# 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:** 19
**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, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/361 "2011-06-17T14:53:35Z")
IQ: Did you play the drums on Judas Priest’s “Sin After Sin” album? ---
**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, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/362 "2011-06-17T15:02:43Z")
IQ: Are you currently starring on a CBS TV series, in a role that was played by a member of the opposite sex four decades ago? ---
**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, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/363 "2011-06-17T15:41:21Z")
IQ: Were you a Greek historian who became a Roman citizen? ---
**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, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/364 "2011-06-17T18:52:28Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ: Did you inspire the 26 mile race we call the marathon? Yes. I am Pheidippides, sometimes spelled Phidippiedes or Philippides. Well done, Astorian! ---
**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, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/365 "2011-06-17T18:57:50Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ: Did you play the drums on Judas Priest’s “Sin After Sin” album? No, I’m not Simon Phillips. > [@astorian](#): > > IQ: Are you currently starring on a CBS TV series, in a role that was played by a member of the opposite sex four decades ago? I don’t know; I can offer you no incentive to explain yourself, however. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Were you a Greek historian who became a Roman citizen? No, I’m not Plutarch. ---
**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, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/366 "2011-06-17T20:10:07Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Are you a well-known American ornithologist? You are not Roger Tory Peterson. Too late for a DQ. Well done, astorian, ---
**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, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/367 "2011-06-17T21:01:09Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ: Are you currently starring on a CBS TV series, in a role that was played by a member of the opposite sex four decades ago? In the original CBS televisio nseries _ **Hawaii Five-O** _, Kono was a Hawaiian cop played by an actor named Zunu. In the current version of _ **Hawaii Five-O** _, Kono is played by actress Grace Park. So, it’s my turn again? Okay.. we’ll go back to the letter_ **M.** _ ---
**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, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/368 "2011-06-17T21:05:13Z")
IQ: Do you prefer to drop the first and last parts of your name, and simply call yourself Sam? ---
**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, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/369 "2011-06-17T21:29:42Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > IQ: Do you prefer to drop the first and last parts of your name, and simply call yourself Sam? This is depressing- a DQ right off the bat! ---
**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, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/370 "2011-06-17T21:31:08Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > IQ: Do you prefer to drop the first and last parts of your name, and simply call yourself Sam? > [@astorian](#): > > This is depressing- a DQ right off the bat! Mahasamatman, from Roger Zelazny’s _Lord of Light_. (He preferred to drop the Maha- and -atman.) DQ: Male? ---
**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, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/371 "2011-06-17T22:02:47Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Mahasamatman, from Roger Zelazny’s _Lord of Light_. (He preferred to drop the Maha- and -atman.) > > DQ: Male? Yes. 1. Male ---
**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 17, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/372 "2011-06-17T22:46:43Z")
Easy ones first… IQ: Are you the superior of a certain oversexed British agent? ---
**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 17, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/373 "2011-06-17T22:49:11Z")
IQ: Do you have a habit of bashing people’s heads in wit a somewhat expensive tool? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/374 "2011-06-18T02:51:05Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > I’m going to take a guess that this is pitcher Gaylord Perry. You are correct. Too bad I can’t use my DQ in this round… IQ: Were you supposedly the inspiration for Sam Malone on _Cheers_? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/375 "2011-06-18T03:57:47Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > Easy ones first… > > IQ: Are you the superior of a certain oversexed British agent? No, I am not… M. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/376 "2011-06-18T04:04:27Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Do you have a habit of bashing people’s heads in wit a somewhat expensive tool? No, I am not Maxwell Edison. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/377 "2011-06-18T04:13:03Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > You are correct. > > Too bad I can’t use my DQ in this round… > > IQ: Were you supposedly the inspiration for Sam Malone on _Cheers_? No, I am not the magnificent Cleveland Indians pitcher “Sudden Sam” McDowell. ---
**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 18, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/378 "2011-06-18T05:58:05Z")
IQ: Do you have a habit of downgrading your threats if the recipient doesn’t find them credible? ---
**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 18, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/379 "2011-06-18T11:53:53Z")
IQ: Were you refused sanctified burial because your sudden death onstage allowed no time for you to renounce your sinful career as an actor? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/380 "2011-06-18T20:42:52Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Were you refused sanctified burial because your sudden death onstage allowed no time for you to renounce your sinful career as an actor? No, I am not Moliere. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=20)