# \[ GAME \] 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:** 11
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/201 "2014-11-16T20:05:13Z")
SUMMARY 1. Real Person 2. Male 3. Not 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:** [November 16, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/202 "2014-11-16T20:37:14Z")
Miss these? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > Last name starts with F? > American? > Born since 1950? > > IQs: > > Were you one of the Pink Ladies? > Were you an early pioneer of TV research? > Did you carve the sculpture of the President in the Lincoln Memorial? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/203 "2014-11-16T23:00:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the eponymous protagonist of a later Heinlein novel? > 2. Do you have naturally curly hair? > 3. Did Paul & Art sing goodbye to you? Take a DQ for #1 Not Frieda or Frank Lloyd Wright ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/204 "2014-11-16T23:01:24Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you Hagrid’s dog? > IQ2: Shall we go for a ride, courtesy of your two feet? > IQ3: Are you the father of Duke Cariadoc of the Bow? Not Fluffy or Fred Flintstone. Take a DQ for #3 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/205 "2014-11-16T23:02:30Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a northern barbarian whose partner in crime is the Gray Mouser? > IQ2: Do you play bass for the Red Hot Chili Peppers? > IQ3: Were you entombed while looking for a cask of rare wine? Not Flea or Fortunato from Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” Take a DQ for #1 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/206 "2014-11-16T23:06:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you one of the Pink Ladies? > Were you an early pioneer of TV research? > Did you carve the sculpture of the President in the Lincoln Memorial? Not Frenchie or Philo Farnsworth Take a DQ for #3 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/207 "2014-11-16T23:08:01Z")
SUMMARY 1. Real Person 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with F 5. Not American 6. Born before 1950 ---
**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:** [November 16, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/208 "2014-11-16T23:34:22Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the eponymous protagonist of a later Heinlein novel? > 2. Do you have naturally curly hair? > 3. Did Paul & Art sing goodbye to you? > > Take a DQ for #1 > > Not Frieda or Frank Lloyd Wright #1 was Friday. DQ: Born before 1900? ---
**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:** [November 16, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/209 "2014-11-16T23:46:19Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a northern barbarian whose partner in crime is the Gray Mouser? > IQ2: Do you play bass for the Red Hot Chili Peppers? > IQ3: Were you entombed while looking for a cask of rare wine? > > Not Flea or Fortunato from Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” Fafhrd, correct x2 DQ: European? IQ1: Did you write the Fafrhd and Grey Mouser books? IQ2: Are you an expressionist filmmaker who directed _Metropolis_? IQ3: Are you a professional wrestler whose real name is Jack Barton Adkisson? ---
**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:** [November 16, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/210 "2014-11-16T23:47:31Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a pal to Prince Hal? 2. Did you play Bob Newhart’s wife on _Newhart_? 3. Were you “The Modern Prometheus”? ---
**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:** [November 16, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/211 "2014-11-16T23:50:37Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you Hagrid’s dog? > IQ2: Shall we go for a ride, courtesy of your two feet? > IQ3: Are you the father of Duke Cariadoc of the Bow? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Fluffy or Fred Flintstone. > > Take a DQ for #3 Correct on Fluffy and Fred. Nobel laureate (Economics) Milton Friedman. DQ: 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:** [November 17, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/212 "2014-11-17T00:03:42Z")
IQ1: Were you and your uncle awarded the Medal of Honor for participating in the same battle? IQ2: Was “Hello Walls” a #1 hit for you? IQ3: Does an urban legend say that you were a sniper in Vietnam? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/213 "2014-11-17T02:14:23Z")
SUMMARY 1. Real Person 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with F 5. Not American 6. Born before 1950 7. Born before 1900 8. European 9. Not known for any of the arts ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/214 "2014-11-17T02:16:15Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Fafhrd, correct x2 > > DQ: European? > > IQ1: Did you write the Fafrhd and Grey Mouser books? > IQ2: Are you an expressionist filmmaker who directed _Metropolis_? > IQ3: Are you a professional wrestler whose real name is Jack Barton Adkisson? No idea on #1- take a DQ. Not Fritz Lang Not… Freddie Blassie? If that’s wrong, take a DQ for #3. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/215 "2014-11-17T02:17:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a pal to Prince Hal? > 2. Did you play Bob Newhart’s wife on _Newhart_? > 3. Were you “The Modern Prometheus”? Not Sir John Falstaff, Mary Frann or Dr. Victor Frankenstein ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/216 "2014-11-17T02:18:31Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you and your uncle awarded the Medal of Honor for participating in the same battle? > IQ2: Was “Hello Walls” a #1 hit for you? > IQ3: Does an urban legend say that you were a sniper in Vietnam? Take a DQ for #1. Not Faron Young or Mr. (Fred) Rogers. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/217 "2014-11-17T02:39:57Z")
Correct on all 3. IQs: 1. Were you one of the founders of German idealism? 2. Did Umberto Eco write about your pendulum? 3. Were you an SNL alumni of the early 1990s? ---
**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:** [November 17, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/218 "2014-11-17T03:11:57Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you write the Fafrhd and Grey Mouser books? > IQ2: Are you an expressionist filmmaker who directed Metropolis? > IQ3: Are you a professional wrestler whose real name is Jack Barton Adkisson? > > No idea on #1- take a DQ. > > Not Fritz Lang > > Not… Freddie Blassie? If that’s wrong, take a DQ for #3. Fritz Leiber, correct, Fritz Von Erich Triple Fritzes! DQ: Born west of the Rhine? DQ: Noted for participation in a war? ---
**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:** [November 17, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/219 "2014-11-17T03:20:20Z")
IQ1: Did Chevy Chase frequently start Weekend Update reporting that you were still dead? IQ2; Are you a German philosopher who said that lackadaisical people killed you with their false values? IQ3: Did you write a story about a man who could never find the reason he was arrested? ---
**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:** [November 17, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/220 "2014-11-17T03:56:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you and your uncle awarded the Medal of Honor for participating in the same battle? > IQ2: Was “Hello Walls” a #1 hit for you? > IQ3: Does an urban legend say that you were a sniper in Vietnam? > [@astorian](#): > > Take a DQ for #1. > > Not Faron Young or Mr. (Fred) Rogers. Future admiral Frank Jack Fletcher. He and his uncle, Frank Friday Fletcher (who was already an admiral), received the Medal for actions at Veracruz in 1914. DQ: Native speaker of a Germanic language? IQ1: Do you play bass with the Electric Mayhem? IQ2: Was your nickname a reference to your youthful looks? IQ3: Did you play a Korean War army officer? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138.md?page=12)