# Botticelli - September 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916 "2015-09-04T17:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**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 28, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/601 "2015-09-28T21:58:52Z")
IQ1: Was a restaurant chain that is defunct in the US, but is still going strong in the UK and elsewhere, named after you? IQ2: Were you technical director at Peenemuende before coming to the US? IQ3: Were you the older of Kimberly’s two adopted brothers? ---
**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 28, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/602 "2015-09-28T22:07:50Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was a restaurant chain that is defunct in the US, but is still going strong in the UK and elsewhere, named after you? > IQ2: Were you technical director at Peenemuende before coming to the US? > IQ3: Were you the older of Kimberly’s two adopted brothers? 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 28, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/603 "2015-09-28T23:15:13Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was a restaurant chain that is defunct in the US, but is still going strong in the UK and elsewhere, named after you? > IQ2: Were you technical director at Peenemuende before coming to the US? > IQ3: Were you the older of Kimberly’s two adopted brothers? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. J Wellington Wimpy (Wimpy’s). Wernher von Braun. Willis (_Diff’rent Strokes_). DQ1: Male? DQ2: Living? 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:** [September 29, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/604 "2015-09-29T00:52:44Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts ---
**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 29, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/605 "2015-09-29T02:09:23Z")
IQ1: Is _Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1_ your best-known work? IQ2: Did you play Tuco? IQ3: Did you write _Cat on a Hot Tin Roof_? ---
**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:** [September 29, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/606 "2015-09-29T03:10:15Z")
IQ1: Are you a political columnist who also wrote “On Language” for the NY Times? IQ2: Are you a political columnist who founded the _National Review_? IQ3: Did you brother Robert allegedly appear to you in a vision after his death and teach you illuminated printing? ---
**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 29, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/607 "2015-09-29T03:23:43Z")
Previous IQs: Did you sometimes nap even though you knew VIPs were waiting for you? - William Howard Taft. According to a magazine profile, did you particularly enjoy the card game Oh Hell? - William J. Clinton. Were you a prominent British abolitionist? - William Wilberforce. William x3! DQs: American? Last name starts with W? Died since 1950? IQs: Did you hold a political office in the same year as two other people held that same office? Did the Pope give you a special flag for your big project? Are you known for your pictures of your dogs, all of whom are of the same breed? ---
**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 29, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/608 "2015-09-29T12:46:14Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Is _Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1_ your best-known work? > IQ2: Did you play Tuco? > IQ3: Did you write _Cat on a Hot Tin Roof_? 1. I am not James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Tennessee Williams. ---
**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 29, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/609 "2015-09-29T12:47:31Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a political columnist who also wrote “On Language” for the NY Times? > IQ2: Are you a political columnist who founded the _National Review_? > IQ3: Did you brother Robert allegedly appear to you in a vision after his death and teach you illuminated printing? 1. I am not William Safire. 2. Take a DQ. 3. 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 29, 2015, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/610 "2015-09-29T12:48:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you hold a political office in the same year as two other people held that same office? > Did the Pope give you a special flag for your big project? > Are you known for your pictures of your dogs, all of whom are of the same breed? Take 3 more DQs. ---
**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 29, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/611 "2015-09-29T12:49:33Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. American 6. Last name starts with W 7. Died since 1950 ---
**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:** [September 29, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/612 "2015-09-29T15:38:08Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a political columnist who also wrote “On Language” for the NY Times? > IQ2: Are you a political columnist who founded the National Review? > IQ3: Did you brother Robert allegedly appear to you in a vision after his death and teach you illuminated printing? > > 1. I am not William Safire. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. Take a DQ. correct, William F. Buckley, William Blake William x3! DQ: Known for performing arts? holding a DQ ---
**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:** [September 29, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/613 "2015-09-29T15:43:56Z")
IQ1: Is a dish of beef with pâté, mushrooms, truffles and Madeira sauce encased in a pastry crust named after you? IQ2: Was a type of cyder apple named after you for your 21st birthday? IQ3: Are you a Scottish writer for whom a dish of game prepared with Dundee marmalade and whisky is named? ---
**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 29, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/614 "2015-09-29T15:47:55Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. American 6. Last name starts with W 7. Died since 1950 8. Known for the performing 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 29, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/615 "2015-09-29T15:49:01Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Is a dish of beef with pâté, mushrooms, truffles and Madeira sauce encased in a pastry crust named after you? > IQ2: Was a type of cyder apple named after you for your 21st birthday? > IQ3: Are you a Scottish writer for whom a dish of game prepared with Dundee marmalade and whisky is named? 1. I am not the Duke of Wellington. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/616 "2015-09-29T17:57:25Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Is a dish of beef with pâté, mushrooms, truffles and Madeira sauce encased in a pastry crust named after you? > IQ2: Was a type of cyder apple named after you for your 21st birthday? > IQ3: Are you a Scottish writer for whom a dish of game prepared with Dundee marmalade and whisky is named? > > 1. I am not the Duke of Wellington. > Take 2 DQs. correct, Prince William (PW Cider Apple), Walter Scott (Wild Duckling a la WS) DQ: Actor? holding 2 DQs ---
**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 29, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/617 "2015-09-29T18:11:46Z")
Previous IQs: Did you hold a political office in the same year as two other people held that same office? - William Henry Harrison, briefly President in 1841, with Martin Van Buren before him and John Tyler after. (One of only two years in U.S. history when three men occupied the Presidency). Did the Pope give you a special flag for your big project? - William the Conqueror: [The Bayeux Tapestry (France)](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fr_bayxt.html). Are you known for your pictures of your dogs, all of whom are of the same breed? - William Wegman, who lurves his Weimaraners. William x3 again! DQs: Won a top award in his field? Considered handsome? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you accused of being a Nazi collaborator but defended by George Orwell? Are you Dilbert’s laziest coworker? Did Otto eat all of the others like you? ---
**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 29, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/618 "2015-09-29T19:48:41Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. American 6. Last name starts with W 7. Died since 1950 8. Known for the performing arts 9. Not an actor 10. Won many honors, though not exactly a top award 11. Not known for being handsome, but not bad looking either ---
**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 29, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/619 "2015-09-29T19:49:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you accused of being a Nazi collaborator but defended by George Orwell? > Are you Dilbert’s laziest coworker? > Did Otto eat all of the others like you? #2. I am not Wally. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/620 "2015-09-29T19:51:25Z")
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