# Botticelli - May 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 29, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506 "2017-04-29T16:43:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 1, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/41 "2017-05-01T13:54:06Z")
Good job, **Prof. P.**! I actually was thinking that I might use Rubik myself in some future round… Previous IQs: Did you insist on being paid in $1 bills early in your career? - Yes, Ray Charles (after being ripped off by concert promoters who insisted they were giving him larger denominations) Were you featured in a short story originally titled “Odd Playmate”? - Robbie the robot, in the early Asimov tale Were you “the dog that saved Hollywood”? - Yes, Rin Tin Tin On to S. IQs: Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? Were you his second? Were you his SECSTATE? ---
**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 1, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/42 "2017-05-01T13:59:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? > Were you his second? > Were you his SECSTATE? I am not Simon Cameron. I am not Edwin Stanton. I am not William Seward. ---
**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 1, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/43 "2017-05-01T14:53:34Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Do you run a comic book shop in The Big Bang Theory? > IQ2: Are you a lifestyle guru who served 5 months for insider trading in 2004? > IQ3: Are you the drummer for The Police? > > 1. I’m not Stuart. > Take 2 DQs. Martha Stewart, Stewart Copeland Real? Last name start with S? ---
**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 1, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/44 "2017-05-01T14:58:28Z")
IQ1: Did you star as Valeria opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in _Conan the Barbarian_? IQ2: Did you portray Starbuck in the _Battlestar Galactica_ reboot? IQ3: Have you portrayed both a member of the rebooted Star Trek crew and one of the Guardians of the Galaxy? ---
**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 1, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/45 "2017-05-01T15:01:08Z")
Swept mine. IQs: Did you become Prime Minister in one version of Jeffrey Archer’s _First Among Equals_? Were you the title character of an Alan Arkin comedy? Did Mike Myers play you as a little British boy in a bathtub? ---
**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 1, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/46 "2017-05-01T16:40:00Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with S ---
**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 1, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/47 "2017-05-01T16:41:01Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you star as Valeria opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in _Conan the Barbarian_? > IQ2: Did you portray Starbuck in the _Battlestar Galactica_ reboot? > IQ3: Have you portrayed both a member of the rebooted Star Trek crew and one of the Guardians of the Galaxy? #3. I am not Zoe Saldana. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 1, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/48 "2017-05-01T16:42:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Swept mine. > > IQs: > > Did you become Prime Minister in one version of Jeffrey Archer’s _First Among Equals_? > Were you the title character of an Alan Arkin comedy? > Did Mike Myers play you as a little British boy in a bathtub? #2. I am not Simon. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 1, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/49 "2017-05-01T17:08:32Z")
Previous IQs: Did you become Prime Minister in one version of Jeffrey Archer’s _First Among Equals_? - Simon Kerslake Were you the title character of an Alan Arkin comedy? - Yes, Simon Did Mike Myers play you as a little British boy in a bathtub? - Another Simon Simon x3! DQs: Male? Living? IQs: Were you a Watergate conspirator? Did you long perform at the Carlyle Club in NYC? Did you once play a man trying to get a piano up a very steep hill? ---
**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 1, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/50 "2017-05-01T17:18:59Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with S 3. Female 4. Deceased ---
**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 1, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/51 "2017-05-01T17:20:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a Watergate conspirator? > Did you long perform at the Carlyle Club in NYC? > Did you once play a man trying to get a piano up a very steep hill? 1. I am not Gordon Strachan. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 1, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/52 "2017-05-01T18:59:19Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you star as Valeria opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian? > IQ2: Did you portray Starbuck in the Battlestar Galactica reboot? > IQ3: Have you portrayed both a member of the rebooted Star Trek crew and one of the Guardians of the Galaxy? > #3. I am not Zoe Saldana. > > Take 2 DQs. Sandhall Bergman, Katie Sackhoff, correct American? Known for the arts? ---
**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 1, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/53 "2017-05-01T19:12:43Z")
IQ1: Have Jim Gaffigan, Norm McDonald, George Hamilton and Robb Riggle portrayed you in commercials? IQ2: Were you the producer of the film _Gone With the Wind_? IQ3: Was your biggest hit single “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh”? ---
**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 1, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/54 "2017-05-01T19:47:02Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with S 3. Female 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Known for the Arts ---
**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 1, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/55 "2017-05-01T19:48:05Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Have Jim Gaffigan, Norm McDonald, George Hamilton and Robb Riggle portrayed you in commercials? > IQ2: Were you the producer of the film _Gone With the Wind_? > IQ3: Was your biggest hit single “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh”? Take a DQ for #1. 2. I am not David O. Selznick. 3. I am not Allan Sherman. ---
**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 1, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/56 "2017-05-01T20:32:36Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a Watergate conspirator? - I’ll rephrase Did you long perform at the Carlyle Club in NYC? - Bobby Short Did you once play a man trying to get a piano up a very steep hill? - Stan Laurel: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwKqaZbSyXM) DQs: Actress? Died since 1950? IQs: You were a lawyer and not Gordon Strachan. Were you a Watergate conspirator? Were you a French writer of detective fiction? Were you the best digger in Cairo? ---
**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 1, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/57 "2017-05-01T20:50:03Z")
And my daughter just bought a Cube yesterday… > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you “the dog that saved Hollywood”? - Yes, Rin Tin Tin I thought that was Won Ton Ton… IQ1: Did you write about a Swiss mercenary in the Serbian Army? IQ2: Did you invent a vaccine for infantile paralysis? IQ3: Did you play a cook on board a US battleship? ---
**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 1, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/58 "2017-05-01T20:53:50Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Last name starts with S 3. Female 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not an Actress 8. Died after 1950 ---
**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 1, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/59 "2017-05-01T20:55:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > You were a lawyer and not Gordon Strachan. Were you a Watergate conspirator? > Were you a French writer of detective fiction? > Were you the best digger in Cairo? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Georges Simenon. 3. I am not Sallah. ---
**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 1, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/60 "2017-05-01T20:56:05Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write about a Swiss mercenary in the Serbian Army? > IQ2: Did you invent a vaccine for infantile paralysis? > IQ3: Did you play a cook on board a US battleship? Take 3 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506.md?page=4)