# Botticelli -- May 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 4, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772 "2026-05-04T02:47:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/181 "2026-05-18T02:14:43Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Ms. Frizzle’s lizard? 2. Were you governor of Louisiana? 3. Are you a character in a film series named after a time when kids get candy (like licorice)? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/182 "2026-05-18T03:09:32Z")
Great call, **kitap**! IQs: 1. Were you a British director of epic films set in WWI, WWII, and the Russian Revolution? 2. Were you the title character of his WWI epic? 3. Were you played by Hilary Duff in a Disney Channel sitcom? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/183 "2026-05-18T03:23:18Z")
IQs: 1. Did you appear in episodes of _Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman?_ 2. Were you Superman’s first girlfriend? 3. Did you sing a love song to Sidney Poitier’s character? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/184 "2026-05-18T06:55:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Were you Mel Brooks’s character’s mentor in _High Anxiety_? > 2. Did you play the evil nurse in _High Anxiety_? > 3. Did you make an ass of yorself in _Pinocchio_? Take 2 DQs and I am not Chloris Leachman. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you Ms. Frizzle’s lizard? > 2. Were you governor of Louisiana? > 3. Are you a character in a film series named after a time when kids get candy (like licorice)? Take a DQ, I am not Huey Long (though he was my alternate pick for L!), and I am neither Dr. Loomis nor Laurie Strode. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a British director of epic films set in WWI, WWII, and the Russian Revolution? > 2. Were you the title character of his WWI epic? > 3. Were you played by Hilary Duff in a Disney Channel sitcom? I am not David Lean or Lawrence of Arabia. And take a DQ. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you appear in episodes of _Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman?_ > 2. Were you Superman’s first girlfriend? > 3. Did you sing a love song to Sidney Poitier’s character? I am not Louise Lasser, Lois Lane or Lana Lang or Lulu. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/185 "2026-05-18T07:10:52Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you a British director of epic films set in WWI, WWII, and the Russian Revolution? > > 2. Were you the title character of his WWI epic? > > 3. Were you played by Hilary Duff in a Disney Channel sitcom? > > I am not David Lean or Lawrence of Arabia. And take a DQ. #3 was Lizzie McGuire. DQ: Real? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/186 "2026-05-18T09:49:18Z")
1. Are you Rooster’s not very bright girlfriend? 2. Did you write a series of books where cats help solve mysteries? 3. Are you the founder and ,um, matriarch of a group of clones who practice medicine together? ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/187 "2026-05-18T14:06:58Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Take a DQ, I am not Huey Long (though he was my alternate pick for L!), and I am neither Dr. Loomis nor Laurie Strode. 1 (Ms. Frizzle’s lizard) was Liz. DQ: female? IQs: 1. Did Christoph Waltz play you in _Inglourious Basterds_? 2. Did you co-found Google? 3. Did you star in _Tiny Furniture_? ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/188 "2026-05-18T15:50:55Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Were you Mel Brooks’s character’s mentor in _High Anxiety_? > > 2. Did you play the evil nurse in _High Anxiety_? > > 3. Did you make an ass of yorself in _Pinocchio_? > > Take 2 DQs and I am not Chloris Leachman. #1 was Prof. Liddell-Oldman (aka Professor Little Old Man). #2 was indeed Cloris Leachman. #3 was Lampwick. DQ: Last name starts with L? 1 DQ 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:** [May 18, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/189 "2026-05-18T15:55:02Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an Oz character who went to extremes on determining her look of the day? 2. Are you the candelabra from Disney’s _Beauty and the Beast_? 3. Did you play Catwoman in the 1960’s Batman movie? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/190 "2026-05-18T16:21:58Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > I am not Louise Lasser, Lois Lane or Lana Lang or Lulu. Swept x3! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/191 "2026-05-18T16:25:47Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Aunt Becky? 2. Do you have a brother named Daryl… and another brother named Daryl? 3. Were you a folk singer played by Oscar Isaac? ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/192 "2026-05-18T17:19:54Z")
