# 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:** 14
**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:** [November 23, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/261 "2015-11-23T00:32:28Z")
IQs: Did your husband irritate you by going shoeless around the house? Were you president of the Pullman Railway Car Co.? Were you a member of the Mod Squad? ---
**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, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/262 "2015-11-23T02:53:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your husband irritate you by going shoeless around the house? > Were you president of the Pullman Railway Car Co.? > Were you a member of the Mod Squad? DQ. DQ. Not Linc. ---
**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 23, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/263 "2015-11-23T12:19:46Z")
> [@](#): > > 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. Leeeeeeroy Jenkins, correct, Lester Maddox DQ: Known from the Civil War era? holding a 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 23, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/264 "2015-11-23T23:06:30Z")
**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 8. Not known from the Civil War era ---
**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 24, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/265 "2015-11-24T00:11:50Z")
DQs: 1. Died after 1850? 2. Known for work in the Federal Government? ---
**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 24, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/266 "2015-11-24T01:03:06Z")
[quote=“SCAdian, post:264, topic:736440”] **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 8. Not known from the Civil War era 9. Did not die after 1850 10. Not chiefly known for work in the Federal 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 24, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/267 "2015-11-24T01:07:01Z")
IQ1: Are you a Frenchman who fought for US during the American Revolutionary War and went on to become a key figure in the French Revolution? IQ2: Are you a TV sitcom writer who provided the voice of Carlton the Doorman on _Rhoda_? IQ3: Are you a former member of boy band NSYNC who trained to be a cosmonaut? ---
**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 24, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/268 "2015-11-24T01:31:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Frenchman who fought for US during the American Revolutionary War and went on to become a key figure in the French Revolution? > IQ2: Are you a TV sitcom writer who provided the voice of Carlton the Doorman on _Rhoda_? > IQ3: Are you a former member of boy band NSYNC who trained to be a cosmonaut? Still not Lafayette. DQ. 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:** [November 24, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/269 "2015-11-24T04:00:35Z")
Previous IQs: Did your husband irritate you by going shoeless around the house? - Mary Todd Lincoln. Were you president of the Pullman Railway Car Co.? - Robert Todd Lincoln. Were you a member of the Mod Squad? - Yes, Linc (Lincoln Hayes). Lincoln x3! DQs: Held elected office? Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line? IQs: Did you eulogize Washington as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen”? Were you that person’s even more famous son? Did that son refer to you as his “old war horse”? ---
**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 24, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/270 "2015-11-24T11:44:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you eulogize Washington as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen”? > Were you that person’s even more famous son? > Did that son refer to you as his “old war horse”? Three DQs. **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 8. Not known from the Civil War era 9. Did not die after 1850 10. Not chiefly known for work in the Federal Government 11. Held elected office 12. Not born north of the Mason-Dixon Line ---
**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 24, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/271 "2015-11-24T12:57:08Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Frenchman who fought for US during the American Revolutionary War and went on to become a key figure in the French Revolution? > IQ2: Are you a TV sitcom writer who provided the voice of Carlton the Doorman on Rhoda? > IQ3: Are you a former member of boy band NSYNC who trained to be a cosmonaut? > > Still not Lafayette. > DQ. > DQ. still correct, Lorenzo Music, Lance Bass DQ: Governor? holding 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:** [November 24, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/272 "2015-11-24T13:51:31Z")
IQs: 1. In the musical movie _1776_, did John Adams groan “Oh, dear God” when he saw the fictionalized version of you approach on horseback? 2. Were you an early 20th Century Canadian humorist who wrote: “Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl.”? 3. Are you a singer whose backup group is the News? ---
**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:** [November 24, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/273 "2015-11-24T15:48:28Z")
Previous IQs: Did you eulogize Washington as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen”? “Light-Horse Harry” Lee. Were you that person’s even more famous son? - Robert E. Lee. Did that son refer to you as his “old war horse”? - James Longstreet. DQs: Best known for American Revolution role? Considered a “good guy” in American history? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you Emperor of Humanity at the time of first contact with the Moties? Were you the historic monarch after whom he was named? Were you a Confederate general nearly disembowelled by a well-aimed cannon shot? ---
**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 24, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/274 "2015-11-24T22:33:19Z")
**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 8. Not known from the Civil War era 9. Did not die after 1850 10. Not chiefly known for work in the Federal Government 11. Held elected office 12. Not born north of the Mason-Dixon Line 13. Not a governor 14. Best known for American Revolution role 15. Considered a “good guy” in American history [http://tiny.cc/atzp6x](http://tiny.cc/atzp6x) ---
**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 24, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/275 "2015-11-24T22:41:05Z")
I assume I’ve won the round, then? [Everybody sing along!] ---
**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 25, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/276 "2015-11-25T01:36:58Z")
I don’t hear the “Oh, dear God” - just “Never!” - but it was quite obvious whom you meant. ---
**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 25, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/277 "2015-11-25T01:50:39Z")
Well, I was working from memory. ---
**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 25, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/278 "2015-11-25T04:05:52Z")
…and now, I am W! ---
**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:** [November 25, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/279 "2015-11-25T05:12:37Z")
I had a member of the FFV, just not the right one! Good job, **Prof. P**. Previous IQs: Were you Emperor of Humanity at the time of first contact with the Moties? - Leonidas, in _The Mote in God’s Eye_. Were you the historic monarch after whom he was named? - Leonidas, slain at Thermopylae (“Tell them in Sparta, passerby / that here, obedient to their law, we lie”). Were you a Confederate general nearly disembowelled by a well-aimed cannon shot? - Gen. Leonidas Polk. Leonidas x3! On to W. IQs: Did you take the biggest piece of meat from the platter at banquets, and keep VIPs waiting while you napped? Did your stepfather beat your mom until you stepped in? Did you once give a speech from a rooftop in East Liverpool, Ohio? ---
**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 25, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440/280 "2015-11-25T13:11:50Z")
IQ1: Were you a paranoid schizophrenic busker from Chicago who played punk rock on a Technics keyboard, ending many songs with the phrase “Rock over London, rock on, Chicago”? IQ2: Are you the voice of BoJack Horseman? IQ3: Are you a Star Trek actor who plays a fictionalized version of yourself on _The Big Bang Theory_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440.md?page=15)