# Botticelli, July 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 12, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711 "2011-07-12T03:36:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/61 "2011-07-14T13:52:39Z")
IQ: Did you punch out a man who told you the major event you’re famous for was faked? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/62 "2011-07-14T14:01:07Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQ: Are you renowned for your athletic accomplishments? No. 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with “B” 4. Dead 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not involved with sports/athletics ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/63 "2011-07-14T14:02:08Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > IQ: Did you punch out a man who told you the major event you’re famous for was faked? Not Buzz Aldrin (and good for him, by the way!) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/64 "2011-07-14T15:03:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did a young Helen Mirren once play your moll? Bob Hoskins, in the 1980 British crime drama _The Long Good Friday_ (also noteworthy as Pierce Brosnan’s film debut, in a small part as an IRA mook). DQ: American? IQ: Did you fake an assassination attempt to reach your goal? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/65 "2011-07-14T15:14:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Bob Hoskins, in the 1980 British crime drama _The Long Good Friday_ (also noteworthy as Pierce Brosnan’s film debut, in a small part as an IRA mook). > > DQ: American? Yes. 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with “B” 4. Dead 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not involved with sports/athletics 7. American ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/66 "2011-07-14T15:17:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did you fake an assassination attempt to reach your goal? I don’t know who this is, so ask 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:** [July 14, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/67 "2011-07-14T15:52:38Z")
The conservative politician Bob Roberts, played by Tim Robbins, fakes an assassination attempt to win public sympathy and a U.S. Senate seat, in the movie _Bob Roberts_. DQ: Politician? IQ: Did you famously sing about peculiar seed structures? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/68 "2011-07-14T16:07:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The conservative politician Bob Roberts, played by Tim Robbins, fakes an assassination attempt to win public sympathy and a U.S. Senate seat, in the movie _Bob Roberts_. > > DQ: Politician? No. 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with “B” 4. Dead 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not involved with sports/athletics 7. American 8. Not involved in politics ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/69 "2011-07-14T16:09:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The conservative politician Bob Roberts, played by Tim Robbins, fakes an assassination attempt to win public sympathy and a U.S. Senate seat, in the movie _Bob Roberts_. > > DQ: Politician? > > IQ: Did you famously sing about peculiar seed structures? I may well slap my head when I hear the answer, but right now, I can’ t figure what song you’re alluding to. Ask 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:** [July 14, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/70 "2011-07-14T16:33:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did you famously sing about peculiar seed structures? Billie Holiday sang “Strange Fruit,” about lynching. DQ: An entertainer of some kind (music, stage, screen, literature, etc.)? IQ: Did you forget your own name when you first met your future wife? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/71 "2011-07-14T18:06:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Billie Holiday sang “Strange Fruit,” about lynching. > > DQ: An entertainer of some kind (music, stage, screen, literature, etc.)? Hmmm… not an entertainer exactly, but I AM definitely involved in one of the 4 categories you mention. 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with “B” 4. Dead 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not involved with sports/athletics 7. American 8. Not involved in politics 9. Best known for work in music, theater, movies or literature. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/72 "2011-07-14T18:08:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did you forget your own name when you first met your future wife? Charming story, but I don’t know who it’s about. Ask another DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/73 "2011-07-14T19:11:04Z")
IQ: In the movie _Night Shift_, did a character praise you with the words “What an actor!”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/74 "2011-07-14T19:15:37Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: In the movie _Night Shift_, did a character praise you with the words “What an actor!”? No, I’m not Barney Rubble! Loved that movie! (“Yeah, I think he’s my nephew or something…”) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/75 "2011-07-14T19:44:22Z")
IQ: Are you someone over whom the One Ring holds no power? ---
**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:** [July 14, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/76 "2011-07-14T20:06:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did you forget your own name when you first met your future wife? Bill Clinton, introduced to Hillary Rodham when both were students at Yale Law School, blanked when she asked him his name. DQ: Most famous between 1950 and 2000? IQ: Did your uncle keep an eye on you after your parents died in a tragic boating accident? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/77 "2011-07-14T20:27:26Z")
IQ: Are you an NFL quarterback turned auto dealer? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/78 "2011-07-14T20:45:07Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Are you someone over whom the One Ring holds no power? No, I’m not Tom Bombadil (I could never wear those yellow boots!) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/79 "2011-07-14T20:46:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: Most famous between 1950 and 2000? Yes 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with “B” 4. Dead 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not involved with sports/athletics 7. American 8. Not involved in politics 9. Best known for work in music, theater, movies or literature. 10. Best known for work done between 1950-2000 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/80 "2011-07-14T20:47:17Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Are you an NFL quarterback turned auto dealer? The only NFL quarterback I know who’s a big car dealer is John Elway, but that doesn’t fit the category. So, ask a DQ. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711.md?page=5)