# Botticelli, February 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 2, 2014, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337 "2014-02-02T06:47:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/301 "2014-02-16T17:44:31Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > DQ answers > > 1.Real > 2.Male > 3.Last initial “L” > 4.Dead > 5.Not in the Arts > 6.Died before 1900 > 7.Not a political figure Up to date DQ info ---
**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, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/302 "2014-02-16T17:51:25Z")
Previous IQs: Is your official library and museum run by a state and not by the United States, as one might otherwise expect? - Abraham Lincoln. The State of Illinois is picking up the tab. Did you, in a movie, awaken after a nightmare to find your weapon having pierced your side? - Sir Launcelot and his sword, in _Excalibur_. Was your last public appearance in 1922, honoring your dad? - Yes, Robert Todd Lincoln. DQs: American? Died before 1800? IQs: Was Henry Clay a family friend of yours? Did you write about the BOLO robot tanks? Were you in both _A League of Their Own_ and _Tank Girl_? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/303 "2014-02-16T17:56:03Z")
EH-Not Jon Lovitz 2 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:** [February 16, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/304 "2014-02-16T17:58:51Z")
IQs: 1. Throughout the wide border, was your steed the best? 2. Were you a Stooge? 3. Were you the son of Polonius? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/305 "2014-02-16T18:00:07Z")
1.Real 2.Male 3.Last initial “L” 4.Dead 5.Not in the Arts 6.Died before 1900 7.Not a political figure 8.Not American 9.Died before 1800 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/306 "2014-02-16T18:38:36Z")
Prof-Not Leonides or Larry Fine DQ for the other (and DQs if my answers are wrong) ---
**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, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/307 "2014-02-16T19:36:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Throughout the wide border, was your steed the best? > 2. Were you a Stooge? > 3. Were you the son of Polonius? > [@etv78](#): > > Prof-Not Leonides or Larry Fine > DQ for the other (and DQs if my answers are wrong) #1 was young Lochinvar, who rode out of the west. #2 was, indeed, Larry Fine. #3 was Laertes, in _Hamlet_. 1. European? 2. Known primarily for science? ---
**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, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/308 "2014-02-16T19:47:12Z")
IQs: 1. Are you assisted by Odie Cologne? 2. Are you Jimmy Olsen’s girlfriend? 3. Did you write the poem, _The Congo_? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/309 "2014-02-16T19:47:22Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > 1.Real > 2.Male > 3.Last initial “L” > 4.Dead > 5.Not in the Arts > 6.Died before 1900 > 7.Not a political figure > 8.Not American > 9.Died before 1800 > 10.European > 11.Not a scientific figure More DQ answers ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/310 "2014-02-16T19:52:40Z")
Prof-Not Chrichton, 2 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:** [February 16, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/311 "2014-02-16T19:58:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you assisted by Odie Cologne? > 2. Are you Jimmy Olsen’s girlfriend? > 3. Did you write the poem, _The Congo_? > [@etv78](#): > > Prof-Not Chrichton, 2 DQs #1 was King Leonardo (kid’s cartoon) #2 was Lois’s kid sister, Lucy Lane. #3 was Vachel Lindsay. (Michael Crichton’s _Congo_ isn’t a poem.) DQ: Born before 1400 A.D.? I’ll save the others for a bit. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/312 "2014-02-16T20:11:33Z")
Saw “poem” too late ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/313 "2014-02-16T20:18:00Z")
1.Real 2.Male 3.Last initial “L” 4.Dead 5.Not in Arts 6.Died before 1900 7.Not a political figure 8.Not American 9.Died before 1800 10.European 11.Not a scientific figure 12.Born after 1400 (had to look this up TBH) ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/314 "2014-02-16T21:46:00Z")
IQ1: Did you nail an important text to the door of a church? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/315 "2014-02-16T21:53:17Z")
Nailed it fan! I am indeed Martin Luther. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/316 "2014-02-16T22:20:29Z")
Alright! Thanks etv! I didn’t know many other people with “L” names from between 1400 and 1800 who weren’t scientific, political or artistic figures. Without further ado, my initial is **E** ---
**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, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/317 "2014-02-16T22:52:59Z")
Oh, sure, play an entire game from start to finish while I’m at work… IQ1: Did you write about a magical coin that granted wishes that were wished twice? IQ2: Did you write about Kimball Kinnison? IQ3: Did you write about the psammead? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/318 "2014-02-16T23:12:19Z")
IQ: Did your grandson marry your deputy’s daughter? IQ2: Were you the shortest man to bat in a MLB game? ---
**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, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/319 "2014-02-16T23:26:47Z")
Wow. Way to go, fanganga! IQs: 1. Did you write the non-SF novel _Invisible Man_? 2. Is your alter ego Ralph Dibny? 3. Is your alter ego Jimmy Olsen? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/320 "2014-02-16T23:48:31Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Oh, sure, play an entire game from start to finish while I’m at work… > > IQ1: Did you write about a magical coin that granted wishes that were wished twice? > IQ2: Did you write about Kimball Kinnison? > IQ3: Did you write about the psammead? 1: pass 2: pass 3: I am not E. Nesbitt > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did your grandson marry your deputy’s daughter? > IQ2: Were you the shortest man to bat in a MLB game? 1: pass 2: pass > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Wow. Way to go, fanganga! > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write the non-SF novel _Invisible Man_? > 2. Is your alter ego Ralph Dibny? > 3. Is your alter ego Jimmy Olsen? 1: pass 2: I am not Elongated Man 3: I am not Elastic Lad [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337.md?page=17)