# 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:** 12
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/221 "2026-05-19T23:15:10Z")
DQ: known for writing? ---
**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 19, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/222 "2026-05-19T23:15:15Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. In _Sunday in the Park with George_, does everybody love you? > 2. Speaking of Stephen Sondheim musicals, did you assassinate William McKinley? > 3. Did you voice Ms. Frizzle? > [@kitap](#): > > Take 3 DQs 1 was Louis, the baker; 2 was Leon Czolgosz; 3 was Lily Tomlin. DQs: 1. known for writing? 2. born after 1925? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/223 "2026-05-19T23:19:16Z")
IQ #1: are you a Native American police detective? IQ#2: were you the director of NCIS for a very long time? IQ#3: are you a significant character on The Big Bang Theory? ---
**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 19, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/224 "2026-05-19T23:33:13Z")
IQs 1. Did you write about the Sacketts? 2. Did you star in The Thin Man movie series? 3. Were you a concert pianist some called "Mr. Showmanship "? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/225 "2026-05-19T23:39:20Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you play the dramatic foil in the early seasons of _M_A_S_H\*? > > 2. Did you play the explosives expert in _Hogan’s Heroes_? > > 3. Did you play safety, kick returner, and punter for the Detroit Lions in the 50s? > > I am not Larry Linville, Larry Hovis or Larry Csonka (Czonka?). Correct on the first two, but the Detroit Lion was Yale Lary (Csoka played fullback for the Dolphins in the 70s). 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/226 "2026-05-20T00:13:06Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > IQ #1: are you a Native American police detective? > > IQ#2: were you the director of NCIS for a very long time? > > IQ#3: are you a significant character on The Big Bang Theory? I am not Joe Leaphorn, Leon Vance or Leonard. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you write about the Sacketts? > 2. Did you star in The Thin Man movie series? > 3. Were you a concert pianist some called "Mr. Showmanship "? I am not Myrna Loy, but YES! I am **Louis L’Amour!** Well done, Prof. Pepperwinkle! ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/227 "2026-05-20T01:49:47Z")
Madame Pepperwinkle is a life-long fan. Next, I am… # F! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/228 "2026-05-20T02:01:13Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > **Louis L’Amour** > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Madame Pepperwinkle is a life-long fan. Back in the mid '70s I had a housemate who was a big fan. I told him I liked western films, but not books, so he pulled out a handful and read me a few paragraphs. That, IIRC, was about 2100 on a Tuesday. By 2100 the following Tuesday I’d read all thirty of the books he had in the house, he’d bought five more and I’d read them, too, and I’d also found time to read Andre Norton’s newest book. ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/229 "2026-05-20T02:26:11Z")
Congrats, Prof.! IQs: 1. Did you ask for a “map of the cat”? 2. Did you play the head writer for _TGS with Tracy Jordan_? 3. Did you also write for _TGS_? ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/230 "2026-05-20T02:39:10Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you ask for a “map of the cat”? > 2. Did you play the head writer for _TGS with Tracy Jordan_? > 3. Did you also write for _TGS_? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/231 "2026-05-20T02:59:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Richard Feynman; 2 was Tina Fey, on _30 Rock_; 3 was Frank Rossitano. DQs: 1. real? 2. male? 3. first name begins with “F”? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/232 "2026-05-20T03:19:42Z")
Good one, **Prof**! IQs: 1. Were you killed defending your uncle at the Battle of the Five Armies? 2. Are you the title character of a tragedy by Goethe? 3. Were you a bard of the harp in the Chronicles of Prydain? ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/233 "2026-05-20T03:30:55Z")
IQs: 1. Did you create Batman? 2. Does the Institute named after you have a steam locomotive, a giant heart, a planetarium, and a big marble statue of you in it? 3. Did you and your vehicle first appear in picture books by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen? ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/234 "2026-05-20T04:24:05Z")
Well done, **Prof. P.!** Previous IQs: Was Galahad your bastard son? - Yes, Sir Lancelot Did Patrick Stewart play you in _Excalibur_? - Leodegrance of Cameliard, Guinevere’s father Known as the “Jersey Lily,” were you a lover of King Edward VII? - Close; it’s Lillie Langtry On to F. IQs: Did you command Hill Street Station? Were you RNC Chair in the Eighties? Were you the mom of a little girl in _Les Mis_? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/235 "2026-05-20T11:18:41Z")
> Q #1: are you a Native American police detective? > > IQ#2: were you the director of NCIS for a very long time? > > IQ#3: are you a significant character on The Big Bang Theory? > [@kitap](#): > > I am not Joe Leaphorn, Leon Vance or Leonard. Correct, swept me, and I approve of Louis L’Amour as the answer, because that name had popped into my head as a reasonable match to the clues we had. I don’t think I’ve read anything by him. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/236 "2026-05-20T12:31:11Z")
IQ#1: Did you refuse to grant your nephew Ivan a divorce? IQ#2: Are you a famous architect? IQ#3: Did you direct _the GodFather_ movie? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/237 "2026-05-20T15:13:46Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the more cynical member of the Fabulous Freak Brothers? 2. Were you the title character wearing a giant head? 3. Were you the leader of The Pixies? ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/238 "2026-05-20T15:19:36Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you killed defending your uncle at the Battle of the Five Armies? > 2. Are you the title character of a tragedy by Goethe? > 3. Were you a bard of the harp in the Chronicles of Prydain? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Faust. 3. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you create Batman? > 2. Does the Institute named after you have a steam locomotive, a giant heart, a planetarium, and a big marble statue of you in it? > 3. Did you and your vehicle first appear in picture books by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen? 1. I am not Bill Finger. Take 2 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you command Hill Street Station? > Were you RNC Chair in the Eighties? > Were you the mom of a little girl in _Les Mis_? Take 3 DQs. > [@Eureka](#): > > IQ#1: Did you refuse to grant your nephew Ivan a divorce? > > IQ#2: Are you a famous architect? > > IQ#3: Did you direct _the GodFather_ movie? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Frank Lloyd Wright. 3. I am not Francis Ford Coppola. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the more cynical member of the Fabulous Freak Brothers? > 2. Were you the title character wearing a giant head? > 3. Were you the leader of The Pixies? 1. I am not Freewheelin’ Franklin. Take 2 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:** [May 20, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/239 "2026-05-20T15:20:04Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/240 "2026-05-20T15:21:37Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you create Batman? > 2. Does the Institute named after you have a steam locomotive, a giant heart, a planetarium, and a big marble statue of you in it? > 3. Did you and your vehicle first appear in picture books by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Bill Finger. > Take 2 DQs. 2 was Benjamin Franklin; 3 was Ms. Frizzle. DQs: 1. living? 2. American? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772.md?page=13)