# Botticelli - May 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 1, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433 "2014-05-01T13:15:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/201 "2014-05-23T00:19:40Z")
DQs: 1. Known for the performing arts? 1 DQ reserved for now. ---
**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, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/202 "2014-05-23T03:49:56Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a noted writer whose birthday is today? - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Did you joke about your Irish birth and stables? - Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was born in Ireland of English parents. When asked if that didn’t make him Irish, he replied, “Just because one is born in a stable does not make one a horse.” Did Faulkner use your name in a title? - Yes, Absalom. DQs: Born since 1920? Born east of the Miss. River? IQs: Did you make a jeweled flag for your sweetie? Was your catchphrase “Keep the faith, baby”? Did a then-presidential candidate play a musical instrument on your show? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/203 "2014-05-23T04:45:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Known for the performing arts? > > 1 DQ reserved for now. No, but I have acted in cameo roles. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > Born since 1920? > Born east of the Miss. River? > > IQs: > > Did you make a jeweled flag for your sweetie? > Was your catchphrase “Keep the faith, baby”? > Did a then-presidential candidate play a musical instrument on your show? DQs: Yes and Yes IQs 3) Not Arsenio Hall Take 2 more DQs Summary: A 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A 4. Alive 5. Author, but not what I’m best known for 6. American 7. Not born since 1940 8. Not known for the performing arts, although I have acted. 9. Born since 1920 10. Born east of the Mississippi River ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/204 "2014-05-23T10:54:24Z")
DQ: Known for Science? IQs: 1. Were you Miriam’s better-speaking brother? 2. Did you have a hit with _Genie In A Bottle_? 3. Were you a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/205 "2014-05-23T12:17:34Z")
IQs 1. Did you direct _The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou_? 2. Did you play Kris Kringle in the remake of _Miracle on 34th Street_? 3. Are you a superhero whose name is also Zonker’s nickname for B.D. in _Doonesbury_? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/206 "2014-05-23T14:50:50Z")
From the ‘K’ game: > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you an orphan involved in the Great Game? > IQ2: Were you a British spy in Pakistan? > IQ3: Were you a rancher with an airplane? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > 1. Not Kim > 2. dunno > 3. Not Sky King Correct on Kim and Sky King. Athelstan King, from Talbot Mundy’s _King of the Khyber Rifles_. I should probably have said “…in what is now Pakistan,” though… ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/207 "2014-05-23T15:54:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Known for Science? As phrased, I’ll say yes. > [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Miriam’s better-speaking brother? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Genie In A Bottle_? > 3. Were you a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher? 1: Take a DQ 2: Not Christina Aguilera (sp?) 3: Take another DQ. Aristotle came after Socrates, so you don’t mean him. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you direct _The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou_? > 2. Did you play Kris Kringle in the remake of _Miracle on 34th Street_? > 3. Are you a superhero whose name is also Zonker’s nickname for B.D. in _Doonesbury_? 1: Not Wes Anderson 2: Take a DQ 3: Not Captain America Summary: A 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A 4. Alive 5. Author, but not what I’m best known for 6. American 7. Not born since 1940 8. Not known for the performing arts, although I have acted. 9. Born since 1920 10. Born east of the Mississippi River 11. Known for science ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/208 "2014-05-23T16:32:23Z")
IQ1: Are you the wheelchair-bound character on “Glee”? IQ2: Were you half of a pair of famous sisters who happened to be advice columnists? IQ2: Were you the other half? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/209 "2014-05-23T17:04:43Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: Are you the wheelchair-bound character on “Glee”? > IQ2: Were you half of a pair of famous sisters who happened to be advice columnists? > IQ2: Were you the other half? 1: Take a DQ 2: Not Ann Landers 3: Not Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/210 "2014-05-23T17:10:24Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 1: Take a DQ > 2: Not Ann Landers > 3: Not Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby) Correct on Ann and Abby. The “Glee” character is Artie Abrams. DQ: Born north of the Mason-Dixon line? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/211 "2014-05-23T17:28:06Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Miriam’s better-speaking brother? > 2. Did you have a hit with Genie In A Bottle? > 3. Were you a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher? > > 1: Take a DQ > 2: Not Christina Aguilera (sp?) > 3: Take another DQ. Aristotle came after Socrates, so you don’t mean him. #1 is Aaron, first high priest and brother to Miriam and the stammering Moses. #2 is correct. #3 is either Anaxagoras or Anaximander, take your pick. DQ: Known for biology or medicine? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/212 "2014-05-23T17:31:18Z")
