# Botticelli, Aug. 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 1, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030 "2011-08-01T13:26:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/261 "2011-08-24T02:16:18Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Was your most famous role (on a real show) the son of a popular actress (a fictional actress who appeared on a show which existed only in the imaginations of the creators of the real show)? Just in case anybody’s been wondering, this admittedly confusing reference is to Ian Ziering. On _Beverly Hills, 90210_, he played Steve Sanders, who was the son of Samantha Sanders, an actress who had played the mom on a show reminiscent of _The Brady Bunch_. IQ for new game: Were you in a famous backfield with a guy named Felix? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/262 "2011-08-24T02:46:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **Le Ministre de l’au-delà** > IQ: A celebrated author in real life, were you portrayed by Simon Callow in an episode of Doctor Who? > [@astorian](#): > > It’s heresy on the SDMB, but I’ve only seen a few episodes of _ **Dr. Who** _ and never liked the show. > > Ask a DQ. Shun him!!! Shun the unbeliever!!! 😃 \*\*Charles Dickens \*\* appears in the third or fourth episode of the only season where the Doctor is played by Christopher Eccleston. Simon Callow is clearly having tremendous fun… DQ: Were you born in the twentieth century? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/263 "2011-08-24T03:59:38Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Just in case anybody’s been wondering, this admittedly confusing reference is to Ian Ziering. On _Beverly Hills, 90210_, he played Steve Sanders, who was the son of Samantha Sanders, an actress who had played the mom on a show reminiscent of _The Brady Bunch_. > IQ for new game: Were you in a famous backfield with a guy named Felix? No, I’m not Glenn Davis (who was in the Army backfield with Felix “Doc” Blanchard). ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/264 "2011-08-24T04:00:43Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQ: Were you born in the twentieth century? Yes. 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Born in the 20th century ---
**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:** [August 24, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/265 "2011-08-24T04:32:30Z")
IQ: Did your sister die young under suspicious circumstances, such that you felt guilty about it - perhaps needlessly - for the rest of your life? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/266 "2011-08-24T06:53:13Z")
DQ: Were you fired for being a bit too enthusiastic in your mission? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/267 "2011-08-24T07:14:09Z")
IQ: Are you a British rocker who claimed in his autobiography to have been contacted telepathically by extraterrestrial aliens while preparing for a concert? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/268 "2011-08-24T10:44:49Z")
Sigh… I’m stumped on 3 in a row. ChockFull, Johnny & Elendil’s Heir all get a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/269 "2011-08-24T11:30:16Z")
IQ: Were you inspired to write your seminal work when drunk in a field outside Innsbruck? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/270 "2011-08-24T13:04:27Z")
> [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > IQ: Were you inspired to write your seminal work when drunk in a field outside Innsbruck? Not Douglas Adams ---
**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:** [August 24, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/271 "2011-08-24T15:09:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did your sister die young under suspicious circumstances, such that you felt guilty about it - perhaps needlessly - for the rest of your life? Albus Dumbledore. DQ: Still alive? IQ: For a particular task, did you prefer men whose eyes weren’t too close to their noses? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/272 "2011-08-24T17:11:08Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Are you a British rocker who claimed in his autobiography to have been contacted telepathically by extraterrestrial aliens while preparing for a concert? Dave Davies of The Kinks. DQ: Involved in the (broadly defined - painting, music, sculpture, writing, film, stage, etc) arts? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/273 "2011-08-24T19:14:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Albus Dumbledore. > > DQ: Still alive? > > IQ: For a particular task, did you prefer men whose eyes weren’t too close to their noses? I should have remembered that. No, no longer alive. 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Born in the 20th century 4. No longer alive ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/274 "2011-08-24T19:15:22Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Dave Davies of The Kinks. > > DQ: Involved in the (broadly defined - painting, music, sculpture, writing, film, stage, etc) arts? No, not involved in the arts, no matter how broadly defined. 1. Real person 2. Male 3. Born in the 20th century 4. No longer alive 5. Not in volved in the arts ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/275 "2011-08-24T19:16:22Z")
I have no idea who had such standards about men’s noses- ask a DQ. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/276 "2011-08-24T19:39:38Z")
That was noted trial lawyer Clarence Darrow; one of his criteria in picking jurors. DQ: American? IQ: Did you and your college buddies all swear that you would never marry, but did within just a few years? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/277 "2011-08-24T20:28:08Z")
IQ: Did you spend 8 months working for Walt Disney, resulting in a 17 second piece of animation? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/278 "2011-08-24T20:56:02Z")
> [@](#): > > iQ: Were you fired for being a bit too enthusiastic in your mission? You’re not Douglas MacArthur. DQ: Is the D from your first name? IQ: could you outconsume Schopenhauer and Hegel? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/279 "2011-08-24T22:14:15Z")
IQ: Are you the youngest of The Endless, whose name/function changed over the ages? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/280 "2011-08-25T02:06:40Z")
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