# Botticelli July 2020

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 8, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747 "2020-07-08T16:04:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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:** [July 22, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/221 "2020-07-22T00:46:51Z")

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K.

1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with K
4. not from prose fiction
5. created after 1920
6. not an American character
7. created by an American/Americans
8. originally from film or TV
9. created after 1970
10. not originally from TV
11. created before 1999
12. a, but not the, protagonist
13. not originally from a film from the 1970s
14. does not appear in more than one film
15. first appeared in a 1980s film
16. not a European character

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/222 "2020-07-22T06:18:57Z")

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#1 is Kim Richards  
#2 is Kyle Richards  
#3 is Kathy Richards

DQs:

1. From fantasy or science fiction?
2. From a musical?
3. Is the film set in the present day of when it was filmed?

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**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:** [July 22, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/223 "2020-07-22T13:21:15Z")

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K.

1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with K
4. not from prose fiction
5. created after 1920
6. not an American character
7. created by an American/Americans
8. originally from film or TV
9. created after 1970
10. not originally from TV
11. created before 1999
12. a, but not the, protagonist
13. not originally from a film from the 1970s
14. does not appear in more than one film
15. first appeared in a 1980s film
16. not a European character
17. not from fantasy or science fiction
18. not from a musical
19. film not set in the present day of when it was filmed

No more IQs, please.

Please ask all earned DQs by noon EST tomorrow.

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**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:** [July 22, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/224 "2020-07-22T13:26:20Z")

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DQ: From a comedy?

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**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:** [July 22, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/225 "2020-07-22T13:52:56Z")

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K.

1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with K
4. not from prose fiction
5. created after 1920
6. not an American character
7. created by an American/Americans
8. originally from film or TV
9. created after 1970
10. not originally from TV
11. created before 1999
12. a, but not the, protagonist
13. not originally from a film from the 1970s
14. does not appear in more than one film
15. first appeared in a 1980s film
16. not a European character
17. not from fantasy or science fiction
18. not from a musical
19. film not set in the present day of when it was filmed
20. not from a comedy

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**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:** [July 24, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/226 "2020-07-24T02:47:31Z")

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I can only think of Kunta Kinte, but he’s 1) from the 70s and 2) from a TV mini-series.

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**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:** [July 24, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/227 "2020-07-24T14:51:33Z")

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Are you John Keating from _Dead Poets Society_?

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**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:** [July 24, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/228 "2020-07-24T15:16:51Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> I can only think of Kunta Kinte, but he’s 1) from the 70s and 2) from a TV mini-series.

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Are you John Keating from _Dead Poets Society_?

I am neither of these people.

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**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:** [July 24, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/229 "2020-07-24T16:24:15Z")

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Pass.  
.

Kitap, can you save the day? 🙂

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**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:** [July 24, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/230 "2020-07-24T16:30:57Z")

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Please ask any other earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/231 "2020-07-25T01:37:28Z")

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No. All I can think of is Kenicki from Grease.

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**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:** [July 25, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/232 "2020-07-25T02:08:49Z")

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It might be someone from the Indiana Jones films? I’m not coming up with anyone in particular, though.

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**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:** [July 25, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/233 "2020-07-25T19:45:00Z")

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Wonder if it’s a movie I’ve ever heard of…

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**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:** [July 26, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/234 "2020-07-26T02:24:50Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> It might be someone from the Indiana Jones films? I’m not coming up with anyone in particular, though.

Very warm! I am

# Capt. Simon Katanga

Captain of the tramp steamer _Bantu Wind_, who tried but failed to keep Marion Ravenwood out of the Nazis’ clutches: [Simon Katanga | Indiana Jones Wiki | Fandom](https://indianajones.fandom.com/wiki/Simon_Katanga)

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**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:** [July 26, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/235 "2020-07-26T02:37:59Z")

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Was the name ever mentioned in the movie, or just in the credits? If you hadn’t provided the link, I wouldn’t even have known which movie it was.

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**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:** [July 26, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/236 "2020-07-26T02:45:18Z")

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See at 0:17 here: [Raiders of the Lost Ark: Sallah Singing (1981) [HD] - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzP1_Ap-RJI)

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**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:** [July 26, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/237 "2020-07-26T04:04:22Z")

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Yes, I remember someone saying his name. Well done, EH!

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**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:** [July 26, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/238 "2020-07-26T04:34:21Z")

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Sallah should’ve called him “Captain Katanga” rather than “Mr. Katanga,” I just realized.

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**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:** [July 26, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/239 "2020-07-26T17:47:06Z")

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Right, then. Our next letter is

# I

as in icicle.

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**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:** [July 26, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2020/914747/240 "2020-07-26T18:08:45Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you Jafar’s parrot in _Aladdin_?
2. Are you Horus’s mom?
3. Were you a comedian and cornet player with Kay Kyser?

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