# Botticelli - June 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 11, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899 "2018-06-11T17:53:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/401 "2018-07-23T11:35:26Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with J 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. European 8. Died after 1900 9. Not from the U.K. 10. Not known for politics/royalty 11. I had to check, but not a native speaker of a Romance language 12. Not known for business or a product 13. Born west of Vienna 14. Born south of Vienna ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/402 "2018-07-23T11:36:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a top Nazi general with a last name four letters long? > Were you the Nazi propaganda minister? > Was your death the subject of a recent black comedy? #2. I am not Joseph Goebbels. 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:** [July 23, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/403 "2018-07-23T15:10:20Z")
IQ1: Were you Nixon’s White House Council and one of the convicted participants of Watergate? IQ2: Were you Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under Nixon, also a Watergater? IQ3: Were you director of Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CReEP) who found Jesus after Watergate? ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/404 "2018-07-23T15:48:10Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a top Nazi general with a last name four letters long? - Alfred Jodl Were you the Nazi propaganda minister? - Yes, Josef Goebbels Was your death the subject of a recent black comedy? - Josef Stalin: [The Death of Stalin - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Stalin) DQs: Died after 1950? Best known for a single incident? IQs: Did you receive one of the most famous early sex-change operations? Do you sing “What’d I miss?” in a popular recent musical? Did the crawlways named after you allow access to the USS _Enterprise_’s machinery? ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/405 "2018-07-23T16:49:33Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with J 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. European 8. Died after 1900 9. Not from the U.K. 10. Not known for politics/royalty 11. I had to check, but not a native speaker of a Romance language 12. Not known for business or a product 13. Born west of Vienna 14. Born south of Vienna 15. Died after 1950 16. Not best known for a single incident ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/406 "2018-07-23T16:51:57Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you Nixon’s White House Council and one of the convicted participants of Watergate? > IQ2: Were you Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under Nixon, also a Watergater? > IQ3: Were you director of Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CReEP) who found Jesus after Watergate? 1. I am not John Dean. 2. I am not John Ehrlichman. 3. I am not John Mitchell. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you receive one of the most famous early sex-change operations? > Do you sing “What’d I miss?” in a popular recent musical? > Did the crawlways named after you allow access to the USS _Enterprise_’s machinery? 1. I am not Christine Jorgenson. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Jeffries. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/407 "2018-07-23T17:06:51Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you Nixon’s White House Council and one of the convicted participants of Watergate? > IQ2: Were you Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under Nixon, also a Watergater? > IQ3: Were you director of Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CReEP) who found Jesus after Watergate? > > 1. I am not John Dean. > 2. I am not John Ehrlichman. > 3. I am not John Mitchell. correct, correct, Jeb MacGruder DQ: Known for the sciences? ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/408 "2018-07-23T18:12:55Z")
Previous IQs: Did you receive one of the most famous early sex-change operations? - Yes, Christine Jorgenson Do you sing “What’d I miss?” in a popular recent musical? - Thomas Jefferson, in _Hamilton_: [What'd I Miss - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JNRo7OipYc) Did the crawlways named after you allow access to the USS _Enterprise_’s machinery? - Yes, set designer Matt Jefferies: [Jefferies tube | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Jefferies_tube) One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you one of Lincoln’s personal aides? Were you the other? Did you take Tyrion prisoner? ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/409 "2018-07-23T18:15:30Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with J 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. European 8. Died after 1900 9. Not from the U.K. 10. Not known for politics/royalty 11. I had to check, but not a native speaker of a Romance language 12. Not known for business or a product 13. Born west of Vienna 14. Born south of Vienna 15. Died after 1950 16. Not best known for a single incident 17. Known for the sciences, as most people know them ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/410 "2018-07-23T18:16:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you one of Lincoln’s personal aides? > Were you the other? > Did you take Tyrion prisoner? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/411 "2018-07-23T18:19:15Z")
Previous IQs: Were you one of Lincoln’s personal aides? - John Nicolay Were you the other? - John Hay Did you take Tyrion prisoner? - Ser Jorah Mormont, on _Game of Thrones_ Four DQs reserved. Can’t figure out who this is. What should I ask next? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/412 "2018-07-24T02:15:04Z")
We don’t know if he’s military. Maybe a Nobel Prize winner? Ask the Top Award in his field question. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/413 "2018-07-24T04:06:31Z")
Good ideas. DQ: Military? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/414 "2018-07-24T12:10:51Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with J 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. European 8. Died after 1900 9. Not from the U.K. 10. Not known for politics/royalty 11. I had to check, but not a native speaker of a Romance language 12. Not known for business or a product 13. Born west of Vienna 14. Born south of Vienna 15. Died after 1950 16. Not best known for a single incident 17. Known for the sciences, as most people know them 18. Not known for military service ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/415 "2018-07-24T12:36:15Z")
IQ1: Were you an NFL halfback for the Rams and Steelers, nicknamed “The Bus”? IQ2: Were you a Cleveland Browns running back and still the only NFL RB to top 100 yards per game? IQ3: Were you hyphenated-surname RB for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2006-2013? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/416 "2018-07-24T13:27:37Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you an NFL halfback for the Rams and Steelers, nicknamed “The Bus”? > IQ2: Were you a Cleveland Browns running back and still the only NFL RB to top 100 yards per game? > IQ3: Were you hyphenated-surname RB for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2006-2013? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/417 "2018-07-24T13:30:12Z")
DQ: Won the top award in his field? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/418 "2018-07-24T13:40:24Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with J 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. European 8. Died after 1900 9. Not from the U.K. 10. Not known for politics/royalty 11. I had to check, but not a native speaker of a Romance language 12. Not known for business or a product 13. Born west of Vienna 14. Born south of Vienna 15. Died after 1950 16. Not best known for a single incident 17. Known for the sciences, as most people know them 18. Not known for military service 19. He won a prize for literature, was made an honorary fellow and also an honorary member. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/419 "2018-07-24T13:52:28Z")
DQ: Won a Nobel Prize for Literature? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/420 "2018-07-24T14:47:17Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with J 4. Not American 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. European 8. Died after 1900 9. Not from the U.K. 10. Not known for politics/royalty 11. I had to check, but not a native speaker of a Romance language 12. Not known for business or a product 13. Born west of Vienna 14. Born south of Vienna 15. Died after 1950 16. Not best known for a single incident 17. Known for the sciences, as most people know them 18. Not known for military service 19. He won a non-Nobel Prize for (nonfiction) literature, was made an honorary fellow and also an honorary member. Take another DQ, EH. After I posted #19, I realized it needed editing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899.md?page=22)