# Botticelli February 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 5, 2025, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905 "2025-02-05T04:44:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/187 "2025-03-02T03:22:22Z")
IQs: 1. Have you “got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner”? 2. Were you a heroine in the 25th century? 3. Did your character retire and open a HulkaBurger franchise? ---
**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:** [March 2, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/188 "2025-03-02T04:48:30Z")
Previous IQs: Did you capture Vincennes and Kaskaskia? - Withdrawn; this was George Rogers Clark, not his younger brother William (of Lewis & Clark fame) Were you arguably the best-known American to visit Paris when the Eiffel Tower was opened? - William “Buffalo Bill” Cody Did James Cagney, who looked quite a bit like you, play you in a late-career biopic? - Adm. William Halsey, in _The Gallant Hours_ William x3 redux! DQs: Best known for business/commerce? Died after 2000? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Did a friend say the biggest laugh he ever saw you enjoy was when your dog made off with an entire ham from the kitchen? Did you command the ironclad USS _Monitor_ in her famous 1862 battle with the CSS _Virginia_? Are you the best-known person buried at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.? ---
**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:** [March 2, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/189 "2025-03-02T08:20:34Z")
IQ1: Were you the general commanding US forces in Vietnam? IQ2: Were you the head of the OSS? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/190 "2025-03-02T20:28:00Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Have you “got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner”? > 2. Were you a heroine in the 25th century? > 3. Did your character retire and open a HulkaBurger franchise? 1. I am not Wilma Flintstone 2. I am not Wilma Deering 3. I am not Warren Oates (“Lighten up, Francis” is one of my favorite lines) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/191 "2025-03-02T20:31:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a friend say the biggest laugh he ever saw you enjoy was when your dog made off with an entire ham from the kitchen? > Did you command the ironclad USS _Monitor_ in her famous 1862 battle with the CSS _Virginia_? > Are you the best-known person buried at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.? Take 3 DQs > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the general commanding US forces in Vietnam? > IQ2: Were you the head of the OSS? 1. I am not Gen Westmoreland? 2. I am not Gen “Wild Bill” Donovan ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/192 "2025-03-02T20:34:16Z")
**W** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with W 4. Not known for arts 5. Dead 6. American 7. Not known for politics/military 8. Last name starts N-Z 9. Died after 1980 10. I am known for business and commerce 11. Died before 2000 ---
**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:** [March 3, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/193 "2025-03-03T03:26:03Z")
Previous IQs: Did a friend say the biggest laugh he ever saw you enjoy was when your dog made off with an entire ham from the kitchen? - George Washington Did you command the ironclad USS _Monitor_ in her famous 1862 battle with the CSS _Virginia_? - Lt. John Worden Are you the best-known person buried at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.? - Woodrow Wilson DQs: A notable CEO? Had a product or service named after him? Greatest fame before 1970? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Does a big horizontal sign on a steep hill overlooking Pittsburgh show multiple logos of the corporation named after you? Are you “the Sage of Omaha”? Did you found Western Union? ---
**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:** [March 3, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/194 "2025-03-03T03:28:17Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you the general commanding US forces in Vietnam? > > IQ2: Were you the head of the OSS? > > 1. I am not Gen Westmoreland? > 2. I am not Gen “Wild Bill” Donovan correct correct Four DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/195 "2025-03-03T14:21:52Z")
**W** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with W 4. Not known for arts 5. Dead 6. American 7. Not known for politics/military 8. Last name starts N-Z 9. Died after 1980 10. I am known for business and commerce 11. Died before 2000 12. Not a CEO but in charge of his enterprise 13. Did not have a product or service named after him 14. Was well known prior to 1970 but greatest fame came after 1970 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/196 "2025-03-03T14:24:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Does a big horizontal sign on a steep hill overlooking Pittsburgh show multiple logos of the corporation named after you? > Are you “the Sage of Omaha”? > Did you found Western Union? 1. Take a DQ 2. I am not Warren Buffett 3. Take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/197 "2025-03-03T20:34:56Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the chair of Citibank who helped keep New York from going bankrupt? 2. Were you the president of the New York Giants? 3. Were you a pro football player who wrote the dissent in _Roe v. Wade_? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/198 "2025-03-04T01:23:22Z")
Take 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/199 "2025-03-04T02:10:59Z")
Walter Wriston, Wellington Mara, and Byron “Whizzer” White. DQs: Media mogul? Died before 1990? One DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/200 "2025-03-04T02:24:37Z")
Previous IQs: Does a big horizontal sign on a steep hill overlooking Pittsburgh show multiple logos of the corporation named after you? - George Westinghouse Are you “the Sage of Omaha”? - Yes, Warren Buffett Did you found Western Union? - Jeptha Wade Four DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/201 "2025-03-04T17:47:38Z")
**W** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with W 4. Not known for arts 5. Dead 6. American 7. Not known for politics/military 8. Last name starts N-Z 9. Died after 1980 10. I am known for business and commerce 11. Died before 2000 12. Not a CEO but in charge of his enterprise 13. Did not have a product or service named after him 14. Was well known prior to 1970 but greatest fame came after 1970 15. Not a media mogul, although his enterprise expanded after his death 16. Died after 1990 ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/202 "2025-03-05T08:08:51Z")
Last DQ: From a famous family? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/203 "2025-03-05T17:02:53Z")
**W** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with W 4. Not known for arts 5. Dead 6. American 7. Not known for politics/military 8. Last name starts N-Z 9. Died after 1980 10. I am known for business and commerce 11. Died before 2000 12. Not a CEO but in charge of his enterprise 13. Did not have a product or service named after him 14. Was well known prior to 1970 but greatest fame came after 1970 15. Not a media mogul, although his enterprise expanded after his death 16. Died after 1990 17. Not from a famous family ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/204 "2025-03-07T19:04:27Z")
bump. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/205 "2025-03-08T00:32:33Z")
Seems like @SCAdian and @Elendil_s_Heir have a lot of DQs to go. I’ve still got one, but I’m hoping someone asks a question that jogs my memory, as I have really no clue here. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905/206 "2025-03-08T07:24:17Z")
DQ: Did your enterprise involve making physical objects? Three DQs reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2025/1013905.md?page=11)