# 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:** 4
**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, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/61 "2017-08-03T21:08:33Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with G 4. American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Political/military, but NOT best known for it 8. Died before 1950 ---
**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, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/62 "2017-08-03T21:09:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 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_? 1. I am not Georgette Baxter. (They married, if I remember correctly.) 2. I am not Gawain. 3. I am not Groucho Marx. ---
**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, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/63 "2017-08-03T22:26:39Z")
> [@](#): > > 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. Graham Ingles DQ: Known for a single event? ---
**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, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/64 "2017-08-03T22:34:16Z")
IQ1: Are you a rock star whose stage name is “The Demon”? IQ2: Were you the featured dancer in the film _An American in Paris_? IQ3: Are you an entertainer known as “The Singing Cowboy”? ---
**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, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/65 "2017-08-03T23:22:37Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with G 4. American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Political/military, but NOT best known for it 8. Died before 1950 9. Known for a single event ---
**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, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/66 "2017-08-03T23:23:38Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a rock star whose stage name is “The Demon”? > IQ2: Were you the featured dancer in the film _An American in Paris_? > IQ3: Are you an entertainer known as “The Singing Cowboy”? 1. I am not Gene Simmons. 2. I am still not Gene Kelly. 3. I am not Gene Autry. ---
**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 4, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/67 "2017-08-04T00:23:54Z")
IQ1: Were you founder and editor of the _New-York Tribune_? IQ2: Did you publish \*MAD \*magazine for over 40 years? IQ3: Are you a comic book writer who introduced the concept of the Multiverse to DC Comics in the 1961 story “Flash of Two Worlds!”? ---
**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 4, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/68 "2017-08-04T00:27:09Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you founder and editor of the _New-York Tribune_? > IQ2: Did you publish \*MAD \*magazine for over 40 years? > IQ3: Are you a comic book writer who introduced the concept of the Multiverse to DC Comics in the 1961 story “Flash of Two Worlds!”? Take a DQ for #1. 2) I am not William Gaines. 3) I am not Gardner Fox. ---
**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 4, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/69 "2017-08-04T04:19:44Z")
You swept all three of mine (although I’ve usually seen the knight’s name spelled “Gawaine”). IQs: Did Johnny Depp play you in a recent prequel? Did your husband have an unfortunate alternative name? Were you from New Concord, Ohio and married a very shy girl named Annie? ---
**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 4, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/70 "2017-08-04T11:28:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > You swept all three of mine (although I’ve usually seen the knight’s name spelled “Gawaine”). > > IQs: > > Did Johnny Depp play you in a recent prequel? > Did your husband have an unfortunate alternative name? > Were you from New Concord, Ohio and married a very shy girl named Annie? Take 3 DQs. I’m sure Depp’s in the “Fantastic Beasts” movie, but I haven’t seen it yet. ---
**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 4, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/71 "2017-08-04T12:15:35Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you founder and editor of the New-York Tribune? > IQ2: Did you publish MAD magazine for over 40 years? > IQ3: Are you a comic book writer who introduced the concept of the Multiverse to DC Comics in the 1961 story “Flash of Two Worlds!”? > > Take a DQ for #1. > 2) I am not William Gaines. > 3) I am not Gardner Fox. Horace Greeley DQ: Caucasian? ---
**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 4, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/72 "2017-08-04T12:40:44Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with G 4. American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Political/military, but NOT best known for it 8. Died before 1950 9. Known for a single event 10. Caucasian ---
**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 4, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/73 "2017-08-04T14:40:36Z")
Previous IQs: Did Johnny Depp play you in a recent prequel? - Gellert Grindelwald in, yes, _Fantastic Beasts_ Did your husband have an unfortunate alternative name? - Galadriel’s husband Celeborn was AKA Teleporno Were you from New Concord, Ohio and married a very shy girl named Annie? - Astronaut and American hero John Glenn DQs: Businessman/entrepreneur? Greatest fame before 1900? Associated with NYC? IQs: Did Mark Twain help get your memoirs published, greatly aiding your family financially? Did you play the designer of the _Titanic_? Were you a Pittsburgh Pirate often compared to Yosemite Sam? ---
**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 4, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/74 "2017-08-04T14:52:09Z")
DQ: Died before 1875? IQ1: Is your wife a bigfoot? IQ2: Were you lead singer for the Playboys? IQ3: Were you half of Chesterbelloc? ---
**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 4, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/75 "2017-08-04T14:56:26Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with G 4. American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Political/military, but NOT best known for it 8. Died before 1950 9. Known for a single event 10. Caucasian 11. Not a businessman/entrepreneur 12. Greatest fame before 1900 13. Not associated with NYC 14. Died after 1875 ---
**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 4, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/76 "2017-08-04T14:57:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Mark Twain help get your memoirs published, greatly aiding your family financially? > Did you play the designer of the _Titanic_? > Were you a Pittsburgh Pirate often compared to Yosemite Sam? I know I know the first one, but it’s not coming around. 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 4, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/77 "2017-08-04T14:58:39Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Is your wife a bigfoot? > IQ2: Were you lead singer for the Playboys? > IQ3: Were you half of Chesterbelloc? #2. I am not Gary Lewis. #3. I am not G. K. Chesterton. (?) Take a DQ for #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 4, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/78 "2017-08-04T15:06:50Z")
IQ1: Are you a Canadian singer-songwriter who sang _The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald_? IQ2: Are you an acerbic Scottish TV chef? IQ3: Were you chief operative in the White House Plumbers? ---
**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 4, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/79 "2017-08-04T15:31:34Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Canadian singer-songwriter who sang _The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald_? > IQ2: Are you an acerbic Scottish TV chef? > IQ3: Were you chief operative in the White House Plumbers? Gordons, eh? 1. I am not Mr. Lightfoot. 2. I am not Mr. Ramsay. 3. I am not Mr. Liddy. ---
**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 4, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593/80 "2017-08-04T15:39:40Z")
Grrrrr… IQ1: Did you compose the \*Water Music \*suite? IQ2: Are you a Bohemian Jewish composer whose music was banned during the Nazi regime? IQ3: Are you an Italian composer who wrote the opera _La forza del destino_ (The Force of Destiny)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2017/792593.md?page=5)