# 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:** 8
**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, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/141 "2017-07-18T12:08:02Z")
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 14. Died after 1975 ---
**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 18, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/142 "2017-07-18T12:56:48Z")
> [@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? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ, not Aaron Carter (I used to live near the place where he got busted), not Dick Cheney #1 was Christopher Plummer. Correct on the others. 2 DQs 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 18, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/143 "2017-07-18T12:57:48Z")
DQ: Was the business venture considered a failure? ---
**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, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/144 "2017-07-18T14:38:16Z")
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 14. Died after 1975 15. Business venture was considered a failure, but the mystery guest wasn’t the sole factor ---
**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 18, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/145 "2017-07-18T15:01:25Z")
Previous IQs: Did you help Richard Nixon with a major anti-Communist investigation? - Colson wasn’t involved in the Alger Hiss case; Whittaker Chambers was Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? - Simon Cameron Did Tommy Lee Jones play you in _JFK_? - Clay Shaw DQs: Business was for the manufacture or sale of a physical thing? Was wealthy when he died? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Did you write a book about playing Shakespeare’s Richard III? Are you the best-known former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey? Were you Simon Kerslake’s chief Tory rival in _First Among Equals_? ---
**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, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/146 "2017-07-18T15:43:13Z")
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 14. Died after 1975 15. Business venture was considered a failure, but the mystery guest wasn’t the sole factor 16. Business was for the manufacture or sale of a physical thing 17. Not wealthy when he died - not destitute either ---
**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, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/147 "2017-07-18T15:44:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you write a book about playing Shakespeare’s Richard III? > Are you the best-known former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey? > Were you Simon Kerslake’s chief Tory rival in _First Among Equals_? not Christopher Lee?, not Chris Christie, 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 18, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/148 "2017-07-18T15:47:20Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a member of Jesse James’s gang? 2. Did you create Plastic Man? 3. Did you have a hit with your deceased father? ---
**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 18, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/149 "2017-07-18T15:53:38Z")
Previous IQs: Did you write a book about playing Shakespeare’s Richard III? - Simon Callow Are you the best-known former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey? - Yes, Chris Christie Were you Simon Kerslake’s chief Tory rival in _First Among Equals_? - Charles Seymour DQs: Product was bigger than a toaster? Product cost more than $1000? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/150 "2017-07-18T17:31:04Z")
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 14. Died after 1975 15. Business venture was considered a failure, but the mystery guest wasn’t the sole factor 16. Business was for the manufacture or sale of a physical thing 17. Not wealthy when he died - not destitute either 18. Product was smaller than a toaster 19. Product cost less than $1000 ---
**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, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/151 "2017-07-18T17:32:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a member of Jesse James’s gang? > 2. Did you create Plastic Man? > 3. Did you have a hit with your deceased father? not Cole Younger, DQ, not Natalie Cole ---
**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 18, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/152 "2017-07-18T17:36:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a member of Jesse James’s gang? > 2. Did you create Plastic Man? > 3. Did you have a hit with your deceased father? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Cole Younger, DQ, not Natalie Cole Correct. Jack Cole. Correct. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/153 "2017-07-18T17:47:31Z")
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. Regarding business, 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 14. Died after 1975 15. Business venture was considered a failure, but the mystery guest wasn’t the sole factor 16. Business was for the manufacture or sale of a physical thing 17. Not wealthy when he died - not destitute either 18. Product was smaller than a toaster 19. Product cost less than $1000 I rewrote 11, as the mystery guest is arguably more famous than his product. ---
**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 18, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/154 "2017-07-18T18:03:10Z")
IQ: Were you Jimmy Carter’s brother who sold “Billy Beer”? ---
**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 18, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/155 "2017-07-18T19:02:35Z")
Ooo, I bet that’s it! ---
**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, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/156 "2017-07-18T19:28:00Z")
Yes, I am Billy Carter! I thought you guys might get derailed with the business questions, but it didn’t happen. Grats, Prof! ---
**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 18, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/157 "2017-07-18T22:02:18Z")
Yay, and on to D. ---
**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 19, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/158 "2017-07-19T01:45:19Z")
IQ1: Are you Oingo Boingo front man and frequent movie music composer? IQ2: Are you the voice of Homer Simpson? IQ3: Are you infamous for misspelling “potato”? ---
**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 19, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/159 "2017-07-19T01:48:42Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you Oingo Boingo front man and frequent movie music composer? > IQ2: Are you the voice of Homer Simpson? > IQ3: Are you infamous for misspelling “potato”? 1. I am not Danny Elfman. 2. I am not Dan Castallaneta (sp?). 3. I am not Dan Quayle. ---
**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 19, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/160 "2017-07-19T12:42:30Z")
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