# Botticelli - July 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 7, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874 "2021-07-07T03:09:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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 17, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/141 "2021-07-17T02:03:50Z")
V. 1. fictional 2. last name begins with V 3. male 4. from film or TV 5. from film 6. not a main character 7. from a movie made after 1980 8. appears onscreen 9. in context, not good 10. from an American-made movie 11. kind of hard to answer, but I’ll say: would not be alive today if real 12. from a movie made before 1999 13. unknown if Caucasian, but probably a safe bet 14. I’d say a genre movie, but YMMV 15. not American 16. from a movie made before 1990 17. not from Earth 18. sequels made 19. best fits in sf or horror genres 20. live-action movie 21. in a way, from the _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_ franchises 22. not in _Spaceballs_ 23. does not appear in more than one movie ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/142 "2021-07-17T06:17:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Have you been played by Peter Cushing, Laurence Olivier and Anthony Hopkins? > > > IQ2: Are you the subject of this game’s namesake’s most famous work? > > > IQ3: Are you the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing? > > Not Dr. Van Helsing, Virginia Dare or Leslie Vavavoom. Yes Venus - from Botticelli’s _Naked Chick on a Clam Shell_ Lindsey Vonn DQ; Human? Holding one DQ ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/143 "2021-07-17T06:34:25Z")
In a way? Hmmm… there were those two made-for-TV Ewok movies in the 80s. Didn’t see either so I don’t know if there were any V characters ---
**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 17, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/144 "2021-07-17T14:29:01Z")
_Galaxy Quest_ wasn’t until the 90’s. I’m stumped. ---
**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 17, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/145 "2021-07-17T14:50:26Z")
Venus, of course! :: headsmack :: V. 1. fictional 2. last name begins with V 3. male 4. from film or TV 5. from film 6. not a main character 7. from a movie made after 1980 8. appears onscreen 9. in context, not good 10. from an American-made movie 11. kind of hard to answer, but I’ll say: would not be alive today if real 12. from a movie made before 1999 13. unknown if Caucasian, but probably a safe bet 14. I’d say a genre movie, but YMMV 15. not American 16. from a movie made before 1990 17. not from Earth 18. sequels made 19. best fits in sf or horror genres 20. live-action movie 21. in a way, from the _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_ franchises 22. not in _Spaceballs_ 23. does not appear in more than one movie 24. not human ---
**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 17, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/146 "2021-07-17T15:17:47Z")
DQ: is an actual, distinct character (e.g. Jim Halpert) not an alias of another character (e.g. William Buttlicker)? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/147 "2021-07-18T03:49:09Z")
Are you Prince Vultan? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/148 "2021-07-18T07:52:01Z")
Final DQ; Appeared in any media besides the movie referenced in DQs 7,10,12,14,16, 18 and 20? ---
**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 18, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/149 "2021-07-18T14:08:13Z")
I think you had asked all of your earned DQs, **MissTake**. But I am still not Prince Vultan. V. 1. fictional 2. last name begins with V 3. male 4. from film or TV 5. from film 6. not a main character 7. from a movie made after 1980 8. appears onscreen 9. in context, not good 10. from an American-made movie 11. kind of hard to answer, but I’ll say: would not be alive today if real 12. from a movie made before 1999 13. unknown if Caucasian, but probably a safe bet 14. I’d say a genre movie, but YMMV 15. not American 16. from a movie made before 1990 17. not from Earth 18. sequels made 19. best fits in sf or horror genres 20. live-action movie 21. in a way, from the _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_ franchises 22. not in _Spaceballs_ 23. does not appear in more than one movie 24. not human 25. is an alias of another character 26. did not appear in any media besides the movie referenced in DQs 7,10,12,14,16, 18 and 20 ---
**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 18, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/150 "2021-07-18T15:52:45Z")
Final DQ: alias comes from _Star Wars_? ---
**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 18, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/151 "2021-07-18T21:45:49Z")
V. 1. fictional 2. last name begins with V 3. male 4. from film or TV 5. from film 6. not a main character 7. from a movie made after 1980 8. appears onscreen 9. in context, not good 10. from an American-made movie 11. kind of hard to answer, but I’ll say: would not be alive today if real 12. from a movie made before 1999 13. unknown if Caucasian, but probably a safe bet 14. I’d say a genre movie, but YMMV 15. not American 16. from a movie made before 1990 17. not from Earth 18. sequels made 19. best fits in sf or horror genres 20. live-action movie 21. in a way, from the _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_ franchises 22. not in _Spaceballs_ 23. does not appear in more than one movie 24. not human 25. is an alias of another character 26. did not appear in any media besides the movie referenced in DQs 7,10,12,14,16, 18 and 20 27. alias comes from _Star Wars_ Please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/152 "2021-07-18T23:52:48Z")
Are you Darth Vader from the Planet Vulcan - Marty McFly’s alias in _Back to the Future_ when he confronts his father in his father’s bedroom? Hmmm… Vader/Vulcan/Van Halen… never noticed all those Vs in that scene before. ---
**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 19, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/153 "2021-07-19T00:56:58Z")
…and I was just about to guess that. Good one, Chock! ---
**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 19, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/154 "2021-07-19T22:45:01Z")
Yes, I am indeed the faux # “Darth Vader” from _Back to the Future_, as **CFOHG** guessed: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHZctSnNrsw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHZctSnNrsw) Well done, **CFOHG**! Please see the link in post 1 of this thread as to the Botticelli letters we’ve used so far, and start our next round. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/155 "2021-07-20T16:29:15Z")
Next up… **T** ---
**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 20, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/156 "2021-07-20T17:28:03Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _The Night The Bed Fell In_? 2. Were you a 16th Century Venetian painter? 3. Were you the first person Lucy met when she entered Narnia? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/157 "2021-07-20T17:38:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you write _The Night The Bed Fell In_ ? > 2. Were you a 16th Century Venetian painter? > 3. Were you the first person Lucy met when she entered Narnia? Not James Thurber Take a DQ Not Mr. Tumnus ---
**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 20, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/158 "2021-07-20T17:44:52Z")
Correct, Titian, and Correct. DQ: Real? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/159 "2021-07-20T17:53:53Z")
**T** DQs: 1. Fictional ---
**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 20, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/160 "2021-07-20T18:54:40Z")
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