# 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:** 2
**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 5, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/21 "2026-05-05T13:40:25Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you direct _Bowfinger_? > 2. Did you help the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl in 2018? > 3. Did you run, as the title character, in _Run Lola Run_? > [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ x3 1 was Frank Oz; 2 was Nick Foles; 3 was Franka Potente. DQs: 1. American? 2. first name begins from A-M? ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/22 "2026-05-05T14:47:31Z")
Welcome to the game, **Eureka**! ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/23 "2026-05-05T14:51:26Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you write **Kent Montana and the Really Ugly Thing from Mars**? > > - Did you play Crazy Guggenheim on Jackie Gleason’s TV show? > > - Are you secretly Captain Marvel Jr.? > > 3 DQs 1 was Lionel Fenn. 2 was Frank Fontaine. 3 is Freddy Freeman. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/24 "2026-05-05T16:20:36Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Were you an NBA player with the nickname “Downtown?” > > 2. Were you an NBA player with the nickname “World”? > > 3. Were you an NBA player who signed with the Portland Trailblazers in 2016, only to be released a year later without having played a game for them? > > 3 DQs 1. “Downtown” Freddy Brown 2. World B Free (formerly Lloyd Free) 3. Festus Ezeli NBA players x3! 3 DQs 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:** [May 5, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/25 "2026-05-05T21:14:03Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Did you sing “Respect”? > 2. Did you invent the glass armonica? > 3. Were you involved in research that shaped our understanding of DNA? 3 DQs (#3, I suspect, is probably Watson or Crick, but I’ve no idea what their first names were.) And that puts us over twenty, so no more IQs, please. Please ask your earned DQs NLT 10 PM Eastern Thursday, 7 May. **F** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Not known for the arts 5. Living 6. American 7. First name does not begins with A-M I was just thinking about Frederick Funston the other day, but I hadn’t realised he made general. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/26 "2026-05-05T22:33:33Z")
1. Aretha Franklin 2. Benjamin Franklin 3. Rosalind Franklin–the slightly less well known third member of Watson & Cricks team Franklin X3 ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/27 "2026-05-05T22:34:05Z")
Known for sports? ---
**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 5, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/28 "2026-05-05T23:11:38Z")
**F** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Not known for the arts 5. Living 6. American 7. First name does not begins with A-M 8. Not known for sports ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/29 "2026-05-06T00:01:31Z")
DQ1. Known for Politics? DQ2. Born after 1970? 2 DQs 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:** [May 6, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/30 "2026-05-06T00:31:19Z")
1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Not known for the arts 5. Living 6. American 7. First name does not begin with A-M 8. Not known for sports 9. Not known for politics 10. Not born after 1970 ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/31 "2026-05-06T01:07:04Z")
DQs 1. Born after 1900? 2. Known from writings? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/32 "2026-05-06T05:05:58Z")
DQs: 1. Known for single item or event? 2. First name begins with N-R? 1 DQ reserved ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/33 "2026-05-06T13:30:52Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Aretha Franklin > 2. Benjamin Franklin > 3. Rosalind Franklin–the slightly less well known third member of Watson & Cricks team > > Franklin X3 Footnote from the peanut gallery: 3 could’a’ been Frances Crick, too. ---
**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 6, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/34 "2026-05-06T15:36:43Z")
**F** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Not known for the arts 5. Living 6. American 7. First name does not begins with A-M 8. Not known for sports 9. Not known for politics 10. Not born after 1970 11. Born after 1900 12. Probably known to most people for single item or event 13. First name does not begin with N-R > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Known from writings? DQ4. Try again. ---
**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 6, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/35 "2026-05-06T15:39:33Z")
DQs 1. Known for social activism? 2. Last name starts with Fa - Fi? ---
**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 6, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/36 "2026-05-06T15:48:55Z")
**F** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Not known for the arts 5. Living 6. American 7. First name does not begins with A-M 8. Not known for sports 9. Not known for politics 10. Not born after 1970 11. Born after 1900 12. Probably known to most people for single item or event 13. First name does not begin with N-R 14. Not known for social activism 15. Last name does not start with Fa - Fi Please ask remaining earned DQs NLT 10 PM Eastern tomorrow, Thursday, 7 May. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/37 "2026-05-06T16:00:00Z")
Last DQ: Known for science? ---
**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 6, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/38 "2026-05-06T16:22:35Z")
**F** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name starts with F 4. Not known for the arts 5. Living 6. American 7. First name does not begins with A-M 8. Not known for sports 9. Not known for politics 10. Not born after 1970 11. Born after 1900 12. Probably known to most people for single item or event 13. First name does not begin with N-R 14. Not known for social activism 15. Last name does not start with Fa - Fi 16. Known for science-related activity @knoodler I show you as still having one DQ: + 3 (5) - 2 = 1 (10) + 3 = 4 (16) - 2 = 2 (32) - 1 = 1 (37) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/39 "2026-05-06T18:19:19Z")
I’m happy to have another shot but remember I withdrew an IQ for not beginning with 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 6, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772/40 "2026-05-06T18:44:39Z")
Okay. That’s where I messed up my count. @kitap and @Eureka still have two each. @SunUp and @DLR have one each. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2026/1029772.md?page=3)