# \[ GAME \] 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:** 8
**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 12, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/141 "2014-11-12T22:28:32Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. American ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/142 "2014-11-12T22:44:49Z")
IQ) Did you become the new heavyweight boxing champ after Joe Louis retired? IQ2) Was “After the Loving” your last single to hit the Billboard Top Ten? IQ3) Did you make your final movie at the invitation of longtime friend Charlton Heston, who hoped you might finally get the Oscar nomination that had always eluded you (you died right after making the movie, and didn’t get the Oscar nomination)? ---
**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 12, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/143 "2014-11-12T22:49:49Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ) Did you become the new heavyweight boxing champ after Joe Louis retired? > > IQ2) Was “After the Loving” your last single to hit the Billboard Top Ten? > > IQ3) Did you make your final movie at the invitation of longtime friend Charlton Heston, who hoped you might finally get the Oscar nomination that had always eluded you (you died right after making the movie, and didn’t get the Oscar nomination)? Take a DQ for #1. I am not Engelbert Humperdinck. I am still not Edward G. Robinson (the movie was _Soylent Green_). ---
**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 13, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/144 "2014-11-13T01:46:12Z")
IQ1: Were you succeeded by your half-sister, who was followed by your other (and her) half-sister? IQ2: Were you one of the princes in the Tower? IQ3: Were you that prince’s father? ---
**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 13, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/145 "2014-11-13T01:50:38Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you succeeded by your half-sister, who was followed by your other (and her) half-sister? > IQ2: Were you one of the princes in the Tower? > IQ3: Were you that prince’s father? Take a DQ for #1. I am not Edward IV or V. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/146 "2014-11-13T02:50:09Z")
The boxer was Ezzard Charles DQ) Alive? ---
**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 13, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/147 "2014-11-13T02:54:44Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead ---
**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 13, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/148 "2014-11-13T03:01:29Z")
iq1: Did you find your breakthrough role in 1971’s _The Last Picture Show_ and go on to become one of the few actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting? iq2: Did you become the world’s first female hispanic astronaut in 1991? iq3: Did you die of pneumonia before your husband became vice president in 1880? ---
**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 13, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/149 "2014-11-13T03:26:15Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > iq1: Did you find your breakthrough role in 1971’s _The Last Picture Show_ and go on to become one of the few actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting? > iq2: Did you become the world’s first female hispanic astronaut in 1991? > iq3: Did you die of pneumonia before your husband became vice president in 1880? 1. I am not Ellen Burstyn. (spelling?) Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 13, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/150 "2014-11-13T04:14:27Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you succeeded by your half-sister, who was followed by your other (and her) half-sister? > IQ2: Were you one of the princes in the Tower? > IQ3: Were you that prince’s father? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take a DQ for #1. I am not Edward IV or V. Edward VI. Correct on Edward V. Correct on Edward IV. DQ: Died after 1900? ---
**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 13, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/151 "2014-11-13T04:21:53Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead 5. 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 13, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/152 "2014-11-13T05:10:31Z")
Previous IQs: Did most people think your older sister Jane was the pretty one? - Elizabeth Bennet, in _Pride and Prejudice_: [http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/14800000/Jane-Elizabeth-jane-bennet-14872672-772-499.jpg](http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/14800000/Jane-Elizabeth-jane-bennet-14872672-772-499.jpg) Were you rained upon and left groomless at your wedding? - Yes, Elizabeth Swann, in the second _Pirates of the Caribbean_ movie: [http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/\_\_cb20120302082341/pirates/images/1/15/Keira3.jpg](http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120302082341/pirates/images/1/15/Keira3.jpg) Should your half-sister arguably have had you executed? - The then-Princess Elizabeth, and her half-sister, Queen Mary: [England 1558: Why didn't Queen Mary have Elizabeth killed? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=641325) Three Elizabeths! DQs: Last name start with E? Political/military? IQs: Does a statue of you stand outside the county courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio? Did the troops cheer you before “lights out” in an Australian movie? Were you Lincoln’s first AG? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/153 "2014-11-13T12:04:33Z")
IQ1) Were you the first black player to win the American League MVP award? IQ2) Did you win an Edgar award for _ **LaBrava** _? IQ3) Did you marry fellow standup comedian Judy Tenuta? ---
**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 13, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/154 "2014-11-13T12:39:13Z")
IQ1: Did you serve on the Western Front under General Melchett? IQ2: Did you come after Harry and before John? IQ3: Did you write about Poloda, Cathne and Athne, and Trohanadalmakus? ---
**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 13, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/155 "2014-11-13T13:12:34Z")
> [@](#): > > iq1: Did you find your breakthrough role in 1971’s The Last Picture Show and go on to become one of the few actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting? > iq2: Did you become the world’s first female hispanic astronaut in 1991? > iq3: Did you die of pneumonia before your husband became vice president in 1880? > > 1. I am not Ellen Burstyn. (spelling?) > Take 2 DQs for the others. correct, Ellen Ochoa, Ellen MacArthur (wife of Chester A. Arthur, VP under James Garfield) Ellen x3! DQ1: Born east of the mighty Mississippi? DQ2: Ever serve in a political office? ---
**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 13, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/156 "2014-11-13T14:28:23Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead 5. Died after 1900 6. Last name starts with E 7. Born east of the mighty Mississippi 8. Did serve in a political office, but not remembered as a politician. Although he served in the military, it’s not why he’s remembered either. ---
**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 13, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/157 "2014-11-13T14:29:38Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you the first black player to win the American League MVP award? > > IQ2) Did you win an Edgar award for _ **LaBrava** _? > > IQ3) Did you marry fellow standup comedian Judy Tenuta? Take 2 DQs for 1 and 2. I am not Emo Philips. “My brother says ‘Hello!’ Hooray for speech therapy!” ---
**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 13, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/158 "2014-11-13T14:30:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Does a statue of you stand outside the county courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio? > Did the troops cheer you before “lights out” in an Australian movie? > Were you Lincoln’s first AG? I am not #3 Edward Bates. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 13, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/159 "2014-11-13T14:32:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you serve on the Western Front under General Melchett? > IQ2: Did you come after Harry and before John? > IQ3: Did you write about Poloda, Cathne and Athne, and Trohanadalmakus? Take 3 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:** [November 13, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/160 "2014-11-13T15:11:40Z")
iq1: Have you played a scientist who turns into a green monster and a Trojan army commander in film? iq2: In film, did you play a Coca-Cola marketing executive who went to Australia to battle a local soft-drink maker? iq3: Did write and star in the Beatles mockumentary film, _All You Need Is Cash_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138.md?page=9)