# Botticelli - February 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 2, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792 "2017-02-02T00:54:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/181 "2017-02-15T22:17:21Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Kris Kringle’s lawyer in Miracle on 34th Street? > 2. Are you the eponymous lead character of a comic strip by Walt Kelly? > 3. Is your presence in your story always accompanied by string instruments? > Dunno, not Pogo, and dunno. #1 was John Payne. #2 is correct. #3 is Peter, from _Peter and the Wolf_. 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 15, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/182 "2017-02-15T23:52:17Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you compose Peter and the Wolf? > IQ2; Was your work Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary adapted into the music score for A Clockwork Orange? > IQ3: Was Nadezhda von Meck your patron, even though they two of you never met? > > Not P.I. Tchaikovsky, not Henry Purcell (love that piece - you can hear it in the recent Austen film Love & Friendship, too), and… dunno. Sergei Prokofiev, correct, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky DQ: Known for being in the Korean war? Holding 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, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/183 "2017-02-16T04:16:13Z")
DQ: also known for the Arts? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 16, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/184 "2017-02-16T05:33:12Z")
IQ1: Did you hire a lot of black men as porters, under terms considered generous at the time? IQ2: Was your conscription into the army broadly covered by major news outlets? IQ3: Did you host The Tonight Show? ---
**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, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/185 "2017-02-16T15:54:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > … > > IQ1: Were you a fictional commando with a “bumbershoot”? > IQ2: Was the M26 tank named after you? > IQ3: Did you come between Cathy and Tara? Dunno (the British guy in SHIELD?), not Patton, and dunno. > [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Did you hire a lot of black men as porters, under terms considered generous at the time? > IQ2: Was your conscription into the army broadly covered by major news outlets? > IQ3: Did you host The Tonight Show? Dunno, not Elvis Presley, and not Jack Paar. P. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with P 5. American 6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking 7. died after 1900 8. died before 1980 9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking 10. born east of the Mississippi 11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military 12. not known for his service in either World War 13. not known for serving in the Korean War 14. not known for the Arts ---
**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, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/186 "2017-02-16T16:37:20Z")
DQ: Known for serving in the Vietnam war? 1 DQ in reserve ---
**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, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/187 "2017-02-16T17:04:20Z")
P. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with P 5. American 6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking 7. died after 1900 8. died before 1980 9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking 10. born east of the Mississippi 11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military 12. not known for his service in either World War 13. not known for serving in the Korean War 14. not known for the Arts 15. not known for serving in the Vietnam War ---
**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, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/188 "2017-02-16T17:21:18Z")
IQ1: While making the film _Bustin’ Loose_, did you pour rum on yourself, light yourself on fire, and run down the street till subdued by police? IQ2: Did you pitch for the Atlanta Braves and get the most wins ever for a knuckleballer? IQ3: Are you a MLB pitcher whose autobiography was titled _Me and the Spitter_? ---
**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, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/189 "2017-02-16T20:07:43Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: While making the film _Bustin’ Loose_, did you pour rum on yourself, light yourself on fire, and run down the street till subdued by police? > IQ2: Did you pitch for the Atlanta Braves and get the most wins ever for a knuckleballer? > IQ3: Are you a MLB pitcher whose autobiography was titled _Me and the Spitter_? Dunno x3. ---
**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, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/190 "2017-02-16T20:22:36Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a fictional commando with a “bumbershoot”? > IQ2: Was the M26 tank named after you? > IQ3: Did you come between Cathy and Tara? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno (the British guy in SHIELD?), not Patton, and dunno. Percy Pinkerton. He was one of Fury’s Howling Commandoes during the war, so he may have gone on to join SHIELD (as Dum Dum Dugan did). John “Black Jack” Pershing. Emma Peel. She took Cathy Gale’s place, and was then replaced by Tara King. DQ1: Army officer? DQ2: Died a natural death? Four DQs reserved. Aha! (Perhaps…) IQ: Did you explore the Arctic with Matthew Henson? ---
**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, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/191 "2017-02-16T20:38:02Z")
Not Peary the Arctic explorer. P. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with P 5. American 6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking 7. died after 1900 8. died before 1980 9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking 10. born east of the Mississippi 11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military 12. not known for his service in either World War 13. not known for serving in the Korean War 14. not known for the Arts 15. not known for serving in the Vietnam War 16. not an Army officer 17. did not die a natural death ---
**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, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/192 "2017-02-16T21:09:40Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: While making the film Bustin’ Loose, did you pour rum on yourself, light yourself on fire, and run down the street till subdued by police? > IQ2: Did you pitch for the Atlanta Braves and get the most wins ever for a knuckleballer? > IQ3: Are you a MLB pitcher whose autobiography was titled Me and the Spitter? > > Dunno x3. Richard Pryor, Phil Niekro, Gaylord Perry DQ: Navy? holding 3 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, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/193 "2017-02-16T21:16:41Z")
It’s that “broadly speaking” that has me concerned… I asked about the Arts 'cause I thought he might’ve been with the USO or some such. ---
**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, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/194 "2017-02-16T21:24:12Z")
P. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with P 5. American 6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking 7. died after 1900 8. died before 1980 9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking 10. born east of the Mississippi 11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military 12. not known for his service in either World War 13. not known for serving in the Korean War 14. not known for the Arts 15. not known for serving in the Vietnam War 16. not an Army officer 17. did not die a natural death 18. not in the Navy ---
**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, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/195 "2017-02-16T21:39:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > It’s that “broadly speaking” that has me concerned… > > I asked about the Arts 'cause I thought he might’ve been with the USO or some such. That’s why I thought it might be Peary – a Navy officer who isn’t mainly known for naval activities. ---
**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 16, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/196 "2017-02-16T23:01:31Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Did you hire a lot of black men as porters, under terms considered generous at the time? > IQ2: Was your conscription into the army broadly covered by major news outlets? > IQ3: Did you host The Tonight Show? George Pullman, of Pullman Porter fame, and you were correct on the other two. Hmm… perhaps a dead astronaut? Anyone remember the names of the non-Grissom members of Apollo 1? Or a test pilot in the USAF, perhaps. DQ: Died before 1950? Holding two DQs. ---
**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 17, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/197 "2017-02-17T00:33:47Z")
P. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with P 5. American 6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking 7. died after 1900 8. died before 1980 9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking 10. born east of the Mississippi 11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military 12. not known for his service in either World War 13. not known for serving in the Korean War 14. not known for the Arts 15. not known for serving in the Vietnam War 16. not an Army officer 17. did not die a natural death 18. not in the Navy 19. died after 1950 ---
**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 17, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/198 "2017-02-17T02:43:29Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Anyone remember the names of the non-Grissom members of Apollo 1? Chaffee and White. First names were Roger and Ed, I think. ---
**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 17, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/199 "2017-02-17T03:04:43Z")
IQ: Were you shot down whilst flying a spy plane over the Soviet Union? ---
**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 17, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792/200 "2017-02-17T03:56:02Z")
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