# Botticelli - June 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 5, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187 "2017-06-05T17:19:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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 16, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/201 "2017-06-16T22:44:25Z")
IQ1: Did you play both a man and his grandson on TV? IQ2: Did a medium bomber built by North American Aviation bear your name? IQ3: Did you design the Bf 108? ---
**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 16, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/202 "2017-06-16T23:20:08Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a blind piano tuner for whom a Southern rock band from Spartanburg SC is named? > IQ2: Are you a prostitute who allegedly mutilated and decapitated her clients for whom a Southern rock band from Jacksonville FL is named? > IQ3: Were you lead singer for the Doobie Brothers until leaving for a solo career in 1982? > > #3. I am not Michael McDowell. > Take 2 DQs. Marshall Tucker (Band), Hatchet Molly (Molly Hatchet), Michael McDonald (you got about 75% right, which technically passes) DQ: Associated with a business or product? holding 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 17, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/203 "2017-06-17T00:23:20Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you play both a man and his grandson on TV? > IQ2: Did a medium bomber built by North American Aviation bear your name? > IQ3: Did you design the Bf 108? Take 3 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 17, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/204 "2017-06-17T00:24:21Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Dead 4. Born before 1900 5. American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not known for military action 8. Died after 1900 9. Male 10. Not known for science/education 11. Died before 1950 12. Not associated with a business or product ---
**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 17, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/205 "2017-06-17T00:50:49Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you play both a man and his grandson on TV? > IQ2: Did a medium bomber built by North American Aviation bear your name? > IQ3: Did you design the Bf 108? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. Monte Markham (_The Second Hundred Years_). Billy Mitchell. Willy Messerschmitt. DQ: Known for Sports? DQ: Died after 1925? One DQ reserved. ---
**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, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/206 "2017-06-17T00:52:14Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Dead 4. Born before 1900 5. American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not known for military action 8. Died after 1900 9. Male 10. Not known for science/education 11. Died before 1950 12. Not associated with a business or product 13. Not known for sports 14. Died before 1925 ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/207 "2017-06-17T01:04:46Z")
DQ: Known from politics? ---
**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, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/208 "2017-06-17T01:25:44Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Dead 4. Born before 1900 5. American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not known for military action 8. Died after 1900 9. Male 10. Not known for science/education 11. Died before 1950 12. Not associated with a business or product 13. Not known for sports 14. Died before 1925 15. Known from politics ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/209 "2017-06-17T01:35:49Z")
IQ1: Were you an exotic dancer executed for being a German spy? IQ2: Did you hold the record for most women’s career tournament victories for beach volleyball, until your former partner broke it? IQ3: Did your crusty father-in-law give you a derogatory nickname, due in part to your political leanings? ---
**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 17, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/210 "2017-06-17T01:50:46Z")
DQ: Held federal elective office? ---
**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, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/211 "2017-06-17T02:25:13Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Dead 4. Born before 1900 5. American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not known for military action 8. Died after 1900 9. Male 10. Not known for science/education 11. Died before 1950 12. Not associated with a business or product 13. Not known for sports 14. Died before 1925 15. Known from politics 16. Held federal elective office ---
**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, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/212 "2017-06-17T02:26:51Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: Were you an exotic dancer executed for being a German spy? > IQ2: Did you hold the record for most women’s career tournament victories for beach volleyball, until your former partner broke it? > IQ3: Did your crusty father-in-law give you a derogatory nickname, due in part to your political leanings? 1. I am not Mata Hari. 2. I am not Meathead Michael Stivic. Take 1 DQ. ---
**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, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/213 "2017-06-17T02:48:25Z")
Previous IQs: Did your theories on naval power influence Theodore Roosevelt? - Alfred Thayer Mahan Are you a sneaky corporate exec in the 1996 novel _Airframe_? - John Marder Did you write that novel? - Yes, Michael Crichton DQs: Democrat? Served in the U.S. Senate? IQs: Was your successor sworn in in a private home in Buffalo, N.Y.? Were you Woodrow Wilson’s Vice President? Were you JFK’s SECDEF? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/214 "2017-06-17T03:24:38Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: Were you an exotic dancer executed for being a German spy? > IQ2: Did you hold the record for most women’s career tournament victories for beach volleyball, until your former partner broke it? > IQ3: Did your crusty father-in-law give you a derogatory nickname, due in part to your political leanings? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Mata Hari. > 2. I am not Meathead Michael Stivic. Correct! IQ2 is Misty May-Treanor. ---
**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, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/215 "2017-06-17T11:58:14Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Dead 4. Born before 1900 5. American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not known for military action 8. Died after 1900 9. Male 10. Not known for science/education 11. Died before 1950 12. Not associated with a business or product 13. Not known for sports 14. Died before 1925 15. Known from politics 16. Held federal elective office 17. Republican 18. Served in the U.S. House of Representatives ---
**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, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/216 "2017-06-17T11:59:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was your successor sworn in in a private home in Buffalo, N.Y.? > Were you Woodrow Wilson’s Vice President? > Were you JFK’s SECDEF? #2. I am not Thomas Marshall. Take 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, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/217 "2017-06-17T12:03:05Z")
IQ1: Were you the 4th US President? IQ1: Were you the 5th US President? IQ1: Were you the 25th US President? ---
**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, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/218 "2017-06-17T12:46:19Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you the 4th US President? > IQ1: Were you the 5th US President? > IQ1: Were you the 25th US President? Not Madison, Not Monroe, Not McKinley. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/219 "2017-06-17T16:23:46Z")
I have a DQ still in my pocket. Were you still a sitting member of the U.S. House of Representatives when you died? ---
**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, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/220 "2017-06-17T16:32:59Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with M 3. Dead 4. Born before 1900 5. American 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Not known for military action 8. Died after 1900 9. Male 10. Not known for science/education 11. Died before 1950 12. Not associated with a business or product 13. Not known for sports 14. Died before 1925 15. Known from politics 16. Held federal elective office 17. Republican 18. Served in the U.S. House of Representatives 19. Still a sitting member of the House at death [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187.md?page=12)