# Botticelli - March 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 1, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955 "2015-03-01T21:49:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 2, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/21 "2015-03-02T21:39:06Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star opposite Richard Dreyfus in _The Competition_? 2. Did you star opposite Christian Bale in _American Hustle_? 3. Did you compose the music for the musical _By Jeeves_? ---
**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 3, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/22 "2015-03-03T04:29:53Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you playing Illya in the new UNCLE movie? > IQ3: Did you play one of the eight Bradford children? > IQ3: Did you play one of the eight Bradford children? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno. Not Adam the little kid. Dunno the other. Armie Hammer. Adam Rich (Nicholas, the youngest). Willie Aames (Tommy, the next youngest). DQ: American? One DQ reserved. IQ1: Did Mark Twain write fictional extracts from your diary? IQ2: Were you recently awarded an extremely posthumous Medal of Honor? IQ3: Were you and your son the first father-son pair to be awarded the Medal of Honor? ---
**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 3, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/23 "2015-03-03T04:43:00Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play yourself in the autobiographical film _To Hell and Back_? > IQ2: Did you serve in the USMC before going into show business for 7 decades, including starring roles in two major sitcoms, as well as becoming an animal rights activist? > IQ3: Did you serve in the US Coast Guard before returning to golf and becoming the youngest Master’s Tournament winner in 1958? Not Audie Murphy, dunno, and not Arnie Palmer. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star opposite Richard Dreyfus in _The Competition_? > 2. Did you star opposite Christian Bale in _American Hustle_? > 3. Did you compose the music for the musical _By Jeeves_? Not Amy Irving or Amy Adams; dunno the third. > [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Did Mark Twain write fictional extracts from your diary? > IQ2: Were you recently awarded an extremely posthumous Medal of Honor? > IQ3: Were you and your son the first father-son pair to be awarded the Medal of Honor? Not Adam from the Book of Genesis, not Alonzo Cushing of Gettysburg, not Arthur MacArthur (or little Dougie). A. 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. last name starts with A 5. not known for the Arts 6. known for military/political achievements, broadly speaking 7. born after 1960 8. [not sure how to answer the question about east of the Miss. River, in light of answer #10 - want to rephrase, **Knowed Out**?] 9. not known for a single historical event 10. not 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:** [March 3, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/24 "2015-03-03T12:36:59Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star opposite Richard Dreyfus in The Competition? > 2. Did you star opposite Christian Bale in American Hustle? > 3. Did you compose the music for the musical By Jeeves? > > Not Amy Irving or Amy Adams; dunno the third. Correct on the Amy’s. _By Jeeves_ is proof that Andrew Lloyd-Weber doesn’t have a hit every time. DQ: European? ---
**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:** [March 3, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/25 "2015-03-03T16:39:35Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you play yourself in the autobiographical film To Hell and Back? > IQ2: Did you serve in the USMC before going into show business for 7 decades, including starring roles in two major sitcoms, as well as becoming an animal rights activist? > IQ3: Did you serve in the US Coast Guard before returning to golf and becoming the youngest Master’s Tournament winner in 1958? > > Not Audie Murphy, dunno, and not Arnie Palmer. Beatrice Arthur I saw American where there was not. Yes, let me take the question back and hold on to it with the other DQ. ---
**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 3, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/26 "2015-03-03T17:05:05Z")
A. 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. last name starts with A 5. not known for the Arts 6. known for military/political achievements, broadly speaking 7. born after 1960 8. not European 9. not known for a single historical event 10. not American ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/27 "2015-03-03T19:56:11Z")
IQ1) For many years, did you appear on a unit of paper currency that had a picture of an automobile on the back? IQ2) Did you play slide guitar on “Layla”? IQ3) Before becoming a well known actress, did you write a kids’ storybook called “She Was Nice To Mice”? ---
**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 3, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/28 "2015-03-03T20:45:21Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an English illustrator who worked in the Art Nouveau Style? 2. Do you battle zombies with a prosthetic chainsaw? 3. Were you a noted 18th Century English furniture designer? ---
**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:** [March 3, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/29 "2015-03-03T21:25:20Z")
DQ: Asian? holding a DQ IQ1: Are you the current emperor of Japan? IQ2: Are you a Filipino artist who illustrated comics of Conan the Barbarian? IQ3: Did you portray Tom Havelford on _Parks and Recreation_? ---
