# Botticelli, May 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 22, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753 "2011-05-22T04:09:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/81 "2011-05-23T18:08:20Z")
IQ: Were you preceded in public office by someone who famously ‘defeated’ the incumbent he was running against? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/82 "2011-05-23T18:23:17Z")
1. Born after 100 BCE 2. Male 3. Not the leader/monarch of a nation or empire 4. American 5. Dead 6. Not celebrated for accomplishments in the arts (visual arts, music, literature, etc.) 7. Not born in the 20th century 8. Not famous in the fields of science or technology 9. Did not die between Jan. 1, 1800 and Jan 1, 1900 ---
**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:** [May 23, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/83 "2011-05-23T18:24:34Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Are you a member of the Air Supply? > > Did you ever give SpongeBob Squarepaants and Patrick Star a ride on your back? > > Were you the bassist of the Future Villain Band in the godawful movie “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band”? > > Did you flirt with Della Street while investigating suspects for Perry Mason? > > Before becoming a rock star, did you bill yourself as “The Rambling Yodeller”? Let’s say no more than two questions at a time, to be answered before you ask another. Ask DQs for the first two. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/84 "2011-05-23T18:26:06Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > IQ: Were you preceded in public office by someone who famously ‘defeated’ the incumbent he was running against? I’m sure I’ll smack my head as to this answer, but I don’t know. Ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/85 "2011-05-23T18:27:28Z")
You’re not Harold LLoyd DQ: Did you invent something? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/86 "2011-05-23T18:29:37Z")
IQ: Were you preceded in public office by someone who famously ‘defeated’ the incumbent he was running against? Averrell Harriman, who succeeded Thomas Dewey as Governor of New York. Dewey, of course, famously ‘defeated’ Harry Truman in the 1948 Presidential race. Edit: Harriman also was an advisor to FDR in WW2, and served as the ambassador to the Soviet Union AND Great Britain - as well as serving in the JFK administration. He was also Secretary of Commerce as well. DQ: Are you a fictional character? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/87 "2011-05-23T18:47:58Z")
1. Born after 100 BCE 2. Male 3. Not the leader/monarch of a nation or empire 4. American 5. Dead 6. Not celebrated for accomplishments in the arts (visual arts, music, literature, etc.) 7. Not born in the 20th century 8. Not famous in the fields of science or technology 9. Did not die between Jan. 1, 1800 and Jan. 1, 1900 10. Invented something, but not best known for that 11. Nonfictional ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/88 "2011-05-23T19:22:48Z")
I guess if nobody has really heard of Humpty Hump, I’ll withdraw the question. From the Digital Underground. The “Humpty Dance” hit #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the #1 on the Rap charts, back in 1991. Humpty was the alter ego of group leader Shock G, and managed to maintain the ruse by having his brother lip-synch at some concerts. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/89 "2011-05-23T19:26:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Let’s say no more than two questions at a time, to be answered before you ask another. > > Ask DQs for the first two. That’s fair. Sorry for my over-enthusiasm. Russell Hitchcock is the lead singer of the Air Supply, and David Hassellhoff gave Spongebob a ride in the SpongeBob movie. DQ1. Were you born in the 19th century? DQ2. Are you known for wartime accomplishments? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/90 "2011-05-23T19:43:05Z")
Did you refuse to fire, which turned out to be your undoing? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/91 "2011-05-23T19:47:21Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > Did you refuse to fire, which turned out to be your undoing? Somebody at First Bull Run, maybe? You got me. Ask a DQ. **astorian** , no worries. Glad you’re playing. I’d never have guessed the Air Supply guy, but I should’ve remembered The Hoff! I saw that movie with my kids. 1. Born after 100 BCE 2. Male 3. Not the leader/monarch of a nation or empire 4. American 5. Dead 6. Not celebrated for accomplishments in the arts (visual arts, music, literature, etc.) 7. Not born in the 20th century 8. Not famous in the fields of science or technology 9. Did not die between Jan. 1, 1800 and Jan. 1, 1900 10. Invented something, but not best known for that 11. Nonfictional 12. Born in the 19th century 13. Not known for wartime accomplishments ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/92 "2011-05-23T19:59:19Z")
Did you refuse to fire, which turned out to be your undoing? Alexander Hamilton - who refused to fire at Aaron Burr during their infamous duel. DQ: Were you famous for your sporting accomplishments? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/93 "2011-05-23T20:01:24Z")
D’oh! Hamilton - of course! 1. Born after 100 BCE 2. Male 3. Not the leader/monarch of a nation or empire 4. American 5. Dead 6. Not celebrated for accomplishments in the arts (visual arts, music, literature, etc.) 7. Not born in the 20th century 8. Not famous in the fields of science or technology 9. Did not die between Jan. 1, 1800 and Jan. 1, 1900 10. Invented something, but not best known for that 11. Nonfictional 12. Born in the 19th century 13. Not known for wartime accomplishments 14. Not famous for sporting accomplishments ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/94 "2011-05-23T20:05:43Z")
IQ: Do you have an SI unit named after you? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/95 "2011-05-23T21:56:07Z")
Did you cause seizures in Cosmo Kramer? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/96 "2011-05-23T21:56:35Z")
> [@panamajack](#): > > IQ: Do you have an SI unit named after you? Whether you mean Starfleet Intelligence or _Sports Illustrated_, I don’t know. Ask a 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:** [May 23, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/97 "2011-05-23T21:57:41Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Did you cause seizures in Cosmo Kramer? No, I’m not Mary Hart. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/98 "2011-05-23T22:04:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Whether you mean Starfleet Intelligence or _Sports Illustrated_, I don’t know. Ask a DQ. Systeme International (there’s an accent I’m missing), essentially “metric Scientific units”. I can’t guarantee that the person I’m thinking of (there are at least three off the top of my head) actually has an SI unit, though, you can take a crack at “Scientific unit” if you like. If not, DQ: Are you known for holding a government/political office? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/99 "2011-05-23T22:17:39Z")
Did your work inspire the name of the pop group Thompson Twins? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/100 "2011-05-23T22:19:54Z")
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