# Botticelli - June 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 7, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406 "2012-06-07T17:23:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/61 "2012-06-11T04:31:48Z")
IQ1: Did you search for, and find, a certain doctor in Africa? IQ2: In literature, did you write about the detective Jules Maigret? IQ3: Were you one of the inventors of the transistor? ---
**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 11, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/62 "2012-06-11T04:52:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your boss not want to know any details about a nighttime meeting you were going to? > Were you a late addition to a small group of TV colleagues? > Did you name your horse after one of your early battles? The first is Sam, the piano player in _Casablanca_. The third is Phil Sheridan, the Union general in the Civil War, who named his favorite horse Rienzi, after the Miss. town in which he once fought. I’ll rephrase the second: Were you a late addition to a small group of TV colleagues, and only lasted one season? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/63 "2012-06-11T12:37:40Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Are you a general who burned Atlanta to the ground? I’m not William Tecumseh Sherman. > [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: Did you search for, and find, a certain doctor in Africa? > > IQ2: In literature, did you write about the detective Jules Maigret? > > IQ3: Were you one of the inventors of the transistor? I’m not Henry Morton Stanley. Take two more DQs for your other questions. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The first is Sam, the piano player in _Casablanca_. > The third is Phil Sheridan, the Union general in the Civil War, who named his favorite horse Rienzi, after the Miss. town in which he once fought. > > I’ll rephrase the second: > > Were you a late addition to a small group of TV colleagues, and only lasted one season? Well, you’ve got me here. Take all three DQs. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/64 "2012-06-11T12:56:17Z")
IQ1. Did you suggest plutonium would be a good substance to detect yourself? IQ2. Did you suggest to a world famous scientist that he needed to write to the President? IQ3. Are you the companion of a time travelling dog? ---
**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 11, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/65 "2012-06-11T13:14:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …I’ll rephrase the second: > > Were you a late addition to a small group of TV colleagues, and only lasted one season? Shelley Hack, on _Charlie’s Angels_. DQs: American? Last name start with “S”? Fictional? IQs: Did you order a time-out for a rival’s wedding night? Did your chess-playing end up helping your boss when he was in a tight spot? Did you become a gal pal of your husband’s brother’s wife? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/66 "2012-06-11T13:36:01Z")
S: 1. I am male. 2. I am not living. 3. I am not known for achievements in the arts. 4. I am not a politician. 5. I was an American citizen at some point in my life. 6. My last name starts with S. 7. I am not fictional. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/67 "2012-06-11T13:45:38Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > IQ1. Did you suggest plutonium would be a good substance to detect yourself? > > IQ2. Did you suggest to a world famous scientist that he needed to write to the President? > > IQ3. Are you the companion of a time travelling dog? No idea on 1 or 3. For #2, I’m going to guess and say that I’m not Jon Stewart - I think he suggested that Neil deGrasse Tyson write to Obama about the space program. Take 2 or 3 DQs, depending on how that turns out. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you order a time-out for a rival’s wedding night? > Did your chess-playing end up helping your boss when he was in a tight spot? > Did you become a gal pal of your husband’s brother’s wife? There’s nothing like trying to answer these questions to make a guy feel dumb. Take three more DQs! ---
**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 11, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/68 "2012-06-11T13:53:13Z")
IQ1: A former member of ‘Lighthouse’, do you now write soundtracks for David Cronenberg, among others? IQ2: Did you say ‘Speak, Lord, your servant hears.’? IQ3: Are you the third child of Adam and Eve? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/69 "2012-06-11T13:58:41Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: A former member of ‘Lighthouse’, do you now write soundtracks for David Cronenberg, among others? > > IQ2: Did you say ‘Speak, Lord, your servant hears.’? > > IQ3: Are you the third child of Adam and Eve? I’m not Samuel or Seth, and I have a feeling I’m going to groan out loud when I hear the answer to #1. Take a DQ. ---
**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 11, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/70 "2012-06-11T14:21:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQs: > > Did you order a time-out for a rival’s wedding night? > Did your chess-playing end up helping your boss when he was in a tight spot? > Did you become a gal pal of your husband’s brother’s wife? Saladin, during the Crusades. Spock, when Kirk was being prosecuted in “Court Martial.” Sarah, Duchess of York, befriended Princess Di. DQs: Dead before 1900? Best known for military service? One DQ reserved. IQs: Was the actor who played you wounded by friendly fire on D-Day? Was your autobiography’s title a catchphase that you never actually said? Was your name mispronounced by a less-than-brilliant cop? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/71 "2012-06-11T16:12:49Z")
IQ1. Number Six - who suggested to Gaius Baltar that his Cylon Detector needed plutonium. IQ2. - Not Jon Stewart, but Leo Szilard, who suggested to Albert Einstein that he write Pres. Roosevelt about the dangers of Germany acquiring the Atomic Bomb before the US. IQ3. - Sherman, the companion of Mr. Peabody on several cartoons on _The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show_. DQ1. Were you born in 1900 AD or later? DQ2. Were you noted for your accomplishments in any athletic endeavor? DQ3. Were you a naturalized US citizen as opposed to a natural born citizen? IQ1. Did you win a major award after changing leagues in 1984? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/72 "2012-06-11T16:40:37Z")
