# Botticelli - Feb. 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 1, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859 "2016-02-01T17:33:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/121 "2016-02-15T03:11:01Z")
IQ1: Are you a retired NBA power forward who considered running for governor of Alabama in 2014? IQ2: Are you an American singer, dancer and actress who assisted the French Resistance during WWII? IQ3: Are you a Calypso artist famous for singing _The Banana Boat Song_? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/122 "2016-02-15T03:33:44Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a retired NBA power forward who considered running for governor of Alabama in 2014? > IQ2: Are you an American singer, dancer and actress who assisted the French Resistance during WWII? > IQ3: Are you a Calypso artist famous for singing _The Banana Boat Song_? DQ. DQ (though I think I’m going to kick myself when I hear the answer). Not Harry Belafonte. **B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American ---
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/123 "2016-02-15T04:01:36Z")
Previous IQs: Did you become King of Westeros after the Mad King was killed? - Robert Baratheon, in _Game of Thrones_ Were you his humorless next-younger brother? - Stannis Baratheon Were you his maybe-gay youngest brother? - Renly Baratheon DQs: Died since 1964? Best known for the arts? Born in Europe? IQs: Were you an actor and comic who got a ship named after him? Are you the best-known person from Russell, Kans.? Did you fake your own assassination attempt? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/124 "2016-02-15T04:06:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you an actor and comic who got a ship named after him? > Are you the best-known person from Russell, Kans.? > Did you fake your own assassination attempt? Not Bob Hope. DQ. DQ (though I’ve heard this one before). **B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe ---
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/125 "2016-02-15T12:57:47Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Howdy Doody’s puppeteer? 2. Did you create Beany & Cecil? 3. Are you a comic strip character who is once more running for president? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/126 "2016-02-15T14:18:48Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a retired NBA power forward who considered running for governor of Alabama in 2014? > IQ2: Are you an American singer, dancer and actress who assisted the French Resistance during WWII? > IQ3: Are you a Calypso artist famous for singing The Banana Boat Song? > > DQ. > DQ (though I think I’m going to kick myself when I hear the answer). > Not Harry Belafonte. Charles Barkley, Josephine Baker, correct DQ: Known for performing arts? holding a DQ ---
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/127 "2016-02-15T14:26:05Z")
IQ1: Were you an American graffiti artist portrayed in film by Jeffrey Wright, along with the late David Bowie playing Andy Warhol? IQ2: Did you portray Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space 9? IQ3: Are you another ST alum who played the young Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries _Roots_? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/128 "2016-02-15T21:40:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Howdy Doody’s puppeteer? > 2. Did you create Beany & Cecil? > 3. Are you a comic strip character who is once more running for president? Not Buffalo Bob Smith. DQ. Snoopy and Pogo are the only ones I can think of, so DQ. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you an American graffiti artist portrayed in film by Jeffrey Wright, along with the late David Bowie playing Andy Warhol? > IQ2: Did you portray Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space 9? > IQ3: Are you another ST alum who played the young Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries _Roots_? Three DQs. **B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe 9. Not known for the performing arts ---
**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:** [February 15, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/129 "2016-02-15T21:55:22Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Howdy Doody’s puppeteer? > 2. Did you create Beany & Cecil? > 3. Are you a comic strip character who is once more running for president? > > Not Buffalo Bob Smith. > DQ. > Snoopy and Pogo are the only ones I can think of, so DQ. Correct on #1. #2 was Bob Clampett. #3 is Bill the Cat from the recently resuscitated _Bloom County_. DQs: 1. Known for the creative arts? 2. Died since 2000? ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/130 "2016-02-16T00:34:51Z")
**B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Known for the creative arts 11. Did not die after 2000 ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/131 "2016-02-16T01:09:01Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write the Oz books? 2. Were you a British Art Nouveau illustrator known for your scandalous black ink drawings? 3. Were you a 19th Century French composer who created _Symphonie fantastique_? ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/132 "2016-02-16T02:46:15Z")
Previous IQs: Were you an actor and comic who got a ship named after him? - Yes, Bob Hope: [USNS Bob Hope - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Bob_Hope_(T-AKR-300)) Are you the best-known person from Russell, Kans.? - Bob Dole Did you fake your own assassination attempt? - The title character in the political satire _Bob Roberts_. Bob x3! DQs: Born in Great Britain? Writer? IQs: Was your 111th birthday a big deal in your hometown? Was your heir there to celebrate with you? Was Ecthelion an ancestor of yours? ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/133 "2016-02-16T03:16:08Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you an American graffiti artist portrayed in film by Jeffrey Wright, along with the late David Bowie playing Andy Warhol? > IQ2: Did you portray Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space 9? > IQ3: Are you another ST alum who played the young Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries Roots? > > Three DQs. Jean-Michel Basquiat, Avery Brooks, LeVar Burton holding 3 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:** [February 16, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/134 "2016-02-16T03:57:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the Oz books? > 2. Were you a British Art Nouveau illustrator known for your scandalous black ink drawings? > 3. Were you a 19th Century French composer who created _Symphonie fantastique_? Not L Frank Baum. DQ. Not Hector Berlioz. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was your 111th birthday a big deal in your hometown? > Was your heir there to celebrate with you? > Was Ecthelion an ancestor of yours? Not Bilbo Baggins. I’m going to assume you meant “Were you that person’s heir, there to join the celebration?” and say: Not Frodo Baggins. (DQ otherwise.) Not … Boromir? **B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Known for the creative arts 11. Did not die after 2000 12. Not born in Great Britain 13. Not a writer ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/135 "2016-02-16T12:13:46Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the Oz books? > 2. Were you a British Art Nouveau illustrator known for your scandalous black ink drawings? > 3. Were you a 19th Century French composer who created Symphonie fantastique? > Not L Frank Baum. > DQ. > Not Hector Berlioz. Correct. Aubrey Beardsley. Correct. DQ: Composer or songwriter? ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/136 "2016-02-16T12:16:29Z")
IQs: 1. Does your body “lie a-moulderin’ in the grave”? 2. Is a large breed of dog named for you? 3. Did Christopher Hewett play you, the title character in an '80’s sitcom? ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/137 "2016-02-16T12:17:35Z")
**B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Known for the creative arts 11. Did not die after 2000 12. Not born in Great Britain 13. Not a writer 14. Not a composer or songwriter ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/138 "2016-02-16T15:39:31Z")
DQ: Artist? DQ: From a Romance language country? holding 1 DQ ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/139 "2016-02-16T15:47:07Z")
IQ1: Did you co-found the Black Panther party with Huey Newton? IQ2: Are you a jazz bandleader known for standards like _One O’Clock Jump_ and _April in Paris_? IQ3: Did you sing in IQ2’s orchestra and become known for singing _Summertime from Porgy and Bess_? ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/140 "2016-02-16T18:29:06Z")
You swept mine. Well done. IQs: Were you a Civil War governor of Ohio who died in office? Were you a modern governor of Indiana who later went to the U.S. Senate? Did you sing of a geometric shape in a granular medium? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859.md?page=8)