# Late October 2012 Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 17, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026 "2012-10-17T16:35:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 1, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/181 "2012-11-01T13:19:51Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: Were you converted on the road to Damascus? > IQ2: When frustrated at work, do you often exclaim, “Great Caesar’s Ghost”? > IQ3: Originally from Canada, are you an actress and former Playmate known for your two large … ahem, “assets”? I’m not the Apostle Paul, Perry White of the _Daily Planet_, or some Great White North babe I’ve never heard of. Take one DQ. > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did your creator invent the name of your female friend? I’m not Pinnochio. > [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Did your fumble result in the Miracle at the Meadowlands? > IQ2: Were you jailed for Contempt of Congress when you refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee? > IQ3: Are you a politically conservative American businessman who’s nevertheless particularly interested in renewable energy? Dunno the first; and no, I’m not Paul Robeson or… Ross Perot? P. 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Not known for his contributions to the Arts as usually defined in the game 6. First appeared in a film or cartoon ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/182 "2012-11-01T14:05:15Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Did your fumble result in the Miracle at the Meadowlands? > IQ2: Were you jailed for Contempt of Congress when you refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee? > IQ3: Are you a politically conservative American businessman who’s nevertheless particularly interested in renewable energy? The first was Joe Pisarcik, and #3 was T. Boone Pickens (Perot’s primary business interest was computers). I don’t think Robeson was jailed, but it’s a good answer and I can’t be sure, so I’ll rephrase that question… IQ: Are you a long-time activist and avowed communist who was jailed for Contempt of Congress when you refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee? DQs: Are you a military or political figure in the fictional world? Does your last name begin with P? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/183 "2012-11-01T14:38:26Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Did your understudy go on to fame as the captain of the Enterprise? > > IQ2: Are you a Canadian jazz icon? > > IQ3: Did you set Sir Isaac Newton onto the problem of probability? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’m not Christopher Plummer. Dunno the other two - take two DQs! Right with Christopher Plummer - it was a kidney stone during a run of Henry V that catapulted William Shatner to fame and fortune. 1. is **Oscar Peterson** , born and raised in Montréal, and a truly fantastic performer and a gentleman. 2. is **Samuel Pepys** , the renowned diarist. He was someone who was fascinated with Newton’s discoveries, and cultivated him, socially. (Inasmuch as Sir Isaac Newton could be considered ‘in society’.) What started Newton’s investigation into the mathematics of probability was a question from Samuel Pepys concerning a dice problem upon which Pepys ‘friend’ was going to wager 10 pounds. DQ1: Is the film in which you appear a live action feature? DQ2: In your fictional universe, would you have been born before 1950? (to the best of your knowledge and estimation.) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/184 "2012-11-01T14:38:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’m not the Apostle Paul, Perry White of the _Daily Planet_, or some Great White North babe I’ve never heard of. Take one DQ. Correct on Paul and Perry White. The Great White North babe is Pamela Anderson. DQ reserved for now. ---
**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 1, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/185 "2012-11-01T14:58:53Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > …IQ: Are you a long-time activist and avowed communist who was jailed for Contempt of Congress when you refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee?.. You got me there. Take a DQ. P. 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Not known for his contributions to the Arts as usually defined in the game 6. First appeared in a film or cartoon 7. Not a military or political figure 8. First name begins with P 9. Appeared in a live action feature 10. Born before 1950 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/186 "2012-11-01T16:26:27Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > DQ reserved for now. I’ll bring this one forward now. DQ: Did you appear in only one film? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/187 "2012-11-01T16:42:41Z")
IQ1: Were you raised by your aunt and uncle? IQ2: Did the Tank Gang reside in your office? IQ3: Did you and your best friend sing about a wonderful phrase? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/188 "2012-11-01T17:28:28Z")
I actually meant Peter Pan DQ: Were you a parent? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/189 "2012-11-01T17:43:36Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ: Are you a long-time activist and avowed communist who was jailed for Contempt of Congress when you refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee? Pete Seeger DQ: Are you a scientist or inventor? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/190 "2012-11-02T06:13:17Z")
