# 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:** 2
**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, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/21 "2015-06-03T00:23:18Z")
IQ1: Are you an animated mannequin who was nabbed by the Psychedelic Circus? IQ2: Was your Golden Age true identity Dan Garret, and your Silver Age identity Dan Garrett? IQ3: Did you claim to Superman that you were hired to destroy Krypton? ---
**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 3, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/22 "2015-06-03T01:16:19Z")
IQ1: Were your given names “George Herman”? IQ2: Is a type of belt often worn with military uniforms named for you? IQ3: Did you command two expeditions to carry breadfruit trees from the South Pacific to the West Indies? ---
**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 3, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/23 "2015-06-03T02:14:32Z")
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 7. Not a recording artist ---
**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 3, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/24 "2015-06-03T02:15:43Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you an animated mannequin who was nabbed by the Psychedelic Circus? > IQ2: Was your Golden Age true identity Dan Garret, and your Silver Age identity Dan Garrett? > IQ3: Did you claim to Superman that you were hired to destroy Krypton? Take a DQ for #1. I am not the Blue Beetle. Unless number 3 is Brainiac (which I am not), 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 3, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/25 "2015-06-03T02:16:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were your given names “George Herman”? > IQ2: Is a type of belt often worn with military uniforms named for you? > IQ3: Did you command two expeditions to carry breadfruit trees from the South Pacific to the West Indies? I am not Babe Ruth. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 3, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/26 "2015-06-03T02:57:50Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were your given names “George Herman”? > IQ2: Is a type of belt often worn with military uniforms named for you? > IQ3: Did you command two expeditions to carry breadfruit trees from the South Pacific to the West Indies? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Babe Ruth. Take 2 DQs for the others. Correct. Sam Browne. William Bligh. (The first expedition wasn’t successful…) DQ1: Actor? DQ2: From a North American or Caribbean country? 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 3, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/27 "2015-06-03T11:34:35Z")
The “Saturday Night Massacre” was when Robert Bork fired Watergate investigator Archibald Cox, at Richard Nixon’s request. Irish author Maeve Binchy wrote chick lit classics like _ **Tara Road.** _ DQ1) Born after 1900? Will reserve one other 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 3, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/28 "2015-06-03T12:02:33Z")
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 7. Not a recording artist 8. Not an actor 9. From South America 10. Born before 1900 ---
**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 3, 2015, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/29 "2015-06-03T12:03:34Z")
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**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 3, 2015, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/30 "2015-06-03T12:25:43Z")
IQ1: Are you a pseudo-redneck movie critic? IQ2: Do you live in a hut on chicken legs? IQ3: Did you write a series of books about a Honolulu detective? ---
**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 3, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/31 "2015-06-03T12:53:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you a pseudo-redneck movie critic? > IQ2: Do you live in a hut on chicken legs? > IQ3: Did you write a series of books about a Honolulu detective? 1. I am not Joe Bob Briggs. 2. I am not Baba Yaga. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/32 "2015-06-03T13:00:01Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you an animated mannequin who was nabbed by the Psychedelic Circus? > IQ2: Was your Golden Age true identity Dan Garret, and your Silver Age identity Dan Garrett? > IQ3: Did you claim to Superman that you were hired to destroy Krypton? > > Take a DQ for #1. > I am not the Blue Beetle. > Unless number 3 is Brainiac (which I am not), take a DQ. Brother Power the Geek, correct, Black Zero DQ: Artist in visual media? holding a DQ ---
**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 3, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/33 "2015-06-03T13:10:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you a pseudo-redneck movie critic? > IQ2: Do you live in a hut on chicken legs? > IQ3: Did you write a series of books about a Honolulu detective? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Joe Bob Briggs. > 2. I am not Baba Yaga. > Take a DQ for #3. Correct. Correct. Earl Derr Biggers (Charlie Chan). Two DQs 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 3, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/34 "2015-06-03T13:14:37Z")
IQ1: Are you a Sliver Age Superman foe whose role was filled by people hypnotized by Dr. Peter Silverstone? IQ2: Are you an Inferior Five member who flies at super low speeds? IQ3: Are you a Golden Age Justice Society of America foe who masqueraded as a psychiatrist and projected thought images to commit crime? ---
**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 3, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/35 "2015-06-03T13:29:17Z")
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 7. Not a recording artist 8. Not an actor 9. From South America 10. Born before 1900 11. Not an artist By which I mean painter, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, graphic designer, fashion designer, set designer, makeup artist, etc., etc., etc. ---
**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 3, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/36 "2015-06-03T13:30:17Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Sliver Age Superman foe whose role was filled by people hypnotized by Dr. Peter Silverstone? > IQ2: Are you an Inferior Five member who flies at super low speeds? > IQ3: Are you a Golden Age Justice Society of America foe who masqueraded as a psychiatrist and projected thought images to commit crime? I am not Blackrock. I am not the Blimp. I am not Brainwave. ---
**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 3, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/37 "2015-06-03T13:40:40Z")
DQ: Born in a country on the west coast of South America? ---
**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 3, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/38 "2015-06-03T13:58:17Z")
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 7. Not a recording artist 8. Not an actor 9. From South America 10. Born before 1900 11. Not an artist 12. Not from a country on the west coast of South America ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/39 "2015-06-03T14:00:00Z")
> [@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_? **Billy Idol** , **Bruce Springsteen** and **Bill Withers**. IQ: Were you an Argentine who wrote _A Universal History of Infamy_? ---
**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 3, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/40 "2015-06-03T14:10:40Z")
> [@Baffle](#): > > **Billy Idol** , **Bruce Springsteen** and **Bill Withers**. > > IQ: Were you an Argentine who wrote _A Universal History of Infamy_? Yes! I am poet and short story writer Jorge Luis Borges! Good job, Baffle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445.md?page=3)