Whoops, Prof beat me to my 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:** [May 23, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/213 "2014-05-23T17:35:19Z")
DQ: Science of Physics? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/214 "2014-05-23T18:22:51Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > DQ: Born north of the Mason-Dixon line? Yes > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: > Known for biology or medicine? No > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ: Science of Physics? Related field, but I’ll say no. None of my degrees are in physics, but my doctorate is in a related field. Summary: A 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A 4. Alive 5. Author, but not what I’m best known for 6. American 7. Not born since 1940 8. Not known for the performing arts, although I have acted. 9. Born since 1920 10. Born east of the Mississippi River 11. Known for science 12. Born north of the Mason-Dixon line 13. Not known for biology or medicine 14. Not known for physics specifically, but a related field ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/215 "2014-05-23T18:43:26Z")
IQ: Are you the author of _Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies_? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/216 "2014-05-23T18:44:39Z")
DQ: Nobel Prize winner? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/217 "2014-05-23T19:40:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Are you the author of _Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies_? Take a DQ > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Nobel Prize winner? No While I feel “known for science” is true, it may be more precise to say “known for a scientific achievement” Summary: A 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A 4. Alive 5. Author, but not what I’m best known for 6. American 7. Not born since 1940 8. Not known for the performing arts, although I have acted. 9. Born since 1920 10. Born east of the Mississippi River 11. Known for a scientific achievement 12. Born north of the Mason-Dixon line 13. Not known for biology or medicine 14. Not known for physics specifically, but a related field 15. Not a Nobel Prize winner ---
**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, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/218 "2014-05-23T20:40:22Z")
Previous IQs: Did you make a jeweled flag for your sweetie? - Arwen, future bride of Aragorn Was your catchphrase “Keep the faith, baby”? - Longtime Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Did a then-presidential candidate play a musical instrument on your show? - Yes, Arsenio Hall; Bill Clinton played the sax on his show in 1992: [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-muKLVrOoPvA/T8thmsxYqJI/AAAAAAAAQoY/eODwhfpj9cg/s800/Arsenio-Hall-and-Bill-Clinton.jpg](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-muKLVrOoPvA/T8thmsxYqJI/AAAAAAAAQoY/eODwhfpj9cg/s800/Arsenio-Hall-and-Bill-Clinton.jpg) DQs: Now in academia? Known as a popularizer of science? IQs: Did you succeed Westmoreland? Were you a creepy lady from a Lovecraft story? Did you die violently before you could see your son become a very important guy? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/219 "2014-05-23T21:20:24Z")
_Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies_ was written by Halton Arp. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/220 "2014-05-24T17:45:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > Now in academia? > Known as a popularizer of science? > > IQs: > > Did you succeed Westmoreland? > Were you a creepy lady from a Lovecraft story? > Did you die violently before you could see your son become a very important guy? DQs: No If you mean someone like Carl Sagan/Bill Nye/Neil Degrasse Tyson who is best known to the general public for explaining scientific concepts, then no. If you mean someone who uses their name recognition for a scientific achievement to endorse educational games and pro-science rap videos, then yes. IQs: Take 3 DQs Summary: A 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A 4. Alive 5. Author, but not what I’m best known for 6. American 7. Not born since 1940 8. Not known for the performing arts, although I have acted. 9. Born since 1920 10. Born east of the Mississippi River 11. Known for a scientific achievement 12. Born north of the Mason-Dixon line 13. Not known for biology or medicine 14. Not known for physics specifically, but a related field 15. Not a Nobel Prize winner 16. Not now in academia 17. –see above for answer to “popularizer of science” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433.md?page=12)