# 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:** 5
**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 4, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/81 "2021-05-04T14:21:38Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the crusty, imperious barrister of the movie _Witness for the Prosecution_? - Sir Wilfrid Do you take photos of your dogs in human clothes? - Yes, William Wegman Did Otto eat you last of all? - Yes, the title character in _A Fish Called Wanda_ DQ: Billionaire? ---
**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 4, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/82 "2021-05-04T18:31:40Z")
DQs: **W** 1. Real 2. Last name starts with W 3. Male 4. Living 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Not born after 1970 8. Not known for politics 9. Not known for sports 10. Born after 1940 11. Award / medal winning 12. Not known for writing 13. Caucasian 14. Best known for business 15. Current spouse is not famous. Previous spouse had minor recognition. 16. Name not part of the business’s name 17. Business known for making a physical product (rather than a service, etc.) 18. Not a billionaire ---
**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 5, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/83 "2021-05-05T02:48:08Z")
IQs: 1. Would you rather pay me Tuesday for a hamburger today? 2. Were you terribly frightened by the Skeezix? 3. Are you an artist revealed to be an Agent in _Men in Black 3_? ---
**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 5, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/84 "2021-05-05T05:23:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Would you rather pay me Tuesday for a hamburger today? > 2. Were you terribly frightened by the Skeezix? > 3. Are you an artist revealed to be an Agent in _Men in Black 3_ ? Not Wimpy Not Uncle Wiggly Take a DQ ---
**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 5, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/85 "2021-05-05T14:54:01Z")
IQ: Did you command the ironclad USS _Monitor_ in her famous 1862 duel with the CSS _Virginia_? ---
**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 5, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/86 "2021-05-05T15:34:28Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Would you rather pay me Tuesday for a hamburger today? > > > > > 1. Were you terribly frightened by the Skeezix? > > > 2. Are you an artist revealed to be an Agent in _Men in Black 3_ ? > > Not Wimpy > Not Uncle Wiggly > Take a DQ Correct x2. #3 was Andy Warhol. DQ: Known for edible products? ---
**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 5, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/87 "2021-05-05T17:00:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you command the ironclad USS _Monitor_ in her famous 1862 duel with the CSS _Virginia_ ? Take a DQ ---
**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 5, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/88 "2021-05-05T17:01:35Z")
DQs: **W** 1. Real 2. Last name starts with W 3. Male 4. Living 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Not born after 1970 8. Not known for politics 9. Not known for sports 10. Born after 1940 11. Award / medal winning 12. Not known for writing 13. Caucasian 14. Best known for business 15. Current spouse is not famous. Previous spouse had minor recognition. 16. Name not part of the business’s name 17. Business known for making a physical product (rather than a service, etc.) 18. Not a billionaire 19. Not known for edible products ---
**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 5, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/89 "2021-05-05T18:13:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: > > Did you command the ironclad USS _Monitor_ in her famous 1862 duel with the CSS _Virginia_? Lt. John Worden, who later headed the Naval Academy. One DQ reserved. ---
**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 7, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/90 "2021-05-07T00:02:51Z")
IQs: 1. Did you open a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores? 2. Were you the star of the TV series _The Crazy Ones_? 3. Are you a 70-ish Austrian chef with a chain of restaurants? ---
**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 7, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/91 "2021-05-07T00:53:00Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you open a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores? > 2. Were you the star of the TV series _The Crazy Ones_ ? > 3. Are you a 70-ish Austrian chef with a chain of restaurants? Not F.W. Woolworth - haven’t seen one of those since the late 70s Take a DQ Not Wolfgang Puck? ---
**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 7, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/92 "2021-05-07T01:40:20Z")
Correct, Robin Williams and Correct 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 7, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/93 "2021-05-07T17:09:56Z")
2 DQs outstanding, which will put us over 20. I’ll close this one to further IQs. I can expand on some of my answers as hints. #5 - Not known for the Arts, but did have a brief dalliance with the arts, not as a creative, but on the business/promotional side of things. Well known at the time, but seems to have disappeared into the memory hole. #15 - Current spouse is not famous. Previous spouse had minor recognition. Between spouses dated someone famous. #16 - Name not part of the best known business’s name. However, and I didn’t know this until rechecking my Wikipedia page, I started another company whose name was a ludicrously tortured backronym of my nickname. Said company no longer exists - was bought out. Updated: DQs: **W** 1. Real 2. Last name starts with W 3. Male 4. Living 5. Not known for the Arts, but did have a brief dalliance with the arts, not as a creative, but on the business/promotional side of things. 6. American 7. Not born after 1970 8. Not known for politics 9. Not known for sports 10. Born after 1940 11. Award / medal winning 12. Not known for writing 13. Caucasian 14. Best known for business 15. Current spouse is not famous. Previous spouse had minor recognition. Between spouses dated someone famous. 16. Name not part of the best known business’s name. However, I started another company whose name was a backronym of my nickname 17. Business known for making a physical product (rather than a service, etc.) 18. Not a billionaire 19. Not known for edible products ---
**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 7, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/94 "2021-05-07T18:32:03Z")
IQ: Known for mechanical product (including automobiles)? ---
**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 7, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/95 "2021-05-07T19:05:16Z")
I’m stumped. I yield my earned DQ to whoever would like to ask it. ---
**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 7, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/96 "2021-05-07T19:10:02Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Known for mechanical product (including automobiles)? How are you defining “mechanical”? In general I would say yes, but some pedants might say no - or no, but… Some draw a distinction between a “machine” and an “appliance”. Does mechanical mean moving parts and gears? Or just some sort of what a layman would call a machine? For example, most people would call a clock/radio a machine, even though it’s digital, not mechanical. ---
**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 7, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/97 "2021-05-07T19:23:33Z")
“Just some sort of what a layman would call a machine.” ---
**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 7, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/98 "2021-05-07T20:41:29Z")
DQs: **W** 1. Real 2. Last name starts with W 3. Male 4. Living 5. Not known for the Arts, but did have a brief dalliance with the arts, not as a creative, but on the business/promotional side of things. 6. American 7. Not born after 1970 8. Not known for politics 9. Not known for sports 10. Born after 1940 11. Award / medal winning 12. Not known for writing 13. Caucasian 14. Best known for business 15. Current spouse is not famous. Previous spouse had minor recognition. Between spouses dated someone famous. 16. Name not part of the best known business’s name. However, I started another company whose name was a backronym of my nickname 17. Business known for making a physical product (rather than a service, etc.) 18. Not a billionaire 19. Not known for edible products 20. Known for mechanical product (including automobiles), where mechanical product is defined as what a layman would call a machine ---
**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 7, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/99 "2021-05-07T21:37:57Z")
And after that’s used, I yield my “Firstname Lastname” DQ. ---
**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 9, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/100 "2021-05-09T02:22:54Z")
Okay, using EH’s DQ: Known for electronics? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098.md?page=6)