# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/21 "2026-02-09T16:34:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. re you a crime-fighting adventurer? > > 2. Are you her daughter? > > 3. Did you play the wife of Dick Whitman? > > Also also dunno. Sally Jupiter (_Watchmen_) Laurie Juspeczyk January Jones (_Mad Men_) DQs: Known for a series of work, not a single event/story? Main character? American creator? 2 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:** [February 9, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/22 "2026-02-09T16:49:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@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. Phil sang about the controversially executed Wobbly labor activist Joe Hill. 1 DQ 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 10, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/23 "2026-02-10T03:17:41Z")
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 6. from a work created after 1900 7. not known for a series of work, but a single event/story 8. not a main character 9. American creator ---
**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 10, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/24 "2026-02-10T03:23:43Z")
DQ: from a novel? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/25 "2026-02-10T03:54:32Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Ozma of Oz’s maid? 2. Did you write _The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance_? 3. Did Fred Willard play you on **America/Fernwood 2 Nite**? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/26 "2026-02-10T14:44:08Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the subject of a Pearl Jam song? 2. Were you a TV weatherman in _Liv and Maddie_? 3. Are you the only founding member of Styx still in the band? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/27 "2026-02-10T15:49:52Z")
DQs: Are you closely associated with the main character? Last name begin A-M? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/28 "2026-02-10T15:51:39Z")
IQs: 1. Did you come up with the opening line in “Take It Easy” by Eagles? 2. Were you the second host of one of the longest-running shows on TV? 3. Did you replace that host? ---
**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 10, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/29 "2026-02-10T19:02:15Z")
IQs: 1. Did you toss the coin at this year’s Superbowl? 2. Were you a childhood acquaintance of the cartoonist Derf? 3. Is the _Bridgerton_ show based on your novels? ---
**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 10, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/30 "2026-02-10T19:50:20Z")
IQs: 1. When the South had lost the War, and destruction was near, were you the one who lead the charge that brought us safe to the rear? 2. Is your last name the printed equivalent of a verbal raspberry? 3. Did history provide you with the soubriquette “Lackland”? ---
**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 11, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/31 "2026-02-11T01:37:52Z")
IQ1: Were all the chapel bells ringing for you and your wife? IQ2: Did you command the British fleet at Jutland? IQ3: Did you tell people about your dream about being on a boat to heaven? ---
**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 11, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/32 "2026-02-11T04:09:17Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Ozma of Oz’s maid? > 2. Did you write _The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance_? > 3. Did Fred Willard play you on **America/Fernwood 2 Nite**? Dunno x3. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the subject of a Pearl Jam song? > 2. Were you a TV weatherman in _Liv and Maddie_? > 3. Are you the only founding member of Styx still in the band? Also dunno x3. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you come up with the opening line in “Take It Easy” by Eagles? > 2. Were you the second host of one of the longest-running shows on TV? > 3. Did you replace that host? Not Joe Walsh, Johnny Carson or Jay Leno. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you toss the coin at this year’s Superbowl? > 2. Were you a childhood acquaintance of the cartoonist Derf? > 3. Is the _Bridgerton_ show based on your novels? Dunno x3 once more. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. When the South had lost the War, and destruction was near, were you the one who lead the charge that brought us safe to the rear? > 2. Is your last name the printed equivalent of a verbal raspberry? > 3. Did history provide you with the soubriquette “Lackland”? Not Jefferson Davis, Jeer or King John. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were all the chapel bells ringing for you and your wife? > IQ2: Did you command the British fleet at Jutland? > IQ3: Did you tell people about your dream about being on a boat to heaven? Dunno, not Adm. Jellicoe and dunno. 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 6. from a work created after 1900 7. not known for a series of work, but a single event/story 8. not a main character 9. American creator 10. not from a novel 11. kinda closely associated with the main character 12. last name doesn’t begin A-M ---
**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 11, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/33 "2026-02-11T04:27:24Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQ: > > 1. Did you toss the coin at this year’s Superbowl? > 2. Were you a childhood acquaintance of the cartoonist Derf? > 3. Is the _Bridgerton_ show based on your novels? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x3 once more. 1 was Joe Montana; 2 was Jeffrey Dahmer; 3 was Julia Quinn. DQs: 1. from a movie? 2. created after 1960? 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 11, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/34 "2026-02-11T05:27:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you the subject of a Pearl Jam song? > > 2. Were you a TV weatherman in _Liv and Maddie_? > > 3. Are you the only founding member of Styx still in the band? > > Also dunno x3. Jeremy, Johnny Nimbus, and guitarist James Young. 3 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 11, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/35 "2026-02-11T05:29:01Z")
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 6. from a work created after 1900 7. not known for a series of work, but a single event/story 8. not a main character 9. American creator 10. not from a novel 11. kinda closely associated with the main character 12. last name doesn’t begin A-M 13. from a movie 14. created after 1960 ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/36 "2026-02-11T12:20:10Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Ozma of Oz’s maid? > 2. Did you write _The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance_? > 3. Did Fred Willard play you on **America/Fernwood 2 Nite**? Jellia Jamb, Dorothy M. johnson, Jerry Hubbard DQs: 1. Caucasian? 2. Created after 1980? ---
**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 11, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/37 "2026-02-11T14:05:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were all the chapel bells ringing for you and your wife? > > IQ2: Did you command the British fleet at Jutland? > > IQ3: Did you tell people about your dream about being on a boat to heaven? > > Dunno, not Adm. Jellicoe and dunno. Jimmy Brown correct Nicely-Nicely Johnson DQ1: Work set in the time it was created? One 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 11, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/38 "2026-02-11T14:38:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. When the South had lost the War, and destruction was near, were you the one who lead the charge that brought us safe to the rear? > > 2. Is your last name the printed equivalent of a verbal raspberry? > > 3. Did history provide you with the soubriquette “Lackland”? > > Not Jefferson Davis, Jeer or King John. 1 was Jubilation T Cornpone from the musical _Li’l Abner_. 2 was Joe Bftsplk from the comic strip _Li’l Abner_. 3 is correct. 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 12, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/39 "2026-02-12T03:03:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Did you come up with the opening line in “Take It Easy” by Eagles? > > 2. Were you the second host of one of the longest-running shows on TV? > > 3. Did you replace that host? > > Not Joe Walsh, Johnny Carson or Jay Leno. 1. Jackson Browne 2. Jack Paar 3. Johnny Carson Chronologically, the hosts of _The Tonight Show_ were Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, and Jimmy Fallon. I think it’s fair to give you Carson and I will take 2 DQs. ---
**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 12, 2026, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/40 "2026-02-12T05:35:34Z")
**knoodler** , Carson wasn’t the second host, so I got it wrong. Take another two DQs, if you like. 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 6. from a work created after 1900 7. not known for a series of work, but a single event/story 8. not a main character 9. American creator 10. not from a novel 11. kinda closely associated with the main character 12. last name doesn’t begin A-M 13. from a movie 14. created after 1960 15. Caucasian 16. created after 1980 17. work set before the time it was created I think we have at least 20 earned DQs, so no more IQs. Please ask all earned DQs by noon Friday EST. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=3)