# Botticelli - October 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 3, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641 "2025-10-03T15:15:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/201 "2025-10-17T19:05:36Z")
**B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not living 4. First name (as best known by) begins with B 5. American 6. Died after 1970 7. Not known for the arts 8. Not known for military/political reasons 9. Not known for science/technology 10. Last name begins N-Z 11. Known for sports 12. Died after 2000 13. Last name begins T-Z 14. Known for a team sport Housekeeping ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/202 "2025-10-17T19:50:45Z")
DQ: Known for one of the American “Big 4” sports (baseball, football, basketball, hockey)? ---
**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:** [October 17, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/203 "2025-10-17T20:32:26Z")
> [@This "learning" remote is the cats ass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-learning-remote-is-the-cats-ass/102341/198): > > IQs: > 1. Were you accused of giving your mother “forty whacks”? > 2. Did you direct _Hansel and Gretel_, a Halloween special for the Disney Channel, in 1983? > 3. “Though I know I should be wary, > Still I venture someplace scary, > Ghostly hauntings I turn loose…” > you… > YOU… > YOU? > [@knoodler](#): > > I am not Lizzie Borden > Take 2 DQs 2 was Tim Burton; 3 was Beetlejuice (it’s how Lydia goes to the Neitherworld in the animated series). 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/204 "2025-10-17T21:50:41Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write **Notes from a Small Island**? > 2. Did you star in the 1970s series **The Magician**? > 3. Did you play Marion Kerby in the **Topper** film series? Bill Bryson, correct, Constance Bennett (Billie Burke played Mrs. Topper). 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:** [October 17, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/205 "2025-10-17T23:17:55Z")
DQ: Caucasian? Two 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:** [October 17, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/206 "2025-10-17T23:30:59Z")
IQ1: Were you the dirty little coward that shot Mr Howard? IQ2: Were you the last surviving General of the Army? IQ3: Are you Lois Flagston’s brother? ---
**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:** [October 17, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/207 "2025-10-17T23:55:15Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an Italian-American chef-turned-brand who had to phonetically spell his name? 2. Did you play Dick in _The Applegates_? 3. “I see her old movies on TV And they are always a thrill for me My daddy says I can be just like her Well, I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish I were…” From the title song of a classic 1962 psycho-thriller, would the person singing this probably feel differently once learning, well, whatever happened to you? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/208 "2025-10-18T04:02:17Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Q1: Were you the dirty little coward that shot Mr Howard? > IQ2: Were you the last surviving General of the Army? > IQ3: Are you Lois Flagston’s brother? Take 3 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you an Italian-American chef-turned-brand who had to phonetically spell his name? > 2. Did you play Dick in _The Applegates_? > 3. “I see her old movies on TV > And they are always a thrill for me > My daddy says I can be just like her > Well, I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish I were…” > From the title song of a classic 1962 psycho-thriller, would the person singing this probably feel differently once learning, well, whatever happened to you? I am not Boiardi (“Boy-ar dee”) I am not Ed Bagley, Jr I am not… Baby Jane? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/209 "2025-10-18T04:03:54Z")
**B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not living 4. First name (as best known by) begins with B 5. American 6. Died after 1970 7. Not known for the arts 8. Not known for military/political reasons 9. Not known for science/technology 10. Last name begins N-Z 11. Known for sports 12. Died after 2000 13. Last name begins T-Z 14. Known for a team sport 15. Known for one of the American Big 4 sports 16. Caucasian ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/210 "2025-10-18T04:07:27Z")
I think that leaves 9 outstanding DQs No more IQs, please ask DQs by Monday 9 am CST ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/211 "2025-10-18T09:05:44Z")
DQ: 1. Known for football? 2. Died of natural causes? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/212 "2025-10-18T13:28:28Z")
**B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not living 4. First name (as best known by) begins with B 5. American 6. Died after 1970 7. Not known for the arts 8. Not known for military/political reasons 9. Not known for science/technology 10. Last name begins N-Z 11. Known for sports 12. Died after 2000 13. Last name begins T-Z 14. Known for a team sport 15. Known for one of the American Big 4 sports 16. Caucasian 17. Not known for football 18. Died of natural causes ---
**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:** [October 18, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/213 "2025-10-18T14:59:50Z")
DQ: Known for baseball? 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:** [October 18, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/214 "2025-10-18T23:34:44Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > Q1: Were you the dirty little coward that shot Mr Howard? > > IQ2: Were you the last surviving General of the Army? > > IQ3: Are you Lois Flagston’s brother? > > Take 3 DQs Bob Ford Omar Bradley Beetle Bailey Five 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:** [October 19, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/215 "2025-10-19T00:09:26Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Known for one of the American Big 4 sports Clarification, please – baseball, football, basketball, and … hockey? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/216 "2025-10-19T01:59:28Z")
**B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not living 4. First name (as best known by) begins with B 5. American 6. Died after 1970 7. Not known for the arts 8. Not known for military/political reasons 9. Not known for science/technology 10. Last name begins N-Z 11. Known for sports 12. Died after 2000 13. Last name begins T-Z 14. Known for a team sport 15. Known for one of the American Big 4 sports (baseball, football, basketball, hockey) 16. Caucasian 17. Not known for football 18. Died of natural causes 19. Not known for baseball ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/217 "2025-10-19T02:00:02Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Clarification, please – baseball, football, basketball, and … hockey? Yes. I’ve included that in the DQ list. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/218 "2025-10-19T02:15:10Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I’ve included that in the DQ list. Oops. Missed that. 😳 ---
**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:** [October 19, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/219 "2025-10-19T02:45:36Z")
DQ: Known for Basketball? ---
**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:** [October 19, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/220 "2025-10-19T02:57:13Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I am not Boiardi (“Boy-ar dee”) > I am not Ed Bagley, Jr > I am not… Baby Jane? 3 was indeed Baby Jane Hudson; close enough on Begley. DQ: known for anything outside sports? 1 DQ reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641.md?page=12)