# Botticelli – July 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 30, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301 "2026-06-30T15:08:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/301 "2026-07-24T19:03:19Z")
1. Martina Navratilova 2. Martina McBride 3. Marina Sirtis. ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/302 "2026-07-25T03:01:30Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a complicated relationship with you first cousin? > 2. Did you play that first cousin? > 3. Were you often called “the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage”? 3 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you found Christian Science? > 2. Are you the creator of _King of the Hill_? > 3. Were you a character on _The Goon Show_? Not … Aimee Semple McPherson? (Don’t think that’s right, but she’s all I can think of.) DQ DQ **M** 1. Real 2. Not originally American 3. Male 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Originally European 7. Last name begins with M ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/303 "2026-07-25T03:37:59Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Not … Aimee Semple McPherson? (Don’t think that’s right, but she’s all I can think of.) > DQ > DQ 1 was Mary Baker Eddy; 2 was Mike Judge; 3 was Minnie Bannister. DQs: 1. known from the performing arts? 2. born after 1960? 3. best known as a European? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/304 "2026-07-25T03:52:00Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Did you have a complicated relationship with you first cousin? > > 2. Did you play that first cousin? > > 3. Were you often called “the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage”? > > 3 DQs Maeby Funke (_Arrested Development_) Michael Cera Ethel Merman DQS: Best known for a single role or event? Best work done before 2000? 1 DQ 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 25, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/305 "2026-07-25T03:58:32Z")
**M** 1. Real 2. Not originally American 3. Male 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Originally European 7. Last name begins with M 8. Not known from the performing arts 9. Not born after 1960 10. Not best known as a European 11. Not best known for a single role or event 12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/306 "2026-07-25T04:18:03Z")
DQ: Best known from movies or TV? ---
**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 25, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/307 "2026-07-25T11:15:36Z")
**M** 1. Real 2. Not originally American 3. Male 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Originally European 7. Last name begins with M 8. Not known from the performing arts 9. Not born after 1960 10. Not best known as a European 11. Not best known for a single role or event 12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000 13. Not best known from movies or TV ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/308 "2026-07-25T14:16:54Z")
DQs: 1. Best known from a genre? 2. Caucasian? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/309 "2026-07-25T16:28:05Z")
IQs: 1. Did you host a game show with the word “deal” in the title? 2. Did you also host a game show with the word “deal” in the title? 3. Are you Dwight’s cousin? ---
**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 25, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/310 "2026-07-25T17:21:35Z")
IQs: 1. Do you play Odysseus in the movie adaption of _The Odyssey_ that opened last week? 2. Did you found the Foursquare Church? 3. Are Rick and you the title characters of an animated show from Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland? ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/311 "2026-07-26T12:47:36Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you host a game show with the word “deal” in the title? > 2. Did you also host a game show with the word “deal” in the title? > 3. Are you Dwight’s cousin? Not Monty Hall DQ DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you play Odysseus in the movie adaption of _The Odyssey_ that opened last week? > 2. Did you found the Foursquare Church? > 3. Are Rick and you the title characters of an animated show from Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland? DQ Still not Aimee Semple McPherson Not … Morty? **M** 1. Real 2. Not originally American 3. Male 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Originally European 7. Last name begins with M 8. Not known from the performing arts 9. Not born after 1960 10. Not best known as a European 11. Not best known for a single role or event 12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000 13. Not best known from movies or TV 14. Not best known from a genre 15. Caucasian / Which puts us over twenty, so no more IQs, please. ---
**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 26, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/312 "2026-07-26T13:07:16Z")
By my count, knoodler and EH each have two remaining DQs, and DLR has four. Please ask them by 2100 Eastern tomorrow, 27 July. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/313 "2026-07-26T13:37:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Did you host a game show with the word “deal” in the title? > > 2. Did you also host a game show with the word “deal” in the title? > > 3. Are you Dwight’s cousin? > > Not Monty Hall > DQ > DQ Correct _(Let’s Make a Deal)_ Howie Mandel _(Deal or No Deal)_ Mose _(The Office)_ DQ: Born after 1950? 1 DQ remaining ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/314 "2026-07-26T14:24:45Z")
**M** 1. Real 2. Not originally American 3. Male 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Originally European 7. Last name begins with M 8. Not known from the performing arts 9. Not born after 1960 10. Not best known as a European 11. Not best known for a single role or event 12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000 13. Not best known from movies or TV 14. Not best known from a genre 15. Caucasian 16. Not born after 1950 ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/315 "2026-07-26T14:38:53Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ > Still not Aimee Semple McPherson > Not … Morty? 1 (Odysseus) was Matt Damon; 2 is correct; 3 is correct. > [@SCAdian](#): > > and DLR has four No, I don’t, I have one (from above, which I’m reserving). I haven’t reserved any other DQs this whole game. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/316 "2026-07-26T14:45:03Z")
I’ve got 3. ---
**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 26, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/317 "2026-07-26T15:41:38Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > By my count, knoodler and EH each have two remaining DQs, and DLR has four. > > Please ask them by 2100 Eastern tomorrow, 27 July. Recount shows knoodler and DLR have one each, EH has two, and Eureka has three. Too much blood in my caffeine system. . . . ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/318 "2026-07-26T19:30:37Z")
1. Has this person won any major awards for his work? 2. Did this person first become widely known before 1980? 1 DQ 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 26, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/319 "2026-07-26T21:41:47Z")
**M** 1. Real 2. Not originally American 3. Male 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Originally European 7. Last name begins with M 8. Not known from the performing arts 9. Not born after 1960 10. Not best known as a European 11. Not best known for a single role or event 12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000 13. Not best known from movies or TV 14. Not best known from a genre 15. Caucasian 16. Not born after 1950 17. No major awards for my work, but I was on the cover of _Life_ magazine 18. First become widely known before 1980 ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/320 "2026-07-26T23:04:30Z")
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