# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/161 "2015-02-09T21:27:34Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you one of the four members of the New York Jets’ “New York Sack Exchange”? > IQ2: Are you another member? > IQ3: In 2001, did you break IQ1’s (or IQ2’s) record of 22 sacks in one season? > > DQ: Known for sports or games? Not Mark Gastineau or Marty Lyons(or Abdul Salaam or Joe Klecko) or Michael Strahan (you won’t get me with NY football questions!) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/162 "2015-02-09T21:28:34Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with M 4. Alive 5. Not known for involvement in the arts 6. Not American 7. Not a politician or military figure… but had some political significance 8. Born slightly before 1970 9. European 10 Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 10. Not from anywhere in the UK 11. Not known for science 12. Not involved in sports or games ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/163 "2015-02-09T21:30:39Z")
Too late, I remembered Marko Ramius! Take another DQ (figures I’d remember the wrong sub captain from a Tom Clancy book!) ---
**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 9, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/164 "2015-02-09T22:28:39Z")
DQ: Known for business? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/165 "2015-02-09T22:35:30Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with M 4. Alive 5. Not known for involvement in the arts 6. Not American 7. Not a politician or military figure… but had some political significance 8. Born slightly before 1970 9. European 10 Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 10. Not from anywhere in the UK 11. Not known for science 12. Not involved in sports or games 13. Not known as a businessman or entrepreneur of any kind ---
**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 9, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/166 "2015-02-09T22:38:44Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Morgan le Fay’s son? 2. Did Groucho Marx play you in _The History of Mankind_? 3. Was a type of toast named after you? ---
**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 10, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/167 "2015-02-10T03:28:05Z")
Previous IQs: Were your theories on naval power very influential on T.R.? - Alfred Thayer Mahan Did you command _Red October_? - You got Marko Ramius before I came back, so you’re good. Did you serve in the U.S. Army in South Korea and later run for President? - I’ll rephrase. DQ: Best-known for a single incident? IQs: Did you serve in the U.S. Army in South Korea as a noncom and later run for President? Were you a knockout, jazz-loving, French-speaking hologram? Did Jon Stewart bestow this nickname on VPOTUS? ---
**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 10, 2015, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/168 "2015-02-10T05:08:10Z")
DQ: Native speaker of a Germanic language (German, Dutch, Danish, &c)? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 10, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/169 "2015-02-10T13:43:02Z")
IQ1: Are you a DC superhero who fled from Apokolips and assumed the identity of a circus escape artist? IQ2: Are you the motley-attired leader of DC’s\* Inferior Five\*? IQ3: Are you a DC superhero, aka The Element Man, who got his powers from the Orb of Ra? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/170 "2015-02-10T14:38:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Morgan le Fay’s son? > 2. Did Groucho Marx play you in _The History of Mankind_? > 3. Was a type of toast named after you? Not Mordred or Nellie Melba Take a DQ for #2 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/171 "2015-02-10T14:39:25Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with M 4. Alive 5. Not known for involvement in the arts 6. Not American 7. Not a politician or military figure… but had some political significance 8. Born slightly before 1970 9. European 10 Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 10. Not from anywhere in the UK 11. Not known for science 12. Not involved in sports or games 13. Not known as a businessman or entrepreneur of any kind 14. Best known for just one famous incident\ 15. Speaks a Germanic language ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/172 "2015-02-10T14:42:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you serve in the U.S. Army in South Korea as a noncom and later run for President? > Were you a knockout, jazz-loving, French-speaking hologram? > Did Jon Stewart bestow this nickname on VPOTUS? Not… Michael Dukakis? Take a DQ for #2 and #3 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/173 "2015-02-10T14:44:07Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a DC superhero who fled from Apokolips and assumed the identity of a circus escape artist? > IQ2: Are you the motley-attired leader of DC’s\* Inferior Five\*? > IQ3: Are you a DC superhero, aka The Element Man, who got his powers from the Orb of Ra? DOn’t know any of these- take 3 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 10, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/174 "2015-02-10T15:40:32Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a DC superhero who fled from Apokolips and assumed the identity of a circus escape artist? > IQ2: Are you the motley-attired leader of DC’s Inferior Five? > IQ3: Are you a DC superhero, aka The Element Man, who got his powers from the Orb of Ra? > > DOn’t know any of these- take 3 DQs I’m going to put these in spoiler tags and let Prof. Pepperwinkle take a shot at them. Mister Miracle, Merryman, Metamorpho DQ: Did the incident involve breaking a record of some kind? holding 2 DQs ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/175 "2015-02-10T16:15:05Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with M 4. Alive 5. Not known for involvement in the arts 6. Not American 7. Not a politician or military figure… but had some political significance 8. Born slightly before 1970 9. European 10 Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 10. Not from anywhere in the UK 11. Not known for science 12. Not involved in sports or games 13. Not known as a businessman or entrepreneur of any kind 14. Best known for just one famous incident\ 15. Speaks a Germanic language 17 ) The incident I’m known for was one of a kind, but not a “record” ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/176 "2015-02-10T16:59:54Z")
DQ: Was the incident criminal in nature? 1 DQ left ---
**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 10, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/177 "2015-02-10T17:06:07Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Morgan le Fay’s son? > 2. Did Groucho Marx play you in The History of Mankind? > 3. Was a type of toast named after you? > > Not Mordred or Nellie Melba > > Take a DQ for #2 Correct on both. #2 was Peter Minuit. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/178 "2015-02-10T17:10:42Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with M 4. Alive 5. Not known for involvement in the arts 6. Not American 7. Not a politician or military figure… but had some political significance 8. Born slightly before 1970 9. European 10 Not from a country that speaks a Romance language 10. Not from anywhere in the UK 11. Not known for science 12. Not involved in sports or games 13. Not known as a businessman or entrepreneur of any kind 14. Best known for just one famous incident 15. Speaks a Germanic language 17 ) The incident I’m known for was one of a kind, but not a “record” 16. The incident was not evil, but it was illegal and he was arrested for it. ---
**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 10, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/179 "2015-02-10T19:23:43Z")
DQ: Did the incident happen after 1999? ---
**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 10, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2015/711611/180 "2015-02-10T19:45:35Z")
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