# Botticelli - July 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 7, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722 "2017-07-07T21:35:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 7, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/1 "2017-07-07T21:35:35Z")
I was never a Boy Scout either, or even a Cub Scout, but I’ve known who Green Bar Bill was for at least fifty years. Though it wasn’t until I thought of using him for a game a few weeks back and looked him up in Wikipedia that I found out what his real name was. Good thing at least one of y’all was a Scout! 😃 Let’s see, now… Shall we run through the alphabet again? I am **A**. ---
**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 7, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/2 "2017-07-07T21:50:58Z")
IQ1: Are you credited with laying the foundations of free trade with your work _The Wealth of Nations_? IQ2: Are you a former US Marine who played Darth Vader’s grandson? IQ3: Did you play Jayne Cobb in the TV series _Firefly_? ---
**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 7, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/3 "2017-07-07T23:40:46Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you credited with laying the foundations of free trade with your work _The Wealth of Nations_? > IQ2: Are you a former US Marine who played Darth Vader’s grandson? > IQ3: Did you play Jayne Cobb in the TV series _Firefly_? Not Adam Smith. DQ. DQ. ---
**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, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/4 "2017-07-08T00:30:10Z")
IQs: 1. Were you one of the Sweathogs on _Welcome Back, Kotter_? 2. Did you play the title role in _The Return of Captain Invincible_? 3. Were you nominated for an Oscar for your performance in _Yentl_? ---
**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, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/5 "2017-07-08T03:42:12Z")
June thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=827848](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=827848) IQs: Were you a British police officer written about by P.D. James? Were you the longtime Congressman from Harlem? Were you a nonexistent leader of a lunar rebellion? ---
**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, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/6 "2017-07-08T10:38:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of the Sweathogs on _Welcome Back, Kotter_? > 2. Did you play the title role in _The Return of Captain Invincible_? > 3. Were you nominated for an Oscar for your performance in _Yentl_? Not Arnold. DQ. DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a British police officer written about by P.D. James? > Were you the longtime Congressman from Harlem? > Were you a nonexistent leader of a lunar rebellion? Not Adam Dalgliesh. DQ. Not Adam Selene. ---
**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, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/7 "2017-07-08T13:13:30Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you credited with laying the foundations of free trade with your work The Wealth of Nations? > IQ2: Are you a former US Marine who played Darth Vader’s grandson? > IQ3: Did you play Jayne Cobb in the TV series Firefly? > > Not Adam Smith. > DQ. > DQ. correct, Adam Driver, Adam Baldwin Adam x 3! DQ: Real? DQ: Last name start with A? ---
**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, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/8 "2017-07-08T13:23:12Z")
IQ1: Are you a lawyer who overturned Claus von Bulow’s murder conviction and was a member of OJ Simpson’s dream team? IQ2: Were you chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States from 1987 to 2006? IQ3: Were you one of the original seven Mercury program astronauts in 1959 and later command Apollo 14? ---
**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, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/9 "2017-07-08T15:35:36Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of the Sweathogs on Welcome Back, Kotter? > 2. Did you play the title role in The Return of Captain Invincible? > 3. Were you nominated for an Oscar for your performance in Yentl? > Not Arnold. > DQ. > DQ. #1 is Correct, Arnold Horshack. #2 was Alan Arkin. #3 was Amy Irving. DQ: Male? 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:** [July 8, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/10 "2017-07-08T21:38:06Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a lawyer who overturned Claus von Bulow’s murder conviction and was a member of OJ Simpson’s dream team? > IQ2: Were you chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States from 1987 to 2006? > IQ3: Were you one of the original seven Mercury program astronauts in 1959 and later command Apollo 14? DQ. DQ. Not … Alan Shepard? **A** 1. Real 2. Last name does not start with A 3. Male ---
**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, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/11 "2017-07-08T23:23:20Z")
DQ: Living? ---
