# \[ GAME \] 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:** 9
**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, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/161 "2014-11-13T15:19:09Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > 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_? 1. I am not Ed Norton. Take a DQ for #2. 2. I am not Eric Idle. ---
**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, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/162 "2014-11-13T16:15:30Z")
> [@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? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. Edmund Blackadder. Eisenhower (who came between Truman and Kennedy). Edgar Rice Burroughs (_Beyond the Farthest Star_, _Tarzan and the City of Gold_, _Tarzan and the Ant Men_). DQ1: Died after 1980? DQ2: Born south of the Mason Dixon line? DQ3: 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 13, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/163 "2014-11-13T16:23:17Z")
IQ1: Was a chain of furniture stores named after you? IQ2: Were you the main character in a series of films based on a '60s TV series? IQ3: Were you and the woman you loved badly injured when your sled ran into a tree? ---
**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, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/164 "2014-11-13T16:26:16Z")
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. 9. Died before 1980 10. Born south of the Mason Dixon line 11. Not 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:** [November 13, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/165 "2014-11-13T16:27:44Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was a chain of furniture stores named after you? > IQ2: Were you the main character in a series of films based on a '60s TV series? > IQ3: Were you and the woman you loved badly injured when your sled ran into a tree? 1. I am not Ethan Allen. 2. I am not Ethan Hunt. 3. I don’t know which Ethan this is. Take a DQ. ---
**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, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/166 "2014-11-13T16:55:26Z")
Previous IQs: Does a statue of you stand outside the county courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio? - Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s Secretary of War Did the troops cheer you before “lights out” in an Australian movie? - King Edward VII, in _Breaker Morant_ Were you Lincoln’s first AG? - Yes, Edward Bates DQs: Best known for a single incident? Died before 1940? IQs: Did your ship become what we know as Venus? Was your sword Narsil? Did Aragorn take this as his regnal name? ---
**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, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/167 "2014-11-13T16:55:39Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was a chain of furniture stores named after you? > IQ2: Were you the main character in a series of films based on a '60s TV series? > IQ3: Were you and the woman you loved badly injured when your sled ran into a tree? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Ethan Allen. > 2. I am not Ethan Hunt. > 3. I don’t know which Ethan this is. Take a DQ. 😃 Ethan Frome. DQ: Known for science? ---
**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, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/168 "2014-11-13T18:13:33Z")
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. 9. Died before 1980 10. Born south of the Mason Dixon line 11. Not known for the Arts 12. Best known for a single incident. 13. Died before 1940 14. Not known for science ---
**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, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/169 "2014-11-13T18:14:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your ship become what we know as Venus? > Was your sword Narsil? > Did Aragorn take this as his regnal name? Take a DQ for #1. I am not Elendil. I am not Elessar. ---
**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, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/170 "2014-11-13T18:20:08Z")
> [@](#): > > 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? > > 1. I am not Ed Norton. > Take a DQ for #2. > 2. I am not Eric Idle. Eric Bana, Eric Roberts, correct DQ: Associated with a certain product or service? 1 DQ in reserve ---
**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, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/171 "2014-11-13T18:25:34Z")
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. 9. Died before 1980 10. Born south of the Mason Dixon line 11. Not known for the Arts 12. Best known for a single incident. 13. Died before 1940 14. Not known for science 15. Not associated with a certain product or service ---
**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, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/172 "2014-11-13T19:40:46Z")
Catcher Elston Howard of the Yankees was the first black MVP in the AL Elmore Leonard won the Edgar for _ **LaBrava.** _ DQ1) Caucasian? DQ2) Best known for a crime or misdeed? ---
**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, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/173 "2014-11-13T19:48:27Z")
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. 9. Died before 1980 10. Born south of the Mason Dixon line 11. Not known for the Arts 12. Best known for a single incident. 13. Died before 1940 14. Not known for science 15. Not associated with a certain product or service 16. Caucasian. 17. Known for law enforcement; the event in question has long been the subject of conflicting versions, so could be considered a misdeed. I don’t want this going too far astray. ---
**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, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/174 "2014-11-13T20:13:53Z")
IQ) Did Tom Mix serve as a pallbearer at your funeral? ---
**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, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/175 "2014-11-13T20:14:53Z")
IQ2) Did you receive a severe arm injury at the OK Corral? ---
**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, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/176 "2014-11-13T20:22:42Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ) Did Tom Mix serve as a pallbearer at your funeral? > [@astorian](#): > > IQ2) Did you receive a severe arm injury at the OK Corral? I am neither Wyatt nor Morgan Earp. ---
**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, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/177 "2014-11-13T20:40:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am neither Wyatt nor Morgan Earp. Virgil got the arm injury… but I take it it’s not him, 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, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/178 "2014-11-13T21:33:41Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Virgil got the arm injury… but I take it it’s not him, either. I am indeed Virgil Earp, who was shot in the \*\*calf \*\*at the O.K. Corral. Well done, astorian! ---
**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, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/179 "2014-11-13T21:36:04Z")
Well done, **astorian**. I was gonna say, assume nothing! Previous IQs: Did your ship become what we know as Venus? - Earendil, the great Elf-mariner, in Tolkien’s mythos Was your sword Narsil? - Yes, Elendil, slain by Sauron and his sword broken Did Aragorn take this as his regnal name? - Yes, Elessar ---
**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, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138/180 "2014-11-13T22:57:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am indeed Virgil Earp, who was shot in the \*\*calf \*\*at the O.K. Corral. > > Well done, astorian! That was my goof- I believed the movie, in which Virgil tells his wife, “I still have one good arm to hold you with.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138.md?page=10)