# 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:** 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:** [July 11, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/41 "2017-07-11T16:20:15Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a Baseball Hall of Famer whose name implies you are never base? 2. Are you a Cockney comic strip character whose name implies you are less than helpful? 3. Are you a member of the Inferior Five comic book team who was the son of Mr. Might and the Mermaid? ---
**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, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/42 "2017-07-11T21:48:43Z")
> [@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? Three DQs. (Your previous IQ about Queen Anne really should have had a comma in it…) > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a Baseball Hall of Famer whose name implies you are never base? > 2. Are you a Cockney comic strip character whose name implies you are less than helpful? > 3. Are you a member of the Inferior Five comic book team who was the son of Mr. Might and the Mermaid? DQ. Not Andy Capp. (Nice question!) DQ. (I remember Dumb Bunny, White Feather, and the Blimp, but not the other two…) **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 18. Known from baseball ---
**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, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/43 "2017-07-11T21:54:45Z")
Oops – cancel those DQs, Prof! > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you a Baseball Hall of Famer whose name implies you are never base? Yes! I am **A** l Kaline, Hall of Fame member and former right fielder, first baseman, designated hitter, and colour commentator for the Detroit Tigers. As we say in the Navy: I had it, you got it! ---
**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, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/44 "2017-07-11T22:34:06Z")
Thenk you. The other members of the Inferior Five, BTW, were Merryman and Awkwardman, the latter being the answer to my question. Continuing down the alphabet, I am B! ---
**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, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/45 "2017-07-11T23:49:20Z")
IQ1: Were you an aerial gunner on WWII torpedo bombers who later starred in a TV western? IQ2: Did you once find an eastern European midget hiding in your purse? IQ3: Were you one of #2’s associates? ---
**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 12, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/46 "2017-07-12T00:49:55Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you an aerial gunner on WWII torpedo bombers who later starred in a TV western? > IQ2: Did you once find an eastern European midget hiding in your purse? > IQ3: Were you one of #2’s associates? #1. I am not Walter Brennan (??) #2. I am not James Bond (??) Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 12, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/47 "2017-07-12T02:31:06Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you an aerial gunner on WWII torpedo bombers who later starred in a TV western? > IQ2: Did you once find an eastern European midget hiding in your purse? > IQ3: Were you one of #2’s associates? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1. I am not Walter Brennan (??) > #2. I am not James Bond (??) > Take a DQ for #3. Richard Boone. Dumb Bunny. The Blimp. DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 12, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/48 "2017-07-12T02:40:09Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 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:** [July 12, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/49 "2017-07-12T02:57:30Z")
IQ1: Are you a longtime comic strip soldier illustrated Mort Walker? IQ2: Did you use to be star of your own comic strip until phased out by Snuffy Smith? IQ3: Are you a comic strip villain modeled after Tyrone Power Sr? ---
**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 12, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/50 "2017-07-12T03:10:08Z")
Never heard of Al Kaline - glad someone had! Previous IQs: Were you the first President of Panama? - Pablo Amador, at the time the canal was being dug Were you a blackmailer who tangled with Sherlock Holmes? - Charles Augustus Milverton (always used his middle name) Did you work closely with James and Joshua Speed? - Abraham Lincoln; the Brothers Speed were law partners and one (James, I think) eventually became Attorney General Right, then. On to B. IQs: Did you sing recent covers of both “Georgia On My Mind” and “Cry Me A River”? Were you the best-known person to hail from Russell, Kansas? Did that person appear in one of your music videos? ---
**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 12, 2017, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/51 "2017-07-12T11:03:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Never heard of Al Kaline - glad someone had! Back in the early '60s, before I lost all interest in baseball, the Tigers were The Team and Kaline was The Man. Otherwise I probably never would have heard of him, either. 😃 DQ: Originally from prose fiction? IQ1: Was your daughter Jemima captured by Indians? IQ2: During an Indian attack, did you run from the fort to a nearby house to fetch gunpowder? IQ3: Was a war named after you, an Indian leader? ---
**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 12, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/52 "2017-07-12T13:28:45Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a longtime comic strip soldier illustrated Mort Walker? > IQ2: Did you use to be star of your own comic strip until phased out by Snuffy Smith? > IQ3: Are you a comic strip villain modeled after Tyrone Power Sr? 1. I am not Beetle Bailey. 2. I am not Barney Google, with the goo-goo-googly eyes. Take a DQ for #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:** [July 12, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/53 "2017-07-12T13:29:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Right, then. On to B. > > IQs: > > Did you sing recent covers of both “Georgia On My Mind” and “Cry Me A River”? > Were you the best-known person to hail from Russell, Kansas? > Did that person appear in one of your music videos? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 12, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/54 "2017-07-12T13:30:46Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not originally from prose fiction ---
**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 12, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/55 "2017-07-12T13:31:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was your daughter Jemima captured by Indians? > IQ2: During an Indian attack, did you run from the fort to a nearby house to fetch gunpowder? > IQ3: Was a war named after you, an Indian leader? #3. I am not Black Hawk. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 12, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/56 "2017-07-12T18:30:12Z")
Previous IQs: Did you sing recent covers of both “Georgia On My Mind” and “Cry Me A River”? - Michael Buble Were you the best-known person to hail from Russell, Kansas? - Bob Dole Did that person appear in one of your music videos? - Rephrased below. DQs: Created since 1900? American character? IQs: Did Bob Dole appear in an ad with you? Did Linda Ronstadt sing a jingle for your business? Was Sammy Davis Jr. once your make-believe running mate? ---
**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 12, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/57 "2017-07-12T21:29:16Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not originally from prose fiction 4. Created since 1900 5. American character ---
**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 12, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/58 "2017-07-12T21:30:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Bob Dole appear in an ad with you? > Did Linda Ronstadt sing a jingle for your business? > Was Sammy Davis Jr. once your make-believe running mate? #3. I am not Archie Bunker (??) Take 2 or 3 DQs. ---
**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 12, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/59 "2017-07-12T22:23:18Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was your daughter Jemima captured by Indians? > IQ2: During an Indian attack, did you run from the fort to a nearby house to fetch gunpowder? > IQ3: Was a war named after you, an Indian leader? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3. I am not Black Hawk. > Take 2 DQs for the others. Daniel Boone. Betty Zane. Correct. DQ: Originally from television? One DQ reserved. IQ1: Were you the father of Adam, Eric, and Joseph? IQ2: Was your song in TV commercials sung to the tune of “Cielito Lindo”? IQ3: Were you the main character in an SF movie, played by a commonly reviled actress? ---
**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 12, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/60 "2017-07-12T22:33:33Z")
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