# 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:** 7
**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, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/121 "2026-07-08T19:44:55Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 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? I am not Bill Monroe Take 2 DQs > [@SunUp](#): > > 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? I am not Marty Deberg Take a DQ I am not… Martina Navratilova? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you write _Becoming_? > 2. Do you fly like paper, get high like planes? > 3. Were you “Detroit Red”? Take 3 DQs ---
**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, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/122 "2026-07-08T20:02:25Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Take 3 DQs 1 was Michelle Obama; 2 was singer M.I.A.; 3 was Malcolm X. DQs: 1. real? 2. first name begins with M? 3. female? ---
**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, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/123 "2026-07-08T20:05:44Z")
1. Yes, Bill Monroe 2. Michael Jonathon “Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour” (on public radio, but also armed forces radio etc.) 3. Raymond Kane McLain. (I would also have accepted his son Raymond McLain or his daughter Ruth, or frankly, any of his other children. Also, technically, they formed in Hindman, KY before moving to Berea.) DQs 1. Real? 2. Female? ---
**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, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/124 "2026-07-08T20:10:26Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 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? > > I am not Marty Deberg > Take a DQ > I am not… Martina Navratilova? Correct, Michael Martin Murphy, and correct. 1 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 8, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/125 "2026-07-08T20:33:33Z")
# M 1. Real 2. Last name begins with M 3. Male @Eureka please choose two different DQs ---
**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, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/126 "2026-07-08T20:39:57Z")
ok how about 1. living? 2. American? ---
**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, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/127 "2026-07-08T20:48:55Z")
New IQs 1. Did June Carter get her start singing with you? 2. Do you (and your Radio Ramblers) sing about how you “gotta have some bacon in my beans”? 3. Was the last movie you filmed _The Misfits_? ---
**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, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/128 "2026-07-08T21:59:43Z")
# M 1. Real 2. Last name begins with M 3. Male 4. Not living 5. Not American 6. Died after 1900 ---
**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, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/129 "2026-07-08T22:00:21Z")
DQ: Died before 1900? ---
**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, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/130 "2026-07-08T22:00:24Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Did June Carter get her start singing with you? > 2. Do you (and your Radio Ramblers) sing about how you “gotta have some bacon in my beans”? > 3. Was the last movie you filmed _The Misfits_? Take 2 DQs I am not Marilyn Monroe ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/131 "2026-07-08T22:27:22Z")
IQs: 1. Did you Impress 10 fire lizards on Pern? 2. Did you sing an annoying song about having a brand new pair of roller skates? 3. Are you the title character of a novel by Julie Andrews Edwards? ---
**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, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/132 "2026-07-09T00:06:27Z")
IQ1: Were you a former evangelist who became an actor? IQ2: Were you an actor who qualified for this round in three ways? IQ3: Were you FDR’s private secretary? ---
**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, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/133 "2026-07-09T02:09:15Z")
IQs: 1. Did you create _Saturday Night Live_? 2. Did Buttons chase you, while Rita sang a verse? 3. Did your co-worker get married last Friday? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/134 "2026-07-09T02:11:54Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Did you Impress 10 fire lizards on Pern? > 2. Did you sing an annoying song about having a brand new pair of roller skates? > 3. Are you the title character of a novel by Julie Andrews Edwards? Take a DQ I am not Melanie (last name?) Take a DQ > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a former evangelist who became an actor? > IQ2: Were you an actor who qualified for this round in three ways? > IQ3: Were you FDR’s private secretary? Take 3 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you create _Saturday Night Live_? > 2. Did Buttons chase you, while Rita sang a verse? > 3. Did your co-worker get married last Friday? I am not Lorne Michaels Take 2 DQs ---
**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, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/135 "2026-07-09T02:14:40Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I am not Lorne Michaels > Take 2 DQs 2 was Mindy, on _Animaniacs_; 3 was Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce’s teammate. DQs: 1. known from the arts? 2. European? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/136 "2026-07-09T02:23:46Z")
# M 1. Real 2. Last name begins with M 3. Male 4. Not living 5. Not American 6. Died after 1900 7. Not known from the arts 8. Not European ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/137 "2026-07-09T03:15:09Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you Impress 10 fire lizards on Pern? > 2. Did you sing an annoying song about having a brand new pair of roller skates? > 3. Are you the title character of a novel by Julie Andrews Edwards? Menolly, correct, Mandy DQs: 1. Caucasian? 2. Asian? ---
**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, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/138 "2026-07-09T03:31:59Z")
M it is. IQs: Are you the guy holding the flag in the famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware? Did Tom Hanks play you in _Saving Private Ryan_? Did you narrate the multimedia show for the Gettysburg Cyclorama? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/139 "2026-07-09T03:38:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Are you the guy holding the flag in the famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware? > Did Tom Hanks play you in _Saving Private Ryan_? > Did you narrate the multimedia show for the Gettysburg Cyclorama? Take 3 DQs (And I’m kicking myself for forgetting Captain Whats-His-Name!) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/140 "2026-07-09T03:39:25Z")
# M 1. Real 2. Last name begins with M 3. Male 4. Not living 5. Not American 6. Died after 1900 7. Not known from the arts 8. Not European 9. Not Caucasian 10. Asian [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=8)