# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/81 "2014-02-06T18:03:00Z")
IQ1: Did a film adaptation of the work in which you appeared have a mis-spelling of your name as its title? IQ2: Did you say greed was good? IQ3: Did you oppose Ming the Merciless? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/82 "2014-02-06T18:36:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > Male? > Last name start with G? Yes, male. Last name starts with G. Summary for G: 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Last name starts with G. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/83 "2014-02-06T18:38:49Z")
IQ: Did you hate spunk? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/84 "2014-02-06T18:46:25Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did the mayor of Chicago threaten to punch you in the snoot if you ever visited his city? > IQ2: Are you buried at your home on the island of Caprera? > IQ3: Were you a brevet major general whose brother was awarded the Medal of Honor twice? No idea on 1 and 3. For 2, I’m not Giuseppe Garibaldi. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Does a statue of you stand in Times Square? > Were you beloved by a young female secret agent? > Did JFK particularly appreciate your memos? For 1, I’m not George M. Cohan. Take two DQs for 2 and 3. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you, for all practical purposes, invent moveable type printing? > 2. Were you Goldie Hawn’s character in _Foul Play_? > 3. Was the song _So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright_ actually about you? For 1, I’m not Johannes Gutenberg; for 3, I’m not Art Garfunkel. Take a DQ for 2. > [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Did a film adaptation of the work in which you appeared have a mis-spelling of your name as its title? > IQ2: Did you say greed was good? > IQ3: Did you oppose Ming the Merciless? No idea for 1; take a DQ. For 2, I’m not Gordon Gekko; and for 3, I’m not Flash Gordon. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/85 "2014-02-06T18:48:09Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you hate spunk? I’m not Lou Grant. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/86 "2014-02-06T19:07:20Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Did a film adaptation of the work in which you appeared have a mis-spelling of your name as its title? > IQ2: Did you say greed was good? > IQ3: Did you oppose Ming the Merciless? Correct on Gordon Gecko and Flash Gordon. The first was inspired by an earlier question, and the inspiration for the triumvirate of Gordons - **Charlie Gordon** , from _Flowers for Algernon_ and its film adaptation, _CHARLY_ DQ: Were you created in the twentieth century? ---
**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 6, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/87 "2014-02-06T19:14:15Z")
Previous IQs: Does a statue of you stand in Times Square? - Yes, George M. Cohan. Were you beloved by a young female secret agent? - Ole Golly was the nanny to the title character of _Harriet the Spy_. Did JFK particularly appreciate your memos? - Economist and then-U.S. ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith. DQs: American? Generally considered a “good guy”? IQs: Did you invent Dungeons & Dragons? Was your creator unsure of whether or not you had been reincarnated? Were you Tom Bombadil’s sweetie? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/88 "2014-02-06T19:15:16Z")
IQ1: Did you hold an officer’s rank in a chickenshit outfit? IQ2: Are you responsible for the batsignal? IQ3: Did you encourage captains of industry to withdraw from society? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/89 "2014-02-06T19:22:49Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > DQ: Were you created in the twentieth century? Yes, created in the twentieth century. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > American? > Generally considered a “good guy”? American, and generally considered a good guy. Summary for G: 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Last name starts with G. 4. Created in the twentieth century. 5. American. 6. Generally considered a good guy. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/90 "2014-02-06T19:27:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you invent Dungeons & Dragons? > Was your creator unsure of whether or not you had been reincarnated? > Were you Tom Bombadil’s sweetie? For 1, I’m not Gary Gygax. No idea on 2 and 3; take two DQs. > [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Did you hold an officer’s rank in a chickenshit outfit? > IQ2: Are you responsible for the batsignal? > IQ3: Did you encourage captains of industry to withdraw from society? For 2, I’m not Commissioner Gordon. For 1 and 3, I have no idea–take two 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 6, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/91 "2014-02-06T19:56:59Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you, for all practical purposes, invent moveable type printing? > 2. Were you Goldie Hawn’s character in Foul Play? > 3. Was the song So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright actually about you? > > For 1, I’m not Johannes Gutenberg; for 3, I’m not Art Garfunkel. Take a DQ for 2. #2 was Gloria Mundi. DQ: From literature? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/92 "2014-02-06T19:59:33Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: From literature? Not from literature. Summary for G: 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Last name starts with G. 4. Created in the twentieth century. 5. American. 6. Generally considered a good guy. 7. Not from literature. ---
