# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/161 "2026-08-19T16:17:45Z")
DQ: Best known from comedy/action genre? 1 DQ reserved ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/162 "2026-08-19T16:41:43Z")
**S** 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name begins with S 4. human 5. did not first appear in prose fiction 6. American creator 7. first appeared after 1900 8. not certain if first appearance in a movie/on TV – don’t have exact dates 9. main character 10. did not first appear before 1960 11. known from a genre 12. did not first appear after 1990 13. did not first appear after 1975 14. not from sci-fi/fantasy genre 15. not from crime or mystery genre 16. did not appear in movie(s) between 1960 and 1975 17. not best known from comedy/action genre\* At least eight unasked DQs out there still. Please ask them by 2359 Eastern tomorrow, Thu 20 Aug. \* Per Wiki, it comes under two genres – one of which I didn’t even know was a 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 19, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/163 "2026-08-19T16:53:10Z")
DQ: appeared on TV between 1960 and 1975? Two 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:** [August 19, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/164 "2026-08-19T16:54:21Z")
DQs 1. First name begins with Sa-Si? 2. From a sitcom? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 19, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/165 "2026-08-19T17:03:55Z")
**S** 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name begins with S 4. human 5. did not first appear in prose fiction 6. American creator 7. first appeared after 1900 8. not certain if first appearance in a movie/on TV – don’t have exact dates 9. main character 10. did not first appear before 1960 11. known from a genre 12. did not first appear after 1990 13. did not first appear after 1975 14. not from sci-fi/fantasy genre 15. not from crime or mystery genre 16. did not appear in movie(s) between 1960 and 1975 17. not best known from comedy/action genre\* 18. uncertain if appeared on TV between 1960 and 1975 19. first name begins with Sa-Si 20. Not from a sitcom At least five unasked DQs out there still. Please ask them by 2359 Eastern tomorrow, Thu 20 Aug. \* Per Wiki, it comes under two genres – one of which I didn’t even know was a 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 19, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/166 "2026-08-19T17:33:48Z")
DQ: character is best-known from or associated with TV? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/167 "2026-08-19T18:02:19Z")
My DQ Last name begins with A-M? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/168 "2026-08-19T18:13:26Z")
DQ: 1. From a series as opposed to a single appearance? 2. Live action? ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/169 "2026-08-19T19:31:05Z")
**S** 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name begins with S 4. human **5. may have first appeared in prose fiction** 6. American creator 7. first appeared after 1900 8. not certain if first appearance in a movie/on TV – don’t have exact dates 9. main character **10. may have first appeared before 1960** 11. known from a genre 12. did not first appear after 1990 13. did not first appear after 1975 14. not from sci-fi/fantasy genre 15. not from crime or mystery genre 16. did not appear in movie(s) between 1960 and 1975 17. not best known from comedy/action genre\* 18. uncertain if appeared on TV between 1960 and 1975 19. first name begins with Sa-Si 20. not from a sitcom 21. character is not best-known from or associated with TV 22. last name begins with A-M 23. a single appearance in each of two (possibly three) media 24. live action Re DQ5 and DQ10: First appeared in a movie or on TV in or after 1960. However, the show was based on a book published before 1960, and I don’t know if the character’s name in the book was the same. @De_La_Rue and @Prof.Pepperwinkle each have one remaining DQ, and EH has two. Please ask them by 2359 Eastern tomorrow, Thu 20 Aug. \* Per Wiki, it comes under two genres – one of which I didn’t even know was a genre. ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/170 "2026-08-19T19:50:17Z")
FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION: Appeared in a movie or on TV in or after 1960. Also appeared in another medium in or after 1960. However, the movie/TV show was based on a book written before 1960, which I didn’t know about when I first answered the DQs. I cannot find an online copy of the book, so I don’t know if the name used in the book was changed for the other two media. ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/171 "2026-08-19T20:18:41Z")
DQ: known from the western genre? ---
