# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/141 "2025-07-13T22:57:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you play Athos in _The Three Musketeers_ alongside Michael York? > - Did you recently break up with Katy Perry? > - Were you the princess of a planet that was frequently misspelled? I am not Oliver Reed I am not Orlando Bloom DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you Edward Drinker Cope’s fossil-hunting rival in the 19th century Bone Wars? > 2. Were you an associate of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (and Allan Quartermain and Mina Murray in particular)? > 3. Can you be heard on the Beatles’ “Bungalow Bill”? DQ DQ I am not Yoko Ono > [@SunUp](#): > > - Were you the Moor of Venice? > - Did you adopt a daughter who later became a senator and a general? > - Were you in command of the Army of the James at the end of the Civil War? I am not Othello DQ DQ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/142 "2025-07-13T23:02:33Z")
# O 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originally from prose fiction 4. Not American creator(s) 5. Not main character 6. Only name begins with O ---
**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 13, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/143 "2025-07-13T23:11:07Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > DQ > DQ > I am not Yoko Ono 1 was Othniel Charles Marsh; 2 was Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. DQs: 1. created after 1900? 2. created by European(s)? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/144 "2025-07-13T23:18:46Z")
# O 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originally from prose fiction 4. Not American creator(s) 5. Not main character 6. Only name begins with O 7. Created after 1900 8. Created by European ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/145 "2025-07-13T23:38:21Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > - Were you the Moor of Venice? > > - Did you adopt a daughter who later became a senator and a general? > > - Were you in command of the Army of the James at the end of the Civil War? > > I am not Othello > DQ > DQ Correct on #1. #2 was Bail Organa, father of Leia; #3 was Major General E.O.C. Ord. DQs: Created by someone from the British Isles? From genre fiction? ---
**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 14, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/146 "2025-07-14T01:06:52Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you play Athos in _The Three Musketeers_ alongside Michael York? > > - Did you recently break up with Katy Perry? > > - Were you the princess of a planet that was frequently misspelled? > > I am not Oliver Reed > I am not Orlando Bloom > DQ Correct, correct, and Princess Leia Organa from the exploded planet Alderaan. 1 DQ 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 14, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/147 "2025-07-14T02:27:31Z")
In case you needed to make plans: [the Alderaan 5-day forecast](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/g94sw/alderaan_5_day_forecast/) O it is. IQs: Are you AKA Mithrandir and Tharkun? Was an HBCU named after you? Were you a young resident of Mayberry, N.C.? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/148 "2025-07-14T03:05:12Z")
# O 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originally from prose fiction 4. Not American creator(s) 5. Not main character 6. Only name begins with O 7. Created after 1900 8. Created by European 9. Created by someoner from the British Isles 10. From genre fiction ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/149 "2025-07-14T03:06:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Are you AKA Mithrandir and Tharkun? > Was an HBCU named after you? > Were you a young resident of Mayberry, N.C.? DQ DQ I am not Opie Taylor ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/150 "2025-07-14T05:48:57Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the rightful ruler of Oz? 2. Are you her cousin the Rose Princess? 3. Did you play JR Ewing, Jr. on **Dallas**? ---
**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 14, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/151 "2025-07-14T11:20:53Z")
IQ1: Are you Eric and David’s father? IQ2: Is a golden statue named after you? IQ3: Were you one of the stars in a movie about Elvis and Kennedy? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/152 "2025-07-14T11:42:48Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > - Are you the rightful ruler of Oz? > - Are you her cousin the Rose Princess? > - Did you play JR Ewing, Jr. on **Dallas**? Take 3 DQs > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you Eric and David’s father? > IQ2: Is a golden statue named after you? > IQ3: Were you one of the stars in a movie about Elvis and Kennedy? Take 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/153 "2025-07-14T11:56:14Z")
Ozma, Ozga and Omri Katz. DQ: Created after 1950? 2 DQs reserved ---
**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 14, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/154 "2025-07-14T12:02:57Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Are you Eric and David’s father? > > IQ2: Is a golden statue named after you? > > IQ3: Were you one of the stars in a movie about Elvis and Kennedy? > > Take 3 DQs Ozzie Nelson somebody’s Uncle Oscar Ossie Davis DQ1: From a fantasy or SF source? DQ2: From children’s lit (vice adult or YA)? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/155 "2025-07-14T12:55:21Z")
# O 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originally from prose fiction 4. Not American creator(s) 5. Not main character 6. Only name begins with O 7. Created after 1900 8. Created by European 9. Created by someoner from the British Isles 10. From genre fiction 11. Created after 1950 12. Not from fantasy or SF source 13. Not from children’s lit or YA (I don’t know what vice adult is) ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/156 "2025-07-14T15:04:05Z")
DQ: By a female author? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/157 "2025-07-14T15:27:00Z")
# O 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originally from prose fiction 4. Not American creator(s) 5. Not main character 6. Only name begins with O 7. Created after 1900 8. Created by European 9. Created by someoner from the British Isles 10. From genre fiction 11. Created after 1950 12. Not from fantasy or SF source 13. Not from children’s lit or YA (I don’t know what vice adult is) 14. Not by a female author ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/158 "2025-07-15T01:16:26Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > (I don’t know what vice adult is vice president – substitute/instead of president vice chancellor – substitute/instead of chancellor vice adult – instead of adult ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/159 "2025-07-15T01:17:58Z")
DQ: From a mystery? ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/160 "2025-07-15T01:43:02Z")
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