# Botticelli - April 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 1, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923 "2026-04-01T00:49:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/21 "2026-04-01T17:02:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you a teacher at Abbott Elementary School? > > 2. Did Mickey Rooney spoof you in a beer commercial? > > 3. Did you perform “Theme from Peter Gunn” with the Art of Noise band? > > Take 3 DQs. Gregory Eddy Nelson Eddy Duane Eddy Eddy x3! DQ: Hero? 2 DQs reserved ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/22 "2026-04-01T17:09:59Z")
**DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with E 4. First appeared in print 5. First appeared before 1950 6. Protagonist, but not a hero ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/23 "2026-04-01T17:31:03Z")
IQ1: Were you the Sleeping Prophet? IQ2: Does a rascally rabbit often give you problems? IQ3: Were you a passenger that crashed in headhunter country during WW II? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/24 "2026-04-01T17:31:22Z")
Psst, Prof., I got [more IQs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/18). Really. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/25 "2026-04-01T21:39:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Sleeping Prophet? > IQ2: Does a rascally rabbit often give you problems? > IQ3: Were you a passenger that crashed in headhunter country during WW II? 1. I am not Edgar Cayce. 2. I am not Elmer Fudd. 3. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Psst, Prof., I got [more IQs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/18). Really. Well, if they’re different answers, take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/26 "2026-04-01T21:51:03Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play a doctor on TV in the '70s? 2. Were you a founding member of NWA? 3. Are you married to John Krasinski? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/27 "2026-04-01T22:41:54Z")
1. I am not EmilyBlunt. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/28 "2026-04-01T22:57:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Well, if they’re different answers, take 3 DQs. 1 (Julia Roberts relative) was her niece Emma Roberts; 2 (living planet) was Earth–there was an _Exiles_ storyline in which (alternate universe) Ego converts (alternate universe) Earth into a living planet, with giant glowing eyes and everything; 3 (scientifically-minded person who lived in New Jersey) was Albert Einstein. DQs: 1. first appeared after 1900? 2. first appeared in prose? 3. created by American(s)? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/29 "2026-04-01T23:02:38Z")
Very nice answers, DLR! **DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with E 4. First appeared in print 5. First appeared before 1950 6. Protagonist, but not a hero 7. First appeared after 1900 8. First appeared in prose 9. Created by an American. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/30 "2026-04-01T23:55:52Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > 1.Did you write **The Moffats**? > 2. Did you write **The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet**? > 3. Were you a nasty ghost of a spoiled brat (and half of the title) in a classic Patricia Clapp book? > > 2 DQs reserved DQs: 1. Caucasian? 2. From a genre? 3 DQs reserved Eleanor Estes, Eleanor Cameron, Emily in **Jane-Emily**. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/31 "2026-04-02T00:44:35Z")
**DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with E 4. First appeared in print 5. First appeared before 1950 6. Protagonist, but not a hero 7. First appeared after 1900 8. First appeared in prose 9. Created by an American. 10. Caucasian 11. From mainstream literature, current with the time it was written ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/32 "2026-04-02T01:19:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you the Sleeping Prophet? > > IQ2: Does a rascally rabbit often give you problems? > > IQ3: Were you a passenger that crashed in headhunter country during WW II? > > 1. I am not Edgar Cayce. > 2. I am not Elmer Fudd. > 3. Take a DQ. correct correct Eric Sevareid DQ: American character? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/33 "2026-04-02T01:23:22Z")
**DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with E 4. First appeared in print 5. First appeared before 1950 6. Protagonist, but not a hero 7. First appeared after 1900 8. First appeared in prose 9. Created by an American. 10. Caucasian 11. From mainstream literature, current with the time it was written 12. American character ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/34 "2026-04-02T02:08:35Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > - Did you play a doctor on TV in the '70s? > - Were you a founding member of NWA? > - Are you married to John Krasinski? 1. (IQ withdrawn; I identified the character instead of the actor) 2. Eazy E 3. Correct DQ: Known from scifi/fantasy genre? 2 DQs reserved ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/35 "2026-04-02T02:21:13Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Eazy E > 2. Correct > > DQ: Known from scifi/fantasy genre? > > 2 DQs reserved See 11 above. Not genre fiction. Take another DQ. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/36 "2026-04-02T02:25:54Z")
Aren’t Superhero movies/comics a form of fantasy? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/37 "2026-04-02T14:27:57Z")
Yes, comic book superheroes are sf/fantasy. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/38 "2026-04-02T15:58:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > From mainstream literature, current with the time it was written I don’t know why this would exclude genre fiction, but I’ll take it as a no. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/39 "2026-04-02T22:51:43Z")
Genre fiction is not mainstream. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/40 "2026-04-02T22:59:23Z")
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