# Botticelli - December 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153 "2014-12-02T19:01:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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 11, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/241 "2014-12-11T18:55:33Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on all three. > IQ1: Were you born Thelma Ryan? > IQ2: Were you the Confederate commander during the attack on Fort Sumter? > IQ3: Did you design and build a new passenger vehicle in the 19th century? 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:** [December 11, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/242 "2014-12-11T18:56:33Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did you play the drums for the jazz fusion band Brand X? > > IQ2) DId you win and lose your title to Ingemar Johannson? > > IQ3) Are you Michael J Fox’s brother-in-law and a successful author? 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:** [December 11, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/243 "2014-12-11T18:58:13Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you hired by DC comics to write a letter column while you were still a teenager? > IQ2: Are you from the planet Braal? > IQ3: Did you design a new kinds of guitars? Take a DQ for #1. 2: I am not Pol Krinn, Magnetic Kid. 3. I am not Les Paul. ---
**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 11, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/244 "2014-12-11T18:59:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you one of the Metal Men, nicknamed “Tina”? > IQ2: Are you a jaded, street-wise, cigarette-smoking janitor who works for Dream? > IQ3: Are you an eyeless enemy of Green Lantern and Green Arrow, who tries to destroy atomic power plants? 1. I am not Platinum. 2. I am not Merv Pumpkinhead. 3. Okay, take a DQ. ---
**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 11, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/245 "2014-12-11T19:04:16Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with P 4. Dead 5. American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Known for military or war achievements, but it’s not what he’s best known for ---
**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 11, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/246 "2014-12-11T19:25:24Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a spy whose cover was blown by a top State Department official? - Valerie Plame Did you reveal that Ronald Reagan was a real go-getter control freak behind the scenes? - SNL’s Phil Hartman: [https://screen.yahoo.com/president-reagan-mastermind-000000075.html](https://screen.yahoo.com/president-reagan-mastermind-000000075.html) Did you once briefly play a stabby Father Christmas? - Peter Jackson; at the end here: [Hot Fuzz Intro - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RAkY4R691E) DQs: Born before 1850? Known as businessman/inventor? Born east of Miss. River? IQs: Were you Adm. Farragut’s half-brother? Are you credited with devising a popular kind of scam? Were you Brett’s buddy on the _Nostromo_? ---
**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 11, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/247 "2014-12-11T19:39:47Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you hired by DC comics to write a letter column while you were still a teenager? > IQ2: Are you from the planet Braal? > IQ3: Did you design a new kinds of guitars? The first was Paul Levitz, who quickly ended up writing LSH and later did a few other, less important tasks for DC. Reserving my DQ IQ1: Are you the subject of a biographical song by They Might Be Giants? IQ2: Are you a member of the Flash’s rogues gallery who later reformed for quite a while? IQ3: Are you a newspaper editor who references a person from antiquity whenever you are startled? ---
**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 11, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/248 "2014-12-11T19:56:16Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with P 4. Dead 5. American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Known for military or war achievements, but it’s not what he’s best known for 9. Born before 1850 10. Not known as a businessman/inventor 11. Born east of the Mississippi River ---
**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 11, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/249 "2014-12-11T19:57:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Adm. Farragut’s half-brother? > Are you credited with devising a popular kind of scam? > Were you Brett’s buddy on the _Nostromo_? Gee, I guess it’s time to watch _Alien_ again. I am not Mr. Ponzi. