# 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:** 6
**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, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/101 "2026-02-18T03:19:15Z")
1. I am not George Harrison. 2. 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 18, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/102 "2026-02-18T05:42:20Z")
Previous IQs: Did you portray baseball star Chico Escuela? - Garrett Morris, on _SNL_ Were you captain of the USS _Enterprise_, NCC-1701-C? - Rachel Garrett, on _ST:TNG_ Were you a gunslinger with a three-letter first name that didn’t start with G? - Yes, Pat Garrett Garrett x3! DQs: Best known as a writer? Born before 1850? IQs: Did you name your craft _Friendship 7_? Were you the first to play Zefram Cochrane? Did you have a hit song in “You Belong to the City”? ---
**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, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/103 "2026-02-18T06:09:30Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Did you play the lead in a drama that pioneered the use of rock and roll music as a soundtrack? > 2. Are you a solo artist most associated with the _Miami Vice_ TV soundtrack? > 3. Was your last single a duet with Eric Clapton? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - I am not George Harrison. > - Take 2 DQs. 1. Glenn Ford (_Blackboard Jungle_— predates _A Hard Days Night_ by nine years) 2. Glen Frey 3. Glen Campbell Glen(n) x3! 3 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/104 "2026-02-18T12:09:37Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a detective created by John Dickson Carr? 2. Were you one of the ghosts in **Topper**? 3. Are you a good friend of Nancy Drew’s? ---
**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, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/105 "2026-02-18T14:28:19Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:99, 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 9. Born before 1900 10. Not known as a writer 11. Born before 1850 ---
**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, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/106 "2026-02-18T14:29:30Z")
IQs: Did you name your craft _Friendship 7_? Were you the first to play Zefram Cochrane? Did you have a hit song in “You Belong to the City”? [/quote] 1. I am not John Glenn. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Grace Slick. > [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a detective created by John Dickson Carr? > 2. Were you one of the ghosts in **Topper**? > 3. Are you a good friend of Nancy Drew’s? 1. I am not Gideon Fell. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/107 "2026-02-18T14:48:53Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Amahl and the Night Visitors_? 2 & 3. Were you a Mercury astronaut who has not yet been used in this round of Botticelli? ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/108 "2026-02-18T16:12:10Z")
IQ1: Were you a fictional anthropologist-cum-detective? IQ2: Were you a fictional Roman detective? IQ3: Were you a notable fictional woodcarver? ---
**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, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/109 "2026-02-18T17:24:44Z")
DQs: Born before 1800? Known for painting or sculpture? 1 DQ reserved ---
**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, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/110 "2026-02-18T17:27:59Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a member of the “New York Sack Exchange” of the 1980s? 2. Are you a male Disney villain? 3. Did you play his companion in the live-action version? ---
**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, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/111 "2026-02-18T17:35:17Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:105, topic:1027466”] 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 10. Not known as a writer 11. Born before 1850 12. Born before 1800 13. Known for painting or sculpture ---
**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, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/112 "2026-02-18T17:36:36Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Amahl and the Night Visitors_? > 2 & 3. Were you a Mercury astronaut who has not yet been used in this round of Botticelli? I am not Gus Grissom. Take 2 DQs. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a fictional anthropologist-cum-detective? > IQ2: Were you a fictional Roman detective? > IQ3: Were you a notable fictional woodcarver? 1. I am not Gepetto. Take 2 DQs. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a member of the “New York Sack Exchange” of the 1980s? > 2. Are you a male Disney villain? > 3. Did you play his companion in the live-action version? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Gaston. 3. I am not Josh Gad. ---
**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, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/113 "2026-02-18T17:44:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Take a DQ. > - I am not Gaston. > - I am not Josh Gad. Correct, correct, Mark Gastineau (def lineman of the NY Jets) 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/114 "2026-02-18T17:51:07Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you write _Amahl and the Night Visitors_? > > 2 & 3. Were you a Mercury astronaut who has not yet been used in this round of Botticelli? > > I am not Gus Grissom. > Take 2 DQs. Correct on Gus. #1 was Gian Carlo Menotti, and the other Mercury 7 astronaut was Gordon Cooper. DQ: Known for painting? 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 18, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/115 "2026-02-18T17:52:42Z")
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 10. Not known as a writer 11. Born before 1850 12. Born before 1800 13. Known for painting or sculpture 14. Known for painting ---
**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 18, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/116 "2026-02-18T20:31:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you a fictional anthropologist-cum-detective? > > IQ2: Were you a fictional Roman detective? > > IQ3: Were you a notable fictional woodcarver? > > 1. I am not Gepetto. > Take 2 DQs. Gideon Oliver Gordianus the Finder correct Two DQs reserved. IQ: Are you known for an unfinished portrait of [drumroll] G Washington?? ---
**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 18, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/117 "2026-02-18T20:53:15Z")
Previous IQs: Did you name your craft _Friendship 7_? - Yes, that great American and Ohioan, John Glenn Were you the first to play Zefram Cochrane? - Glenn Corbett, on _ST:TOS_ Did you have a hit song in “You Belong to the City”? - Not Grace Slick, but Glenn Frey Glenn x3! I bet **SCAdian** has it. Two 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 18, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/118 "2026-02-18T21:56:12Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ: Are you known for an unfinished portrait of [drumroll] G Washington?? It’s not as if he couldn’t finish it. It’s just that he used it as the model for hundreds of other portraits, and made a small fortune that way. It’s the portrait of George that’s on the dollar bill, and it is indeed by… # Gilbert Stuart! Very nicely done, **SCAdian!** ---
**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 18, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/119 "2026-02-18T22:14:40Z")
Yes, indeed. And here’s the painting: [Athenaeum Portrait - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenaeum_Portrait) P.S. Bonus points for the _1776_ reference. ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/120 "2026-02-19T02:42:22Z")
I am **B**. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Bonus points for the _1776_ reference Thank you. 😁 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=7)