Botticelli – July 2026

Thread Games
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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
42

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

43

Feleena
Frank Oz
Philip Jose Farmer


DQ: Created after 1985?
Two DQs reserved.

44

ERROR

That was supposed to be “1975”.

45

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
46

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.

47

DQ: has appeared in TV or film?

1 DQ reserved.

48

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.

49

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)
50

You haven’t covered all forms of prose.

51

Those are the only ones I know.

52

DQ:

From comics?

One DQ reserved.

53

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
54
  1. First name starts with Fa-fi
  2. Last name starts with A-L
55

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

56

I’m not a comics guy, so I’ll offer my DQs up to anyone who might get some use out of them.

57

Final DQ: first appeared in a comic from the DC imprint Vertigo?

58

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.

59

Aw, hell, you’re right.

Final revised DQ: first appeared in a series published by DC, then published under Vertigo?

60

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