# Botticelli, July 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 2, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412 "2025-07-02T17:50:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/221 "2025-07-18T16:16:54Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a portly Illinois judge whom Lincoln appointed to the Supreme Court? - David Davis Did a cartoon character you voiced play, and then criticize, Botticelli? - David Hyde Pierce, on _The Simpsons_ Were you a blond robot who knowingly infected someone? - David (Michael Fassbender) in _Prometheus_ David x3! Three DQs reserved for the moment. ---
**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 18, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/222 "2025-07-18T16:18:47Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Living 3. Male 4. First name begins with D 5. Born after 1960 6. American 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not known for individual achievements rather than group/team efforts. 9. Born after 1980 10. Known for work in movies/TV 11. Last name begins with A - M 12. Born before 2000 13. Works in front of the camera 14. Known specifically for movies 15. First name is Daniel, David, or some variation 16. Born east of the Mississippi River 17. Famous after the age of 18 ---
**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, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/223 "2025-07-18T16:45:23Z")
DQ: Has won an Oscar? Considered handsome? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 18, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/224 "2025-07-18T16:52:04Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Living 3. Male 4. First name begins with D 5. Born after 1960 6. American 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not known for individual achievements rather than group/team efforts. 9. Born after 1980 10. Known for work in movies/TV 11. Last name begins with A - M 12. Born before 2000 13. Works in front of the camera 14. Known specifically for movies 15. First name is Daniel, David, or some variation 16. Born east of the Mississippi River 17. Famous after the age of 18 18. Has not won an Oscar 19. Considered handsome ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/225 "2025-07-18T18:08:56Z")
DQ: First name is Daniel or a variation thereof? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 18, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/226 "2025-07-18T20:00:04Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Living 3. Male 4. First name begins with D 5. Born after 1960 6. American 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not known for individual achievements rather than group/team efforts. 9. Born after 1980 10. Known for work in movies/TV 11. Last name begins with A - M 12. Born before 2000 13. Works in front of the camera 14. Known specifically for movies 15. First name is Daniel, David, or some variation 16. Born east of the Mississippi River 17. Famous after the age of 18 18. Has not won an Oscar 19. Considered handsome 20. First name is not Daniel or a variation ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/227 "2025-07-19T00:33:56Z")
Last DQ: Currently an A-lister? (by which I mean, for example, does his name come before the title on posters or in credits, on his most recent projects?) ---
**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, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/228 "2025-07-19T12:37:01Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Living 3. Male 4. First name begins with D 5. Born after 1960 6. American 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not known for individual achievements rather than group/team efforts. 9. Born after 1980 10. Known for work in movies/TV 11. Last name begins with A - M 12. Born before 2000 13. Works in front of the camera 14. Known specifically for movies 15. First name is Daniel, David, or some variation 16. Born east of the Mississippi River 17. Famous after the age of 18 18. Has not won an Oscar 19. Considered handsome 20. First name is not Daniel or a variation 21. Not an A-list celebrity as SunUp described it ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/229 "2025-07-19T17:45:20Z")
DQ: Caucasian? Has appeared in a feature film in the past two years? ---
**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, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/230 "2025-07-20T00:02:25Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Living 3. Male 4. First name begins with D 5. Born after 1960 6. American 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not known for individual achievements rather than group/team efforts. 9. Born after 1980 10. Known for work in movies/TV 11. Last name begins with A - M 12. Born before 2000 13. Works in front of the camera 14. Known specifically for movies 15. First name is Daniel, David, or some variation 16. Born east of the Mississippi River 17. Famous after the age of 18 18. Has not won an Oscar 19. Considered handsome 20. First name is not Daniel or a variation 21. Not an A-list celebrity as SunUp described it 22. Caucasian 23. Currently starring in a top box office-grossing film Please ask your :“Are you FirstName LastName?” questions by 8pm EDT tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/231 "2025-07-20T00:03:49Z")
Are you David Corenswet? ---
**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, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/232 "2025-07-20T00:05:17Z")
[![](https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.5s91HlPypa5TWsV3LQ2QLgHaIl?r=0&rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) ](https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th/id/OIP.5s91HlPypa5TWsV3LQ2QLgHaIl?r=0&rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) Yes, I am the new Man of Steel! Well done, **SunUp!** ---
**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 20, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/233 "2025-07-20T01:48:28Z")
Never heard of him. ---
**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, 2025, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/234 "2025-07-20T03:33:11Z")
I have, and hope to see the movie soon. Good job, **SunUp**! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/235 "2025-07-20T04:06:26Z")
We saw the film Tuesday, as a special family thing since SunLass was in town. The dog is a real scene-stealer! Ok, on we go. I am # G ---
**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, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/236 "2025-07-20T04:15:55Z")
IQs: Did your suit buttons on a very important day in your life bear the wrong date? Did you die at the Presidio in 1870, having never written your memoirs? Did the same actor who played you in a Spielberg movie, also appear in a Coen Bros. movie? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/237 "2025-07-20T05:48:45Z")
1. Did you write, among other books, **Soulless**? 2. Are you Ross Martin’s most famous role? 3. Do you play Sophie on **Leverage**? ---
**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, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/238 "2025-07-20T12:50:10Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the superpowered Prince of Markovia? 2. Did Spike Milligan call you his greatest inspiration? 3. Did you say you’d “send a heavily armed battalion to remind you of my love”? ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/239 "2025-07-20T14:20:40Z")
Congrats, SunUp! IQs: 1. Were you on the PMRC? 2. Is a science fiction award named after you? 3. Did you voice Alice on _Dilbert_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/240 "2025-07-20T15:30:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did your suit buttons on a very important day in your life bear the wrong date? > Did you die at the Presidio in 1870, having never written your memoirs? > Did the same actor who played you in a Spielberg movie, also appear in a Coen Bros. movie? I feel like I should know this but take a DQ. I am not George H. Thomas. Can’t think of a Coen brothers film with Jared Harris, but I’ll take a wild shot with I am not Ulysses S. Grant. > [@kitap](#): > > - Did you write, among other books, **Soulless**? > - Are you Ross Martin’s most famous role? > - Do you play Sophie on **Leverage**? Take a DQ. I am not Artemus Gordon. Take another DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you the superpowered Prince of Markovia? > 2. Did Spike Milligan call you his greatest inspiration? > 3. Did you say you’d “send a heavily armed battalion to remind you of my love”? Take a DQ. I am not… Groucho Marx? I am not George III from _Hamilton_. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you on the PMRC? > 2. Is a science fiction award named after you? > 3. Did you voice Alice on _Dilbert_? I am not Tipper Gore. I am not Hugo Gernsback. Take a DQ. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412.md?page=13)