Twenty questions, round 234

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Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Jamiet99uk » Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:44 pm

My goodness, it's over. How are you guys blitzing through these games at such pace? Do none of you have jobs or social lives, haha...

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:34 pm

Another one where the correct answer was floating around in my head for a while, but I waited until there were more details.

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:28 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:24 pm
 Free guess: Bede
The Venerable Bede is correct! Among other things, I will point out for the sake of the game that he popularized the use of "Anno Domini" to refer to dates (hence why I made a big deal about that).

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:24 pm

Free guess: Bede

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:07 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:43 pm
 OK, so very early medieval European writer, probably not Byzantine because that would have gotten a "yes" or at the very least a "pass" on the Greek or Roman question.
You are correct: this person was not Byzantine for the reason you mentioned.
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:43 pm
 Also I have to share what came up when I typed in "early medieval writers" (not guessing any of these people):
Image
Is that last guy a distant cousin of the Canadian basketball inventor?
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:46 pm
 Was this person born in what is currently the UK (or its dependencies), Ireland, France, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, or Portugal?
Yes.
DarthPorg36 wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:54 pm
 Did this person hold a religious position or write about religion primarily?
Yes.

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by DarthPorg36 » Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:54 pm

Did this person hold a religious position or write about religion primarily?

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:46 pm

Was this person born in what is currently the UK (or its dependencies), Ireland, France, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, or Portugal?

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:43 pm

OK, so very early medieval European writer, probably not Byzantine because that would have gotten a "yes" or at the very least a "pass" on the Greek or Roman question.

Also I have to share what came up when I typed in "early medieval writers" (not guessing any of these people):
Image

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:35 pm

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:55 pm
 Is a religious canonical text traditionally attributed to this person, even if the actual provenance is disputed (by canonical, I mean a book that is part of a religion's "bible", like Moses; not a treatise on religion, like St. Augustine).
No.
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:12 pm
 Born in Europe? (Given the time period, I'll specify that I'm using the "green area in wikibox" definition of Europe here.)
Yes.
han-shahanshah wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:17 pm
 Born after 500 AD?
Yes.

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by han-shahanshah » Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:17 pm

Born after 500 AD?

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:12 pm

Born in Europe? (Given the time period, I'll specify that I'm using the "green area in wikibox" definition of Europe here.)

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:06 pm

1,2,3,4,5,7. Real dead male human born in Eurasia or what is currently the United States in 900 or earlier
6. Not most famous for being a vegetable, service in government or the military, for being nobility/royalty, for science (broadly construed) or technology, or for being a business leader
8. Most famous for writing, musical composition or performance, or visual arts
9. Writer who primarily wrote in an Indo-European language
10. Neither Greek nor Roman

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by cdngooner » Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:55 pm

Is a religious canonical text traditionally attributed to this person, even if the actual provenance is disputed (by canonical, I mean a book that is part of a religion's "bible", like Moses; not a treatise on religion, like St. Augustine).

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:50 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:35 pm
 I'm pretty sure years that are just a number are assumed to be AD, unless the context makes it really clear otherwise.
I was pretty certain that we were counting forward from Anno Domini, but I figured it was important for me in this game to make it clear about AD.
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:35 pm
 Is this a writer who wrote primarily in an Indo-European language?
Yes.
DarthPorg36 wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:48 pm
 Greek or Roman?
No.

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by DarthPorg36 » Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:48 pm

Greek or Roman?

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Wattsthematter » Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:40 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:09 pm
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:36 pm
 Born in 900 or earlier?
I'm interpreting this as 900 AD, as I think that was the intention. Yes.
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:49 pm
 Most famous for writing, musical composition or performance, or for visual arts?
Yes.
Seems we can assume this person was born between 900BC and 900AD. We've asked a lot of questions to get this far but it would be nice to narrow it down even more.

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:35 pm

I'm pretty sure years that are just a number are assumed to be AD, unless the context makes it really clear otherwise.

Is this a writer who wrote primarily in an Indo-European language?

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:09 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:36 pm
 Born in 900 or earlier?
I'm interpreting this as 900 AD, as I think that was the intention. Yes.
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:49 pm
 Most famous for writing, musical composition or performance, or for visual arts?
Yes.

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by DrFidelis » Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:45 pm

DrFidelis wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:33 pm
 Born after 0 BC?
Scratch for now then, that's actually a good note.

Re: Twenty questions, round 234

by DarthPorg36 » Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:41 pm

DrFidelis wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:33 pm
 Born after 0 BC?
I'd recommend waiting until after 900 is answered, or this question might be wasted

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