# Botticelli October 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 30, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263 "2012-09-30T00:55:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [October 6, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/81 "2012-10-06T16:50:04Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ: Was your band named after you and the original lead guitarist, who was replaced before you recorded a debut album? YES! I am Axl Rose, who formed Guns n Roses with Tracii Guns. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/82 "2012-10-06T20:29:56Z")
Well done, **Enginerd**!! ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/83 "2012-10-06T20:45:05Z")
Thanks! Let’s get started with the letter **L**. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/84 "2012-10-06T21:11:56Z")
IQ: Did you write one of the Gospels? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/85 "2012-10-06T21:24:30Z")
Not Luke. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/86 "2012-10-06T22:29:14Z")
IQ1: Are you the inspiration for _Princess Ai_? IQ2: Did the museum dedicated to you close a year ago? IQ3: Were you famously raised in a small town in Minnesota? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/87 "2012-10-06T23:20:09Z")
IQ: Did you have two brothers named Darryl? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/88 "2012-10-07T00:17:46Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > IQ1: Are you the inspiration for _Princess Ai_? > IQ2: Did the museum dedicated to you close a year ago? > IQ3: Were you famously raised in a small town in Minnesota? Hmmm… I think you get three DQs, and I’m ready to kick myself when I find out who you’re asking about. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you have two brothers named Darryl? I’m not Larry from Newhart. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/89 "2012-10-07T01:01:44Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Hmmm… I think you get three DQs, and I’m ready to kick myself when I find out who you’re asking about. Courtney Love Liberace Laura Ingalls Wilder DQ1: Are you male? DQ2: Are you currently alive? DQ3: Are you involved in the Arts, as usually defined in this game? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/90 "2012-10-07T01:48:35Z")
Letter L: 1. Male 2. Not currently alive 3. Not involved in the arts ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/91 "2012-10-07T01:48:50Z")
IQ: Did Dana Carvey mention you, under another name? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/92 "2012-10-07T01:50:42Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did Dana Carvey mention you, under another name? I’m not Lucifer (or, hmmm… could it be SATAN?) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/93 "2012-10-07T02:16:25Z")
IQ1: Were you the Iron Horse? IQ2: Are you currently at the bottom of the deep blue sea? IQ3: Are you considered a saint by many in Wisconsin (at least to my cheddar loving relatives)? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/94 "2012-10-07T02:21:56Z")
I’m not Lou Gehrig or Vince Lombardi. Take a deep blue DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/95 "2012-10-07T02:30:19Z")
Good job, **Enginerd**! And we’re on to L now, I see. IQ1: Were you a woman originally from Massachusetts; but after settling in what is today’s Canada, became known for aiding the British during the War of 1812? IQ2: Were you a Jewish mobster who was involved in gambling operations in Las Vegas, specifically the Flamingo? IQ3: Was your brother Gerald a world-renowned naturalist, conservationist, and zookeeper? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/96 "2012-10-07T02:41:45Z")
I’m not Meyer Lansky. Take DQs for the other two. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/97 "2012-10-07T02:49:09Z")
IQ1 was looking for Laura Secord; and IQ2 was looking for Lawrence Durrell, novelist and older brother of Gerald Durrell. DQ: Are you fictional? DQ: Are you American? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/98 "2012-10-07T02:50:17Z")
Letter L: 1. Male 2. Not currently alive 3. Not involved in the arts 4. A real person 5. American ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/99 "2012-10-07T03:09:18Z")
IQ1: Did you command the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the US Civil War? IQ2: In your TV commercials where you hawk a book you wrote about “free government money,” do you wear a suit covered in question marks? IQ3: Did you win the Copper Cob and the Silver Sow, among other awards? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/100 "2012-10-07T03:40:44Z")
I’m not Robert E. Lee or Les Nessman. Take a DQ for the guy I can picture but not name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263.md?page=6)