20 Questions - Game 17

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by damo666 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:28 pm

Doug7878 wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:51 pm
 I'm going to go buy some darts and head right down to the Senior Center.
Don't get arrested.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Doug7878 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:51 pm

I'm going to go buy some darts and head right down to the Senior Center.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Doug7878 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:48 pm

"De Havilland was not only the last surviving major cast member of Gone with the Wind (1939) and one of the longest-lived major stars in Hollywood history, but she was unquestionably the last surviving iconic figure from the peak of Hollywood's golden era during the late 1930s, and her passing truly marked the end of an era.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson/Robert Sieger"

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Szpoti » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:02 pm

Jaguar wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:40 pm
 She's one of the most famous and highly rated actresses of all time.

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls057000570/
Many people have been killed by subjectivity
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls063784435/

I would still stick to something a little bit more quantifiable, like 50% of folks hit by a dart tossed from Doug's window (never heard this metaphor, but I love it).

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Jaguar » Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:40 pm

She's one of the most famous and highly rated actresses of all time.

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls057000570/

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Szpoti » Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:29 pm

I was purely referring to the initial rule of 50% hit by the dart set by Doug. I bet you 100 webPoints that neither in the US nor in the UK you would achieve 10%. I reckon that her figure is strongly esoteric.

But thanks to this challenge, we, the more ignorant ones from the population of 90%, have learnt something new. And now, joined the esoteric elite!

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by damo666 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:59 am

Of course it was valid.

Amazed people not heard of her (especially J tbh).

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Doug7878 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:08 am

Thank you. I was starting to feel like a dinosaur.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Jaguar » Tue Jun 21, 2022 10:29 am

I'm late 20s and know Olivia de Havilland!

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Doug7878 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:22 am

I'm sorrry if many on webDip have never heard of her. I am probably older than many players here (68) and she is well known to my generation. I sent the Brittanica link to show her photo mainly. I always thought she was stunningly beautiful.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Szpoti » Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:00 am

MSmart wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:08 am
 People know Olivia deHavilland. Maybe she's not as famous as Napoleon but she's definitely known enough to satisfy the rule.
'at least 50%''...

To have a 'definite' answer, we can run here a quick survey.

I honestly have never heard this name, and I've seen Gone with the Wind.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by MSmart » Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:08 am

People know Olivia deHavilland. Maybe she's not as famous as Napoleon but she's definitely known enough to satisfy the rule.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Szpoti » Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:11 am

The fact that we need a wiki reference to justify the answer is an indication that Rule 4. might have not been upheld:

'4. Please choose people from history, or movie/TV/literary/video game chars/etc. characters that, if you were to throw a dart out the window, at least 50% of people hit would know this character.'

I would suggest invalidating this round.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by MSmart » Tue Jun 21, 2022 2:31 am

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 20, 2022 4:37 pm
I've never heard of her, but ok.
She was in this little-known art movie called "Gone With The Wind".
That's how I know her as well, and not only that, but she lived till the age of 104 and died only two years ago.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Doug7878 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:21 pm

I just hope that the folks that participated had fun trying to solve it.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Gwyn » Mon Jun 20, 2022 7:48 pm

I feel compelled to note that Gone With the Wind was produced in 1939 - making it 83 years old, and while I'm aware of the movie, I've never actually seen it, and I'm middle-aged with well-rounded interests :)

I'm not objecting to the actress being used in 20Q - it seems valid - but it doesn't seem valid to criticize people for being unaware of her either.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Doug7878 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 5:16 pm

Then you are not beyond redemption. The very pretty leading lady in nine or ten films is the youthful Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Jamiet99uk » Mon Jun 20, 2022 4:46 pm

Doug7878 wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 20, 2022 4:22 pm
 Jamiet must have done homework in high school instead of staying up and watching old Errol Flynn movies.
I've heard of Errol Flynn.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by cdngooner » Mon Jun 20, 2022 4:37 pm

I've never heard of her, but ok.
She was in this little-known art movie called "Gone With The Wind".

Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

by Doug7878 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 4:22 pm

Jamiet must have done homework in high school instead of staying up and watching old Errol Flynn movies.

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