# Botticelli June 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 5, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577 "2016-06-05T15:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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 26, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/241 "2016-06-26T02:23:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not James Stewart. I am not Jefferson Smith. > 2. I am not Thomas Jefferson. (I wouldn’t have gotten this if the other two names hadn’t been Jefferson.) > 3. I am not Jefferson Davis. Oll korrect. I have a feeling I’m not going to recognize this dude’s name when I hear it. IQs: Was your raid an important event in South African history? Was your raid an important event in Indiana and Ohio history? Did Maroon 5 sing about your moves? ---
**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 26, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/242 "2016-06-26T11:33:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was your raid an important event in South African history? > Was your raid an important event in Indiana and Ohio history? > Did Maroon 5 sing about your moves? I am not Mick Jagger. Take 2 DQs for the raiders. ---
**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 26, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/243 "2016-06-26T12:00:43Z")
DQ: Subject matter primarily about health/medical? holding 1 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 26, 2016, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/244 "2016-06-26T12:03:45Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with J 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. Not European 7. Northern Hemisphere 8. Died before 1964 9. Eastern Hemisphere 10. Known for the Arts 11. Not a musician 12. Not an actor 13. Writer 14. Nonfiction writer, whose works have been used in some form in some movies and TV, but really not known for that 15. Born west of Bangladesh 16. Not a scientist or science writer 17. Asian 18. Subject matter not about health or medicine Hint: You might wanna narrow down when he was alive. ---
**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 27, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/245 "2016-06-27T02:09:57Z")
IQ1: Were you in a rock band named after yourself that included Magic Dick and Peter Wolf? IQ2: Did you win a Grammy in 2007 for your album _Continuum_? IQ3: Are you a blind Canadian blues-rock guitarist who had a hit in 1989 with _Angel Eyes_? ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/246 "2016-06-27T04:27:58Z")
Previous IQs: Was your raid an important event in South African history? - Jameson (key event before the Boer War). Was your raid an important event in Indiana and Ohio history? - John Hunt Morgan (captured near my hometown). Did Maroon 5 sing about your moves? - Yes, Mick Jagger. DQs: Philosopher/deep thinker? Died before 1850? ---
**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 27, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/247 "2016-06-27T11:08:33Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you in a rock band named after yourself that included Magic Dick and Peter Wolf? > IQ2: Did you win a Grammy in 2007 for your album _Continuum_? > IQ3: Are you a blind Canadian blues-rock guitarist who had a hit in 1989 with _Angel Eyes_? I’d say take 3 DQs, but we are at 20. If no one has made his guess by 8 am EST tomorrow, I’ll reveal. ---
**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 27, 2016, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/248 "2016-06-27T11:21:06Z")
J. Giles, John Mayer, Jeff Healey and EH’s DQs need answering. ---
**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 27, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/249 "2016-06-27T11:50:30Z")
I thought I did. Where’d that post go? DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with J 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. Not European 7. Northern Hemisphere 8. Died before 1964 9. Eastern Hemisphere 10. Known for the Arts 11. Not a musician 12. Not an actor 13. Writer 14. Nonfiction writer, whose works have been used in some form in some movies and TV, but really not known for that 15. Born west of Bangladesh 16. Not a scientist or science writer 17. Asian 18. Subject matter not about health or medicine 19. Died before 1850 20. Historian, rather than philosopher Now we are at 20. I’ll reveal tomorrow at 8 am if not guessed. ---
**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 27, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/250 "2016-06-27T12:48:47Z")
Are you Abu Ja’far? ---
**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 27, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/251 "2016-06-27T15:27:14Z")
Fold. ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/252 "2016-06-27T16:55:35Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Are you Abu Ja’far? I am not. ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/253 "2016-06-27T16:59:54Z")
Since EH has folded, I will reveal my name. I am Titus Flavius Josephus, 1st Century author of \*The Jewish War \*and _Antiquities of the Jews_, and one of the earliest non-Christian sources that mentions Jesus Christ. Once someone confirms he’s heard of this guy, I’ll do K. ---
**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 27, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/254 "2016-06-27T18:53:26Z")
While he’s not on my reading list, I don’t object to this choice. ---
**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 28, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/255 "2016-06-28T04:16:09Z")
I’ve certainly heard of him, and am kicking myself that I didn’t name him: [Josephus - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus) Good one, **Prof**.! ---
**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 28, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/256 "2016-06-28T11:22:22Z")
Oh, good. Then, I am K! ---
**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 28, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/257 "2016-06-28T12:31:57Z")
IQ1: Are you a defensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers and the youngest recipient of the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award? IQ2: Are you a strong safety for the Seattle Seahawks and member of the Legion of Boom? IQ3: Did Shane Stant club you in the right knee with a police baton in 1994, in what came to be known as _The Whack Heard Round the World_? ---
**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 28, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/258 "2016-06-28T13:20:13Z")
IQs: Were you secretly taking French lessons in the last few months before you died? Was your husband’s sailboat the _Victura_? Did you make a cameo appearance on _Murphy Brown_? ---
**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 28, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/259 "2016-06-28T16:20:21Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a defensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers and the youngest recipient of the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award? > IQ2: Are you a strong safety for the Seattle Seahawks and member of the Legion of Boom? > IQ3: Did Shane Stant club you in the right knee with a police baton in 1994, in what came to be known as _The Whack Heard Round the World_? 1. I am not Nancy Kerrigan. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 28, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577/260 "2016-06-28T16:23:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you secretly taking French lessons in the last few months before you died? > Was your husband’s sailboat the _Victura_? > Did you make a cameo appearance on _Murphy Brown_? Take 3 DQs. (All I’m coming up with for #3 are Linda Ellerbee, Barry Manilow & Dan Quayle.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577.md?page=14)