# Botticelli - Dec. 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 8, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212 "2016-12-08T16:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [December 21, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/101 "2016-12-21T23:20:07Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on all three. > IQ1: Were you a fictional Texas Ranger who took on an arms dealer? > IQ2: Were you another Texas Ranger played by the actor who played #1? > IQ3: Did you sing “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma”? And this time take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/102 "2016-12-21T23:41:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Iris West, Wally West or Woozy Winks. Correct on all three. reserved DQ: Alive? IQ1: Were you a DE for the Green Bay Packers? IQ2: Are you the QB for the Seattle Seahawks? IQ3: Did you write the score for _Star Wars_? ---
**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:** [December 21, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/103 "2016-12-21T23:57:09Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with W 4. Dead ---
**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:** [December 21, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/104 "2016-12-21T23:58:11Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you a DE for the Green Bay Packers? > IQ2: Are you the QB for the Seattle Seahawks? > IQ3: Did you write the score for _Star Wars_? #3: I am not John Williams. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/105 "2016-12-22T01:29:39Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on all three. > IQ1: Were you a fictional Texas Ranger who took on an arms dealer? > IQ2: Were you another Texas Ranger played by the actor who played #1? > IQ3: Did you sing “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma”? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > And this time take 3 DQs. Lone Wolf McQuade. Walker, Texas Ranger. Shelly West (with David Frizzell). DQ1: Known for the Arts? DQ2: American? One DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/106 "2016-12-22T01:54:32Z")
Previous IQs: Did the Pope give you a special flag for a major project of yours? - William the Conqueror, for the invasion of England in 1066. Did you serve two 19th c. Presidents as SECSTATE? - William H. Seward, top diplomat for both Lincoln and Johnson. Did you play the CSM? - William C. Davis played the Cigarette Smoking Man on _The X-Files_. William x3 again! DQs: Died since 1900? Won a major award in his field? One DQ reserved. IQs: Are you best-known for your pictures of your Weimeraners? Did E.L. Doctorow prominently feature you in a 2005 novel? Were you the best-known American to attend the opening of the Eiffel Tower? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/107 "2016-12-22T02:39:23Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with W 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not American 7. Died since 1900 8. Did not win a major 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:** [December 22, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/108 "2016-12-22T02:40:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you best-known for your pictures of your Weimeraners? > Did E.L. Doctorow prominently feature you in a 2005 novel? > Were you the best-known American to attend the opening of the Eiffel Tower? Take 3 more 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:** [December 22, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/109 "2016-12-22T04:34:22Z")
DQ: European? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/110 "2016-12-22T14:48:59Z")
Previous IQs: Are you best-known for your pictures of your Weimeraners? - William Wegman Did E.L. Doctorow prominently feature you in a 2005 novel? - William T. Sherman, in _The March_, about the March to the Sea and its aftermath (good stuff!) Were you the best-known American to attend the opening of the Eiffel Tower? - William “Buffalo Bill” Cody Another William x3! DQs: Best known for the visual arts (theater, TV, film, photography, painting, sculpture, dance, etc.)? Died since 1964? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Were you the Dude’s and Donny’s bowling teammate? Did you play Chekov and Bester? Did you impersonate Eleanor Roosevelt over the phone in a comedy? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/111 "2016-12-22T15:42:04Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with W 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not American 7. Died since 1900 8. Did not win a major award in his field 9. European 10. Not known for the visual arts (theater, TV, film, photography, painting, sculpture, dance, etc.) 11. Died before 1964 ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/112 "2016-12-22T15:43:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the Dude’s and Donny’s bowling teammate? > Did you play Chekov and Bester? > Did you impersonate Eleanor Roosevelt over the phone in a comedy? 1. I am not Walter Sobchak. 2. I am not Walter Koenig. 3. I am not Walter Matthau. (Wild guess; take a DQ if 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:** [December 22, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/113 "2016-12-22T17:16:07Z")
Correct on all three (the Matthau movie was _Hopscotch_). IQs: Were you a noted British abolitionist? Did you turn out to be The Man in Black? Were you appointed FBI Director by President Reagan? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/114 "2016-12-22T19:05:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a noted British abolitionist? > Did you turn out to be The Man in Black? > Were you appointed FBI Director by President Reagan? Take 3 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:** [December 22, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/115 "2016-12-22T20:14:45Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a noted British abolitionist? - William Wilberforce Did you turn out to be The Man in Black? - William, on _Westworld_ Were you appointed FBI Director by President Reagan? - William Webster Yet another William x3! DQs: Musician? Born in or east of Vienna? Born in or north of Vienna? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Did you see Jefferson Davis taken in irons through your hometown? Did your manufacturer create special editions of you after you appeared in a movie? Did Walter Matthau once play you? ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/116 "2016-12-22T21:31:18Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you a DE for the Green Bay Packers? > IQ2: Are you the QB for the Seattle Seahawks? > IQ3: Did you write the score for _Star Wars_? Reggie White, Russel Wilson, and correct on Williams. IQ1: Were you imprisoned for gross indecency? IQ2: Do you typically appear with Statler? IQ3: Were you a Lord of the Treasury who dealt with the South Sea Bubble? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/117 "2016-12-22T21:43:03Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with W 4. Dead 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not American 7. Died since 1900 8. Did not win a major award in his field 9. European 10. Not known for the visual arts (theater, TV, film, photography, painting, sculpture, dance, etc.) 11. Died before 1964 12. Not a musician 13. Born West of Vienna 14. Born North of Vienna ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/118 "2016-12-22T21:44:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you see Jefferson Davis taken in irons through your hometown? > Did your manufacturer create special editions of you after you appeared in a movie? > Did Walter Matthau once play you? #1. I am not Woodrow Wilson. (That’s a guess.) #2. I am not Wilson the volleyball from _Cast Away_. #3. I am not Mr. Wilson in _Dennis the Menace_. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/119 "2016-12-22T21:45:42Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Reggie White, Russel Wilson, and correct on Williams. > > IQ1: Were you imprisoned for gross indecency? > IQ2: Do you typically appear with Statler? > IQ3: Were you a Lord of the Treasury who dealt with the South Sea Bubble? 1. I am not Oscar Wilde. 2. I am not Waldorf. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212/120 "2016-12-22T21:55:24Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Reggie White, Russel Wilson, and correct on Williams. > > IQ1: Were you imprisoned for gross indecency? > IQ2: Do you typically appear with Statler? > IQ3: Were you a Lord of the Treasury who dealt with the South Sea Bubble? Correct on Wilde and Waldorf, Robert Walpole was that lord, who went on to become the first Prime Minister. DQ1: Author? DQ2: British? Holding one DQ. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2016/774212.md?page=7)