# \[ GAME \] Botticelli - Nov. 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 31, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138 "2014-10-31T16:34:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 31, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/1 "2014-10-31T16:34:23Z")
Previous thread: [[GAME] Botticelli Oct 2014 - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=735940) Continuing our second march through the alphabet, your new letter is C. Have at 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:** [October 31, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/2 "2014-10-31T16:41:01Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a despicable Roman emperor known for your hooded tunic? 2. Were you a despicable Roman emperor named after your boots? 3. Were you a despicable Roman emperor who was “pumpkinified” rather than deified after your death? ---
**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 31, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/3 "2014-10-31T16:56:18Z")
No, I’m not Claudius, Caligula or Caesar? ---
**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 31, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/4 "2014-10-31T18:10:39Z")
#1 was Caracalla. Correct on Caligula and Claudius. DQ: Real? ---
**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 31, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/5 "2014-10-31T18:15:04Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an instructor at a school for the deaf who became first lady? 2. Were you a plantation owner’s widow who became first lady? 3. Did you ask: “Where’s the beef?”? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/6 "2014-10-31T18:30:22Z")
IQ1: Were you the little tramp? IQ2: Did Pete Tosh object to the way they teach the youth about you, and say you were a very great man? IQ3: Were you a female performer who frequently appeared with the Monty Python Team? ---
**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 31, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/7 "2014-10-31T18:34:06Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an instructor at a school for the deaf who became first lady? > 2. Were you a plantation owner’s widow who became first lady? > 3. Did you ask: “Where’s the beef?”? Not Grace Coolidge, dunno, and not Clara Peller. > [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Were you the little tramp? > IQ2: Did Pete Tosh object to the way they teach the youth about you, and say you were a very great man? > IQ3: Were you a female performer who frequently appeared with the Monty Python Team? Not Charlie Chaplin, dunno, and not Carol Cleveland. C. 1. real ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/8 "2014-10-31T18:41:27Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Were you the little tramp? > IQ2: Did Pete Tosh object to the way they teach the youth about you, and say you were a very great man? > IQ3: Were you a female performer who frequently appeared with the Monty Python Team? 1: As you said, Charlie Chaplin 2: From “Can’t Blame the Youth” - “You teach the youth about **Christopher Columbus** , and you say he was a very great man.” 3: As you said, Carol Cleveland. DQ: Male? ---
**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 31, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/9 "2014-10-31T18:53:13Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an instructor at a school for the deaf who became first lady? > 2. Were you a plantation owner’s widow who became first lady? > 3. Did you ask: “Where’s the beef?”? > > Not Grace Coolidge, dunno, and not Clara Peller. Correct on the two you guessed. #2 was Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. DQ: Alive? ---
**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 31, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/10 "2014-10-31T18:54:23Z")
C. 1. real 2. male ---
**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 31, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/11 "2014-10-31T18:56:30Z")
I’ll ask for a players’ consensus as to whether Martha Washington is a “C.” Her full name is IME rarely used in referring to her. ---
**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 31, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/12 "2014-10-31T18:57:28Z")
IQs: 1. Did you record _Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)_? 2. Did you record _You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)_? 3. Did you play Candy on _Bonanza_? ---
**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 31, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/13 "2014-10-31T18:58:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’ll ask for a players’ consensus as to whether Martha Washington is a “C.” Her full name is IME rarely used in referring to her. Oh, come now. I know your extensive knowledge of presidential history puts her well within your purview. ---
**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 31, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/14 "2014-10-31T19:28:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you record _Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)_? > 2. Did you record _You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)_? > 3. Did you play Candy on _Bonanza_? Dunno any of these. Three 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:** [October 31, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/15 "2014-10-31T19:33:12Z")
IQ1: Are you a president with the nickname “Silent”? IQ2: Are you an NFL football player with the nickname “Megatron”? IQ3: Did you win a national championship in baton twirling in the 8th grade, and have the distinction of being the shortest NBA player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame? ---
**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 31, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/16 "2014-10-31T19:52:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you record _Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)_? > 2. Did you record _You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)_? > 3. Did you play Candy on _Bonanza_? 1 is Perry Como. 2 is Russ Columbo. 3 is David Canary. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/17 "2014-10-31T22:57:18Z")
IQ1: Were you the last Ptolemaic pharaoh? IQ2: Were you #1’s father? IQ3: Were you #1’s mother? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/18 "2014-10-31T23:02:57Z")
IQ1: Are you reported as saying that your enemies “Would make a desert and call it peace?” IQ2: Could Major-General Stanley recall every detail of your uniform? IQ3: Did you bring Christianity to the North of England and wind up with a deity in the Greyhawk Pantheon sharing your name? ---
**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 31, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/19 "2014-10-31T23:11:03Z")
Looks like no one’s going to vote on Martha. My other 3 DQs: 1. Alive? 2. Last name starts with C? 3. 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:** [October 31, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/20 "2014-10-31T23:12:54Z")
IQs: 1. Are you aka The Tin Woodman? 2. Did Mark Twain write a hilarious critique against your portrayal of Native Americans? 3. Did you co-anchor with David Brinkley? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138.md?page=2)