# \[ GAME \] 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:** 19
**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 24, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/361 "2014-11-24T21:13:11Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a flute player who owns several salmon farms in New England? > IQ2: Do you portray Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movies? > IQ3: Did you replace David Coverdale as the lead singer of Deep Purple? > > Three DQs. Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull), Ian McDiarmid, Ian Gillian Ian x 3! DQ: Alive? DQ: Male? DQ: From the US? ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/362 "2014-11-24T21:23:15Z")
IQ1: Are you a prophet Muhammed encountered in the fourth heaven? IQ2: Are you the mother of Horus? IQ3: Is your father Daedalus? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/363 "2014-11-24T22:59:21Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > I felt we were due a woman, and I first knew of her through a “Women in Science” poster in my school. > > My questions: > > IQ1: Are you the nominal mummy in the recent films with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz? > IQ2: Was your father commanded to sacrifice you? > IQ3: Was your name used by the narrator of Moby Dick? As you said, Imhotep As you said, Isaac As you said, Ismael ---
**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 25, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/364 "2014-11-25T03:26:15Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Sid Caesar’s longtime female costar? - Yes, Imogene Coca Are you a novelist with Latin American political connections? - Isabel Allende Were you a cleric after whom an American university was named? - Yes, Ignatius Loyola DQ: First name start with I? IQs: Are you the less-well-known of a pair of brothers important in New England history? Were you either a teacher or a detective, depending on who’s telling the story? Did you speak of “cake or death”? ---
**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 25, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/365 "2014-11-25T04:15:00Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a prophet Muhammed encountered in the fourth heaven? > IQ2: Are you the mother of Horus? > IQ3: Is your father Daedalus? Not … Isaiah? Not Isis. Not Icarus. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you the less-well-known of a pair of brothers important in New England history? > Were you either a teacher or a detective, depending on who’s telling the story? > Did you speak of “cake or death”? Three DQs. **I** 1. Real 2. Dead 3. Male 4. From the US 5. First name stars with I ---
**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 25, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/366 "2014-11-25T13:56:12Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a prophet Muhammed encountered in the fourth heaven? > IQ2: Are you the mother of Horus? > IQ3: Is your father Daedalus? > > Not … Isaiah? > Not Isis. > Not Icarus. Idris, correctx2 DQ: Known for military or war endeavors? ---
**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 25, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/367 "2014-11-25T14:07:36Z")
IQ1: Were your two most famous stories from a collection called **The Sketch Book** published under the name Geoffrey Crayon? IQ2: Did you compose the holiday classic songs _White Christmas_ and _Easter Parade_? IQ3: Was your song _Just a Gigolo_ covered by Louis Prima and David Lee Roth? ---
**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 25, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/368 "2014-11-25T14:27:07Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you battle Abdul Abulbul Ameer? > 2. Did you team up with Luke Cage in Heroes for Hire? > 3. Did you play Bilbo Baggins in the LOTR movies? > > Not … Ivan Skavinsky Skavar? > DQ. > DQ. Correct on Ivan. #2 was Iron Fist. #3 is Ian Holm. DQ: Died after 1900? 1 DQ remaining. ---
**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 25, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/369 "2014-11-25T14:31:07Z")
IQs: 1. Are you aka Bobby Drake? 2. Are you aka Lyle Norg? 3. Are you a troublemaker from the planet Poppup? ---
**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 25, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/370 "2014-11-25T15:52:22Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were your two most famous stories from a collection called **The Sketch Book** published under the name Geoffrey Crayon? > IQ2: Did you compose the holiday classic songs _White Christmas_ and _Easter Parade_? > IQ3: Was your song _Just a Gigolo_ covered by Louis Prima and David Lee Roth? Not … Washington Irving? Not Irving Berlin. Not this Irving either. 🙂 DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you aka Bobby Drake? > 2. Are you aka Lyle Norg? > 3. Are you a troublemaker from the planet Poppup? Not Iceman. DQ. DQ. **I** 1. Real 2. Dead 3. Male 4. From the US 5. First name stars with I 6. Not known for military or war endeavors 7. Died after 1900 ---
**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 25, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/371 "2014-11-25T17:08:36Z")
Previous IQs: Are you the less-well-known of a pair of brothers important in New England history? - Ethan Allen of Vermont always got more attention than poor ol’ Ira. Were you either a teacher or a detective, depending on who’s telling the story? - Ichabod Crane Did you speak of “cake or death”? - Eddie Izzard: [Eddie izzard-cake or death - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNjcuZ-LiSY) DQs: Died after 1950? Best known for the arts, broadly defined? Born east of the Miss. River? IQs: Were you a fictional scientist who took advantage of an android? Did you complain about the location shoot of _Ghostbusters_? Did you have reason to hate Richard Lugar? ---
