# 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:** 8
**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, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/141 "2013-09-12T14:47:40Z")
> [@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? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m not Garth Brooks. Take 2 DQs. Henry Gibson. ([Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWyAN2ZVERk) is the Duke’s version, followed by a bunch of Henry’s.) Correct on Garth Brooks. _[Cotton Jenny](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQf2EU8l88M)_ was done by Gordon Lightfoot. DQ1: Living? DQ2: European? ---
**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, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/142 "2013-09-12T14:50:31Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Not American. 4. Dead. 5. European. ---
**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, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/143 "2013-09-12T14:56:41Z")
IQ1: Did you play a soldier, a high-school football coach, and a wealthy amnesiac? IQ2: Were you told to light the lamp, not the rat? IQ3: Were you killed by Jesse’s youngest son? ---
**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, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/144 "2013-09-12T14:58:51Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you play a soldier, a high-school football coach, and a wealthy amnesiac? > IQ2: Were you told to light the lamp, not the rat? > IQ3: Were you killed by Jesse’s youngest son? I’m not Goldie Hawn. I’m not Gonzo, but am a fan of both the Muppets and A Christmas Carol. Take a 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, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/145 "2013-09-12T15:06:53Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you play a soldier, a high-school football coach, and a wealthy amnesiac? > IQ2: Were you told to light the lamp, not the rat? > IQ3: Were you killed by Jesse’s youngest son? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m not Goldie Hawn. > I’m not Gonzo, but am a fan of both the Muppets and A Christmas Carol. > Take a DQ for #3. Correct on Goldie and Gonzo. Jesse’s youngest son was David, who killed Goliath of Gath. DQ: Died after 1800? IQ1: I’ve made an effigy of you - may I have a penny for it? ---
**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, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/146 "2013-09-12T15:10:25Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Not American. 4. Dead. 5. European. 6. Died after 1800. ---
**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, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/147 "2013-09-12T15:11:29Z")
IQ1: I’ve made an effigy of you - may I have a penny for it? A penny for the old Guy! I am not Guy Fawkes. ---
**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, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/148 "2013-09-12T15:14:48Z")
DQ1: G is for your last name? DQ2: known for the arts? IQ1: were you the first human being to achieve a particular feat, previously accomplished by a dog? IQ2: Do you have a biscuit named after you? IQ3: Do you have a style of chant named after 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:** [September 12, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/149 "2013-09-12T15:14:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 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? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. Isabella Stewart Gardner Nathanael Greene, one of George Washington’s favorite generals, exhumed many years after burial Adolf Galland, fighter ace and later Luftwaffe general DQs: Last name start with G? British? Died since 1900? IQs: Did you relish life in Karinhall? Did you look much older in your first media appearance? Did you have a dog named Sweetlips? ---
**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, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/150 "2013-09-12T15:28:39Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Not American. 4. Dead. 5. European. 6. Died after 1800. 7. Last name starts with G. 8. Not British. 9. Died before 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:** [September 12, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/151 "2013-09-12T15:30:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you relish life in Karinhall? > Did you look much older in your first media appearance? > Did you have a dog named Sweetlips? #2, I’m not Groucho. If not Groucho, take a DQ. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/152 "2013-09-12T15:37:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you relish life in Karinhall? > Did you look much older in your first media appearance? > Did you have a dog named Sweetlips? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #2, I’m not Groucho. If not Groucho, take a DQ. > Take 2 DQs for the others. Hermann Goering - Karinhall was his country retreat, stuffed with looted art Goofy the Dawg - he looked like a geezer in his first cartoon appearance George Washington DQs: French? Political/military? Died after 1850? IQs: Did a young spy depend on you? Was your answering-machine message based on a TV show theme? Did your little boy get a lot of attention for clowning around when you were sworn in? ---
**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, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/153 "2013-09-12T15:39:00Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Not American. 4. Dead. 5. European. 6. Died after 1800. 7. Last name starts with G. 8. Not British. 9. Died before 1900. 10. French. 11. Not political/military. 12. Died before 1850. ---
**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, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/154 "2013-09-12T15:42:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a young spy depend on you? > Was your answering-machine message based on a TV show theme? > Did your little boy get a lot of attention for clowning around when you were sworn in? I suspect the last one is George H. W. Bush, but I don’t know. Take 3 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, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/155 "2013-09-12T15:45:40Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > DQ1: G is for your last name? > DQ2: known for the arts? > > IQ1: were you the first human being to achieve a particular feat, previously accomplished by a dog? > IQ2: Do you have a biscuit named after you? > IQ3: Do you have a style of chant named after you? Think you may have missed this ^ ---
**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, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/156 "2013-09-12T15:46:32Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Not American. 4. Dead. 5. European. 6. Died after 1800. 7. Last name starts with G. 8. Not British. 9. Died before 1900. 10. French. 11. Not political/military. 12. Died before 1850. 13. 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:** [September 12, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/157 "2013-09-12T15:49:15Z")
IQ1: were you the first human being to achieve a particular feat, previously accomplished by a dog? IQ2: Do you have a biscuit named after you? IQ3: Do you have a style of chant named after you? > [@fanganga](#): > > Think you may have missed this ^ Sorry 'bout that. Since we already had the “last name starts with G”, take another DQ for that. I am not Yuri Gagarin. I don’t know for whom exactly the Graham Cracker was named, so take a DQ. I’m not St. Gregory. ---
**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, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/158 "2013-09-12T15:50:06Z")
Correct on 1 and 3, number 2 was Guisseppe Garibaldi. ---
**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, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/159 "2013-09-12T16:19:21Z")
IQ1: Were you CO of the Arab Legion in the '40s and '50s? IQ2: Were you a small-town auto mechanic whose cousin enlisted in the Marines? IQ3: Were you that cousin? ---
**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, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sep-2013/667928/160 "2013-09-12T16:28:47Z")
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