# Botticelli - November 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 2, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440 "2015-11-02T17:55:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/241 "2015-11-22T00:31:39Z")
Eep - and I was just thinking about sitting out a game or few… I am **L**. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/242 "2015-11-22T01:46:21Z")
IQ1: Did you teach at a segregated school for Mexican-American children before your more famous career? IQ2: Did you become Emperor of the Centauri? IQ3: Did you receive a Nobel Prize for your work on the nature of the chemical bond? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/243 "2015-11-22T02:34:51Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the Shadow’s girlfriend? 2. Did your corpse accompany your father’s on a very long train ride across most of the U.S.A.? 3. Did you write songs for the Commodores? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/244 "2015-11-22T03:10:21Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Did you teach at a segregated school for Mexican-American children before your more famous career? > IQ2: Did you become Emperor of the Centauri? > IQ3: Did you receive a Nobel Prize for your work on the nature of the chemical bond? Three DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the Shadow’s girlfriend? > 2. Did your corpse accompany your father’s on a very long train ride across most of the U.S.A.? > 3. Did you write songs for the Commodores? Pretty sure #2 is Lincoln, but I don’t remember the kid’s name. Three DQs for you, too. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/245 "2015-11-22T04:57:43Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Did you teach at a segregated school for Mexican-American children before your more famous career? > IQ2: Did you become Emperor of the Centauri? > IQ3: Did you receive a Nobel Prize for your work on the nature of the chemical bond? LBJ, Londo Mollari (Babylon 5), and Linus Pauling. It’s interesting to ponder how his earlier job may have influenced his actions with respect to desegregation as President. DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? holding one DQ. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/246 "2015-11-22T08:56:13Z")
**L** 1. Real 2. Male ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/247 "2015-11-22T13:15:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the Shadow’s girlfriend? > 2. Did your corpse accompany your father’s on a very long train ride across most of the U.S.A.? > 3. Did you write songs for the Commodores? #1 was Margot Lane. #2 was Willie Lincoln. #3 was Lionel Richie. DQs: 1. Alive? 2. Last name starts with L? 3. Known for politics/government? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/248 "2015-11-22T13:49:48Z")
IQ1: Were you a Jewish mobster who ran a gambling empire and was instrumental in the development of the “National Crime Syndicate” in the United States? IQ2: Were you an Italian mobster, head of the Genovese family, and an associate of IQ1 in the National Crime Syndicate? IQ3: Were you an Irish mobster who earned your nickname from your dancing prowess and speed in escaping your enemies? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/249 "2015-11-22T14:49:02Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you a Jewish mobster who ran a gambling empire and was instrumental in the development of the “National Crime Syndicate” in the United States? > IQ2: Were you an Italian mobster, head of the Genovese family, and an associate of IQ1 in the National Crime Syndicate? > IQ3: Were you an Irish mobster who earned your nickname from your dancing prowess and speed in escaping your enemies? Not Meyer Lansky. Not Lucky Luciano. Not … Legs Diamond? **L** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with L 5. Known for politics/government ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/250 "2015-11-22T15:01:47Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the 16th president of the United States of America? 2. Did you record _If I Had A Boat_? 3. Did Billy Crystal impersonate you, using the catchphrase “You look mahvelous.”? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/251 "2015-11-22T16:00:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the 16th president of the United States of America? > 2. Did you record _If I Had A Boat_? > 3. Did Billy Crystal impersonate you, using the catchphrase “You look mahvelous.”? Not Abraham Lincoln. DQ. 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:** [November 22, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/252 "2015-11-22T16:33:32Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the 16th president of the United States of America? > 2. Did you record If I Had A Boat? > 3. Did Billy Crystal impersonate you, using the catchphrase “You look mahvelous.”? > Not Abraham Lincoln. > DQ. > DQ. Correct on Abe. #2 is Lyle Lovett. #3 was Fernando Lamas. DQs: 1. American? 2. Died since 1900? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/253 "2015-11-22T17:07:06Z")
**L** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with L 5. Known for politics/government 6. American 7. Did not die after 1900 ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/254 "2015-11-22T19:56:03Z")
IQ1: Were you a Marquis who became a US citizen? IQ2: Did you propose the Gaia hypothesis? IQ3: Were you the last crewmember on the _Red Dwarf_? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/255 "2015-11-22T20:18:55Z")
IQ1: Did you become an Internet meme when you took part in a World of Warcraft group, screamed your name, and charged into an encounter that resulted in the massacre of your group? IQ2: Did you and banjo player Earl Scruggs write _Foggy Mountain Breakdown_? IQ3: Are you a former Georgia governor from 1967-1971 who supported segregation? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/256 "2015-11-22T22:11:30Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you a Marquis who became a US citizen? > IQ2: Did you propose the Gaia hypothesis? > IQ3: Were you the last crewmember on the _Red Dwarf_? Not Lafayette. DQ. DQ. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you become an Internet meme when you took part in a World of Warcraft group, screamed your name, and charged into an encounter that resulted in the massacre of your group? > IQ2: Did you and banjo player Earl Scruggs write _Foggy Mountain Breakdown_? > IQ3: Are you a former Georgia governor from 1967-1971 who supported segregation? DQ. Not Lester Flatt. 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:** [November 22, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/257 "2015-11-22T22:50:25Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a character from World of Warcraft whose name has become an internet meme? 2. Are you played by Mark Harmon on _NCIS_? 1. Are you Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’s country cousin? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/258 "2015-11-22T23:55:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a character from World of Warcraft whose name has become an internet meme? > 2. Are you played by Mark Harmon on _NCIS_? > > 1. Are you Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’s country cousin? Three DQs, unless your IQ1 is the same as KO’s IQ1 (post 255) - in that case take two 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:** [November 22, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/259 "2015-11-22T23:57:29Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a character from World of Warcraft whose name has become an internet meme? > 2. Are you played by Mark Harmon on _NCIS_? > > 1. Are you Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’s country cousin? > [@SCAdian](#): > > Three DQs, unless your IQ1 is the same as KO’s IQ1 (post 255) - in that case take two DQs. Yes, mine is undoubtedly the same as his. Scratch #1. #2 is Leroy Jethro Gibbs. #3 is Leroy the Redneck Reindeer. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/260 "2015-11-23T00:12:50Z")
:smack: I’d forgotten about “Leroy” - I was thinking his name was just Jethro Gibbs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440.md?page=14)