**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 25, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/372 "2014-11-25T18:09:01Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were your two most famous stories from a collection called The Sketch Book published under the name Geoffrey Crayon? > IQ2: Did you compose the holiday classic songs White Christmas and Easter Parade? > IQ3: Was your song Just a Gigolo covered by Louis Prima and David Lee Roth? > > Not … Washington Irving? > Not Irving Berlin. > Not this Irving either. DQ. correct x2, Irving Caesar holding a DQ ---
**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 25, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/373 "2014-11-25T18:23:18Z")
IQ1: Did you command the oprichniki (your private army) to massacre Novgorod in 1570? IQ2: Did you end the dominance of the Golden Horde over Russia in 1480 and triple the territory of your state? IQ3: Did you defeat John McEnroe in the 1984 French Open final and become the world’s number one ranked tennis player? (nicknames allowed) ---
**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 25, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/374 "2014-11-25T18:43:07Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you aka Bobby Drake? > 2. Are you aka Lyle Norg? > 3. Are you a troublemaker from the planet Poppup? > > Not Iceman. > DQ. > DQ. Correct on Iceman. #2 was the Invisible Kid from the Legion of Super-Heroes. #3 was the Impossible Man from the Fantastic Four comics. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/375 "2014-11-25T19:38:46Z")
IQ1: If they call you drunken (Your name), do you not answer anymore? IQ2: Did you decree that a robot should not harm a human being or through inaction allow a human to come to harm? IQ3: Are you responsible for advances in helicopter technology? ---
**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 25, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/376 "2014-11-25T21:59:39Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write most of the lyrics for your brother’s hit tunes? 2. Were you a Hawaiian singer who had a hit with a different arrangement of _Over The Rainbow_? 3. Did you and your wife record _Proud Mary_? ---
**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 26, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/377 "2014-11-26T03:38:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a fictional scientist who took advantage of an android? > Did you complain about the location shoot of _Ghostbusters_? > Did you have reason to hate Richard Lugar? Three DQs. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you command the oprichniki (your private army) to massacre Novgorod in 1570? > IQ2: Did you end the dominance of the Golden Horde over Russia in 1480 and triple the territory of your state? > IQ3: Did you defeat John McEnroe in the 1984 French Open final and become the world’s number one ranked tennis player? > (nicknames allowed) Not Ivan IV (aka Ivan Groznyj or Ivan the Terrible). DQ. DQ. > [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: If they call you drunken (Your name), do you not answer anymore? > IQ2: Did you decree that a robot should not harm a human being or through inaction allow a human to come to harm? > IQ3: Are you responsible for advances in helicopter technology? Not Ira Hayes. Not Isaac Asimov. Not Igor Sikorsky. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write most of the lyrics for your brother’s hit tunes? > 2. Were you a Hawaiian singer who had a hit with a different arrangement of _Over The Rainbow_? > 3. Did you and your wife record _Proud Mary_? DQ. DQ. Not Ike Turner. **I** 1. Real 2. Dead 3. Male 4. From the US 5. First name stars with I 6. Not known for military or war endeavors 7. Died after 1900 8. Died after 1950 9. Best known for the arts, broadly defined 10. Born east of the Mississippi River ---
**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 26, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/378 "2014-11-26T03:45:42Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write most of the lyrics for your brother’s hit tunes? > 2. Were you a Hawaiian singer who had a hit with a different arrangement of Over The Rainbow? > 3. Did you and your wife record Proud Mary? > > DQ. > DQ. > Not Ike Turner. #1 was Ira Gershwin, brother to George. #2 was I[srael Kamakawiwo’ole](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z26BvHOD_sg) Correct on Ike. DQ: Known for the performing arts? 4 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:** [November 26, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/379 "2014-11-26T03:50:19Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: If they call you drunken (Your name), do you not answer anymore? > [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Ira Hayes. The correct answer to this question, of course, would have been “Not the whiskey-drinkin’ Indian or the Marine that went to 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 26, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/380 "2014-11-26T13:20:43Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you command the oprichniki (your private army) to massacre Novgorod in 1570? > IQ2: Did you end the dominance of the Golden Horde over Russia in 1480 and triple the territory of your state? > IQ3: Did you defeat John McEnroe in the 1984 French Open final and become the world’s number one ranked tennis player? > (nicknames allowed) > > Not Ivan IV (aka Ivan Groznyj or Ivan the Terrible). > DQ. > DQ. correct, Ivan the Great, Ivan Lendl, for Ivan x3! holding 3 DQs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138.md?page=20)