# 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:** 3
**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 3, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/41 "2017-08-03T00:00:30Z")
Wait a moment… IQ: You hoopy frood, do you know where your towel is? ---
**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 3, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/42 "2017-08-03T00:46:38Z")
Yes, I am Ford Prefect from _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_! Have some gnat spray Prof! ---
**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 3, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/43 "2017-08-03T00:49:31Z")
Why, thank you. Ah, such a refreshing vintage, too! And so, on to G! ---
**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 3, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/44 "2017-08-03T03:48:13Z")
:: headsmack :: Of course - Ford Prefect! Coulda shoulda got that. Good one. Well done, **Prof. P.**! IQs: According to its sculptor, does the best-known bust of you show your expression when you were quoted an exorbitant price for a horse? When your loyalty was unfairly doubted, did you say you were willing to swear an oath before every meal? Did you write _Scapegoats of the Empire_? ---
**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 3, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/45 "2017-08-03T11:28:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > According to its sculptor, does the best-known bust of you show your expression when you were quoted an exorbitant price for a horse? > When your loyalty was unfairly doubted, did you say you were willing to swear an oath before every meal? > Did you write _Scapegoats of the Empire_? Take 3 DQs. \*\*\*\*To All: \*\*\*\*I had considered using Gavrilo Princip (who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, providing the starting impetus for WWI) for this round, but figured he was too obscure. Was I right in not using him? ---
**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 3, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/46 "2017-08-03T12:28:09Z")
IQ1: Are you a MLB relief pitcher who’s nicknamed after a waterfowl? IQ2: Are you the first professional wrestler to use a flamboyant gimmick where you wore resplendent capes and sported platinum blond hair? IQ3: Are you an R&B singer whose manager suggested using a stage name that sounded like a public service announcement for sales of federal government instruments of indebtedness? ---
**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 3, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/47 "2017-08-03T12:30:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > \*\*\*\*To All: > \*\*\*\*I had considered using Gavrilo Princip (who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, providing the starting impetus for WWI) for this round, but figured he was too obscure. Was I right in not using him? I wouldn’t have gotten it, but I wouldn’t have objected. He was an important historical figure. ---
**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 3, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/48 "2017-08-03T12:31:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a MLB relief pitcher who’s nicknamed after a waterfowl? > IQ2: Are you the first professional wrestler to use a flamboyant gimmick where you wore resplendent capes and sported platinum blond hair? > IQ3: Are you an R&B singer whose manager suggested using a stage name that sounded like a public service announcement for sales of federal government instruments of indebtedness? 1. I am not Goose Gossage (?) 2. I am not Gorgeous George. 3. I am not Gary “U.S.” Bonds. Take DQ’s where’er I’m wrong. ---
**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 3, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/49 "2017-08-03T16:17:11Z")
I think using Gavrilo Princip would absolutely be fair game. Not too obscure, and an important historical figure, as **KO** said. Previous IQs: According to its sculptor, does the best-known bust of you show your expression when you were quoted an exorbitant price for a horse? - George "You want me to pay _what?"_ Washington, in the sculpture by Houdon: [http://s3.amazonaws.com/mtv-main-assets/files/pages/9--houdon-bust-2.jpg](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mtv-main-assets/files/pages/9--houdon-bust-2.jpg) When your loyalty was unfairly doubted, did you say you were willing to swear an oath before every meal? - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, during the Civil War Did you write _Scapegoats of the Empire_? - George Witton, about the events of _Breaker Morant_ George x3! DQs: Real? Male? Last name start with G? IQs: Did Ramsay paint the best-known portrait of you? Did you try to keep your estranged wife out of an important ceremony? Have you been played relatively recently by two different actors, neither of whom looked anything like you? ---
