XX Questions - Game XCVIII

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Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by JECE » Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:13 pm

Pining for the fjords, are we?

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by damo666 » Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:25 am

damo666 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:01 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:24 pm
 Excellent work, Damo.
Thank you. New game up in an hour or two.
I have a subject in mind.

Only have phone access at the moment and it is difficult to set up ne game.

Could somebody (Jamie?) kindly set up game 99 for me?

Thanks.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by JECE » Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:33 am

damo666 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:00 pm
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:09 pm
 Beat me to it. The two I had it narrowed to were Ian Smith and Robert Mugabe.
Mugabe was black.
cdngooner is referring to having had "two in mind" when asking the question about whether my pick was black:
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:07 pm
 I expect we're looking for a politician from Africa, either white or black. I have two in mind, so I'll ask the defining question: is this person black?

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by han-shahanshah » Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:01 am

Congratulations!

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by damo666 » Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:01 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:24 pm
 Excellent work, Damo.
Thank you. New game up in an hour or two.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by damo666 » Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:00 pm

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:09 pm
 Beat me to it. The two I had it narrowed to were Ian Smith and Robert Mugabe.
Mugabe was black.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by cdngooner » Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:09 pm

Beat me to it. The two I had it narrowed to were Ian Smith and Robert Mugabe.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by Jamiet99uk » Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:24 pm

Excellent work, Damo.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by JECE » Fri Mar 17, 2023 12:14 pm

damo666 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:37 am
Ian Smith?
You got it!

It's amazing how quick you all are. It looked increasingly like you all were on track to losing again, but then cdngooner cracked the riddle and you immediately solved it.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by damo666 » Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:37 am

Ian Smith?

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by JECE » Fri Mar 17, 2023 1:08 am

Hamish wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:32 pm
What is the definition of being "from" a certain country anyway? Birthplace? Could be a diplomat's kid born in any country of the world.
See Commandment Ⅱ. All questions thus far had clear answers.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by JECE » Fri Mar 17, 2023 1:04 am

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:07 pm
 I expect we're looking for a politician from Africa, either white or black. I have two in mind, so I'll ask the defining question: is this person black?
No

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by belhilly » Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:10 pm

To the group: there are a lot of native English speakers in India (and Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc)

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by cdngooner » Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:07 pm

I expect we're looking for a politician from Africa, either white or black. I have two in mind, so I'll ask the defining question: is this person black?

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by Hamish » Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:32 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:55 pm
 b) Our target is from an English speaking minority in a country where English is not the majority first language.

I am inclined to assume it is option (b).
Which countries come to mind when you say that?
What is the definition of being "from" a certain country anyway? Birthplace? Could be a diplomat's kid born in any country of the world.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by Hamish » Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:29 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:49 pm
 To the group:

I suggest we stop asking geography questions.
We only have six total questions left.
We have run out of those actually.... this guy was from nowhere.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by Jamiet99uk » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:56 pm

Sorry, I meant to indicate, countries in red have already been ruled out, either because they have specifically been asked, or because they are regarded as being in "North America".

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by Jamiet99uk » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:55 pm

The UK government classifies the following countries as "majority native English speaking":

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada*
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Malta
New Zealand
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
United States of America

Therefore it appears likely that either:

a) Our target is from Guyana, or Malta, or

b) Our target is from an English speaking minority in a country where English is not the majority first language.

I am inclined to assume it is option (b).

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by Jamiet99uk » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:49 pm

To the group:

I suggest we stop asking geography questions.
We only have six total questions left.

Re: XX Questions - Game XCVIII

by Jamiet99uk » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:48 pm

1. Real
2. Dead
3. Male
4. First language NOT a romance language.
5. Born in or after 1850.
6. NOT primarily known for being an actor, singer, musician, mime, performer, or entertainer.
7. First language = English.
8. NOT from North America.
9. NOT from the British Isles.
10. Died after 1975.
11. Involved in politics, the military, or news media.
12. Best known for being a politician.
13. Not from Australia or New Zealand.
14. Not from South Africa.

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