# 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:** 6
**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 12, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/101 "2026-04-12T02:10:30Z")
Jules Verne? E Nesbit? Lewis Carroll? H Rider Haggard? H G Wells? ---
**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:** [April 12, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/102 "2026-04-12T04:14:38Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you best-remembered for being an unconventional sitcom mom? > 2. Are you best-remembered for being a crime-fighter clad in black? > 3. Were you a TV cowboy in the 1950s? Not Loretta Young, dunno, and not Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood). > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you awarded the Medal of Honor for your exploits in France during WW I? > IQ2: Were you a pipe-smoking mother in a 20th-century comic strip? > IQ3: Did you play a WAAF junior officer in _Battle of Britain_? Dunno x3. > [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a highly regarded retired Brewers player who won the AL MVP twice? > 2. Did you play Sarah Curtis on **Dynasty**? > 3. Did you lead the PLO for years? > … Dunno, dunno and not Yasir Arafat. Y. 1. not alive 2. male 3. fictional 4. only name starts with Y 5. from prose fiction 6. created before 1900 7. not human 8. American creator 9. not a real animal 10. not of European origin 11. created after 1500 12. supernatural creature, in a way 13. created after 1800 14. name doesn’t start with Ya - Yi 15. story has been used in several movies ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/103 "2026-04-12T04:43:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you awarded the Medal of Honor for your exploits in France during WW I? > > IQ2: Were you a pipe-smoking mother in a 20th-century comic strip? > > IQ3: Did you play a WAAF junior officer in _Battle of Britain_? > > Dunno x3. Alvin York Mammy Yokum Susannah York DQ1: Male creator? DQ2: “Good guy”? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/104 "2026-04-12T15:27:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you best-remembered for being an unconventional sitcom mom? > > 2. Are you best-remembered for being a crime-fighter clad in black? > > 3. Were you a TV cowboy in the 1950s? > > Not Loretta Young, dunno, and not Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood). Yvonne DeCarlo (_The Munsters_) Yvonne Craig (_Batman_ (TV)) Correct DQs: 1. From a fairy tale? 2. Anthropomorphic? (Walks upright, uses hands, speaks, etc.) 2 DQs reserved ---
**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:** [April 13, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/105 "2026-04-13T04:44:25Z")
Y. 1. not alive 2. male 3. fictional 4. only name starts with Y 5. from prose fiction 6. created before 1900 7. not human 8. American creator 9. not a real animal 10. not of European origin 11. created after 1500 12. supernatural creature, in a way 13. created after 1800 14. name doesn’t start with Ya - Yi 15. story has been used in several movies 16. male creator 17. neither a “good guy” nor a “bad guy” 18. not from a fairy tale 19. anthropomorphic YMMV as to 17 and 19. We should shortly go over the 20-DQ mark, so no more IQs, please. Please ask all earned DQs by noon EST Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/106 "2026-04-13T05:37:10Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a highly regarded retired Brewers player who won the AL MVP twice? > 2. Did you play Sarah Curtis on **Dynasty**? > 3. Did you lead the PLO for years? > > One DQ reserved Robin Yount, Cassie Yates, correct. 3 DQs reseverved ---
**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 13, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/107 "2026-04-13T22:17:53Z")
Aargh. ---
**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 13, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/108 "2026-04-13T22:20:51Z")
Let’s simplify a bit. A fictionalDQ3 male2 originally from prose fiction5 written 180113-18996 by an American8 male16, though his story has been used in several movies15. Only name4 starts with Y, but not in the range Ya-Ye14. Neither human7 nor a real animal9. A supernatural creature, in a way12, but not necessarily anthropomorphic19 and not from a fairy tale18. Not necessarily either a “good guy” or a “bad guy”17. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/109 "2026-04-14T00:55:46Z")
DQs: 1. Name begins with Yj- Yo? 2. From a humorous work? My last DQ is up for grabs. ---
**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 14, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/110 "2026-04-14T01:02:52Z")
Kitap’s DQ: though not a real animal, does it appear to be mammalian? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/111 "2026-04-14T03:36:18Z")
Last DQs: 1. Of Asian origin? 2. Shape-shifting? ---
**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:** [April 14, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/112 "2026-04-14T04:01:46Z")
Y. 1. not alive 2. male 3. fictional 4. only name starts with Y 5. from prose fiction 6. created before 1900 7. not human 8. American creator 9. not a real animal 10. not of European origin 11. created after 1500 12. supernatural creature, in a way 13. created after 1800 14. name doesn’t start with Ya - Yi 15. story has been used in several movies 16. male creator 17. neither a “good guy” nor a “bad guy” 18. not from a fairy tale 19. anthropomorphic 20. name begins with Yj- Yo 21. not from a humorous work 22. not of Asian origin 23. not shape-shifting YMMV as to 17 and 19. ---
**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 14, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/113 "2026-04-14T13:17:38Z")
Kitap’s DQ: though not a real animal, does it appear to be mammalian? ---
**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 14, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/114 "2026-04-14T13:32:27Z")
Might as well go for the obvious… DQ: Name begins with Yo? ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/115 "2026-04-15T04:56:47Z")
Y. 1. not alive 2. male 3. fictional 4. only name starts with Y 5. from prose fiction 6. created before 1900 7. not human 8. American creator 9. not a real animal 10. not of European origin 11. created after 1500 12. supernatural creature, in a way 13. created after 1800 14. name doesn’t start with Ya - Yi 15. story has been used in several movies 16. male creator 17. neither a “good guy” nor a “bad guy” 18. not from a fairy tale 19. anthropomorphic 20. name begins with Yj- Yo 21. not from a humorous work 22. not of Asian origin 23. not shape-shifting 24. although not a real animal, appears to be at least somewhat mammalian 25. name begins with Yo YMMV as to 17 and 19. Please ask any other earned DQs by noon EST Thursday. ---
**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 16, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/116 "2026-04-16T14:08:39Z")
Less than two hours to go. I certainly don’t have any idea. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/117 "2026-04-16T17:54:21Z")
I suppose Yooper is the wrong answer. i am stumped. ---
**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 16, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/118 "2026-04-16T18:25:29Z")
All I can come up with is Yogi Bear, Yogi Berra, Count Yorga, or Yossarian. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you awarded the Medal of Honor for your exploits in France during WW I? > IQ2: Were you a pipe-smoking mother in a 20th-century comic strip? > IQ3: Did you play a WAAF junior officer in _Battle of Britain_? And I’m still kicking myself for not using Michael York (York x3!) for my IQ2 there… ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/119 "2026-04-16T19:47:27Z")
I have Yoma and Yokai; these are eastern/Asian creatures (and denied by DQ.22). ---
**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 16, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923/120 "2026-04-16T19:56:05Z")
All I can come up with is Yowper, but I’m not even sure what story he’s from. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2026/1028923.md?page=7)