# Botticelli June 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 2, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445 "2015-06-02T15:53:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/1 "2015-06-02T15:53:58Z")
I am B! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/2 "2015-06-02T18:31:13Z")
IQ1: Were you originally a Nazi scientist, then switched allegiance to the Amazons after Wonder Woman rescued your daughter? IQ2: Were you originally a green-skinned Doom Patrol member who could transform into any animal? IQ3: Were you originally a corrupted, ancient Egyptian predecessor of Captain Marvel? ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/3 "2015-06-02T19:04:53Z")
IQ1. Did the WCW professional wrestler “Lodi” bear a perceived resemblance to you? IQ2. Was your first major (top ten) hit single _Hungry Heart_? IQ3. Were you the subject of the documentary _Still Bill_? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/4 "2015-06-02T19:58:33Z")
IQ1) Were you a vampire played by Jonathan Frid? IQ2) Did you sing lead on “Tales of Brave Ulysses”? IQ3) Were you the first NFL quarterback to hire Leigh Steinberg (a classmate at the University of California) as his agent? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/5 "2015-06-02T20:02:40Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you originally a Nazi scientist, then switched allegiance to the Amazons after Wonder Woman rescued your daughter? > IQ2: Were you originally a green-skinned Doom Patrol member who could transform into any animal? > IQ3: Were you originally a corrupted, ancient Egyptian predecessor of Captain Marvel? 1. I am not the Black Baroness. (This may be wrong, in which case take a DQ.) 2. I am not Beast Boy. 3. I am not Black Adam. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/6 "2015-06-02T20:04:13Z")
> [@Baffle](#): > > IQ1. Did the WCW professional wrestler “Lodi” bear a perceived resemblance to you? > IQ2. Was your first major (top ten) hit single _Hungry Heart_? > IQ3. Were you the subject of the documentary _Still Bill_? Take a DQ for #1. I am not Bruce Springsteen. I am not Bill Clinton. (If this is wrong, take a DQ.) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/7 "2015-06-02T20:05:14Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you a vampire played by Jonathan Frid? > > IQ2) Did you sing lead on “Tales of Brave Ulysses”? > > IQ3) Were you the first NFL quarterback to hire Leigh Steinberg (a classmate at the University of California) as his agent? I am not Barnabas Collins. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/8 "2015-06-02T20:27:09Z")
Bassist Jack Bruce sang lead on Cream’s “Tales of Brave Ulysses.” Steve Bartkowski asked classmate/law student Leigh TSeinberg to look over the contract he was offered by the Atlanta Falcons, and then hired Steinberg as his agent. DQ1) Real? DQ2) Male? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/9 "2015-06-02T20:32:00Z")
IQ1) Apart from Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, are you the only cast member to stay with\*\*\* Laugh-In \*\*\*for its entire run? IQ2) Did you appear in an episode of \*\*\*The Twilight Zone \*\*\*as a time traveler who leaves the 1920s to come to modern Los Angeles? IQ3) Did you sing lead on the hits "These Eyes "and “Undun”? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/10 "2015-06-02T20:49:40Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Apart from Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, are you the only cast member to stay with\*\*\* Laugh-In \*\*\*for its entire run? > IQ2) Did you appear in an episode of \*\*\*The Twilight Zone \*\*\*as a time traveler who leaves the 1920s to come to modern Los Angeles? > IQ3) Did you sing lead on the hits "These Eyes "and “Undun”? 1. I am not Ruth Buzzi. 2. I am not Burgess Meredith. (Take a DQ if this isn’t correct.) 3. That’s the Guess Who, but I don’t know who sang lead. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/11 "2015-06-02T20:50:52Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/12 "2015-06-02T21:20:47Z")
I’ve never read any of the Flashman books, but I knew who it was after reading the final clue. If only Prof P hadn’t seen it three hours before I got off work… IQ1: Did you drive your brand-new Corvette into a lake? IQ2: Did you cause that person to do that? IQ3: Did Jodie stash you in the fridge one morning? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/13 "2015-06-02T21:22:07Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > I’ve never read any of the Flashman books, but I knew who it was after reading the final clue. If only Prof P hadn’t seen it three hours before I got off work… > IQ1: Did you drive your brand-new Corvette into a lake? > IQ2: Did you cause that person to do that? > IQ3: Did Jodie stash you in the fridge one morning? Take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/14 "2015-06-02T21:25:34Z")
Ruth Buzzi is right. Buster Keaton was the _ **Twilight Zone** _ guest (half his episode is silent, half has sound). Burton Cummings was the lead singer of the Guess Who. DQ1) Last name start with B? DQ2) Alive? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/15 "2015-06-02T21:51:21Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/16 "2015-06-02T21:53:47Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you drive your brand-new Corvette into a lake? > IQ2: Did you cause that person to do that? > IQ3: Did Jodie stash you in the fridge one morning? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. [Bernard Posner and Billy Jack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmQ81r11gc0). Bob Campbell ([4:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysWhlAeAIzA)). DQ1: American? DQ2: Known for the Arts? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/17 "2015-06-02T22:03:31Z")
IQ1) Did Sam Spade refuse to play the sap for you, and send you to prison for killing his partner? IQ2) Did you pull off the so-called “Saturday Night Massacre”? IQ3) Did you write the best sellers _ **Tara Road** _ and _ **Circle of Friends** _? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/18 "2015-06-02T23:05:24Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. American, but not “United States of America” American 6. Known for the Arts ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/19 "2015-06-02T23:07:03Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did Sam Spade refuse to play the sap for you, and send you to prison for killing his partner? > > IQ2) Did you pull off the so-called “Saturday Night Massacre”? > > IQ3) Did you write the best sellers _ **Tara Road** _ and _ **Circle of Friends** _? 1. I am not Bridget O’Shaughnessey (spelling?). Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/20 "2015-06-03T00:04:28Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you originally a Nazi scientist, then switched allegiance to the Amazons after Wonder Woman rescued your daughter? > IQ2: Were you originally a green-skinned Doom Patrol member who could transform into any animal? > IQ3: Were you originally a corrupted, ancient Egyptian predecessor of Captain Marvel? > > 1. I am not the Black Baroness. (This may be wrong, in which case take a DQ.) > 2. I am not Beast Boy. > 3. I am not Black Adam. Baroness Paula Von Gunther DQ: Recording artist? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445.md?page=2)