IQ1: Did you live in Honalee? IQ2: Were you the last emperor of China? IQ3: Did you invent a scam where you paid early investors with the investments of later investors? ---
**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 5, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/191 "2012-11-05T03:29:39Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > IQ1: Were you raised by your aunt and uncle? > IQ2: Did the Tank Gang reside in your office? > IQ3: Did you and your best friend sing about a wonderful phrase? I’m not Peter Parker or Mary Poppins. Dunno the second one. > [@etv78](#): > > I actually meant Peter Pan > > DQ: Were you a parent? J.M. Barrie popularized but did not invent the name “Wendy,” [Wendy - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy), so no DQ. Sorry. > [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: Did you live in Honalee? > > IQ2: Were you the last emperor of China? > > IQ3: Did you invent a scam where you paid early investors with the investments of later investors? I’m not Puff, Pu Yi, or Ponzi. P. 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Not known for his contributions to the Arts as usually defined in the game 6. First appeared in a film or cartoon 7. Not a military or political figure 8. First name begins with P 9. Appeared in a live action feature 10. Born before 1950 11. Appeared in more than one film 12. Not a scientist or inventor ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/192 "2012-11-05T04:20:36Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > IQ1: Were you raised by your aunt and uncle? > IQ2: Did the Tank Gang reside in your office? > IQ3: Did you and your best friend sing about a wonderful phrase? 1 Correct 2. P Sherman, DDS from \*Finding Nemo \* 3. I was thinking Pumba, but Poppins works DQ: Are you a crime fighter? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/193 "2012-11-05T05:18:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’m not Puff, Pu Yi, or Ponzi. Correct on all. (After posting the questions, I realized that I would also have to allow “Jackie Paper” for the Puff question, but I was primarily looking for Puff.) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/194 "2012-11-05T18:26:16Z")
IQ1: Did you tell Laura you loved her in octaves and sestets? IQ2: Do guitarists revere you as ‘The Wizard of Waukesha’? IQ3: Were you a renowned ‘Virtuoso’ of the solo jazz guitar? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/195 "2012-11-05T19:17:04Z")
Ignorance fought, thanks! IQ: Did you get your contraband from Libyan terrorists? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/196 "2012-11-05T19:33:14Z")
IQ1: Did you introduce Dolly Parton to Nashville and record extensively with her early in her career? IQ2: Did you manage not just the career, but the entire life of one of the most popular stars of the 20th century? IQ3: Were you that star? ---
**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 5, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/197 "2012-11-05T20:34:31Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Did you tell Laura you loved her in octaves and sestets? > > IQ2: Do guitarists revere you as ‘The Wizard of Waukesha’? > > IQ3: Were you a renowned ‘Virtuoso’ of the solo jazz guitar? Dunno the first. And just guessing… no, I’m not Phil Fender or Pablo Casals? > [@etv78](#): > > …IQ: Did you get your contraband from Libyan terrorists? Dunno this… from _Back to the Future_? > [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Did you introduce Dolly Parton to Nashville and record extensively with her early in her career? > IQ2: Did you manage not just the career, but the entire life of one of the most popular stars of the 20th century? > IQ3: Were you that star? Dunno the first, but I’m not Colonel Parker or Elvis Presley. P. 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Not known for his contributions to the Arts as usually defined in the game 6. First appeared in a film or cartoon 7. Not a military or political figure 8. First name begins with P 9. Appeared in a live action feature 10. Born before 1950 11. Appeared in more than one film 12. Not a scientist or inventor 13. Crime fighter ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/198 "2012-11-05T20:40:00Z")
Was indeed going for Emmett Brown from _BtF_. IQ: Did your actor also play a real-life jockey? holding onto my DQ ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/199 "2012-11-05T20:58:51Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Did you introduce Dolly Parton to Nashville and record extensively with her early in her career? Porter Wagoner DQ: Is your identity a secret? ---
**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 5, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026/200 "2012-11-05T21:23:17Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Was indeed going for Emmett Brown from _BtF_. > > IQ: Did your actor also play a real-life jockey? > > holding onto my DQ How is Emmet Brown a “P”? Dunno about the real-life jockey. Take a DQ for that one. P. 1. Not real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Not known for his contributions to the Arts as usually defined in the game 6. First appeared in a film or cartoon 7. Not a military or political figure 8. First name begins with P 9. Appeared in a live action feature 10. Born before 1950 11. Appeared in more than one film 12. Not a scientist or inventor 13. Crime fighter 14. Not a secret identity [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-october-2012-botticelli/638026.md?page=11)