# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 13
**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 27, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/241 "2026-02-27T21:49:59Z")
IQs: 1. Are you an ancient Greek philosopher whose name sounds like the Apple version of another ancient Greek philosopher? 2. Are you an “invincible” DC superhero of the Golden Age with magical powers? 3. Did you write _The Black Prince_ and _The Bell_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/242 "2026-02-27T23:27:38Z")
DQ: American? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/243 "2026-02-28T00:14:26Z")
1. Did you play Ham Tyler on **V**? 2. Were you probably David McCallum’s most famous role? 3. Did Bo Svenson play you in a memorable episode of the original **Magnum, PI**? ---
**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 28, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/244 "2026-02-28T00:43:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Queequeg’s bunkmate? > Were you a noted British engineer played in the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony by Kenneth Branagh? > Were you a young man, saved from the Borg, who came to consider Seven of Nine to be almost a mother to him? Respectively: Don’t call me Ishmael. I am not Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I am not Icheb. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an ancient Greek philosopher whose name sounds like the Apple version of another ancient Greek philosopher? > 2. Are you an “invincible” DC superhero of the Golden Age with magical powers? > 3. Did you write _The Black Prince_ and _The Bell_? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Ibis. 3. I am not Igor Stravinsky? > [@kitap](#): > > 1. Did you play Ham Tyler on **V**? > 2. Were you probably David McCallum’s most famous role? > 3. Did Bo Svenson play you in a memorable episode of the original **Magnum, PI**? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Ilya Kurakin. 3. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. real 2. only name begins with I 3. dead 4. male 5. not American ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/245 "2026-02-28T01:17:40Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you Canadian-born, adopted by an American Jewish family? > > 2. Were you present at a historic gun battle, only to run away when it began? > > 3. Are you a literary adult antagonist to a boy half your age? > > Take three DQs. Ike Broflovski (_South Park_) Ike Clanton Injun Joe (“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”) DQs: Died before 1900? Eurpoean? 1 DQ 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:** [February 28, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/246 "2026-02-28T02:00:49Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you an ancient Greek philosopher whose name sounds like the Apple version of another ancient Greek philosopher? > > 2. Are you an “invincible” DC superhero of the Golden Age with magical powers? > > 3. Did you write _The Black Prince_ and _The Bell_? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Ibis. > 3. I am not Igor Stravinsky? 1 was Isocrates. 2 is correct. 3 was Iris Murdoch. 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 28, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/247 "2026-02-28T03:48:55Z")
Swept me again! IQs: Did you memorably play a Vorta on _ST:DS9_? Were you lost aboard RMS _Titanic_? Were you a top Clinton White House aide who worked on healthcare policy? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/248 "2026-02-28T06:05:40Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Did you play Ham Tyler on **V**? > 2. Were you probably David McCallum’s most famous role? > 3. Did Bo Svenson play you in a memorable episode of the original **Magnum, PI**? Michael Ironside, correct, Ivan. Two 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 28, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/249 "2026-02-28T14:56:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you memorably play a Vorta on _ST:DS9_? > Were you lost aboard RMS _Titanic_? > Were you a top Clinton White House aide who worked on healthcare policy? Respectively: I am not Iggy Pop (previously used by Knoodler). Take a DQ. I am not Ira Magaziner. DQs: 1. real 2. only name begins with I 3. dead 4. male 5. not American 6. died before 1900 7. European ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/250 "2026-02-28T15:18:10Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play a wisecracking maid on a politically-themed sitcom? 2. Did your band once justify its Grammy upset by showing an ad that proclaimed “the flute is a heavy metal instrument”? 3. Were you a former football player who co-hosted _The NFL Today_? ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/251 "2026-02-28T15:41:31Z")
DQs 1. Died before 1000 A.D.? 2. Born west of Vienna? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/252 "2026-02-28T16:56:58Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Granny on **The Beverly Hillbillies**? 2. Were you the big bad in **Another Fine Myth**? 3. Did Arnold Vosloo play you in **The Mummy**? 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 28, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/253 "2026-02-28T17:23:48Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play a wisecracking maid on a politically-themed sitcom? > 2. Did your band once justify its Grammy upset by showing an ad that proclaimed “the flute is a heavy metal instrument”? > 3. Were you a former football player who co-hosted _The NFL Today_? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Ian Anderson? 3. Take a DQ. > [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Granny on **The Beverly Hillbillies**? > 2. Were you the big bad in **Another Fine Myth**? > 3. Did Arnold Vosloo play you in **The Mummy**? 1. I am not Irene Ryan. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Imhotep. DQs: 1. real 2. only name begins with I 4. dead 5. male 6. not American 7. died before 1900 8. European 9. died after 1000 A.D. 10. born east of Vienna ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/254 "2026-02-28T18:02:27Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you play a wisecracking maid on a politically-themed sitcom? > > 2. Did your band once justify its Grammy upset by showing an ad that proclaimed “the flute is a heavy metal instrument”? > > 3. Were you a former football player who co-hosted _The NFL Today_? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Ian Anderson? > 3. Take a DQ. Inga Swenson (Krause from _Benson_), correct, and Irv Cross. 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 28, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/255 "2026-02-28T19:11:44Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a 16th century tsar of Russia? 2. Were you one of the first African-Americans to appear in a 60s Us sitcom? 3. Are you the daughter of a president? ---
**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 28, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/256 "2026-02-28T19:35:05Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Were you a 16th century tsar of Russia? I am indeed **Ivan the Terrible**! Next game goes to Knoodler. ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/257 "2026-02-28T20:27:43Z")
Good job, **knoodler**! Previous IQs: Did you memorably play a Vorta on _ST:DS9_? - Yes, Iggy Pop Were you lost aboard RMS _Titanic_? - Wealthy businessman and former Congressman [Isidor Straus (and his wife Ida)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidor_and_Ida_Straus) Were you a top Clinton White House aide who worked on healthcare policy? - Yes, Ira Magaziner ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/258 "2026-02-28T20:43:13Z")
Well done, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/259 "2026-03-01T15:52:03Z")
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