Twenty Questions - Game 170

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Spartaculous » Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:58 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:22 pm
 I had a feeling Spartaculous was right, but I had to guess the other obvious one since Chekhov was already taken. Good work.
The strategy of this game is interesting. I decided against Tolstoy simply because he is so well-known. I was choosing between Chekhov, Bulgakov, and Pasternak (Tolstoy was the "or 4").
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:24 pm
Hooray! Is there a gun in your play?
Of course there is!

I have gone to math talks with "Chekhov's lemmas": if some result is stated in the first part of the talk, it will be used to prove something in the final part of the talk.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by cdngooner » Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:24 pm

Hooray! Is there a gun in your play?
Of course there is!

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Hominidae » Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:22 pm

I had a feeling Spartaculous was right, but I had to guess the other obvious one since Chekhov was already taken. Good work.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Spartaculous » Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:10 pm

Hooray! Is there a gun in your play?

I will get the next round up this afternoon (American time).

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by cdngooner » Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:23 pm

It is ANTON CHEKHOV! I am currently rehearsing a play called Stupid Fucking Bird, a modern adaptation of The Seagull.

Congratulations Spartaculous.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Hominidae » Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:36 am

Free guess: Leo Tolstoy.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Spartaculous » Sun Jan 14, 2024 4:06 am

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:33 am
 I think this will be over soon.
Yeah, I'm down to about 3 or 4 people that I think it could be, so I will go ahead and use my free guess on Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by cdngooner » Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:33 am

I think this will be over soon.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by cdngooner » Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:32 am

Did he primarily or entirely write in Russian?
Yes.

1, 9. Real human male, alive in 1900’s.
2, 5, 7, 12. Famous for writing Russian poetry, plays or fiction; but not music, film or TV.
3, 10, 11. Not born in Asia, Africa, North America, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Schengen Area.
4, 8. Born in the 1800's.
6. American or European nationality.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Hominidae » Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:50 pm

So we're looking for a male writer either born in Eastern Europe, or born in South America or Oceania (but had citizenship in Europe or North America).

Did he primarily or entirely write in Russian?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by cdngooner » Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:00 pm

Primarily known for writing poetry, plays, and/or fiction?
Yes.
Born in 19th century (by which I mean a year starting with 18)
Yes.
Male?
Yes.
Was this person born in northern or western Europe?
No.
Born in an area that is currently within the Schengen area?
No.

1, 9. Real human male, alive in 1900’s.
2, 5, 7. Famous for writing poetry, plays or fiction; but not music, film or TV.
3, 10, 11. Not born in Asia, Africa, North America, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Schengen Area.
4, 8. Born in the 1800's.
6. American or European nationality.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by cdngooner » Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:29 pm

All good questions. I won’t be able to answer for a few hours. Sorry.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Hominidae » Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:54 pm

Born in an area that is currently within the Schengen area?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area

(This will narrow it down somewhat regardless of the answer to Spartaculous's question.)

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Spartaculous » Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:45 pm

Was this person born in northern or western Europe?

Let's use the UN geoscheme here. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme_for_Europe) As usual, since national boundaries may have shifted since this person was born, I am asking about how the location of the person's birth is classified today. Someone born in what was then Germany, but now Poland, should return a "No." answer.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Jamiet99uk » Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:53 pm

Male?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by damo666 » Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:52 pm

Born in 19th century (by which I mean a year starting with 18)

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Hominidae » Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:49 am

OK, so probably a European born in Europe then, but not necessarily.

Primarily known for writing poetry, plays, and/or fiction?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by cdngooner » Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:37 am

Is this person known for involvement in music, film, or television?
No.
American or European?
Yes. The earlier question was where they were "born". That is not the same as what their nationality might be. Many Americans are born in other countries. This may be a case like that. Or it may simply be that they are European.

1. Real human, alive in 1900’s.
2, 5. Famous due to the arts (in a broad sense); but not music, film or TV.
3. Not born in Asia, Africa or North America.
4. Born before Dec 31 / 55.
6. American or European nationality.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by Jamiet99uk » Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:22 am

han-shahanshah wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:38 am
 Clarifying: holding my citizenship of North American or European country?
This doesn't clarify at all. First of all "my citizenship" is not clear at all, but more importantly, we were already told they are not from North America.

You appear to be asking a question that has already been partly answered.

Did you simply mean to ask if they are from Europe?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 170

by han-shahanshah » Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:38 am

Clarifying: holding my citizenship of North American or European country?

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