# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/81 "2011-09-07T18:20:33Z")
Actress Susan Weaver thought her real name was boring… so she took the new first name Sigourney from _ **The Great Gatsby.** _ DQ: Are you European? ---
**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 7, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/82 "2011-09-07T18:55:22Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **Le Ministre de l’au-delà** > IQ: Are you an NBA MVP who grew up in Victoria, BC? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > No, and I seem to be weak against Canadian athletes. Another DQ. **Steve Nash** , currently playing with the Phoenix Suns and twice named MVP in the NBA. He grew up in Victoria, BC, and while not particularly tall, not a prodigy and not growing up in a hotbed of basketball, he loved the game and was unbelievable determined, spending hours a day in the gym running the ball and shooting baskets from every conceivable position on the court. A role model if ever there was one. DQ: Are you famous for your accomplishments in the Arts, as broadly defined? ---
**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 7, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/83 "2011-09-07T18:57:41Z")
IQ: Are you more renowned for the allegations that you killed a rival than for your music? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/84 "2011-09-07T19:02:28Z")
Did you make 576 plate appearances in one major league season, and strike out only 3 times? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/85 "2011-09-07T19:05:21Z")
Were you the only guy at the Boston University broadcasting school who was taller than classmate Bill O’Reilly? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/86 "2011-09-07T19:07:31Z")
Did you write the Searchers’ smash hit “Needles and Pins” before becoming part of a successful singing duo yourself? ---
**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 7, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/87 "2011-09-07T19:08:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Do you appear on horseback on a prominent Beantown monument? Robert Gould Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick in _Glory_), whose statue with the 54th Mass. Volunteers stands on Boston Common across the street from the Statehouse: [http://i.gettysburgdaily.com/imgs/Boston54thMass080410/Boston54thMass080410\_01.jpg](http://i.gettysburgdaily.com/imgs/Boston54thMass080410/Boston54thMass080410_01.jpg) DQ: Alive by 1850? IQ: Did you defend a subordinate when he was brought up on charges before an administrative board that, incredibly, was considering the death penalty? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/88 "2011-09-07T20:00:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Q: Did you once try to pay a hooker with a City credit card? > Shhh… > I mean, no, and I don’t know who you mean. DQ Time. You are not Jerry Springer. DQ: Are you involved in politics? Are you famous for your long tongue and tendency to breathe fire? ---
**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 7, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/89 "2011-09-07T21:13:07Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > DQ: Are you European? By birth, yes. > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQ: Are you famous for your accomplishments in the Arts, as broadly defined? No > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Are you more renowned for the allegations that you killed a rival than for your music? No, I am not Antonio Salieri > [@astorian](#): > > Did you make 576 plate appearances in one major league season, and strike out only 3 times? I suck at sports. DQ for you. > [@astorian](#): > > Were you the only guy at the Boston University broadcasting school who was taller than classmate Bill O’Reilly? No, I am not Howard Stern. > [@astorian](#): > > Did you write the Searchers’ smash hit “Needles and Pins” before becoming part of a successful singing duo yourself? No, I am not Sonny Bono. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: Alive by 1850? Please clarify. Do you mean alive in 1850, or do you mean born prior to 1850? > [@](#): > > IQ: Did you defend a subordinate when he was brought up on charges before an administrative board that, incredibly, was considering the death penalty? No, and I don’t know who you mean. DQ > [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > DQ: Are you involved in politics? No > [@](#): > > Are you famous for your long tongue and tendency to breathe fire? No, I am not Gene Simmons of KISS. Summary: 1. Male 2. Real Person 3. Last name starts with ‘S’ 4. Not born in the 20th century 5. Born in Europe 6. Not famous for any artistic accomplishments 7. \ 8. Not involved in politics. ---
**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 8, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/90 "2011-09-08T01:44:36Z")
IQ: Were you famous for your recordings with Antonio Carlos Jobim, where you made a tenor sax sound like an alto? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/91 "2011-09-08T02:02:44Z")
Apart from sports, MAN you are very good! The guy who almost NEVER struck out was Yankees third baseman Joe Sewell. Over the last seven years of his career, he never struck out even 10 times in a season. DQ: Were you known for work in science or technology? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/92 "2011-09-08T02:05:43Z")
