# 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:** 6
**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 9, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/101 "2025-07-09T16:28:25Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you Pocahantas’s papa? > > 2. In the Oz books were you the Rainbow’s daughter? > > 3. Are you the eldest child in a book series by Margaret Sidney? > > I am not Powhatan. > I am not Polychrome. > Take a DQ. Correct, Correct, and Ben Pepper ffrom _The Five Little Peppers_ series. DQ: Known for sports? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/102 "2025-07-09T16:39:49Z")
# P 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not known for the arts 4. Last name starts with P 5. Alive 6. Not known for military/political 7. Not American 8. Born after 1970 9. First name begins with A-M 10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life 11. Born before 1990 12. Not known for science 13. Born before 1980 14. Greatest fame after 2000 15. Not best known for a single incident 16. Not Australian 17. Known for sports ---
**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 9, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/103 "2025-07-09T17:04:38Z")
DQ: African? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 9, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/104 "2025-07-09T17:57:27Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you Goofy’s neighbor on _Goof Troop_? > 2. Were _you_ Goofy’s neighbor on _Goof Troop_? > 3. Were you either of their kids? > [@SunUp](#): > > Swept me. Take 3 DQs. 1 was Pete; 2 was Peg; 3 was PJ or Pistol. DQ: known for team sport? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 9, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/105 "2025-07-09T18:34:58Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Brett’s boss aboard the USCSS _Nostromo_? - Yes, Parker, in _Alien_ Were you “trainer to the gods” in Disney’s _Hercules_? - Philoctetes AKA Phil (Danny DeVito) Did you marry a Churchill and later a Harriman? - Yes, Pamela Digby Churchill Harriman, eventually US ambassador to France DQs: From the Southern Hemisphere? From the Western Hemisphere? Best know for a sport played with a ball? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/106 "2025-07-09T18:43:28Z")
# P 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not known for the arts 4. Last name starts with P 5. Alive 6. Not known for military/political 7. Not American 8. Born after 1970 9. First name begins with A-M 10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life 11. Born before 1990 12. Not known for science 13. Born before 1980 14. Greatest fame after 2000 15. Not best known for a single incident 16. Not Australian 17. Known for sports 18. Not African 19. Known for a team sport 20. From the Southern Hemisphere 21. From the Western Hemisphere 22. Known for a ball sport ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/107 "2025-07-09T18:44:04Z")
DQ: Known for soccer/football? 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/108 "2025-07-09T18:58:02Z")
# P 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not known for the arts 4. Last name starts with P 5. Alive 6. Not known for military/political 7. Not American 8. Born after 1970 9. First name begins with A-M 10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life 11. Born before 1990 12. Not known for science 13. Born before 1980 14. Greatest fame after 2000 15. Not best known for a single incident 16. Not Australian 17. Known for sports 18. Not African 19. Known for a team sport 20. From the Southern Hemisphere 21. From the Western Hemisphere 22. Known for a ball sport 23. Known for soccer ---
**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 9, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/109 "2025-07-09T20:59:16Z")
DQ: Known for playing in France, Spain or Portugal? ---
**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 9, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/110 "2025-07-09T21:08:34Z")
I don’t know soccer all that well. I yield my remaining DQ to anyone who’d like it. ---
**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 9, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/111 "2025-07-09T21:32:39Z")
I know very few soccer players. It’s not Pele and it’s not Beckman, so good luck all! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/112 "2025-07-09T21:46:08Z")
Same here, my knowledge of players is very limited and aside from Pele I couldn’t name another P. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/113 "2025-07-09T23:26:30Z")
# P 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not known for the arts 4. Last name starts with P 5. Alive 6. Not known for military/political 7. Not American 8. Born after 1970 9. First name begins with A-M 10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life 11. Born before 1990 12. Not known for science 13. Born before 1980 14. Greatest fame after 2000 15. Not best known for a single incident 16. Not Australian 17. Known for sports 18. Not African 19. Known for a team sport 20. From the Southern Hemisphere 21. From the Western Hemisphere 22. Known for a ball sport 23. Known for soccer 24. Known for playing in France, Spain or Portugal ---
**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 10, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/114 "2025-07-10T16:04:44Z")
Final DQs: 1. plays for a country whose second letter (in English or original language) is R? 2. plays for a country whose last letter (in English or original language) is N? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/115 "2025-07-10T16:20:44Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. plays for a country whose second letter (in English or original language) is R? > 2. plays for a country whose last letter (in English or original language) is N? I’m going to toss these back along with pointing out that I am between 44 and 55 years old and “play” should be in the past tense. Though I will note that I am currently active in the sport. ---
**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 10, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/116 "2025-07-10T16:26:13Z")
OK then. Final DQs: 1. _played_ for a country whose second letter (in English or original language) is R? 2. _played_ for a country whose last letter (in English or original language) is N? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/117 "2025-07-10T16:30:50Z")
# P 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not known for the arts 4. Last name starts with P 5. Alive 6. Not known for military/political 7. Not American 8. Born after 1970 9. First name begins with A-M 10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life 11. Born before 1990 12. Not known for science 13. Born before 1980 14. Greatest fame after 2000 15. Not best known for a single incident 16. Not Australian 17. Known for sports 18. Not African 19. Known for a team sport 20. From the Southern Hemisphere 21. From the Western Hemisphere 22. Known for a ball sport 23. Known for soccer 24. Known for playing in France, Spain or Portugal 25. Played for a country whose second letter is R 26. Did not play for a country whose last letter is N I think it’s time for the “are you firstname lastname” questions, by tomorrow noon EDT. ---
**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 11, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/118 "2025-07-11T01:55:14Z")
Pass. ---
**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 11, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/119 "2025-07-11T02:22:18Z")
Man, I can’t think of anyone. ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/120 "2025-07-11T15:16:36Z")
There’s a player called Pedri, but it can’t be him either. I also pass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412.md?page=7)