# 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:** 21
**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 28, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/401 "2026-06-28T02:43:01Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the pilot of _Faith 7_? > IQ2: Were you the pilot of _Friendship 7_? > IQ3: Were you the pilot of _Liberty Bell 7_? One of these has to be Gus Grissom. I’m not him, and take two DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you play Norm on _Cheers_? > 2. Did your band have a hit with _Karma Chameleon_? > 3. Were you the voice of Sneezy in Disney’s cartoon _Snow White…_? 1. I am not George Wendt. 2. I am not Boy George. 3. Take a DQ. > [@Eureka](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you and your brother find a witch living in a house made of candy? > 2. Did you direct the Barbie movie? > 3. Are you famous for diving? 1. I am not Gretel. 2. I am not Greta Gerwig. 3. I am not Greg Louganis. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you famous declare you wanted to be left alone? > 2. Did you costar in a sitcom that was canceled in “the rural purge” on CBS? > 3. Were you #2’s sister? 1. I am not Greta Garbo. 2. I am not Eva Gabor. 3. I am not Zsa Zsa Gabor. DQs: 1. fictional 2. male ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/402 "2026-06-28T03:06:04Z")
Swept me! IQs: 1. Were you the leader on the New York Sack Exchange? 2. Were you the voice of inspiration for an unusual chef? 3. Did you provide that voice? ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/403 "2026-06-28T03:56:47Z")
I’ve certainly heard of Phil Knight. Good one. On to G! IQs: Did your wife call you “Old Man,” and you had a dog named Sweetlips? Were you nicknamed, among other things, “Old Slow Trot”? Did you take a very roundabout route in order to spend more time with a beautiful young woman in whom you were interested? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/404 "2026-06-28T07:57:13Z")
All correct, Swept me. Next set 1. Are you the founder of Hobby Lobby? 2. Are you a comedian famous for smoking cigars? 3. Are you his wife? ---
**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 28, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/405 "2026-06-28T13:50:02Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the leader on the New York Sack Exchange? > 2. Were you the voice of inspiration for an unusual chef? > 3. Did you provide that voice? 1. I am not Mark Gustineau. 2. I am not Auguste Gusteau. 3. I am not Brad Garrett. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did your wife call you “Old Man,” and you had a dog named Sweetlips? > Were you nicknamed, among other things, “Old Slow Trot”? > Did you take a very roundabout route in order to spend more time with a beautiful young woman in whom you were interested? Respectively: I am not George Washington. I am not George H. Thomas. I am not George C. Marshall. > [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Are you the founder of Hobby Lobby? > 2. Are you a comedian famous for smoking cigars? > 3. Are you his wife? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not George Burns. 3. I am not Gracie Allen. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/406 "2026-06-28T16:41:28Z")
Swept again! IQs: 1. Were you the announcer on _Laugh-In_? 2. Were you part of a verse in an song Henry Roth sang to his “forgetful” girlfriend? 3. Were you introduced in two different film franchises as a protagonist in 2005? ---
**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 28, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/407 "2026-06-28T18:56:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you the pilot of _Faith 7_? > > IQ2: Were you the pilot of _Friendship 7_? > > IQ3: Were you the pilot of _Liberty Bell 7_? > > One of these has to be Gus Grissom. I’m not him, and take two DQs. Which one was Grissom, and which two am I getting DQs for? ---
**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 29, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/408 "2026-06-29T03:41:31Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > Did your wife call you “Old Man,” and you had a dog named Sweetlips? > > Were you nicknamed, among other things, “Old Slow Trot”? > > Did you take a very roundabout route in order to spend more time with a beautiful young woman in whom you were interested? > > Respectively: > I am not George Washington. > I am not George H. Thomas. > I am not George C. Marshall. Swept me! George x3 (the three greatest Georges in American history IMHO). Well done. IQs: Were you Mr. Darcy’s naive little sister? Were you editor of _The Liberator_? Were you Sir Launcelot’s bastard son? ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/409 "2026-06-29T13:20:05Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the announcer on _Laugh-In_? > 2. Were you part of a verse in an song Henry Roth sang to his “forgetful” girlfriend? > 3. Were you introduced in two different film franchises as a protagonist in 2005? 1. Take a DQ. