# Botticelli - January 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 31, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186 "2025-12-31T02:03:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/181 "2026-01-20T19:22:32Z")
Heard of the book, not the name. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/182 "2026-01-20T22:50:31Z")
I know the book (which I’ve read several times) and the name, and now I’m kicking myself. Woulda shoulda got this. Good one, **SunUp**! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/183 "2026-01-21T05:46:16Z")
Okay, looks like I host again! This time, I am # V Give it a go! ---
**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:** [January 21, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/184 "2026-01-21T15:37:02Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the captain of _The Flying Dutchman_? 2. Are you one of the main characters voiced by voice actress Gloria Rocha, who passed away this week? 3. Are you remembered as the Grandfather of Op Art? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/185 "2026-01-21T15:56:49Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Orlando_? 2. Did you voice the Iron Giant? 3. Did you work at Peenemuende? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/186 "2026-01-21T17:17:29Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a professional letter turner? 2. Did you play a fictionalized version of yourself on the TV series _Ally McBeal_? 3. Were you named the MVP of Super Bowl LV? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/187 "2026-01-21T20:14:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the captain of _The Flying Dutchman_? > 2. Are you one of the main characters voiced by voice actress Gloria Rocha, who passed away this week? > 3. Are you remembered as the Grandfather of Op Art? I am not Vandervecken. Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Orlando_? > 2. Did you voice the Iron Giant? > 3. Did you work at Peenemuende? Take a DQ. I am not Vin Diesel. I am not Werner Von Braun. (That’s not my department!) > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a professional letter turner? > 2. Did you play a fictionalized version of yourself on the TV series _Ally McBeal_? > 3. Were you named the MVP of Super Bowl LV? I am not Vanna White. 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:** [January 21, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/188 "2026-01-21T21:07:50Z")
Correct on Vandervecken. 2 was Velma Dinkley. 3 was Victor Vasarely. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/189 "2026-01-21T22:37:49Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Take a DQ. > I am not Vin Diesel. > I am not Werner Von Braun. (That’s not my department!) 1 (_Orlando_) was Virginia Woolf. DQ: first name begins with V? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/190 "2026-01-21T22:39:43Z")
# W 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name begins with V ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/191 "2026-01-22T01:17:46Z")
1. Are you the mother of actor Kristoffer Tabori? 2. Are you Mike Hammer’s secretary? 3. Did you write **Dreamsnake**? ---
**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:** [January 22, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/192 "2026-01-22T01:51:40Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a noted SF author who passed away in 2025? 2. Did your daughter become Empress of Germany? 3. Did E. Gary Gygax base the Dungeons & Dragons magic system on your books? ---
**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:** [January 22, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/193 "2026-01-22T02:00:11Z")
IQs: #1. Were you Virginia Woolf’s lover, and the inspiration for _Orlando_? #2. Did you hire Eddie Gaedel to play for the St. Louis Browns? #3. Were you enemy of the Animorphs? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/194 "2026-01-22T02:23:16Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you a professional letter turner? > > 2. Did you play a fictionalized version of yourself on the TV series _Ally McBeal_? > > 3. Were you named the MVP of Super Bowl LV? > > I am not Vanna White. > Take 2 DQs. Correct Vonda Shepherd Von Miller DQs: American? Alive? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/195 "2026-01-22T02:28:53Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the founder of the XFL? 2. Are you a small-time criminal played by Walter Matthau? 3. Did you begin your career working at the Mercury Theater in New York City? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/196 "2026-01-22T06:14:44Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > - Are you the mother of actor Kristoffer Tabori? > - Are you Mike Hammer’s secretary? > - Did you write **Dreamsnake**? Take 3 DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a noted SF author who passed away in 2025? > 2. Did your daughter become Empress of Germany? > 3. Did E. Gary Gygax base the Dungeons & Dragons magic system on your books? Take a DQ. I am not Queen Victoria. I am not… Jack Vance? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > #1. Were you Virginia Woolf’s lover, and the inspiration for _Orlando_? > #2. Did you hire Eddie Gaedel to play for the St. Louis Browns? > #3. Were you enemy of the Animorphs? Take a DQ. I am not Bill Veeck (as in Wreck). Take another DQ. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the founder of the XFL? > 2. Are you a small-time criminal played by Walter Matthau? > 3. Did you begin your career working at the Mercury Theater in New York City? I am not Vince McMahon. 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:** [January 22, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/197 "2026-01-22T06:15:21Z")
# W 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name begins with V 4. Not American 5. Not living ---
**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:** [January 22, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/198 "2026-01-22T15:08:23Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Take a DQ. > I am not Bill Veeck (as in Wreck). > Take another DQ. 1 was Vita Sackville-West; 3 was Visser Three. DQs: 1. known from the arts? 2. died after 1945? ---
**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:** [January 22, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/199 "2026-01-22T15:44:21Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you a noted SF author who passed away in 2025? > > 2. Did your daughter become Empress of Germany? > > 3. Did E. Gary Gygax base the Dungeons & Dragons magic system on your books? > > Take a DQ. > I am not Queen Victoria. > I am not… Jack Vance? 1 was John Varley. Correct on the others. 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:** [January 22, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/200 "2026-01-22T16:05:04Z")
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