# 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:** 4
**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 16, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/61 "2026-02-16T00:47:39Z")
Swept me. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/62 "2026-02-16T03:22:01Z")
IQs: 1. Did you sing **Circles in the Sand**? 2. Were you one of the stars of **The Man from Atlantis**? 3. Do you have an anxiety closet? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/63 "2026-02-16T03:43:30Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you an androgynous pop singer? > > 2. Are you a man-child played by Chris Farley? > > 3. Are you also known as “Number Five”? > > 1. I am not Boy George. > 2. I am not Tommy Boy? Take a DQ. > 3. Take a DQ. 1 & 2 are correct; 3 is The Boy (_The Umbrella Academy_) Boy x3! DQ: Real? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/64 "2026-02-16T03:48:27Z")
IQs: 1. Do your friends call you “Hawkeye”? 2. Are you Peter Parker’s uncle? 3. Are you friends with Hermie and Oscar? ---
**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 16, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/65 "2026-02-16T03:51:53Z")
IQ1: Are you going down the road to see a little girlie-o? IQ2: Were you a former Navy officer who became POTUS? IQ3: Were you a former Army general who became POTUS? ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/66 "2026-02-16T04:02:43Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you sing **Circles in the Sand**? > 2. Were you one of the stars of **The Man from Atlantis**? > 3. Do you have an anxiety closet? 1. I am not Belinda Carlisle. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Binkley. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do your friends call you “Hawkeye”? > 2. Are you Peter Parker’s uncle? > 3. Are you friends with Hermie and Oscar? 1. I am not Benjamin Franklin Pierce. 2. I am not Ben Parker. 3. Take a DQ. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you going down the road to see a little girlie-o? > IQ2: Were you a former Navy officer who became POTUS? > IQ3: Were you a former Army general who became POTUS? IQ1: Take a DQ. IQ2: I am not George H.W. Bush. IQ3: I am not Rutherford B. Hayes? DQs: 1. real ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/67 "2026-02-16T05:41:34Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you sing **Circles in the Sand**? > 2. Were you one of the stars of **The Man from Atlantis**? > 3. Do you have an anxiety closet? Correct, Belinda J. Montgomery, correct. IQs: 1. Did you marry Dagwood Bumstead? 2. Did you sing _Gloria_? 3. Are you a retired Jamaican sprinter? DQ: 1. Female? ---
**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 16, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/68 "2026-02-16T15:47:24Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the only regularly occurring female-type character on the all-leather, bagpipe-powered, brandy-enhanced 1950’s BBC radio series, _The Goon Show_? 2. Did you write _The Face In The Frost_? 3. Did you play Old Deuteronomy in the original London production of _Cats_? ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/69 "2026-02-16T16:00:19Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you marry Dagwood Bumstead? > 2. Did you sing _Gloria_? > 3. Are you a retired Jamaican sprinter? 1. I am not Blondie. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Usain Bolt. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the only regularly occurring female-type character on the all-leather, bagpipe-powered, brandy-enhanced 1950’s BBC radio series, _The Goon Show_? > 2. Did you write _The Face In The Frost_? > 3. Did you play Old Deuteronomy in the original London production of _Cats_? 1. I am not Minnie Bannister. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. real 2. female ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/70 "2026-02-16T16:05:42Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you the only regularly occurring female-type character on the all-leather, bagpipe-powered, brandy-enhanced 1950’s BBC radio series, _The Goon Show_? > > 2. Did you write _The Face In The Frost_? > > 3. Did you play Old Deuteronomy in the original London production of _Cats_? > > 1. I am not Minnie Bannister. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. Take a DQ Correct on Minnie. #2 is John Bellairs. #3 was Brian Blessed. DQs: 1. Living? 2. Last name starts with B? ---
**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 16, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/71 "2026-02-16T17:19:50Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Are you going down the road to see a little girlie-o? > > IQ2: Were you a former Navy officer who became POTUS? > > IQ3: Were you a former Army general who became POTUS? > > IQ1: Take a DQ. > IQ2: I am not George H.W. Bush. > IQ3: I am not Rutherford B. Hayes? Bimbo valid answer, but not whom I was thinking of correct One DQ reserved. IQ1: Were you a former Navy officer whose name was not Bush, who became POTUS? IQ2: Did you marry the former Miss Boopadoop? IQ3: Did you write about the tanjong of Korva? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/72 "2026-02-16T18:08:07Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Do your friends call you “Hawkeye”? > > 2. Are you Peter Parker’s uncle? > > 3. Are you friends with Hermie and Oscar? > > 1. I am not Benjamin Franklin Pierce. > 2. I am not Ben Parker. > 3. Take a DQ. 1 & 2 Correct 3. Benjy (_Summer of 42_) DQ: American? ---
**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 16, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/73 "2026-02-16T18:29:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a former Navy officer whose name was not Bush, who became POTUS? > IQ2: Did you marry the former Miss Boopadoop? > IQ3: Did you write about the tanjong of Korva? IQ1: I am not Lyndon Baines Johnson? IQ2: I am not Dagwood Bumstead. IQ3: I am not Edgar Rice Burroughs. DQs: 1. real 2. female 3. living 4. first name starts with B 5. American ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/74 "2026-02-16T20:37:06Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the doctor on _Andromeda_? 2. Did you direct Eddie Murphy in his first _Dr. Dolittle_ film? 3. Are you the character #2 played in her breakout role? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/75 "2026-02-16T22:40:49Z")
[quote=“kitap, post:67, topic:1027466, full:true”] > [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you marry Dagwood Bumstead? > 2. Did you sing _Gloria_? > 3. Are you a retired Jamaican sprinter? Correct, Laura Branigan, correct. DQ: Caucasian? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/76 "2026-02-17T02:10:35Z")
IQ: 1. Did you play the title role in a movie that started the hagsploitation genre? 2. Are you the eponymous character? 3. Are you her sister? ---
**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 17, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/77 "2026-02-17T02:40:53Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the doctor on _Andromeda_? > 2. Did you direct Eddie Murphy in his first _Dr. Dolittle_ film? > 3. Are you the character #2 played in her breakout role? Take three DQs. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the title role in a movie that started the hagsploitation genre? > 2. Are you the eponymous character? > 3. Are you her sister? 1. I am not Bette Davis. 2. I am not Baby Jane Hudson. 3. I am not Blanche Hudson. DQs: 1. real 2. female 3. living 4. first name starts with B 5. American 6. Caucasian ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/78 "2026-02-17T02:51:17Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you play the doctor on _Andromeda_? > > 2. Did you direct Eddie Murphy in his first _Dr. Dolittle_ film? > > 3. Are you the character #2 played in her breakout role? > > Take three DQs. Laura Bertram, Betty Thomas, and Officer (later Sergeant) Lucy Bates. DQ: Known for the arts? 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 17, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/79 "2026-02-17T04:44:04Z")
B it is! IQs: Did you lose the Battle of Saratoga? Did you lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? Did you lose the Battle of Franklin? ---
**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 17, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/80 "2026-02-17T12:22:21Z")
IQs 1. Did you star in _The Rose_? 2. Did you star in _What’s Up, Doc?_ 3. Did you star in _I Dream of Jeannie ?_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=5)