# 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:** 5
**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 11, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/81 "2017-06-11T23:54:11Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did one of your songs involve a '57 Chevrolet pickup truck and a dog named Frank? > IQ2: Was your name originally Brenda Webb? > IQ3: Did you sing “Tennessee Flat Top Box”? > [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: I am not C.W. McCall. > IQ2: ? > IQ3: I am not Roseanne Cash. Nor Johnny for that matter. Correct. Crystal Gayle. Correct. (I very much prefer her version.) DQ: Known for playing a team sport? ---
**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 12, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/82 "2017-06-12T00:17:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct. > Crystal Gayle. > Correct. (I very much prefer her version.) Ah, Crystal Gayle. I knew she is Loretta Lynn’s sister but didn’t know her as “Brenda Webb.” Agreed on Roseanne Cash, and that’s saying something b/c I’m a huge Johnny Cash fan. C. DQ1: Real DQ2: Last name starts with C DQ3: Male DQ4: Living DQ5: American DQ6: Not known for the Arts DQ7: Not known for politics/military DQ8: Not born after 1960 DQ9: Not associated with business or product DQ10: Born after 1945 DQ11: Greatest fame before 2000 DQ12: Not best known from a single incident DQ13: Known for sports DQ14: Not known for playing a team sport ---
**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 12, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/83 "2017-06-12T01:20:32Z")
DQ: Known from the Olympic Games? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 12, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/84 "2017-06-12T01:26:28Z")
C. DQ1: Real DQ2: Last name starts with C DQ3: Male DQ4: Living DQ5: American DQ6: Not known for the Arts DQ7: Not known for politics/military DQ8: Not born after 1960 DQ9: Not associated with business or product DQ10: Born after 1945 DQ11: Greatest fame before 2000 DQ12: Not best known from a single incident DQ13: Known for sports DQ14: Not known for playing a team sport DQ15: Not known from the Olympic Games. ---
**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 12, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/85 "2017-06-12T11:00:43Z")
DQ: Golfer? ---
**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 12, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/86 "2017-06-12T11:13:19Z")
C. DQ1: Real DQ2: Last name starts with C DQ3: Male DQ4: Living DQ5: American DQ6: Not known for the Arts DQ7: Not known for politics/military DQ8: Not born after 1960 DQ9: Not associated with business or product DQ10: Born after 1945 DQ11: Greatest fame before 2000 DQ12: Not best known from a single incident DQ13: Known for sports DQ14: Not known for playing a team sport DQ15: Not known from the Olympic Games DQ16: Not a golfer ---
**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 12, 2017, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/87 "2017-06-12T12:13:09Z")
IQ1: Did you start your fictional existence as a 19th-century detective, continue as a 20th-century detective, and end up as a 20th-century spy? IQ2: Were you a Martian whose name was a portmanteau of your parents’ names? IQ3: Were you a Dashiell Hammett detective whose name was never mentioned? ---
**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 12, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/88 "2017-06-12T12:32:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you start your fictional existence as a 19th-century detective, continue as a 20th-century detective, and end up as a 20th-century spy? > IQ2: Were you a Martian whose name was a portmanteau of your parents’ names? > IQ3: Were you a Dashiell Hammett detective whose name was never mentioned? IQ1: ? IQ2: I am not…John Carter (?) IQ3: ? ---
**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 12, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/89 "2017-06-12T12:37:33Z")
DQ: Known for racecar driving, tennis, wrestling or boxing? ---
**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 12, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/90 "2017-06-12T13:05:42Z")
IQs: Were you the U.S. Attorney who saw to Martha Stewart’s successful prosecution for insider trading? - James Comey, who’s been in the news for other stuff lately Did you fly across America “crash by crash”? - Cal Rodgers - they really oughta make a movie about him: [Calbraith Perry Rodgers - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calbraith_Perry_Rodgers) Did you write a book about the experience of portraying Shakespeare’s Richard III? - British actor Simon Callow DQ: Best known for playing in the U.S.? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 12, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/91 "2017-06-12T13:24:31Z")
C. DQ1: Real DQ2: Last name starts with C DQ3: Male DQ4: Living DQ5: American DQ6: Not known for the Arts DQ7: Not known for politics/military DQ8: Not born after 1960 DQ9: Not associated with business or product DQ10: Born after 1945 DQ11: Greatest fame before 2000 DQ12: Not best known from a single incident DQ13: Known for sports DQ14: Not known for playing a team sport DQ15: Not known from the Olympic Games DQ16: Not a golfer DQ17: Known for racecar driving, tennis, wrestling, or boxing DQ18: Arguably best known for playing in the U.S. ---
**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 12, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/92 "2017-06-12T13:29:22Z")
DQ: Known for wrestling or boxing? ---
**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 12, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/93 "2017-06-12T13:30:44Z")
C. DQ1: Real DQ2: Last name starts with C DQ3: Male DQ4: Living DQ5: American DQ6: Not known for the Arts DQ7: Not known for politics/military DQ8: Not born after 1960 DQ9: Not associated with business or product DQ10: Born after 1945 DQ11: Greatest fame before 2000 DQ12: Not best known from a single incident DQ13: Known for sports DQ14: Not known for playing a team sport DQ15: Not known from the Olympic Games DQ16: Not a golfer DQ17: Known for racecar driving, tennis, wrestling, or boxing DQ18: Arguably best known for playing in the U.S. DQ19: Not known for wrestling or boxing ---
**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 12, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/94 "2017-06-12T14:00:25Z")
Oh, all right: DQ: Known for racecar driving? ---
**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 12, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/95 "2017-06-12T14:05:50Z")
I’m picturing a dartboard with all the darts stuck in the wall instead of the target. C. DQ1: Real DQ2: Last name starts with C DQ3: Male DQ4: Living DQ5: American DQ6: Not known for the Arts DQ7: Not known for politics/military DQ8: Not born after 1960 DQ9: Not associated with business or product DQ10: Born after 1945 DQ11: Greatest fame before 2000 DQ12: Not best known from a single incident DQ13: Known for sports DQ14: Not known for playing a team sport DQ15: Not known from the Olympic Games DQ16: Not a golfer DQ17: Known for racecar driving, tennis, wrestling, or boxing DQ18: Arguably best known for playing in the U.S. DQ19: Not known for wrestling or boxing DQ20: Not known for racecar driving ---
**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 12, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/96 "2017-06-12T15:18:59Z")
Are you Jimmy Connors? ---
**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 12, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/97 "2017-06-12T15:44:10Z")
Yep! That’s who I am. Jimmy Connors. I’m not any sort of tennis fan, but I’d watch Connors just about every chance I got. Glued to the set. ---
**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 12, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/98 "2017-06-12T17:17:33Z")
Good one! Well done, **KO**. ---
**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 12, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/99 "2017-06-12T19:53:31Z")
OK, let’s go with R. ---
**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 12, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/100 "2017-06-12T20:01:37Z")
Good job, KO! IQs: 1. Were you assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan? 2. Were you the title character in a Broadway musical where Bob Hope made his debut? 3. Are you aka Cliff Steele? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187.md?page=6)