# Botticelli, June 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366 "2011-06-05T04:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/341 "2011-06-16T19:06:12Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > DQ: Born in the 20th century? No, not born in the 20th century. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: American? No, not American. In summary - 1. Not famous for any type of musical accomplishment. 2. Not Fictional. 3. Male. 4. Not born in the 20th century. 5. Not American. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/342 "2011-06-16T19:26:36Z")
Are you a medical doctor who won the National Book award for your first novel? ---
**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:** [June 16, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/343 "2011-06-16T20:24:28Z")
IQ: At the time were you the highest paid performer in France, headlining the Moulin Rouge in Paris, despite having a range of only 4 notes? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/344 "2011-06-16T20:37:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did you and your colleagues, forbidden by your employer to _talk_ about your salaries, have a party with your salaries written on signs and hanging around your necks? I suspect this is from ‘The Office’ but I haven’t seen a single episode (of either the UK or the US versions) so I have to give you a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Are you a medical doctor who won the National Book award for your first novel? I don’t know; have a DQ. (I may be setting a new record for most DQs allowed in the first 24 hours…) > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: At the time were you the highest paid performer in France, headlining the Moulin Rouge in Paris, despite having a range of only 4 notes? No, I’m not Le Pétomane. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/345 "2011-06-16T21:52:03Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Are you a medical doctor who won the National Book award for your first novel? Walker Percy, who won for “The Moviegoer” in 1962. DQ: Are you European? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/346 "2011-06-16T22:18:13Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Walker Percy, who won for “The Moviegoer” in 1962. > DQ: Are you European? Yes, I am European. Summary: 1. Not famous for any type of musical accomplishment. 2. Not Fictional. 3. Male. 4. Not born in the 20th century. 5. Not American. 6. European ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/347 "2011-06-16T23:04:55Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ: Did you kiss a girl and like it? > No, I’m stuck on Georgie Porgie, and I don’t think he qualifies… Ask a DQ. You’re not Katy Perry. DQ: Are you a writer? IQ: Did you bring the concept of falsifiability into scientific proofs? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/348 "2011-06-16T23:28:50Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > You’re not Katy Perry. > > DQ: Are you a writer? No, I’m not a writer. So far - 1. Not famous for any type of musical accomplishment. 2. Not Fictional. 3. Male. 4. Not born in the 20th century. 5. Not American. 6. European 7. Not a writer. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/349 "2011-06-16T23:30:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Did you bring the concept of falsifiability into scientific proofs? WAG: No, I’m not Pythagoras. (If I’m wrong, and it was Plato after all, take a DQ with my compliments.) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/350 "2011-06-16T23:54:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did you and your colleagues, forbidden by your employer to _talk_ about your salaries, have a party with your salaries written on signs and hanging around your necks? This was a scene in _Dorothy Parker and the Vicious Circle_. DQ: Does your last name begin with P? IQ: Did you, rather surprisingly given your own ethnicity, pick up a lot of Yiddish as a teen? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/351 "2011-06-16T23:59:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: Does your last name begin with P? I am known by only one name, which begins with a ‘P’. Latest tally - 1. Not famous for any type of musical accomplishment. 2. Not Fictional. 3. Male. 4. Not born in the 20th century. 5. Not American. 6. European 7. Not a writer. 8. “P” is the first initial of my single name. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/352 "2011-06-17T00:04:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did you, rather surprisingly given your own ethnicity, pick up a lot of Yiddish as a teen? No, I’m not Al Pacino. (I can’t determine if this is a WAG, or something I read/saw/heard in an interview with him. If this be false and upon me proved, take a DQ with my blessings.) ---
**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:** [June 17, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/353 "2011-06-17T00:32:15Z")
IQ: Are you a well-known American ornithologist? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/354 "2011-06-17T03:37:02Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Did you ironically (considering your later career) have your greatest difficulty in shooting while competing in the pentathlon? George Patton, who competed in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He finished in the top seven of each of the other disciplines (swimming, running, horseback riding, and fencing), but 20th in the pistol portion. DQ: Were you a monarch? IQ: Did you title your autobiography _Me and the Spitter_? ---
**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:** [June 17, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/355 "2011-06-17T04:28:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > … > IQ: Did you, rather surprisingly given your own ethnicity, pick up a lot of Yiddish as a teen? Never heard that about Pacino. I was thinking of Colin Powell, who worked in a store in a Jewish neighborhood and thus learned a lot of Yiddish. DQ: Political or military? IQ: Are you an ancient historical figure once played by David Bowie? ---
**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:** [June 17, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/356 "2011-06-17T05:49:05Z")
IQ: Are you the first citizen of Athens? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/357 "2011-06-17T13:04:41Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Are you a well-known American ornithologist? I dunno; ask me a DQ. > [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Did you title your autobiography _Me and the Spitter_? I know I’m going to go “Auggh” as soon as you tell me, but my best guess is the umpire who was spat upon by Roberto Alomar. Ask me a DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Are you an ancient historical figure once played by David Bowie? No, I’m not Pontius Pilate. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Are you the first citizen of Athens? No, I’m not Pericles. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/358 "2011-06-17T13:07:57Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > DQ: Were you a monarch? No, not a monarch. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: Political or military? I am not famous for a military exploit, though I was in the military. Latest tally - 1. Not famous for any type of musical accomplishment. 2. Not Fictional. 3. Male. 4. Not born in the 20th century. 5. Not American. 6. European 7. Not a writer. 8. “P” is the first initial of my single name. 9. Not a monarch 10. Military, though not renowned for it. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/359 "2011-06-17T13:42:57Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Did you title your autobiography _Me and the Spitter_? > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I know I’m going to go “Auggh” as soon as you tell me, but my best guess is the umpire who was spat upon by Roberto Alomar. Ask me a DQ. I’m going to take a guess that this is pitcher Gaylord Perry. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/360 "2011-06-17T14:50:18Z")
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