# Botticelli - May 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 8, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813 "2018-05-08T13:30:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/242 "2018-05-28T21:47:02Z")
Please disregard IQs #3 and #4 and I’ll use them in an upcoming round. I don’t know where my mind was. ---
**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 29, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/243 "2018-05-29T04:21:31Z")
Who wrote the Kinsey Milhone books, **Prof. P.**? > [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > 1. Was your gangster character known for flipping a coin constantly? > 2. Was your “legs” pin-up displayed by countless GIs in WWII?.. > 3. Did you lead the German charge to the French coast in 1940? Dunno, not Betty Grable, and not Heinz Guderian. G. 1. real 2. dead 3. male 4. last name starts with G 5. not American by birth 6. died before 1900 ---
**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 29, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/244 "2018-05-29T13:03:29Z")
IQ1: Are you a journeyman MLB pitcher whose 1974 autobiography is titled _Me and the Spitter_? IQ2: Did you portray Grandpa Walton in _The Waltons_? IQ3: Did you compose _This Land is Your Land_? ---
**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 29, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/245 "2018-05-29T14:13:00Z")
Sorry, Sue Grafton wrote about Kinsey. IQs: 1. Did you “sing” _I Remember It Well_ with Maurice Chevalier in _Gigi_? 2. Were you the protagonist in an episode of ST:TOS that was hoped to start a spinoff, but the series never happened? 3. Are you the villain of the movie _Unbreakable_? ---
**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 29, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/246 "2018-05-29T15:01:54Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a journeyman MLB pitcher whose 1974 autobiography is titled _Me and the Spitter_? > IQ2: Did you portray Grandpa Walton in _The Waltons_? > IQ3: Did you compose _This Land is Your Land_? Dunno, not Will Geer, and not Woody Guthrie > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Sorry, Sue Grafton wrote about Kinsey. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you “sing” _I Remember It Well_ with Maurice Chevalier in _Gigi_? > 2. Were you the protagonist in an episode of ST:TOS that was hoped to start a spinoff, but the series never happened? > 3. Are you the villain of the movie _Unbreakable_? Thanks! Dunno, not Gary Seven, and not… Mr. Glass? ---
**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 29, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/247 "2018-05-29T16:12:55Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you “sing” I Remember It Well with Maurice Chevalier in Gigi? > 2. Were you the protagonist in an episode of ST:TOS that was hoped to start a spinoff, but the series never happened? > 3. Are you the villain of the movie Unbreakable? > Thanks! > > Dunno, not Gary Seven, and not… Mr. Glass? #1 was Hermione Gingold. Correct on the other two. DQ: European? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/248 "2018-05-29T17:28:39Z")
IQ answers ``` Originally Posted by **MonkeyMensch** [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/images/buttons/viewpost.gif](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20987155#post20987155) 1) Was your gangster character known for flipping a coin constantly? George Raft ``` 1. Was your “legs” pin-up displayed by countless GIs in WWII?..Correct: Betty Grable 2. Did you lead the German charge to the French coast in 1940? Correct Heinz Guderian DQ - Are you known from sports/athletics? ---
**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 29, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/249 "2018-05-29T18:34:19Z")
G. 1. real 2. dead 3. male 4. last name starts with G 5. not American by birth 6. died before 1900 7. European by birth 8. not known from sports/athletics ---
**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 29, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/250 "2018-05-29T19:52:22Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with _Poker Face_? 2. Are you a current Senator from South Carolina? 3. Did you have a hit with _Redneck Woman_? ---
**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 29, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/251 "2018-05-29T19:54:20Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a journeyman MLB pitcher whose 1974 autobiography is titled Me and the Spitter? > IQ2: Did you portray Grandpa Walton in The Waltons? > IQ3: Did you compose This Land is Your Land? > > Dunno, not Will Geer, and not Woody Guthrie Gaylord Perry DQ: 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 29, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/252 "2018-05-29T19:59:00Z")
IQ1: Were you considered the chief White House Plumber during the Nixon era? IQ2: Are you the lead vocalist and bassist for Rush? IQ3: Are you a kidnap victim whose grandfather refused to pay more than $2.2 million ransom because of tax purposes? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/253 "2018-05-30T00:43:46Z")
IQs 1. Were you the homespun TV comedian with nickname “Lonesome George”? 2. Were you in charge of Nazi propaganda? 3. Did you pioneer genetics ? ---
**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 30, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/254 "2018-05-30T03:47:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with _Poker Face_? > 2. Are you a current Senator from South Carolina? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Redneck Woman_? Not Lady Gaga, Lindsey Graham or… Lori Graham? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you considered the chief White House Plumber during the Nixon era? > IQ2: Are you the lead vocalist and bassist for Rush? > IQ3: Are you a kidnap victim whose grandfather refused to pay more than $2.2 million ransom because of tax purposes? Not G. Gordon Liddy, Geddy Lee or… dunno. > [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > IQs > > 1. Were you the homespun TV comedian with nickname “Lonesome George”? > 2. Were you in charge of Nazi propaganda? > 3. Did you pioneer genetics ? Dunno; not Joseph Goebbels or Gregor Mendel. G. 1. real 2. dead 3. male 4. last name starts with G 5. not American by birth 6. died before 1900 7. European by birth 8. not known from sports/athletics 9. not known for the Arts ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/255 "2018-05-30T03:55:15Z")
IQs 2)Correct 3)Correct 1. You’re not George Gobel DQ DQ - are you known from politics/military? ---
**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 30, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/256 "2018-05-30T04:00:55Z")
G. 1. real 2. dead 3. male 4. last name starts with G 5. not American by birth 6. died before 1900 7. European by birth 8. not known from sports/athletics 9. not known for the Arts 10. known from politics/military ---
**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 30, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/257 "2018-05-30T17:23:04Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with Poker Face? > 2. Are you a current Senator from South Carolina? > 3. Did you have a hit with Redneck Woman? > Not Lady Gaga, Lindsey Graham or… Lori Graham? Correct, Correct, and Gretchen Wilson. DQ: Died before 1800? ---
**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 30, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/258 "2018-05-30T17:24:04Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the Spice Girl known as Ginger Spice? 2. Did you create Dick Tracy? 3. Were you Hamlet’s mom? ---
**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 30, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/259 "2018-05-30T19:23:20Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you considered the chief White House Plumber during the Nixon era? > IQ2: Are you the lead vocalist and bassist for Rush? > IQ3: Are you a kidnap victim whose grandfather refused to pay more than $2.2 million ransom because of tax purposes? > > Not G. Gordon Liddy, Geddy Lee or… dunno. J. Paul Getty III DQ: Native speaker of a Romance language? ---
**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 30, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/260 "2018-05-30T20:43:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the Spice Girl known as Ginger Spice? > 2. Did you create Dick Tracy? > 3. Were you Hamlet’s mom? Dunno, not Chester Gould, and not Gertrude. G. 1. real 2. dead 3. male 4. last name starts with G 5. not American by birth 6. died before 1900 7. European by birth 8. not known from sports/athletics 9. not known for the Arts 10. known from politics/military 11. died after 1800 12. native speaker of a Romance language ---
**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 30, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813/261 "2018-05-30T20:48:37Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the Spice Girl known as Ginger Spice? > 2. Did you create Dick Tracy? > 3. Were you Hamlet’s mom? > Dunno, not Chester Gould, and not Gertrude. #1 is Geri Halliwell. Correct on the others. DQ: Known from politics? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2018/813813.md?page=14)