# 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:** 9
**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 9, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/161 "2011-06-09T14:26:49Z")
IQ: Did you have a dog named Sweetlips? ---
**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 9, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/162 "2011-06-09T14:44:40Z")
Just to clear one up from the last game, Rod Laver was not a dominant tennis player by the 1980s - I was thinking of Ivan Lendl. Whether or not that deserved a DQ is now moot. IQ: were you out-cheated by your arch-enemy in a game of golf? IQ: are you a British TV chef? ---
**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 9, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/163 "2011-06-09T14:45:33Z")
IQ: Is your girlfriend named Camilla? ---
**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 9, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/164 "2011-06-09T14:52:20Z")
IQ: Did you arrange a marriage between Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton and Cio-Cio San? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/165 "2011-06-09T18:52:31Z")
IQ: Have you got a lovely bunch of coconuts? ---
**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 9, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/166 "2011-06-09T19:01:36Z")
IQ: Are you a particularly idiotic Prince Regent? ---
**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 9, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/167 "2011-06-09T19:59:03Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Do you have a tendency to level Tokyo? I am not Godzilla > [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Are you a particularly idiotic Marine? No, I am not Gomer Pyle > [@divemaster](#): > > IQ: Did you attack the mead hall, killing and eating anyone you found there, until slain by a hero? No, I am not Grendel > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did you have a dog named Sweetlips? No, and I don’t know who your are referring to. DQ for you. > [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ: were you out-cheated by your arch-enemy in a game of golf? No, I am not Auric Goldfinger > [@](#): > > IQ: are you a British TV chef? No, and I don’t know who is. DQ for you. > [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > IQ: Is your girlfriend named Camilla? No. Another DQ. > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Did you arrange a marriage between Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton and Cio-Cio San? Aw crap. I should know this. It’s from Madame Butterfly and I’ll remember it as soon as I see it. uh uh… Take a DQ > [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Have you got a lovely bunch of coconuts? No, I am not Merv Griffin > [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Are you a particularly idiotic Prince Regent? No. Another DQ. Recap: 1. Fictional 2. Not female ---
**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 9, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/168 "2011-06-09T20:02:07Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > IQ: Is your girlfriend named Camilla? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > No. Another DQ. You are not Gonzo the Great. DQ: Are you from a work of science fiction or fantasy? ---
**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 9, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/169 "2011-06-09T20:20:15Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > DQ: Are you from a work of science fiction or fantasy? Yes Recap: 1. Fictional 2. Not female. 3. From a work of science fiction or fantasy ---
**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 9, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/170 "2011-06-09T20:28:02Z")
IQ: Was a superhero put on trial for saving your life? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/171 "2011-06-09T20:47:42Z")
IQ: Were you originally called Hiram before making your middle name your first name? ---
**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 9, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/172 "2011-06-09T20:55:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Johnny Q View Post > IQ: Are you a particularly idiotic Prince Regent? > No. Another DQ. You are not Prince George from Blackadder DQ: Are you human? IQ: are you “Just a simple tailor” on a space station? ---
**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 9, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/173 "2011-06-09T21:08:03Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > IQ: Was a superhero put on trial for saving your life? No, I am not Galactus > [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Were you originally called Hiram before making your middle name your first name? No. Ask a DQ. > [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > You are not Prince George from Blackadder > > DQ: Are you human? No > [@](#): > > IQ: are you “Just a simple tailor” on a space station? No, I am not Garak from Star Trek : Deep Space Nine Recap: 1. Fictional 2. Not female 3. From a work of science fiction or fantasy 4. Not human ---
**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 9, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/174 "2011-06-09T22:04:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by \*\*Le Ministre de l’au-delà \*\* > IQ: Did you arrange a marriage between Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton and Cio-Cio San? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Aw crap. I should know this. It’s from Madame Butterfly and I’ll remember it as soon as I see it. uh uh… Take a DQ Ah, you are not Goro, the rather sleazy marriage broker from Madama Butterfly. Let’s see… DQ: Are you from the 21st century? ---
**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 9, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/175 "2011-06-09T22:06:18Z")
IQ: When you asked Igor Stravinsky if you could study composition with him, did he respond with the question “May I ask, how much money do you make in a year?” ---
**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 9, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/176 "2011-06-09T23:27:25Z")
IQ: Did you describe the President of the Galaxy as “Just this guy, you know”? IQ: Did you describe the President of the Galaxy as “The best bang since the Big One”? ---
**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 10, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/177 "2011-06-10T00:16:32Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQ: Are you from the 21st century? No > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: When you asked Igor Stravinsky if you could study composition with him, did he respond with the question “May I ask, how much money do you make in a year?” I’m gonna take a wild ass guess on this one. The only early 20th Century composer with the initial G I can think of is Gershwin. No, I’m neither George Gershwin nor his brother Ira. If I guessed wrong, take a DQ. > [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Did you describe the President of the Galaxy as “Just this guy, you know”? > > IQ: Did you describe the President of the Galaxy as “The best bang since the Big One”? Hitchhiker’s Guide references…can’t remember any characters with the initial G… Take 2 DQs Recap: 1. Fictional 2. Not female 3. From a work of science fiction or fantasy 4. Not human 5. Not from the 21st century ---
**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 10, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/178 "2011-06-10T00:25:39Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQ: Are you from the 21st century? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > No Actually, I need to retract that. At the risk of giving too many hints, let me clarify. I did not originally appear in the 21st century; however, I have appeared in a 21st century work. Recap: 1. Fictional 2. Not female 3. From a work of science fiction or fantasy 4. Not human 5. Not originally from the 21st century but has appeared in the 21st century ---
**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 10, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/179 "2011-06-10T01:25:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by Le Ministre de l’au-delà > IQ: When you asked Igor Stravinsky if you could study composition with him, did he respond with the question “May I ask, how much money do you make in a year?” > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > No > > I’m gonna take a wild ass guess on this one. The only early 20th Century composer with the initial G I can think of is Gershwin. > No, I’m neither George Gershwin nor his brother Ira. You are absolutely correct - George Gershwin it was. When Gershwin told Stravinsky how much money he made, Stravinsky’s reply was “Perhaps, Mr. Gershwin, I should be asking to study composition from you.” ---
**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 10, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/180 "2011-06-10T01:29:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Johnny Q View Post > IQ: Did you describe the President of the Galaxy as “Just this guy, you know”? > > IQ: Did you describe the President of the Galaxy as “The best bang since the Big One”? > Hitchhiker’s Guide references…can’t remember any characters with the initial G… > Take 2 DQs You’r not Gag Halfrunt(Zaphod’s psychiatrist) or Eccentrica Gallumbits, the triple breasted whore of Eroticon Six. DQ1: Is the G first or last initial? DQ2: Are you a hero or a villain? IQ: Do you live on a space station with a representative of your race’s mortal enemies? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=10)