# 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:** 6
**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 11, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/101 "2026-03-11T19:52:01Z")
DQs 1. Title character? 2. From a children’s book? 3. Created after 1930? ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/102 "2026-03-12T04:03:59Z")
**P** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with P 4. Originally from prose 5. A main character 6. Not an American character 7. Not created after 1960 8. Not created before 1800 9. European character 10. Created by a European 11. Good guy 12. Not created before 1900 13. Created by an author from the UK 14. Not a title character 15. From a children’s book 16. Created after 1930 EH, DLR and knoodler each have two remaining DQs. Please ask them by ~~noon~~ ten PM Eastern, Thursday 12 March. ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/103 "2026-03-12T04:31:14Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a giant with food in his name? - Pantagruel Were you “trainer to the gods” in Disney’s _Hercules_? - Philoctetes AKA Phil, voiced by Danny DiVito Was Sam Adams always imposing on you in a kids’ book by Robert Lawson? - Yes, Paul Revere, in his excellent _Mr. Revere and I_, told from the point of view of Revere’s horse Can’t figure out who this is. I yield my two earned DQs, one per customer. ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/104 "2026-03-12T13:15:30Z")
DQ: from a book published after 1945? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/105 "2026-03-12T13:35:34Z")
**P** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with P 4. Originally from prose 5. One of a group of main characters 6. Not an American character 7. Not created after 1960 8. Not created before 1800 9. European character 10. Created by a European 11. Good guy 12. Not created before 1900 13. Created by an author from the UK 14. Not a title character 15. From a children’s book 16. Created after 1930 17. From a book published after 1945 DLR has one remaining DQ, knoodler has two, and EH has two he’s offering (one per customer) to anyone who wants them. ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/106 "2026-03-12T13:41:43Z")
Final DQ: from a fantasy novel? ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/107 "2026-03-12T14:02:11Z")
**P** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with P 4. Originally from prose 5. One of a group of main characters 6. Not an American character 7. Not created after 1960 8. Not created before 1800 9. European character 10. Created by a European 11. Good guy 12. Not created before 1900 13. Created by an author from the UK 14. Not a title character 15. From a children’s book 16. Created after 1930 17. From a book published after 1945 18. From a fantasy novel Note that I have reworded my answer to DQ5 in order to clear any possible confusion ("_a_ main character\* vs “_the_ main character”). Waiting on knoodler… . ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/108 "2026-03-12T14:20:46Z")
One of EH’s DQs… From a work by Roald Dahl or Ian Fleming? ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/109 "2026-03-12T14:40:47Z")
**P** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with P 4. Originally from prose 5. One of a group of main characters 6. Not an American character 7. Not created after 1960 8. Not created before 1800 9. European character 10. Created by a European 11. Good guy 12. Not created before 1900 13. Created by an author from the UK 14. Not a title character 15. From a children’s book 16. Created after 1930 17. From a book published after 1945 18. From a fantasy novel 19. Not from a work by Roald Dahl or Ian Fleming Note that I have reworded my answer to DQ5 in order to clear any possible confusion ("_a_ main character\* vs “_the_ main character”). Waiting on knoodler (and on EH’s remaining DQ)… . ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/110 "2026-03-12T15:10:22Z")
Can I use my DQs to ask First Name/Last Name? ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/111 "2026-03-12T15:23:48Z")
You can always ask that, as long as you’ve earned a DQ duting the round. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/112 "2026-03-12T15:27:40Z")
Thanks **Prof**! DQs: Are you Peter Pevensie? Are you Pippin? ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/113 "2026-03-12T16:13:02Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Are you Peter Pevensie? Yes! I am Peter Pevensie, eldest of the Pevensie children and sometime king of Narnia! Who’s Pippin? ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/114 "2026-03-12T16:38:46Z")
Pippin is from _The Lord of the Rings_, a trilogy of fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. ---
**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 12, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/115 "2026-03-12T17:05:43Z")
Well done, **knoodler!** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/116 "2026-03-12T17:35:13Z")
Thanks! I saw both books listed in the Baker’s Dozen thread and took a gamble. New letter up soon. And Pippin is Pippin / Peregrin Took of _The Lord of the Rings._ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/117 "2026-03-12T19:29:48Z")
I am… **D** ---
**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 12, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/118 "2026-03-12T20:21:31Z")
IQs 1. Did you beat up your cousin frequently until he saved your life? 2. Are you secretly a superhero, but only in Italian comic books? 3. Did you write _The Idiot_? ---
**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 12, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/119 "2026-03-12T20:59:38Z")
Congrats, Knoodler! IQs: 1. Were you W. Mark Felt? 2. Were you Janet on _The Good Place_? 3. Did you play M? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109/120 "2026-03-13T00:52:53Z")
Good one, **knoodler**! A rules question: if the person being sought has both names starting in the given letter, is is customary to answer that to a first name/last name question, or just to the DQ asked? IQs: 1. Do you have a cousin who does animal rescues? 2. Are you the cousin of #1? 3. Were you played by George Hamilton in a dual role? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2026/1028109.md?page=7)