# Botticelli - October 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 1, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156 "2015-10-01T16:53:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/141 "2015-10-09T00:33:13Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ) Did you play the best buddy of a TV astronaut and the best buddy of a TV psychologist? Congrats, astorian, you beat out KO by 3 minutes! Yes, I am Bill Daily, best known as Major Healey on _I Dream of Jeannie_ and pilot/neighbor Howard Borden on _The Bob Newhart Show_. Good job, both of you. ---
**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 9, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/142 "2015-10-09T03:57:05Z")
D’oh! Shoulda gotten him. Good job, guys. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/143 "2015-10-09T11:26:24Z")
Since it was a virtual tie, and I really don’t have time the next few days, I’m happy to let Knowed Out have this one. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/144 "2015-10-09T12:02:19Z")
Thanks astorian. The new letter is E. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/145 "2015-10-09T13:45:40Z")
IQs: 1. Did you discover the theory of relativity? 2. Were you “the Wizard of Menlo Park”? 3. Are you a frequent player of Botticelli in the Thread Games? ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/146 "2015-10-09T17:06:15Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you discover the theory of relativity? > 2. Were you “the Wizard of Menlo Park”? > 3. Are you a frequent player of Botticelli in the Thread Games? not Albert Einstein, not Thomas Edison, not Elendil’s Heir ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/147 "2015-10-09T17:50:23Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Silas Marner_? 2. Did you write _The Hollow Men_? 3. Did you head up the Untouchables? ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/148 "2015-10-09T19:45:08Z")
IQ1: Were you the top-scoring US flying ace of WW I? IQ2: Were you the second-highest scoring German flying ace of WW I? IQ2: Were you the highest-scoring flying ace? ---
**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 9, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/149 "2015-10-09T20:26:56Z")
Thanks, **Prof. P**. My life is now complete: I have been a Botticelli IQ. And on we go… IQs: Were you Arwen’s only known son? Were you that son’s dad? Did you and Gil-Galad die in the same fight? ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/150 "2015-10-10T00:25:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Silas Marner_? > 2. Did you write _The Hollow Men_? > 3. Did you head up the Untouchables? DQ, DQ, not Elliot Ness ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/151 "2015-10-10T00:27:28Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the top-scoring US flying ace of WW I? > IQ2: Were you the second-highest scoring German flying ace of WW I? > IQ2: Were you the highest-scoring flying ace? oh let’s see, one of these in Eddie Rickenbacher, so I’ll try IQ3. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/152 "2015-10-10T00:29:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Arwen’s only known son? > Were you that son’s dad? > Did you and Gil-Galad die in the same fight? DQ, DQ, not Elendil ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/153 "2015-10-10T00:43:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Silas Marner_? > 2. Did you write _The Hollow Men_? > 3. Did you head up the Untouchables? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > DQ, DQ, not Elliot Ness #1 was George Eliot. #2 was T. S. Eliot. Correct on 3. 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:** [October 10, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/154 "2015-10-10T02:48:53Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the top-scoring US flying ace of WW I? > IQ2: Were you the second-highest scoring German flying ace of WW I? > IQ2: Were you the highest-scoring flying ace? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > oh let’s see, one of these in Eddie Rickenbacher, so I’ll try IQ3. Take 2 DQs for the others. Eddie Rickenbac **k** er (26). Ernst Udet (60-odd). Erich Hartmann (over 250). Hmmm. If the Prof doesn’t want to ask the first DQ, I won’t either. 😃 Three DQs reserved. ---
**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 10, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/155 "2015-10-10T03:55:35Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Arwen’s only known son? - Eldarion. Were you that son’s dad? - Elessar FKA Aragorn. Did you and Gil-Galad die in the same fight? - Yes, Elendil. I fear no DQs! So… Real? Male? IQs: Were you Lincoln’s first AG? Were you and your mom the butt of a joke about the weather? Did your character write a poem about “the trim-set petticoat we leave behind in Devon”? ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/156 "2015-10-10T13:07:42Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/157 "2015-10-10T13:23:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Lincoln’s first AG? > Were you and your mom the butt of a joke about the weather? > Did your character write a poem about “the trim-set petticoat we leave behind in Devon”? WAG time not Edward Bates, not Hayley Erin, not Edward Lear ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/158 "2015-10-10T18:28:18Z")
DQ1: Living? DQ2: American? DQ3: Known for the Arts? ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/159 "2015-10-10T22:42:52Z")
DQ: Last name starts with E? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/160 "2015-10-10T23:59:26Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Not known for the arts 6. First name starts with E [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156.md?page=9)