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 11, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/250 "2014-12-11T19:58:53Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > The first was Paul Levitz, who quickly ended up writing LSH and later did a few other, less important tasks for DC. > > Reserving my DQ > > IQ1: Are you the subject of a biographical song by They Might Be Giants? > IQ2: Are you a member of the Flash’s rogues gallery who later reformed for quite a while? > IQ3: Are you a newspaper editor who references a person from antiquity whenever you are startled? I am not the Pied Piper. I am not Perry White. Take a DQ for #1. ---
**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 11, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/251 "2014-12-11T20:02:12Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > The first was Paul Levitz, who quickly ended up writing LSH and later did a few other, less important tasks for DC. > > Reserving my DQ > > IQ1: Are you the subject of a biographical song by They Might Be Giants? > IQ2: Are you a member of the Flash’s rogues gallery who later reformed for quite a while? > IQ3: Are you a newspaper editor who references a person from antiquity whenever you are startled? Aww, I was hoping you actually were James K. Polk, the answer to IQ1, as he matches all the DQs so far nicely. Great Ceasar’s Ghost, you got the second two correct! ---
**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 11, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/252 "2014-12-11T20:04:37Z")
Polk is Madame Pepperwinkle’s favorite president. She even has the Polk presidential Pez dispenser. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/253 "2014-12-11T20:30:31Z")
Phil Collins moonlighted from Genesis as drummer of Brand X Floyd Patterson lost his heavyweight title to Ingemar Johansson, then won it back. # Michael (_ **The Omnivore’s Dilemma** _) Pollan is brother of actress Tracy Pollan, Michael J Fox’s wife DQ1) Ever held political office? DQ2) Born after 1800? Will reserve 1 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/254 "2014-12-11T20:33:25Z")
IQ1) Were you the winningest major league pitcher of the 1970s? IQ2) Were you a TV star and director of the St. Louis Zoo? IQ3) Did you write the oft-played folkie ballad “The Wedding Song (There Is Love)”? ---
**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 11, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/255 "2014-12-11T20:35:27Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you the winningest major league pitcher of the 1970s? > > IQ2) Were you a TV star and director of the St. Louis Zoo? > > IQ3) Did you write the oft-played folkie ballad “The Wedding Song (There Is Love)”? 1. I am not Noel Paul Stookey. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 11, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/256 "2014-12-11T20:36:50Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with P 4. Dead 5. American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not known for the Arts 8. Known for military or war achievements, but it’s not what he’s best known for 9. Born before 1850 10. Not known as a businessman/inventor 11. Born east of the Mississippi River 12. Born before 1800 13. Did hold political offices ---
**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:** [December 11, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/257 "2014-12-11T20:54:59Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you one of the Metal Men, nicknamed “Tina”? > IQ2: Are you a jaded, street-wise, cigarette-smoking janitor who works for Dream? > IQ3: Are you an eyeless enemy of Green Lantern and Green Arrow, who tries to destroy atomic power plants? > > 1. I am not Platinum. > 2. I am not Merv Pumpkinhead. > 3. Okay, take a DQ. Professor Ojo. He lost his eyes as a result of an accident in an atomic power plant and held a grudge. DQ: Political office held in Washington DC? ---
**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 11, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/258 "2014-12-11T20:59:52Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you born Thelma Ryan? > IQ2: Were you the Confederate commander during the attack on Fort Sumter? > IQ3: Did you design and build a new passenger vehicle in the 19th century? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. Pat Nixon. P G T Beauregard. George Pullman. DQ1: Born north of the Mason-Dixon line? DQ2: Died after 1825? One DQ reserved. IQ1: Did you write _Common Sense_? IQ2: Did you command the first USS _Providence_? IQ3: Did you command the expedition that opened Japan to Western trade? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/259 "2014-12-11T21:06:44Z")
IQ1: Are you the real identity of the Star-Spangled Kid, who later became Skyman? IQ2: Are you the real identity of Brainiac? IQ3: Are you one of the founding members of the Fearsome Five, longtime foes of the Teen Titans? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/260 "2014-12-11T21:11:43Z")
Jim Palmer of the Orioles was the winningest pitcher of the 70s. And Marlin (Wild Kingdom) Perkins was director of the St. Louis Zoo Correct on Paul (call me Noel Paul) Stookey DQ) Ever serve in Congress? DQ2) Born before 1750? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153.md?page=14)