# Botticelli March 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 29, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512 "2016-02-29T16:12:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/421 "2016-03-27T21:17:34Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Legion of Super-Heroes villain who destroyed your home planet as part of your backstory? > IQ2: Are you one of the parties in the case that is considered to have established the Supreme Court’s right of judicial review? > IQ3: Are you the other one? Mano of the Fatal Five, and correct on the last two. Holding a DQ. IQ1: Are you aka Shadow Lass of the Legion of Super-Heroes? IQ2: Were you a physicist who figured out much of the math behind electromagnetism? IQ3: Are you known for your early work on radio transmission? ---
**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 27, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/422 "2016-03-27T21:28:15Z")
IQ1: Did you play Peter Petrelli in _Heroes_? IQ2: Did Keanu Reeves play you in a 1995 film where you carried data in your head? IQ3: Are you the Centaurian ambassador to Babylon 5? ---
**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 27, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/423 "2016-03-27T21:47:26Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Last name starts with M 6. American 7. Not known for political/military reasons SCAdian, you duplicated KO’s question, so take another. ---
**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 27, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/424 "2016-03-27T21:48:26Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Mano of the Fatal Five, and correct on the last two. > Holding a DQ. > > IQ1: Are you aka Shadow Lass of the Legion of Super-Heroes? > IQ2: Were you a physicist who figured out much of the math behind electromagnetism? > IQ3: Are you known for your early work on radio transmission? 1. I am not Tasmia Mallor. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Marconi. ---
**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 27, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/425 "2016-03-27T21:49:28Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Peter Petrelli in _Heroes_? > IQ2: Did Keanu Reeves play you in a 1995 film where you carried data in your head? > IQ3: Are you the Centaurian ambassador to Babylon 5? #2. I am not Johnny Mnemonic. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/426 "2016-03-27T22:36:35Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Mano of the Fatal Five, and correct on the last two. > Holding a DQ. > > IQ1: Are you aka Shadow Lass of the Legion of Super-Heroes? > IQ2: Were you a physicist who figured out much of the math behind electromagnetism? > IQ3: Are you known for your early work on radio transmission? Correct, James Maxwell (of Maxwell’s equations fame) and correct. DQ: Born prior to 1900? holding one DQ. ---
**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 27, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/427 "2016-03-27T23:20:51Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Last name starts with M 6. American 7. Not known for political/military reasons 8. Born prior to 1900 ---
**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 27, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/428 "2016-03-27T23:40:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > SCAdian, you duplicated KO’s question, so take another. What is it with all these people around here asking questions while I’m typing? 😛 DQ: Known for science? ---
**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 27, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/429 "2016-03-27T23:46:25Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Peter Petrelli in Heroes? > IQ2: Did Keanu Reeves play you in a 1995 film where you carried data in your head? > IQ3: Are you the Centaurian ambassador to Babylon 5? > > #2. I am not Johnny Mnemonic. Take 2 DQs for the others. Milo Ventimiglia, correct, Llondo Milare DQ: Born east of the Mississippi? 2 DQs remaining ---
**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 28, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/430 "2016-03-28T00:40:05Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Last name starts with M 6. American 7. Not known for political/military reasons 8. Born prior to 1900 9. Not known for science 10. Born east of the Mississippi ---
**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 28, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/431 "2016-03-28T02:05:52Z")
IQ1: Did you help survey the western border of Delaware? IQ2: Did you develop a mechanical reaper? IQ3: Were you really Cornelius McGillicuddy? ---
**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 28, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/432 "2016-03-28T02:19:41Z")
Previous IQs: Did Richard Harris play you in one of his final roles? - Marcus Aurelius in _Gladiator_. Did you have a slave named Cicero? - Maximus (Russell Crowe), ditto. Were you Sherlock Holmes’s rotund brother? - Yes, Mycroft Holmes. DQs: Born before 1800? Businessman/entrepreneur/inventor? IQs: Were you a key leader in a lunar rebellion? Were you the computer who helped him? Did the actor who played you have makeup for a bigger nose and longer hair? ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/433 "2016-03-28T04:04:42Z")
IQ1: Are you known for your Doctrine? IQ2: Are you known for your Code? IQ3: Did you measure the charge of an electron in a drop of oil? ---
**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 28, 2016, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/434 "2016-03-28T10:17:04Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you help survey the western border of Delaware? > IQ2: Did you develop a mechanical reaper? > IQ3: Were you really Cornelius McGillicuddy? 1. I am not Meriwether Lewis. (?) 2. I am not Cyrus McCormick. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 28, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/435 "2016-03-28T10:18:04Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Last name starts with M 6. American 7. Not known for political/military reasons 8. Born prior to 1900 9. Not known for science 10. Born east of the Mississippi 11. Born after 1800 12. Businessman/entrepreneur/inventor ---
**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 28, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/436 "2016-03-28T10:19:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a key leader in a lunar rebellion? > Were you the computer who helped him? > Did the actor who played you have makeup for a bigger nose and longer hair? 1. I’m not Mannie O’Kelly-Davis. 2. I’m not Mike. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 28, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/437 "2016-03-28T10:20:11Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Are you known for your Doctrine? > IQ2: Are you known for your Code? > IQ3: Did you measure the charge of an electron in a drop of oil? 1. I am not James Monroe. 2. I am not Samuel Finley Breese Morse. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 28, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/438 "2016-03-28T11:02:20Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you help survey the western border of Delaware? > IQ2: Did you develop a mechanical reaper? > IQ3: Were you really Cornelius McGillicuddy? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Meriwether Lewis. (?) > 2. I am not Cyrus McCormick. > Take a DQ for #3. Charles Mason. (He and Dixon surveyed the southern and western borders of Delaware before continuing west along the Maryland/Pennsylvania line.) Correct. Connie Mack. DQ1: Invented something? One DQ 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 28, 2016, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/439 "2016-03-28T11:17:52Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Last name starts with M 6. American 7. Not known for political/military reasons 8. Born prior to 1900 9. Not known for science 10. Born east of the Mississippi 11. Born after 1800 12. Businessman/entrepreneur/inventor 13. Not an inventor ---
**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 28, 2016, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/440 "2016-03-28T11:19:55Z")
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