# Botticelli - August 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 2, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972 "2018-08-02T12:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 6, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/21 "2018-08-06T19:54:02Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you head coach of the Oakland Raiders? > IQ2: Are you head coach of the Washington Redskins, and IQ1’s brother? > IQ3: Are you head coach of the Dallas Cowboys? > Take 3 DQs. Jon Gruden, Jay Gruden, Jason Garrett holding 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 6, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/22 "2018-08-06T21:46:04Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with G 3. Male 4. Living 5. American 6. Best known for the Arts 7. Best known for the performing arts 8. Born before 1964 9. Has won a top award in his field ---
**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 6, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/23 "2018-08-06T21:48:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Sherlock Holmes keep a portrait of you at 221B Baker Street? > Were you the victor of the Battle of Gettysburg? > Did the actor who played you appear twice in the cast-picnic photo of the film of which you were the protagonist? #2. I am not George Meade. 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 7, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/24 "2018-08-07T03:19:28Z")
Previous IQs: Did Sherlock Holmes keep a portrait of you at 221B Baker Street? - Gen. Sir George “Chinese” Gordon Were you the victor of the Battle of Gettysburg? - Yes, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade Did the actor who played you appear twice in the cast-picnic photo of the film of which you were the protagonist? - George Bailey, in _It’s A Wonderful Life._ Jimmy Stewart and director Frank Capra ran from one end of the very wide group of people to the other, as the photographer took several shots to form a panorama, so they appear in the final photo twice. George x3 redux once more! DQs: Actor? Considered handsome? IQs: Were you a gossip columnist for the Vatican newspaper? Did Jesse Helms defeat you in a 1986 campaign widely seen as racist? Trying to put the best face on a near-fiasco, did a biographer say that you once expected to be surprised? ---
**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 7, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/25 "2018-08-07T03:24:34Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with G 3. Male 4. Living 5. American 6. Best known for the Arts 7. Best known for the performing arts 8. Born before 1964 9. Has won a top award in his field 10. Not an actor 11. Charismatic, but not handsome ---
**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 7, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/26 "2018-08-07T03:26:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a gossip columnist for the Vatican newspaper? > Did Jesse Helms defeat you in a 1986 campaign widely seen as racist? > Trying to put the best face on a near-fiasco, did a biographer say that you once expected to be surprised? #1. I am not Father Guido Sarducci. 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 7, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/27 "2018-08-07T12:03:28Z")
DQ: Behind the scenes person? (director, producer, screenwriter) holding 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 7, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/28 "2018-08-07T13:47:26Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a gossip columnist for the Vatican newspaper? - Yes, Father (later Monsignor) Guido Sarducci Did Jesse Helms defeat you in a 1986 campaign widely seen as racist? - Charlotte, N.C. mayor Harvey Gantt Trying to put the best face on a near-fiasco, did a biographer say that you once expected to be surprised? - U.S. Grant, caught with his pants down at Shiloh DQ: Greatest fame before 1980? One DQ reserved. IQs: Was your creator unsure if there were two of your name, or if you’d been reincarnated? Were you a memorable alien prostitute in the books of Douglas Adams? Were you SpongeBob’s pet snail? ---
**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 7, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/29 "2018-08-07T13:57:48Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with G 3. Male 4. Living 5. American 6. Best known for the Arts 7. Best known for the performing arts 8. Born before 1964 9. Has won a top award in his field 10. Not an actor 11. Charismatic, but not handsome 12. Not a behind the scenes person 13. Greatest fame before 1980 ---
**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 7, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/30 "2018-08-07T13:59:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was your creator unsure if there were two of your name, or if you’d been reincarnated? > Were you a memorable alien prostitute in the books of Douglas Adams? > Were you SpongeBob’s pet snail? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Eccentrica Gallumbits. 3. I am not Gary. ---
**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 7, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/31 "2018-08-07T19:48:09Z")
DQ: Comedian? holding a DQ EH: I remember that election. Helms had toned down his racial rhetoric compared to his earlier days, and I don’t recall him making the election a racial issue, although I could be mistaken. His usual method was to call his opponents the L-word enough to scare all the farmers and gun owners into voting for him. ---
**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 7, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/32 "2018-08-07T20:43:04Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with G 3. Male 4. Living 5. American 6. Best known for the Arts 7. Best known for the performing arts 8. Born before 1964 9. Has won a top award in his field 10. Not an actor 11. Charismatic, but not handsome 12. Not a behind the scenes person 13. Greatest fame before 1980 14. Not a comedian ---
**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 8, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/33 "2018-08-08T13:03:21Z")
DQ: Vocalist? IQ1: Were you formerly part of duo with Paul Simon? IQ2: Were you an R&B artist killed by your father in 1984? IQ3: Did you sing about the "Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”? ---
**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 8, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/34 "2018-08-08T13:22:17Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with G 3. Male 4. Living 5. American 6. Best known for the Arts 7. Best known for the performing arts 8. Born before 1964 9. Has won a top award in his field 10. Not an actor 11. Charismatic, but not handsome 12. Not a behind the scenes person 13. Greatest fame before 1980 14. Not a comedian 15. Vocalist ---
**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 8, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/35 "2018-08-08T13:23:24Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ: Vocalist? > > IQ1: Were you formerly part of duo with Paul Simon? > IQ2: Were you an R&B artist killed by your father in 1984? > IQ3: Did you sing about the "Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”? 1. I am not Art Garfunkel. 2. I am not Marvin Gaye. 3. I am not Arlo Guthrie. ---
**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 8, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/36 "2018-08-08T17:08:26Z")
IQ1: Are you a jazz artist who plays a bent trumpet? IQ2: Were you a singer and guitarist for The Grateful Dead until your death in 1995? IQ3: Are you a soul artist and a former judge on _The Voice_? ---
**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 8, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/37 "2018-08-08T18:40:34Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a jazz artist who plays a bent trumpet? > IQ2: Were you a singer and guitarist for The Grateful Dead until your death in 1995? > IQ3: Are you a soul artist and a former judge on _The Voice_? 1. I am not Dizzy Gillespie. 2. I am not Jerry Garcia. 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 8, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/38 "2018-08-08T19:47:36Z")
Previous IQs: Was your creator unsure if there were two of your name, or if you’d been reincarnated? - The Elf-lord Glorfindel, in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien Were you a memorable alien prostitute in the books of Douglas Adams? - Yes, Eccentrica Gallumbits, the triple-breasted whore of Eroticon VII - well done! Were you SpongeBob’s pet snail? - Yes, Gary DQ: Rock and roll dude? IQs: Did you sing “Lonely Boy”? Did you sing “Stayin’ Alive”? Did 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 8, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/39 "2018-08-08T22:57:47Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with G 3. Male 4. Living 5. American 6. Best known for the Arts 7. Best known for the performing arts 8. Born before 1964 9. Has won a top award in his field 10. Not an actor 11. Charismatic, but not handsome 12. Not a behind the scenes person 13. Greatest fame before 1980 14. Not a comedian 15. Vocalist 16. In the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (though I personally don’t think of him as a Rocker) ---
**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 8, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/40 "2018-08-08T22:58:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you sing “Lonely Boy”? > Did you sing “Stayin’ Alive”? > Did you? #1. I thought that was Paul Anka. Take a DQ. #2-3. I am not Barry, Robin or Maurice Gibb. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972.md?page=3)