# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/121 "2026-06-08T15:51:21Z")
Mr. Lopez was not on my radar. Good job sussing him out, **Prof!** IQs: 1. Did you play a gunslinger who recruited peers to assist him? 2. Did you play a character who often wore skin-tight clothing? 3. Did you costar with Pamela Anderson on TV? ---
**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 8, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/122 "2026-06-08T15:55:59Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play a gunslinger who recruited peers to assist him? > 2. Did you play a character who often wore skin-tight clothing? > 3. Did you costar with Pamela Anderson on TV? 1. I am not Yul Brynner. 2. I am not Yvonne Craig. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/123 "2026-06-08T16:03:26Z")
Correct, correct, and Yasmine Bleeth (_Baywatch_) DQ: Real? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/124 "2026-06-08T17:18:05Z")
IQs: 1. DId the actor who played you get a Golden Raspberry nomination for Worst New Star in 1984? 2. Were you the first person of Jewish ancestry to be elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate? 3. Was your _City Slickers_ character knocked up by Daniel Stern’s? ---
**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 8, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/125 "2026-06-08T17:28:29Z")
Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 8, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/126 "2026-06-08T17:28:45Z")
**DQs** 1. Fictional ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/127 "2026-06-08T17:43:17Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. DId the actor who played you get a Golden Raspberry nomination for Worst New Star in 1984? > 2. Were you the first person of Jewish ancestry to be elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate? > 3. Was your _City Slickers_ character knocked up by Daniel Stern’s? Yor, the Hunter from the Future. David Levy Yulee. Yeardley Smith (although it is found out at the end she was faking the pregnancy test, which I didn’t remember. OK to take a DQ for this one?) DQs: Female? First name begins with Y? 0 or 1 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 8, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/128 "2026-06-08T18:20:57Z")
**DQs** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Only name starts with Y Yes, it’s a go for Yeardley. Yor deserved all the bad press it received. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/129 "2026-06-08T18:30:06Z")
1. Do you live in Jellystone Park? 2. Did you play baseball and talk memorably to the press? 3. Are you a Jedi Master,? ---
**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 8, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/130 "2026-06-08T18:41:36Z")
1. I am not Yogi Bear. 2. I am not Yogi Berra. 3. Yoda I am not. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/131 "2026-06-08T18:45:12Z")
Correct on all three ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/132 "2026-06-08T18:46:43Z")
IQs: 1. Were you memorably played by Colleen Camp in a movie? 2. Did you play the main character in the early Fox TV series **Werewolf**? 3. Are you Menolly’s father in the Pern books? ---
**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 8, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/133 "2026-06-08T19:07:09Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Were you memorably played by Colleen Camp in a movie? Wow. Just wow. I am indeed # Yvette the murderous maid from _Clue_. Hats off to you, **kitap**!! ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/134 "2026-06-08T19:12:20Z")
Yay, kitap. All done he other Y names I’ve thought of were as obvious as my first set. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/135 "2026-06-08T22:35:30Z")
I was not expecting that! My other answers were John J. York and Yanus. So… onto **V** As in vindaloo, vines and vacuum. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/136 "2026-06-08T22:58:44Z")
Good work, **kitap**! IQs: 1. Were you a fictional spokesman for a variety of products? 2. Were you the creator of said character? 3. Were you Lucy’s landlady? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/137 "2026-06-08T23:24:13Z")
1. Were you Emperor of Barryar? 2. Were you Regent during number one’s childhood? 3. Did you decide that the best solution to your brother’s failure to produce an heir was a quick trip off planet for Betan Surgery? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/138 "2026-06-08T23:35:03Z")
OK, V it is - and quite a good guess, **kitap**! IQs: 1. When your group splits up, are you always looking for ghosts on your own (and usually losing your glasses?) 2. Were you a flight engineer for Trans American Airlines? 3. Did Inspector Harry Callahan explain his policy to your character? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/139 "2026-06-09T01:08:57Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a fictional spokesman for a variety of products? > 2. Were you the creator of said character? > 3. Were you Lucy’s landlady? Take 2 DQs and I am not Vivian Vance. > [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Were you Emperor of Barryar? > 2. Were you Regent during number one’s childhood? > 3. Did you decide that the best solution to your brother’s failure to produce an heir was a quick trip off planet for Betan Surgery? One of these must be Miles Vorkesian. Vorsekian? And take 2 DQs. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. When your group splits up, are you always looking for ghosts on your own (and usually losing your glasses?) > 2. Were you a flight engineer for Trans American Airlines? > 3. Did Inspector Harry Callahan explain his policy to your character? i am not Velma or Victor. And take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/140 "2026-06-09T01:11:27Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. When your group splits up, are you always looking for ghosts on your own (and usually losing your glasses?) > > 2. Were you a flight engineer for Trans American Airlines? > > 3. Did Inspector Harry Callahan explain his policy to your character? > > i am not Velma or Victor. And take a DQ. Correct on 1 and 2. John Vernon played the Mayor of San Francisco in _Dirty Harry_. DQ: Real? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=8)