# Botticelli - October 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 5, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411 "2013-10-05T01:50:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**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 13, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/581 "2013-11-13T20:40:44Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American Barry Zito, Zinedien Zidane and now Steve Zolotow: Wow! Can’t say I’ve ever heard of any of them. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/582 "2013-11-13T20:44:51Z")
IQ1: Are you a character in the film “Get Shorty”? IQ2: Did you hang out with Kelly, Slater, Lisa, and Screech? IQ3: Are you the father of John the Baptist? ---
**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 13, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/583 "2013-11-13T20:46:53Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: Are you a character in the film “Get Shorty”? > IQ2: Did you hang out with Kelly, Slater, Lisa, and Screech? > IQ3: Are you the father of John the Baptist? It’s been too long since I’ve seen “Get Shorty”. Take a DQ, My daughter watched “Saved By The Bell”. I’m not Zack. and I’m not Zechariah, either. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/584 "2013-11-13T21:02:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > It’s been too long since I’ve seen “Get Shorty”. Take a DQ, > My daughter watched “Saved By The Bell”. I’m not Zack. > and I’m not Zechariah, either. Correct on Zack Morris and Zechariah. The character was Harry Zimm, played by Gene Hackman. DQ: Last name start with Z? ---
**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 13, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/585 "2013-11-13T21:05:02Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with Z ---
**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 13, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/586 "2013-11-13T22:01:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you Don Diego de la Vega? > IQ2: Were you filming in Texas 50 years ago? > IQ3: Did you speak thusly? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not El Zorro. > I am not Zapruder. > Take a DQ for #3. Correct on Zorro and Abraham Zapruder. Thus spake Zarathustra. DQ: European? IQ1: Are you one of the founding members of a well-known commune? IQ2: Are you his nephew? IQ3: Were you a 20th-century Chinese leader? ---
**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 13, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/587 "2013-11-13T22:08:02Z")
Good job, **Prof. P**. I had “El Paso” come up on my iPod not long ago. And thanks for going with Z this time! IQs: Did you discover a mountain that later bore your name? Did Jon Cryer play you relatively early in his career? Are you a famous New Wave musician? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/588 "2013-11-13T23:17:32Z")
IQ1: Are you a Russian military leader? IQ2: Are you a Saggitarion rabble-rouser? IQ3: Are you the priest whose song is played at the coronation of the British monarch? DQs 1: Political/Military figure? 2: Died since 1900? ---
**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 14, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/589 "2013-11-14T00:23:19Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on Zorro and Abraham Zapruder. > Thus spake Zarathustra. > DQ: European? > IQ1: Are you one of the founding members of a well-known commune? > IQ2: Are you his nephew? > IQ3: Were you a 20th-century Chinese leader? I’ll kick myself, but take DQs for the first two. I’m not Mao Zedong. ---
**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 14, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/590 "2013-11-14T00:24:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Good job, **Prof. P**. I had “El Paso” come up on my iPod not long ago. And thanks for going with Z this time! > > IQs: > > Did you discover a mountain that later bore your name? > Did Jon Cryer play you relatively early in his career? > Are you a famous New Wave musician? and take 3 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 14, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/591 "2013-11-14T00:25:32Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Russian military leader? > IQ2: Are you a Saggitarion rabble-rouser? > IQ3: Are you the priest whose song is played at the coronation of the British monarch? and take 3 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 14, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/592 "2013-11-14T00:26:42Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with Z 6. European 7. Not a Political/Military figure 8. Died after 1900 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/593 "2013-11-14T00:32:59Z")
IQ: Did you invent TV? ---
**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 14, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/594 "2013-11-14T00:35:10Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you invent TV? I’m not Zworykin. ---
**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 14, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/595 "2013-11-14T02:03:51Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you one of the founding members of a well-known commune? > IQ2: Are you his nephew? > IQ3: Were you a 20th-century Chinese leader? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’ll kick myself, but take DQs for the first two. I’m not Mao Zedong. Zonker Harris was one of the founders of Walden Commune. Zipper Harris is his nephew. Correct on Mao Tse-Tung. 😃 DQ1: Native speaker of a Germanic language? DQ2: Known for the Arts? IQ1: Are you a violin player? IQ2: Are you that person’s sister the flautist? IQ3: Did you dance the sirtaki on a beach? ---
**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 14, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/596 "2013-11-14T03:13:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Zonker Harris was one of the founders of Walden Commune. > Zipper Harris is his nephew. > Correct on Mao Tse-Tung. 😃 > > IQ1: Are you a violin player? > IQ2: Are you that person’s sister the flautist? > IQ3: Did you dance the sirtaki on a beach? As a lifelong fan of _Doonesbury_, excuse me while I scream. Thank you. I am not Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. I don’t know Efrem’s sis, so take a DQ. I am not Zorba the Greek. ---
**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 14, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/597 "2013-11-14T03:15:26Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with Z 6. European 7. Not a Political/Military figure 8. Died after 1900 9. Not a native speaker of a Germanic language 10. Not known for the Arts ---
**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 14, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/598 "2013-11-14T03:54:17Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you a violin player? > IQ2: Are you that person’s sister the flautist? > IQ3: Did you dance the sirtaki on a beach? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. > I don’t know Efrem’s sis, so take a DQ. > I am not Zorba the Greek. Never heard of Zimbalist - I was thinking of Pinchas and Eugenia Zuckerman. Correct on Zorba. DQ: Native speaker of a Slavic language? IQ1: Were you CNO in the early '70s? IQ2: Are you a cartoon character who doesn’t wear pants? IQ3: Are you a pianist and conductor? ---
**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 14, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/599 "2013-11-14T04:10:42Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. Last name starts with Z 6. European 7. Not a Political/Military figure 8. Died after 1900 9. Not a native speaker of a Germanic language 10. Not known for the Arts 11. Native speaker of a Slavic language ---
**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 14, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411/600 "2013-11-14T04:12:43Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you CNO in the early '70s? > IQ2: Are you a cartoon character who doesn’t wear pants? > IQ3: Are you a pianist and conductor? I’m not Ziggy (and I hadn’t realized he doesn’t wear pants until just now). Take two more DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2013/670411.md?page=31)