# 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:** 5
**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, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/81 "2026-02-17T13:53:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you lose the Battle of Saratoga? > Did you lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? > Did you lose the Battle of Franklin? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 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 ?_ I am not Ambrose Burnside or Barbara Eden, but I am indeed **Barbra Streisand**! Chosen solely because I went to a surprise 35mm movie screening last Friday, which turned out to be _What’s Up Doc_. Next game goes to the Prof. ---
**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, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/82 "2026-02-17T15:15:10Z")
What a coinky-dink! I am… # G! Oh, and Bette Midler was in _The Rose_. ---
**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, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/83 "2026-02-17T15:21:05Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > . I am not Bette Davis. > 2. I am not Baby Jane Hudson. > 3. I am not Blanche Hudson. A sweep! ---
**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, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/84 "2026-02-17T15:23:53Z")
And props to The Professor! IQs: 1. Are you a longtime TV sports reporter? 2. Are you his brother? 3. Are you Homer’s drinking buddy? ---
**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, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/85 "2026-02-17T15:48:24Z")
Good one, Prof! IQs: 1. Were you the victor at the battle of Mill Spring? 2. Did you, without orders, reinforce #1 at the battle of Chickamauga? 3. Did you avoid a decisive battle in the Mine Run campaign? ---
**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, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/86 "2026-02-17T16:11:26Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a longtime TV sports reporter? > 2. Are you his brother? > 3. Are you Homer’s drinking buddy? I am not Bryan Gumble. I am not Billy Bob Gumble. I am not Gus?? ---
**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, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/87 "2026-02-17T16:12:44Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the victor at the battle of Mill Spring? > 2. Did you, without orders, reinforce #1 at the battle of Chickamauga? > 3. Did you avoid a decisive battle in the Mine Run campaign? 1. I am not George Washington? 2. I am not George Rogers Clark? 3. I am not George McClellan? ---
**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, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/88 "2026-02-17T17:12:23Z")
All good guesses, but: #1 was MGen George H. Thomas #2 was MGen Gordon Granger #3 was MGen George Gordon Meade, the hero of Gettysburg DQs: Real? Female? First name starts with G? ---
**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, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/89 "2026-02-17T18:48:42Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with G ---
**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, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/90 "2026-02-17T19:35:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you a longtime TV sports reporter? > > 2. Are you his brother? > > 3. Are you Homer’s drinking buddy? > > I am not Bryan Gumble. > I am not Billy Bob Gumble. > I am not Gus?? Bryan_t_ Gumbel Greg Gumbel Barney Gumble Gumbel/Gumbel x3! DQs: Living? American? Known for Arts? ---
**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, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/91 "2026-02-17T19:40:25Z")
Well done, **Prof. P.**! _What’s Up, Doc?_ is one of my favorite Seventies comedies, **DLR** , and Bab’s very good in it. Hope you enjoyed it, too! Previous IQs: Did you lose the Battle of Saratoga? - Gen. John Burgoyne Did you lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? - Yes, Gen. Ambrose Burnside Did you lose the Battle of Franklin? - Gen. John Bell Hood On to G. IQs: Has a Ladies’ Association long owned and maintained your famous home? Were you Mr. Darcy’s naive little sister? Did you serve in the Truman Cabinet as both SECSTATE and SECDEF? ---
**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, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/92 "2026-02-17T19:50:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Has a Ladies’ Association long owned and maintained your famous home? > Were you Mr. Darcy’s naive little sister? > Did you serve in the Truman Cabinet as both SECSTATE and SECDEF? 1. I am not George Washington. 2. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/93 "2026-02-17T19:51:16Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with G 4. Dead 5. American 6. Known for the Arts ---
**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, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/94 "2026-02-17T19:56:12Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the King of Uruk? 2. Were you directly descended from Joseph, with a land named for you? 3. Are you the legendary enemy of Beowulf? ---
**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, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/95 "2026-02-17T20:00:04Z")
Previous IQs: Has a Ladies’ Association long owned and maintained your famous home? - Yes, [George Washington](https://www.mountvernon.org/preservation/mount-vernon-ladies-association/early-history/birth-of-the-mount-vernon-ladies-association) Were you Mr. Darcy’s naive little sister? - Georgiana, in Jane Austen’s _Pride and Prejudice_ Did you serve in the Truman Cabinet as both SECSTATE and SECDEF? - George Marshall Georg[] x3! DQs: Best known for the performing arts? Born after 1950? IQs: Did you portray baseball star Chico Escuela? Were you captain of the USS _Enterprise_, NCC-1701-C? Were you a gunslinger with a three-letter first name that didn’t start with G? ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/96 "2026-02-18T02:19:18Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:93, topic:1027466, full:true”] DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with G 4. Dead 5. American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. Born before 1950 ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/97 "2026-02-18T02:22:42Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the King of Uruk? > 2. Were you directly descended from Joseph, with a land named for you? > 3. Are you the legendary enemy of Beowulf? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Gad? 3. I am not Grendel. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you portray baseball star Chico Escuela? > Were you captain of the USS _Enterprise_, NCC-1701-C? > Were you a gunslinger with a three-letter first name that didn’t start with G? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not George Takei. 3. I am not Pat Garrett. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/98 "2026-02-18T02:25:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Were you the King of Uruk? > > 2. Were you directly descended from Joseph, with a land named for you? > > 3. Are you the legendary enemy of Beowulf? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Gad? > 3. I am not Grendel. 1. Gilgamesh 2. Gilead (but Gad also fits, so you are correct) 3. Correct DQ: Born before 1900? ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/99 "2026-02-18T02:28:21Z")
DQs 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with G 4. Dead 5. American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. Born before 1950 9. Born before 1900 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/100 "2026-02-18T02:52:10Z")
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