# 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:** 10
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/181 "2026-02-23T03:21:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Zsa Zsa Gabor. > 2. I am not Zuckerberg. > 3. Take a DQ. 3 was King Zøg. DQ: originally from comic books or comic strips? ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/182 "2026-02-23T03:32:49Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:177, topic:1027466, full:true”] **DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created after 1950 4. Did not originally appear in prose fiction 5. Last name begins with Z 6. Main character 7. American character 8. Created by American(s) 9. Not originally from TV or movies, but has been in a movie 10. Created before 1990 11. Caucasian 12. Created before 1980 13. Not originally from comic books or strips ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/183 "2026-02-23T03:49:05Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play the mom of doomed young women in two different popular TV shows? - Grace Zabriskie played Susan’s mom on _Seinfeld_ and Laura Palmer’s mom on _Twin Peak_s Did Spock have a doomed romance with you on a very cold world? - Zarabeth (Mariette Hartley), on _ST:TOS_ “All Our Yesterdays” Were you Ike’s favorite author? - Yes, Western author Zane Grey DQs: Originally from a song? Created before 1965? IQs: Did your dad put some of your flower in his pocket? Were you a mopey alien on Babylon 5? Was a major Western mountain named after you? ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/184 "2026-02-23T04:35:10Z")
IQ1: Did your father name you (more or less) after his sisters? IQ2: Were you the last king of Albania? ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/185 "2026-02-23T04:50:16Z")
DQs: 1. Were you the arch-enemy of Action Johnny on _The Venture Bros._? 2. Did you succeed James K. Polk? 3. Top hat + fishnets + magic = you? ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/186 "2026-02-23T15:10:26Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:182, topic:1027466”] **DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created after 1950 4. Did not originally appear in prose fiction 5. Last name begins with Z 6. Main character 7. American character 8. Created by American(s) 9. Not originally from TV or movies, but has been in a movie 10. Created before 1990 11. Caucasian 12. Created before 1980 13. Not originally from comic books or strips 14. Not from a song 15. Created after 1965 ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/187 "2026-02-23T15:11:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your dad put some of your flower in his pocket? > Were you a mopey alien on Babylon 5? > Was a major Western mountain named after you? 1. I am not Zuzu (sp?). 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Zebulon Pike. ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/188 "2026-02-23T15:13:50Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your father name you (more or less) after his sisters? > IQ2: Were you the last king of Albania? 1. I am not Zog. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Were you the arch-enemy of Action Johnny on _The Venture Bros._? > 2. Did you succeed James K. Polk? > 3. Top hat + fishnets + magic = you? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Zachary Taylor. 3. I am not Zatanna. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/189 "2026-02-23T15:33:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Zachary Taylor. > 3. I am not Zatanna. 1 was Dr. Z. DQ: originally from a play? ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/190 "2026-02-23T15:37:30Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:186, topic:1027466”] **DQs:** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created after 1950 4. Did not originally appear in prose fiction 5. Last name begins with Z 6. Main character 7. American character 8. Created by American(s) 9. Not originally from TV or movies, but has been in a movie 10. Created before 1990 11. Caucasian 12. Created before 1980 13. Not originally from comic books or strips 14. Not from a song 15. Created after 1965 16. Originally from a play ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/191 "2026-02-23T15:38:18Z")
IQs: 1. Was your name derived from that of a well-known humbug? 2. Were you a member of Dumbledore’s Army? 3. After your performing career was over, did you obtain several patents for your mechanical inventions? ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/192 "2026-02-23T16:12:25Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Their Eyes Were Watching God_? 2. Did you recruit five teenagers with attitude? 3. Were you a Graf? ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/193 "2026-02-23T16:24:03Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was your name derived from that of a well-known humbug? > 2. Were you a member of Dumbledore’s Army? > 3. After your performing career was over, did you obtain several patents for your mechanical inventions? Take 3 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Their Eyes Were Watching God_? > 2. Did you recruit five teenagers with attitude? > 3. Were you a Graf? 1. I am not Zora Neale Hudson. 2. I am not Zordon. 3. 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:** [February 23, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/194 "2026-02-23T16:25:20Z")
That puts us at 20 or more, so no more IQs. Please ask all outstanding DQs by 8pm tomorrow EST. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/195 "2026-02-23T17:09:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Zora Neale Hudson. > 2. I am not Zordon. > 3. Take a DQ. 3 (Graf) was Ferdinand von Zeppelin. 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:** [February 23, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/196 "2026-02-23T17:50:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Was your name derived from that of a well-known humbug? > > 2. Were you a member of Dumbledore’s Army? > > 3. After your performing career was over, did you obtain several patents for your mechanical inventions? > > Take 3 DQs. I’m withdrawing the first; it was “Zardoz” which isn’t really a person, just a name given to the giant head in the movie of the same name. Zacharias Smith Zeppo Marx 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/197 "2026-02-23T17:57:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Zora Neale Hudson. ADDENDUM: close enough on Zora Neale Hurston. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/198 "2026-02-24T02:44:17Z")
I already asked her. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/199 "2026-02-24T02:51:30Z")
Aw, hell, you did. Well, the Prof. got it, so it doesn’t affect anything. ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/200 "2026-02-24T03:14:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > Q1: Did your father name you (more or less) after his sisters? > > IQ2: Were you the last king of Albania? > > 1. I am not Zog. > Take a DQ. ZaSu Pitts (the sisters were Eli **za** and **Su** san) correct One DQ reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=11)