# 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:** 3
**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, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/41 "2015-06-03T14:32:15Z")
Woohoo! Okay, I’ve got one. I am **C**. ---
**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, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/42 "2015-06-03T15:03:42Z")
IQs: 1. Did you marry Martha Dandridge and live in the White House? 2. Did you say “Big book, big problem.” (at least in translation)? 3. Did you write under the pen name “Boz”? ---
**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, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/43 "2015-06-03T15:17:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you marry Martha Dandridge and live in the White House? > 2. Did you say “Big book, big problem.” (at least in translation)? > 3. Did you write under the pen name “Boz”? Unless #1 is Chester Arthur, that’s a sweep. ---
**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, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/44 "2015-06-03T15:20:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you marry Martha Dandridge and live in the White House? > 2. Did you say “Big book, big problem.” (at least in translation)? > 3. Did you write under the pen name “Boz”? > [@Baffle](#): > > Unless #1 is Chester Arthur, that’s a sweep. #1 was Daniel Custis. The White House was the name of his plantation. After he died, Martha went on to marry George Washington. #2 was Callimachus, ancient librarian griping about scrolls. #3 was Charles Dickens. ---
**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, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/45 "2015-06-03T15:21:31Z")
DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? 3. Last name starts with C? ---
**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, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/46 "2015-06-03T16:05:09Z")
IQ1) Were you the first king of the Franks, and the father of Catholicism in France? IQ2) Did you sing the theme song to Disney’s “The Aristocats”? IQ3) Was Journey founded by the organist and the second guitarist in your band? ---
**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, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/47 "2015-06-03T16:17:32Z")
IQs: 1. Was your composing of the poem _Kubla Khan_ interrupted by a person from Porlock? 2. Did you compose and perform _Kitten on the Keys_? 3. Are you a public figure who gave birth to a daughter you named Charlotte this year? ---
**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, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/48 "2015-06-03T17:11:15Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you the first king of the Franks, and the father of Catholicism in France? > > IQ2) Did you sing the theme song to Disney’s “The Aristocats”? > > IQ3) Was Journey founded by the organist and the second guitarist in your band? I’m not Clovis. The only guy from Journey I remember is Steve Perry, so take 2. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was your composing of the poem _Kubla Khan_ interrupted by a person from Porlock? > 2. Did you compose and perform _Kitten on the Keys_? > 3. Are you a public figure who gave birth to a daughter you named Charlotte this year? I’m not Samuel Taylor Coleridge. I’m not the Duke of Cambridge. Take a DQ for #2. EDIT: William probably didn’t actually give birth himself. So… take a DQ for that if that’s wrong too. * * * DQ Summary: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Last name does not start with C. ---
**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, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/49 "2015-06-03T18:20:32Z")
Clovis was correct. Maurice Chevalier sang “The Aristocats” (appropriate since the movie was set in Paris). Organist Gregg Rolie and guitarist Neil Schon were members of Carlos Santana’s band, before starting Journey. DQ1) Alive? DQ2) American? ---
**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, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/50 "2015-06-03T18:45:42Z")
grats Baffle! IQ1: Did Bradley Cooper portray you in _American Sniper_? IQ2: Did your aspirations for running for president sink when your deputy chief of staff closed off two lanes on the George Washington Bridge? IQ3: Are you a sportscaster who uses the phrase “Rumblin’, bumblin’, stumblin’” whenever a larger player, often ungracefully, runs with the ball? ---
**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 3, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/51 "2015-06-03T19:00:18Z")
D’oh! Missed the June thread until now. IQs: A polylingual former soldier, did you teach every subject at Bowdoin other than mathematics? Are you Duke of Rothesay and Cornwall? Is the majority of Europe related to you to some degree? ---
**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, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/52 "2015-06-03T19:17:57Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > grats Baffle! > > IQ1: Did Bradley Cooper portray you in _American Sniper_? > IQ2: Did your aspirations for running for president sink when your deputy chief of staff closed off two lanes on the George Washington Bridge? > IQ3: Are you a sportscaster who uses the phrase “Rumblin’, bumblin’, stumblin’” whenever a larger player, often ungracefully, runs with the ball? I am not Chris Christie. Take 2. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > D’oh! Missed the June thread until now. > > IQs: > > A polylingual former soldier, did you teach every subject at Bowdoin other than mathematics? > Are you Duke of Rothesay and Cornwall? > Is the majority of Europe related to you to some degree? 1. DQ. 2. I am not Charles, Prince of Wales. 3. I am not literally everybody on the planet who ever lived. (But for arguments’ sake, I’ll say I am not Chinggis Khan.) * * * DQ Summary: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Last name does not start with C. 4. Dead. 5. American. ---
**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, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/53 "2015-06-03T19:30:04Z")
IQ1) Are you the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence? IQ2) Did you write _ **Death Comes for the Archbishop** _, my favorite 20th century novel? 1Q3) Did you marry elderly Xavier Cugat to get into the USA? ---
