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Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:12 pm
by wintergreen
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:07 pm
Famous for their contributions to music, writing, or visual art, or for their role in the military
Yes.
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:14 pm
by damo666
Principal source of fame music?
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:17 pm
by wintergreen
damo666 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:14 pm
Principal source of fame music?
No.
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:19 pm
by Wattsthematter
Born in Europe?
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:34 pm
by Hominidae
If yes to Europe: born in what is currently France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, or Romania?
If no to Europe: Born in Asia or Oceania?
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:35 pm
by wintergreen
Yes.
Hominidae wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:34 pm
If yes to Europe: born in what is currently France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, or Romania?
If no to Europe: Born in Asia or Oceania?
Yes.
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:51 pm
by Wattsthematter
Famous writer?
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:25 pm
by Hominidae
Born in what is currently France, Poland, or Romania?
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:31 pm
by Jamiet99uk
1. Real dead white male human
2,6. Died 1901 or later.
3. Was 55 or over at the time of his death.
4,7. Not famous for something to do with athletics, science, technology, invention (in the usual sense of the word), mathematics, politics, government, royalty, nobility, writing fiction, or acting.
5. Not born in North America.
8,9. Born betweeen 1851 and 1920.
10. Not British.
11,12. Famous for their contributions to writing, or visual art, or for their role in the military.
13,14. Born in what is currently France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, or Romania.
Two questions are outstanding, therefore four questions are left.
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:36 pm
by Hominidae
Probably worth mentioning that we know he was born in Europe (which will be especially important to keep in mind if we find out he was born in Russia).
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:38 pm
by wintergreen
Yes, although this answer may be misleading.
Hominidae wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:25 pm
Born in what is currently France, Poland, or Romania?
No.
Four questions left.
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:49 pm
by Wattsthematter
Born before 1891?
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:07 pm
by wintergreen
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:11 pm
by Hominidae
Born in what is currently Germany?
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:16 pm
by Hominidae
If yes to my previous question, free guess: Max Ernst.
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:22 pm
by Aristocrat
Primarily famous for military related achievements?
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:07 pm
by wintergreen
Hominidae wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:11 pm
Born in what is currently Germany?
No.
Aristocrat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:22 pm
Primarily famous for military related achievements?
No.
One question left. Free hint: Not known for visual art.
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:10 pm
by Spartaculous
1. Real dead white male human
2,6. Died 1901 or later.
3. Was 55 or over at the time of his death.
4,7. Not famous for something to do with athletics, science, technology, invention (in the usual sense of the word), mathematics, politics, government, royalty, nobility, writing fiction, or acting.
5. Not born in North America.
8,9. Born betweeen 1891 and 1920.
10. Not British.
11,12,15,19,free info. Famous for their contributions to writing and is a famous writer (though this may be misleading). Not known for visual art or for military-related achievements.
13,14,16,18. Born in what is currently Ukraine or European Russia.
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:17 pm
by Spartaculous
Spartaculous wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:10 pm
1. Real dead white male human
2,6. Died 1901 or later.
3. Was 55 or over at the time of his death.
4,7. Not famous for something to do with athletics, science, technology, invention (in the usual sense of the word), mathematics, politics, government, royalty, nobility, writing fiction, or acting.
5. Not born in North America.
8,9. Born betweeen 1891 and 1920.
10. Not British.
11,12,15,19,free info. Famous for their contributions to writing and is a famous writer (though this may be misleading). Not known for visual art or for military-related achievements.
13,14,16,18. Born in what is currently Ukraine or European Russia.
I also missed that he doesn't have connections to music.
Re: Twenty Questions - Round 247
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:18 pm
by Spartaculous
No questions or guesses in this post.
We are looking for someone who is most famous for writing, but not writing fiction, and we are warned that the "writer" tag is a bit misleading. My thought is that we are looking for a writer of nonfiction: say, a famous historian born in Russia or Ukraine.
Any thoughts?