# Botticelli - July 2017

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722>\
**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:** 2

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**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, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/21 "2017-07-09T16:33:22Z")

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**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
8. Not known for politics/military
9. Born before 1950

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**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, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/22 "2017-07-09T19:02:55Z")

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DQ: Known for business?

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**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, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/23 "2017-07-09T19:07:11Z")

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IQs:

1. Is Jason Momoa scheduled to play you in a couple of superhero movies?
2. Did you kill Charles Dickinson in a duel?
3. Did you write of the exploits of Prof. Challenger?

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**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, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/24 "2017-07-09T20:08:55Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Is Jason Momoa scheduled to play you in a couple of superhero movies?
> 2. Did you kill Charles Dickinson in a duel?
> 3. Did you write of the exploits of Prof. Challenger?

DQ.  
Not … Andrew Jackson?  
Not Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

**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
8. Not known for politics/military
9. Born before 1950
10. Not known for business

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**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, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/25 "2017-07-09T21:15:05Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
> 
> 1. Is Jason Momoa scheduled to play you in a couple of superhero movies?
> 2. Did you kill Charles Dickinson in a duel?
> 3. Did you write of the exploits of Prof. Challenger?  
> DQ.  
> Not … Andrew Jackson?  
> Not Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

#1 is Aquaman. Correct on the others.

DQ: Known from crime or from law enforcement?

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**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, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/26 "2017-07-09T23:41:05Z")

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**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
8. Not known for politics/military
9. Born before 1950
10. Not known for business
11. Not known from crime or from law enforcement

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**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 10, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/27 "2017-07-10T00:50:03Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you play the betrayed wife in _Fatal Attraction_?
2. Were you Mrs. Mel Brooks?
3. Did you originate the roll of Nellie in _Sweenie Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street_ on the stage?

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**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 10, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/28 "2017-07-10T04:10:33Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you a Civil War general and a Carpetbagger Governor of Mississippi? - Adelbert Ames  
Were you Celeborn’s granddaughter? - Yes, Arwen  
Were you Gilraen’s son? - Yes, Aragorn

DQ:

Best known for a single incident?

IQs:

Is Lorne Greene one of two men to play you?  
Were you that character’s daughter in its first iteration?  
Are you the mythic figure after whom the daughter was named?

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**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 10, 2017, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/29 "2017-07-10T10:52:27Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> IQs:
> 
> 1. Did you play the betrayed wife in _Fatal Attraction_?
> 2. Were you Mrs. Mel Brooks?
> 3. Did you originate the roll of Nellie in _Sweenie Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street_ on the stage?

Three DQs.

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> IQs:
> 
> Is Lorne Greene one of two men to play you?  
> Were you that character’s daughter in its first iteration?  
> Are you the mythic figure after whom the daughter was named?

Not Adama.  
DQ.  
Not … Athena?

**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
8. Not known for politics/military
9. Born before 1950
10. Not known for business
11. Not known from crime or from law enforcement
12. Not best known for a single incident

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**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 10, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/30 "2017-07-10T14:25:20Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
> 
> 1. Did you play the betrayed wife in Fatal Attraction?
> 2. Were you Mrs. Mel Brooks?
> 3. Did you originate the roll of Nellie in Sweenie Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on the stage?  
> Three DQs.

#1 was Anne Archer.  
#2 was Anne Bancroft.  
#3 was Angela Lansbury.

DQ: Known for Science or Medicine?

2 DQs reserved.

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**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 10, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/31 "2017-07-10T15:43:29Z")

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Previous IQs:

Is Lorne Greene one of two men to play you? - Yes, Adama, as did Edward James Olmos  
Were you that character’s daughter in its first iteration? - Athena  
Are you the mythic figure after whom the daughter was named? - Yes, ditto

DQ:

Known for sports?

IQs:

Were you the last person ever to do something in 1707?  
Were you, a real person, mentioned but never seen in a movie costarring Gwyneth Paltrow?  
Are you a real person now how who has the same name?

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**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 10, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/32 "2017-07-10T19:03:05Z")

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IQ1: Are you the guitarist for the band Rush?  
IQ2: Were you QB for the Forty Niners before getting replaced by Colin Kaepernick?  
IQ3: Are you a Sandy Hook denier who hosts the web site Infowars?

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**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 10, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/33 "2017-07-10T22:35:00Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> Were you that character’s daughter in its first iteration? - Athena  
> Are you the mythic figure after whom the daughter was named? - Yes, ditto

:smack: I read that as “Did you play that character’s daughter?” Remind me to avoid answering IQs before I’ve had my coffee…

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> IQs:
> 
> Were you the last person ever to do something in 1707?  
> Were you, a real person, mentioned but never seen in a movie costarring Gwyneth Paltrow?  
> Are you a real person now how who has the same name?

Three DQs.

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
>
> IQ1: Are you the guitarist for the band Rush?  
> IQ2: Were you QB for the Forty Niners before getting replaced by Colin Kaepernick?  
> IQ3: Are you a Sandy Hook denier who hosts the web site Infowars?

And three for you.

**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
8. Not known for politics/military
9. Born before 1950
10. Not known for business
11. Not known from crime or from law enforcement
12. Not best known for a single incident
13. Not known for Science or Medicine
14. Known for sports

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**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 10, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/34 "2017-07-10T23:04:26Z")

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DQ: Known for a team sport?

1 DQ reserved.

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**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 11, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/35 "2017-07-11T01:50:11Z")

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**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
8. Not known for politics/military
9. Born before 1950
10. Not known for business
11. Not known from crime or from law enforcement
12. Not best known for a single incident
13. Not known for Science or Medicine
14. Known for sports
15. Known for a team sport

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**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 11, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/36 "2017-07-11T01:51:36Z")

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DQ: Known from baseball or football?

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**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 11, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/37 "2017-07-11T04:19:54Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you the last person ever to do something in 1707? - Queen Anne, last British monarch to veto a bill  
Were you, a real person, mentioned but never seen in a movie costarring Gwyneth Paltrow? - Anne Hathaway, in _Shakespeare in Love_  
Are you a real person now how who has the same name? - The more recent Anne Hathaway

DQs:

Currently still playing your particular sport professionally?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Were you the first President of Panama?  
Were you a blackmailer who tangled with Sherlock Holmes?  
Did you work closely with James and Joshua Speed?

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**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 11, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/38 "2017-07-11T04:44:55Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> IQ1: Are you the guitarist for the band Rush?  
> IQ2: Were you QB for the Forty Niners before getting replaced by Colin Kaepernick?  
> IQ3: Are you a Sandy Hook denier who hosts the web site Infowars?
> 
> And three for you.

Alex Lifeson, Smith and Jones

holding 3 DQs

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**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 11, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/39 "2017-07-11T10:53:29Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> IQs:
> 
> Were you the first President of Panama?  
> Were you a blackmailer who tangled with Sherlock Holmes?  
> Did you work closely with James and Joshua Speed?

I’ll answer these after I get home from work, when I’m more awake. 😃

**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
8. Not known for politics/military
9. Born before 1950
10. Not known for business
11. Not known from crime or from law enforcement
12. Not best known for a single incident
13. Not known for Science or Medicine
14. Known for sports
15. Known for a team sport
16. Known from baseball or football
17. Not currently still playing my particular sport professionally

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**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 11, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/40 "2017-07-11T16:13:59Z")

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DQ: Known from baseball?

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