# 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:** 13
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/241 "2026-09-23T18:30:16Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a burly henchman of Kananga, aka Mr. Big? 2. Are you known for running through town, inquiring of children’s bedtimes? 3. Were you the foil to Denise Huxtable in her spin-off series? ---
**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:** [September 23, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/242 "2026-09-23T18:32:40Z")
IQs: 1. Was your mother’s maiden name Ball? 2. Did you star in the TV pilot _Fox Force Five_? 3. Did you play George Wallace in _History of the World, Part II_? ---
**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 23, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/243 "2026-09-23T20:39:20Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Do Brits look for you in crowds? > > IQ2: Did you write about a Jewish chariot racer? > > IQ3: Were you David Crosby and David Allen Coe’s cousin? > > I am not Waldo. > I am not Lew Wallace. > Take a DQ. Wally (_Where’s Waldo_ is the American version) correct Sir Winston Churchill DQ: Best known for military? One DQ reserved. > [@knoodler](#): > > I was thinking of Walt Frazier (Walt x3), but Willis Reed also fits the question. Why waste a perfectly good IQ? Just ask it again: “You are not Willis Reed; were you part of the NY Knicks’ first two NBA championships?” ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/244 "2026-09-23T22:25:02Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a burly henchman of Kananga, aka Mr. Big? > 2. Are you known for running through town, inquiring of children’s bedtimes? > 3. Were you the foil to Denise Huxtable in her spin-off series?8. 8. Take a DQ, I am not Wee Willie Winkie, and take another DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was your mother’s maiden name Ball? > 2. Did you star in the TV pilot _Fox Force Five_? > 3. Did you play George Wallace in _History of the World, Part II_? Take 3 DQs and enjoy your sweep. # W 1. Real 2. Dead 3. First name begins with W 4. Not known from the arts 5. Died before 1950 6. American 7. Known from politics or the military 8. Not known from the military ---
**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 23, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/245 "2026-09-23T22:29:06Z")
IQs 1. Were you a POTUS? 2. Were you a POTUS? 3. Were you a POTUS? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/246 "2026-09-23T22:39:18Z")
I am not William Henry Harrison. I am not William McKinley. I am not Woodrow Wilson. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/247 "2026-09-24T02:39:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Was your mother’s maiden name Ball? > 2. Did you star in the TV pilot _Fox Force Five_? > 3. Did you play George Wallace in _History of the World, Part II_? > [@SunUp](#): > > Take 3 DQs and enjoy your sweep. 1 was George Washington; 2 was Mia Wallace, in _Pulp Fiction_; 3 was [George Wallace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wallace_(American_comedian)). DQs: 1. died before 1875? 2. best known for elected office? 3. last name begins from A-M? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/248 "2026-09-24T02:58:53Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Were you a burly henchman of Kananga, aka Mr. Big? > > 2. Are you known for running through town, inquiring of children’s bedtimes? > > 3. Were you the foil to Denise Huxtable in her spin-off series?8. 8. > > Take a DQ, I am not Wee Willie Winkie, and take another DQ. 1. Whisper _(Live and Let Die)_ 2. Correct 3. Whitley Gilbert _(A Different World)_ 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:** [September 24, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/249 "2026-09-24T03:00:26Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Why waste a perfectly good IQ? Just ask it again: “You are not Willis Reed; were you part of the NY Knicks’ first two NBA championships?” I didn’t know I could rephrase the question if the answer fit the parameters of the question asked. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/250 "2026-09-24T03:23:41Z")
# W 1. Real 2. Dead 3. First name begins with W 4. Not known from the arts 5. **Date of death unknown** 6. American 7. Known from politics or the military 8. Not known from the military 9. Not best known for elected office 10. Last name begins from A-M @De_La_Rue , I’m kicking your DQ back to you because I need to revise DQ #5. All, please note change to DQ #5. > [@knoodler](#): > > I didn’t know I could rephrase the question if the answer fit the parameters of the question asked. I think @SCAdian is suggesting you ask the question again in your next batch of IQs, slightly modified to exclude the first answer you were given. Clever! ---
**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:** [September 24, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/251 "2026-09-24T04:00:18Z")
Yes, in the past we’ve allowed up to three rephrasings of a question if the Botticelli Master gives you an accurate answer, but not for the person of whom you were thinking. W it is. IQs: Were you Lincoln’s SECSTATE? Were you a noted British abolitionist with an alliterative name? Did Mel Gibson play you in a kilt? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/252 "2026-09-24T05:31:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Lincoln’s SECSTATE? > Were you a noted British abolitionist with an alliterative name? > Did Mel Gibson play you in a kilt? I am not William Seward. I am not William Wilberforce. I am not William Wallace. William x 3! ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/253 "2026-09-24T13:45:47Z")
DQ: Known for state-level or lower (ie, county or city) politics? > [@SunUp](#): > > William x 3! You mean “Not William x3!” ---
**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:** [September 24, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/254 "2026-09-24T15:47:32Z")
DQ: born after 1900? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/255 "2026-09-24T15:52:01Z")
Thanks to all for the input! IQs: 1. Did your death inspire your son to become a crime fighter? 2. Are you constantly thwarted in your attempts to capture a particularly fast opponent? 3. Are you romantically involved with a non-human being? ---
**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:** [September 24, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/256 "2026-09-24T16:05:34Z")
IQs: 1. Did you throw Tony Rocky Horror out a four-story window? 2. Were you the widow of an arms company executive who built an enormous, rambling mansion in California? 3. Did you create [this](https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html)? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/257 "2026-09-24T16:18:33Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did your death inspire your son to become a crime fighter? > 2. Are you constantly thwarted in your attempts to capture a particularly fast opponent? > 3. Are you romantically involved with a non-human being? I am not Martha Wayne. I am not Wile E. Coyote. I am not… uhh, lots of science fiction to choose from… Will Riker? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you throw Tony Rocky Horror out a four-story window? > 2. Were you the widow of an arms company executive who built an enormous, rambling mansion in California? > 3. Did you create [this](https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html)? Take a DQ. I am not… Sonia (?) Winchester? I am not Josh Wardle. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/258 "2026-09-24T16:19:53Z")
# W 1. Real 2. Dead 3. First name begins with W 4. Not known from the arts 5. **Date of death unknown** 6. American 7. Known from politics or the military 8. Not known from the military 9. Not best known for elected office 10. Last name begins from A-M 11. Born before 1900 ---
**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:** [September 24, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/259 "2026-09-24T16:23:03Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Take a DQ. > I am not… Sonia (?) Winchester? > I am not Josh Wardle. 1 was Marcellus Wallace, in _Pulp Fiction_; close enough on Sarah Winchester. DQ: born after 1800? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/260 "2026-09-24T16:30:01Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Did your death inspire your son to become a crime fighter? > > 2. Are you constantly thwarted in your attempts to capture a particularly fast opponent? > > 3. Are you romantically involved with a non-human being? > > I am not Martha Wayne. > I am not Wile E. Coyote. > I am not… uhh, lots of science fiction to choose from… Will Riker? Correct, correct, and Wanda Maximoff (she’s either married to, or paired with Vision) 1 DQ reserved [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812.md?page=14)