# \[GAME\] Botticelli - Sep 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 3, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353 "2014-09-03T12:37:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/541 "2014-09-25T20:09:24Z")
Summary 1. Real person ---
**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:** [September 25, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/542 "2014-09-25T20:18:04Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a blind and deaf advocate for Socialism? 2. Did you write _Critique of Pure Reason_? 3. Were you assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/543 "2014-09-25T20:25:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a blind and deaf advocate for Socialism? > 2. Did you write _Critique of Pure Reason_? > 3. Were you assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan? Not Helen Keller, Immanuel Kant (had to read that one at Columbia) or Bobby Kennedy. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/544 "2014-09-25T23:23:08Z")
IQ1: Did you co-author several novels with Frederik Pohl? IQ2: Did you play a missionary who in 1914 was in what later became Tanganyika? IQ3: Were you killed in the explosion of a radio-controlled aircraft during WW II? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/545 "2014-09-25T23:50:58Z")
IQ: Did you create the Special Olympics? IQ2: Were you a key Senator in getting the ADA passed? ---
**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:** [September 26, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/546 "2014-09-26T00:07:03Z")
Correct on all 3. IQs: 1. Did you create Batman? 2. Did you play the Wolf in_Pulp Fiction_ ? 3. Do they celebrate your birthday on June 11th in Hawaii? ---
**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:** [September 26, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/547 "2014-09-26T00:35:41Z")
All right, **astorian**! Previous IQs: Were you a top Lincoln aide, not in the Cabinet? - John Nicolay Were you another top Lincoln aide, not in the Cabinet? - John Hay Were you an oft-quoted SCOTUS member before 1900 who did not serve as Chief Justice? - Joseph Story IQs: Did you keep a coconut shell on your desk? Was your nickname for your husband “Bunny”? Did you tell your son’s speechwriter that you were too conservative for him to write for you? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/548 "2014-09-26T01:58:25Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you co-author several novels with Frederik Pohl? > IQ2: Did you play a missionary who in 1914 was in what later became Tanganyika? > IQ3: Were you killed in the explosion of a radio-controlled aircraft during WW II? No idea on #1 or #2 Not Joe Kennedy Jr. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/549 "2014-09-26T02:00:08Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you create the Special Olympics? > IQ2: Were you a key Senator in getting the ADA passed? Not Eunice Kennedy Not… Ted Kennedy? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/550 "2014-09-26T02:01:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Correct on all 3. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you create Batman? > 2. Did you play the Wolf in_Pulp Fiction_ ? > 3. Do they celebrate your birthday on June 11th in Hawaii? Not Bob Kane or Harvey Keitel. Not… King Kamehameha? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/551 "2014-09-26T02:03:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you keep a coconut shell on your desk? > Was your nickname for your husband “Bunny”? > Did you tell your son’s speechwriter that you were too conservative for him to write for you? I see a trend developing. So, even though I don’t know any of the answers, I’ll guess… Not John F. Kennedy, not Jackie Kennedy, not Rose Kennedy? ---
**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:** [September 26, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/552 "2014-09-26T02:18:15Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you co-author several novels with Frederik Pohl? > IQ2: Did you play a missionary who in 1914 was in what later became Tanganyika? > IQ3: Were you killed in the explosion of a radio-controlled aircraft during WW II? > [@astorian](#): > > No idea on #1 or #2 > > Not Joe Kennedy Jr. > > Take 2 DQs. Cyril M Kornbluth. Katharine Hepburn (_The African Queen_). Correct. DQ1: Male? DQ2: Living? IQ1: Did Tim Conway often try to make you corpse? IQ2: Were you an artillery officer who became an air force chief of staff? IQ3: Did you and your brothers play brothers in a film? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/553 "2014-09-26T02:21:36Z")
Yup, Ted. And of course you nailed Eunice. (That doesn’t sound good) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/554 "2014-09-26T02:35:32Z")
IQ: Were you our ambassador to the UK during WWII? IQ2: Was your health irrevocably altered by surgery ordered by the person above? ---
**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:** [September 26, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/555 "2014-09-26T02:36:43Z")
Correct on all 3. IQs: 1. Did you create the character of Weary Willie? 2. Are you #1’s son? 3. Did you create _Pogo_? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/556 "2014-09-26T11:11:15Z")
SUMMARY 1. Male 2. Not living ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/557 "2014-09-26T11:12:16Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did Tim Conway often try to make you corpse? > IQ2: Were you an artillery officer who became an air force chief of staff? > IQ3: Did you and your brothers play brothers in a film? Not Harvey Korman or Stacy (Long Riders) Keach Take a DQ for #2 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/558 "2014-09-26T11:13:47Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you our ambassador to the UK during WWII? > IQ2: Was your health irrevocably altered by surgery ordered by the person above? Not Joe Kennedy Sr. Not Rosemary Kennedy ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/559 "2014-09-26T11:14:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Correct on all 3. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you create the character of Weary Willie? > 2. Are you #1’s son? > 3. Did you create _Pogo_? Not clown Emmett Kelley, and not cartoonist Walt Kelly. Take a DQ for #2. I have no idea who Emmett’s son is. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353/560 "2014-09-26T12:24:31Z")
IQ1: Are you a Soviet Armenian composer who wrote _Sabre Dance_? IQ2: Did your album _Tapestry_ win a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1972? IQ3: Are you an Austrian violinist and composer who rediscovered lost classics by masters such as Pugnani and Vivaldi, then later admitted you wrote the pieces yourself? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-sep-2014/697353.md?page=29)