# 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:** 14
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/261 "2026-06-20T00:00:32Z")
Yes, I did! I played Mike Hammer in a movie. I am **Mickey Spillane**!! Good job, @knoodler !! ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/262 "2026-06-20T10:56:04Z")
a person I have heard of but would not have guessed. Good for knoodler. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/263 "2026-06-20T14:04:23Z")
I am # B Yes I know we used this letter earlier this month. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/264 "2026-06-20T15:10:30Z")
I had usually associated him with Lite beer commercials. Good one! B it is. IQs: 1. Are you a Civil War general who (barely) won the Battle of Perryville? 2. Are you a Civil War general who lost the Battle of Big Bethel? 3. Are you a Civil War general who took over at (and then lost) the Battle of Shiloh? ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/265 "2026-06-20T15:33:51Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a main character on the 1989 animated series created by Matt Groening? 2. Are you a main character on the 1999 sci-fi animated series created by Matt Groening? 3. Are you a main character on the Netflix fantasy animated series created by Matt Groening? ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/266 "2026-06-20T15:40:11Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the Monster in _Young Frankenstein_? 2. Did you write _Pilgrim’s Progress_? 3. Do you live in perpetual fear of Dr. Honeydew? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/267 "2026-06-20T16:27:41Z")
1. Are you a comic book character turned into a musical? 2. Are you a long running tv game show host famous for encouraging responsable pet ownership? 3. Did you sing “White Christmas”? ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/268 "2026-06-20T16:58:54Z")
IQ1: Did you write _Beyond Thirty_? IQ2: Were you the top US flying ace? IQ3: Did you write about the Famous Five and the Secret Seven? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/269 "2026-06-20T20:20:47Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > 1. Are you a Civil War general who (barely) won the Battle of Perryville? > 2. Are you a Civil War general who lost the Battle of Big Bethel? > 3. Are you a Civil War general who took over at (and then lost) the Battle of Shiloh? I am not… Ambrose Burnside? If wrong, take 2 DQs (I figure he must be one of those listed) > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a main character on the 1989 animated series created by Matt Groening? > 2. Are you a main character on the 1999 sci-fi animated series created by Matt Groening? > 3. Are you a main character on the Netflix fantasy animated series created by Matt Groening? I am not Bart Simpson I am not Bender Take a DQ (I know of the series – _Disenchanted_ – but not the characters) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/270 "2026-06-20T20:25:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you play the Monster in _Young Frankenstein_? > 2. Did you write _Pilgrim’s Progress_? > 3. Do you live in perpetual fear of Dr. Honeydew? I am not Peter Boyle (he was legendary as Frank Barone) Arrgh! I know this, but… take a DQ Take a DQ > [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Are you a comic book character turned into a musical? > 2. Are you a long running tv game show host famous for encouraging responsable pet ownership? > 3. Did you sing “White Christmas”? I am not… BC? If wrong, take a DQ I am not Bob Barker I am not Bing Crosby > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write _Beyond Thirty_? > IQ2: Were you the top US flying ace? > IQ3: Did you write about the Famous Five and the Secret Seven? 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:** [June 20, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/271 "2026-06-20T21:03:15Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I am not Bart Simpson > I am not Bender > Take a DQ (I know of the series – _Disenchanted_ – but not the characters) 3 was Princess Bean, in _Disenchantment_. DQ: real? ---
**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 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/272 "2026-06-20T21:11:50Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you write _Beyond Thirty_? > > IQ2: Were you the top US flying ace? > > IQ3: Did you write about the Famous Five and the Secret Seven? > > Take 3 DQs Edgar Rice Burroughs (that’s my favourite of his books) Richard Ira Bong Enid Blyton DQ: Male? Two DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/273 "2026-06-20T21:34:55Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. [quote=“SunUp, post:264, topic:1030504”] > 1. Are you a Civil War general who (barely) won the Battle of Perryville? > 2. Are you a Civil War general who lost the Battle of Big Bethel? > 3. Are you a Civil War general who took over at (and then lost) the Battle of Shiloh? I am not… Ambrose Burnside? If wrong, take 2 DQs (I figure he must be one of those listed) [/quote] Actually, I omitted Burnside! Don Carlos Buell, Ben Butler, and P.G.T. Beauregard, respectively. DQ: Last name begins with B? 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 20, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/274 "2026-06-20T22:28:03Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. [quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:266, topic:1030504”] > 1. Did you play the Monster in _Young Frankenstein_? > 2. Did you write _Pilgrim’s Progress_? > 3. Do you live in perpetual fear of Dr. Honeydew? I am not Peter Boyle (he was legendary as Frank Barone) Arrgh! I know this, but… take a DQ Take a DQ [/quote] 1 is correct. 2 was John Bunyan. 3 is Beaker on the Muppet Show. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/275 "2026-06-21T03:02:26Z")
# B 1. Real, but also fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with B ---
**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:** [June 21, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/276 "2026-06-21T03:18:27Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Secretary Secretary-General of the UN? 2. In a 1970 animated ad, does an excited girl inform another, calmer girl that June is Special you Month, and with the purchase of a silver costume one can get all sorts of you-related items (a poster, a magazine, a you club membership, etc.) at participating stores all through the month, free? Groovy. 3. Were you Zelda on _Sabrina the Teenage Witch_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/277 "2026-06-21T03:26:13Z")
DQs: Living (for the real side)? First appearance in prose fiction (for the fictional side)? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/278 "2026-06-21T04:35:03Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Secretary Secretary-General of the UN? > 2. In a 1970 animated ad, does an excited girl inform another, calmer girl that June is Special you Month, and with the purchase of a silver costume one can get all sorts of you-related items (a poster, a magazine, a you club membership, etc.) at participating stores all through the month, free? Groovy. > 3. Were you Zelda on _Sabrina the Teenage Witch_? I am not Boutros Boutros Ghali Sounds awesome; take a DQ DQ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/279 "2026-06-21T04:41:18Z")
# B 1. Real, but also fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with B 4. Not certain if real male is alive or dead 5. First appearance was not in prose fiction ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/280 "2026-06-21T08:24:05Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Are you a comic book character turned into a musical? > 2. Are you a long running tv game show host famous for encouraging responsable pet ownership? > 3. Did you sing _White Christmas_? I am not… BC? If wrong, take a DQ I am not Bob Barker I am not Bing Crosby 1. was Betty Boop (BOOP! the musical opened on Broadway Spring of 2025, closed a few months later) 1 DQ reserved New questions 1. Did you play a _Golden Girl_? 2. Did you sing “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? 3. Did you play Miss Hannigan? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=15)