# Botticelli - February 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 2, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851 "2019-02-02T22:10:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/61 "2019-02-09T13:19:40Z")
DQS 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with S 6. Not European 7. Born before 1950 8. Born east of Prime Meridian 9. Born in the Northern Hemisphere ---
**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, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/62 "2019-02-09T13:20:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > Were you Robert Baratheon’s younger brother? - Stannis Baratheon, on _Game of Thrones_ > Were you a giant imaginary hedgehog feared by a British criminal? - Not Sonic, but Spiny Norman (at 7:37 here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBL3XB-PhE8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBL3XB-PhE8)) > Were you a costar of _Moonlighting_? - Yes, Cybill Shepard > > DQs: > > Born east of the Prime Meridian? > Born in the Northern Hemisphere? > > IQs: > > Did you look for the Godwulf Manuscript? > Were you that person’s significant other? > Was your daughter named Demora? 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 9, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/63 "2019-02-09T15:31:01Z")
DQ!: Known for the Arts? DQ2: Japanese? holding a 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 9, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/64 "2019-02-09T15:41:13Z")
IQ1: Did you replace David Lee Roth as lead singer of Van Halen the first time? IQ2: Were you the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court? IQ3: Are you Prime Minister of Japan? ---
**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, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/65 "2019-02-09T20:25:20Z")
DQS 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with S 6. Not European 7. Born before 1950 8. Born east of Prime Meridian 9. Born in the Northern Hemisphere 10. Not known for the Arts 11. Not Japanese ---
**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, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/66 "2019-02-09T20:26:22Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you replace David Lee Roth as lead singer of Van Halen the first time? > IQ2: Were you the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court? > IQ3: Are you Prime Minister of Japan? 1. I am not Sammy Hagar. 2. I am not Sandra Day O’Connor. Take a DQ for 3. ---
**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, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/67 "2019-02-10T00:13:03Z")
Shinzo Abe DQ: Middle Eastern? holding a DQ ---
**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, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/68 "2019-02-10T05:03:10Z")
Previous IQs: Did you look for the Godwulf Manuscript? - The Boston PI Spenser, in the first book of his series by Robert B. Parker Were you that person’s significant other? - Susan Silverman Was your daughter named Demora? - Capt. Hikaru Sulu, in the later iterations of _Star Trek_ DQs: Political/military? Best known for a single incident? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did you appear as a waiter in an _SNL_ skit about the Five-Timers Club? Did Roberta Lincoln work for you? Was your mother the former Amanda Grayson? ---
**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, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/69 "2019-02-10T13:27:08Z")
DQS 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with S 6. Not European 7. Born before 1950 8. Born east of Prime Meridian 9. Born in the Northern Hemisphere 10. Not known for the Arts 11. Not Japanese 12. Middle Eastern 13. Politically motivated, but not a politician 14. Known for a single event ---
**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, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/70 "2019-02-10T13:28:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > Did you look for the Godwulf Manuscript? - The Boston PI Spenser, in the first book of his series by Robert B. Parker > Were you that person’s significant other? - Susan Silverman > Was your daughter named Demora? - Capt. Hikaru Sulu, in the later iterations of _Star Trek_ > > DQs: > > Political/military? > Best known for a single incident? > > One DQ reserved. > > IQs: > > Did you appear as a waiter in an _SNL_ skit about the Five-Timers Club? > Did Roberta Lincoln work for you? > Was your mother the former Amanda Grayson? 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, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/71 "2019-02-10T19:01:47Z")
IQ1: Did you write _The Satanic Verses_? IQ2: Are you an Indian sitar player and friend of George Harrison? IQ3: Are you an ancient Mesopotamian ruler who established what is thought to be the world’s first empire? ---
**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, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/72 "2019-02-10T20:29:06Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you write _The Satanic Verses_? > IQ2: Are you an Indian sitar player and friend of George Harrison? > IQ3: Are you an ancient Mesopotamian ruler who established what is thought to be the world’s first empire? 1. I am not Salman Rushdie. 2. I am not Ravi Shankar. Take a 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 11, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/73 "2019-02-11T02:20:41Z")
Sargon DQ: Criminal act? holding a DQ ---
**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 11, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/74 "2019-02-11T02:37:25Z")
DQS 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with S 6. Not European 7. Born before 1950 8. Born east of Prime Meridian 9. Born in the Northern Hemisphere 10. Not known for the Arts 11. Not Japanese 12. Middle Eastern 13. Politically motivated, but not a politician 14. Known for a single event 15. Criminal act ---
**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 11, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/75 "2019-02-11T02:47:55Z")
Previous IQs: Did you appear as a waiter in an _SNL_ skit about the Five-Timers Club? - Martin Short Did Roberta Lincoln work for you? - Gary Seven, in an episode of the original _Star Trek_ Was your mother the former Amanda Grayson? - Cmdr. Spock DQs: Did you commit your crime in the US? Are you an assassin? Are you now imprisoned? IQs: Did you assassinate RFK? Are you the best-known person from Lancaster, Ohio? Did you win the Battle of Franklin in 1864? ---
**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 11, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/76 "2019-02-11T12:27:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > Did you appear as a waiter in an _SNL_ skit about the Five-Timers Club? - Martin Short > Did Roberta Lincoln work for you? - Gary Seven, in an episode of the original _Star Trek_ > Was your mother the former Amanda Grayson? - Cmdr. Spock > > DQs: > > Did you commit your crime in the US? > Are you an assassin? > Are you now imprisoned? > > IQs: > > Did you assassinate RFK? > Are you the best-known person from Lancaster, Ohio? > Did you win the Battle of Franklin in 1864? Yes, I am Sirhan Sirhan! Well done, EH! ---
**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 11, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/77 "2019-02-11T13:23:23Z")
Grats EH! I was actually considering to ask Chinese instead of Middle Eastern. It would be gauche of me to say it was a shot in the dark. ---
**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 11, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/78 "2019-02-11T14:36:35Z")
Thanks - good one, **Prof. P.**! My other previous IQs: Are you the best-known person from Lancaster, Ohio? - Gen. William T. Sherman Did you win the Battle of Franklin in 1864? - Gen. John Schofield Right, then. On to T ---
**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 11, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/79 "2019-02-11T15:35:14Z")
IQ1: Are you head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers? IQ2: Are you a country singer who stutters while talking, but not while singing? IQ3: Did you make a couple of movies about your experience as a male stripper? ---
**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 11, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851/80 "2019-02-11T16:02:40Z")
Dunno, not Conway Twitty, and dunno. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2019/828851.md?page=5)