**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 3, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/50 "2017-08-03T16:35:26Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with G ---
**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 3, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/51 "2017-08-03T16:37:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Ramsay paint the best-known portrait of you? > Did you try to keep your estranged wife out of an important ceremony? > Have you been played relatively recently by two different actors, neither of whom looked anything like you? 1. I am not George III. 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 3, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/52 "2017-08-03T17:03:35Z")
I actually thought of Ford Prefect last night, but I was under the impression that the radio programme came first, not the books, and was unaware of the movie. And I didn’t see any point in racking up more DQs when we were that close to the end of the game… I might not have guessed Princip if you’d used him, but I recognised the name immediately when I saw your post. IQ1: Are you currently third in line to the throne of the UK? IQ2: Were you the best-known second cousin of Mary II of England? IQ3: Did you play baseball with Satchel Paige before moving on to basketball? ---
**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 3, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/53 "2017-08-03T17:16:38Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > I actually thought of Ford Prefect last night, but I was under the impression that the radio programme came first, not the books, and was unaware of the movie. And I didn’t see any point in racking up more DQs when we were that close to the end of the game… > > I might not have guessed Princip if you’d used him, but I recognised the name immediately when I saw your post. > IQ1: Are you currently third in line to the throne of the UK? > IQ2: Were you the best-known second cousin of Mary II of England? > IQ3: Did you play baseball with Satchel Paige before moving on to basketball? I think you are correct about the radio shows being the original form of HHGTTG. 1. I am not Prince George. Take 2 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 3, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/54 "2017-08-03T17:46:05Z")
Previous IQs: Did Ramsay paint the best-known portrait of you? - Yes, King George III: [George III - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom#/media/File:Allan_Ramsay_-_King_George_III_in_coronation_robes_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) Did you try to keep your estranged wife out of an important ceremony? - George IV, at his coronation Have you been played relatively recently by two different actors, neither of whom looked anything like you? - George VI, in _The King’s Speech_ and _The Crown_ [![](https://www.nndb.com/people/870/000068666/george-vi-sm.jpg) ](https://www.nndb.com/people/870/000068666/george-vi-sm.jpg) [![](https://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/browbeat/2011/09/29/hugo_chavez_caption_contest/The-kings-Speech-The-Crown.jpg.CROP.promo-xlarge2.jpg) ](https://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/browbeat/2011/09/29/hugo_chavez_caption_contest/The-kings-Speech-The-Crown.jpg.CROP.promo-xlarge2.jpg) George x3 redux! DQs: American? Living? IQs: Were you married in Cleveland while on tour? Were you that man’s wife? Was your last film appearance in _Xanadu_? ---
**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 3, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/55 "2017-08-03T18:02:59Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you currently third in line to the throne of the UK? > IQ2: Were you the best-known second cousin of Mary II of England? > IQ3: Did you play baseball with Satchel Paige before moving on to basketball? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Prince George. > Take 2 DQs. Correct. George I. Goose Tatum (Harlem Globetrotters). DQ1: Known for the Arts? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 3, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/56 "2017-08-03T18:11:42Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with G 4. American 5. Dead 6. 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 3, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/57 "2017-08-03T18:13:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you married in Cleveland while on tour? > Were you that man’s wife? > Was your last film appearance in _Xanadu_? #1. I am not Vince Gill. #2. I am not Amy Grant. #3. I am not Gene Kelly. I’m not at all certain of the first two. I do know they are married to each other, though. ---
**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 3, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/58 "2017-08-03T18:38:28Z")
IQ1: Are you a playfully grotesque cartoon artist whose work has been published in _Playboy_ and _The New Yorker_ for the past 50 years? !Q2: Are you a Victorian-era style illustrator who created _The Cashlycrumb Tinies_? IQ3: Are you an EC Horror comics artist whose nickname was “Ghastly”? ---
**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 3, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/59 "2017-08-03T19:40:24Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a playfully grotesque cartoon artist whose work has been published in _Playboy_ and _The New Yorker_ for the past 50 years? > !Q2: Are you a Victorian-era style illustrator who created _The Cashlycrumb Tinies_? > IQ3: Are you an EC Horror comics artist whose nickname was “Ghastly”? 1. I am not Gahan Wilson. 2. I am not Edward Gorey. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 3, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/60 "2017-08-03T20:23:42Z")
Previous IQs: Were you married in Cleveland while on tour? - George Burns Were you that man’s wife? - Gracie Allen Was your last film appearance in _Xanadu_? - Yes, Gene Kelly DQs: Political/military? Died since 1950? IQs: Were you Ted Baxter’s naive girlfriend? Were your encounters with the Green Knight an important part of Arthurian legend? Did you appear with a young Lucille Ball in _Room Service_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593.md?page=4)