# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/81 "2025-10-08T02:03:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Did you co-anchor the _ABC Evening News_ in the 1970s? > > 2. Were you replaced by the person mentioned above? > > 3. Did you play Henry Higgins in the original Broadway cast of _My Fair Lady_? > > DQ > DQ > Not Rex Harrison Harry Reasoner Frank Reymolds Correct DQ: Name appears in book title? 1 DQ 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:** [October 8, 2025, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/82 "2025-10-08T02:05:53Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Manfred Frhr v Richthofen? > DQ > DQ (There was another one?) 1 was indeed the Red Baron; 2 (Terk) was Rosie O’Donnell; 3 (Pascal) was Reed Richards, in _Fantastic Four: First Steps_. DQs: 1. work adapted into film? 2. character is American? ---
**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 8, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/83 "2025-10-08T17:12:44Z")
**R**. 1. Fictional 2. Last part of name begins with R 3. Male 4. Literary character 5. Main character 6. Created before 1950 7. American creator(s) 8. Not created before 1900 9. Name appears in book title 10. Work adapted into film 11. Character is American ---
**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 8, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/84 "2025-10-08T17:20:05Z")
DQs: 1. From genre fiction (scifi, fantasy, horror, mystery, western, etc.)? 2. From children’s literature? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/85 "2025-10-08T17:38:16Z")
IQs: Were you the primary songwriter of a formerly backup band? Did you make your big screen debut in _Forbidden Planet_? Were you the highest-paid actress in 2023? ---
**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 8, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/86 "2025-10-08T17:50:22Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the hero of _The H.M.S. Pinafore_? 2. Are you the title character of another Gilbert & Sullivan operetta? 3. Did you paint _The Sleeping Gypsy_? ---
**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 8, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/87 "2025-10-08T18:15:18Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Mitt Romney’s running mate in 2012? 2. Did you star as Tess in _Ocean’s Eleven_, with George Clooney? 3. Are you the comedian punningly referenced here in the MGM short “Who Killed Who?” [![](https://cartoonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/red_skeleton.jpg) ](https://cartoonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/red_skeleton.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/88 "2025-10-08T23:36:43Z")
DQs: First part of name begins with A-M? Created before 1925? ---
**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 9, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/89 "2025-10-09T00:27:36Z")
**R**. 1. Fictional 2. Last part of name begins with R 3. Male 4. Literary character 5. Main character 6. Created before 1950 7. American creator(s) 8. Not created before 1900 9. Name appears in book title 10. Work adapted into film 11. Character is American 12. Not from genre fiction (scifi, fantasy, horror, mystery, western, etc.)? 13. From children’s literature 14. First part of name begins with A-M 15. Not created before 1925 ---
**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 9, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/90 "2025-10-09T00:45:46Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the primary songwriter of a formerly backup band? > Did you make your big screen debut in _Forbidden Planet_? > Were you the highest-paid actress in 2023? DQ Not – Robby the Robot? DQ (quite possibly someone I’ve never heard of) > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the hero of _The H.M.S. Pinafore_? > 2. Are you the title character of another Gilbert & Sullivan operetta? > 3. Did you paint _The Sleeping Gypsy_? Been a long time since I last read that – DQ Not … Ruddigore? DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Mitt Romney’s running mate in 2012? > 2. Did you star as Tess in _Ocean’s Eleven_, with George Clooney? > 3. Are you the comedian punningly referenced here in the MGM short “Who Killed Who?” DQ DQ Not Red Skelton Which brings us up to over twenty DQs, so no more IQs, please. ---
**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 9, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/91 "2025-10-09T00:51:58Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ > DQ > Not Red Skelton 1 was Paul Ryan; 2 was Julia Roberts. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/92 "2025-10-09T00:54:44Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > Were you the primary songwriter of a formerly backup band? > > Did you make your big screen debut in _Forbidden Planet_? > > Were you the highest-paid actress in 2023? > > DQ > Not – Robby the Robot? > DQ (quite possibly someone I’ve never heard of) Robbie Robertson correct Margot Robbie (ring any bells?) Robbie/Robby x3! 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:** [October 9, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/93 "2025-10-09T04:59:08Z")
DQ: Author or creator known for other works? 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 9, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/94 "2025-10-09T13:16:02Z")
**R**. 1. Fictional 2. Last part of name begins with R 3. Male 4. Literary character 5. Main character 6. Created before 1950 7. American creator(s) 8. Not created before 1900 9. Name appears in book title 10. Work adapted into film 11. Character is American 12. Not from genre fiction (scifi, fantasy, horror, mystery, western, etc.)? 13. From children’s literature 14. First part of name begins with A-M 15. Not created before 1925 16. Author or creator known for other works ---
**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 9, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/95 "2025-10-09T13:26:39Z")
One very, very important DQ has not been asked yet. ---
**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 9, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/96 "2025-10-09T14:33:47Z")
DQ: character is human? 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 9, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/97 "2025-10-09T15:44:35Z")
**R**. 1. Fictional 2. Last part of name begins with R 3. Male 4. Literary character 5. Main character 6. Created before 1950 7. American creator(s) 8. Not created before 1900 9. Name appears in book title 10. Work adapted into film 11. Character is American 12. Not from genre fiction (scifi, fantasy, horror, mystery, western, etc.)? 13. From children’s literature 14. First part of name begins with A-M 15. Not created before 1925 16. Author or creator known for other works 17. Not human ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/98 "2025-10-09T16:34:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > EH, ask another one. DLR beat you to “Real?” by 34 minutes. 🙂 Ah, thanks. Previous IQs: Were you Dracula’s mentally-disturbed, bug-eating familiar? - Yes, Renfield Have you played two different British Prime Ministers in two different shows? - Rory Kinnear, on _Black Mirror_ and _The Diplomat_ Did you write _The Plot Against America_? - Philip Roth DQs: Is “the” part of your full name? Considered a “good guy,” although not human? An Earth animal? ---
**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 9, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/99 "2025-10-09T17:32:51Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Are you the hero of _The H.M.S. Pinafore_? > > 2. Are you the title character of another Gilbert & Sullivan operetta? > > 3. Did you paint _The Sleeping Gypsy_? > > Been a long time since I last read that – DQ > Not … Ruddigore? > DQ 1 was Ralph Rackstraw. 2 is correct. 3 was Henri Rousseau. 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 9, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641/100 "2025-10-09T18:55:00Z")
**R**. 1. Fictional 2. Last part of name begins with R 3. Male 4. Literary character 5. Main character 6. Created before 1950 7. American creator(s) 8. Not created before 1900 9. Name appears in book title 10. Work adapted into film 11. Character is American 12. Not from genre fiction (scifi, fantasy, horror, mystery, western, etc.)? 13. From children’s literature 14. First part of name begins with A-M 15. Not created before 1925 16. Author or creator known for other works 17. Not human 18. “The” is not part of my full name 19. Considered a “good guy,” although not human 20. An Earth animal I show knoodler and the Prof with two remaining DQs each, and DLR with one. Please ask them by noon EDT tomorrow, Friday 10 October. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2025/1023641.md?page=6)