# Botticelli September 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171 "2011-09-04T16:52:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/261 "2011-09-13T20:56:20Z")
Did the Philadelphia Flyers invite you to sing before their Stanley Cup playoff games, to bring them good luck? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/262 "2011-09-13T21:01:54Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yes, from _Breaker Morant_ re: Horatio, Lord Kitchener. He comes across quite slimy in the movie, which is perhaps unfair. > > IQ: Did you become a crazy old lady in the attic in a horror movie? No, I’m not Kathy Bates (who I assume fits the question even if she’s not the woman you have in mind). > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Did you battle a carpenter named Jumpman? No. Take a DQ after letting me know who did such battle. > [@AppallingGael](#): > > IQ: Are you a one-armed general who was killed at Chantilly, VA? I know I’ve read accountsa of this, but I can’t think of the man’s name. Was he the Kearsarge for whom a ship was named? If not, you get a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Did you play lead guitar on BOTH “Incense and Peppermints” AND “Sweet Home Alabama”? Again this rings a bell, but I’m drawing a blank. Oh, the name Leo Kottke just sprang to mind. If it’s the wrong name, ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/263 "2011-09-13T21:03:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: Male? > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQ: Are you a fictional character? No to both. Summary: 1. Not male 2. Not a fictional character ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/264 "2011-09-13T21:12:24Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Was a promising NBA team broken up after you got into a love triangle with singer Toni Braxton? > > Did you and your former boss appear as yourselves on an episode of “Dynasty” and flirt awkwardly with Joan Collins? > > Did the Philadelphia Flyers invite you to sing before their Stanley Cup playoff games, to bring them good luck? For the first, I’ll take an educated guess and say no, I’m not Shawn Kemp. For the second, I’ll take a wild stab and say I’m not Kate Spade. For the last, I’ll confidently state I’m not Kate Smith. Take the number of DQ’s you’ve earned. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/265 "2011-09-13T21:19:53Z")
IQ: Are you the title character of a short story by Pushkin? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/266 "2011-09-13T21:39:36Z")
Jason Kidd was in a triangle with Toni Braxton and Dallas Mavericks teammate Jim Jackson. Henry Kissinger and his old boss Gerald Ford appeared as themselves on “Dynasty.” DQ1: Were you born in the 20th century? DQ2: Are you American ? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/267 "2011-09-13T22:05:13Z")
Do you play guitar and sing oldies with humorist Dave Barry in a band called the Rock Bottom Remainders? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/268 "2011-09-13T22:07:54Z")
Did you defeat Napoleon’s forces at Borodino, as chronicled in Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/269 "2011-09-13T22:08:54Z")
Were you the first English language author to win a Nobel Prize for Literature? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/270 "2011-09-14T00:07:37Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Did you battle a carpenter named Jumpman? > [@Sternvogel](#): > > No. Take a DQ after letting me know who did such battle. You are not Donkey Kong. In the original arcade game, the character we’ve all come to know as the plumber Mario was a carpenter and had the rather descriptive name “Jumpman”. It wasn’t until the second sequel game that he got the name “Mario” and changed careers. DQ: Are you involved in the arts? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/271 "2011-09-14T00:44:16Z")
IQ: Did you appear in the only unbroadcast show in Austin City Limits’ 36 year history, supposedly because it was too offensive to air? ---
**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:** [September 14, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/272 "2011-09-14T01:43:48Z")
IQ: When you get older, will you be stronger? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/273 "2011-09-14T01:52:17Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Are you the title character of a short story by Pushkin? As I recall, Pushkin wrote _Eugene Onegin_, but he doesn’t fit the K requirement. Take a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Do you play guitar and sing oldies with humorist Dave Barry in a band called the Rock Bottom Remainders? I’m not Stephen King, and I know he’s in the band. If he’s not a singer-guitarist, though, take a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Did you defeat Napoleon’s forces at Borodino, as chronicled in Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”? I’ll probably recognize the name when you say it, but in the meantime, fire away with a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Were you the first English language author to win a Nobel Prize for Literature? No, I’m not Rudyard Kipling. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Did you appear in the only unbroadcast show in Austin City Limits’ 36 year history, supposedly because it was too offensive to air? I’ll take a stab at this one and say I’m not Kinky Friedman. > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: When you get older, will you be stronger? Well, most children will, as will older folks starting weight-training regimens. I suspect this refers to a quote I’m not familiar with, though, so take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/274 "2011-09-14T01:57:47Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Jason Kidd was in a triangle with Toni Braxton and Dallas Mavericks teammate Jim Jackson. > > DQ1: Were you born in the 20th century? > DQ2: Are you American ? I was not born in the 20th century. I was not “Born in the USA”, but did spend the latter half (give or take a few years) of my life there. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > DQ: Are you involved in the arts? Yes. Summary: 1. Not male 2. Not a fictional character 3. Not born in the 20th century 4. Emigrated to the USA and was a resident thereof at death 5. Involved in the arts ---
**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:** [September 14, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/275 "2011-09-14T02:46:30Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by \*\*Le Ministre de l’au-delà \*\* > IQ: Are you the title character of a short story by Pushkin? > [@Sternvogel](#): > > As I recall, Pushkin wrote _Eugene Onegin_, but he doesn’t fit the K requirement. Take a DQ. No, you’re right - Eugene Onegin isn’t a short story, though; it’s a novel in poetry. The story I meant was ‘ **Kirdjali** ’, a rollicking tale of a ne’er-do-well daredevil. > [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **Le Ministre de l’au-delà** > IQ: When you get older, will you be stronger? > [@Sternvogel](#): > > Well, most children will, as will older folks starting weight-training regimens. I suspect this refers to a quote I’m not familiar with, though, so take a DQ. Ahh, you couldn’t have been paying attention during the last World Cup - that’s the opening lines from the song ‘Wavin’ Flag’ and the artist is **K’naan**. ‘Wavin’ Flag’ was the anthem of the World Cup in 2010. So, then - DQ#1: Did you die in the 20th century? DQ#2: Were you renowned for your musical accomplishments? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/276 "2011-09-14T04:31:27Z")
The general who defeated Napoleon at Borodino was Mikhail Kutuzov. Most Russians in “War and Peace” seemed to regard him as a senile coward who kept retreating and never wanted to fight. Tolstoy, on the other hand, seemed to think Kutuzov was an underappreciated genius. DQ: Does your first name start with “K”? You were right about Kipling and Stephen King, by the way. ---
**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 14, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/277 "2011-09-14T04:43:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did you become a crazy old lady in the attic in a horror movie? > [@Sternvogel](#): > > No, I’m not Kathy Bates (who I assume fits the question even if she’s not the woman you have in mind)… Well, she was never in the attic, as I recall, but I’ll rephrase. IQ: Did you become a crazy old lady in the attic in a pre-1995 horror movie? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/278 "2011-09-14T05:50:34Z")
You were correct with your Kinky Friedman answer. IQ: Were you famously denied a trip to Disneyland for security reasons? ---
**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:** [September 14, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/279 "2011-09-14T14:26:09Z")
IQ: Are you someone who strongly asserts that history begins at Sumer? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/280 "2011-09-14T16:44:17Z")
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