# 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:** 14
**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, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/261 "2026-05-20T19:31:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Franklin D. Roosevelt. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Falseface. 2 (FDR’s Secretary of Labor) was Frances Perkins. DQ: died after 2007? ---
**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, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/262 "2026-05-20T19:41:32Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Dead 5. American 6. Died after 1950 7. Known for the arts 8. Died after 1988 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Known for acting 11. Not usually considered a beauty. 12. Not best known for movie roles 13. Winner of a Daytime Emmy 14. Died after 2007 ---
**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, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/263 "2026-05-20T19:53:43Z")
Previous IQs: Was your palace San Souci? - King Frederick the Great of Prussia Did you become president of Oberlin College in 1983? - S. Frederick Starr Were you Frasier and Lilith’s son? - Frederick Crane, on _Frasier_ Frederick x3! DQs: Best known for soaps? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Were you U.S. Attorney General in the early Eighties? Were your boys named Rod and Todd? Were you Scrooge’s jolly former boss? ---
**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, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/264 "2026-05-20T19:54:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you get a 1992 Oscar nomination for an adaptation of your own book? > > 2. Did you play the matriarch of the Yelnats family in _Holes_? > > 3. Did you write the _Great Brain_ stories about growing up with your brother? > > Take 3 DQs. Fannie Flag, Siobhan Fallon (now Siobhan Fallon Hogan, as it turns out) and John D. Fitzgerald. 3 DQs 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 20, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/265 "2026-05-20T20:15:41Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:262, topic:1029772, full:true”] **DQs:** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Dead 5. American 6. Died after 1950 7. Known for the arts 8. Died after 1988 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Known for acting 11. Not usually considered a beauty. 12. Not best known for movie roles 13. Winner of a Daytime Emmy 14. Died after 2007 15. Not known for soaps ---
**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, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/266 "2026-05-20T20:16:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you U.S. Attorney General in the early Eighties? > Were your boys named Rod and Todd? > Were you Scrooge’s jolly former boss? 1. I am not good old Fezziwig. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/267 "2026-05-20T20:38:33Z")
Correct. The others are William French Smith (Reagan’s first AG) and Ned (or Maude) Flanders on _The Simpsons._ DQs: Best known for talk show(s)? Three DQs reserved. IQs: Would you rather just sit in a tranquil Spanish pasture, sniffing flowers, than fight? Were you the action guy on _FYI_? Did you win election as Attorney General of Ohio by exactly 1,234 votes? ---
**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, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/268 "2026-05-20T20:39:10Z")
IQs: 1. Were you mayor of Philadelphia? 2. Did you star on _3rd Rock from the Sun_? 3. You know the show with Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda? Yeah. Did Tomlin play you on it? ---
**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, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/269 "2026-05-20T21:26:11Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Dead 5. American 6. Died after 1950 7. Known for the arts 8. Died after 1988 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Known for acting 11. Not usually considered a beauty. 12. Not best known for movie roles 13. Winner of a Daytime Emmy 14. Died after 2007 15. Not known for soaps 16. Not known for talk shows ---
**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, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/270 "2026-05-20T21:28:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Would you rather just sit in a tranquil Spanish pasture, sniffing flowers, than fight? > Were you the action guy on _FYI_? > Did you win election as Attorney General of Ohio by exactly 1,234 votes? 1. I am not Ferdinand, the bull with the delicate ego. 2. I am not Frank Fontana (sp?) 3. I am not Millard Fillmore. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you mayor of Philadelphia? > 2. Did you star on _3rd Rock from the Sun_? > 3. You know the show with Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda? Yeah. Did Tomlin play you on it? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not French Stewart. 3. I am not Frankie, of Grace & Frankie. ---
**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, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/271 "2026-05-20T23:23:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not French Stewart. > 3. I am not Frankie, of Grace & Frankie. 1 was Frank Rizzo. DQ: died after 2016? Incidentally, Dolly Parton appeared on _The Magic School Bus_ and _Grace and Frankie_, but Jane Fonda never appeared on _The Magic School Bus_. ---
**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 21, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/272 "2026-05-21T00:01:24Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Dead 5. American 6. Died after 1950 7. Known for the arts 8. Died after 1988 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Known for acting 11. Not usually considered a beauty. 12. Not best known for movie roles 13. Winner of a Daytime Emmy 14. Died after 2007 15. Not known for soaps 16. Not known for talk shows 17. Died after 2016 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/273 "2026-05-21T03:57:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > > > 1. Were you considered the founder of modern nursing? > > > 2. Were you part of a singing trio of sisters before changing your name? > > > 3. Were you portrayed on film by the director of _Barbie_? > > > > Ahem. > > Sorry 'bout that. > > 1. I am not Florence Nightingale. > Take 2 DQs. Correct Frances Gumm (later Judy Garland; was part of the Gumm/Garland Sisters) Frances Ha (Great Gerwig) 2 DQs reserved ---
**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 21, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/274 "2026-05-21T04:16:50Z")
Previous IQs: Would you rather just sit in a tranquil Spanish pasture, sniffing flowers, than fight? - Yes, Ferdinand the adorable young bull Were you the action guy on _FYI_? - Yes, Frank Fontana, on _Murphy Brown_ Did you win election as Attorney General of Ohio by exactly 1,234 votes? - Not Millard Fillmore, but Lee Fisher, much more recently DQ: Greatest fame before 2000? Two DQs 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 21, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/275 "2026-05-21T11:32:14Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Dead 5. American 6. Died after 1950 7. Known for the arts 8. Died after 1988 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Known for acting 11. Not usually considered a beauty. 12. Not best known for movie roles 13. Winner of a Daytime Emmy 14. Died after 2007 15. Not known for soaps 16. Not known for talk shows 17. Died after 2016 18. Greatest fame before 2000 ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/276 "2026-05-21T17:53:42Z")
Iq#1: do you love to eat bread and jam? Iq#2: are you one of the Bridgerton sisters? Iq#3: are you from 13th century Italy? ---
**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 21, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/277 "2026-05-21T17:56:06Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write to/write in “Kitty”? 2. Were you Matilda Gage’s son-in-law? 3. Were you Violet, Doralee, and Judy’s boss at Consolidated Companies? ---
**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 21, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/278 "2026-05-21T18:07:11Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > Iq#1: do you love to eat bread and jam? > > Iq#2: are you one of the Bridgerton sisters? > > Iq#3: are you from 13th century Italy? Take 3 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 21, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/279 "2026-05-21T18:08:31Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write to/write in “Kitty”? > 2. Were you Matilda Gage’s son-in-law? > 3. Were you Violet, Doralee, and Judy’s boss at Consolidated Companies? Take 3 DQs. That puts us over 20. No more IQs please. Submit all unasked DQs by 6pm EST tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/280 "2026-05-21T18:16:00Z")
1 > [@Eureka](#): > > q#1: do you love to eat bread and jam? > > Iq#2: are you one of the Bridgerton sisters? > > Iq#3: are you from 13th century Italy? 1. Frances the Badger from the book by Russell Hoban 2. Francesca 3. St. Francis of Assisi [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772.md?page=15)