# 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:** 4
**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 7, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/61 "2026-09-07T04:29:27Z")
IQ1-2: Were you originally known as Dupont and Dupond? IQ3: Were you a reporter they often interacted with? ---
**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 7, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/62 "2026-09-07T04:33:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’m not sure that the dude’s last name was “Horse,” as such, but for Botticelli we must make allowances. I’ve been wondering for a while – is Charles de Gaulle playable as a ‘C’ and a ‘D’, or a ‘C’ and a ‘G’? How about Manfred von Richthofen? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/63 "2026-09-07T11:33:03Z")
1. Are you a fictional hockey player who asks a lot of questions? 2. Are you a figure skater with a least tv movie made about your life? 3. Are you known for your stained glass windows? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/64 "2026-09-07T15:47:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > I’m not sure that the dude’s last name was “Horse,” as such, but for Botticelli we must make allowances. > > I’ve been wondering for a while – is Charles de Gaulle playable as a ‘C’ and a ‘D’, or a ‘C’ and a ‘G’? How about Manfred von Richthofen? That’s the name he is generally known for and remembered by. ---
**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 7, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/65 "2026-09-07T15:55:25Z")
Does anyone refer to him as just Gaulle? ---
**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 7, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/66 "2026-09-07T21:33:21Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Qs > > 1. Are you a mascot for something GREAT? > 2. Did you sing a song about a Grinch? > 3. Are you nicknamed “Birdman”? 1. I am not Tony the Tiger. 2. I am not Thurl Ravenscroft. 3. Take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did a sign on your desk say “The buck stops here”? > 2. Were you on _Sister, Sister_? > 3. Were YOU on _Sister, Sister_ 1. I am not Harry S Truman. Take 2 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you win the Battle of Mill Springs, Ky.? > Does your wife appear in one and only one scene of a particular musical? > Are you the best-known person from Pin Point, Ga.? Take 3 DQs. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1-2: Were you originally known as Dupont and Dupond? > IQ3: Were you a reporter they often interacted with? Take 3 DQs. > [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Are you a fictional hockey player who asks a lot of questions? > 2. Are you a figure skater with a least tv movie made about your life? > 3. Are you known for your stained glass windows? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Tonya Harding. 3. I am not Louis Comfort Tiffany. ---
**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 7, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/67 "2026-09-07T21:33:58Z")
IMHO, if it’s a capitalized letter in a name, it should be fair play. ---
**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 7, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/68 "2026-09-07T22:34:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Harry S Truman. > Take 2 DQs. 1 was Tia Mowry; 2 was Tamera Mowry. DQs: #1. real? #2. first name begins with T? ---
**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 7, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/69 "2026-09-07T23:06:09Z")
DQs 1. Fictional 2. Only name begins with T ---
**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 7, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/70 "2026-09-07T23:52:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1-2: Were you originally known as Dupont and Dupond? > > IQ3: Were you a reporter they often interacted with? > > Take 3 DQs. Thomson and Thompson Tintin DQ1: Male? DQ2: American creator? DQ3: Created after 1950? ---
**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 7, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/71 "2026-09-07T23:54:53Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > I’ve been wondering for a while – is Charles de Gaulle playable as a ‘C’ and a ‘D’, or a ‘C’ and a ‘G’? How about Manfred von Richthofen? > > That’s the name he is generally known for and remembered by. Not what I asked. But the Prof’s answer seems to be that de Gaulle is "C’ and ‘G’, but not ‘D’, and von Richthofen is ‘M’ and ‘R’, but not ‘V’. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/72 "2026-09-08T00:10:43Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a murderous husband played by Raymond Burr? 2. Did you win the battle of Fort Fisher? 3. Did you write an os that was “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu”? ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/73 "2026-09-08T00:15:07Z")
DQs 1. Fictional 2. Only name begins with T 3. Male 4. Non-American creator(s) 5. Created after 1950 ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/74 "2026-09-08T00:15:43Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a murderous husband played by Raymond Burr? > 2. Did you win the battle of Fort Fisher? > 3. Did you write an os that was “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu”? Take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/75 "2026-09-08T00:22:17Z")
Lars Thorvald (from _Rear Window_), General Alfred Terry, and Linus Torvalds. DQ: Created before 1985? DQ: Original appearance in prose? 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:** [September 8, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/76 "2026-09-08T00:51:02Z")
@Knowed_Out – You still out there? Come play with us 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:** [September 8, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/77 "2026-09-08T00:57:28Z")
DQs 1. Fictional 2. Only name begins with T 3. Male 4. Non-American creator(s) 5. Created after 1950 6. Created before 1985 7. Did not first appear in prose ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/78 "2026-09-08T01:21:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you a mascot for something GREAT? > > 2. Did you sing a song about a Grinch? > > 3. Are you nicknamed “Birdman”? > > 1. I am not Tony the Tiger. > 2. I am not Thurl Ravenscroft. > 3. Take a DQ. Tony Hawk DQ: First appear in movies or TV? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/79 "2026-09-08T01:27:06Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the first president and GM of the Cowboys? 2. Did you make a successful transition from professional boxing to acting? 3. Were you a film director and voice actor during the golden age of American animation? ---
**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 8, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/80 "2026-09-08T01:43:45Z")
IQ1: Were you invincible, untamed, and terrible? IQ2: Did you command the Amphibious Force in the Pacific during WW II? IQ3: Are you a 0-6-0T? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812.md?page=5)