# Botticelli - Aug 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 31, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035 "2026-07-31T01:10:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/221 "2026-08-24T03:27:01Z")
IQs: 1. Were you known as “Old Hickory”? 2. Were you “The American President”? 3. Did you host _Candid Camera_ in the 60s? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/222 "2026-08-24T08:07:09Z")
1. Alicia Zimmerman (from Check Please) 2. Alvin, yes, correct 3. Amelia Bedelia, yes, correct 1 DQ reserved ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/223 "2026-08-24T08:54:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Joe Biden’s SECSTATE? > Did you play Capt. Benjamin Sisko? > Did you lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? Take a DQ, I am not Avery Brooks, and I am not Ambrose E. Burnside. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you say that in the future, everyone would be famous for 15 minutes? > 2. Are you Charles III’s grandson? > 3. In _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_, does Toontown graffiti say for a good time to call “you”? I am not Andy Warhol and take 2 DQs. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you known as “Old Hickory”? > 2. Were you “The American President”? > 3. Did you host _Candid Camera_ in the 60s? I am not Andrew Jackson. Take a DQ. I am not Allen Funt. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/224 "2026-08-24T08:57:09Z")
# A 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with A 4. Not from prose 5. Not the main character 6. From a movie 7. Did not appear in multiple movies 8. Movie released after 1970 9. Character is American 10. Movie is American 11. Not best known from sci-fi or fantasy genre 12. Not best known as a hero or protagonist ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/225 "2026-08-24T11:41:27Z")
DQ movie released after 200 ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/226 "2026-08-24T12:09:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you say that in the future, everyone would be famous for 15 minutes? > 2. Are you Charles III’s grandson? > 3. In _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_, does Toontown graffiti say for a good time to call “you”? > [@SunUp](#): > > I am not Andy Warhol and take 2 DQs. 2 was Archie; 3 was Allyson “Wonderland” [sic]. Allegedly the graffiti then had Disney exec Michael Eisner’s phone number, but I saw a 35mm print of the movie last Saturday and it actually says “The best is yet to come”. If the phone number’s there, it must be for just a frame. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/227 "2026-08-24T14:00:33Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Were you known as “Old Hickory”? > 2. Were you “The American President”? > 3. Did you host _Candid Camera_ in the 60s? Correct Andrew Shephard (_The American President_) Correct DQ: Best known from comedy/romance/action genre? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/228 "2026-08-24T14:23:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did Homer Simpson refer to you as a “wife beating drunk”? 2. Are you one of several creators at Pixar? 3. Were you one of the regional managers at Dunder Mifflin? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/229 "2026-08-24T15:13:39Z")
# A 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with A 4. Not from prose 5. Not the main character 6. From a movie 7. Did not appear in multiple movies 8. Movie released after 1970 9. Character is American 10. Movie is American 11. Not best known from sci-fi or fantasy genre 12. Not best known as a hero or protagonist 13. Movie released before 2000 (I presume the typo) 14. Best known from comedy, romance, or action genre ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/230 "2026-08-24T15:26:19Z")
DQs: 1. movie released before 1985? 2. best known from comedy genre? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/231 "2026-08-24T18:29:49Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Homer Simpson refer to you as a “wife beating drunk”? > 2. Are you one of several creators at Pixar? > 3. Were you one of the regional managers at Dunder Mifflin? Take 2 DQs and I am not Andy Bernard. # A 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with A 4. Not from prose 5. Not the main character 6. From a movie 7. Did not appear in multiple movies 8. Movie released after 1970 9. Character is American 10. Movie is American 11. Not best known from sci-fi or fantasy genre 12. Not best known as a hero or protagonist 13. Movie released before 2000 (I presume the typo) 14. Best known from comedy, romance, or action genre 15. Movie released after 1985 16. Best known from comedy genre ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/232 "2026-08-24T18:34:12Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Did Homer Simpson refer to you as a “wife beating drunk”? > > 2. Are you one of several creators at Pixar? > > 3. Were you one of the regional managers at Dunder Mifflin? > > Take 2 DQs and I am not Andy Bernard. Andy Capp Andrew Stanton Correct DQ: Caucasian? ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/233 "2026-08-24T20:07:36Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Were you Jefferson’s vice president? > > 2. Did you write _Lysistrata_? > > 3. Were you the oldest son of Lucifer and Pansy Fae? > > I am not Aaron Burr. > I am not Aristophanes. > Take a DQ. Correct x2, and Li’l Abner Yokum. DQ: Last name starts with A - M? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/234 "2026-08-24T21:11:53Z")
1. Did you star in a movie which featured Idina Menzel in a non-singing role? 2. Did you once play the former Maid Marian opposite Sean Connery? 3. Are you famous for black and white landscape photography? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/235 "2026-08-24T21:25:41Z")
I am not Amy Adams. Take a DQ. I am not Ansel Adams. # A 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with A 4. Not from prose 5. Not the main character 6. From a movie 7. Did not appear in multiple movies 8. Movie released after 1970 9. Character is American 10. Movie is American 11. Not best known from sci-fi or fantasy genre 12. Not best known as a hero or protagonist 13. Movie released before 2000 14. Best known from comedy, romance, or action genre 15. Movie released after 1985 16. Best known from comedy genre 17. Race is unknown, presumably Caucasian 18. Last name starts with A-M If my tally is correct, @Elendil_s_Heir , @knoodler and @Eureka each have a DQ left, so that puts us over 20. Please have all DQs asked by 6:00 p.m. tomorrow CDT. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/236 "2026-08-24T21:29:43Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. the former Maid Marian Old Lady Marian? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/237 "2026-08-24T21:43:13Z")
Actually Mother Jennet, she’s become a Prioress while Robin’s been away The movie is \*Robin and Marian" 1976 I was on a Robin Hood kick and it was not what I expected. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/238 "2026-08-24T21:44:10Z")
1. Correct 2. Audrey Hepburn 3. Correct ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/239 "2026-08-24T21:47:59Z")
First name starts with Aa-al? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/240 "2026-08-24T21:59:51Z")
# A 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with A 4. Not from prose 5. Not the main character 6. From a movie 7. Did not appear in multiple movies 8. Movie released after 1970 9. Character is American 10. Movie is American 11. Not best known from sci-fi or fantasy genre 12. Not best known as a hero or protagonist 13. Movie released before 2000 14. Best known from comedy, romance, or action genre 15. Movie released after 1985 16. Best known from comedy genre 17. Race is unknown, presumably Caucasian 18. Last name starts with A-M 19. First name starts with Aa-Al If my tally is correct, @Elendil_s_Heir and @knoodler each have a DQ left. Please have all DQs asked by 6:00 p.m. tomorrow CDT. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035.md?page=13)