# Botticelli - May 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 30, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098 "2021-04-30T14:06:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**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, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/322 "2021-05-20T15:16:39Z")
Ahem. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a sf writer with a fishy name? > Were you the Man with the Golden Gun? > Did you command the notorious commerce raider CSS _Alabama_? ---
**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, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/323 "2021-05-20T15:38:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a sf writer with a fishy name? > Were you the Man with the Golden Gun? > Did you command the notorious commerce raider CSS _Alabama_ ? #1. I am not Theodore Sturgeon. 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 20, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/324 "2021-05-20T15:43:41Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a sf writer with a fishy name? - Yes, Theodore Sturgeon Were you the Man with the Golden Gun? - Scaramanga Did you command the notorious commerce raider CSS _Alabama_? - Capt. Raphael Semmes DQs: Businessman/entrepreneur? Famous wife? IQs: Were you a Greek statesman noted for his booming voice? Were you a Greek statesman after whom an Ohio town was named? Were you a Roman statesman after whom an Ohio town was named? ---
**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, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/325 "2021-05-20T15:47:33Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:319, topic:941098”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with S 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. Died before 1950 7. Not known for sports 8. American 9. Not political/military 10. Died after 1866 11. Businessman/entrepreneur 12. Wife wasn’t famous ---
**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, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/326 "2021-05-20T15:50:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a Greek statesman noted for his booming voice? > Were you a Greek statesman after whom an Ohio town was named? > Were you a Roman statesman after whom an Ohio town was named? #3. I am not Seneca (??) Take 2 or 3 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 20, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/327 "2021-05-20T16:01:17Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a Greek statesman noted for his booming voice? - Stentor Were you a Greek statesman after whom an Ohio town was named? - Solon Were you a Roman statesman after whom an Ohio town was named? - Yes, Seneca DQs: Led a company which made a tangible product? Company still exists under his name? IQs: Did your friends call you “Cump”? Were you Ike’s first White House chief of staff? Did an actor from _Modern Family_ once voice an animal who was your de facto parent? ---
**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, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/328 "2021-05-20T16:22:54Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:325, topic:941098”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with S 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. Died before 1950 7. Not known for sports 8. American 9. Not political/military 10. Died after 1866 11. Businessman/entrepreneur 12. Wife wasn’t famous 13. Company created tangible products 14. Company still exists with his name as part of it ---
**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, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/329 "2021-05-20T16:23:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your friends call you “Cump”? > Were you Ike’s first White House chief of staff? > Did an actor from _Modern Family_ once voice an animal who was your de facto parent? Take 3 more DQs. ---
**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, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/330 "2021-05-20T16:46:32Z")
IQ1: Did you co- found not one but two firearms-related companies? IQ2: Did you claim Moroni showed you some golden plates? IQ3: Did David Lynch give you the director’s credit for the extended TV version of _Dune_? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/331 "2021-05-20T17:12:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #3. I am not Erwin Schrodinger. > Take 2 DQ’s. 1 was Igor Sikorsky 2 was Eero Saarinen DQs: 1. Is the tangible product household related? 2. Is the tangible product electronic? ---
**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, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/332 "2021-05-20T19:10:34Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:328, topic:941098”] DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with S 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. Died before 1950 7. Not known for sports 8. American 9. Not political/military 10. Died after 1866 11. Businessman/entrepreneur 12. Wife wasn’t famous 13. Company created tangible products 14. Company still exists with his name as part of it 15. Tangible products are not household related 16. Tangible products are not electronic ---
**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, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/333 "2021-05-20T19:12:36Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Q1: Did you co- found not one but two firearms-related companies? Well, I did think this one was gonna be harder than that. Yes, I am ## Horace Smith co-founder of # Smith & Wesson. Great job, **Chock**! ---
**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, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/334 "2021-05-20T19:59:39Z")
Cool! The only partial S name American companies from that time frame I could think of were Sears&Roebuck and Smith&Wesson, and Sears didn’t produce anything tangible, unless you count catalogs. Catching up… > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ2: Did you claim Moroni showed you some golden plates? > IQ3: Did David Lynch give you the director’s credit for the extended TV version of _Dune_ ? Joseph Smith and Alan Smithee Next round… **I** am **I** ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/335 "2021-05-21T02:48:55Z")
Congratulations **Chock**! IQs: 1. Did you write about a disappearing schoolmaster? 2. Are you that schoolmaster? 3. Were you the first and only PM of India? ---
**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 21, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/336 "2021-05-21T04:27:19Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. Did you write about a disappearing schoolmaster? > 2. Are you that schoolmaster? > 3. Were you the first and only PM of India? Not Washington Irving Not Ichabod Crane Assuming you meant “first and only _female_ PM”, I am not Indira Gandhi ---
**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 21, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/337 "2021-05-21T13:10:41Z")
IQs: 1. Are you best remembered for your Pop Art “Love” sculpture? 2. Did I kill your father and must now prepare to die? 3. Did you play Magneto in the X-Man franchise? ---
**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 21, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/338 "2021-05-21T18:08:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you best remembered for your Pop Art “Love” sculpture? > 2. Did I kill your father and must now prepare to die? > 3. Did you play Magneto in the X-Man franchise? Take a DQ Not Inigo Montoya Not Ian McKellen ---
**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, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/339 "2021-05-21T18:43:59Z")
Good job, **CFOHG**! Previous IQs: Did your friends call you “Cump”? - Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman Were you Ike’s first White House chief of staff? - Sherman Adams Did an actor from _Modern Family_ once voice an animal who was your de facto parent? - Sherman from _Mr. Peabody & Sherman_ Sherman x3! On to I. IQs: Is a major American college named after you, although it isn’t your “I” name that’s used? Were you Sid Caesar’s comedic sidekick? Are you a Latinx author of a noted political family? ---
**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 21, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/340 "2021-05-21T18:49:25Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Are you best remembered for your Pop Art “Love” sculpture? > > > > > 1. Did I kill your father and must now prepare to die? > > > 2. Did you play Magneto in the X-Man franchise? > > Take a DQ > Not Inigo Montoya > Not Ian McKellen #1 was Robert Indiana. Correct on the others. DQ: Real? ---
**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 21, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/341 "2021-05-21T18:58:31Z")
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