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by cdngooner
Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions: Game 261
Replies: 37
Views: 534

Re: 20 Questions: Game 261

Oscar, Emmy or Golden Globe winner in an acting category?
by cdngooner
Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty questions, round 260
Replies: 83
Views: 819

Re: Twenty questions, round 260

If its a Dane, on the ground that his tiny island is not shown an extremely small scale map, I will barf. No specific locality is shown on such a map. Denmark has been clearly excluded, in my interpretation of the answers.
by cdngooner
Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty questions, round 260
Replies: 83
Views: 819

Re: Twenty questions, round 260

Arnold is also too old. As is Christoph Waltz.
by cdngooner
Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty questions, round 260
Replies: 83
Views: 819

Re: Twenty questions, round 260

I want it to be Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he won an Emmy.
by cdngooner
Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty questions, round 260
Replies: 83
Views: 819

Re: Twenty questions, round 260

Free guess: Alexander Skarsgard?
by cdngooner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

Anyways, since you have very kindly refunded my guess, I will use it on Jeremy Bentham. Are you hacking my computer??? JEREMY BENTHAM is correct! This political philosopher developed the idea of utilitarianism, that the policy which should be followed is the one that gives the greatest good to the ...
by cdngooner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

It was a good guess, anyway! PS: I've been to the "other" New Brunswick, in New Jersey. Underwhelming, compared to ours.
by cdngooner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

Did he live in, serve militarily in, or otherwise visit North America? Not that I've been able to find out. Did he ever serve in the military? No. I'm YOLOing this one: Robert Monckton. No, but you have me intrigued. Did I previously disclose that I live in Moncton, New Brunswick, named after this ...
by cdngooner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

Did he die outside the British Isles? No. If no, was he in the Royal Navy? No. Three more. 1,5,9,12,13,14. Real human male, born 1700-1759. 2,4,10. Born in England. 7. Lived 40 years or longer. 16. Died in the British Isles. 6. Native speaker of English. 8,11. Primarily famous for politics, governm...
by cdngooner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

Born before 1700? No. If no, born before 1760? Yes. Member of parliament of England/Great Britain/the United Kingdom? No. Also, just as a heads up, you left the answer to this question out of the summary (although you did count it as a number). Diplomacy&Warfare wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:41 am Ki...
by cdngooner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

King, prince, or having another medieval noble title? (ie, duke, count, but NOT general) No. Born in 1600 or earlier? No. 1,5,9,12. Real human male, born 1601-1800. 7. Lived 40 years or longer. 2,4,10. Born in England. 6. Native speaker of English. 8,11. Primarily famous for politics, government, o...
by cdngooner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

Primarily famous for politics, government, the military, or being royalty or nobility? Yes. Born after 1800? No. Born in what is currently England? Yes. Halfway there. 1,5,9. Real human male, born 701-1800. 7. Lived 40 years or longer. 2,4,10. Born in England. 6. Native speaker of English. 8. Prima...
by cdngooner
Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:18 am
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

Famous for something to do with the arts (in the broad sense)? Only in the broadest possible sense. This person would not have considered him/herself an artist. Born in Europe? Yes. Male born after 700? Yes. Native speaker of English? Yes. Lived 40 years or longer? Yes. 1,5. Real human male, born 7...
by cdngooner
Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

Yes.

I can’t do summaries for a few hours.
by cdngooner
Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

Re: 20 Questions - Game 259

Real human born in 1970 or earlier?
Yes.
by cdngooner
Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Game 259
Replies: 39
Views: 406

20 Questions - Game 259

HISTORY 1 Henry Hill / cdngooner 2 Colonel Kurtz / VillageIdiot 3 Kieffer Moore / damo666 4 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Hamish 5 Anne Frank / Trigfea63 6 Dalai Lama / Hamish 7 Woody / Ginge86 8 Queen Elizabeth II / aardvarkarmy 9 Mahatma Gandhi / Octavious 10 Trish Stratus / VillageIdiot 11 Judas / Vi...
by cdngooner
Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty questions, round 258
Replies: 28
Views: 293

Re: Twenty questions, round 258

I've been a Scott Joplin fan ever since "The Sting". Awesome move, awesome music.

Thanks Spartaculous. New one going up shortly.
by cdngooner
Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty questions, round 258
Replies: 28
Views: 293

Re: Twenty questions, round 258

No. From Wikipedia: "Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditi...
by cdngooner
Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty questions, round 258
Replies: 28
Views: 293

Re: Twenty questions, round 258

Primarily known as a jazz/swing musician?
As no musical genres have concrete boundaries, I am going to request clarification from QM as to what he defines as "jazz" and "swing", whether the answer is Yes or No, so please QM, I hope you will provide that clarification in your answer.
by cdngooner
Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions, Game 257
Replies: 33
Views: 436

Re: Twenty Questions, Game 257

Character from European folklore?