# Botticelli - July 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 7, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874 "2021-07-07T03:09:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/301 "2021-07-27T17:17:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ1: Did you claim George Lucas cut all your scenes from _Revenge of the Sith_ because you posed for Playboy? > IQ2: Did your mother’s death traumatize generations of children? > IQ3: Do you currently hold the record for most US Top 10 hits without ever reaching #1? #3. I am not Bruce Springsteen (?) Bai Ling, who played a one-off Senator character. Deleted scenes are on the DVD. Lucas says the scenes were cut for time. Bambi Correct on Springsteen DQ: European? DQ: Died after 1900? ---
**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 27, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/302 "2021-07-27T17:20:44Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a conservative, folk-singing US Senate candidate? - The title character of the political satire _Bob Roberts_ Was it suggested that several states would have to be renamed if you were elected President? - The Capitol Steps in 1996, joking about Bob Dole’s habit of referring to himself in the third person, anticipated Bobdoleinnois, Bobdoledaho and Bobdoleowa Have you played a pirate, a gangster, a CPSU official and a private eye? - Bob Hoskins, in _Hook, The Long Good Friday, Enemy at the Gates_ and _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ Bob x3! DQs: Last name starts with B? European? Died since 1900? IQs: Were you the not-so-fair Maid of Tarth? Were you a much-respected knight demoted from the Kingsguard, allegedly due to your age? Were you the last known fat king of Westeros? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/303 "2021-07-27T18:11:24Z")
Congrats Prof! IQs 1. Were you a contemporary of an American horror poet, translating his works in French? 2. Are you a 19th century chemist and composer from Russia? 3. Were you an artist with a particularly macabre view of hell? ---
**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 27, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/304 "2021-07-27T18:34:03Z")
### DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died after 1900 7. Last name starts with B **EH** , take two more DQs, 'cause **Chock** already guessed those. ---
**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 27, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/305 "2021-07-27T18:37:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the not-so-fair Maid of Tarth? > Were you a much-respected knight demoted from the Kingsguard, allegedly due to your age? > Were you the last known fat king of Westeros? 1. I am not Betsy Bubblewich. 2. I am not Sir Bumpsimus. 3. I am not King Buford. Take 3 DQs. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Were you a contemporary of an American horror poet, translating his works in French? > 2. Are you a 19th century chemist and composer from Russia? > 3. Were you an artist with a particularly macabre view of hell? Take 2 DQs. 3. I am not Hieronymus Bosch. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/306 "2021-07-27T18:49:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 2 DQs. > 3. I am not Hieronymus Bosch. 1. Charles Baudelaire 2. Alexander Borodin DQs: Known for The Arts? Died after 1970? ---
**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 27, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/307 "2021-07-27T19:29:33Z")
Righto - thanks, **Prof. P.** Previous IQs: Were you the not-so-fair Maid of Tarth? - Brienne of Tarth, from _Game of Thrones_ (and one of my favorite characters) Were you a much-respected knight demoted from the Kingsguard, allegedly due to your age? - Ser Barristan Selmy, also from _GOT_ Were you the last known fat king of Westeros? - King Robert Baratheon, ditto DQ: Best known for a single incident? From the British Isles? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Did your wife feign madness when Gen. George Washington came to visit? Were you appointed to the U.S. District Court by President Reagan, and to the Court of Appeals by his successor? Were scenes of a movie about you filmed in a historic Irish mansion that was not long afterwards badly damaged by fire, leaving that movie one of the best records of the interior of the house? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/308 "2021-07-27T19:33:47Z")
IQ1: Are you a musician who temporarily adopted the Thin White Duke persona? IQ2: Did ABBA name-check you in their breakthrough single? IQ3: Did you write _Waiting for Godot_? ---
**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 27, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/309 "2021-07-27T21:05:14Z")
### DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died after 1900 7. Last name starts with B 8. Known for the Arts 9. Died before 1970 10. Not best known for a single incident. 11. Not from the British Isles. ---
**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 27, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/310 "2021-07-27T21:06:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your wife feign madness when Gen. George Washington came to visit? > Were you appointed to the U.S. District Court by President Reagan, and to the Court of Appeals by his successor? > Were scenes of a movie about you filmed in a historic Irish mansion that was not long afterwards badly damaged by fire, leaving that movie one of the best records of the interior of the house? #1. I am not Benedict Arnold (?) Take 2 DQs. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a musician who temporarily adopted the Thin White Duke persona? > IQ2: Did ABBA name-check you in their breakthrough single? > IQ3: Did you write _Waiting for Godot_ ? #1. I am not David Bowie. #2. I am not Napoleon Bonaparte in _Waterloo_. #3. I am not Samuel Beckett. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/311 "2021-07-27T21:41:44Z")
Swept again! IQ1: Are you a mostly silent man-child played by Rowan Atkinson? IQ2: Were you King of England. although for only 30 seconds? IQ3: Do you frequently have a cunning plan? ---