**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 20, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/172 "2026-08-20T00:44:10Z")
**S** 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name begins with S 4. human 5. may have first appeared in prose fiction 6. American creator 7. first appeared after 1900 8. not certain if first appearance in a movie/on TV – don’t have exact dates 9. main character 10. may have first appeared before 1960 11. known from a genre 12. did not first appear after 1990 13. did not first appear after 1975 14. not from sci-fi/fantasy genre 15. not from crime or mystery genre 16. did not appear in movie(s) between 1960 and 1975 17. not best known from comedy/action genre\* 18. uncertain if appeared on TV between 1960 and 1975 19. first name begins with Sa-Si 20. not from a sitcom 21. character is not best-known from or associated with TV 22. last name begins with A-M 23. a single appearance in each of two (possibly three) media 24. live action 25. known from the western genre Re DQ5 and DQ10: First appeared in a movie or on TV in or after 1960. However, the show was based on a book published before 1960, and I don’t know if the character’s name in the book was the same. @De_La_Rue has one remaining DQ, and EH has two. Please ask them by 2359 Eastern tomorrow, Thu 20 Aug. \* Per Wiki, it comes under two genres – one of which I didn’t even know was a 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 20, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/173 "2026-08-20T02:37:33Z")
Final DQ: appeared in movie(s) from 1975-1990? ---
**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 20, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/174 "2026-08-20T11:22:11Z")
**S** 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name begins with S 4. human 5. may have first appeared in prose fiction 6. American creator 7. first appeared after 1900 8. not certain if first appearance in a movie/on TV – don’t have exact dates 9. main character 10. may have first appeared before 1960 11. known from a genre 12. did not first appear after 1990 13. did not first appear after 1975 14. not from sci-fi/fantasy genre 15. not from crime or mystery genre 16. did not appear in movie(s) between 1960 and 1975 17. not best known from comedy/action genre\* 18. uncertain if appeared on TV between 1960 and 1975 19. first name begins with Sa-Si 20. not from a sitcom 21. character is not best-known from or associated with TV 22. last name begins with A-M 23. a single appearance in each of two (possibly three) media 24. live action 25. known from the western genre 26. did not appear in movie(s) from 1975-1990 Waiting on EH. . . . ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/175 "2026-08-20T15:40:32Z")
I still have a DQ. Considered a hero or protagonist in appearances? ---
**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:** [August 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/176 "2026-08-20T21:11:47Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? - Simon Cameron Were you his (much better) second? - Edwin Stanton Were you his only SECSTATE? - Yes, William H. Seward Hmm. I can’t figure out who this guy is. I yield my two earned DQs, one per player. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/177 "2026-08-20T23:29:08Z")
All I can think of is **Shane** , but I can’t think that’s right. ---
**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 20, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/178 "2026-08-20T23:45:41Z")
One of Elendil’s Heir’s DQs: best-known from movies? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I can’t figure out who this guy is. Me either. We haven’t even pinned down the source/ best-known medium or timeframe. ---
**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 20, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/179 "2026-08-20T23:55:05Z")
**S** 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name begins with S 4. human 5. may have first appeared in prose fiction 6. American creator 7. first appeared after 1900 8. not certain if first appearance in a movie/on TV – don’t have exact dates 9. main character 10. may have first appeared before 1960 11. known from a genre 12. did not first appear after 1990 13. did not first appear after 1975 14. not from sci-fi/fantasy genre 15. not from crime or mystery genre 16. did not appear in movie(s) between 1960 and 1975 17. not best known from comedy/action genre\* 18. uncertain if appeared on TV between 1960 and 1975 19. first name begins with Sa-Si 20. not from a sitcom 21. character is not best-known from or associated with TV 22. last name begins with A-M 23. a single appearance in each of two (possibly three) media 24. live action 25. known from the western genre 26. did not appear in movie(s) from 1975-1990 27. considered a hero or protagonist 28. best known from movies or from as yet unidentified other medium (probably the latter, IMO) Five more hours, and one DQ still up for grabs. . . . anybody want a hint? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/180 "2026-08-21T00:44:59Z")
Yes, id like a hint. If you’re offering one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035.md?page=10)