# Botticelli, August 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698 "2025-08-04T18:14:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/121 "2025-08-16T22:55:00Z")
1. Apollo Creed 2. Abed from Community 3. Atlas (not the Greek god Atlas) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/122 "2025-08-16T23:05:58Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did your split with your brother precipitate the rise of both of your shoe manufacturing businesses? > 2. Did Daniel Day Lewis win an Oscar portraying you? > 3. Did you publicly refer to yourself as “Lady Hargreaves”? Adidas guy, but I forget his name. Take a DQ. I am not Abraham Lincoln. Take another DQ. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/123 "2025-08-16T23:06:45Z")
# A 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not known for the arts 5. Died before 2000 (A.D.) 6. Known for science ---
**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 16, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/124 "2025-08-16T23:28:56Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Which one’s which? > [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Apollo Creed > 2. Abed from Community > 3. Atlas (not the Greek god Atlas) Thank you. DQ: American? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/125 "2025-08-17T00:06:58Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Were you the first woman to be name an SWFA Grand Master? > 2. Did you write **Escape to Witch Mountain**? > 3. Did you write, among other books, **Twisted Tales from Shakespeare?** Yep, Andre Norton. Alexander Key, Richard Armour. DQ: Caucasian? One DQ reserved. IQs: 1. Did you write, among other books, **The Ship Who Sang?** 2. Are you the Queen of Oogaboo in the Oz books? 3. Were you Murphy Brown’s son on **Murphy Brown?** ---
**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 17, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/126 "2025-08-17T00:55:02Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you the first name in Scandinavian Modernist furniture designers? > > 2. Were you the first nurder victim? > > 3. Are you the king of Dictionopolis? > > Hope you’re recovering! > > 1. I am not Abel. > Take 2 DQs. #1 was Alvar Aalto. #2 is correct. #3 is King Azaz in _The Phantom Tollbooth_. DQs: 1. Last name starts with A? 2. Died before 1950 A.D.? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/127 "2025-08-17T01:17:58Z")
# A 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not known for the arts 5. Died before 2000 (A.D.) 6. Known for science 7. Not American 8. Caucasian 9. First and last name both start with A 10. Died before 1950 A.D. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/128 "2025-08-17T01:19:49Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write, among other books, **The Ship Who Sang?** > 2. Are you the Queen of Oogaboo in the Oz books? > 3. Were you Murphy Brown’s son on **Murphy Brown?** 1. I am not Anne McCaffrey. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 17, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/129 "2025-08-17T01:40:04Z")
IQs: 1. Is a number and also a law named after you? 2. Did you draw _Li’l Abner_? 3. Were you one of Benjamin Franklin’s pseudonyms? ---
**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 17, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/130 "2025-08-17T02:11:34Z")
I’d never heard of Louis Tomlinson meself. IQs: Were you Gilraen’s husband? Were you Gilraen’s son? Were you a giant spider who lived not far from Hogwarts? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/131 "2025-08-17T04:21:15Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did your split with your brother precipitate the rise of both of your shoe manufacturing businesses? > > 2. Did Daniel Day Lewis win an Oscar portraying you? > > 3. Did you publicly refer to yourself as “Lady Hargreaves”? > > Adidas guy, but I forget his name. Take a DQ. > I am not Abraham Lincoln. > Take another DQ. 1. Technically you answered correctly. His name is Adolph Dassler (his brother is Rudolph, and his company is Puma), but most people refer to him as Adi Das. 2. Also correct 3. Alice Liddell, after she married cricketeer Reginald Hargreaves. DQ: Died before 1900? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/132 "2025-08-17T04:34:02Z")
IQs: 1. Were you part of a trio created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr? 2. Are you the founder of a eponymous dance academy who died of AIDS-related illness? 3. Are you a 4x NBA All-Star as well as the NBA Defensive Player of 1986? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/133 "2025-08-17T05:28:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is a number and also a law named after you? > 2. Did you draw _Li’l Abner_? > 3. Were you one of Benjamin Franklin’s pseudonyms? I am not Avogadro. I am not Al Capp. Take a DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Gilraen’s husband? > Were you Gilraen’s son? > Were you a giant spider who lived not far from Hogwarts? I am not Arathorn. I am not Aragorn. I am not Aragog. Ara- x3! > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you part of a trio created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr? > 2. Are you the founder of a eponymous dance academy who died of AIDS-related illness? > 3. Are you a 4x NBA All-Star as well as the NBA Defensive Player of 1986? I am not Alvin, the chipmunk. I am not… Alvin Alley? I’m blanking on NBA Alvins. Take a DQ. ---
**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 17, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/134 "2025-08-17T15:13:41Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Is a number and also a law named after you? > > 2. Did you draw _Li’l Abner_? > > 3. Were you one of Benjamin Franklin’s pseudonyms? > > I am not Avogadro. > I am not Al Capp. > Take a DQ. Correct, correct, and Anthony Afterwit. DQ: Known for physics? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/135 "2025-08-17T15:19:13Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you part of a trio created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr? > > 2. Are you the founder of a eponymous dance academy who died of AIDS-related illness? > > 3. Are you a 4x NBA All-Star as well as the NBA Defensive Player of 1986? > > I am not Alvin, the chipmunk. > I am not… Alvin Alley? > I’m blanking on NBA Alvins. Take a DQ. Yes, it’s ALLLLVINNNNN! Alvin Ailey Alvin Robertson (If you’d said Alvin Adams I would’ve accepted it — not that many Alvins in the NBA) Alvin x3! DQ: European? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/136 "2025-08-17T15:47:35Z")
# A 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not known for the arts 5. Died before 2000 (A.D.) 6. Known for science 7. Not American 8. Caucasian 9. First and last name both start with A 10. Died before 1950 A.D. 11. Died before 1900 12. Known for physics 13. European ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/137 "2025-08-17T15:58:27Z")
IQs: 1. Are you closely associated with the Greek city of Syracuse? 2. Did you teach philosophy to a “Great” leader of Macedonia? 3. Are you considered the father of comedy? ---
**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 17, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/138 "2025-08-17T16:08:35Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the founder of spectroanalysis? 2. Were you part of a 60s comedy duo with Jack Burns? 3. Did you write the hymn, _Come, Ye Thankful People, Come_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/139 "2025-08-17T16:14:07Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you closely associated with the Greek city of Syracuse? > 2. Did you teach philosophy to a “Great” leader of Macedonia? > 3. Are you considered the father of comedy? I am not Archimedes. I am not Aristotle. I am not… Aristophanes? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Were you the founder of spectroanalysis? Yep, I am # Anders Ångström Swedish physicist and namesake of the very small length unit. Take it away, Prof.! ---
**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 17, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/140 "2025-08-17T16:18:01Z")
Thanks! Hmm… I and X haven’t been done this year… I am # I. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698.md?page=8)