Did you create the characters who appeared the the musical that won the 1964 Tony Award? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/93 "2011-09-08T02:10:59Z")
Were you the first man to win both a Nobel Prize AND an Oscar? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/94 "2011-09-08T02:12:00Z")
Did you write the biggest hit the Cyrkle ever recorded? ---
**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 8, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/95 "2011-09-08T03:10:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …DQ: Alive by 1850? > > IQ: Did you defend a subordinate when he was brought up on charges before an administrative board that, incredibly, was considering the death penalty? Yes, that DQ means, born before 1850. The answer to the IQ is from _The X-Files_: it was Deputy Director Walter Skinner, who defended Fox Mulder before an FBI disciplinary board that (hard to wrap your head around this, I know) could sentence him to death. DQ: Famous for military role? IQ: When he was in trouble, did your boss call for your help in an uncharacteristic tone of voice? ---
**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 8, 2011, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/96 "2011-09-08T07:56:59Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Were you famous for your recordings with Antonio Carlos Jobim, where you made a tenor sax sound like an alto? After 4 years of playing alto sax in high school jazz band, I should be able to take a guess. Sax player with an “S” name… hmmm… I am not Sonny Rollins? DQ if I’m wrong. > [@astorian](#): > > DQ: Were you known for work in science or technology? No > [@astorian](#): > > Did you create the characters who appeared the the musical that won the 1964 Tony Award? No, I am not George Bernard Shaw, author of _Pygmalion_, which was adapted into _My Fair Lady._ > [@astorian](#): > > Were you the first man to win both a Nobel Prize AND an Oscar? Hmm… no “S” in Al Gore… Steinbeck won a Nobel and a Pulitzer for _The Grapes of Wrath_..Don’t know if the movie got an Oscar for screenplay…oh well… No, I am not John Steinbeck?? DQ if I’m wrong > [@astorian](#): > > Did you write the biggest hit the Cyrkle ever recorded? No, I am not Paul Simon. Thank you for inserting “Red Rubber Ball” in my earworm tape loop. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yes, that DQ means, born before 1850. Yes > [@](#): > > The answer to the IQ is from _The X-Files_: it was Deputy Director Walter Skinner, who defended Fox Mulder before an FBI disciplinary board that (hard to wrap your head around this, I know) could sentence him to death. > > DQ: Famous for military role? > > IQ: When he was in trouble, did your boss call for your help in an uncharacteristic tone of voice? Was the X-Files bit from the infamous “clip-show” series finale? I haven’t seen it since it originally aired. I thought it was a military tribunal, seeing as he had “killed” the supersoldier on a military base. Oh well. DQ: No, not famous for military role. IQ: No, and I don’t know who you mean. Take a DQ. Summary: 1. Male 2. Real Person 3. Last name starts with ‘S’ 4. Not born in the 20th century 5. Born in Europe 6. Not famous for any artistic accomplishments 7. Born before 1850 8. Not involved in politics. 9. Not known for work in science or technology 10. Not famous for military role ---
**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 8, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/97 "2011-09-08T13:06:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **Le Ministre de l’au-delà** > IQ: Were you famous for your recordings with Antonio Carlos Jobim, where you made a tenor sax sound like an alto? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > After 4 years of playing alto sax in high school jazz band, I should be able to take a guess. Sax player with an “S” name… hmmm… I am not Sonny Rollins? DQ if I’m wrong. No, I’m sorry - while I can’t definitively state that Sonny Rollins never met Antonio Carlos Jobim, I can’t think of a single recording they did together. Whereas **Stan Getz** , along with Astrid Gilberto and Joao Gilberto, is a major part of the distinctive sound on such recordings as ‘Corcovado’, ‘Desafinado’, ‘Wave’ and ‘Garota de Ipanema’. (Sorry if that just gave you an earworm…) DQ: Were you born after 1700? ---
**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 8, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/98 "2011-09-08T13:09:28Z")
IQ: Did you score the winning goal in overtime in last year’s men’s olympic hockey final? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/99 "2011-09-08T13:11:44Z")
Actually, you had the right answer to the wrong question! George Bernard Shaw was the man who won both an Oscar (Best Screenplay for the movie version of his own “Pygmalion”) and a Nobel Prize. The 1964 Tony-winning musical was “Fiddler on the Roof,” based on characters created by Sholom Aleichem. I’ll take ONE DQ for that… DQ: Were you born in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/100 "2011-09-08T13:15:08Z")
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