# 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:** 16
**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 25, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/301 "2014-07-25T11:59:57Z")
Heh, that was a complete WAG — Wild Assed Guess. Let’s go with M ---
**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 25, 2014, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/302 "2014-07-25T12:21:16Z")
> [@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? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 1: Not Hugo Gernsback > 2: Not HAL 9000 > 3: Take a DQ Correct on the first two. Thorby was the hero of _Citizen of the Galaxy_, one of my favourite books by Robert A Heinlein. Movin right along… IQ1: Do people ask you to row your boat ashore? IQ2: Were you a cook famous for making people ill? IQ3: Are you the girl I love? ---
**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, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/303 "2014-07-25T13:27:07Z")
IQs: 1. Were you known as the Arch-Impressionist? 2. Were you a 12th Century Sephardic philosopher? 3. Were you Terrytoons best known character? ---
**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, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/304 "2014-07-25T14:31:16Z")
IQ:.Did the A-Rod peopleike help fix you up with your current beau? ---
**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 25, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/305 "2014-07-25T14:42:41Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Do people ask you to row your boat ashore? > IQ2: Were you a cook famous for making people ill? > IQ3: Are you the girl I love? Dunno, dunno, I hope not. ---
**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 25, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/306 "2014-07-25T14:49:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you known as the Arch-Impressionist? > 2. Were you a 12th Century Sephardic philosopher? > 3. Were you Terrytoons best known character? Not Marcel Marceau, dunno, not Mighty Mouse Aside: Ralph Bakshi got his start at Terrytoons. Years later, he directed Mighty Mouse, but the cartoon got banned when he had a scene of MM snorting flower petals. ---
**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 25, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/307 "2014-07-25T14:50:45Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ:.Did the A-Rod peopleike help fix you up with your current beau? Dude, what is your obsession with A-Rod’s f\*ck buddies? Take a DQ. ---
**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, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/308 "2014-07-25T15:00:14Z")
That’s an odd response to that. Just my go to question for “M” DQ: 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 25, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/309 "2014-07-25T16:22:02Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you known as the Arch-Impressionist? > 2. Were you a 12th Century Sephardic philosopher? > 3. Were you Terrytoons best known character? > > Not Marcel Marceau, dunno, not Mighty Mouse > > Aside: Ralph Bakshi got his start at Terrytoons. Years later, he directed Mighty Mouse, but the cartoon got banned when he had a scene of MM snorting flower petals. Marceau was a mime, not an impressionist. Claude Monet is considered the Arch-Impressionist in the world of fine art. #2 was Moses Maimonides. #3 is correct. (I loved Bat-Bat.) DQs: 1. Male? 2. Last name starts with M? ---
**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 25, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/310 "2014-07-25T17:20:50Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with M ---
**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, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/311 "2014-07-25T17:55:20Z")
IQs: 1. Was your brother Mike McGear of Scaffold? 2. Were you voiced by Jim Bacchus? 3. Did you have a hit with _Midnight at the Oasis_? ---
**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 25, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/312 "2014-07-25T19:05:18Z")
Good job, **Knowed Out**! Previous IQs: Did Frank Sinatra really not enjoy your company at a party? - Then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey, the story goes, was a little too chummy and several times touched Frank, who finally growled, “Hands off the threads, creep.” Are you a fictional character who can only say his own name? - Hodor, on _Game of Thrones_. Did you give your name to the British parliamentary journal? - Mr. Hansard: [Hansard - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansard) On to M… IQs: Were your theories on naval power quite influential in their day? Were you a dumb jock from Riverdale High? Were you the jock’s girlfriend? ---
**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 25, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/313 "2014-07-25T19:11:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was your brother Mike McGear of Scaffold? > 2. Were you voiced by Jim Bacchus? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Midnight at the Oasis_? dunno, not Mr. Magoo, dunno ---
**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 25, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/314 "2014-07-25T19:15:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were your theories on naval power quite influential in their day? > Were you a dumb jock from Riverdale High? > Were you the jock’s girlfriend? not Menelaus (?), not Moose, not Midge ---
**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, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/315 "2014-07-25T20:00:35Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was your brother Mike McGear of Scaffold? > 2. Were you voiced by Jim Bacchus? > 3. Did you have a hit with Midnight at the Oasis? > > dunno, not Mr. Magoo, dunno Mike McGear changed his name so he could make it on his own. His brother is Paul McCartney. Magoo’s correct. #3 is Maria Muldaur. 2 DQs reserved for now. ---
**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, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/316 "2014-07-25T20:04:48Z")
IQ1: Are you a prominent Japanese animator? IQ2: Are you only pawn in game of life? IQ3: Are you a secret agent who was portrayed by Peter Lorre? ---
**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, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/317 "2014-07-25T20:21:54Z")
IQ: Did you host many classic game shows? ---
**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 25, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/318 "2014-07-25T20:22:56Z")
Previous IQs: Were your theories on naval power quite influential in their day? - Not Meneleus, but Alfred Thayer Mahan (T.R. was a big fan) Were you a dumb jock from Riverdale High? - Yes, Moose Were you the jock’s girlfriend? - Yes, Midge DQ: Living? IQs: Did a character based on you appear in Pat Conroy’s _The Lords of Discipline_? Were you a political candidate since 1922 whose seldom-used middle name was Stanley? Did a fictional version of you appear in the most recent season of _Downton Abbey_? ---
**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 25, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/319 "2014-07-25T20:50:53Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a prominent Japanese animator? > IQ2: Are you only pawn in game of life? > IQ3: Are you a secret agent who was portrayed by Peter Lorre? dunno, dunno, not M ---
**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 25, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/320 "2014-07-25T20:53:02Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you host many classic game shows? Not Monty Hall (you can ask 3 IQs at a time if you want) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768.md?page=17)