# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 24
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/461 "2014-08-02T19:27:10Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of Edgar Bergen’s puppets? > 2. Were you a Ghostbuster? > 3. Were you a Beverly Hillbilly? > > DQ. > DQ. (Can’t stand Bill Murray, and normally avoid his films.) > Not Ellie May Clampett. #1 was Effie Klinker. #2 was Egon Spengler. DQ: Known for science? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/462 "2014-08-02T20:08:37Z")
**E**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with E 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. Not American 7. Not born since 1950 8. Born after 1900 9. Not known for politics/military (though I did serve in the military) 10. Not European 11. Died after 2000 12. Not Asian 13. Not known for science ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/463 "2014-08-02T20:37:54Z")
IQ: Were you the definitive swashbuckling actor of Hollywood’s early days? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/464 "2014-08-02T20:39:07Z")
IQ:.Were you part of the wave of soccer’s popularity in the US a generation ago? ---
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/465 "2014-08-02T20:54:00Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you the definitive swashbuckling actor of Hollywood’s early days? > [@etv78](#): > > IQ:.Were you part of the wave of soccer’s popularity in the US a generation ago? Not Errol Flynn. DQ. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/466 "2014-08-02T21:02:57Z")
That was Edson Arantes de Nascimento AKA Pele DQ: From Latin America? ---
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/467 "2014-08-02T21:05:27Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you abdicate the UK throne in 1936? > IQ2: Were you the UK Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974? > IQ3: Did you paint The Luncheon on the Grass? > Not Edward VIII. > DQ. > Not Edouard Manet. correct, Edward Hyde, correct DQ1: African? DQ2: Athlete? 1 DQ reserved ---
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/468 "2014-08-02T21:40:55Z")
DQ: 1st name start with Ed (as in Ed, Edward, Edgar, Edmund, Edison, etc.? IQs: 1. Were you one of Freakazoid’s short-lived sidekicks? 2. Are you short, red, furry and possessed of an annoying laugh? 3. Is your book usually paired with Nehemiah’s? ---
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/469 "2014-08-02T21:41:42Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > (Can’t stand Bill Murray, and normally avoid his films.) In that case, all of our questions should be related to Bill Murray. 😃 IQ1: Are you a former Black Panther who came back to the US after exile to become a conservative republican figure? IQ2: Did you join the cast on _The Office_ in its sixth season as the receptionist? IQ3: Are you a Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1973-1978? ---
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/470 "2014-08-02T22:58:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of Freakazoid’s short-lived sidekicks? > 2. Are you short, red, furry and possessed of an annoying laugh? > 3. Is your book usually paired with Nehemiah’s? DQ. Not Elmo. Not Ezra. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > In that case, all of our questions should be related to Bill Murray. 😃 IMDb lists 74 acting credits for Murray. I figured I was leaving myself open for 73 more questions about him… 🙂 > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a former Black Panther who came back to the US after exile to become a conservative republican figure? > IQ2: Did you join the cast on _The Office_ in its sixth season as the receptionist? > IQ3: Are you a Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1973-1978? Not Eldridge Cleaver. DQ. DQ. **E**. 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with E 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. Not American 7. Not born since 1950 8. Born after 1900 9. Not known for politics/military (though I did serve in the military) 10. Not European 11. Died after 2000 12. Not Asian 13. Not known for science 14. Not from Latin America 15. Not African 16. An athlete (according to some definitions, anyway) 17. 1st name starts with Ed I expect the next post to end the game… ---
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/471 "2014-08-02T23:11:54Z")
Freakazoid’s one-time sidekick was Expendable Boy. So we have an Australian (in all probability) athlete named Ed. Time to ponder… 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/472 "2014-08-02T23:24:13Z")
IQ: Were you the 1st atop Everest? (He’s already been a Botticelli target, BTW) ---
**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:** [August 2, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/473 "2014-08-02T23:24:56Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a former Black Panther who came back to the US after exile to become a conservative republican figure? > IQ2: Did you join the cast on The Office in its sixth season as the receptionist? > IQ3: Are you a Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1973-1978? > > Not Eldridge Cleaver. > DQ. > DQ. correct, Ellie Kemper, Eduardo Rodriguez 4 DQs in reserve in case **etv78** is wrong ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/474 "2014-08-03T00:35:15Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you the 1st atop Everest? (He’s already been a Botticelli target, BTW) Yes, I am mountaineer and explorer **Sir Edmund Hillary** KG ONZ KBE. Maybe we need a list of names used, to go with EH’s list of letters… ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/475 "2014-08-03T02:21:09Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Eduardo Rodriguez Never heard of him. Now that I have, should I be impressed? ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/476 "2014-08-03T02:31:26Z")
Good one, etv! ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/477 "2014-08-03T02:34:17Z")
Way to go, **etv**! Previous IQs: Does a statue of you stand outside the county courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio? - Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s Secretary of War; it’s his hometown. Are you the best-known lawyer to be born in East Cleveland, Ohio? - Erwin Griswold, dean of the Harvard law School and also LBJ’s and then Nixon’s Solicitor General. Was Scott Simon once gaga for the actress who played you? - Emma Peel of _The Avengers_ was played by Diana Rigg. Simon had the chance to interview Rigg early in his career and much later admitted that his first, “hard-hitting question” was something along the lines of, “Just what is it, Miss Rigg, that makes you so wonderful?” ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/478 "2014-08-03T02:35:06Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Never heard of him. > > Now that I have, should I be impressed? Probably not, but I was running out of names. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/479 "2014-08-03T03:03:27Z")
**etv78** snuck off and started an August thread without telling anyone: > **[August 2014 Botticelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=730132)** > > Your letter is B [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768.md?page=23)