**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 4, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/30 "2015-03-04T00:18:53Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did Mark Twain write fictional extracts from your diary? > IQ2: Were you recently awarded an extremely posthumous Medal of Honor? > IQ3: Were you and your son the first father-son pair to be awarded the Medal of Honor? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Adam from the Book of Genesis, not Alonzo Cushing of Gettysburg, not Arthur MacArthur (or little Dougie). Correct on all three. Two DQs reserved. IQ: Were you the ruler of an East African country in the 1970s? ---
**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 4, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/31 "2015-03-04T01:50:32Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) For many years, did you appear on a unit of paper currency that had a picture of an automobile on the back? > > IQ2) Did you play slide guitar on “Layla”? > > IQ3) Before becoming a well known actress, did you write a kids’ storybook called “She Was Nice To Mice”? Dunno any of those, although I think I’ve heard of that kids’ book. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an English illustrator who worked in the Art Nouveau Style? > 2. Do you battle zombies with a prosthetic chainsaw? > 3. Were you a noted 18th Century English furniture designer? Dunno, not Ash, and dunno. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > … > IQ1: Are you the current emperor of Japan? > IQ2: Are you a Filipino artist who illustrated comics of Conan the Barbarian? > IQ3: Did you portray Tom Havelford on _Parks and Recreation_? Not Akihito, dunno, and dunno. > [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ: Were you the ruler of an East African country in the 1970s? Not… Adam Nyere? A. 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. last name starts with A 5. not known for the Arts 6. known for military/political achievements, broadly speaking 7. born after 1960 8. not European 9. not known for a single historical event 10. not American 11. not Asian ---
**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 4, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/32 "2015-03-04T03:07:17Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an English illustrator who worked in the Art Nouveau Style? > 2. Do you battle zombies with a prosthetic chainsaw? > 3. Were you a noted 18th Century English furniture designer? > > Dunno, not Ash, and dunno. Correct on Ash. #1 was Aubrey Beardsley, and #3 was Robert Adam. DQ: African? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 4, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/33 "2015-03-04T04:45:24Z")
A. 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. last name starts with A 5. not known for the Arts 6. known for military/political achievements, broadly speaking 7. born after 1960 8. not European 9. not known for a single historical event 10. not American 11. not Asian 12. not African ---
**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 4, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/34 "2015-03-04T14:16:28Z")
IQs: 1. Did you marry a former First Lady? 2. Did you compose the _Sabre Dance_? 3. Were you a 20th Century American artist who said: “Why talk when you can paint?”? ---
**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 4, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/35 "2015-03-04T16:11:30Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ: Were you the ruler of an East African country in the 1970s? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not… Adam Nyere? Idi Amin. Just to clarify DQ10 - DQ: From the Americas, though not from the US? Two DQs reserved. IQ1: Were you a South American president overthrown by a CIA-backed coup? IQ2: Were you the dictator who succeeded #1? IQ3: Did Poe write a poem about you? ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/36 "2015-03-04T16:29:54Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the current emperor of Japan? > IQ2: Are you a Filipino artist who illustrated comics of Conan the Barbarian? > IQ3: Did you portray Tom Havelford on Parks and Recreation? > > Not Akihito, dunno, and dunno. correct, Alfredo Alcala, Aziz Ansari DQ: Known for government/monarchy? holding a DQ ---
**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:** [March 4, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/37 "2015-03-04T16:54:29Z")
IQ1: Are you a prominent 19th century Mexican military leader and president known as “The Napoleon of the West”? IQ2: Were you Emperor of Mexico before being forced out of power by IQ1? IQ3: Are you the guitarist for the band Rush? ---
**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 4, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/38 "2015-03-04T19:25:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you marry a former First Lady? > 2. Did you compose the _Sabre Dance_? > 3. Were you a 20th Century American artist who said: “Why talk when you can paint?”? Not Aristotle Onassis, not Armand Katchegorian (sp?), and dunno. > [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you a South American president overthrown by a CIA-backed coup? > IQ2: Were you the dictator who succeeded #1? > IQ3: Did Poe write a poem about you? Not Salvador Allende, dunno, and not Annabel. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a prominent 19th century Mexican military leader and president known as “The Napoleon of the West”? > IQ2: Were you Emperor of Mexico before being forced out of power by IQ1? > IQ3: Are you the guitarist for the band Rush? Not Santa Anna, dunno, and dunno. A. 1. real 2. male 3. living 4. last name starts with A 5. not known for the Arts 6. known for military/political achievements, broadly speaking 7. born after 1960 8. not European 9. not known for a single historical event 10. not American 11. not Asian 12. not African 13. not from the Americas or the U.S. 14. known for government/monarchy, broadly speaking ---
**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 4, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/39 "2015-03-04T19:59:23Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you marry a former First Lady? > 2. Did you compose the Sabre Dance? > 3. Were you a 20th Century American artist who said: “Why talk when you can paint?”? > > Not Aristotle Onassis, not Armand Katchegorian (sp?), and dunno. Correct on Aristotle. Close enough on Aram Khatchaturian. #3 was Milton Avery. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 4, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955/40 "2015-03-04T20:01:08Z")
By a simple process of elimination, we are left with Australia and Oceania. There is no need to use a DQ to confirm this, IMHO. DQ: Still active in politics or military? 1 DQ reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955.md?page=3)