# 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:** 13
**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 19, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/241 "2017-06-19T21:48:19Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you take over a top job that was supposed to have gone to your cousin? > IQ2: Were you temporarily blinded whilst en route to Damascus? > IQ3: Were you told not to cry for me? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #2. I am not Saul of Tarsus. > Take 2 DQs for the others. Stephen of Blois (thereby becoming King Stephen of England). Correct. Susannah. DQ1: Living? DQ2: Known for the Arts? BTW - thank you for not choosing G! ---
**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 19, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/242 "2017-06-19T21:53:38Z")
IQ1: Are you a cartoonist who wrote the song “A Boy Named Sue,” released by Johnny Cash? IQ2: Are you the artist of the \*Bone \*comic series? IQ3: Are you the artist of the \*Maus \*comic series? ---
**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 19, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/243 "2017-06-19T21:55:02Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a cartoonist who wrote the song “A Boy Named Sue,” released by Johnny Cash? > IQ2: Are you the artist of the \*Bone \*comic series? > IQ3: Are you the artist of the \*Maus \*comic series? #1. I am not Shel Silverstein. #2. I am not Jeff Smith. (I love _Bone_.) #3. I am not Art Spiegelman. ---
**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 19, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/244 "2017-06-19T21:56:26Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with S 4. Deceased 5. Known for the Arts _Why shouldn’t I have picked G?_ ---
**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 19, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/245 "2017-06-19T22:24:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > _Why shouldn’t I have picked G?_ _Because I have a really good G picked out, and if I ever get to use it I wouldn’t want a lot of ‘G’ IQ answers fresh in my mind._ ---
**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 20, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/246 "2017-06-20T02:02:31Z")
IQ1: Were you best known for singing “God Bless America”? IQ2: Was your character’s son-in-law the subject of a recent IQ? IQ3: Were you best known for singing “Help Me Make It Through the Night”? ---
**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 20, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/247 "2017-06-20T02:03:47Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you best known for singing “God Bless America”? > IQ2: Was your character’s son-in-law the subject of a recent IQ? > IQ3: Were you best known for singing “Help Me Make It Through the Night”? 1. I am not Kate Smith. 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 20, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/248 "2017-06-20T03:31:11Z")
IQ1: Have you been the cartoonist for The Straight Dope since 1975? IQ2: Are you the puppeteer for Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch? IQ3: Are you a 60’s era iconic comic book artist best known for illustrating _Agents of SHIELD_? ---
**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 20, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/249 "2017-06-20T10:53:09Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you best known for singing “God Bless America”? > IQ2: Was your character’s son-in-law the subject of a recent IQ? > IQ3: Were you best known for singing “Help Me Make It Through the Night”? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Kate Smith. > Take 2 DQs. Correct. Jean Stapleton. Sammi Smith. DQ1: Known for the performing arts? DQ2: American? ---
**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 20, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/250 "2017-06-20T11:58:31Z")
Hey folks. Just a heads up that I’m slammed at work this week, and likely next, so will have to sit out the next couple of rounds. Have fun! ---
**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 20, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/251 "2017-06-20T12:47:25Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with S 4. Deceased 5. Known for the Arts 6. Known for the performing arts 7. American ---
**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 20, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/252 "2017-06-20T12:48:32Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Have you been the cartoonist for The Straight Dope since 1975? > IQ2: Are you the puppeteer for Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch? > IQ3: Are you a 60’s era iconic comic book artist best known for illustrating _Agents of SHIELD_? 1. I am not Slug Signorino. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Jim Steranko. ---
**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 20, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/253 "2017-06-20T12:53:48Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > Hey folks. Just a heads up that I’m slammed at work this week, and likely next, so will have to sit out the next couple of rounds. Have fun! Hurry back when you can! ---
**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 20, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/254 "2017-06-20T17:44:01Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Have you been the cartoonist for The Straight Dope since 1975? > IQ2: Are you the puppeteer for Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch? > IQ3: Are you a 60’s era iconic comic book artist best known for illustrating Agents of SHIELD? > > 1. I am not Slug Signorino. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Jim Steranko. Caroll Spinney DQ: Known primarily from film? ---
**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 20, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/255 "2017-06-20T18:03:10Z")
IQ1: Are you an American professional golfer who had eleven tour victories and three major titles under his belt when he died at age 42 in a plane crash in 1999? IQ2: Are you the drummer for _The Police_? IQ3: Are you a British pop star who had his first hit in 1971 with “Maggie May”? ---
**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 20, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/256 "2017-06-20T18:56:23Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with S 4. Deceased 5. Known for the Arts 6. Known for the performing arts 7. American 8. Known primarily from film, but also from TV ---
**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 20, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/257 "2017-06-20T18:57:32Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you an American professional golfer who had eleven tour victories and three major titles under his belt when he died at age 42 in a plane crash in 1999? > IQ2: Are you the drummer for _The Police_? > IQ3: Are you a British pop star who had his first hit in 1971 with “Maggie May”? 1. I am not Sam Snead. (?) 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Rod Stewart. ---
**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 20, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/258 "2017-06-20T23:11:33Z")
Payne Stewart, Stewart Copeland, correct Stewart x 3! DQ: Died before 1980? DQ: Born on the east side of the Mississippi? ---
**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 20, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/259 "2017-06-20T23:16:53Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with S 4. Deceased 5. Known for the Arts 6. Known for the performing arts 7. American 8. Known primarily from film, but also from TV 9. Died after 1980 10. Born on the east side of the Mississippi ---
**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 20, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/260 "2017-06-20T23:19:38Z")
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