# 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:** 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:** [January 12, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/81 "2026-01-12T20:25:20Z")
Congrats, Prof.! Bask in this moment like an allegory on the banks of the Nile. IQs: 1. Did you work as a lawyer for Pepsi? 2. Did Martin Luther King, Jr. encourage you to stay on a TV show? 3. Did you create _Minecraft_? ---
**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 12, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/82 "2026-01-12T21:35:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a German artist say he pictured you in the boat with Washington, crossing the Delaware? > Did Daniel Day-Lewis play you in a movie set during the French and Indian War? > Did you fail in your Red River campaign? 1. I am not Napoleon (??) 2. I am not Natty Bumppo. 3. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you work as a lawyer for Pepsi? > 2. Did Martin Luther King, Jr. encourage you to stay on a TV show? > 3. Did you create _Minecraft_? 1. I am not Ralph Nader (??) 2. I am not Nichelle Nichols (sp?) 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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 12, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/83 "2026-01-12T21:43:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Ralph Nader (??) > 2. I am not Nichelle Nichols (sp?) > 3. Take a DQ. 1 was Richard Nixon; 3 was Notch. DQs: 1. real? 2. first name begins with N? ---
**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 12, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/84 "2026-01-12T21:44:14Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. First name begins with N ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/85 "2026-01-12T21:58:05Z")
I would not have gotten that in a million years. Good call, **Prof.**! On to N. IQs: 1. Are you a donor for whom a WGBH studio is named for? 2. Are you a director, writer and actor whose mother was Gena Rowlands? 3. Were you the last living fleet admiral in the U.S. Navy? ---
**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 12, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/86 "2026-01-12T22:01:29Z")
IQs: 1. Did you appear on _Sesame Street_ to sing that a consumer advocate is a person in our neighborhood? 2. Did you voice Morgan Proctor on _Futurama_? 3. Are you the arch-enemy of Crash Bandicoot? ---
**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 12, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/87 "2026-01-12T22:10:59Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a donor for whom a WGBH studio is named for? > 2. Are you a director, writer and actor whose mother was Gena Rowlands? > 3. Were you the last living fleet admiral in the U.S. Navy? 1. I am not Nimitz. Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Qs: > > 1. Did you appear on _Sesame Street_ to sing that a consumer advocate is a person in our neighborhood? > 2. Did you voice Morgan Proctor on _Futurama_? > 3. Are you the arch-enemy of Crash Bandicoot? 1. I am not Ralph Nader. 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 12, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/88 "2026-01-12T22:14:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you a donor for whom a WGBH studio is named for? > > 2. Are you a director, writer and actor whose mother was Gena Rowlands? > > 3. Were you the last living fleet admiral in the U.S. Navy? > > 1. I am not Nimitz. Take 2 DQs. Nan (and Bill) Harris. Nick Cassavetes. Correct on Nimitz. DQs: Male? Living? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/89 "2026-01-12T22:16:08Z")
**Ni!** IQs: 1. Are you a minor-league pitcher recently called up to the bigs? 2. Did Sheldon Cooper blame you for Pluto’s downgrade? 3. Were you the son of the mastermind behind the heist in _Reservoir Dogs_? ---
**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 12, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/90 "2026-01-12T22:21:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Ralph Nader. > Take 2 DQs. 2 (Morgan) was Nora Dunn; 3 (arch-enemy of Crash Bandicoot) was Dr. Neo Cortex. DQs: 1. American? 2. known from the arts? ---
**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 12, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/91 "2026-01-12T22:40:01Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star on _Sex and the City_? 2. Its effect on you might have been overstated, but is [this](https://i.sstatic.net/oxWmg.png) your premature obituary, from _Le Figaro_ in 1888? 3. You take the blue pill–the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill–you stay in Wonderland. And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/92 "2026-01-12T23:35:13Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. First name begins with N 3. Male 4. Living 5. American 6. Known from the arts ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/93 "2026-01-12T23:36:14Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a minor-league pitcher recently called up to the bigs? > 2. Did Sheldon Cooper blame you for Pluto’s downgrade? > 3. Were you the son of the mastermind behind the heist in _Reservoir Dogs_? 1. Take a DQ 2. I am not Neal DeGrasse-Tyson 3. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you star on _Sex and the City_? > 2. Its effect on you might have been overstated, but is [this](https://i.sstatic.net/oxWmg.png) your premature obituary, from _Le Figaro_ in 1888? > 3. You take the blue pill–the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill–you stay in Wonderland. And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. 1. I am not Neo. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/94 "2026-01-12T23:42:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Neo. > Take 2 DQs. 1 was Cynthia Nixon; 2 was Alfred Nobel. DQs: 1. born after 1970? 2. known from the performing arts? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/95 "2026-01-13T01:21:00Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a detective who solved **The Bungalow Mystery** among many, many other mysteries? 2. Are you her boyfriend? 3. Did Linda Purl play you in **The Last Days of Pompeii** miniseries in 1984? ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/96 "2026-01-13T01:26:21Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Sherlock Holmes in _The Seven-Per-Cent Solution_? 2. Does the company named after you sell fries with a red plastic two-pronged fork? 3. A man was of an island in Massachusetts. He stored his money in a pail. You, his daughter, eloped with some guy. And regarding the pail, you swiped said pail? ---
**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 13, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/97 "2026-01-13T02:58:33Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. First name begins with N 3. Male 4. Living 5. American 6. Known from the arts 7. Born before 1970 8. Not known for the performing arts ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/98 "2026-01-13T03:00:18Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a detective who solved **The Bungalow Mystery** among many, many other mysteries? > 2. Are you her boyfriend? > 3. Did Linda Purl play you in **The Last Days of Pompeii** miniseries in 1984? 1. I am not Nancy Drew. 2. I am not Nick. 3. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Sherlock Holmes in _The Seven-Per-Cent Solution_? > 2. Does the company named after you sell fries with a red plastic two-pronged fork? > 3. A man was of an island in Massachusetts. He stored his money in a pail. You, his daughter, eloped with some guy. And regarding the pail, you swiped said pail? 1. I am not Nicol Williamson (in a very nicely done role). 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Nan from Nantucket. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/99 "2026-01-13T04:45:37Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a detective who solved **The Bungalow Mystery** among many, many other mysteries? > 2. Are you her boyfriend? > 3. Did Linda Purl play you in **The Last Days of Pompeii** miniseries in 1984? Correct, Ned Nickerson, Nydia. DQs: 1./Caucasian? 2. Born before 1960? ---
**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 13, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186/100 "2026-01-13T04:52:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Nicol Williamson (in a very nicely done role). > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Nan from Nantucket. 2 (fries) was Nathan Handwerker, of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs. DQ: known from the literary arts? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2026/1026186.md?page=6)