20 Questions, Game 377

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Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by DreamTrawler » Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:30 pm

Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:17 pm
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:13 pm
 free guess: Don Bradman
Don Bradman is correct!

He is considered by some to be the most dominant sportsman of all time. For those who, like me, know little about cricket but know what a normal distribution looks like, I present Bradman’s dominance graphical form. The arrow points to Bradman:

Image
Wow! That really is impressive batting.

I’m actually surprised I got that, I know very little about cricket even though my family is Indian. But I figured the subject must be an athlete and went from there.

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Aristocrat » Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:17 pm

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:13 pm
 free guess: Don Bradman
Don Bradman is correct!

He is considered by some to be the most dominant sportsman of all time. For those who, like me, know little about cricket but know what a normal distribution looks like, I present Bradman’s dominance graphical form. The arrow points to Bradman:

Image

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by DreamTrawler » Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:13 pm

free guess: Don Bradman

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Aristocrat » Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:52 pm

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13: Real human male born in Australia November 19, 1831-1921, who has not appeared as a playable leader in a mainline game in the Sid Meier's Civilization series.

4, 12: Not famous for politics, military, science, exploration, criminal activity, or business/industry

5: Not famous for something that a great person from a civ game might be (Great Artist, Great Writer, Great Musician, Great Engineer, Great Scientist, Great Merchant, Great General, Great Admiral, Great Prophet, and Great Spy)

8: Lived to the age at which one can run for US President

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Aristocrat » Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:20 pm

Kemical wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:30 am
 Is this person famous for their work in industry? (I'm not sure whether 'Great Merchant' would include such people. If it would, as it does in Civilization 6, scratch my question.)
No.

I will decide if it overlaps completely with “Great Merchant” later but my gut is that business/industry as a whole is broader. I don’t think you all will run up against the question cap, though.

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Aristocrat » Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:15 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:58 am
 Born on the mainland of Australia?
Yes

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Hominidae » Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:58 am

Born on the mainland of Australia?

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Kemical » Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:30 am

Is this person famous for their work in industry? (I'm not sure whether 'Great Merchant' would include such people. If it would, as it does in Civilization 6, scratch my question.)

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by DreamTrawler » Wed Aug 28, 2024 5:54 am

miminena wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:56 am
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:52 am
 which in turn allows for - free guess: Sir Edmund Hillary
Wouldn't he be counted as famous for exploration? I'm not sure.
Wow, I completely missed that. Scratch my guess

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by miminena » Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:56 am

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:52 am
 which in turn allows for - free guess: Sir Edmund Hillary
Wouldn't he be counted as famous for exploration? I'm not sure.

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by DreamTrawler » Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:52 am

which in turn allows for - free guess: Sir Edmund Hillary

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by DreamTrawler » Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:51 am

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:29 am
 We can deduce that this person was born before or in 1917 - the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991 and anyone born after that is not yet 35 years of age.
Whoops, made an embarrassing historical error - the USSR was founded in 1922!

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Aristocrat » Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:56 am

miminena wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:43 am
 Is this person female?
No

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by DreamTrawler » Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:46 am

So are we most likely looking for an Australian or someone from the Caribbean?

*not a question for QM

**or a Kiwi

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by miminena » Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:43 am

Is this person female?

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Aristocrat » Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:04 am

han-shahanshah wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:34 am
 Born in the British Empire?
Yes

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by han-shahanshah » Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:34 am

Born in the British Empire?

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Aristocrat » Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:22 am

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:00 am
 Born in South America, Africa, or what is currently Canada?
No

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by Hominidae » Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:00 am

Born in South America, Africa, or what is currently Canada?

Re: 20 Questions, Game 377

by DreamTrawler » Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:29 am

We can deduce that this person was born before or in 1917 - the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991 and anyone born after that is not yet 35 years of age.

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