# Botticelli - February 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 7, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466 "2026-02-07T12:51:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/1 "2026-02-07T12:51:51Z")
Last month’s thread: [Botticelli - January 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186) Updated: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #141 by Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/141) Our new letter is # J ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/2 "2026-02-07T14:57:16Z")
IQ1: Did you take good care of your mother, though you were only three? IQ2: Were you a polygynist murdered by an Illinois mob? IQ3: Were you killed by angry natives on Hawai`i? ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/3 "2026-02-07T16:44:48Z")
IQs: 1. Have you been portrayed by Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix? 2. Have you played an evil wizard, a good vampire and a morally ambiguous pirate? 3. Did you aid the Bride of Frankenstein in Christopher Moore’s _Anima Rising_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/4 "2026-02-07T18:13:07Z")
1. Are you a male US figure skater turned NBC commentator? 2. Did you own a boat called _Calypso_? 3. Were you known as The White Woman of the Genesee? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/5 "2026-02-07T18:33:19Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Woody’s ex? 2. Were you romantically linked to Woody Harrelson on screen? 3. Were you romantically inked to Dane Cook on screen? ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/6 "2026-02-08T01:07:30Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you take good care of your mother, though you were only three? > IQ2: Were you a polygynist murdered by an Illinois mob? > IQ3: Were you killed by angry natives on Hawai`i? I’m not James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby John Dupree (not sure of every single name of the lad in the poem), not Joseph Smith (should that be “polygamist”?) and not the great Capt. James Cook. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Have you been portrayed by Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix? > 2. Have you played an evil wizard, a good vampire and a morally ambiguous pirate? > 3. Did you aid the Bride of Frankenstein in Christopher Moore’s _Anima Rising_? Not the Joker, not Johnny “But you have _heard_ of me” Depp and dunno. > [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you a male US figure skater turned NBC commentator? > 2. Did you own a boat called _Calypso_? > 3. Were you known as The White Woman of the Genesee? Dunno, not Jacques Cousteau and dunno. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Woody’s ex? > 2. Were you romantically linked to Woody Harrelson on screen? > 3. Were you romantically inked to Dane Cook on screen? Not J. Mia Farrow, not J. Demi Moore and dunno. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/7 "2026-02-08T01:30:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Have you been portrayed by Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix? > > 2. Have you played an evil wizard, a good vampire and a morally ambiguous pirate? > > 3. Did you aid the Bride of Frankenstein in Christopher Moore’s _Anima Rising_? > > Not the Joker, not Johnny “But you have _heard_ of me” Depp and dunno. Correct, correct, and Carl Jung. **DQ: Real?** ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/8 "2026-02-08T01:32:18Z")
IQs: 1. Did Phil Ochs sing about having a dream in which he saw you “last night, all of he can be”? 2. Were you the chief of the detectives in _The Three Investigators_ series of books? 3. Were you a singer known as “the Man in Black”? ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/9 "2026-02-08T01:34:01Z")
Dunno (are you sure of that lyric?), not Jim and not Johnny Cash. J. 1. fictional ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/10 "2026-02-08T01:46:16Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you a male US figure skater turned NBC commentator? > 2. Did you own a boat called _Calypso_? > 3. Were you known as The White Woman of the Genesee? Johnny Weir, correct, Mary Jemison IQs: 1. Are you the very successful coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Women’s hockey team? 2. Did you write and sing **Harper Valley PTA**? 3. Did you duet with Mark Knopfler on **Sailing to Philadelphia**? DQs: 1. Female? 2. Known from television? ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/11 "2026-02-08T02:19:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you take good care of your mother, though you were only three? > > IQ2: Were you a polygynist murdered by an Illinois mob? > > IQ3: Were you killed by angry natives on Hawai`i? > > I’m not James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby John Dupree (not sure of every single name of the lad in the poem), not Joseph Smith (should that be “polygamist”?) and not the great Capt. James Cook. correct (though it’s George, not John) correct correct Polygyny (“many women”) – one man, two or more wives Polyandry (“many men”) – one woman, two or more husbands Polygamy (“many spouses”) – either of the above, not specified ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/12 "2026-02-08T03:47:42Z")
#1. Yep, I got the lyric wrong. I’ll try again. #2 was Jupiter Jones. #3 is correct, Johnny Cash. 1 DQ reserved. IQ: Did Phil Ochs sing about having a dream in which he saw you “last night, alive as he could be”? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/13 "2026-02-08T05:26:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you Woody’s ex? > > 2. Were you romantically linked to Woody Harrelson on screen? > > 3. Were you romantically inked to Dane Cook on screen? > > Not J. Mia Farrow, not J. Demi Moore and dunno. Ha ha, no. 1. Jessie 2. Juliette Lewis (_Natural Born Killers_) 3. Juliette Binoche (_Dan In Real Life_) DQ: Last name begin with J? 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:** [February 8, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/14 "2026-02-08T05:33:25Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a crime-fighting adventurer? 2. Are you her daughter? 3. Did you play the wife of Dick Whitman? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/15 "2026-02-08T06:06:19Z")
IQs: 1. Did you, a gallant general, play hell in Tennessee? 2. Were you the general that #1 replaced? 3. Did you character sit at a motel’s front desk in _Memento_? ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/16 "2026-02-08T23:28:31Z")
Ooo, tough round. Duly noted as to polygyny, thanks, **SCAdian.** > [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the very successful coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Women’s hockey team? > 2. Did you write and sing **Harper Valley PTA**? > 3. Did you duet with Mark Knopfler on **Sailing to Philadelphia**? Dunno x3. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Did Phil Ochs sing about having a dream in which he saw you “last night, alive as he could be”? Hmm. Also dunno. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a crime-fighting adventurer? > 2. Are you her daughter? > 3. Did you play the wife of Dick Whitman? Also also dunno. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you, a gallant general, play hell in Tennessee? > 2. Were you the general that #1 replaced? > 3. Did you character sit at a motel’s front desk in _Memento_? Not John Bell Hood, not Johnston and dunno. J. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not known from television 4. first name begins with J ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/17 "2026-02-09T02:58:09Z")
[quote=“kitap, post:10, topic:1027466, full:true”]T IQs: 1. Are you the very successful coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Women’s hockey team? 2. Did you write and sing **Harper Valley PTA**? 3. Did you duet with Mark Knopfler on **Sailing to Philadelphia**? [/quote] Mark Johnson, Jeannie Riley, James Taylor DQ: 1. known from a genre? 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:** [February 9, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/18 "2026-02-09T04:01:19Z")
J. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not known from television 4. first name begins with J 5. kinda sorta known from a genre, but not really, I’d say ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/19 "2026-02-09T04:21:19Z")
DQ: From a work created before 1900? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/20 "2026-02-09T15:38:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you, a gallant general, play hell in Tennessee? > > 2. Were you the general that #1 replaced? > > 3. Did you character sit at a motel’s front desk in _Memento_? > > Not John Bell Hood, not Johnston and dunno. Whoops, forgot to give the IQ answers before the DQ. Correct, Correct (Joe Johnston, not Albert Sidney) and Mark Boone Junior (a stage name, not a suffix). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=2)