**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 27, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/312 "2021-07-27T22:05:18Z")
As to ABBA, let the record reflect that, although Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo, he did not _surrender_ there: [HMS Bellerophon (1786) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Bellerophon_(1786)#Napoleon's_surrender) Previous IQs: Did your wife feign madness when Gen. George Washington came to visit? - Yes, Benedict Arnold; she was a Tory and apparently wanted to avoid tough questions as to just how much she knew of her husband’s treason Were you appointed to the U.S. District Court by President Reagan, and to the Court of Appeals by his successor? - Judge Alice M. Batchelder, later considered for appointment to SCOTUS Were scenes of a movie about you filmed in a historic Irish mansion that was not long afterwards badly damaged by fire, leaving that movie one of the best records of the interior of the house? - The title character of Kubrick’s _Barry Lyndon_ DQs: Best known for the performing arts? Born in or north of Vienna? Born in or east of Vienna? Greatest fame before 1939? IQs: Were you a Republican US senator from Minnesota? Were you a Democratic US senator of Native American ancestry? Have you played a concierge, a Federal prosecutor, a network executive and a computer genius? ---
**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 27, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/313 "2021-07-27T22:20:16Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a mostly silent man-child played by Rowan Atkinson? > IQ2: Were you King of England. although for only 30 seconds? > IQ3: Do you frequently have a cunning plan? 1. I am not the hilarious Mr. Bean. 2. I am not Blackadder. 3. I am not Baldrick. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a Republican US senator from Minnesota? > Were you a Democratic US senator of Native American ancestry? > Have you played a concierge, a Federal prosecutor, a network executive and a computer genius? I was just reading about #2 a couple of weeks ago, but it’s not coming around. #3. I am not Adrian Brody (?). Take 2 or 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 27, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/314 "2021-07-27T22:24:06Z")
### DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died after 1900 7. Last name starts with B 8. Known for the Arts 9. Died before 1970 10. Not best known for a single incident. 11. Not from the British Isles. 12. Not best known for the performing arts. 13. Born South of Vienna 14. Born East of Vienna 15. Greatest fame before 1939 ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/315 "2021-07-28T00:03:34Z")
IQ1: You’ve got a lovely daughter? IQ2: Although disputed, did you claim to be the first to reach both the north and south poles by air? IQ3: Did you think a boy’s best friend is his mother? ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/316 "2021-07-28T01:18:52Z")
1. I am not Mrs. Brown. 2. I am not Richard E. Byrd. 3. I am not Oedipus. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/317 "2021-07-28T01:36:16Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: You’ve got a lovely daughter? > IQ2: Although disputed, did you claim to be the first to reach both the north and south poles by air? > IQ3: Did you think a boy’s best friend is his mother? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - I am not Mrs. Brown. > - I am not Richard E. Byrd. > - I am not Oedipus. Take a DQ. Yes, Yes, Norman Bates DQ: Author or poet? ---
**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 28, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/318 "2021-07-28T12:17:52Z")
### DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died after 1900 7. Last name starts with B 8. Known for the Arts 9. Died before 1970 10. Not best known for a single incident. 11. Not from the British Isles. 12. Not best known for the performing arts. 13. Born South of Vienna 14. Born East of Vienna 15. Greatest fame before 1939 16. Not an author or poet ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/319 "2021-07-29T07:36:33Z")
IQ1: Did one of your most disturbing acting roles involve squealing like a pig? IQ2: Are you the least hirsute member of ZZ Top, ironic considering your last name? IQ3: Are you the guitarist and singer of ZZ Top? ---
**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 29, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/320 "2021-07-29T13:02:09Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Q1: Did one of your most disturbing acting roles involve squealing like a pig? > IQ2: Are you the least hirsute member of ZZ Top, ironic considering your last name? > IQ3: Are you the guitarist and singer of ZZ Top? 1. I am not Ned Beatty. Take 2 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874.md?page=17)