# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/41 "2026-07-02T17:01:14Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel 9. Not American creator 10. Not an animal 11. From fantasy 12. Not from horror 13. Created before 1990 14. Not originally from a short story 15. British author 16. Not in a work meant for children 17. Could be the author’s best-known work, but not IMO, and YMMV 18. Considered to be good ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/42 "2026-07-02T17:04:57Z")
We’re past the 20 mark; no more IQs, please. Ask the remaining DQs by Saturday, July 4, noon CDT By my count, and let me know if I missed anyone: @SCAdian = 3 @De_La_Rue = 2 @Elendil_s_Heir = 2 @Eureka = 2 @SunUp = 2 ---
**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 2, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/43 "2026-07-02T17:20:39Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > DQ1: Were your eyes blacker than night, wicked and evil while casting a spell? > > DQ2: Did you speak for a bear and a pig? > > DQ3: Did you write about Porky Rivers and Jocko Simmons? > > Take 3 DQs Feleena Frank Oz Philip Jose Farmer DQ: Created after 1985? Two 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 2, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/44 "2026-07-02T17:32:50Z")
ERROR > [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ: Created after 1985? > Two DQs reserved. That was supposed to be “1975”. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/45 "2026-07-02T17:33:06Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel 9. Not American creator 10. Not an animal 11. From fantasy 12. Not from horror 13. Created before 1990 14. Not originally from a short story 15. British author 16. Not in a work meant for children 17. Could be the author’s best-known work, but not IMO, and YMMV 18. Considered to be good 19. Created after 1975 ---
**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 2, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/46 "2026-07-02T18:17:31Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the action guy on _FYI_? - Frank Fontana, on _Murphy Brown_ Did you command Hill Street Station? - Yes, Capt. Frank Furillo, on _Hill Street Blues_ Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? - Frank Fahrenkopf Frank x3! Hmm, don’t know who this is. Thinkthinkthink. ---
**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 2, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/47 "2026-07-02T22:00:33Z")
DQ: has appeared in TV or film? 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 3, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/48 "2026-07-03T00:39:51Z")
I’m confused. From prose (DQ2), but from neither a novel (DQ8) nor a short story (DQ14), in which category I include novellas, novelettes and other works shorter than a full novel? DQ: A ghost, spirit, or other form of undead? 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 3, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/49 "2026-07-03T01:16:03Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel 9. Not American creator 10. Not an animal 11. From fantasy 12. Not from horror 13. Created before 1990 14. Not originally from a short story 15. British author 16. Not in a work meant for children 17. Could be the author’s best-known work, but not IMO, and YMMV 18. Considered to be good 19. Created after 1975 20. Has appeared in TV or film 21. Could be considered a ghost or spirit, in some ways, but not a form of undead (this is a tricky question to answer) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/50 "2026-07-03T01:17:02Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > From prose (DQ2), but from neither a novel (DQ8) nor a short story (DQ14), in which category I include novellas, novelettes and other works shorter than a full novel? You haven’t covered all forms of prose. ---
**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 3, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/51 "2026-07-03T01:18:55Z")
Those are the only ones I know. ---
**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 3, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/52 "2026-07-03T03:06:07Z")
DQ: From comics? 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 3, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/53 "2026-07-03T04:04:26Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel 9. Not American creator 10. Not an animal 11. From fantasy 12. Not from horror 13. Created before 1990 14. Not originally from a short story 15. British author 16. Not in a work meant for children 17. Could be the author’s best-known work, but not IMO, and YMMV 18. Considered to be good 19. Created after 1975 20. Has appeared in TV or film 21. Could be considered a ghost or spirit, in some ways, but not a form of undead (this is a tricky question to answer) 22. From comics ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/54 "2026-07-03T07:49:13Z")
1. First name starts with Fa-fi 2. Last name starts with A-L ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/55 "2026-07-03T14:51:25Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel 9. Not American creator 10. Not an animal 11. From fantasy 12. Not from horror 13. Created before 1990 14. Not originally from a short story 15. British author 16. Not in a work meant for children 17. Could be the author’s best-known work, but not IMO, and YMMV 18. Considered to be good 19. Created after 1975 20. Has appeared in TV or film 21. Could be considered a ghost or spirit, in some ways, but not a form of undead (this is a tricky question to answer) 22. From comics 23. First name starts with Fa-Fi 24. Last name starts with A-L DQs: @SunUp = 2 @SCAdian = 1 @De_La_Rue = 1 @Elendil_s_Heir = 1 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/56 "2026-07-03T14:58:56Z")
I’m not a comics guy, so I’ll offer my DQs up to anyone who might get some use out of them. ---
**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 3, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/57 "2026-07-03T15:19:35Z")
Final DQ: first appeared in a comic from the DC imprint Vertigo? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/58 "2026-07-03T16:49:46Z")
According to my source, the DC Vertigo imprint did not occur until after 1993; DQ13 states I was created before 1990. You may ask a different question. ---
**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 3, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/59 "2026-07-03T18:40:14Z")
Aw, hell, you’re right. Final revised DQ: first appeared in a series published by DC, then published under Vertigo? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/60 "2026-07-03T20:06:53Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel 9. Not American creator 10. Not an animal 11. From fantasy 12. Not from horror 13. Created before 1990 14. Not originally from a short story 15. British author 16. Not in a work meant for children 17. Could be the author’s best-known work, but not IMO, and YMMV 18. Considered to be good 19. Created after 1975 20. Has appeared in TV or film 21. Could be considered a ghost or spirit, in some ways, but not a form of undead (this is a tricky question to answer) 22. From comics 23. First name starts with Fa-Fi 24. Last name starts with A-L 25. First appeared in a series published by DC Comics, then published under DC Vertigo [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=4)