# 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:** 16
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/301 "2026-02-01T15:13:26Z")
DQs: Served in a presidential cabinet? From a former Confederate state (including Missouri and Kentucky)? ---
**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 1, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/302 "2026-02-01T16:20:13Z")
IQs: 1. Did Majel Barrett play you on _Star Trek_ (TOS)? 2. Did Majel Barrett play _you_ on _Star Trek_ (TOS)? (Technically, counting the name you currently officially have.) 3. Were you a nonhuman crewmember on _Red Dwarf_? ---
**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 1, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/303 "2026-02-01T17:16:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. In Neil Gaiman’s _Sandman_ series, are you the brother of Nuala? > > 2. Are you Bill Watterson’s best known character? > > 3. Did you star in _Foul Play_? > > Dunno, not Calvin (or Hobbes), and still not Chevy Chase. 1 was Cluracan. Correct on the others. 1 DQ 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 1, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/304 "2026-02-01T18:15:58Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you date Dennis Rodman? > 2. Did you do the Chiquita Banana dance? > 3. Were you a member of the Lake Poets? Not Carmen, not Chita Rivera and not Coleridge (sp?). > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > Dunno, not Carrie Fisher and not C. Biscuit. > > 1 was Harold Camping; 2 was Dr. Champ. I think you mean 3, not 2. 😉 > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did Majel Barrett play you on _Star Trek_ (TOS)? > 2. Did Majel Barrett play _you_ on _Star Trek_ (TOS)? (Technically, counting the name you currently officially have.) > 3. Were you a nonhuman crewmember on _Red Dwarf_? Not Nurse Christine Chapel, not Computer (or Number One, in “Where No Man Has Gone Before”), and not Cat. C. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with C 4. not known for the Arts 5. dead 6. died after 1900 7. known for politics or military, among other things 8. better known for politics than for military, in a way 9. died before 1975 10. American 11. first name starts from A-M 12. did not hold elected office, although he did run 13. died after 1937 14. was a Republican for awhile, but not throughout his career 15. died before 1956 16. not connected to JFK assassination 17. did not serve in a presidential cabinet 18. not from a former Confederate state (including Missouri and Kentucky) I think we now have at least 20 earned DQs, so no more IQs, please. Please ask any earned DQs by noon EST Tuesday. ---
**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 1, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/305 "2026-02-01T18:27:08Z")
DQ: known for writing? ---
**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 1, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/306 "2026-02-01T18:49:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Nurse Christine Chapel, not Computer (or Number One, in “Where No Man Has Gone Before”), and not Cat. 2 was not the Enterprise computer (which to my knowledge has never been given an official name, and which Barrett only voiced) but Una Chin-Riley, and since you didn’t give her name I am taking a DQ. 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 1, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/307 "2026-02-01T22:24:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Did you date Dennis Rodman? > > 2. Did you do the Chiquita Banana dance? > > 3. Were you a member of the Lake Poets? > > Not Carmen, not Chita Rivera and not Coleridge (sp Correct (Carmen Electra) Carmen Miranda Correct (spelling too) 2DQs 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 2, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/308 "2026-02-02T05:12:55Z")
**DLR** , I don’t believe that you’re entitled to a DQ, given your question and my answer about Majel, but will let you have it anyway, now that we’re in the endgame. C. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with C 4. not known for the Arts 5. dead 6. died after 1900 7. known for politics or military, among other things 8. better known for politics than for military, in a way 9. died before 1975 10. American 11. first name starts from A-M 12. did not hold elected office, although he did run 13. died after 1937 14. was a Republican for awhile, but not throughout his career 15. died before 1956 16. not connected to JFK assassination 17. did not serve in a presidential cabinet 18. not from a former Confederate state (including Missouri and Kentucky) 19. not particularly known for writing ---
**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 2, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/309 "2026-02-02T14:41:40Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > correct > Chad Stuart (or Jeremy Clyde) > Jeremy Clyde (or Chad Stuart) > > One DQ reserved. ZDS: Two DQs reserved. DQ1: Born west of the Mississippi? DQ2: Second letter of last name is a consonant? ---
**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 3, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/310 "2026-02-03T16:56:09Z")
Final DQ: known primarily for science? ---
**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 4, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/311 "2026-02-04T04:08:57Z")
C. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with C 4. not known for the Arts 5. dead 6. died after 1900 7. known for politics or military, among other things 8. better known for politics than for military, in a way 9. died before 1975 10. American 11. first name starts from A-M 12. did not hold elected office, although he did run 13. died after 1937 14. was a Republican for awhile, but not throughout his career 15. died before 1956 16. not connected to JFK assassination 17. did not serve in a presidential cabinet 18. not from a former Confederate state (including Missouri and Kentucky) 19. not particularly known for writing 20. born east of the Mississippi 21. second letter of last name is a vowel 22. not known primarily for science Right. Tawk amongst yourselves, and please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST Thursday. ---
**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 4, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/312 "2026-02-04T14:48:00Z")
Are you Father Charles Coughlin? ---
**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 5, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/313 "2026-02-05T05:00:13Z")
Good guess, but no, I am not. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/314 "2026-02-05T05:39:55Z")
I am stumped. ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/315 "2026-02-05T14:19:21Z")
Ditto. ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/316 "2026-02-05T16:48:39Z")
I’ve got nothin’. There are people it could be, but I can’t see any of them having run for office. ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/317 "2026-02-05T16:56:18Z")
Doesn’t have to be a serious contender. Will Rogers ran for president. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/318 "2026-02-05T17:25:52Z")
I’m drawing a blank as well. ---
**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 5, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/319 "2026-02-05T18:54:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Doesn’t have to be a serious contender. Are you Edgar Cayce? ---
**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 6, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/320 "2026-02-06T02:48:40Z")
Hmm. Never heard of him, but no, I am not. I am, instead, # Jacob Coxey Inspiration for and namesake of the two iterations of Coxey’s Army, which marched on Washington in 1894 and 1914. For more: [Jacob S. Coxey Sr. - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_S._Coxey_Sr). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186.md?page=17)