# Botticelli, June 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 2, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118 "2025-06-02T19:30:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/1 "2025-06-02T19:30:37Z")
Last month’s thread: [Botticelli May 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078) Updated: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #135 by Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/135) Our next letter will be # K ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/2 "2025-06-02T21:20:47Z")
Lowly Worm. Classic. On to K. IQs: 1. Was a city in Saxony once named for you? 2. Were you given a nickname based on your aggressive use of a combat arm? 3. Have you played a ghost, a Scotland Yard inspector and a Scottish princess? ---
**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:** [June 2, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/3 "2025-06-02T22:35:58Z")
IQ1: Did Andrew Jackson Kirksey die in an accident in which you were also involved? IQ2: Were you a ninth-century king of the Picts? IQ3: Were you killed in a Memphis hotel in 1968? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/4 "2025-06-02T22:55:52Z")
IQs: 1. Did you, an entomologist, become better known in a related field after studying the mating habits of gall wasps? 2. Did your game plans improve the success of the forward pass in (US) college football games? 3. Are you the centerpiece of arguably the most successful reality television series in the history of television? ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/5 "2025-06-03T01:50:50Z")
IQs: 1. Were you surprised to learn that not everybody liked the part in your autobiography where you talked about shooting your puppy? 2. Were you an NBA All-Star and mayor of Sacramento? (not at the same time) 3. Are you SpongeBob’s boss? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/6 "2025-06-03T02:01:13Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star as Antoinette in **Wide Sargasso Sea**? 2. Did you play Jessica Tate on **Soap**? 3. Did you play Lindsey in **Hqlloween**? ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/7 "2025-06-03T05:09:18Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Was a city in Saxony once named for you? > 2. Were you given a nickname based on your aggressive use of a combat arm? > 3. Have you played a ghost, a Scotland Yard inspector and a Scottish princess? Not Kaiser Wilhelm, Gen. Judson Kilpatrick or Katharine MacCormack. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did Andrew Jackson Kirksey die in an accident in which you were also involved? > IQ2: Were you a ninth-century king of the Picts? > IQ3: Were you killed in a Memphis hotel in 1968? Dunno, not Kaer or the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you, an entomologist, become better known in a related field after studying the mating habits of gall wasps? > 2. Did your game plans improve the success of the forward pass in (US) college football games? > 3. Are you the centerpiece of arguably the most successful reality television series in the history of television? Dunno x3. > [@Thing.Fish](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you surprised to learn that not everybody liked the part in your autobiography where you talked about shooting your puppy? > 2. Were you an NBA All-Star and mayor of Sacramento? (not at the same time) > 3. Are you SpongeBob’s boss? Not Kristi Noem, dunno and not Mr. Krabs. > [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star as Antoinette in **Wide Sargasso Sea**? > 2. Did you play Jessica Tate on **Soap**? > 3. Did you play Lindsey in **Hqlloween**? Dunno, not Katherine Helmond (sp?) and dunno. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/8 "2025-06-03T05:12:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you, an entomologist, become better known in a related field after studying the mating habits of gall wasps? > > 2. Did your game plans improve the success of the forward pass in (US) college football games? > > 3. Are you the centerpiece of arguably the most successful reality television series in the history of television? > > Dunno x3. 1. Alfred Kinsey 2. Knute Rockne 3. Kim Kardashian DQs: Real? Male? First name begins with K? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/9 "2025-06-03T06:24:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Was a city in Saxony once named for you? > > 2. Were you given a nickname based on your aggressive use of a combat arm? > > 3. Have you played a ghost, a Scotland Yard inspector and a Scottish princess? > > Not Kaiser Wilhelm, Gen. Judson Kilpatrick or Katharine MacCormack. The city of Chemnitz was, during the time of the partition of Germany, known as Karl Marx Stadt. Correct on Kill-Cavalry. The third was Kelly MacDonald, who played the Grey Lady, a detective (in _Black Mirror_), and Merida. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/10 "2025-06-03T10:39:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did Andrew Jackson Kirksey die in an accident in which you were also involved? > > IQ2: Were you a ninth-century king of the Picts? > > IQ3: Were you killed in a Memphis hotel in 1968? > > Dunno, not Kaer or the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. JFK Kenneth MacAlpin correct Two DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/11 "2025-06-03T12:35:12Z")
Karina Lombard, correct, Kyle Richards. 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/12 "2025-06-03T15:50:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Thing.Fish](#): > > > > : > > > > 1. Were you surprised to learn that not everybody liked the part in your autobiography where you talked about shooting your puppy? > > 2. Were you an NBA All-Star and mayor of Sacramento? (not at the same time) > > 3. Are you SpongeBob’s boss? > > Not Kristi Noem, dunno and not Mr. Krabs. #2 was Kevin Johnson. The other two are correct. DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/13 "2025-06-04T02:24:13Z")
K. 1. real 2. male 3. first name begins with K ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/14 "2025-06-04T04:04:25Z")
IQs: 1. Did you create Joey, Gina, and Ruff? 2. Do heavy metal fans consider you “god”? 3. Did you remark to the Minister of Magic that Hogwarts’ headmaster “has style”? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/15 "2025-06-04T06:28:54Z")
DQs: Living? Known for the arts? IQs: 1. Did you command the amphibious forces of the US Pacific Fleet during World War II? 2. Were you a bushranger played in a modern-day update by Yahoo Serious? 3. Did you design several planes at Lockheed’s famous “Skunk Works”? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/16 "2025-06-04T16:23:16Z")
IQs: 1. Did you paint _Die Blaue Reiter_? 2. Did you invent the safety razor? 3. Did you play Jaws in the Bond films? ---
**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:** [June 4, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/17 "2025-06-04T21:18:49Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you create Joey, Gina, and Ruff? > 2. Do heavy metal fans consider you “god”? > 3. Did you remark to the Minister of Magic that Hogwarts’ headmaster “has style”? Dunno x3. > [@SunUp](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Did you command the amphibious forces of the US Pacific Fleet during World War II? > 2. Were you a bushranger played in a modern-day update by Yahoo Serious? > 3. Did you design several planes at Lockheed’s famous “Skunk Works”? Not Gen. Krueger, dunno and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you paint _Die Blaue Reiter_? > 2. Did you invent the safety razor? > 3. Did you play Jaws in the Bond films? Dunno, dunno and not Kiel. K. 1. real 2. male 3. first name begins with K 4. living 5. not known for the arts ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/18 "2025-06-04T21:27:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you paint _Die Blaue Reiter_? > > 2. Did you invent the safety razor? > > 3. Did you play Jaws in the Bond films? > > Dunno, dunno and not Kiel. #1 was Paul Klee. #2 was King Gillette. Correct on #3. DQs: 1. Born after 1970? 2. American? ---
**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:** [June 4, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/19 "2025-06-04T21:41:05Z")
K. 1. real 2. male 3. first name begins with K 4. living 5. not known for the arts 6. born before 1970 7. American ---
**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:** [June 4, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118/20 "2025-06-04T21:52:44Z")
DQ1: Known for science? DQ2: Born before 1950? IQ1: Am I waiting impatiently for you to write the third Christopher Snow book? IQ2: Did you create Billy, Jeffy and Thel? IQ3: Did you play a civil engineer, an island police chief and the father of twins? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2025/1019118.md?page=2)