# Botticelli - Sep 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 3, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928 "2013-09-03T22:04:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/121 "2013-09-12T13:08:40Z")
IQs: Was a museum named after you notoriously robbed? Were your remains identified, in part, by their great size? Were you a noted German fighter pilot? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/122 "2013-09-12T13:09:18Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Man, I have _not_ been able to keep up with the thread this week. Congrats to all the winners! > > IQ1: Did you play God in two movies? > IQ2: Did you do everything your partner did, only backwards and in heels? > IQ3: Did you lose an ear and feel saintlike? Glad to have you back! I am not George Burns. I am not Ginger Rogers. Unless that’s van Gogh, take a DQ. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/123 "2013-09-12T13:11:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was a museum named after you notoriously robbed? > Were your remains identified, in part, by their great size? > Were you a noted German fighter pilot? I’m not J. Paul Getty. I’m not Goliath. I’m not Gunther Rall. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/124 "2013-09-12T13:21:29Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > IQ3: Did you lose an ear and feel saintlike? George Weasley, in the final Harry Potter book. DQ: Real? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/125 "2013-09-12T13:25:02Z")
DQ: 1. Real ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/126 "2013-09-12T13:30:03Z")
IQ1: Were you the only US president born in New Jersey? IQ2: Did Ben Kingsley play you in a movie? IQ3: Did you _have_ clearance, Clarence? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/127 "2013-09-12T13:42:36Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > IQ1: Were you the only US president born in New Jersey? > IQ2: Did Ben Kingsley play you in a movie? > IQ3: Did you _have_ clearance, Clarence? Unless #1 is Grover Cleveland, take a DQ. I’m not Gandhi. Take one DQ for #3. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/128 "2013-09-12T13:52:36Z")
IQ1: Are you swinging down the street, so fancy-free? IQ2: Did you kill William Bonney? IQ3: Were you killed whilst fighting at Khartoum? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/129 "2013-09-12T13:56:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you swinging down the street, so fancy-free? > IQ2: Did you kill William Bonney? > IQ3: Were you killed whilst fighting at Khartoum? I’m not Georgy Girl. I’m not Pat Garrett. I’m sure Ill know 3, but not coming up with it at the moment, so take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/130 "2013-09-12T14:02:56Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > IQ3: Did you _have_ clearance, Clarence? Peter Graves played Clarence Oveur in _Airplane._ DQ2: Male? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/131 "2013-09-12T14:04:07Z")
[Aargh. I thought he played Victor.] DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/132 "2013-09-12T14:09:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was a museum named after you notoriously robbed? > Were your remains identified, in part, by their great size? > Were you a noted German fighter pilot? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m not J. Paul Getty. > I’m not Goliath. > I’m not Gunther Rall. Not who I was thinking of for any of those, so I’ll rephrase! IQs: Was an East Coast museum named after you notoriously robbed? You were an American. Were your remains identified, in part, by their great size? Were you a noted German fighter pilot with a _last_ name beginning with G? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/133 "2013-09-12T14:11:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not who I was thinking of for any of those, so I’ll rephrase! > > IQs: > > Was an East Coast museum named after you notoriously robbed? > You were an American. Were your remains identified, in part, by their great size? > Were you a noted German fighter pilot with a _last_ name beginning with G? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/134 "2013-09-12T14:13:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you swinging down the street, so fancy-free? > IQ2: Did you kill William Bonney? > IQ3: Were you killed whilst fighting at Khartoum? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m not Georgy Girl. > I’m not Pat Garrett. > I’m sure Ill know 3, but not coming up with it at the moment, so take a DQ. Correct on Georgy and Pat Garrett. British general “Chinese” Gordon. DQ: American? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/135 "2013-09-12T14:14:23Z")
[And that’s at least twice you’ve gotten by with him. Drat!] DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Not American. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/136 "2013-09-12T14:20:32Z")
IQ1: Did John Wayne once copy your poetry-reading act? IQ2: Do you have friends in low places? IQ3: Did you sing about Cotton Jenny? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/137 "2013-09-12T14:27:50Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did John Wayne once copy your poetry-reading act? > IQ2: Do you have friends in low places? > IQ3: Did you sing about Cotton Jenny? I’m not Garth Brooks. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/138 "2013-09-12T14:32:25Z")
IQ1: Are you a historical figure who has been played by Hugh Laurie? IQ2: Are you a historical figure who has been played by Nigel Hathorne? IQ3: Did you write a dialogue featuring a character named “Simplicio”? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/139 "2013-09-12T14:34:09Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Are you a historical figure who has been played by Hugh Laurie? > IQ2: Are you a historical figure who has been played by Nigel Hathorne? > IQ3: Did you write a series of dialogues featuring a character named “Simplicius”? I’m not Galileo. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/140 "2013-09-12T14:45:53Z")
You got Galileo even working from a question I’d got wrong on two counts - congratulations. Number 1 was George IV who was played by Hugh Laurie in Blackadder the Third Number 2 was George III who was played by Nigel Hathorne in the Madness of King George. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928.md?page=8)