# Botticelli -- June 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 31, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504 "2026-05-31T02:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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 18, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/241 "2026-06-18T00:52:03Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Were you a fat, bloated Welsh idiot portrayed by the illustrious Harry Secombe on the highly acclaimed, magenta-scented, all-leather 1950s BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? > > 2. Are you aka the Human Torch? > > 3. Did you tell Rudolph where his folks and Clarice went? > > I am not Neddy Seagoon, Johnny Storm or Santa Claus. Correct, correct, but 3 was Sam the Snowman, voiced by Burl Ives. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 18, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/242 "2026-06-18T00:56:51Z")
IQs 1. Did you create Nero Wolfe? 2. Did you write _The Odd Couple_? 3. Are you a character from the Dungeon Crawler Carl series who shares a name with one of Neptune’s smaller moons? ---
**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 18, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/243 "2026-06-18T00:57:41Z")
DQ: Died after 2000? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/244 "2026-06-18T03:24:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you create Nero Wolfe? > 2. Did you write _The Odd Couple_? > 3. Are you a character from the Dungeon Crawler Carl series who shares a name with one of Neptune’s smaller moons? I am not oh, blast. I can’t remember his name. But I know I am not Neil Simon and take another DQ. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/245 "2026-06-18T03:26:34Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name begins with S 4. Known for the arts 5. American 6. Dead 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. Known for prose 9. Not known for the fantasy or sci-fi genres. 10. I’m not sure if you mean the category or fiction vs. Non-fiction. He wrote fiction vs. Non-fiction 11. Died after 1950. 12. Died after 2000. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/246 "2026-06-18T03:51:52Z")
DQ: Known for genre (as opposed to literary) fiction? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/247 "2026-06-18T04:47:14Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you play Brad Pitt’s character’s handler in _Bullet Train_? > > 2. Did you play Bunny in a spoof of _Pulp Fiction_? > > 3. Did you play an educator in _The Princess Diaries_? > > Take 3 DQs Sandra Bullock Sandra Bernhard Sandra Oh Sandra x3! DQ: Work(s) have been adapted for movies or TV? 2 DQs reserved ---
**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 18, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/248 "2026-06-18T10:51:54Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Did you create Nero Wolfe? > > 2. Did you write _The Odd Couple_? > > 3. Are you a character from the Dungeon Crawler Carl series who shares a name with one of Neptune’s smaller moons? > > I am not oh, blast. I can’t remember his name. But I know I am not Neil Simon and take another DQ. 1 was Rex Stout. 2 is correct. 3 is Samantha. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/249 "2026-06-18T12:52:16Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Are you a writer probably best known for a documentary on the Civil War,? > 2. Did you write _Where the Sidewalk Ends_? > 3. Were you the bride in a wedding where the Grooms cake was shaped like an armadillo (and made from red velvet cake)? > [@kitap](#): > > I am not Shelby Foote, Shel Silverstein and take a DQ. #3 was Shelby from _Steel Magnolias_ (her mother was played by Sally Field, to tie into that other set) Shel(by) X3 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/250 "2026-06-18T12:53:08Z")
Born after 1970? 1 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 18, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/251 "2026-06-18T18:16:52Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR? - Simon Cameron Were you his second? - Edwin Stanton Were you his one and only SECSTATE? - William H. Seward DQs: Greatest fame before 1990? Won a Pulitzer? Had work appear in _The New Yorker_? IQs: Did you write _Darkness Visible_? Did you write _The Last Emperox_? Did your character fire Ryan Gosling’s in _La La Land_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/252 "2026-06-18T23:56:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you write _Darkness Visible_? > Did you write _The Last Emperox_? > Did your character fire Ryan Gosling’s in _La La Land_? Definitely take 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/253 "2026-06-19T00:01:40Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name begins with S 4. Known for the arts 5. American 6. Dead 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. Known for prose 9. Not known for the fantasy or sci-fi genres. 10. I’m not sure if you mean the category or fiction vs. Non-fiction. He wrote fiction vs. Non-fiction 11. Died after 1950. 12. Died after 2000. 13. Known for genre fiction 14. Works have been adapted for both movies and TV. 15. Born before 1970 16. Greatest fame before 1990 17. Has not won a Pulitzer. 18. Work has not appeared in _The New Yorker_. All right, no more IQs, please. Please ask all DQs by noon Pacific Time on Saturday ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/254 "2026-06-19T00:35:03Z")
Do you write Horror? ---
**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 19, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/255 "2026-06-19T00:45:22Z")
DQs: 1. Last name starts with Sa - Sn? 2. Known for books for children or young adults? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/256 "2026-06-19T05:27:37Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name begins with S 4. Known for the arts 5. American 6. Dead 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. Known for prose 9. Not known for the fantasy or sci-fi genres. 10. I’m not sure if you mean the category or fiction vs. Non-fiction. He wrote fiction vs. Non-fiction 11. Died after 1950. 12. Died after 2000. 13. Known for genre fiction 14. Works have been adapted for both movies and TV. 15. Born before 1970 16. Greatest fame before 1990 17. Has not won a Pulitzer. 18. Work has not appeared in _The New Yorker_. 19. Did not write horror 20. Last name does not start with Sa-Sn 21. Not known for writing for children or Young Adults. ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/257 "2026-06-19T20:38:20Z")
Previous IQs: Did you write _Darkness Visible_? - William Styron Did you write _The Last Emperox_? - John Scalzi Did your character fire Ryan Gosling’s in _La La Land_? - J.K. Simmons, at his brusque best DQ: Best known for crime fiction? 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 19, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/258 "2026-06-19T21:27:18Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name begins with S 4. Known for the arts 5. American 6. Dead 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. Known for prose 9. Not known for the fantasy or sci-fi genres. 10. I’m not sure if you mean the category or fiction vs. Non-fiction. He wrote fiction vs. Non-fiction 11. Died after 1950. 12. Died after 2000. 13. Known for genre fiction 14. Works have been adapted for both movies and TV. 15. Born before 1970 16. Greatest fame before 1990 17. Has not won a Pulitzer. 18. Work has not appeared in _The New Yorker_. 19. Did not write horror 20. Last name does not start with Sa-Sn 21. Not known for writing for children or Young Adults. 22. Bestknown for crime fiction ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/259 "2026-06-19T21:38:26Z")
DQ: Did you play your fictional detective in a movie? 1 DQ reserved ---
**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 19, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/260 "2026-06-19T21:47:04Z")
I think **knoodler’s** dropped the Hammer on this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=14)