# 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:** 7
**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 19, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/121 "2026-02-19T03:20:15Z")
A quick point: we had B just the round before the last. ---
**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, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/122 "2026-02-19T03:21:40Z")
Belay my last. I am **E**. Thank you, Prof. ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/123 "2026-02-19T04:51:14Z")
E it is. IQs: Did you create Tarzan? Did you write of Fortunato and Montresor? Did you write _Spoon River Anthology_? ---
**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, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/124 "2026-02-19T14:01:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you create Tarzan? > Did you write of Fortunato and Montresor? > Did you write _Spoon River Anthology_? Not Edgar Rice Burroughs Not Edgar Allen Poe Not Edgar Lastname 😁 Take a DQ. ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/125 "2026-02-19T16:27:11Z")
IQs 1. Are you the main female character in _The Lion In Winter_? 2. Are you Charlie Sheen’s brother? 3. Are you the famous idiot on the umbrellerifically thwarted, highly seasoned all-leather 1950s BBC radio series, _The Goon Show_? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/126 "2026-02-19T16:36:30Z")
IQs: 1. Are you currently the all-time rushing leader in the NFL? 2. Is your given name Max Dillon? 3. Are you a princess of Mycenae? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/127 "2026-02-19T16:38:01Z")
IQs: 1. Were you invented by a character played by Vincent Price (in his final film role)? 2. Did you cold-read on your show _Crossing Over_? 3. Were you the two-hour opener for Lincoln’s two-minute Gettysburg Address? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/128 "2026-02-19T18:03:50Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a retired speedskater from Madison, Wisconsin? 2. Did you write **The Flame Trees of Thika**? 3. Are you almost Jason’s girlfriend in the comic strip _Foxtrot_? ---
**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, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/129 "2026-02-19T21:30:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Are you the main female character in _The Lion In Winter_? > 2. Are you Charlie Sheen’s brother? > 3. Are you the famous idiot on the umbrellerifically thwarted, highly seasoned all-leather 1950s BBC radio series, _The Goon Show_? Not Eleanor of Aquitaine Not Emilio Estevez DQ > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you currently the all-time rushing leader in the NFL? > 2. Is your given name Max Dillon? > 3. Are you a princess of Mycenae? Thrree DQs > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you invented by a character played by Vincent Price (in his final film role)? > 2. Did you cold-read on your show _Crossing Over_? > 3. Were you the two-hour opener for Lincoln’s two-minute Gettysburg Address? Three DQs > [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a retired speedskater from Madison, Wisconsin? > 2. Did you write **The Flame Trees of Thika**? > 3. Are you almost Jason’s girlfriend in the comic strip _Foxtrot_? Not Eric Hlastname DQ DQ ---
**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 19, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/130 "2026-02-19T21:46:39Z")
Correct, correct, and the famous Eccles! DQ: Real? ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/131 "2026-02-19T22:12:19Z")
Previous IQs: Did you create Tarzan? - Yes, Edgar Rice Burroughs (buried in Tarzana, Calif.!) Did you write of Fortunato and Montresor? - Yes, Edgar Allen [actually Allan] Poe, in “The Cask of Amontillado” Did you write _Spoon River Anthology_? - Edgar Lee Masters Edgar x3! DQ: Living - or, if fictional, would be alive today, if real? IQs: Were you Lincoln’s second SECWAR? Did your ship become what we know as Venus? Were you Isildur’s dad? ---
**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, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/132 "2026-02-19T22:45:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Lincoln’s second SECWAR? > Did your ship become what we know as Venus? > Were you Isildur’s dad? DQ Not Eärendil Not Elendil **E**. 1. Real 2. Dead ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/133 "2026-02-19T23:15:36Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you currently the all-time rushing leader in the NFL? > > 2. Is your given name Max Dillon? > > 3. Are you a princess of Mycenae? > > Thrree DQs 1. Emmett Smith 2. Electro 3. Electra DQs: Died before 1950? Male? Known for the Arts? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/134 "2026-02-19T23:20:17Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you invented by a character played by Vincent Price (in his final film role)? > > 2. Did you cold-read on your show _Crossing Over_? > > 3. Were you the two-hour opener for Lincoln’s two-minute Gettysburg Address? > > Three DQs Edward Scissorhands, John Edward, and Edward Everett. Edward x3! DQ: First name starts with E? 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 19, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/135 "2026-02-19T23:25:22Z")
IQs: 1. Did your father organize the ill-fated heist in _Reservoir Dogs_? 2. Did you and your partner, Henry Strong, develop one of the most iconic names in American history? 3. Did you write one of the major prophetic books in the Christian Bible? ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/136 "2026-02-20T03:50:40Z")
**E**. 1. Real 2. Dead 3. Died before 1950 4. Male 5. Known, though not primarily, for the Arts 6. Only name starts with E > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did your father organize the ill-fated heist in _Reservoir Dogs_? > 2. Did you and your partner, Henry Strong, develop one of the most iconic names in American history? > 3. Did you write one of the major prophetic books in the Christian Bible? DQ DQ (What is an “iconic” name?) Not Isaiah ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/137 "2026-02-20T03:54:05Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a retired speedskater from Madison, Wisconsin? > 2. Did you write **The Flame Trees of Thika**? > 3. Are you almost Jason’s girlfriend in the comic strip _Foxtrot_? Eric Heiden, Elspeth Huxley, Eileen 3 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 20, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/138 "2026-02-20T03:55:48Z")
DQs: Died before 1600? Also known for politics or military? ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/139 "2026-02-20T04:11:18Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 3 DQs reserved Two, for your IQs 2 and 3. ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/140 "2026-02-20T04:14:27Z")
**E**. 1. Real 2. Dead 3. Died before 1950 4. Male 5. Known, though not primarily, for the Arts 6. Only name starts with E 7. Died before 1600 8. Not also known for politics or military [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=8)