Botticelli -- June 2026

Thread Games
181

Is that one title or two?

182

I am not V. I. Warshawski, van Gogh or Vishya Vance

183

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with V
  4. Naturalized American
  5. Living
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Performing Arts
  8. Born before 1970
  9. Greatest fame before 2000
  10. White
  11. Not born in Europe
  12. Known for the dramatic arts.
  13. Best known from the movies
  14. Not best known for comedies.

16.Best known for action or horror movies.
17. I would say he kind of flirts with being a character actor, but your mileage may vary.
18. First name begins with A-M
19. Last name does not start with Va-Ve.

184

Correct, correct and Usha Vance

1 DQ reserved

185

DQ. Has this person won any major awards?

186

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with V
  4. Naturalized American
  5. Living
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Performing Arts
  8. Born before 1970
  9. Greatest fame before 2000
  10. White
  11. Not born in Europe
  12. Known for the dramatic arts.
  13. Best known from the movies
  14. Not best known for comedies.

16.Best known for action or horror movies.
17. I would say he kind of flirts with being a character actor, but your mileage may vary.
18. First name begins with A-M
19. Last name does not start with Va-Ve.
20. Has won awards in his home country; I believe they are well-known there.

187

DQs

  1. Born in a predominantly English-speaking country?
  2. Known for horror?
188

Previous IQs:

Did you have a nice time with Capt. Picard on Risa? - Yes, the irresistible Vash (I just learned from Patrick Stewart’s excellent memoir, Making It So, that he and the actress had a brief affair after they filmed the episode together)
Were you known for your pinups of beautiful women? - Vargas
Were you a mooch and a spendthrift but a talented artist? - This was also Van Gogh. I asked before Eureka; shall I take the DQ?

One (maybe two) DQs reserved.

189

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with V
  4. Naturalized American
  5. Living
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Performing Arts
  8. Born before 1970
  9. Greatest fame before 2000
  10. White
  11. Not born in Europe
  12. Known for the dramatic arts.
  13. Best known from the movies
  14. Not best known for comedies.

16.Best known for action or horror movies.
17. I would say he kind of flirts with being a character actor, but your mileage may vary.
18. First name begins with A-M
19. Last name does not start with Va-Ve.
20. Has won awards in his home country; I believe they are well-known there.
21. In the sense that English is a lingua franca, yes. In terms of first language speakers, no.
22. I would call his most famous movies horror.

@Elendil_s_Heir, yes, you should take the DQ since you were first.

190

OK, thanks.

Your formatting is a little wonky; want to close up the gap between the number 15 and the answer 16?

DQs:

In movies with classic horror characters such as Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula, the Mummy, etc.?
Played the main character in his most famous movies?

191

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with V
  4. Naturalized American
  5. Living
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Performing Arts
  8. Born before 1970
  9. Greatest fame before 2000
  10. White
  11. Not born in Europe
  12. Known for the dramatic arts.
  13. Best known from the movies
  14. Not best known for comedies.
  15. I would say he kind of flirts with being a character actor, but your mileage may vary.
  16. Best known for action or horror movies.
  17. First name begins with A-M
  18. Last name does not start with Va-Ve.
  19. Has won awards in his home country; I believe they are well-known there.
  20. In the sense that English is a lingua franca, yes. In terms of first language speakers, no.
  21. I would call his most famous movies horror.
  22. In movies with classic horror characters.
  23. Played the titular character in his most famous movies.
192

Last DQ: Known more for playing antagonist(s)?

193

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with V
  4. Naturalized American
  5. Living
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Performing Arts
  8. Born before 1970
  9. Greatest fame before 2000
  10. White
  11. Not born in Europe
  12. Known for the dramatic arts.
  13. Best known from the movies
  14. Not best known for comedies.
  15. I would say he kind of flirts with being a character actor, but your mileage may vary.
  16. Best known for action or horror movies.
  17. First name begins with A-M
  18. Last name does not start with Va-Ve.
  19. Has won awards in his home country; I believe they are well-known there.
  20. In the sense that English is a lingua franca, yes. In terms of first language speakers, no.
  21. I would call his most famous movies horror.
  22. In movies with classic horror characters.
  23. Played the titular character in his most famous movies.
  24. Known more for playing antagonists.

Please ask all “are you first name/last name” guesses by Sunday, 8 PM Pacific time

194

I’m not big on horror.
It’s obviously not Robert Englund.
Jason Voorhees was the character, not the actor.

Hmmmmm…

195

Are you Alex Vincent?

196

Sorry, I am not Alex Vincent.

197

Kinda figured, he failed to check several boxes here.

198

Are you Jean Claude Van Dame?

199

I am not Jean Claude

200

I didn’t think so, but guessing was more fun than not guessing.