**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 6, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/93 "2014-02-06T20:00:05Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the 3rd Prime Minister of India? 2. Were you the 2nd President of Egypt? 3. Were you marooned by your pirate crewmates? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/94 "2014-02-06T20:09:06Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the 3rd Prime Minister of India? > 2. Were you the 2nd President of Egypt? > 3. Were you marooned by your pirate crewmates? For 1, I’ll take a guess at Indira Gandhi; and for 2, I’ll try Gamel Abdul Nasser. DQ for 3, and also for the others if they are wrong. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/95 "2014-02-06T21:29:17Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Did you hold an officer’s rank in a chickenshit outfit? > IQ2: Are you responsible for the batsignal? > IQ3: Did you encourage captains of industry to withdraw from society? 1: Lieutenant William Gorman, of the Colonial Marines - from Aliens 2: As you say, Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon 3: John Galt, from Atlas Shrugged. ---
**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 6, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/96 "2014-02-06T21:35:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #2 was Gloria Mundi… Did she barf in buses? “Sick transit Gloria Mundi.” Previous IQs: Did you invent Dungeons & Dragons? - Yes, Gary Gygax. Was your creator unsure of whether or not you had been reincarnated? - Tolkien had his doubts about Glorfindel. Were you Tom Bombadil’s sweetie? - Goldberry. How she put up with his idiotic “poetry” I’ll never know. DQs: First appeared on TV? Would still be alive today, if real? IQs: Did you sing “We Shall Be Free?” in a cowboy hat? Were you an unusual alien prostitute? Were you the victor of the Battle of Gettysburg? ---
**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 6, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/97 "2014-02-06T21:40:29Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the 3rd Prime Minister of India? > 2. Were you the 2nd President of Egypt? > 3. Were you marooned by your pirate crewmates? > [@Spoons](#): > > For 1, I’ll take a guess at Indira Gandhi; and for 2, I’ll try Gamel Abdul Nasser. DQ for 3, and also for the others if they are wrong. Right on 1 and 2. #3 was _Treasure Island_’s Ben Gunn. I’ll wait on the DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/98 "2014-02-06T21:51:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did she barf in buses? “Sick transit Gloria Mundi.” Groan! > [@](#): > > DQs: > > First appeared on TV? > Would still be alive today, if real? Did not first appear on TV. If real, would still be alive today. Summary for G: 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Last name starts with G. 4. Created in the twentieth century. 5. American. 6. Generally considered a good guy. 7. Not from literature. 8. Did not first appear on TV. 9. If real, would still be alive today. > [@](#): > > IQs: > > Did you sing “We Shall Be Free?” in a cowboy hat? > Were you an unusual alien prostitute? > Were you the victor of the Battle of Gettysburg? For 1, I’m not Garth Brooks. For 3, I’ll guess at George Meade (take a DQ if I’m wrong). For 2, all I can think of is the three-breasted prostitute in _Total Recall_, but I cannot remember her name. DQ for you. ETA: Aside to the **Professor** : :smack: I should have known Ben Gunn! I read that book years ago, and quite enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/99 "2014-02-06T22:02:52Z")
Oops! Just realized that I’ll have to change the answer to number 7: “Originally appeared in a little-known work of literature, but better known in another medium.” Summary for G: 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Last name starts with G. 4. Created in the twentieth century. 5. American. 6. Generally considered a good guy. 7. Originally appeared in a little-known work of literature, but better known in another medium. 8. Did not first appear on TV. 9. If real, would still be alive today. Sorry about that folks–hope I caught the error before too much damage was done. ---
**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 6, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2014/680337/100 "2014-02-06T22:20:51Z")
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