**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, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/12 "2017-07-08T23:26:18Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Weehawken’s most famous homicide victim? 2. Were you played by Freeman Gosden on the radio? 3. Were you played by Charles Correll on the radio? ---
**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 9, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/13 "2017-07-09T02:55:29Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a lawyer who overturned Claus von Bulow’s murder conviction and was a member of OJ Simpson’s dream team? > IQ2: Were you chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of the United States from 1987 to 2006? > IQ3: Were you one of the original seven Mercury program astronauts in 1959 and later command Apollo 14? > > DQ. > DQ. > Not … Alan Shepard? Alan Dershowitz, Alan Greenspan, correct Alan x 3! DQ: American? holding a DQ ---
**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 9, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/14 "2017-07-09T03:04:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Weehawken’s most famous homicide victim? > 2. Were you played by Freeman Gosden on the radio? > 3. Were you played by Charles Correll on the radio? DQ. Not … Amos? Not … Andy? Purely a guess on Amos and Andy, since you’re asking about two radio performers… **A** 1. Real 2. Last name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Living 5. American ---
**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 9, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/15 "2017-07-09T03:14:18Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a British police officer written about by P.D. James? - Yes, Adam Dalglish Were you the longtime Congressman from Harlem? - Adam Clayton Powell Were you a nonexistent leader of a lunar rebellion? - Yes, Adam Selene Adam x3! DQ: Born since 1964? IQs: Were you a Civil War general and a Carpetbagger Governor of Mississippi? Were you Celeborn’s granddaughter? Were you Gilraen’s son? ---
**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 9, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/16 "2017-07-09T12:03:57Z")
IQ1: Does an upcoming History Channel documentary suggest you and your navigator were captured by the Japanese in 1937? IQ2: Are you an advice columnist whose real name is Pauline Phillips? IQ2: Are you an advice columnist whose real name is Esther Lederer? ---
**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 9, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/17 "2017-07-09T13:36:37Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Weehawken’s most famous homicide victim? > 2. Were you played by Freeman Gosden on the radio? > 3. Were you played by Charles Correll on the radio? > DQ. > Not … Amos? > Not … Andy? > Purely a guess on Amos and Andy, since you’re asking about two radio performers… #1 was Alexander Hamilton. Correct on Amos & Andy. Good guessing! DQ: Known for the Arts? ---
**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 9, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/18 "2017-07-09T13:41:04Z")
IQs: 1. Did Leslie Odom, Jr., win a Tony for Best Actor for portraying you? 2. Did you hang around with Milton the Monster, Heebie and Jeebie? 3. Were you a 20th Century Finnish architect and designer? ---
**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 9, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/19 "2017-07-09T14:11:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a Civil War general and a Carpetbagger Governor of Mississippi? > Were you Celeborn’s granddaughter? > Were you Gilraen’s son? DQ. Not Arwen Undomiel. Not … Aragorn? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Does an upcoming History Channel documentary suggest you and your navigator were captured by the Japanese in 1937? > IQ2: Are you an advice columnist whose real name is Pauline Phillips? > IQ2: Are you an advice columnist whose real name is Esther Lederer? Not Amelia Earhart. This time I know I have the right pair of names, but I’m not certain which is which. Coin flip says: Not [Dear] Abby. Not Ann Landers. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Leslie Odom, Jr., win a Tony for Best Actor for portraying you? > 2. Did you hang around with Milton the Monster, Heebie and Jeebie? > 3. Were you a 20th Century Finnish architect and designer? Three DQs. **A** 1. Real 2. Last name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Living 5. American 6. Not born after 1964. 7. Not known for the Arts ---
**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 9, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/20 "2017-07-09T14:44:10Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Leslie Odom, Jr., win a Tony for Best Actor for portraying you? > 2. Did you hang around with Milton the Monster, Heebie and Jeebie? > 3. Were you a 20th Century Finnish architect and designer? > Three DQs. #1 was Aaron Burr (in _Hamilton_). #2 was Abercrombie the Zombie. #3 was Alvar Aalto (the first name in furniture design. Really, check any dictionary). DQs: 1. Known for politics/military? 2. Born before 1950? 1 DQ reserved. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722.md?page=2)