**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 3, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/54 "2015-06-03T19:43:55Z")
Previous IQs: A polylingual former soldier, did you teach every subject at Bowdoin other than mathematics? - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, hero of Gettysburg. Are you Duke of Rothesay and Cornwall? - Yes, Prince Charles. Is the majority of Europe related to you to some degree? - Not that guy, but Charlemagne. DQs: Political/military? Died since 1950? IQs: Did Woodrow Wilson narrowly beat you in 1916? Does one of your most famous recordings end with you saying offhandedly, “That’s it.” Were you the Tory bad guy in Jeffrey Archer’s political thriller _First Among Equals_? ---
**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, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/55 "2015-06-03T20:07:35Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Are you the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence? > > IQ2) Did you write _ **Death Comes for the Archbishop** _, my favorite 20th century novel? > > 1Q3) Did you marry elderly Xavier Cugat to get into the USA? DQ, DQ, DQ… > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > A polylingual former soldier, did you teach every subject at Bowdoin other than mathematics? - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, hero of Gettysburg. > Are you Duke of Rothesay and Cornwall? - Yes, Prince Charles. > Is the majority of Europe related to you to some degree? - Not that guy, but Charlemagne. > > DQs: > > Political/military? > Died since 1950? > > IQs: > > Did Woodrow Wilson narrowly beat you in 1916? > Does one of your most famous recordings end with you saying offhandedly, “That’s it.” > Were you the Tory bad guy in Jeffrey Archer’s political thriller _First Among Equals_? Hey now, you can’t ask a IQ which basically amounts to “are you human” and then tell me I picked the wrong one… 1. Did Coolidge run in 1916? Otherwise, DQ. 2. DQ (applying to your second DQ from above) 3. DQ. DQ Summary: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Last name does not start with C. 4. Dead. 5. American. 6. Not known for politics/military. 7. Died since 1950. ---
**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, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/56 "2015-06-03T20:24:43Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did Bradley Cooper portray you in American Sniper? > IQ2: Did your aspirations for running for president sink when your deputy chief of staff closed off two lanes on the George Washington Bridge? > IQ3: Are you a sportscaster who uses the phrase “Rumblin’, bumblin’, stumblin’” whenever a larger player, often ungracefully, runs with the ball? > > I am not Chris Christie. Take 2. Chris Kyle, correct, Chris Berman. Three Chrises! DQ: Known for the arts? 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 3, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/57 "2015-06-03T20:41:51Z")
\*Originally Posted by astorian IQ1) Are you the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence? IQ2) Did you write Death Comes for the Archbishop, my favorite 20th century novel? 1Q3) Did you marry elderly Xavier Cugat to get into the USA?\* 1 = Charles Carroll of Carrollton (Maryland) 2 = Willa Cather 3 = Charo (coochie coochie!) Will save DQs for now ---
**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, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/58 "2015-06-03T20:42:50Z")
DQ Summary: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Last name does not start with C. 4. Dead. 5. American. 6. Not known for politics/military. 7. Died since 1950. 8. Not 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 3, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/59 "2015-06-03T20:43:44Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was your composing of the poem Kubla Khan interrupted by a person from Porlock? > 2. Did you compose and perform Kitten on the Keys? > 3. Are you a public figure who gave birth to a daughter you named Charlotte this year? > I’m not Samuel Taylor Coleridge. I’m not the Duke of Cambridge. Take a DQ for #2. > > EDIT: William probably didn’t actually give birth himself. So… take a DQ for that if that’s wrong too. Correct on Coleridge. #2 was Zez Comfrey. #3 was Chelsea Clinton, who didn’t change her name when she married. DQ: Known for business? Other DQ: Died since 2000? ---
**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, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/60 "2015-06-03T20:53:03Z")
DQ Summary: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Last name does not start with C. 4. Dead. 5. American. 6. Not known for politics/military. 7. Died since 1950. 8. Not known for the arts. 9. Known for business. 10. Died since 2000. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445.md?page=4)