# 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:** 23
**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 21, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/441 "2011-06-21T21:53:45Z")
IQ: Are you a scientist whose greatest achievement was organizational in nature? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/442 "2011-06-21T22:01:24Z")
IQ: Were you the husband of a longtime _To Tell the Truth_ panelist? ---
**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 22, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/443 "2011-06-22T02:00:26Z")
IQ: Did you contribute vocals to your father’s only U.S. Top 40 hit? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/444 "2011-06-22T04:08:01Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Are you a scientist whose greatest achievement was organizational in nature? No, I am not Professor Mendeleev (who created the periodic table). ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/445 "2011-06-22T04:11:10Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Were you the husband of a longtime _To Tell the Truth_ panelist? No, I am not Kitty Carlisle’s husband Moss Hart. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/446 "2011-06-22T04:12:18Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Did you contribute vocals to your father’s only U.S. Top 40 hit? Fer sher, I am so toootally not, like, Moon Unit Zappa. (Like, GAGA me!) ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/447 "2011-06-22T04:55:08Z")
IQ: Did Robin Williams appear in the music video for your 1 pop hit? ---
**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 22, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/448 "2011-06-22T05:31:46Z")
IQ: Does your boss dismiss your occasional mishaps because you’re from Barcelona? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/449 "2011-06-22T12:23:49Z")
IQ: Are you a hyperactive British comedian who also judges a TV talent show? IQ: Are you one of the best-known commentators in your field, with a game franchise named after you? ---
**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 22, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/450 "2011-06-22T13:12:39Z")
IQ: Did you admit being less than presentable before a big gig? ---
**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 22, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/451 "2011-06-22T13:43:02Z")
IQ: Is your best known work an opera libretto for your more famous older brother? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/452 "2011-06-22T14:39:32Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did Robin Williams appear in the music video for your 1 pop hit? No, I’m not Bobby McFerrin. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/453 "2011-06-22T14:41:06Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Does your boss dismiss your occasional mishaps because you’re from Barcelona? Ask a DQ- I’m stumped. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/454 "2011-06-22T14:42:43Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ: Are you a hyperactive British comedian who also judges a TV talent show? > > IQ: Are you one of the best-known commentators in your field, with a game franchise named after you? No, I’m not John Madden. But I don’t know the British comic- ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/455 "2011-06-22T14:43:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did you admit being less than presentable before a big gig? This doesn’t sound familiar- ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/456 "2011-06-22T14:46:16Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Is your best known work an opera libretto for your more famous older brother? No, I’m not… whoever the libretto writing brother is. Ask a DQ. ---
**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 22, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/457 "2011-06-22T15:44:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by \*\*Le Ministre de l’au-delà \*\* > IQ: Is your best known work an opera libretto for your more famous older brother? > [@astorian](#): > > No, I’m not… whoever the libretto writing brother is. > > Ask a DQ. Modest Ilich Tchaikovsky, younger brother to Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, was a man of letters. In addition to the libretto for the Rachmaninov opera ‘Francesca da Rimini’, he adapted Pushkin’s ‘Queen of Spades’ for P. I. Tchaikovsky’s opera. DQ: Are you now, or have you ever been, renowned for athletic achievements? ---
**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 22, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/458 "2011-06-22T15:54:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did you admit being less than presentable before a big gig? Marshall Mathers AKA Eminem rapped in “Lose Yourself,” “Got vomit on my sweater / Mom’s spaghetti,” about his garb just before an early performance. DQ: Entertainer (Singer, songwriter, actor, actress, comedian, etc.)? IQ: Did your only child become an educational publisher in Vermont? ---
**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 22, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/459 "2011-06-22T16:17:30Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Does your boss dismiss your occasional mishaps because you’re from Barcelona? > [@astorian](#): > > Ask a DQ- I’m stumped. Manuel the waiter, from the British comedy _Fawlty Towers_. His boss, played by John Cleese, always apologized to the hotel guests after one of Manuel’s mistakes (or when covering his own mistakes by blaming them on Manuel) with the catchphrase “We’re so sorry, he’s from Barcelona” DQ: Is your loosely defined arts involvement televised? IQ: Are you a jackass with a skateboard? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/460 "2011-06-22T18:57:29Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Modest Ilich Tchaikovsky, younger brother to Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, was a man of letters. In addition to the libretto for the Rachmaninov opera ‘Francesca da Rimini’, he adapted Pushkin’s ‘Queen of Spades’ for P. I. Tchaikovsky’s opera. > > DQ: Are you now, or have you ever been, renowned for athletic achievements? No. . Male 2. Real person 3. Born in the 20th century 4. Vaguely, loosely in "the arts (broadly defined) 5. Not in cartoons 6. Not a political figure 7. Not a philanthropist 8. American 9. Last name starts with “M” 10, Still alive 11. Generaly liked, rarely hated… though more than a few people think I’m an idiot. 12. Not a businesman/entrpreneur 13. My first name starts with a letter from A through M. 14. Not involved in athletics. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=24)