# Botticelli - Sept 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812 "2026-09-04T03:06:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/201 "2026-09-19T18:55:17Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Naturalized American 4. Dead 5. Died after 1980 6. Last name starts with F 7. Born in Europe 8. Known for the arts 9. Died before 2000 10. Known in part from TV or movies, but more from other arts 11. Not born in UK 12. Known for music 13. Did not, to my knowledge, win a high level award in his field 14. Not known as a vocalist 15. Famous (for music) before coming to the US 16. Known for playing a stringed instrument 17. Known as a soloist 18. Not best known for pop or contemporary music I’m kicking a DQ back to you, @knoodler , because I think it’s covered by 17. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/202 "2026-09-19T19:10:54Z")
Correct, correct, and the cat is Figaro (from Disney’s Pinocchio) 1 DQ 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:** [September 19, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/203 "2026-09-19T19:34:20Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Did you write _Christ climbed down from his bare tree this year_? > > 2. Did you write the World of Tiers series? > > 3. Did you write a 19th century cookbook that became the standard? > > Take 2 DQs and I am not Fannie Farmer. 1 was Lawrence Ferlinghetti. 2 was Phillip Jose Farmer. 3 is correct. DQ: Classical musician? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/204 "2026-09-19T21:00:01Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Naturalized American 4. Dead 5. Died after 1980 6. Last name starts with F 7. Born in Europe 8. Known for the arts 9. Died before 2000 10. Known in part from TV or movies, but more from other arts 11. Not born in UK 12. Known for music 13. Did not, to my knowledge, win a high level award in his field 14. Not known as a vocalist 15. Famous (for music) before coming to the US 16. Known for playing a stringed instrument 17. Known as a soloist 18. Not best known for pop or contemporary music 19. Classical musician ---
**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:** [September 19, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/205 "2026-09-19T21:04:51Z")
DQ: Last name starts with Fa-Fi? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/206 "2026-09-19T22:00:16Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Naturalized American 4. Dead 5. Died after 1980 6. Last name starts with F 7. Born in Europe 8. Known for the arts 9. Died before 2000 10. Known in part from TV or movies, but more from other arts 11. Not born in UK 12. Known for music 13. Did not, to my knowledge, win a high level award in his field 14. Not known as a vocalist 15. Famous (for music) before coming to the US 16. Known for playing a stringed instrument 17. Known as a soloist 18. Not best known for pop or contemporary music 19. Classical musician 20. Last name starts with Fa-Fi I think there are two DQs outstanding. Let’s finish them off by noon CDT Monday, September 21. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/207 "2026-09-20T19:35:34Z")
I’m drawing a blank, so I’ll toss my last DQ into the pot for someone else to use. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/208 "2026-09-20T22:58:01Z")
**knoodler’s** DQ: Violinist? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/209 "2026-09-20T23:05:55Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Naturalized American 4. Dead 5. Died after 1980 6. Last name starts with F 7. Born in Europe 8. Known for the arts 9. Died before 2000 10. Known in part from TV or movies, but more from other arts 11. Not born in UK 12. Known for music 13. Did not, to my knowledge, win a high level award in his field 14. Not known as a vocalist 15. Famous (for music) before coming to the US 16. Known for playing a stringed instrument 17. Known as a soloist 18. Not best known for pop or contemporary music 19. Classical musician 20. Last name starts with Fa-Fi 21. Not a violinist ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/210 "2026-09-20T23:18:26Z")
My last DQ: violist, cellist or bass player? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/211 "2026-09-20T23:36:21Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Naturalized American 4. Dead 5. Died after 1980 6. Last name starts with F 7. Born in Europe 8. Known for the arts 9. Died before 2000 10. Known in part from TV or movies, but more from other arts 11. Not born in UK 12. Known for music 13. Did not, to my knowledge, win a high level award in his field 14. Not known as a vocalist 15. Famous (for music) before coming to the US 16. Known for playing a stringed instrument 17. Known as a soloist 18. Not best known for pop or contemporary music 19. Classical musician 20. Last name starts with Fa-Fi 21. Not a violinist 22. Not a violist, cellist, or bass player I believe th-th-tha-that’s all the DQs, so feel free to start with your “Are you Firstname Lastname” questions, through noon CDT Tuesday, September 22. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/212 "2026-09-21T00:55:30Z")
Not a clue have I. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/213 "2026-09-21T12:37:06Z")
Shot in the dark… DQ: Are you Ferrante of Ferrante & Teicher? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/214 "2026-09-21T16:12:58Z")
I am not. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/215 "2026-09-22T03:23:34Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > > > 1. Felina (“El Paso”) > > > > Nitpick: Feleena > > I’m familiar with the Marty Robbins’ _Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs_ version of “El Paso”, and when I Google’d “marty robbins el paso lyrics” it came back with Felina. Other websites confirmed this: [Scribd](https://www.scribd.com/document/823330821/el-paso-lyrics); [Street Directory](https://www.streetdirectory.com/lyricadvisor/song/plcufp/el_paso_full_length_version/); [A to Z Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/martyrobbins/elpaso.html); and [YouTube (with lyrics added onscreen)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReAYR6LrtIg). The Google lyrics sourced Musixmatch, but the website was unable to produce them when I went there. I had a copy of that album a few ~~years~~ decades ago. You want _[The Drifter](https://www.discogs.com/de/release/3462152-Marty-Robbins-The-Drifter)_, from 1966. One of the tracks on side A is “Feleena (From El Paso)”, which tells the story from her point of view. You were probably better off not knowing about it. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/216 "2026-09-22T03:35:48Z")
Thought I knew who this was, but per Wiki he fails DQ14. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/217 "2026-09-22T20:23:50Z")
All right, let’s put this round to bed. I am # Rudolf Firkušný considered by many the preeminent Czech pianist of the 20th century. But possibly known to some here from a [Mister Robinson’s neighborhood](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGnK9vz2Y9s) Nike ad, which popped to mind when I was thinking of a new name before this round. Feel free to call “Foul!” on my pick. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/218 "2026-09-22T20:46:32Z")
I thought a piano was a percussion instrument; I have heard it classified that way because the sound is made by hammers hitting the strings. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/219 "2026-09-22T20:48:47Z")
I haven’t heard of him. Wiki shows the piano is usually considered to be both a string and a percussion instrument. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/220 "2026-09-22T22:05:27Z")
I don’t see anything wrong that pick, but I’ve never heard of him. I’ll admit I was thinking more guitar or ukulele or harp, but I’m ok with piano as a string instrument. Or a percussion one if the questions had run that way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812.md?page=12)