# Botticelli February 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 2, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611 "2015-02-02T16:01:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 4, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/61 "2015-02-04T19:43:32Z")
DQ1: Known for the arts? DQ2: Born east of the Mississippi? ---
**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 4, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/62 "2015-02-04T19:53:44Z")
IQ1: Did you end Joe Theismann’s career in 1985? IQ2: Is your repertoire largely referred to as “champagne music”? IQ3: Are you a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers whose middle name is Olajuwon, named after NBA star Hakeen Olajuwon? ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/63 "2015-02-04T20:05:54Z")
Previous IQs: Did you provide Mater’s voice in a Pixar film? - Yes, Larry the Cable Guy, in the \*Cars \*franchise. Did Civil War hero Chamberlain go by this middle name throughout his childhood? - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: [Joshua Chamberlain - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Lawrence_Chamberlain) Was your dad nicknamed “Light-horse Harry”? - Yes, Robert E. Lee. DQ: Died before 1900? IQs: Were your last words immortalized on a battle flag? Were you almost a son to George Washington? Were you Lady Mary’s rival for the love of Matthew Crawley? ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/64 "2015-02-04T20:08:45Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with L 5. American 6. Died before 1970 7. Not political/military 8. Not known for the arts 9. Born east of the Mississippi 10. Died after 1900 ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/65 "2015-02-04T20:09:49Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you end Joe Theismann’s career in 1985? > IQ2: Is your repertoire largely referred to as “champagne music”? > IQ3: Are you a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers whose middle name is Olajuwon, named after NBA star Hakeen Olajuwon? I am not Lawrence Welk. 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:** [February 4, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/66 "2015-02-04T20:10:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were your last words immortalized on a battle flag? > Were you almost a son to George Washington? > Were you Lady Mary’s rival for the love of Matthew Crawley? I am not the Marquis de Lafayette. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/67 "2015-02-04T20:25:36Z")
For the first time since August (mea culpa!), I’ve updated the “Botticelli letters we’ve used so far” thread: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648663) ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/68 "2015-02-04T20:29:54Z")
Previous IQs: Were your last words immortalized on a battle flag? - Capt. James Lawrence: [James Lawrence - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lawrence) Were you almost a son to George Washington? - Yes, Lafayette. Were you Lady Mary’s rival for the love of Matthew Crawley? - Lavinia Swire, on _Downton Abbey_. DQs: Died after 1935? Businessman/tycoon? IQs: Were you a matriarch of the Sackville-Bagginses? Are you a fictional knight who had several incestuous children with your sister? Are you that sister? ---
**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 4, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/69 "2015-02-04T21:07:42Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you end Joe Theismann’s career in 1985? > IQ2: Is your repertoire largely referred to as “champagne music”? > IQ3: Are you a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers whose middle name is Olajuwon, named after NBA star Hakeen Olajuwon? > > I am not Lawrence Welk. Take 2 DQs for the others. Lawrence Taylor, correct, Lawrence Tillman DQ: Born north of Mason-Dixon line? 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 4, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/70 "2015-02-04T21:19:43Z")
IQ1: Are you a Gotham City detective who married Dinah Drake, aka the first Black Canary? IQ2: Are you a slow-witted but loyal member of the Silver Age Metal Men? IQ3: Are you a wheelchair-bound student who attended Metropolis University with Clark Kent who was actually a mermaid, hiding your lower half with a blanket? ---
**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:** [February 4, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/71 "2015-02-04T22:20:14Z")
IQ1: Were you famously kidnapped when you were very young? IQ2: Were you the father of IQ1? IQ3: Were you a New Yorker with the nickname, “Lucky”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/72 "2015-02-04T22:29:52Z")
IQ1) Were you an understudy to Charlie Chaplin in British vaudeville, and did you emigrate to America with him? IQ2) Are you a 20th century sports superstar whose real last name was “Barrow”? IQ3) Were you murdered with an ice axe in Mexico, in 1940? ---
**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 4, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/73 "2015-02-04T22:43:27Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with L 5. American 6. Died before 1970 7. Not political/military 8. Not known for the arts 9. Born east of the Mississippi 10. Died after 1900 11. Died before 1935 12. Not famous as a businessman/tycoon 13. Born north of the Mason-Dixon line ---
**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 4, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/74 "2015-02-04T22:44:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > For the first time since August (mea culpa!), I’ve updated the “Botticelli letters we’ve used so far” thread: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648663) Well, since we’ve been doing alphabetical runs since about then, it wasn’t as useful a tool as it is now. Thanks for keeping it updated! ---
**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 4, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/75 "2015-02-04T22:46:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a matriarch of the Sackville-Bagginses? > Are you a fictional knight who had several incestuous children with your sister? > Are you that sister? I am not Lobelia. I am not Jaime Lannister. I am not Cersei Lannister. ---
**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 4, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/76 "2015-02-04T22:47:33Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Gotham City detective who married Dinah Drake, aka the first Black Canary? > IQ2: Are you a slow-witted but loyal member of the Silver Age Metal Men? > IQ3: Are you a wheelchair-bound student who attended Metropolis University with Clark Kent who was actually a mermaid, hiding your lower half with a blanket? I am not Larry Lance. I am not Lead. I am not Lori Lemaris. ---
**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 4, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/77 "2015-02-04T22:49:18Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you famously kidnapped when you were very young? > IQ2: Were you the father of IQ1? > IQ3: Were you a New Yorker with the nickname, “Lucky”? I am not Charles Lindbergh, Jr. I am not Charles Lindbergh, Sr. I am not Lucky Luciano. ---
**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 4, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/78 "2015-02-04T22:50:22Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you an understudy to Charlie Chaplin in British vaudeville, and did you emigrate to America with him? > > IQ2) Are you a 20th century sports superstar whose real last name was “Barrow”? > > IQ3) Were you murdered with an ice axe in Mexico, in 1940? I am not Stan Laurel. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 5, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/79 "2015-02-05T00:20:38Z")
DQ: Known from a historical event? IQ1: Are you the author of _Little Women_? IQ2: Were you a defensive end for the Oakland Raiders and currently an NFL analyst for FOX? IQ3: Are you a standup comedian whose stage name is a variation of your actual Hungarian surname Székely? ---
**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 5, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/80 "2015-02-05T01:44:54Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with L 5. American 6. Died before 1970 7. Not political/military 8. Not known for the arts 9. Born east of the Mississippi 10. Died after 1900 11. Died before 1935 12. Not famous as a businessman/tycoon 13. Born north of the Mason-Dixon line 14. Not known from a historical event [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611.md?page=5)