# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/121 "2018-06-19T00:45:36Z")
1. Did you run as a Republican in 1940? 2. Were you the parody of Howard Hughes in _Diamonds are Forever_? 3. Were you the mastermind behind the Beach Boys? 4. Then you’re not Willard Whyte? Take a DQ. 5. I am not Brian Wilson. So correct DQ Male? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/122 "2018-06-19T02:20:26Z")
Darned Hoosiers always knowing about willkie and such! ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/123 "2018-06-19T03:42:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Hi! Welcome to the game! > > 1. I am not Bruce Willis. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Mr. Wilson. Thanks, it’s great to be here! DQ: born after 1950? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/124 "2018-06-19T04:46:37Z")
IQs 1. Were you the animator responsible for JIminy Cricket? 2. Were you Mother to the Father who knew best? 3. Was your character lost in deep space for 57 years after your ship was destroyed? ---
**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, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/125 "2018-06-19T12:13:30Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you running back for the Chicago Bears from 1975–1987? > IQ2: Did you write the poetry collection Leaves of Grass? > IQ3: Were you 42nd Vice President of the US? > #2. I am not Walt Whitman. > > Take 2 DQs. Walter Payton, correct, Walter Mondale Walter x 3! DQ: Real? DQ: 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 19, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/126 "2018-06-19T12:15:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Thanks, it’s great to be here! > > DQ: born after 1950? Welcome to the game! FYI, we usually try to establish if the mystery guest is Real or Fictional first before we ask birth questions. ---
**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, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/127 "2018-06-19T12:20:28Z")
IQ1: Are you voice of Phillip J. Fry and an M&M? IQ2: Are you quoted as saying “Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before”? IQ3: Are you the voice of the mayor of Quahog? ---
**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, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/128 "2018-06-19T12:22:16Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ: Real? > DQ: Alive? D’oh, let me change the 2nd one to “Last name start with W?” ---
**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, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/129 "2018-06-19T12:37:47Z")
DQs: 1. Born before 1950 2. Real 3. Last name starts with W ---
**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, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/130 "2018-06-19T12:38:54Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > IQs > > 1. Were you the animator responsible for JIminy Cricket? > 2. Were you Mother to the Father who knew best? > 3. Was your character lost in deep space for 57 years after your ship was destroyed? 1. I am not Walt Disney. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/131 "2018-06-19T12:40:35Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you voice of Phillip J. Fry and an M&M? > IQ2: Are you quoted as saying “Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before”? > IQ3: Are you the voice of the mayor of Quahog? #1) I am not Billy West. #2) I am not Mae West. #3) I am not Adam West (???). ---
**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, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/132 "2018-06-19T13:19:22Z")
IQ1: Are you the lazy sidekick of Plastic Man? IQ2: Were you a schizophrenic Chicago street performer whose signature songs included “Whip The Llama’s Ass”? IQ3: Were you lead singer for Kansas for their hit “Dust in the Wind”? ---
**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 19, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/133 "2018-06-19T13:36:57Z")
Welcome aboard, **De La Rue**! Previous IQs: Was your campaign slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too”? - Yes, William Henry Harrison When your boss heard you’d enjoyed a long horseback ride, did he ask, “How is the horse?” - Yes, William Howard Taft (it was T.R. who sent the telegram in jest) Did you once speak to a crowd from the balcony of a house in East Liverpool, Ohio? - William Jennings Bryan William x3! DQ: Male? IQs: Did a letter you wrote on Oxford University stationery get a lot of attention 30-some years after you wrote it? Was Thurlow Weed your longtime political advisor and ally? Were you arrested by Spanish police when you got off a ship? ---
**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, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/134 "2018-06-19T14:42:35Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the lazy sidekick of Plastic Man? > IQ2: Were you a schizophrenic Chicago street performer whose signature songs included “Whip The Llama’s Ass”? > IQ3: Were you lead singer for Kansas for their hit “Dust in the Wind”? 1. I am not Woozy Winks. 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 19, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/135 "2018-06-19T14:43:36Z")
DQs: 1. Born before 1950 2. Real 3. Last name starts with W 4. Male ---
**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, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/136 "2018-06-19T14:44:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a letter you wrote on Oxford University stationery get a lot of attention 30-some years after you wrote it? > Was Thurlow Weed your longtime political advisor and ally? > Were you arrested by Spanish police when you got off a ship? Take 3 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 19, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/137 "2018-06-19T15:23:43Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the lazy sidekick of Plastic Man? > IQ2: Were you a schizophrenic Chicago street performer whose signature songs included “Whip The Llama’s Ass”? > IQ3: Were you lead singer for Kansas for their hit “Dust in the Wind”? > > 1. I am not Woozy Winks. > > Take 2 DQs. correct, Wesley Willis, Steve Walsh DQ: Alive? DQ: American? ---
**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, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/138 "2018-06-19T15:48:46Z")
IQ1: Were you king Edward VIII’s reason for abdicating? IQ2: Were you convicted for the Atlanta Child Murders from 1979-1981? IQ3: Are you a stand-up comedian who wrote the book _I Had the Right to Remain Silent But I Didn’t Have the Ability_? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/139 "2018-06-19T15:58:06Z")
Belated previous IQ answer: Wallace Shawn (Did you voice a cartoon dinosaur and write the play _Aunt Dan and Lemon_?) > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > FYI, we usually try to establish if the mystery guest is Real or Fictional first before we ask birth questions. …yeah, that would make sense. IQs: 1. Did you animate King Kong? 2. Did you animate Gertie the Dinosaur? 3. Was your maiden name Slaghoople? ---
**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 19, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/140 "2018-06-19T16:28:47Z")
Previous IQs: Did a letter you wrote on Oxford University stationery get a lot of attention 30-some years after you wrote it? - William Jefferson Clinton and his letter to his Arkansas draft board Was Thurlow Weed your longtime political advisor and ally? - William H. Seward, Lincoln’s SECSTATE Were you arrested by Spanish police when you got off a ship? - William “Boss” Tweed, after he fled the U.S. William x3 redux! DQs: Living? American? Best known for politics/military? IQs: Are you Gromit’s “owner”? Are you the senior U.S. senator from Virginia? Are you his unrelated former colleague? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899.md?page=8)