# Botticelli, March 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 9, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297 "2014-03-09T21:04:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/121 "2014-03-20T00:48:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Oh, and thanks for updating the letters used list again, EH! Looks like I’ll be thinking of ones for K and F. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you kill Bobby Kennedy? > 2. Did you compose _Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District_? > 3. Were you probably the first notable jazz saxophonist? Glad to help. Not Sirhan Sirhan or Igor Stravinsky; dunno the third. S. 1. not real 2. male ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/122 "2014-03-20T00:50:39Z")
IQ: Are you a Beethoven fanboy, and battery mate of a pitcher disrobed by comebackers? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/123 "2014-03-20T01:14:06Z")
Good job, **EH**! And **Professor** , Gozer was a good choice. So we’re on to S? IQ1: Are you one of Don Vito’s sons? IQ2: Were you the member of the Rat Pack who had a glass eye? IQ3: Did you pen such doggerel as “Where the Sidewalk Ends”? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/124 "2014-03-20T01:48:32Z")
IQ1: Were you the test subject for the Super Soldier serum? IQ2: Were you a USAF officer who was the hero of a long-running strip? IQ3: Do you roll a large stone, repetitiously? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/125 "2014-03-20T02:18:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Oh, and thanks for updating the letters used list again, EH! Looks like I’ll be thinking of ones for K and F. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you kill Bobby Kennedy? > 2. Did you compose _Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District_? > 3. Were you probably the first notable jazz saxophonist? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Glad to help. > > Not Sirhan Sirhan or Igor Stravinsky; dunno the third. > > S. > > 1. not real > 2. male #2 was Dmitri Shostakovich, not Stravinksy. #3 was Sidney Bechet. DQs: 1. From the movies? 2. Is S the initial of your first name? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/126 "2014-03-20T13:28:17Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you a Beethoven fanboy, and battery mate of a pitcher disrobed by comebackers? Not Schroeder. > [@Spoons](#): > > … > IQ1: Are you one of Don Vito’s sons? > IQ2: Were you the member of the Rat Pack who had a glass eye? > IQ3: Did you pen such doggerel as “Where the Sidewalk Ends”? Not Sonny Corleone, Sammy Davis Jr. or Shel Silverstein. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the test subject for the Super Soldier serum? > IQ2: Were you a USAF officer who was the hero of a long-running strip? > IQ3: Do you roll a large stone, repetitiously? Not Steve Iforgethislastname who became Captain America, Steve Austin (I read the _Six Million Dollar Man_ comics as a kid, in addition to watching the TV show) or Sisyphus. S. 1. not real 2. male 3. not from the movies 4. last name starts with 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:** [March 20, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/127 "2014-03-20T13:32:36Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a 20th century composer and gospel singer who lived to be over 100? 2. In the comic books, are you a villain whose real name is Dr. Jonathan Crane? 3. Did your wife have an affair with Joseph Campbell? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/128 "2014-03-20T14:44:05Z")
IQ-Did your death cause your police colleagues to break character for an episode? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/129 "2014-03-20T14:54:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a 20th century composer and gospel singer who lived to be over 100? > 2. In the comic books, are you a villain whose real name is Dr. Jonathan Crane? > 3. Did your wife have an affair with Joseph Campbell? Dunno these three. Take three DQs. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ-Did your death cause your police colleagues to break character for an episode? Dunno this one, either. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/130 "2014-03-20T15:08:00Z")
Jack Soo from Barney Miller. DQ: From 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:** [March 20, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/131 "2014-03-20T15:47:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a 20th century composer and gospel singer who lived to be over 100? > 2. In the comic books, are you a villain whose real name is Dr. Jonathan Crane? > 3. Did your wife have an affair with Joseph Campbell? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno these three. Take three DQs. #1 was George Beverly Shea. #2 is The Scarecrow (he was in all 3 of the last Batman movies, too) #3 was John Steinbeck. DQ: Protagonist? I’ll hold off on the other 2 for now. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/132 "2014-03-20T23:03:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Sonny Corleone, Sammy Davis Jr. or Shel Silverstein. Correct on all. IQ1: Were you President of the Spaceballs? IQ2: When you were on the job, were you often partnered with a woman whose name may or may not have been “Susan Hilton”? IQ3: Was “Morning Train (Nine to Five)” your first US hit? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/133 "2014-03-20T23:11:56Z")
IQs: 1. Do you know… what Evil… lurks in the hearts of men? 2. Although human, would you do just about anything for a Scooby snack or two? 3. Are you the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/134 "2014-03-21T01:29:48Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > … > > IQ1: Were you President of the Spaceballs? > IQ2: When you were on the job, were you often partnered with a woman whose name may or may not have been “Susan Hilton”? > IQ3: Was “Morning Train (Nine to Five)” your first US hit? Don’t know the first two; not Sheena Easton. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you know… what Evil… lurks in the hearts of men? > 2. Although human, would you do just about anything for a Scooby snack or two? > 3. Are you the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy? Not the Shadow, Shaggy, and dunno the third. S. 1. not real 2. male 3. not from the movies 4. last name starts with S 5. not protagonist ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/135 "2014-03-21T01:37:43Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Jack Soo from Barney Miller. > > DQ: From literature? Miss this? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/136 "2014-03-21T01:43:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Don’t know the first two; not Sheena Easton. Correct on Sheena Easton. The Spaceballs were governed by President Skroob, played by Mel Brooks. Number 2 was looking for Maxwell Smart. “Susan Hilton” was a name that Agent 99 came up with when she needed a name once. There was no indication that it was her real name, however. Two DQs reserved, pending an answer to **etv** ’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:** [March 21, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/137 "2014-03-21T02:12:10Z")
The leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy is Star-Lord. I’ll wait on the DQs for the moment. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/138 "2014-03-21T11:02:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the test subject for the Super Soldier serum? > IQ2: Were you a USAF officer who was the hero of a long-running strip? > IQ3: Do you roll a large stone, repetitiously? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Steve Iforgethislastname who became Captain America, Steve Austin (I read the _Six Million Dollar Man_ comics as a kid, in addition to watching the TV show) or Sisyphus. Correct on Steve Rogers. _Six Million Dollar Man_ comic books? You’re kidding… Correct on Sisyphus. IQ1: Were you the hero of a long-running strip that began in the 1940s? IQ2: Were you a friend of Fritzi’s niece? IQ3: Were you lost during an attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/139 "2014-03-21T18:08:30Z")
IQs: 1. Are you married to Loweezy and are the father of Tater? 2. Is your catchphrase “Bazinga!”? 3. Were you the Chief of the Fire Giants in Norse Mythology? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/140 "2014-03-21T20:31:43Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you the hero of a long-running strip that began in the 1940s? > IQ2: Were you a friend of Fritzi’s niece? > IQ3: Were you lost during an attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon? Dunno these three. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you married to Loweezy and are the father of Tater? > 2. Is your catchphrase “Bazinga!”? > 3. Were you the Chief of the Fire Giants in Norse Mythology? Dunno the first, not Dr. Sheldon Cooper, and not… Shem? S. 1. not real 2. male 3. not from the movies 4. last name starts with S 5. not protagonist 6. from literature [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297.md?page=8)