# 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:** 15
**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, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/281 "2025-07-22T10:52:22Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Was the main character in a Thomas Perry novel named after you? > > IQ2: Were you played by Yvonne Craig on a '60s TV show? > > IQ3: Did you play a public defender, a soldier, and a high-school football coach? > > Take a DQ. > I am not Barbara Gordon. > I am not… Gregory Peck? “Chinese” Gordon correct Goldie Hawn (_Seems Like Old Times_, _Private Benjamin_, and _Wildcats_) DQ1: Creator’s first name begins with A-M? DQ2: Creator’s last name begins with A-M? ---
**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 22, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/282 "2025-07-22T11:52:02Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you Tina Louise’s best known role? > > 2. Are you Ed Asner’s best known role? > > 3. Were you one of the stars of the popular 1960’s BBC radio series _The Goodies_? > > I am not Ginger Grant. > I am not Lou Grant. > I am not… uh, Amy Grant. (heh) Correct, correct, and Graeme Garden. Let’s see… _Cloud Atlas_ is too recent… Time travel is likely. DQ: By a male author? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/283 "2025-07-22T14:24:31Z")
# G 1. Fictional 2. Last name begins with G 3. Not main character 4. Originally from prose fiction 5. Female 6. Not an American creator 7. First appeared since 1900 8. Not an American character 9. Created after 1960 10. Created by a European 11. Not a European character 12. First was referred to in a novel 13. Created by someone from the UK or Ireland 14. First name begins with A-M 15. Created before 1990 16. From a fantasy or sci-fi novel 17. There has been a TV series made from the franchise; I don’t know if this character appeared or was referenced in the series 18. Created after 1975 19. Probably not human, but humanoid 20. Takes place at a lot of different times, including contemporary to the writing 21. From science fiction 22. Created by a Briton 23. Creator’s first name begins A-M 24. Creator’s last name begins A-M 25. By a male author I think @De_La_Rue still has a DQ out. ---
**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 22, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/284 "2025-07-22T17:24:12Z")
If it’s someone from HHGTTG, I am not coming up with him. ---
**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 22, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/285 "2025-07-22T17:30:04Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you invent the first liquid-fueled rocket? > 2. Did you direct _Barbie_? > 3. When the sun comes down and the moon comes up, does Lux Interior of the Cramps turn into you? > [@SunUp](#): > > I am not Robert Goddard. > I am not Greta Gerwig. > Take a DQ. 3 was a teenage Goo Goo Muck. Final DQ: from _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_? ---
**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, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/286 "2025-07-22T18:46:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > If it’s someone from HHGTTG, I am not coming up with him. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Final DQ: from _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_? Thank you. I was just about to ask what the Prof meant. And if the answer to your question is “yes”, well – I only know the names of two characters, and they’re both male. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/287 "2025-07-22T19:08:10Z")
# G 1. Fictional 2. Last name begins with G 3. Not main character 4. Originally from prose fiction 5. Female 6. Not an American creator 7. First appeared since 1900 8. Not an American character 9. Created after 1960 10. Created by a European 11. Not a European character 12. First was referred to in a novel 13. Created by someone from the UK or Ireland 14. First name begins with A-M 15. Created before 1990 16. From a fantasy or sci-fi novel 17. There has been a TV series made from the franchise; I don’t know if this character appeared or was referenced in the series 18. Created after 1975 19. Probably not human, but humanoid 20. Takes place at a lot of different times, including contemporary to the writing 21. From science fiction 22. Created by a Briton 23. Creator’s first name begins A-M 24. Creator’s last name begins A-M 25. By a male author 26. From _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ That’s all folks! Have your “are your firstname lastname?” questions in by 9 p.m. EDT tomorrow, July 23. ---
**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 22, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/288 "2025-07-22T19:34:38Z")
Oh, wait, a female charaxter? I misread it. Hmmmm… ---
**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 22, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/289 "2025-07-22T19:52:45Z")
I think EH did her before. Are you Eccentrica Gallumbits? ---
**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, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/290 "2025-07-22T19:54:58Z")
I believe I did, and I bet that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/291 "2025-07-23T00:41:04Z")
You got it (sorry for the repeat). I figured she was fairer than Dr. Dan Streetmentioner, who I initially considered. OK Prof, you’re up! ---
**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 23, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/292 "2025-07-23T01:09:57Z")
No problem. The last time was years ago. I am # L! ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/293 "2025-07-23T03:47:41Z")
Congrats, Prof.! IQs: 1. Is Nicholas Hoult playing you? 2. Is Rachel Brosnahan playing you? 3. Is Beck Bennett playing you? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/294 "2025-07-23T04:27:35Z")
L it is! IQs: 1. Are you playing Gaal Dornick in AppleTV’s _Foundation_? 2. Are you playing several Emperors in the same series? 3. Are you the subject of a Robert Caro biography still being written? ---
**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 23, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/295 "2025-07-23T04:45:50Z")
IQ1: Was the _Lost and Confused_ named after you and your partner? IQ2: Was your prison sentence commuted after you provided intelligence to the US Navy? IQ3: Were you a Jewish gangster who broke up pro-Nazi rallies in New York? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/296 "2025-07-23T05:32:25Z")
IQs: Did you make a movie about your life as a dog? Did your daughter interfere with your boyfriend’s actions which resulted in his demise? Are you Clark Kent’s first girlfriend? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/297 "2025-07-23T12:28:51Z")
Congrats! IQs: 1. Do you have an act using Boomerang fish? 2. Did you once say “only the little people pay taxes”? 3. Did you play Mary Hartman? ---
**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 23, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/298 "2025-07-23T13:19:08Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is Nicholas Hoult playing you? > 2. Is Rachel Brosnahan playing you? > 3. Is Beck Bennett playing you? 1. I am not Lex Luthor. 2. I am not Lois Lane. 3. Take a DQ. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you playing Gaal Dornick in AppleTV’s _Foundation_? > 2. Are you playing several Emperors in the same series? > 3. Are you the subject of a Robert Caro biography still being written? Take 3 DQs. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was the _Lost and Confused_ named after you and your partner? > IQ2: Was your prison sentence commuted after you provided intelligence to the US Navy? > IQ3: Were you a Jewish gangster who broke up pro-Nazi rallies in New York? Take 3 DQs. > [@knoodler](#): > > Did you make a movie about your life as a dog? > Did your daughter interfere with your boyfriend’s actions which resulted in his demise? > Are you Clark Kent’s first girlfriend? Take 2 DQs. 3. I am not Lana Lang. > [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you have an act using Boomerang fish? > 2. Did you once say “only the little people pay taxes”? > 3. Did you play Mary Hartman? 1. I am not Lew Zealand. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Linda Lavin. ---
**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 23, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/299 "2025-07-23T13:21:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Lex Luthor. > 2. I am not Lois Lane. > 3. Take a DQ. 3 was Steve Lombard. DQ: real? ---
**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 23, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/300 "2025-07-23T13:21:40Z")
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