# 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:** 15
**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, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/281 "2014-07-24T19:17:14Z")
Jeez, this thread is either feast or famine… sometimes it’s days between posts, sometimes it’s minutes. IQ1: Are you a DJ who ran for governor of NY with the intention to resign after getting all the roads fixed? IQ2: Are you a former SNL cast member who voiced Duncan the Doughnut in _Wreck-it Ralph_? IQ3: Did you produce numerous stories of honest boys outwitting evil, greedy squires, and malicious youths? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/282 "2014-07-24T19:44:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Frank Sinatra really not enjoy your company at a party? > Are you a fictional character who can only say his own name? > Did you give your name to the British parliamentary journal? 3 DQs > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you write the 1st code of law? > IQ: Did you start out as a Queen City DJ, and later become a substitute history teacher in NYC? > IQ: Were you FDR’s right hand man at Yalta? 1: Not Hammurabi Take 2 DQs > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Real? Yes > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you battle Green Lantern in his lackluster blockbuster movie? > 2. Were you secretly Fearless Fly? > 3. Did your brother poison you by pouring a draught in your ear whilst you slept? 3: Not King Hamlet or Old Hamlet as some editions name the Ghost. Take 2 DQs. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a DJ who ran for governor of NY with the intention to resign after getting all the roads fixed? > IQ2: Are you a former SNL cast member who voiced Duncan the Doughnut in _Wreck-it Ralph_? > IQ3: Did you produce numerous stories of honest boys outwitting evil, greedy squires, and malicious youths? 1: Not Howard Stern? 2: Take a DQ 3: Not Horatio Alger Summary: H 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:** [July 24, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/283 "2014-07-24T20:00:13Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you battle Green Lantern in his lackluster blockbuster movie? > 2. Were you secretly Fearless Fly? > 3. Did your brother poison you by pouring a draught in your ear whilst you slept? > > 3: Not King Hamlet or Old Hamlet as some editions name the Ghost. > Take 2 DQs. #1 was Hector Hammond. #2 was Hiram Fly (on _the Milton the Monster Show_ on Saturday mornings). DQs: 1. Male? 2. Alive? ---
**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, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/284 "2014-07-24T20:07:39Z")
Those were: Howard Hesseman Harry Hopkins Holding on to my DQs until you answer, get asked the existing DQs ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/285 "2014-07-24T20:11:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Male? > 2. Alive? Yes No Summary: H 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not alive ---
**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, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/286 "2014-07-24T20:14:33Z")
DQ: American? DQ: Died after 1900? ---
**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, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/287 "2014-07-24T20:24:11Z")
IQ1: Is a literary award named after you? IQ2: Were you David Bowman’s opponent? IQ3: Did you write about the adventures of Thorby Baslim-Krausa? ---
**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, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/288 "2014-07-24T20:37:29Z")
IQs: 1. Did your comic book spinoff from the pages of _Man-Thing_? 2. Were you one of the Goon Show actors? 3. Were you an anthropomorphic equine who palled around with Mickey, Donald and Goofy? ---
**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, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/289 "2014-07-24T20:38:00Z")
IQ: Are you a poker player with the ironic nickname “Action Dan”? ---
**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, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/290 "2014-07-24T20:39:22Z")
IQ: Were you a college basketball player who died on the eve of the tournament? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/291 "2014-07-24T21:48:27Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > DQ: American? > DQ: Died after 1900? Yes and Yes > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Is a literary award named after you? > IQ2: Were you David Bowman’s opponent? > IQ3: Did you write about the adventures of Thorby Baslim-Krausa? 1: Not Hugo Gernsback 2: Not HAL 9000 3: Take a DQ > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did your comic book spinoff from the pages of _Man-Thing_? > 2. Were you one of the Goon Show actors? > 3. Were you an anthropomorphic equine who palled around with Mickey, Donald and Goofy? Take 2 DQs (No ‘H’ in Peter Sellars or Spike Milligan - must be one of the others) 3: Not Horace Horsecollar > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you a poker player with the ironic nickname “Action Dan”? > IQ: Were you a college basketball player who died on the eve of the tournament? Take 2 DQs Summary: H 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not alive 4. American 5. Died after 1900 ---
**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, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/292 "2014-07-24T21:58:58Z")
Those were: Dan Harrington Hank Gathers DQ: In the Arts? DQ: Born East of the Mississippi? ---
**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, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/293 "2014-07-24T22:01:19Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did your comic book spinoff from the pages of Man-Thing? > 2. Were you one of the Goon Show actors? > 3. Were you an anthropomorphic equine who palled around with Mickey, Donald and Goofy? > > Take 2 DQs (No ‘H’ in Peter Sellars or Spike Milligan - must be one of the others) > 3: Not Horace Horsecollar #1 was Howard the Duck. Great comic book, terrible movie. #2 was Harry Secombe, who played Neddie Seagoon, the central character around whom all the episodes spun. #3 correct on Horace. 2 DQs reserved for the moment. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/294 "2014-07-24T23:08:32Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > DQ: In the Arts? > DQ: Born East of the Mississippi? Yes No Summary: H 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not alive 4. American 5. Died after 1900 6. In the Arts 7. Not born East of the Mississippi ---
**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, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/295 "2014-07-24T23:12:33Z")
IQ: Are you a magician who died on Halloween? ---
**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, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/296 "2014-07-24T23:43:48Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 1: Not Howard Stern? > 2: Take a DQ > 3: Not Horatio Alger correct, Horatio Sanz, correct DQ: Performing arts? IQ1: Were you the White House Chief of Staff under Nixon? IQ2: Did you create the stop motion technique known as “Dynamation”? IQ3: Did you invade Northern Italy in the Second Punic War with elephants in your army? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/297 "2014-07-25T00:01:16Z")
IQ: Did you build a wall in the British Isles? ---
**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 25, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/298 "2014-07-25T00:53:21Z")
DQs: 1. Last name starts with H? 2. Died after 2000? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/299 "2014-07-25T00:55:55Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you a magician who died on Halloween? > IQ: Did you build a wall in the British Isles? Not Harry Houdini Not Hadrian > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ: Performing arts? > > IQ1: Were you the White House Chief of Staff under Nixon? > IQ2: Did you create the stop motion technique known as “Dynamation”? > IQ3: Did you invade Northern Italy in the Second Punic War with elephants in your army? 1: Not Haldeman 3: Not Hannibal 2: Yes, I am Ray Harryhausen Man, I gotta start picking harder ones. That’s two in row that have been solved in less than a day. Congrats,\*\* Knowed Out\*\* ETA: Oops, missed your DQs, Prof. Doesn’t really matter now. ---
**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 25, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/300 "2014-07-25T01:44:40Z")
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