# Botticelli - September 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762 "2018-09-04T20:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 11
**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:** [October 1, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/201 "2018-10-01T17:35:59Z")
IQs: 1. Are you an action hero named after the producer’s dog? 2. Did you write _A Doll’s House_? 3. Did you battle Abdul Abulbul Ameer? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/202 "2018-10-02T00:28:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Igor Stravinsky, not Iggy (?), and not Isaac Hayes. 1. is Ike Broflovski (of _South Park_). DQ: known for a business involving the arts? IQs: 1. Did you rule Russia in the 16th century? 2. Do you have a book in nine out of ten categories of the Dewey Decimal system? 3. Did you have a hit in 2014 with “Fancy”? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/203 "2018-10-02T04:23:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an action hero named after the producer’s dog? > 2. Did you write _A Doll’s House_? > 3. Did you battle Abdul Abulbul Ameer? Dunno, not Ibsen, and not… Mr. Incredible? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Did you rule Russia in the 16th century? > 2. Do you have a book in nine out of ten categories of the Dewey Decimal system? > 3. Did you have a hit in 2014 with “Fancy”? Not Ivan the Terrible or Isaac Asimov; dunno the third. I. 1. real 2. last name starts with I 3. male 4. American 5. dead 6. born before 1900 7. known, in part, for the Arts 8. born after 1800 9. not known in part for prose 10. born before 1850 11. arguably more famous for something other than the Arts 12. not known for politics 13. known for business 14. known for a manufactured product 15. known for a business involving the arts ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/204 "2018-10-02T12:17:15Z")
IQ1: Are you a Norwegian playwright considered “the father of realism”? IQ2: Are you the lead singer of Jethro Tull? IQ3: Do you call play-by-play for NFL games on CBS? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/205 "2018-10-02T13:51:40Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Norwegian playwright considered “the father of realism”? > IQ2: Are you the lead singer of Jethro Tull? > IQ3: Do you call play-by-play for NFL games on CBS? Still not Ibsen, not Ian Anderson, and dunno. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/206 "2018-10-02T14:14:52Z")
Ion Eagle DQ: Does the product have something to do with music? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/207 "2018-10-02T14:48:45Z")
NM, double post ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/208 "2018-10-02T14:56:10Z")
**KO** , I think you mean “Ian.” I. 1. real 2. last name starts with I 3. male 4. American 5. dead 6. born before 1900 7. known, in part, for the Arts 8. born after 1800 9. not known in part for prose 10. born before 1850 11. arguably more famous for something other than the Arts 12. not known for politics 13. known for business 14. known for a manufactured product 15. known for a business involving the arts 16. product doesn’t have something to do with music ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/209 "2018-10-02T19:14:41Z")
He says it like “ion” when he introduces himself. Maybe it’s a as in “ah.” IQ1: Are you a Czech tennis player, considered the pioneer of the “power baseline” style? IQ2: Are you a Russian scientist who won a Nobel for studying saliva? IQ3: Were you producer and director for the film _Stripes_? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/210 "2018-10-02T22:33:58Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an action hero named after the producer’s dog? > 2. Did you write A Doll’s House? > 3. Did you battle Abdul Abulbul Ameer? > Dunno, not Ibsen, and not… Mr. Incredible? 1. George Lucas named his dog Indiana. The hero’s Jones. Correct on #2. 2. “Oh, infidel, know that you’ve trod on the toe of Ivan Skavinsky Skavar!” 2 DQs reserved. Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/211 "2018-10-03T01:09:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Ivan the Terrible or Isaac Asimov; dunno the third. The third (had a hit with “Fancy”) is rapper Iggy Azalea. IQ: Did you manage a printmaking firm with your partner Currier? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/212 "2018-10-03T01:51:54Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > … > > IQ: Did you manage a printmaking firm with your partner Currier? Dingdingding! Yes, I am indeed James Merritt Ives For more: [James Merritt Ives - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Merritt_Ives) Well done, **DLR**! ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/213 "2018-10-03T13:18:28Z")
Oh, good one, EH! And well done, De La Rue! ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/214 "2018-10-03T15:56:51Z")
New thread will be up later today. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/215 "2018-10-03T16:22:50Z")
Psst. Be sure to start a new thread for October. I tend to forget, myself. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762/216 "2018-10-03T16:49:23Z")
[New thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=863311) is up for October. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762.md?page=10)