# 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:** 6
**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 8, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/101 "2015-09-08T20:56:39Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Hmm… I don’t think there currently exist any living human males born before 1900… are you sure you want to ask that? There’s one who was born in 1903. 😃 (There are, however, two living women who were born 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 8, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/102 "2015-09-08T20:57:22Z")
IQ: Did you write _The Prophet_? ---
**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 8, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/103 "2015-09-08T21:12:03Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you serve as prime minister of the UK four times? > IQ2: Are you currently third in line for the throne of the UK? > IQ3: Did you design a new sabre to be used by the US Army? > [@glowacks](#): > > I am not George Grenville (I have no idea if he qualifies or not, I just know he was a British politician associated with the American Revolution) > I am not Prince George of Cambridge, the first person to have a Wikipedia page before he was born. > DQ William Gladstone. Correct. George S Patton. What might be a useful DQ to ask? We’re at 18 already… ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/104 "2015-09-08T22:24:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Did you write _The Prophet_? DQ. I suppose that this guy might not be as famous as I originally anticipated. I was familiar with his work in two different ways from a very young age, and found his work quite appealing in general. If it turns out I just happened randomly upon the two major things that he did and almost no one knows who he is, I’m sorry. ---
**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 8, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/105 "2015-09-08T22:38:09Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ: Did you write The Prophet? > DQ. This is Kahlil Gibran, author, illustrator and sculptor. ---
**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 8, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/106 "2015-09-08T22:43:07Z")
IQ: Did you sculpt _The Shootout_, showing a cowboy and an Indian shooting at each other which caused quite a ruckus in Denver? ---
**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 8, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/107 "2015-09-08T22:50:45Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > I suppose that this guy might not be as famous as I originally anticipated. I was familiar with his work in two different ways from a very young age, and found his work quite appealing in general. If it turns out I just happened randomly upon the two major things that he did and almost no one knows who he is, I’m sorry. It’s fine. If we can’t guess the person, you go again. There’s a lot of art knowledge among the guessers, so don’t sweat it (at least, not yet). ---
**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 8, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/108 "2015-09-08T23:26:23Z")
DQ: Illustrator/writer of works primarily for children/young adults? ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/109 "2015-09-08T23:34:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Did you sculpt _The Shootout_, showing a cowboy and an Indian shooting at each other which caused quite a ruckus in Denver? 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 8, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/110 "2015-09-08T23:37:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Did you sculpt _The Shootout_, showing a cowboy and an Indian shooting at each other which caused quite a ruckus in Denver? > [@glowacks](#): > > DQ That was Red Grooms. 4 DQs reserved. Hmm… ---
**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 8, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/111 "2015-09-08T23:41:27Z")
Well, to while away the time… IQ1: Did you write _The Doubtful Guest_? IQ2: Did you and your wife Magda poison your children? IQ3: Were you known for the “girls” in your pictures? ---
**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 8, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/112 "2015-09-08T23:43:24Z")
DQ: Known from comics/cartoons? 1 DQ left ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/113 "2015-09-08T23:49:15Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for “Arts” 5. NOT known for performing arts 6. American 7. Last name starts with G 8. NOT born since 1975 9. Has possibly won a “major” award, depending on how one defines “major”. 10. Is a writer of some kind. 11. Caucasian. 12. Born before 1950. 13. Born west of the Mississippi River. 14. Is not primarily known for his writing, but his writing definitely is part of what he is known for. 15. Writing he is known for is primarily non-fiction. 16. Primarily known for the visual arts. 17. Not a photographer or film-maker. 18. Known for illustrating/painting. 19. His works are not primarily intended for children or young adults. 20. Known for comics and cartoons ---
**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 9, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/114 "2015-09-09T01:11:39Z")
Hmmm. As in a previous game, I think I know who this person is, but I haven’t the faintest idea what his name is… ---
**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 9, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/115 "2015-09-09T01:14:07Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Um, George V [had already been used.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18667744&postcount=65) Is that house rule no longer in effect? My mistake. Withdrawn. Previous IQs: According to one source, did your friend Elphaba later become your bitter foe? - Galinda/Glinda, from _Wicked_ (book and musical). Was your dad Archie and your husband Michael? - Gloria, on _All in the Family_. Were you one of Washington’s best generals? - I’d rephrase, but we’ve asked our 20 DQs already. Nathanael Greene was a much better general than Horatio Gates IMHO. I’m coming up blank on our mystery person. ---
**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 9, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/116 "2015-09-09T02:07:33Z")
Okay, we’re at 20. This means we go to the section where everyone who earned a DQ in the round gets to ask one (and only one) more DQ in the form of “Are you [Firstname] [Lastname}?” Here’s mine: Are you Larry Gosnick, creator of _The Cartoon History of the Universe_? ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/117 "2015-09-09T03:10:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Okay, we’re at 20. This means we go to the section where everyone who earned a DQ in the round gets to ask one (and only one) more DQ in the form of “Are you [Firstname] [Lastname}?” > Here’s mine: > > Are you Larry Gosnick, creator of _The Cartoon History of the Universe_? I am[Larry Gonick](http://www.larrygonick.com/), the correctly spelled version of the creator of etc. In middle school they had his first CHotU book on the shelf, and I got Discover Magazine where he had a monthly (or bimonthly?) “column” drawing cartoons about science stuff. I forgot about him for a while, then a few years ago discovered he had done the cartoon history up to the modern day, and I loved it. Whew. ---
**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 9, 2015, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/118 "2015-09-09T10:59:55Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Hmmm. As in a previous game, I think I know who this person is, but I haven’t the faintest idea what his name is… > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > creator of _The Cartoon History of the Universe_? Nice to know I guessed correctly… 🙂 ---
**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 9, 2015, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/119 "2015-09-09T11:32:27Z")
Good first round, glowacks! …and now… I am Y! ---
**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 9, 2015, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/120 "2015-09-09T11:46:08Z")
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