# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/61 "2015-07-08T17:53:51Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Not American 4. Involved in the arts ---
**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 8, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/62 "2015-07-08T18:00:26Z")
IQ1: Were you the emperor of Mesopotamia fro c. 2334 BC – 2279 BC? IQ2: Does a Harry Potter character share your name, you being a Roman emperor who founded the last Roman dynasty before the Crisis of the Third Century? IQ3: Did Prince Edward abdicate his throne to marry you? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/63 "2015-07-08T18:19:49Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Not American 4. Involved in the arts 5. Dead ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/64 "2015-07-08T18:22:09Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you the emperor of Mesopotamia fro c. 2334 BC – 2279 BC? > IQ2: Does a Harry Potter character share your name, you being a Roman emperor who founded the last Roman dynasty before the Crisis of the Third Century? > IQ3: Did Prince Edward abdicate his throne to marry you? Not Severus or Wallis Simpson Take a DQ for #1 ---
**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 8, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/65 "2015-07-08T19:24:34Z")
Previous IQs: Did Elizabeth Taylor once give you voice? - Yes, Maggie Simpson. Did you try to make money selling pretzels? - Marge Simpson. Were you in a tontine with a future billionaire? - Grandpa Abe Simpson (with Mr. Burns). DQs: European? Last name start with S? IQs: Were you Lincoln’s first SecWar? Were you Lincoln’s second SecWar? Were you Lincoln’s first SecTreas? ---
**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 8, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/66 "2015-07-08T19:26:44Z")
IQs: 1. Did you hang around with Morocco Mole? 2. Was the Terminator looking for you? 3. Were you an Irish comedian who wrote scripts for the biggest radio show on the 1950’s on the BBC? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/67 "2015-07-08T19:58:41Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Not American 4. Involved in the arts 5. Dead 6. European 7. Last name starts with “S” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/68 "2015-07-08T20:00:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Lincoln’s first SecWar? > Were you Lincoln’s second SecWar? > Were you Lincoln’s first SecTreas? Not Edwin Stanton or Salmon P. Chase Take a DQ for the other SecWar ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/69 "2015-07-08T20:01:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you hang around with Morocco Mole? > 2. Was the Terminator looking for you? > 3. Were you an Irish comedian who wrote scripts for the biggest radio show on the 1950’s on the BBC? Not Secret Squirrel or Sarah Connor Take a DQ for #3 ---
**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 8, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/70 "2015-07-08T20:03:49Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you the emperor of Mesopotamia fro c. 2334 BC – 2279 BC? > IQ2: Does a Harry Potter character share your name, you being a Roman emperor who founded the last Roman dynasty before the Crisis of the Third Century? > IQ3: Did Prince Edward abdicate his throne to marry you? > > Not Severus or Wallis Simpson > > Take a DQ for #1 Sargon holding a DQ ---
**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 8, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/71 "2015-07-08T20:15:42Z")
IQ1: Are you the multiplatinum recording artist of\* Soul Sessions\* whose real name is Joscelyn Eve Stoke? IQ2: Did you come into fame by singing “I Dreamed a Dream” on _Britain’s Got Talent_? IQ3: Are you an English pop singer who enjoyed a revival in the 1990’s when your song _Son of a Preacher Man_ was used in the _Pulp Fiction_ soundtrack? DQ: Known for music? ---
**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 8, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/72 "2015-07-08T20:16:34Z")
IQ1: Girl, do you make me lose my mind? IQ2: Are you a blue-eyed girl with a ponytail, whom I will know if I see? !Q3: Are you feeling lost just like me? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/73 "2015-07-08T20:24:31Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Not American 4. Involved in the arts 5. Dead 6. European 7. Last name starts with “S” 8. Best known for contributions in music ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/74 "2015-07-08T20:25:32Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the multiplatinum recording artist of\* Soul Sessions\* whose real name is Joscelyn Eve Stoke? > IQ2: Did you come into fame by singing “I Dreamed a Dream” on _Britain’s Got Talent_? > IQ3: Are you an English pop singer who enjoyed a revival in the 1990’s when your song _Son of a Preacher Man_ was used in the _Pulp Fiction_ soundtrack? Not Susan Boyle or Dusty Springfield Take a DQ for #1 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/75 "2015-07-08T20:30:00Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Girl, do you make me lose my mind? > IQ2: Are you a blue-eyed girl with a ponytail, whom I will know if I see? > !Q3: Are you feeling lost just like me? Not Sam (by Olivia Newton-John) Take DQs for 1 and 2 ---
**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 8, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/76 "2015-07-08T20:34:31Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Lincoln’s first SecWar? - Simon Cameron, of whom it was said, “He probably wouldn’t steal a hot stove.” Were you Lincoln’s second SecWar? - Yes, the redoubtable Edwin Stanton. Were you Lincoln’s first SecTreas? - Yes, Salmon P. Chase. DQ: British? IQs: After Robert, were you the eldest Baratheon male? Were you his daughter? Were you a psychopathic AI played by Russell Crowe? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/77 "2015-07-08T21:12:12Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Not American 4. Involved in the arts 5. Dead 6. European 7. Last name starts with “S” 8. Best known for contributions in music 9. Not British ---
**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 8, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/78 "2015-07-08T21:19:56Z")
Correct on Secret Squirrel and Sarah Connor. The Irish comedian was Spike Milligan of the highly acclaimed Goon show! DQ: Died before 1900? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/79 "2015-07-08T21:41:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > After Robert, were you the eldest Baratheon male? > Were you his daughter? > Were you a psychopathic AI played by Russell Crowe? Not Stannis Baratheon (miserable son of a b…) Not Shireen Baratheon (how could he have done that to her???) Take a DQ for #3 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2015/724270/80 "2015-07-08T21:42:19Z")
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