# 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:** 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 4, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/461 "2015-08-04T19:05:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the 20th POTUS? > 2. Were you a 14th Century Italian painter and architect? > 3. Did you paint _La Maja_ both clothed and unclothed? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not James Garfield, take 2 DQs Correct on James. #2 was Giotto. #3 was Goya. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? ---
**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 4, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/462 "2015-08-04T19:07:20Z")
IQ1: Was your name originally Hiram, before you went to college? IQ2: Did you play a cruise ship purser? IQ3: Were you said purser? ---
**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 4, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/463 "2015-08-04T19:22:12Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Darren & Samantha’s nosy neighbor? 2. Were you the title character in a late 1950’s musical by Lerner & Lowe? 3. Were you the title character in a late 1950’s musical by Sondheim & Styne? ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/464 "2015-08-04T20:14:30Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/465 "2015-08-04T20:15:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was your name originally Hiram, before you went to college? > IQ2: Did you play a cruise ship purser? > IQ3: Were you said purser? dunno x2, not Gopher ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/466 "2015-08-04T20:17:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Darren & Samantha’s nosy neighbor? > 2. Were you the title character in a late 1950’s musical by Lerner & Lowe? > 3. Were you the title character in a late 1950’s musical by Sondheim & Styne? not Gladys Kravitz, take 2 DQs ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/467 "2015-08-04T20:44:52Z")
Huh - I didn’t know Dodi’s Hollywood ties. Well done, **KO**! On to G. IQs: Did you allegedly strike a deal with a political rival in the restaurant Granita? Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? Were you the longtime editor of _The Liberator_? ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/468 "2015-08-04T20:59:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Darren & Samantha’s nosy neighbor? > 2. Were you the title character in a late 1950’s musical by Lerner & Lowe? > 3. Were you the title character in a late 1950’s musical by Sondheim & Styne? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Gladys Kravitz, take 2 DQs Correct on Gladys. #2 was Gigi. #3 was Gypsy (Rose Lee). DQs: 1. Alive? 2. American? ---
**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 4, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/469 "2015-08-04T22:42:06Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was your name originally Hiram, before you went to college? > IQ2: Did you play a cruise ship purser? > IQ3: Were you said purser? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > dunno x2, not Gopher Hiram Ulysses Grant’s name was changed due to an error by the congressman who nominated him for West Point. Fred Grandy. Correct. DQ: Known for the Arts? One 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 4, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/470 "2015-08-04T22:49:56Z")
IQ1: Did a mayor of Chicago promise to punch you in the snoot if you ever came to his city? IQ2: Were you the first ruler of the United Kingdom? IQ3: Were you the maternal grandfather of the Earl of Wessex? ---
**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 4, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/471 "2015-08-04T23:03:46Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Alive 4. Amurrikun 5. Has worked in the arts, but not most famous for it ---
**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 4, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/472 "2015-08-04T23:07:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you allegedly strike a deal with a political rival in the restaurant Granita? > Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? > Were you the longtime editor of _The Liberator_? 3 DQs 4 U ---
**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 4, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/473 "2015-08-04T23:23:02Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a mayor of Chicago promise to punch you in the snoot if you ever came to his city? > IQ2: Were you the first ruler of the United Kingdom? > IQ3: Were you the maternal grandfather of the Earl of Wessex? Take a DQ for 1. I thought Aethelstan was the first UK king? It seems like 3 would have more than one answer. I’ll compromise by giving up a DQ for 2, but I ask you to please be more specific with 3. ---
**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 4, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/474 "2015-08-04T23:26:49Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the star of a Canadian comedy series who can fix nearly anything with duct tape? 2. Did you paint _The Raft of the Medusa_? 3. Were you a puppet Ed Sullivan occasionally kissed good night? ---
**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 4, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/475 "2015-08-04T23:33:07Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a mayor of Chicago promise to punch you in the snoot if you ever came to his city? > IQ2: Were you the first ruler of the United Kingdom? > IQ3: Were you the maternal grandfather of the Earl of Wessex? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Take a DQ for 1. I thought Aethelstan was the first UK king? It seems like 3 would have more than one answer. I’ll compromise by giving up a DQ for 2, but I ask you to please be more specific with 3. George V. George III. IQ: Were you the maternal grandfather of the current Earl of Wessex? ---
**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 5, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/476 "2015-08-05T02:37:06Z")
Previous IQs: Did you allegedly strike a deal with a political rival in the restaurant Granita? - Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, deciding that Blair would be PM first. Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? - George H. Thomas: [Honoring the Rock of Chickamauga - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=764176) Were you the longtime editor of _The Liberator_? - Ardent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. DQs: Last name start with G? Born since 1950? Best known for politics/military? IQs: Did you and your mom see JFK the day before he died? Did you name your plane after your girlfriend? Did you have a dog named Sweetlips and a horse named Nelson? ---
**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 5, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/477 "2015-08-05T04:26:10Z")
Psssst - it’s August now! ---
**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 5, 2015, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/478 "2015-08-05T12:03:06Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ: Were you the maternal grandfather of the current Earl of Wessex? I assume it’s George, maybe VII? ---
**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 5, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/479 "2015-08-05T12:07:47Z")
My how time flies… I will start the August thread. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/480 "2015-08-05T14:43:10Z")
IQ1) Were you both a starter on the winning team in the first Super Bowl, and the head coach of a team that lost the Super Bowl? IQ2) Did your best-known band get deported from Germany because you were under legal working age? IQ3) Did you write the best-seller _ **Dad Is Fat** _? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270.md?page=25)