# Botticelli - July, 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 10, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768 "2014-07-10T14:38:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/241 "2014-07-24T02:31:51Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/242 "2014-07-24T02:32:52Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the star of the silent version of _The Phantom of the Opera_? > IQ2: Were you the star of _The Wolf Man_? > IQ3: Were you the brother of Mary and Martha? I am neither Lon Chaney, Sr. or Jr. I am not Lazarus. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/243 "2014-07-24T02:34:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a lawman who went above and beyond the call of your particular duties? > Are you the guy who appointed him? > Are you the wife of the guy who appointed him? …and 3 DQs to you. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/244 "2014-07-24T02:59:19Z")
DQ1: Living? DQ2: American? IQ1: Was a form of motor neuron disease named for you? IQ2: Were you a Polish SF writer? IQ3: Did you play J.B. in a _Man from UNCLE_ TV movie? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/245 "2014-07-24T03:04:15Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Dead. 4. American. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/246 "2014-07-24T03:05:15Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was a form of motor neuron disease named for you? > IQ2: Were you a Polish SF writer? > IQ3: Did you play J.B. in a _Man from UNCLE_ TV movie? I’m not Stanislav Lem. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/247 "2014-07-24T03:15:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the star of the silent version of _The Phantom of the Opera_? > IQ2: Were you the star of _The Wolf Man_? > IQ3: Were you the brother of Mary and Martha? Correct on all three, by the way. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was a form of motor neuron disease named for you? > IQ2: Were you a Polish SF writer? > IQ3: Did you play J.B. in a _Man from UNCLE_ TV movie? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m not Stanislav Lem. Take 2 DQs for the others. Lou Gehrig. Correct on Stanislaw Lem. George Lazenby. DQ1: Died after 1900? DQ2: Known for the Arts? IQ1: Were you the Brown Bomber? IQ2: Was Officer Krupke a character in a musical you wrote? IQ3: Was your company the first to make riveted denim pants? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/248 "2014-07-24T03:18:27Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Dead. 4. American. 5. Died after 1900. 6. Known for the Arts. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/249 "2014-07-24T03:19:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Brown Bomber? > IQ2: Was Officer Krupke a character in a musical you wrote? > IQ3: Was your company the first to make riveted denim pants? Take a DQ for #1. I’m not Leonard Bernstein. I’m not Levi Strauss. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/250 "2014-07-24T03:30:08Z")
IQ: Did you win an Oscar for playing Dracula. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/251 "2014-07-24T03:40:46Z")
IQ: Was the episode in which your would-be murderer was revealed among the most watched programs in history? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/252 "2014-07-24T03:41:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Brown Bomber? > IQ2: Was Officer Krupke a character in a musical you wrote? > IQ3: Was your company the first to make riveted denim pants? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take a DQ for #1. I’m not Leonard Bernstein. I’m not Levi Strauss. Heavyweight champ Joe Louis. Correct on Leonard Bernstein. Correct on Levi Strauss. DQ: Known for the performing arts? IQ1: Did you write stories about the Sackett and Talon families? IQ2: Did you ask who was on first? IQ3: Did you write about a tame dog that went wild, and about a wild dog who was tamed? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/253 "2014-07-24T03:58:44Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you win an Oscar for playing Dracula. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Was the episode in which your would-be murderer was revealed among the most watched programs in history? Take 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:** [July 24, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/254 "2014-07-24T03:59:45Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Dead. 4. American. 5. Died after 1900. 6. Known for the Arts. 7. Not remembered for the performing arts. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/255 "2014-07-24T04:00:57Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > H > DQ: Known for the performing arts? > > While a noted lecturer in his day, he is not remembered as a performing artist. > > IQ1: Did you write stories about the Sackett and Talon families? > IQ2: Did you ask who was on first? > IQ3: Did you write about a tame dog that went wild, and about a wild dog who was tamed? I am not Louis L’amour. I am not Lou Costello. I am not Jack London. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/256 "2014-07-24T04:03:48Z")
You missed my 2 ---
**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 24, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/257 "2014-07-24T04:08:40Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a lawman who went above and beyond the call of your particular duties? - Ward Hill Lamon, U.S. marshal for the District of Columbia during the Civil War, who sometimes slept on the floor outside the President’s bedroom with a blanket and a knife. Are you the guy who appointed him? - Abraham Lincoln Are you the wife of the guy who appointed him? - Mary Todd Lincoln DQs: Known for the visual arts? Died since 1950? Last name start with L? IQs: Are you a dwarf from a powerful family? Are you his brother? Are you his imposing dad? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/258 "2014-07-24T04:13:17Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > You missed my 2 Guess you didn’t. 😃 DQ1: From East of the Mississippi? DQ2: From North of the Mason-Dixon line? My IQs were: Martin Landau and Larry Hagman ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/259 "2014-07-24T12:25:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Lionel Richie. > Take DQs for the other two. Luke Grimes and Louis XIV DQ1: Author? saving a DQ IQ1: Are you a fitness expert known for saying “That’s the power of the juice!” IQ2: Are you a naturalist known for butting heads with Teddy Roosevelt, saying he “never met an animal he didn’t kill?” IQ3: Are you a southern newspaper columnist and comedian, known for _Chili Dawgs Always Bark at Night_? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/260 "2014-07-24T13:00:49Z")
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