# \[ GAME \] 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:** 15
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/281 "2014-11-19T22:03:32Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Roman Gabriel(?), not Gennifer Flowers, not George McGovern maybe? Gennifer Flowers is right! But… Forrest Gregg was a starting lineman for the Green Bay Packers in SUper Bowl 1, and later coached the Cincinnatti Bengals in their first lSuper Bowl appearance (they lost to the 49ers). And Buckley called Gore Vidal a queer, right after Vidal called Buckley a “crypto-Nazi.” DQ) American? DQ) Involved in 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 19, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/282 "2014-11-19T22:06:28Z")
IQ1) Did you found the Back to Africa movement? IQ2) Did your “Black Paintings” deal largely with black magic and gory legends of antiquity? IQ3) Did Sissy Spacek win an Oscar for playing your big sister? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/283 "2014-11-19T22:44:45Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Are you a member of the Conservative party who was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer? > IQ2: Did you succeed the man who succeeded your father? > IQ3: Did your son succeed the man who succeeded you? [1] [George Gideon Oliver Osborne](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Osborne) - he still is Chancellor, but I was hedging my bets in case I’d missed a reshuffle. The other two aren’t from British politics- [2] **George W. Bush** succeeded Bill Clinton as President of the United States, Bill Clinton having succeeded GWB’s father, [3] **George H. W. Bush** 3xGeorge. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/284 "2014-11-19T22:53:14Z")
DQs reserved until I see the answers to the ones others have asked. IQ1: Did you sing about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? IQ2: Are you a former footballer, now known for cookery? IQ3: Are you the most recent member of the Labour party to have served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? ---
**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 19, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/285 "2014-11-19T23:43:26Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with G 4. Alive 5. Has been involved in politics, but is not famous for it 6. Born before 1970 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. First name is not as common as “George” but more common than “Giuseppe” 9. Not American 10. Not known for 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:** [November 19, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/286 "2014-11-19T23:46:03Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did you found the Back to Africa movement? > > IQ2) Did your “Black Paintings” deal largely with black magic and gory legends of antiquity? > > IQ3) Did Sissy Spacek win an Oscar for playing your big sister? dunno, not Goya, dunno any other Sissy Spacek movies besides _Carrie_ ---
**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 19, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/287 "2014-11-19T23:52:12Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Did you sing about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? > IQ2: Are you a former footballer, now known for cookery? > IQ3: Are you the most recent member of the Labour party to have served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? not Gordon Sumner, not Gordon Ramsey, not Gordon Brown? Gordon x3! ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/288 "2014-11-20T00:54:25Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > DQs reserved until I see the answers to the ones others have asked. > > IQ1: Did you sing about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? > IQ2: Are you a former footballer, now known for cookery? > IQ3: Are you the most recent member of the Labour party to have served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? I was going for three Gordons. 1: I was thinking of Gordon Lightfoot, who wrote and performed [The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Edmund_Fitzgerald). I looked up Gordon Sumner and found out he was Sting, but not whether or not he performed that song. 2: As you said, Gordon Ramsay 3: As you said, Gordon Brown DQ1: Are you known for sporting or athletic achievements? DQ2: Are you European? IQ1: Are you a spiky-haired TV chef? IQ2: Are you a footballer who has appeared in numerous advertisments for Walkers crisps? IQ3: Are you the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons? ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/289 "2014-11-20T01:29:03Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Flip Wilson’s most popular character? 2. Are you a Cajun mutant who throws explosive playing cards? 