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Mr. Darcy’s naive little sister? > Were you editor of _The Liberator_? > Were you Sir Launcelot’s bastard son? Respectively: I am not Georgiana. Take a DQ. I am not Galahad. > [@SCAdian](#): > > Which one was Grissom, and which two am I getting DQs for? OK, let me restate: 1. I am not Gus Grissom. 2. I am not Gus Grissom. 3. I am not Gus Grissom. If none of them are Grissom, you get three DQs, but if one is then you just get two. ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/410 "2026-06-29T13:39:40Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. I am not Gus Grissom. > 2. I am not Gus Grissom. > 3. I am not Gus Grissom. [Moe Howard]Oh, a wise guy, eh?[/Moe Howard] > [@SCAdian](#): > > Q1: Were you the pilot of _Faith 7_? > IQ2: Were you the pilot of _Friendship 7_? > IQ3: Were you the pilot of _Liberty Bell 7_? Gordon Cooper John Glenn Gus Grissom DQ1: Originally from prose? DQ2: American character? ---
**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 29, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/411 "2026-06-29T14:21:11Z")
DQs: 1. fictional 2. referred to as “it” in some works, “he” in others, usually assumed to be male 3. not originally from prose 4. character is not American nor originally created by Americans, although has appeared in works by Americans ---
**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 29, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/412 "2026-06-29T14:35:23Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs > > Did you play Norm on Cheers? > Did your band have a hit with Karma Chameleon? > Were you the voice of Sneezy in Disney’s cartoon Snow White…? > > 1. I am not George Wendt. > 2. I am not Boy George. > 3. Take a DQ. > > Eureka: Correct, correct and Billy Gilbert. DQ: last name starts with G? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/413 "2026-06-29T15:39:37Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Were you the announcer on _Laugh-In_? > > 2. Were you part of a verse in an song Henry Roth sang to his “forgetful” girlfriend? > > 3. Were you introduced in two different film franchises as a protagonist in 2005? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. Take a DQ. Gary Owens Gary Busey (_50 First Dates_) Gary Oldman (_Batman Begins; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban_) Gary x3! DQs: First appeared after 1950? Created by European(s)? 1 DQ reserved ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/414 "2026-06-29T15:40:54Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the announcer for _Jeopardy!_? 2. Is Terra your nation, and deep space your dwelling place? 3. Are you Spongebob’s pet? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/415 "2026-06-29T15:48:22Z")
IQs: 1. Did you cause a former WWII pilot to suffer PTSD after encountering you? 2. Are you also known by this name? 3. Did you establish a music retail chain that currently has one store remaining open? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/416 "2026-06-29T17:47:00Z")
1. David Green 2. Correct 3. Correct 1 DQ reserved ---
**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 29, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/417 "2026-06-29T18:51:00Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the announcer for _Jeopardy!_? > 2. Is Terra your nation, and deep space your dwelling place? > 3. Are you Spongebob’s pet? > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you cause a former WWII pilot to suffer PTSD after encountering you? > 2. Are you also known by this name? > 3. Did you establish a music retail chain that currently has one store remaining open? > [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Did you cause a former WWII pilot to suffer PTSD after encountering you? I am not Johnny Gilbert, Gully Foyle, Gary, or Sam Goody, but I am indeed **Godzilla**! Whether from the original movie or (as this question refers to) the recent _Godzilla Minus One_. Next game goes to Knoodler. (Here’s what I cropped the letter image from:) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Keio_Bus_Higashi_A20923_Shinjuku_WE_Bus_Kabukicho_Route_Sign_%28Left%29.jpg/1280px-Keio_Bus_Higashi_A20923_Shinjuku_WE_Bus_Kabukicho_Route_Sign_%28Left%29.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Keio_Bus_Higashi_A20923_Shinjuku_WE_Bus_Kabukicho_Route_Sign_%28Left%29.jpg/1280px-Keio_Bus_Higashi_A20923_Shinjuku_WE_Bus_Kabukicho_Route_Sign_%28Left%29.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/418 "2026-06-29T20:19:20Z")
Definitely someone I’ve heard of. ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/419 "2026-06-30T03:11:45Z")
Yeah, me too. Heh. Good job, **knoodler**! Previous IQs: Were you Mr. Darcy’s naive little sister? - Yes, Georgiana, in _Pride and Prejudice_ Were you editor of _The Liberator_? - Firebrand abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison Were you Sir Launcelot’s bastard son? - Yes, Sir Galahad ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/420 "2026-06-30T15:09:08Z")
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