# 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:** 3
**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 9, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/41 "2018-08-09T12:45:12Z")
> [@](#): > > 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. Ceelo Greene DQ: Born 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 9, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/42 "2018-08-09T13:34:55Z")
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) 17. Born before 1950 ---
**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 9, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/43 "2018-08-09T15:11:29Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > …EH: I remember that election [the 1986 U.S. Senate race between Jesse Helms and Harvey Gantt]. 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. Helms ran a notorious TV ad showing white hands crushing a newspaper want-ad because “a less-qualified black got the job that should have been yours, only because of affirmative action,” or words to that effect. Previous IQs: Did you sing “Lonely Boy”? - Andrew Gold: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kbgjmmr5vw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kbgjmmr5vw) Did you sing “Stayin’ Alive”? - Yes, any of the Brothers Gibb Did you? - Ditto DQ: Best known as a soloist? IQs: Are you a singer whose last name is one letter off that of a Revolutionary War general? Are you that general? Are you a now-disgraced singer who recorded a song long used at sporting events? ---
**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 9, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/44 "2018-08-09T15:20:26Z")
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) 17. Born before 1950 18. Best known as a soloist ---
**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 9, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/45 "2018-08-09T15:22:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a singer whose last name is one letter off that of a Revolutionary War general? > Are you that general? > Are you a now-disgraced singer who recorded a song long used at sporting events? Yes, I am the **Rev. Al Green**! Good job, EH! ---
**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 10, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/46 "2018-08-10T14:46:32Z")
Woohoo - thanks! Racking my brains for singers who fit the clues, and his name just popped into my head. Other previous IQs: Are you that [Revolutionary War] general? - Nathanael Greene Are you a now-disgraced singer who recorded a song long used at sporting events? - Gary Glitter and “Rock and Roll”: [Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_(Gary_Glitter_song)) Hmm. Lemme see… our next letter will be T Bring it! ---
**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 10, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/47 "2018-08-10T15:19:58Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Dorothy Gale’s little dog? 2. Did you write _The Wonderful O_? 3. Did you write the hymn _Rock of Ages, Cleft to Me_? ---
**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 11, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/48 "2018-08-11T01:55:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Dorothy Gale’s little dog? > 2. Did you write _The Wonderful O_? > 3. Did you write the hymn _Rock of Ages, Cleft to Me_? I’m not Toto, dunno, and not… Will Thompson? ---
**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 11, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/49 "2018-08-11T13:27:59Z")
#1 was Toto, correct. #2 is James Thurber. #3 is Augustus Toplady. 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 11, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/50 "2018-08-11T13:32:37Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in _That Girl_? 2. Were you the founder of Wendy’s? 3. Did you write _Idylls of the King_? ---
**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 11, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/51 "2018-08-11T15:39:32Z")
IQ1: Are you the quarterback for the New England Patriots? IQ2: Are you the QB for the Buffalo Bills, with a name that sounds like a steering component? IQ3: Are you currently serving your third time as starting QB for the Houston Texans? ---
**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 11, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/52 "2018-08-11T17:18:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star in _That Girl_? > 2. Were you the founder of Wendy’s? > 3. Did you write _Idylls of the King_? Not Marlo Thomas, Dave Thomas or Alfred, Lord Tennyson. T. 1. real 2. male ---
**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 11, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/53 "2018-08-11T17:19:13Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the quarterback for the New England Patriots? > IQ2: Are you the QB for the Buffalo Bills, with a name that sounds like a steering component? > IQ3: Are you currently serving your third time as starting QB for the Houston Texans? Not Tom Brady, dunno and dunno. ---
**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 11, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/54 "2018-08-11T17:43:35Z")
Correct on all three. IQs: 1. Are you the title character of a play by Shakespeare? 2. Are you a different title character of a play by Shakespeare? 3. In the words of your theme song are you “the undisputed leader of the gang”? ---
**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 12, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/55 "2018-08-12T03:22:06Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Are you the title character of a play by Shakespeare? > 2. Are you a different title character of a play by Shakespeare? > 3. In the words of your theme song are you “the undisputed leader of the gang”? Not Titus Andronicus, Troilus (or Cressida, for that matter) or… dunno. ---
**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 12, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/56 "2018-08-12T13:13:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by Knowed Out View Post > IQ1: Are you the quarterback for the New England Patriots? > IQ2: Are you the QB for the Buffalo Bills, with a name that sounds like a steering component? > IQ3: Are you currently serving your third time as starting QB for the Houston Texans? > Not Tom Brady, dunno and dunno. correct, Tyrod Taylor, TJ Yates DQ: Last name starts with T? DQ: Living? ---
**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 12, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/57 "2018-08-12T13:33:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Correct on all three. > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the title character of a play by Shakespeare? > 2. Are you a different title character of a play by Shakespeare? > 3. In the words of your theme song are you “the undisputed leader of the gang”? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Titus Andronicus, Troilus (or Cressida, for that matter) or… dunno. Correct on 1 & 2. (I was thinking of Timon of Athens, and had forgotten Troilus, but no matter.) #3 is Top Cat. DQ: American? ---
**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 12, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/58 "2018-08-12T13:39:01Z")
IQs: 1. I are Tom Bombadil’s equivalent in _Bored of the Rings_? 2. Are you one of the title characters in an opera written by P.D.Q. Bach? 3. Were you Emma Peel’s successor in the TV series _The Avengers_? ---
**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 12, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/59 "2018-08-12T16:21:42Z")
IQ1: Are you a titular comic strip character sports reporter? IQ2: Are you a blue clad satirical comic book hero known for the war cry “Spoooooon”? IQ3: Are you a comic strip high school coach, also the name of Robb Riggle’s character in _Modern Family_? ---
**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 13, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972/60 "2018-08-13T21:11:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. I are Tom Bombadil’s equivalent in _Bored of the Rings_? > 2. Are you one of the title characters in an opera written by P.D.Q. Bach? > 3. Were you Emma Peel’s successor in the TV series _The Avengers_? Dunno x3. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a titular comic strip character sports reporter? > IQ2: Are you a blue clad satirical comic book hero known for the war cry “Spoooooon”? > IQ3: Are you a comic strip high school coach, also the name of Robb Riggle’s character in _Modern Family_? Dunno, not The Tick, and dunno. T. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with T 4. dead 5. American [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2018/818972.md?page=4)