# Botticelli - March 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 1, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109 "2026-03-01T15:51:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/381 "2026-03-30T03:53:10Z")
OK: I am **Q**. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/382 "2026-03-30T13:53:51Z")
Q it is! IQs: 1. Are you the Equalizer? 2. Were you a follower of Voldemort’s predecessor? 3. Are you a movie hero with two different backstories? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/383 "2026-03-30T14:23:12Z")
IQs 1. Did David Selby play you on _Dark Shadows_? 2. Are you El Kabong’s alter ego? 3. Did Montezuma think Cortez was you ? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/384 "2026-03-30T14:53:10Z")
From the last one: > [@SunUp](#): > > 1-2. Were you Secretary of War during the American Civil War? > 3. Did you drive your car into a pond three times? Simon Cameron and Edwin Stanton (in any order) and Truly Scrumptious from the movie _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_. Let’s go on to Q! 1. Were you one of John F. Kennedy’s _Profiles in Courage_? 2. Are you a former vice president who helped another former vice president make a good decision? 3. Were you one of the five original MTV VJs? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/385 "2026-03-30T16:55:35Z")
IQ1: Did Caesar Augustus want you to return his legions? IQ2: Were you a Jamaican ally of James Bond? IQ3: Did you go on frequent adventures, with your father, two friends, and your dog? From my last game: > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Human? Are _you_ getting psychic, Prof? I really didn’t expect that question so soon. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/386 "2026-03-30T17:01:35Z")
Well, SCA… It was someone with only one name, but not in the Arts. That could’ve meant royalty, but I know you are more knowledgeable about children’s lit than most of us, and many works of kidlit have animal characters. So, I asked about non-humans. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/387 "2026-03-30T17:10:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Well, SCA… > > It was someone with only one name, but not in the Arts. That could’ve meant royalty, but I know you are more knowledgeable about children’s lit than most of us, and many works of kidlit have animal characters. > > So, I asked about non-humans. Good thinking. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/388 "2026-03-30T19:37:40Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the Equalizer? > 2. Were you a follower of Voldemort’s predecessor? > 3. Are you a movie hero with two different backstories? 1. I am not Queen Latifah. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did David Selby play you on _Dark Shadows_? > 2. Are you El Kabong’s alter ego? > 3. Did Montezuma think Cortez was you ? 1. I am not Quentin Collins. 2. I am not Quickdraw McGraw. 3. I am not Quetzelcoatl. > [@SunUp](#): > > 1. Were you one of John F. Kennedy’s _Profiles in Courage_? > 2. Are you a former vice president who helped another former vice president make a good decision? > 3. Were you one of the five original MTV VJs? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Dan Quayle. 3. I am not Martha Quinn. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did Caesar Augustus want you to return his legions? > IQ2: Were you a Jamaican ally of James Bond? > IQ3: Did you go on frequent adventures, with your father, two friends, and your dog? IQ1: I am not Quinctilus Varus. IQ2: I am not Quarrel. IQ3: I am not Jonny Quest. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/389 "2026-03-30T19:40:46Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Were you one of John F. Kennedy’s _Profiles in Courage_? > > 2. Are you a former vice president who helped another former vice president make a good decision? > > 3. Were you one of the five original MTV VJs? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Dan Quayle. > 3. I am not Martha Quinn. #1 was Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, senator of Mississippi. Correct on 2 & 3. DQ: Real? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/390 "2026-03-30T20:19:58Z")
IQs: Were you one of TR’s kids? Did Tom Selleck play you in Australia? Were you the longtime columnist on personal finance for _Newsweek_? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/391 "2026-03-30T21:10:46Z")
Swept me. IQs: 1. Are you the protagonist of _Five Million Years to Earth_? 2. Did Jack Klugman play you on TV? 3. Did you perform the census during the reign of Augustus Caesar? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/392 "2026-03-30T21:56:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you one of TR’s kids? > Did Tom Selleck play you in Australia? > Were you the longtime columnist on personal finance for _Newsweek_? Respectively: I am not Quentin Roosevelt. I am not Quigley. Take a DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the protagonist of _Five Million Years to Earth_? > 2. Did Jack Klugman play you on TV? > 3. Did you perform the census during the reign of Augustus Caesar? 1. I am not Professor Quatermass. 2. I am not Quincy, ME. 3. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. real ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/393 "2026-03-30T23:03:40Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you the protagonist of _Five Million Years to Earth_? > > 2. Did Jack Klugman play you on TV? > > 3. Did you perform the census during the reign of Augustus Caesar? > > 1. I am not Professor Quatermass. > 2. I am not Quincy, ME. > 3. Take a DQ. Correct, correct, and Quirinius (Cyrenius in the KJV). DQ: male? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/394 "2026-03-30T23:14:36Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you the Equalizer? > > 2. Were you a follower of Voldemort’s predecessor? > > 3. Are you a movie hero with two different backstories? > > 1. I am not Queen Latifah. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. Take a DQ. Correct Queenie _(Fantastic Beasts…)_ Quicksilver (One version was put out by Sony _(X-Men)_; the other by 20th Century Fox _(Avengers)_) DQ: Alive? 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:** [March 30, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/395 "2026-03-30T23:20:54Z")
IQs: 1. Are you one of eight NBA players to achieve the Triple Crown in their careers? 2. Did you appear on _Happy Days_ and _Absolutely Fabulous_? 3. Are you the antagonist of Marathon John? ---
**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:** [March 30, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/396 "2026-03-30T23:32:07Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you one of eight NBA players to achieve the Triple Crown in their careers? > 2. Did you appear on _Happy Days_ and _Absolutely Fabulous_? > 3. Are you the antagonist of Marathon John? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Suzi Quatro. 3. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. living > [@knoodler](#): > > Queenie _(Fantastic Beasts…)_ DAMMIT. I knew Queenie Goldstein was from _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_, I just didn’t answer her because I forgot she supported Grindelwald. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/397 "2026-03-30T23:45:05Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you one of eight NBA players to achieve the Triple Crown in their careers? > > 2. Did you appear on _Happy Days_ and _Absolutely Fabulous_? > > 3. Are you the antagonist of Marathon John? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Suzi Quatro. > 3. Take a DQ. 1. Quinn Buckner (The Triple Crown includes winning an NCAA Championship, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic Gold Medal in basketball) 2. Correct 3. [Quick Carl](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t4Z-z4AEik0) DQs: 1. American? 2. Known from the Arts? No DQs reserved (I miscounted earlier) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/398 "2026-03-31T01:27:26Z")
1. Are you a dragon in **Tik-Tok of Oz**? 2. Do you have a daughter named Rashida? 3. Were you nominated for an acting Oscar for **The Goodbye Girl**? ---
**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:** [March 31, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/399 "2026-03-31T03:10:42Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you a dragon in **Tik-Tok of Oz**? > 2. Do you have a daughter named Rashida? > 3. Were you nominated for an acting Oscar for **The Goodbye Girl**? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Quincy Jones. 3. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. real 2. male 4. living 5. American 6. known for the arts ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/400 "2026-03-31T03:47:12Z")
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