# 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:** 12
**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, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/221 "2017-08-16T15:18:07Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male ---
**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, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/222 "2017-08-16T15:19:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 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? Take 3 DQs. I know #3, but the name isn’t coming around. ---
**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, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/223 "2017-08-16T15:54:53Z")
IQ1: Were you a fullback for the Miami Dolphins during their early 70’s Superbowl years and considered one of the toughest players in the NFL? IQ2: Did you defeat Muhammed Ali for the undisputed heavyweight championship in 1978 in what was considered one of the greatest upsets in boxing history? IQ3: Did you host CNN’s _Money Line_ in 1980, rename it after you in 2003, then take your show to FOX Business in 2011? ---
**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, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/224 "2017-08-16T17:33:53Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you a fullback for the Miami Dolphins during their early 70’s Superbowl years and considered one of the toughest players in the NFL? > IQ2: Did you defeat Muhammed Ali for the undisputed heavyweight championship in 1978 in what was considered one of the greatest upsets in boxing history? > IQ3: Did you host CNN’s _Money Line_ in 1980, rename it after you in 2003, then take your show to FOX Business in 2011? #2. I am not Leon Spinks. Take 2 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 16, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/225 "2017-08-16T17:36:55Z")
Larry Csonka, correct, Lou Dobbs DQ: Last name start with L? DQ: Alive? ---
**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, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/226 "2017-08-16T17:42:15Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with L 4. Dead ---
**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, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/227 "2017-08-16T17:45:14Z")
Previous IQs: Did you die not long after your return to America from a trip to Europe? - Tad Lincoln Did you die, probably of typhoid, while a party was going on downstairs? - Willie Lincoln, his brother, in the White House Did you help Gary Seven? - Roberta Lincoln, on _Star Trek_ Lincoln x3 redux! DQs: American? Born since 1950? Best known for the Arts? IQs: Did you help King George VI with his speech problems? Did you live at 22 Twain? Were you George and Weezie’s son? ---
**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, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/228 "2017-08-16T17:47:05Z")
IQ1: Did you cover the Guess Who’s _American Woman_ in 2002? IQ2: Are you a comedian who was convicted of obscenity in 1964 and pardoned in 2003 by Governor Pataki? IQ3: Are you a former MLB player for the Philadelphia Phillies who became a financial guru that would spend three years in prison for fraud? ---
**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, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/229 "2017-08-16T20:34:19Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with L 4. Dead 5. American 6. Died before 1950 7. 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 16, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/230 "2017-08-16T20:35:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you help King George VI with his speech problems? > Did you live at 22 Twain? > Were you George and Weezie’s son? I saw _The King’s Speech_ but don’t recall the name. I never watched _The Jeffersons._ Take 3 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 16, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/231 "2017-08-16T20:36:20Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you cover the Guess Who’s _American Woman_ in 2002? > IQ2: Are you a comedian who was convicted of obscenity in 1964 and pardoned in 2003 by Governor Pataki? > IQ3: Are you a former MLB player for the Philadelphia Phillies who became a financial guru that would spend three years in prison for fraud? 1. I am not Lenny Kravitz. 2. I am not Lenny Bruce. Take a DQ for the third Lenny. ---
**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, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/232 "2017-08-16T22:15:16Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with L; well-known nickname’s first name also starts with L 4. Dead 5. American 6. Died before 1950 7. Known for the Arts Revised #3 for clarity. ---
**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 16, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/233 "2017-08-16T22:17:12Z")
IQ1: Were you Itchy Brother’s brother? IQ2: Did you hang out with a hyaena? IQ3: Were you the star of a show that was basically a long commercial for Post cereals? ---
**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, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/234 "2017-08-16T22:32:47Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Itchy Brother’s brother? > IQ2: Did you hang out with a hyaena? > IQ3: Were you the star of a show that was basically a long commercial for Post cereals? 1. I am not King Leonardo. 2. I am not Lena the Hyena from _Li’l Abner_. (?) Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 17, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/235 "2017-08-17T03:27:16Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Itchy Brother’s brother? > IQ2: Did you hang out with a hyaena? > IQ3: Were you the star of a show that was basically a long commercial for Post cereals? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not King Leonardo. > 2. I am not Lena the Hyena from _Li’l Abner_. (?) > Take a DQ for #3. Correct. Lippy the Lion. Linus the Lionhearted. DQ1: Known for the performing arts? DQ2: Died before 1900? ---
**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 17, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/236 "2017-08-17T04:25:39Z")
Previous IQs: Did you help King George VI with his speech problems? - Lionel Logue Did you live at 22 Twain? - Lionel Twain, in _Murder by Death_ Were you George and Weezie’s son? - Lionel Jefferson Lionel x3! DQs: Won a top award in his field? White? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did you die leading your troops at Thermopylae? Were you the Emperor of Humanity in _The Mote in God’s Eye_? Did Patrick Stewart play you in _Excalibur_? ---
**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 17, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/237 "2017-08-17T12:37:21Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with L; well-known nickname’s first name also starts with L 4. Dead 5. American 6. Died before 1950 7. Known for the Arts 8. Known for the performing arts 9. Died after 1900 10. Did not win a top award in his field 11. Black ---
**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 17, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/238 "2017-08-17T12:38:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you die leading your troops at Thermopylae? > Were you the Emperor of Humanity in _The Mote in God’s Eye_? > Did Patrick Stewart play you in _Excalibur_? 1. I am not Leonidas. Take a DQ for 2. 2. I am not Leondegrance. ---
**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 17, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/239 "2017-08-17T13:18:46Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you cover the Guess Who’s American Woman in 2002? > IQ2: Are you a comedian who was convicted of obscenity in 1964 and pardoned in 2003 by Governor Pataki? > IQ3: Are you a former MLB player for the Philadelphia Phillies who became a financial guru that would spend three years in prison for fraud? > > 1. I am not Lenny Kravitz. > 2. I am not Lenny Bruce. > Take a DQ for the third Lenny. Lenny Dykstra DQ: Musician? ---
**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 17, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/240 "2017-08-17T13:24:50Z")
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