# \[GAME\] Botticelli Oct 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 1, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044 "2014-10-01T01:41:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/161 "2014-10-03T20:50:16Z")
IQ: Were you a classical musician who committed suicide because you were about to be “outed”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/162 "2014-10-03T21:26:23Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you a classical musician who committed suicide because you were about to be “outed”? I believe that’s one theory about the death of… Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. (Take a DQ if that’s wrong) ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/163 "2014-10-03T22:02:17Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > **ZDS** : > > IQ1: Did you marry the former Miss Virginia Pugh? > IQ2: Did you marry the former Miss Maria Sklodowska? > IQ3: Did you die a couple weeks after breaking your neck in an automobile accident? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Pierre Curie or General George Patton > > Never heard of Virginia Pugh- take a DQ George “Possum” Jones. (Virginia Wynette Pugh is better known as Tammy Wynette.) Correct. Correct. (And he was there with Pershing and that other ‘P’ you mentioned.) DQ: Known for work in science? IQ1: Did your grandfather invent baking powder? IQ2: Did your life become very hectic on the day you tried to get an honest job? IQ3: Are you best known as a swindler? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/164 "2014-10-03T23:05:23Z")
IQ1: Are you a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory? IQ2: Are you an Ionian Greek philosopher for whom a geometric theorem is named? IQ3: Are you a 13th century French scholar who pioneered research into magnetism which led to the development of the navigational astrolabe? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/165 "2014-10-03T23:34:30Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Walt Kelly’s premiere creation? 2. Are you #1’s prickly pal? 3. Did you marry Nancy Fish? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/166 "2014-10-03T23:44:56Z")
Yup, Tchaikovsky. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/167 "2014-10-04T04:23:28Z")
Previous IQs: Are you arguably the best-known person ever born on Corfu? - Yes, Prince Philip Due to your elegant mustache and generally ornery attitude, were you likened to Yosemite Sam when you played for the Pittsburgh Pirates? - Phil Garner Do you play a smart, media-savvy defense lawyer in _Gone Girl_? - Yes, Tyler Perry DQ: Best known for just a single event or incident? IQs: Did you fly a flag just once with a misspelling on it? Were you an oenophilic amphibian? Did you write _Being There_? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/168 "2014-10-04T13:03:18Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ3: Are you best known as a swindler? I almost asked you for a more specific question, but since you’ve already shown your brilliance, I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt here. YESSSS! I am Charles Ponzi, the scam artist who invented the pyramid scheme/con game that bears my name. I consider Bernie Madoff my godson! Bravo, SCAdian ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/169 "2014-10-04T13:21:44Z")
Good job, SCAdian! Good luck with Q… ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/170 "2014-10-04T17:13:16Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I almost asked you for a more specific question, but since you’ve already shown your brilliance, I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt here. > > YESSSS! I am Charles Ponzi, the scam artist who invented the pyramid scheme/con game that bears my name. I consider Bernie Madoff my godson! _Criminal_ seemed like a possible field, so I started thinking about mafiosi and other gangsters, then made the jump to Ponzi. My original question was “Is a swindle scheme named after you?” That sounded weird, though, so I changed it. And now I’m stuck with **Q** … Ask away; I’ll be back as soon as I think of someone. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/171 "2014-10-04T17:16:40Z")
IQ: Were you a bad spelling VP? IQ2: Did you betray Norway to the Nazis? IQ3: Did you need a bigger boat? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/172 "2014-10-04T17:24:07Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Zorba the Greek? 2. Did you have a hit with _96 Tears_? 3. Are you a Mercotan Doper? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/173 "2014-10-04T18:02:58Z")
IQ1: Are you the current governor of Illinois? IQ2: Were you Sue Sylvester’s cheerleader spy in _Glee_? IQ3: Do you play Nathan Fillion’s daughter in _Castle_? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/174 "2014-10-04T19:09:04Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you a bad spelling VP? > IQ2: Did you betray Norway to the Nazis? > IQ3: Did you need a bigger boat? Not Dan Quayle. Not Vidkun Quisling. DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Zorba the Greek? > 2. Did you have a hit with _96 Tears_? > 3. Are you a Mercotan Doper? Not Anthony Quinn. Not … Question Mark (“and the Mysterians”)? Not Qadgop. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the current governor of Illinois? > IQ2: Were you Sue Sylvester’s cheerleader spy in _Glee_? > IQ3: Do you play Nathan Fillion’s daughter in _Castle_? Three DQs. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/175 "2014-10-04T19:17:07Z")
Quint from “Jaws” DQ: Real? IQ: Are you “Mighty”? IQ2: Are you a former Notre Dame QB whose been an NFL bust? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/176 "2014-10-04T19:27:22Z")
Correct on all 3. IQs: 1. Were you the governor of Syria at the time of Christ? 2. Are you a Mesoamerican deity whose name means “feathered serpent”? 3. Are you Desmond Llewellyn’s best known role? ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/177 "2014-10-04T19:34:17Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the current governor of Illinois? > IQ2: Were you Sue Sylvester’s cheerleader spy in Glee? > IQ3: Do you play Nathan Fillion’s daughter in Castle? > > Three DQs. Pat Quinn, Quinn Fabray, Molly Quinn Quinn x3! DQ: Male? holding 2 DQs ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/178 "2014-10-04T19:43:27Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you “Mighty”? > IQ2: Are you a former Notre Dame QB whose been an NFL bust? Not Quinn the Eskino. DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the governor of Syria at the time of Christ? > 2. Are you a Mesoamerican deity whose name means “feathered serpent”? > 3. Are you Desmond Llewellyn’s best known role? DQ. Not Quetzalcoatl. Not Q. **Q** 1. Fictional 2. Male KO has two DQs. etv has one. Prof P has one. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/179 "2014-10-04T19:53:24Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the governor of Syria at the time of Christ? > 2. Are you a Mesoamerican deity whose name means “feathered serpent”? > 3. Are you Desmond Llewellyn’s best known role? > > DQ. > Not Quetzalcoatl. > Not Q. #1 was Quirinius. DQ: best known from film? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-oct-2014/700044/180 "2014-10-04T20:07:20Z")
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