S: 1. I am male. 2. I am not living. 3. I am not known for achievements in the arts. 4. I am not a politician. 5. I was an American citizen at some point in my life. 6. My last name starts with S. 7. I am not fictional. 8. I died after 1900. 9. I am not known for military service. 10. I was born before 1900. 11. I am not noted for athletic accomplishments. 12. I was a naturalized American citizen. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was the actor who played you wounded by friendly fire on D-Day? > Was your autobiography’s title a catchphase that you never actually said? > Was your name mispronounced by a less-than-brilliant cop? I’m not Sam Donaldson (#2) or Salman Rushdie (#3?). Take one or two DQs, depending on the correct answer. > [@Wargamer](#): > > IQ1. Did you win a major award after changing leagues in 1984? I’m not Rick Sutcliffe. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/73 "2012-06-11T17:33:20Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > I’m not Henry Morton Stanley. Take two more DQs for your other questions. Correct on Stanley. The creator of the detective is Georges Simenon; and the co-inventor of the transistor was William Shockley. DQ: Are you known for your achievements in science? DQ: Did you die before 1960? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/74 "2012-06-11T18:01:09Z")
IQ1: Did they call your character MISTER Tibbs? IQ2: Was one of your films based on a short story called “The Sentinel”? IQ3: Are you a theoretical physicist who suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease? ---
**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 11, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/75 "2012-06-11T18:01:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQs: > > Was the actor who played you wounded by friendly fire on D-Day? > Was your autobiography’s title a catchphase that you never actually said? > Was your name mispronounced by a less-than-brilliant cop? Scotty, the _Enterprise_’s resourceful Chief Engineer, was played by James Doohan, who served in the Canadian Army. Correct, Sam Donaldson (_Hold On, Mr. President!_) Not Salman Rushdie, but the Marquis de Sade, pronounced by Brad Pitt’s character as the “Marquis de Shar-day” in _Se7en_). DQs: Born in the Northern Hemisphere? Caucasian? IQs: Was your alter ego known as Benny? Did you love the mother of a hated pupil? Did you forget your daughter needed new braces? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/76 "2012-06-11T18:10:11Z")
S: 1. I am male. 2. I am not living. 3. I am not known for achievements in the arts. 4. I am not a politician. 5. I was an American citizen at some point in my life. 6. My last name starts with S. 7. I am not fictional. 8. I died after 1900. 9. I am not known for military service. 10. I was born before 1900. 11. I am not noted for athletic accomplishments. 12. I was a naturalized American citizen. 13. I am known for achievements in science (or engineering, if you’re inclined to differentiate between the two) 14. I died after 1960. 15. I was born in the Northern Hemisphere. 16. I am Caucasian. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/77 "2012-06-11T18:17:46Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: Did they call your character MISTER Tibbs? > > IQ2: Was one of your films based on a short story called “The Sentinel”? > > IQ3: Are you a theoretical physicist who suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease? I’m not Sidney Poitier or Stephen Hawking - take a DQ for the filmmaker. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was your alter ego known as Benny? > Did you love the mother of a hated pupil? > Did you forget your daughter needed new braces? I’m not Severus Snape or [Homer Simpson](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd9Yibf_UXE). Benny gets you another DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/78 "2012-06-11T19:00:20Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > I’m not Sidney Poitier or Stephen Hawking - take a DQ for the filmmaker. The filmmaker is Stanley Kubrick. The film was _2001: A Space Odyssey_, which was based on the story “The Sentinel,” by Arthur C. Clarke. DQ: Are you originally from an English-speaking country? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/79 "2012-06-11T19:12:25Z")
S: 1. I am male. 2. I am not living. 3. I am not known for achievements in the arts. 4. I am not a politician. 5. I was an American citizen at some point in my life. 6. My last name starts with S. 7. I am not fictional. 8. I died after 1900. 9. I am not known for military service. 10. I was born before 1900. 11. I am not noted for athletic accomplishments. 12. I was a naturalized American citizen. 13. I am known for achievements in science (or engineering, if you’re inclined to differentiate between the two) 14. I died after 1960. 15. I was born in the Northern Hemisphere. 16. I am Caucasian. 17. I am not originally from an English-speaking country. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/80 "2012-06-11T19:15:25Z")
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