# 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:** 9
**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 19, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/161 "2014-05-19T21:39:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you featured on the commemorative U.S. coin for your state? > Are you the pal of a famous plaything? > Are you the actor who voiced him in a recent movie? Not Helen Keller Not Professor Kapp Not Dallas McKennon 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with K 5. Known for the arts, performing or creative 6. American 7. Born before 1925 8. Died after 1960 ---
**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 19, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/162 "2014-05-19T22:01:29Z")
IQs: 1. Did Mr. Moose bombard you with ping-pong balls? 2. Did you have a hit with _Rock & Roll Waltz_? 3. In the _Discworld_ novels, are you known as “The King of the Golden River”? ---
**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 20, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/163 "2014-05-20T02:48:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Not Helen Keller > Not Professor Kapp > Not Dallas McKennon… Correct as to Helen Keller, on (IIRC) the Alabama quarter. Who are the other two, and was that a _recent_ movie, as I asked? ---
**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 20, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/164 "2014-05-20T03:14:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Mr. Moose bombard you with ping-pong balls? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Rock & Roll Waltz_? > 3. In the _Discworld_ novels, are you known as “The King of the Golden River”? 1. Uh… Kupka? 2. Not Kay Starr 3. Not Harry King ---
**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 20, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/165 "2014-05-20T03:19:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Correct as to Helen Keller, on (IIRC) the Alabama quarter. Who are the other two, and was that a _recent_ movie, as I asked? Friend of Gumby and voice of Gumby and Kapp. [1995 recent enough](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby:_The_Movie)? ---
**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 20, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/166 "2014-05-20T03:45:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Mr. Moose bombard you with ping-pong balls? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Rock & Roll Waltz_? > 3. In the _Discworld_ novels, are you known as “The King of the Golden River”? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > 1. Uh… Kupka? > 2. Not Kay Starr > 3. Not Harry King Oh, good, a Terry Pratchett fan. #1 was Captain Kangaroo. Correct on #2 and #3. DQ: Known as performing artist rather than a creative artist? ---
**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 20, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/167 "2014-05-20T04:14:46Z")
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? ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/168 "2014-05-20T12:25:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Oh, good, a Terry Pratchett fan. Damn straight! > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Known as performing artist rather than a creative artist? 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with K 5. Known for the arts, performing or creative 6. American 7. Born before 1925 8. Died after 1960 9. Creative artist ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/169 "2014-05-20T12:32:56Z")
> [@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? 1. Not Kim 2. dunno 3. Not Sky King ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/170 "2014-05-20T13:14:23Z")
IQs: 1. Did you originate the hobo clown Weary Willie? 2. Were you the author of _Pogo_? 3. Were you an Austrian artist known for your expressionistic portraits? ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/171 "2014-05-20T13:56:19Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Friend of Gumby and voice of Gumby and Kapp. > > [1995 recent enough](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby:_The_Movie)? Well, I don’t think 19 years ago counts as “recent,” but I’ll rephrase. IQs: Are you the pal of a famous plaything? Are you the actor who voiced him in a movie since 1995? Did you and Briand have a famous agreement? ---
**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 20, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/172 "2014-05-20T16:13:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you originate the hobo clown Weary Willie? > 2. Were you the author of _Pogo_? > 3. Were you an Austrian artist known for your expressionistic portraits? 1. Not Emmet Kelly 2. Not Walt Kelly 3. Not Oskar Kokoschka ---
**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 20, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/173 "2014-05-20T16:16:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Well, I don’t think 19 years ago counts as “recent,” but I’ll rephrase. > > IQs: > > Are you the pal of a famous plaything? > Are you the actor who voiced him in a movie since 1995? > Did you and Briand have a famous agreement? I can’t get past Gumby, so dunno 1 & 2. Not Frank B. Kellogg ---
**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 20, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/174 "2014-05-20T17:49:05Z")
Okay, I’m impressed you got Kokoschka. Correct on all 3. IQs: 1. Did you and your brother Fritz make life hard for Der Inspector? 2. Did your sons receive instructions in a number of the Psalms? 3. Did some of your “paintings” involve public displays of nude women rolling around in blue paint and then lying on a canvas? ---
**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 20, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/175 "2014-05-20T18:40:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Okay, I’m impressed you got Kokoschka. Correct on all 3. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you and your brother Fritz make life hard for Der Inspector? > 2. Did your sons receive instructions in a number of the Psalms? > 3. Did some of your “paintings” involve public displays of nude women rolling around in blue paint and then lying on a canvas? Yeah, like I’m not using google. 🙂 1. Not the Katzenjammer kids 2. Dunno 3. Not Yves Klein ---
**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 20, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/176 "2014-05-20T18:56:35Z")
Umm, Google’s off limits here. You can only use Google to verify information about your selected person, and not check on other’s guesses. I made the same mistake myself the first time I hosted, so it’s not a biggie, but you only get to use the data crammed in your very own cranium Correct on 1 and 3. #2 is Korah (leader of the High Temple in David’s time). DQ: Painter? ---
**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 20, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/177 "2014-05-20T22:22:44Z")
IQ1: When visiting Earth, did you use the alias Mr. Carpenter? IQ2: Did you sue The Verve out of 100% of the royalties to their biggest hit? IQ3: Do you have some followers in Texas that are awaiting your resurrection? ---
**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 21, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/178 "2014-05-21T00:08:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Umm, Google’s off limits here. You can only use Google to verify information about your selected person, and not check on other’s guesses. I made the same mistake myself the first time I hosted, so it’s not a biggie, but you only get to use the data crammed in your very own cranium > > Correct on 1 and 3. #2 is Korah (leader of the High Temple in David’s time). > > DQ: Painter? I actually didn’t at first, but then I didn’t want to look like too much of an idiot. 🙂 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with K 5. Known for the arts, performing or creative 6. American 7. Born before 1925 8. Died after 1960 9. Creative artist 10. Not a painter ---
**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 21, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/179 "2014-05-21T00:10:41Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: When visiting Earth, did you use the alias Mr. Carpenter? > IQ2: Did you sue The Verve out of 100% of the royalties to their biggest hit? > IQ3: Do you have some followers in Texas that are awaiting your resurrection? 1. dunno 2. dunno 3. not David Korresh ---
**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 21, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433/180 "2014-05-21T17:27:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Umm, Google’s off limits here. You can only use Google to verify information about your selected person, and not check on other’s guesses. I made the same mistake myself the first time I hosted, so it’s not a biggie, but you only get to use the data crammed in your very own cranium… Quite so. It’s a game of memory, not research skills. Previous IQs: Are you the pal of a famous plaything? - Ken, Barbie’s pal. Are you the actor who voiced him in a movie since 1995? - Michael Keaton, in _Toy Story 3_. Did you and Briand have a famous agreement? - Yes, U.S. SecState Frank Kellogg. DQs: Best known for the visual arts? Has won a major award? IQs: Was your boss resentful of an award you got? Did you write that Queen Elizabeth (the later Queen Mother) had been artificially inseminated? Were you the owner of Fallingwater? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2014/687433.md?page=10)