L it is! IQs: Were you allegedly cursed and told to get down at the Battle of Ft. Stevens? Were you that person’s spouse? Were you their eldest son? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/193 "2026-05-18T19:14:55Z")
IQs: 1. Were you known as “Granny” after losing your first Civil War campaign? 2. Were you #1’s “old war horse”? 3. Did you serve in #1’s army before becoming a senator who appeared in _Profiles in Courage_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/194 "2026-05-18T19:21:45Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Are you Rooster’s not very bright girlfriend? > 2. Did you write a series of books where cats help solve mysteries? > 3. Are you the founder and ,um, matriarch of a group of clones who practice medicine together? Take 3 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did Christoph Waltz play you in _Inglourious Basterds_? > 2. Did you co-found Google? > 3. Did you star in _Tiny Furniture_? Take 3 DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an Oz character who went to extremes on determining her look of the day? > 2. Are you the candelabra from Disney’s _Beauty and the Beast_? > 3. Did you play Catwoman in the 1960’s Batman movie? I am not Princess Langwidere (spelling), Lumiere or Lee Merriweather. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Aunt Becky? > 2. Do you have a brother named Daryl… and another brother named Daryl? > 3. Were you a folk singer played by Oscar Isaac? Take 2 DQs and I am not Larry. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > L it is! > > IQs: > > Were you allegedly cursed and told to get down at the Battle of Ft. Stevens? > Were you that person’s spouse? > Were you their eldest son? Take 3 more DQs. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you known as “Granny” after losing your first Civil War campaign? > 2. Were you #1’s “old war horse”? > 3. Did you serve in #1’s army before becoming a senator who appeared in _Profiles in Courage_? And 3 more DQs ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/195 "2026-05-18T19:24:03Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. First and last names,begin with L ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/196 "2026-05-18T19:29:36Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you known as “Granny” after losing your first Civil War campaign? > > 2. Were you #1’s “old war horse”? > > 3. Did you serve in #1’s army before becoming a senator who appeared in _Profiles in Courage_? > > And 3 more DQs Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, and Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, respectively. DQs: Known for the arts? American? Dead? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/197 "2026-05-18T19:36:26Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Are you Rooster’s not very bright girlfriend? > 2. Did you write a series of books where cats help solve mysteries? > 3. Are you the founder and ,um, matriarch of a group of clones who practice medicine together? 1. Lily St. Regis (of _Annie_) 2. Lillian Jackson Brown (The Cat Who . . . series) 3. Lilly Durona (The Vorkosigan series) 3 dqs 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:** [May 18, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/198 "2026-05-18T19:38:53Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did Christoph Waltz play you in _Inglourious Basterds_? > 2. Did you co-found Google? > 3. Did you star in _Tiny Furniture_? > [@kitap](#): > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Hans Landa; 2 was Larry Page; 3 was Lena Dunham. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/199 "2026-05-18T19:41:22Z")
IQ 1: Did you write _Little Women_? IQ2: Are you the boy next door in _Little Women_? IQ 3: Did you write _Anne of Green Gables_? ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/200 "2026-05-18T19:55:29Z")
Previous IQs: Were you allegedly cursed and told to get down at the Battle of Ft. Stevens? - Abraham Lincoln, when he came under enemy fire in July 1864; an officer (a young Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., in some tellings), not recognizing him, snapped, “Get down, you damn fool!” Were you that person’s spouse? - Mary Todd Lincoln Were you their eldest son? - Robert Todd Lincoln DQ: Born since 1950? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Were you a noted U.S. general of the 20th century with the initials L.L.? Were you shown by Stephen Colbert becoming amorous with a mannequin of Warren G. Harding? Did you play a dour SPECTRE agent with killer footwear in _From Russia with Love_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772.md?page=11)