# Botticelli - July 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 4, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270 "2015-07-04T20:37:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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 17, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/201 "2015-07-17T01:54:27Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the virgin Roman goddess of the hearth? > IQ2: Are you the Roman goddess of truth? > IQ3: Are you the spoiled rich girl from _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_? I am not Vesta. I am not Veritas. I am not Verucca Salt. ---
**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 17, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/202 "2015-07-17T01:55:28Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. First name starts with V 5. European 6. Not known for the Arts 7. British 8. Not known for royalty, nor politics 9. Died since 1900 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Known for science (though not a scientist) 12. Born after 1900 13. Nothing named after me, except an asteroid and a recent rock band. 14. Born before 1950 15. Not best known for my husband ---
**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 17, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/203 "2015-07-17T01:56:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the first Anglo child born in the New World? > Were you a notable King of Gondor? > Were you one of Dany’s dragons? I am still not Virginia Dare. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 17, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/204 "2015-07-17T12:21:17Z")
IQ1: Are you a Czech writer (don’t see many of those anymore since ATM cards and online banking :D) who was the first democratically elected president of Czechoslovakia since 1948? IQ2: In _Aliens_, did Hudson ask you if you were ever mistaken for a man? IQ3: Are you the author of _Slaughterhouse 5_ and _Cat’s Cradle_? ---
**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 17, 2015, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/205 "2015-07-17T12:25:38Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Czech writer (don’t see many of those anymore since ATM cards and online banking :D) who was the first democratically elected president of Czechoslovakia since 1948? > IQ2: In _Aliens_, did Hudson ask you if you were ever mistaken for a man? > IQ3: Are you the author of _Slaughterhouse 5_ and _Cat’s Cradle_? Take a DQ for #1. I am not Vasquez. I am not Kurt Vonnegut. ---
**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 17, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/206 "2015-07-17T14:34:08Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take a DQ for #1. > I am not Vasquez. > I am not Kurt Vonnegut. Vaclav Havel DQ: Known for a discovery? ---
**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 17, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/207 "2015-07-17T15:22:53Z")
IQ1: Are you the first woman to fly in outer space, who went on to volunteer for a one-way trip to Mars in your seventies? IQ2: Did you compose _The Four Seasons_? IQ3: Are you a Mexican MLB pitcher who pitched for the LA Dodgers from 1980-1990 and was renowned for your devastating screwball? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/208 "2015-07-17T16:13:44Z")
IQ1) Did you win the National League CY Young award as a rookie in a shortened season? IQ2) Were you the last switch hitter to win the American League MVP award? IQ3) Have Fandral and Hogun had to save your fat butt many times? ---
**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 17, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/209 "2015-07-17T16:56:53Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. First name starts with V 5. European 6. Not known for the Arts 7. British 8. Not known for royalty, nor politics 9. Died since 1900 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Known for science (though not a scientist) 12. Born after 1900 13. Nothing named after me, except an asteroid and a recent rock band. 14. Born before 1950 15. Not best known for my husband 16. Not known for a discovery, but because of a discovery ---
**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 17, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/210 "2015-07-17T16:57:58Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the first woman to fly in outer space, who went on to volunteer for a one-way trip to Mars in your seventies? > IQ2: Did you compose _The Four Seasons_? > IQ3: Are you a Mexican MLB pitcher who pitched for the LA Dodgers from 1980-1990 and was renowned for your devastating screwball? I am not Valentina Tereshkova. I am not Vivaldi. Take a DQ for the ball player. ---
**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 17, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/211 "2015-07-17T16:59:14Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did you win the National League CY Young award as a rookie in a shortened season? > > IQ2) Were you the last switch hitter to win the American League MVP award? > > IQ3) Have Fandral and Hogun had to save your fat butt many times? I am not Volstagg, the Lion of Asgard. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/212 "2015-07-17T17:09:53Z")
Fernando Valenzuela won the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in 1981 Vida Blue was a switch hitter, but hardly anyone noticed since he was a pitcher. DQ1) Name begin with “VE” or “VI”? DQ2) Were you the subject of a medical experiment or innovation? ---
**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 17, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/213 "2015-07-17T17:10:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Valentina Tereshkova. > I am not Vivaldi. > Take a DQ for the ball player. Fernando Valenzuela DQ: Known for unusual appearance? ---
**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 17, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/214 "2015-07-17T18:28:43Z")
IQ1: Are you an electronic musician who composed the theme to _Chariots of Fire_? IQ2: Did you portray Archie Bunker’s Italian neighbor on _All in the Family_? IQ3: Were you Mini-me in the Austin Powers movies? ---
**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 17, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/215 "2015-07-17T19:01:42Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. First name starts with V 5. European 6. Not known for the Arts 7. British 8. Not known for royalty, nor politics 9. Died since 1900 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Known for science (though not a scientist) 12. Born after 1900 13. Nothing named after me, except an asteroid and a recent rock band. 14. Born before 1950 15. Not best known for my husband 16. Not known for a discovery, but because of a discovery 17. First name begins with “VE” or “VI” 18. Not the subject of a medical experiment or innovation 19. Not known for unusual appearance ---
**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 17, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/216 "2015-07-17T19:02:42Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you an electronic musician who composed the theme to _Chariots of Fire_? > IQ2: Did you portray Archie Bunker’s Italian neighbor on _All in the Family_? > IQ3: Were you Mini-me in the Austin Powers movies? 1. I am not Vangelis. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Verne Troyer. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/217 "2015-07-17T19:14:24Z")
IQ1) Did you resign over an attempted rescue of the Iran hostages? IQ2) Were you a beer-maker who established a prominent college? IQ3) Did you write _ **Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day** _? ---
**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 17, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/218 "2015-07-17T19:24:51Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did you resign over an attempted rescue of the Iran hostages? > > IQ2) Were you a beer-maker who established a prominent college? > > IQ3) Did you write _ **Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day** _? I am not Judith Viorst. Take 2 DQs for the first two. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/219 "2015-07-17T19:38:00Z")
Cyrus Vance resigned as Secy of State over the failed Iran hostage rescue, and Matthew Vassar founded a famed women’s college. Since there are already 19 DQs, I only get one… DQ1) Are you connected to astronomy or space exploration? ---
**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 17, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/220 "2015-07-17T19:53:41Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Dead 4. First name starts with V 5. European 6. Not known for the Arts 7. British 8. Not known for royalty, nor politics 9. Died since 1900 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Known for science (though not a scientist) 12. Born after 1900 13. Nothing named after me, except an asteroid and a recent rock band. 14. Born before 1950 15. Not best known for my husband 16. Not known for a discovery, but because of a discovery 17. First name begins with “VE” or “VI” 18. Not the subject of a medical experiment or innovation 19. Not known for unusual appearance 20. Fame is connected with astronomy And that’s 20. Anyone who received a DQ may guess one question of the “Are you Firstname Lastname?” variety. One last hint: the choice of this person is timely and topical. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270.md?page=12)