3. Were you the number 1 pinup girl of WWII? ---
**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 20, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/290 "2014-11-20T02:09:38Z")
Previous IQs: Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas: [George Henry Thomas - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Thomas) Does the best-known bust of you capture your expression, acc. to the sculptor, of the moment when you reacted to a too-high price quoted for a horse? - George Washington, in the famous bust by Houdon: [http://s3.amazonaws.com/mtv-main-assets/files/callouts/collectionstop10\_01.jpg](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mtv-main-assets/files/callouts/collectionstop10_01.jpg) Did you write about radio station WLT? - Garrison Keillor; the (fictional) radio station began as a sideline for a diner, so the callsign stood for “With Lettuce [and] Tomato.” DQ: Born before 1950? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Was Enkidu your best bud? Were you Elrond’s mother-in-law? Were you Ted Knight’s girlfriend? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/291 "2014-11-20T02:17:12Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > dunno, not Goya, dunno any other Sissy Spacek movies besides _Carrie_ Goya is correct. Sissy Spacek won the Oscar playing country singer Loretta Lynn, big sister of country singer Crystal Gayle. Marcus Garvey started the Back To Africa movement. DQ1) Born before 1950? DQ2) Caucasian? ---
**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 20, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/292 "2014-11-20T03:56:10Z")
IQ1: Are you a British general with an Oriental nickname? IQ2: Are you a three-headed king? IQ3: Did you say that all Gaul was divided into three parts? ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/293 "2014-11-20T12:43:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was Enkidu your best bud? > Were you Elrond’s mother-in-law? > Were you Ted Baxter’s girlfriend? Last question corrected to refer to the character, not the actor. ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/294 "2014-11-20T13:23:32Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name does not start with G 4. Alive 5. Has been involved in politics, but is not famous for it 6. Born before 1970 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. First name is not as common as “George” but more common than “Giuseppe” 9. Not American 10. Not known for the arts 11. Not known for athletic or sporting achievements (although “sporting” might be debatable) 12. Not European 13. Born after 1950 (ask another DQ astorian, since EH ninja’ed you) 14. Caucasian ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/295 "2014-11-20T13:25:26Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > I was going for three Gordons. > 1: I was thinking of Gordon Lightfoot, who wrote and performed [The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Edmund_Fitzgerald). I looked up Gordon Sumner and found out he was Sting, but not whether or not he performed that song. I got the wrong Gordon then. 🙂 > [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a spiky-haired TV chef? > IQ2: Are you a footballer who has appeared in numerous advertisments for Walkers crisps? > IQ3: Are you the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons? not Guy Fieri, dunno, not Gary Gygax (rip) ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/296 "2014-11-20T13:27:06Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Flip Wilson’s most popular character? > 2. Are you a Cajun mutant who throws explosive playing cards? > 3. Were you the number 1 pinup girl of WWII? not “The Devil Made Me Do It” Geraldine, not Gambit mon frere, not Betsy Grable ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/297 "2014-11-20T13:29:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was Enkidu your best bud? > Were you Elrond’s mother-in-law? > Were you Ted Baxter’s girlfriend? not Gilgamesh, not Galadriel, not Georgette (don’t remember her last name) ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/298 "2014-11-20T13:31:28Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you a British general with an Oriental nickname? > IQ2: Are you a three-headed king? > IQ3: Did you say that all Gaul was divided into three parts? not Charles “Chinese” Gordon (I’m sure I thoroughly mangled that, but I do remember him from the _Flashman_ books), not Geryon, dunno ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/299 "2014-11-20T14:06:21Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Are you a spiky-haired TV chef? > IQ2: Are you a footballer who has appeared in numerous advertisments for Walkers crisps? > IQ3: Are you the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons? 1: I was thinking of [Gary Rhodes](http://img1.photographersdirect.com/img/262/wm/pd2771965.jpg), but having looked up Guy Fieri, I can see that he fits 2: Gary Lineker 3: As you said, Gary Gygax. Would have been three Garys. DQ1: Are you known for non-sporting physical endeavours (mountaineering, endurance sailing etc.)? DQ2: Are you from Australasia? IQ1: Did you play a character who was recognised as a king because he didn’t have poo all over him? IQ2: Did you write Brighton Rock? IQ3: Did you manage Glasgow Rangers Football Club? ---
**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 20, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/300 "2014-11-20T14:12:04Z")
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