# 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:** 15
**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, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/281 "2015-06-17T13:38:30Z")
IQs: Were you a plump judge appointed to SCOTUS by Lincoln? Were you a fictional monarch who wanted a spacecraft? Were you a noted early American painter born in East Liverpool, Ohio? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/282 "2015-06-17T13:59:45Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the second admiral in the US Navy? > IQ2: Were you his adoptive brother, the first admiral in the US Navy? > IQ3: Did you play a werewolf, an SS lieutenant colonel, and a king of Scotland? For #2… Not David Farragut? If that’s right, take two DQs. If wrong, take 3. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/283 "2015-06-17T14:00:45Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Dead 3. Male 4. Last name starts with “D” 5. Not known for the arts 6. Died after 1900 7. American 8. Not known for an historical event 9. Died before 2000 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/284 "2015-06-17T14:04:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a plump judge appointed to SCOTUS by Lincoln? > Were you a fictional monarch who wanted a spacecraft? > Were you a noted early American painter born in East Liverpool, Ohio? No idea on #1 or #2. And… nope, no idea on #3. Take 3 DQs. ---
**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, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/285 "2015-06-17T14:20:45Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a plump judge appointed to SCOTUS by Lincoln? - David Davis. Were you a fictional monarch who wanted a spacecraft? - The title character in Niven and Pournelle’s _King David’s Spaceship_. Were you a noted early American painter born in East Liverpool, Ohio? - David Gilmour Blythe, perhaps best known for his pro-Lincoln paintings: [http://beltmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Lincoln-640x525.jpg](http://beltmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Lincoln-640x525.jpg), [http://civilwar.picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/archive/archive/files/c020380b99f2e6503a53bf192772c0a8.jpg](http://civilwar.picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/archive/archive/files/c020380b99f2e6503a53bf192772c0a8.jpg). David x3! DQs: Political/military? Best known for a single event? Died after 1950? IQs: Did you fly your queen out of the fighting pits of Meereen? Did your case set the standard for scientific evidence in American courts? Were you a key member of the Mad Scientists’ Club? ---
**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 17, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/286 "2015-06-17T14:30:55Z")
IQs: 1. Were you one of the stars of the movie _Strange Brew_? 2. Were you the character that #1 played? 3. Did you play Wimpy in the movie _Popeye_? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/287 "2015-06-17T14:32:52Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Dead 3. Male 4. Last name starts with “D” 5. Not known for the arts 6. Died after 1900 7. American 8. Not known for an historical event 9. Died before 2000 10. Best known for a single accomplishment 11. Died after 1950 12. Not known for involvement in politics or the military ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/288 "2015-06-17T14:34:15Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you one of the stars of the movie _Strange Brew_? > 2. Were you the character that #1 played? > 3. Did you play Wimpy in the movie _Popeye_? Not Dave Thomas, Doug MacKenzie (How’s it going, eh?) or Paul Dooley ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/289 "2015-06-17T14:38:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you fly your queen out of the fighting pits of Meereen? > Did your case set the standard for scientific evidence in American courts? > Were you a key member of the Mad Scientists’ Club? Take three DQs, though I ought to know #1. ---
**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, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/290 "2015-06-17T14:48:40Z")
Previous IQs: Did you fly your queen out of the fighting pits of Meereen? - The dragon Drogon, on _Game of Thrones_. Did your case set the standard for scientific evidence in American courts? - Jason Daubert: [Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daubert_v._Merrell_Dow_Pharmaceuticals) Were you a key member of the Mad Scientists’ Club? - Mortimer Dalrymple, in the kids’ books of the same name. DQs: Died after 1975? Scientist/inventor? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did you star in _Timecop_? Do you work for the PHB? Did your show set the TV Tropes standard for older actors playing younger characters? ---
**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 17, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/291 "2015-06-17T14:57:03Z")
Correct, Hoser! Swept the category, eh? IQs: 1. Are you the protagonist in Jim Butcher’s P.I. series? 2. Did you write _Hammer’s Slammers_? 3. Were you Jean Gray’s codename after Mastermind & the Hellfire Club had their way with you? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/292 "2015-06-17T15:00:42Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Dead 3. Male 4. Last name starts with “D” 5. Not known for the arts 6. Died after 1900 7. American 8. Not known for an historical event 9. Died before 2000 10. Best known for a single accomplishment 11. Died after 1950 12. Not known for involvement in politics or the military 13. An inventor, but not a scientist of any kind 14. Died before 1975 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/293 "2015-06-17T15:02:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you star in _Timecop_? > Do you work for the PHB? > Did your show set the TV Tropes standard for older actors playing younger characters? Not Jean-Claude van Damme or Dilbert. Take a DQ for 3 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/294 "2015-06-17T15:03:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Correct, Hoser! Swept the category, eh? > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the protagonist in Jim Butcher’s P.I. series? > 2. Did you write _Hammer’s Slammers_? > 3. Were you Jean Gray’s codename after Mastermind & the Hellfire Club had their way with you? Not Harry Dresden Take DQs for 2 & 3 ---
**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 17, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/295 "2015-06-17T15:45:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the protagonist in Jim Butcher’s P.I. series? > 2. Did you write _Hammer’s Slammers_? > 3. Were you Jean Gray’s codename after Mastermind & the Hellfire Club had their way with you? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Harry Dresden > > Take DQs for 2 & 3 Correct on Harry. #2 was David Drake. #3 was Dark Phoenix. DQ: Is your name attached to or synonymous with your invention? (e.g., Hoover vacuum, Birdseye frozen dinner) 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 17, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/296 "2015-06-17T15:45:48Z")
DQ: Is a product or service named after you? 1 DQ left ---
**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 17, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/297 "2015-06-17T15:58:31Z")
IQ1: Are you the Doctor Who archenemy who created the Daleks? IQ2: Did Terry Farrell play you in _ST: Deep Space Nine_? IQ3: Are you a blind superhero from Marvel comics? ---
**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 17, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/298 "2015-06-17T15:59:59Z")
Prof ninja’ed my DQ, so I retract it and go back to holding 2 DQs. ---
**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 17, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/299 "2015-06-17T16:07:59Z")
DQ: Is the product a form of pastime/leisure? holding 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 17, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/300 "2015-06-17T16:11:42Z")
Knowed Out’s DQ is pretty much the same as Professor Pepperwinkle’s, so he can have a new one. # SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Dead 3. Male 4. Last name starts with “D” 5. Not known for the arts 6. Died after 1900 7. American 8. Not known for an historical event 9. Died before 2000 10. Best known for a single accomplishment 11. Died after 1950 12. Not known for involvement in politics or the military 13. An inventor, but not a scientist of any kind 14. Died before 1975 15. No good, product or service bears my name 16. My invention is a type of pastime or leisure activity [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445.md?page=16)