# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/101 "2026-07-07T07:57:32Z")
1. Demon Copperhead 2. David Copperfield 3. Charles Dickens 5 DQs 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 7, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/102 "2026-07-07T19:04:14Z")
Letter is D. DQs: 1. thought by some people to be real, by others to be imaginary 2. usually male, sometimes portrayed as female 4. no nationality 5. immortal 6. first appeared before 1950 7. first appeared before 1500 8. first appeared (kinda) before 1 C.E. 9. not exactly a deity but similar > [@knoodler](#): > > First appeared in BC/BCE? This was pretty much covered by the 1 C.E. question, so ask another DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you say that Washington’s 1776-77 New Jersey campaign was “the most brilliant of any recorded in the annals of military achievements"? > Were you the son of a pair of shrinks? > Were you a son of U.S. Grant? The only one of these I know is Frederick Crane, and he doesn’t apply. I believe you’re thinking of the wrong letter. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/103 "2026-07-07T21:20:42Z")
Ok, thanks. DQ: Considered benevolent, as opposed to impish or malevolent? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/104 "2026-07-07T22:56:52Z")
DQ #1: From Greek culture? 4 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/105 "2026-07-07T22:58:58Z")
Incidentally, and unrelated to the present round, I was watching a compilation of short facts about various states, and Phil Knight was mentioned, as well as Nike. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/106 "2026-07-07T23:54:47Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Johnny Rico? 2. Did you play Dizzy Flores? 3. Did you play Carmen Ibanez? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/107 "2026-07-08T00:21:34Z")
IQs 1. Are you a Menace? 2. Did you sing “forever in blue jeans”? 3. Are you the camp.director of Camp Half Blood? ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/108 "2026-07-08T00:29:46Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Johnny Rico? > 2. Did you play Dizzy Flores? > 3. Did you play Carmen Ibanez? 1. I am not Casper van Dien. 2. I am not Denise Richards. 3. Take a DQ. (unless _this_ is Denise Richards) > [@Eureka](#): > > IQs > > 1. Are you a Menace? > 2. Did you sing “forever in blue jeans”? > 3. Are you the camp.director of Camp Half Blood? 1. I am not Dennis. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Dionysus (previously used by Knoodler). DQs: 1. thought by some people to be real, by others to be imaginary 2. usually male, sometimes portrayed as female 5. no nationality 6. immortal 7. first appeared before 1950 8. first appeared before 1500 9. first appeared (kinda) before 1 C.E. 10. not exactly a deity but similar 11. malevolent 12. not from Greek mythology ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/109 "2026-07-08T00:38:03Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you play Johnny Rico? > > 2. Did you play Dizzy Flores? > > 3. Did you play Carmen Ibanez? > > 1. I am not Casper van Dien. > 2. I am not Denise Richards. > 3. Take a DQ. (unless _this_ is Denise Richards) Correct on 1 and (as amended) 3. #2 was Dina Meyer. DQ: From a New World culture? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/110 "2026-07-08T01:01:43Z")
Darn it, I was so sure the real Dionysos was the answer. (As opposed to the Camp Half Blood one) Dennis is of. Course correct, and “Forever in Blue Jeans” is Neil Diamond, who was as much a part of the sound track to my childhood as John Denver, but I had failed until tonight watching the movie “Song sung blue” to remember a single title. 5 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/111 "2026-07-08T02:59:34Z")
IQs: 1. Are you also Lucifer Morningstar? 2. Are you also Phaëton? 3. Were you portrayed by Andy Umberger? ---
**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 8, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/112 "2026-07-08T02:59:48Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. immortal > . . . > 2. not exactly a deity but similar Every time I read these I’m reminded of the old AD&D manual _Deities and Demigods_ (known to our gaming group as _Deities and Demifrogs_). ---
**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 8, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/113 "2026-07-08T03:40:32Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Are you also Lucifer Morningstar? I am indeed **the Devil**! Chosen because of the chorus of [this song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3FZztHrCMM) by Colter Wall (“the Devil wears a suit and tie/I saw him driving down the 61 in early July…”) I’d say the 7th is still early. I don’t know how well-known Wall is; I haven’t heard his other work, just this, on an indie or college radio station somewhere. Next game goes to Knoodler. ---
**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 8, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/114 "2026-07-08T04:11:08Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > …The only one of these I know is Frederick Crane, and he doesn’t apply. I believe you’re thinking of the wrong letter. D’oh! You’re right. I was thinking it was F. Congrats, **knoodler**! It popped into my head that this might be Death, but the Devil is a good call, too. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/115 "2026-07-08T12:19:21Z")
The Devil. Huh. I was wracking my brain for something more obscure. Thank you, knoodler. ---
**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 8, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/116 "2026-07-08T13:00:25Z")
I thought of the devil, but I would have expected him to be an ‘S’ or ‘L’. “_The_ Devil” sounds more like a title than a name. Never heard of your Wall person, though. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/117 "2026-07-08T14:19:20Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Are you also Lucifer Morningstar? Yep, the Devil > 2. Are you also Phaëton? Daemon > 3. Were you portrayed by Andy Umberger? D’Hoffryn, _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ Thanks! I was thrown by earlier DQs and just taking potshots until DQ 11. Our next letter: [![](https://cdn-icons-png.magnific.com/256/9005/9005036.png) ](https://cdn-icons-png.magnific.com/256/9005/9005036.png) ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/118 "2026-07-08T17:14:28Z")
1. Are you the father of Bluegrass? 2. Do you host an olde time radio show,? 3. Did your family band start in Berea, Kentucky? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/119 "2026-07-08T17:16:03Z")
On with M. IQs: 1. Did you film a documentary about a washed-up British heavy metal band? 2. Are you a country singer who could qualify for this round three times? 3. Were you an on-court rival, and later friend, of the “Ice Maiden” of women’s tennis? ---
**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 8, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/120 "2026-07-08T17:18:18Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Becoming_? 2. Do you fly like paper, get high like planes? 3. Were you “Detroit Red”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=7)