# 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:** 7
**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 17, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/121 "2017-07-17T14:38:01Z")
Previous IQs: Did you once eat a sandwich that a pigeon pooped on? - Mick Belker, on _Hill Street Blues_ Were you Renko’s partner? - Bobby Hill, ditto Did you allegedly quip, “The French do not care what they say, so long as they pronounce it correctly?” - George Bernard Shaw Well done, **KO**. Any Big Bird fans should see this heartwarming documentary: [I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2358456/) On to C… IQs: Were you a blackmailer targeted by Sherlock Holmes? Did you dictate letters to your sister back in Boston? Do you choose a new Prime Minister at the climax of _First Among Equals_? ---
**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 17, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/122 "2017-07-17T14:55:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a superhero that appeared in your own (back) feature in the pages of Action #1, and are not Superman? > 2. Were you Prime Minister of France during WWI? > 3. Were you the original voice of Donald Duck? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ, DQ, not Carl Barks? #1 was the Crimson Avenger. #2 was Georges Clemenceau. #3: Carl Barks drew Donald Duck in the comic books. Clarence Nash was the voice in the cartoons. DQs: 1. Died before 1950? 2. Remembered as a criminal? 1 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 17, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/123 "2017-07-17T14:57:30Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the guy in the Big Bird suit? 2. Did you play Archie Bunker? 3. Were you a busty blonde who was a frequent guest on the _Tonight Show with Johnny Carson_ and who died by drowning under suspicious circumstances? ---
**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 17, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/124 "2017-07-17T16:31:33Z")
The State of the DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with C 5. American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Known because of politics, but not a politician 8. Died after 1950 9. Not remembered as a criminal ---
**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 17, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/125 "2017-07-17T16:33:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a blackmailer targeted by Sherlock Holmes? > Did you dictate letters to your sister back in Boston? > Do you choose a new Prime Minister at the climax of _First Among Equals_? One little two little three little DQs ---
**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 17, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/126 "2017-07-17T16:34:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the guy in the Big Bird suit? > 2. Did you play Archie Bunker? > 3. Were you a busty blonde who was a frequent guest on the _Tonight Show with Johnny Carson_ and who died by drowning under suspicious circumstances? not Carroll Spinney, not Carroll O’Connor, not Charo? ---
**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 17, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/127 "2017-07-17T17:10:15Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the guy in the Big Bird suit? > 2. Did you play Archie Bunker? > 3. Were you a busty blonde who was a frequent guest on the _Tonight Show with Johnny Carson_ and who died by drowning under suspicious circumstances? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Carroll Spinney, not Carroll O’Connor, not Charo? Correct on #1 and #2. Charo’s alive, and will appear as the Queen of England in _Sharknado 5_. #3 was Carol Wayne. DQs: 1. Died after 2000? 2. Known for business? ---
**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 17, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/128 "2017-07-17T18:04:12Z")
The State of the DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with C 5. American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Known because of politics, but not a politician 8. Died after 1950 9. Not remembered as a criminal 10. Died before 2000 11. Possibly best known for one business venture that lasted less than a year ---
**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 17, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/129 "2017-07-17T19:10:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …Charo’s alive, and will appear as the Queen of England in _Sharknado 5_… _Noooooooooooo!_ Previous IQs: Were you a blackmailer targeted by Sherlock Holmes? - Charles Augustus Milverton Did you dictate letters to your sister back in Boston? - Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester, on _M_A_S_H\* Do you choose a new Prime Minister at the climax of _First Among Equals_? - King Charles III Charles x3! DQs: Best known for a single incident? Associated with NYC? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did you help Richard Nixon with a major anti-Communist investigation? Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? Did Tommy Lee Jones play you in _JFK_? ---
**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 17, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/130 "2017-07-17T20:05:53Z")
The State of the DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with C 5. American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Known because of politics, but not a politician 8. Died after 1950 9. Not remembered as a criminal 10. Died before 2000 11. Possibly best known for one business venture that lasted less than a year 12. Not best known for a single incident 13. Not associated with NYC ---
**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 17, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/131 "2017-07-17T20:10:31Z")
IQs: Actors wanted. 1. Are you the movie Thor? 2. Are you the movie Captain America? 3. Are you the movie Star-Lord? ---
**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 17, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/132 "2017-07-17T20:11:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you help Richard Nixon with a major anti-Communist investigation? > Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? > Did Tommy Lee Jones play you in _JFK_? not Charles Colson, DQ, 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 17, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/133 "2017-07-17T20:14:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > Actors wanted. > > 1. Are you the movie Thor? > 2. Are you the movie Captain America? > 3. Are you the movie Star-Lord? not Chris Hemsworth, not Chris Evans, not Christopher Pratt ---
**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 17, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/134 "2017-07-17T20:17:47Z")
Right! IQs: 1. Are you the movie Steve Trevor? 2. Are you the movie Dr. Strange? 3. Were you the TV Wonder Woman? ---
**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 17, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/135 "2017-07-17T21:32:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Right! > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the movie Steve Trevor? > 2. Are you the movie Dr. Strange? > 3. Were you the TV Wonder Woman? not Chris Pine, not Benedict Cumberbacht, not Lynda Carter ---
**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 17, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/136 "2017-07-17T21:59:31Z")
IQ1: Were you Julius and Adolph’s older brother Leonard? IQ2: Were you Moses and Samuel’s younger brother Jerome? IQ3: Are you Philip and Elizabeth’s fifth grandchild? ---
**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 17, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/137 "2017-07-17T23:31:00Z")
Right again. IQs: 1. In _The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus_, did you portray Dr. Parnassus? 2. Are you a singer, the brother of a Backstreet Boy and were you recently arrested on a DUI charge? 3. Were you George W. Bush’s veep? ---
**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 18, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/138 "2017-07-18T02:17:57Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Julius and Adolph’s older brother Leonard? > IQ2: Were you Moses and Samuel’s younger brother Jerome? > IQ3: Are you Philip and Elizabeth’s fifth grandchild? not Chico Marx, DQ, not Chelsea Saxe-Koburg? ---
**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 18, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/139 "2017-07-18T02:21:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Right again. > > IQs: > > 1. In _The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus_, did you portray Dr. Parnassus? > 2. Are you a singer, the brother of a Backstreet Boy and were you recently arrested on a DUI charge? > 3. Were you George W. Bush’s veep? DQ, not Aaron Carter (I used to live near the place where he got busted), not Dick Cheney ---
**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 18, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/140 "2017-07-18T03:42:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Julius and Adolph’s older brother Leonard? > IQ2: Were you Moses and Samuel’s younger brother Jerome? > IQ3: Are you Philip and Elizabeth’s fifth grandchild? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Chico Marx, DQ, not Chelsea Saxe-Koburg? Correct on Groucho and Harpo’s brother. Moe and Shemp’s brother Curly Howard. I appear to have misspelt _great-grandchild_, so I won’t take a DQ for IQ3. (The fifth grandchild was actually HRH Princess Beatrice of York, she of the unforgettable birthday.) DQ1: Died after 1975? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722.md?page=8)