# Botticelli - February 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 1, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983 "2018-02-01T20:57:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/161 "2018-02-19T07:05:17Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ: Are you the author of _Trainspotting_? > IQ: Are you the founder of a bakery that still bears your name? > IQ: Were you the founder of one of the most successful yet hated American businesses? Irvine Welsh, Thomas Warburton, Sam Walton (of WalMart). However I will accept your answer for/withdraw my second question as again it was too British! I thought it might actually be the answer. Any suggestions from the floor for the last couple of DQs? Would it help if I asked if the product is edible? ---
**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 19, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/162 "2018-02-19T13:22:29Z")
Edible, mechanical, wearable, pick one or another. We’re trailing badly here, so anything will help. ---
**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 19, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/163 "2018-02-19T14:03:32Z")
Just don’t ever ask about hemispheres again. ---
**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 19, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/164 "2018-02-19T14:13:52Z")
DQ: Is the product edible? holding a DQ ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/165 "2018-02-19T16:19:33Z")
Sorry about causing the confusion with hemispheres. I think my idea behind was that it eliminates a larger proportion of the globe than things like “Born in the Americas”, but in practice that’s probably not helpful. I don’t think we’re looking for a mechanical (and probably not a wearable) product due to the confirmation that it is a consumable. DQ: Does/did the product you invented bear your name? Holding one more DQ, if allowed. I assume the time for IQs has passed. ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/166 "2018-02-19T19:26:03Z")
W. 1. real 2. dead 3. last name started with W 4. male 5. born in the Western Hemisphere 6. died before 1900 7. not known for the Arts 8. not American 9. not known for politics 10. died after 1800 11. not South American 12. known for a product or business 13. died after 1850 14. known for a product/business commonly purchased/used by retail consumers 15. known for an actual product and not a service 16. not Canadian 17. known for a consumable product (as opposed to something durable such as a machine) 18. inventor of the product I am known for 19. European 20. product is edible 21. product bears my name Please ask all earned DQs by noon EST tomorrow. ---
**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 19, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/167 "2018-02-19T20:03:05Z")
DQ: Are you Johnnie Walker? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/168 "2018-02-19T22:07:16Z")
Ooh, nice one. That’s got to be it! ---
**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 19, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/169 "2018-02-19T22:36:58Z")
Are you Thomas Bramwell Welch? ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/170 "2018-02-20T02:46:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Are you Johnnie Walker? Ding ding ding! I am indeed Johnnie Walker A Scotsman who made a fortune inventing and selling a product that he, a teetotaler, did not himself consume: [John Walker (grocer) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(grocer)) Well done, **Prof. P.**! ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/171 "2018-02-20T02:48:34Z")
That was a lucky shot. And on to… X. ---
**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 20, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/172 "2018-02-20T03:01:39Z")
In the past, we’ve allowed the use of people with “X” middle names. OK with you? IQs: Was your fleet defeated at Salamis? Were you a noted Greek cavalryman and writer? Were you intended to be Cmdr. Spock’s successor? ---
**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 20, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/173 "2018-02-20T03:12:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > In the past, we’ve allowed the use of people with “X” middle names. OK with you? > > IQs: > > Was your fleet defeated at Salamis? > Were you a noted Greek cavalryman and writer? > Were you intended to be Cmdr. Spock’s successor? Oh, yeah. Bring it on, Francis. 1. I am not Xerxes the Great? 2. I am not Xenophon. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2018, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/174 "2018-02-20T06:44:42Z")
Good work. X is super hardcore - these might be the only IQs I can come up with! Were you the eccentric publisher of an outlandish magazine that nevertheless helped publicise an important truth? Are you principal of a school for others with similar abilities to yourself? Did you have a ‘rival’ despite having the same goal, who met the same sad fate as you? ---
**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 20, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/175 "2018-02-20T13:11:39Z")
IQ1: Are you a Navarese co-founder of the Society of Jesus? IQ2: Are you a professional wrestler who is a member of New Day? IQ3: Are you a Spanish bandleader who at one time was married to Charo? ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/176 "2018-02-20T14:28:04Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Good work. > > X is super hardcore - these might be the only IQs I can come up with! > > Were you the eccentric publisher of an outlandish magazine that nevertheless helped publicise an important truth? > Are you principal of a school for others with similar abilities to yourself? > Did you have a ‘rival’ despite having the same goal, who met the same sad fate as you? Take DQs for 1 and 3. I am not Charles Xavier. ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/177 "2018-02-20T14:29:04Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Navarese co-founder of the Society of Jesus? > IQ2: Are you a professional wrestler who is a member of New Day? > IQ3: Are you a Spanish bandleader who at one time was married to Charo? 1. I am not St. Francis Xavier. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Xavier Cugat. ---
**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 20, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/178 "2018-02-20T16:04:39Z")
Previous IQs: Was your fleet defeated at Salamis? - Yes, Xerxes the Great Were you a noted Greek cavalryman and writer? - Yes, Xenophon Were you intended to be Cmdr. Spock’s successor? - Xon: [Star Trek: Phase II | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_Phase_II#Xon) DQ: Real? IQs: Is the Federal courthouse in Boston named after you? Were you and your sweetheart unable to have a child, something your heartbroken sweetheart revealed to your mom in her kitchen? Were you commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Eighties? ---
**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 20, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/179 "2018-02-20T16:34:58Z")
DQ: 1. Real ---
**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 20, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/180 "2018-02-20T16:36:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Is the Federal courthouse in Boston named after you? > Were you and your sweetheart unable to have a child, something your heartbroken sweetheart revealed to your mom in her kitchen? > Were you commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Eighties? Take 3 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983.md?page=10)