# 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:** 9
**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 15, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/161 "2012-10-15T17:33:19Z")
IQ1: Were you the oldest Supreme Court judge? IQ2: Were you Dr. Gonzo? ---
**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 15, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/162 "2012-10-15T17:52:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Oscar Meyer, dunno the Bruins guy, and I forget the name of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott’s companion who said that as he stepped out of the tent to his doom. Take two DQs. Correct on Oscar Meyer. The Bruins player was Bobby Orr, and Scott’s companion was Lawrence Oates. DQ: Did you die before 1950? DQ: Are you best known as a politician? ---
**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:** [October 15, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/163 "2012-10-15T19:06:28Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Did your work as a scientist lead you to quote the _Bhagavad Gita_? > IQ2: Were you married to photographer Alfred Stieglitz? > IQ3: Are you the most prolific songwriter in the US Senate? Not Dr. Robert “I am become Death” Oppenheimer, dunno the second, and definitely not Orrin Hatch. Take on DQ. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQ1: Were you the oldest Supreme Court judge? > IQ2: Were you Dr. Gonzo? Not William O. Douglas or… blanking on the second. Take a DQ. O. 1. Real 2. Not an athlete 3. Dead 4. American 5. Male 6. Not renowned for accomplishments in The Arts, broadly defined 7. First name starts with “O” 8. Died after 1980 9. Not best known as a politician ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/164 "2012-10-15T19:16:46Z")
IQ: Are you known as an actor turned elite bridge player? ---
**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:** [October 15, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/165 "2012-10-15T19:20:52Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you known as an actor turned elite bridge player? Not Omar Shariff (sp?). ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/166 "2012-10-15T19:27:47Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ2: Were you married to photographer Alfred Stieglitz? Painter Georgia O’Keefe. DQ: Are you best known for military service? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/167 "2012-10-15T19:34:45Z")
IQ: Do you play bass for the Derek Trucks band and the Allman Brothers? IQ: Were you a long-time center for the Chicago Bears? IQ: Are you known for short, humorous poems? ---
**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 15, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/168 "2012-10-15T20:09:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not William O. Douglas or… blanking on the second. Take a DQ. I was looking at Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr (he was oldest in age to be on the Court, not longest serving) and Oscar Zeta Acosta DQ1: Were you known for contributions to the Sciences? (Will pass on DQ2 due to my failed wording on the Holmes IQ) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/169 "2012-10-16T14:30:33Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Painter Georgia O’Keefe… :smack: I _knew_ I shoulda known that. > [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ: Do you play bass for the Derek Trucks band and the Allman Brothers? > IQ: Were you a long-time center for the Chicago Bears? > IQ: Are you known for short, humorous poems? Dunno the first two, but no, I’m not Ogden Nash. Take two DQs. O. 1. Real 2. Not an athlete 3. Dead 4. American 5. Male 6. Not renowned for accomplishments in The Arts, broadly defined 7. First name starts with “O” 8. Died after 1980 9. Not best known as a politician 10. Not best known for military service 11. Not best known for contributions to the Sciences ---
**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 16, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/170 "2012-10-16T17:25:02Z")
IQ1: Did you play the driver of the Pontiac GTO in the 1971 film, _Two Lane Blacktop_? IQ2: Did you and your brother successfully test your invention in North Carolina in 1903? IQ3: Were you a sloppy sportswriter who lived with a neat-freak photographer? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/171 "2012-10-16T17:31:15Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: Did you play the driver of the Pontiac GTO in the 1971 film, _Two Lane Blacktop_? > > IQ2: Did you and your brother successfully test your invention in North Carolina in 1903? > > IQ3: Were you a sloppy sportswriter who lived with a neat-freak photographer? No, I’m not… Orson Bean? Not Orville or Wilbur Wright. Not Oscar Madison. ---
**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 16, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/172 "2012-10-16T17:52:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No, I’m not… Orson Bean? > Not Orville or Wilbur Wright. > Not Oscar Madison. Correct on Orville Wright and Oscar Madison. The driver was played by Warren Oates. DQ: Are you best known as an athlete? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/173 "2012-10-16T18:31:54Z")
**Spoons** , we already know he’s not an athlete (DQ2) - want to try a different question? > [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ: Do you play bass for the Derek Trucks band and the Allman Brothers? > IQ: Were you a long-time center for the Chicago Bears? Oteil Burbridge and Olin Kreutz. DQ: Are you famous for a criminal act or acts? I’ll reserve the second DQ for now. ---
**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 16, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/174 "2012-10-16T19:06:08Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > **Spoons** , we already know he’s not an athlete (DQ2) - want to try a different question? D’oh! :smack: Sorry, it’s been a weird day so far. DQ: Born after 1900? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/175 "2012-10-16T19:58:00Z")
O. 1. Real 2. Not an athlete 3. Dead 4. American 5. Male 6. Not renowned for accomplishments in The Arts, broadly defined 7. First name starts with “O” 8. Died after 1980 9. Not best known as a politician 10. Not best known for military service 11. Not best known for contributions to the Sciences 12. Not famous for a criminal act or acts 13. Born after 1900 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/176 "2012-10-16T20:05:58Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > I’ll reserve the second DQ for now. DQ: Are you known for your role in business or as an entrepreneur? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/177 "2012-10-16T22:18:24Z")
IQ: Are ypu known for your popcorn? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/178 "2012-10-16T22:19:55Z")
IQ: Are you known for your popcorn? ---
**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 16, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/179 "2012-10-16T22:52:23Z")
IQ1: Are you a Biblical figure whose name is synonymous with masturbation? IQ2: Was love and transformation a central theme of your work? IQ3: Did the oracle tell you to journey inland with an oar, until you came to a land when men did not salt their meat, and when someone asked you why you were carrying a winnowing fan in spring, you would know you had reached your destination? ---
**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:** [October 17, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/180 "2012-10-17T13:53:05Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you known for your popcorn? Yes, I am **Orville Redenbacher** Well done, **etv78**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263.md?page=10)