tell a subordinate by phone that your boss was “loaded” one night? - Henry Kissinger: [Is the Secret Service responsible for keeping the president from getting drunk? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2910/is-the-secret-service-responsible-for-keeping-the-president-from-getting-drunk) Were you, perhaps unfairly, portrayed as the bad guy in _Breaker Morant_? - Yes, Lord Kitchener DQs: Died of natural causes? Associated with NYC? IQs: Are you Mike Dukakis’s wife? Were you the person after whom she was named? Were you a member of the X-Men with a feline name? ---
**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 15, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/211 "2017-08-15T22:03:01Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you portray Jaws in _The Spy Who Loved Me_? > IQ2: Are you a professional wrestler who portrayed Dalip in the 2008 remake of _Get Smart_? > IQ3: Was one of your aliases lounge singer Tony Clifton? Not Richard Kiel. DQ. DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you Mike Dukakis’s wife? > Were you the person after whom she was named? > Were you a member of the X-Men with a feline name? DQ. DQ. Not Kitty Pryde. **K** 1. Real 2. Last name starts with K 3. Dead 4. Female 5. American 6. Died after 1950 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Did not die after 2000 9. Political connexions, but not best known for politics 10. Not known for Business 11. Might be considered a beauty\* 12. Best known for a single incident 13. Greatest fame before 1975 14. Not known for a particular crime I committed 15. Did not die of natural causes 16. Not associated with NY - Not by me ---
**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 15, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/212 "2017-08-15T22:56:25Z")
IQ: Did you die when Ted Kennedy crashed his car off of Chappaquadick Bridge? ---
**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 15, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/213 "2017-08-15T23:40:59Z")
I actually expected that question to have been asked by the time I came home from work. 🙂 Yes, I am Mary Jo **K** opechne! ---
**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 16, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/214 "2017-08-16T02:07:20Z")
So, I am L. ---
**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 16, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/215 "2017-08-16T02:28:48Z")
I know a limerick about that incident, but it’s a bit rude. On to L… IQ1: Did you succeed Eric Holder as US Attorney General? IQ2: Did you have a #1 hit in the Country charts with _Don’t Come Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)_? IQ3: Did you portray Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan? ---
**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 16, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/216 "2017-08-16T04:12:48Z")
Good one, **SCAdian**! I was thinking awhile back she would be a good Botticelli person. Well done, **Prof. P.** Previous IQs: Are you Mike Dukakis’s wife? - Kitty Dukakis Were you the person after whom she was named? - Socialite and TV personality Kitty Carlisle Were you a member of the X-Men with a feline name? - Yes, Kitty Pryde Kitty x3! On to Ls… Did you build Hildene? Did your husband mock your family’s pretensions? Were you that husband? ---
**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 16, 2017, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/217 "2017-08-16T12:19:13Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I know a limerick about that incident, but it’s a bit rude. On to L… > > IQ1: Did you succeed Eric Holder as US Attorney General? > IQ2: Did you have a #1 hit in the Country charts with _Don’t Come Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)_? > IQ3: Did you portray Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan? Take a DQ for #1. #2: I am not Loretta Lynn. #3: I am not Loretta Swit. ---
**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 16, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/218 "2017-08-16T12:20:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you build Hildene? > Did your husband mock your family’s pretensions? > Were you that husband? I’m going to guess on a couple of these. Take a DQ for #1. I am not Mary Todd Lincoln. (?) I am not Abraham Lincoln. (?) ---
**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 16, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/219 "2017-08-16T14:20:34Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you succeed Eric Holder as US Attorney General? > IQ2: Did you have a #1 hit in the Country charts with Don’t Come Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)? > IQ3: Did you portray Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan? > > Take a DQ for #1. > #2: I am not Loretta Lynn. > #3: I am not Loretta Swit. Loretta Lynch Loretta x 3! DQ: Real? ---
**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 16, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/220 "2017-08-16T14:53:34Z")
Previous IQs: Did you build Hildene? - Robert Todd Lincoln (well worth a visit: [Hildene - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildene)) Did your husband mock your family’s pretensions? - Yes, Mary Todd Lincoln (“God gets by with just one ‘d,’ but of course the Todds must have two”) Were you that husband? - Yes, Abraham Lincoln DQ: Male? IQs: Did you die not long after your return to America from a trip to Europe? Did you die, probably of typhoid, while a party was going on downstairs? Did you help Gary Seven? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593.md?page=12)