1865 - The American Civil War ends, with a Union victory. The confederacy surrenders at Appomattox, and within the year slavery is officially outlawed throughout the entire United States.

We would die without CO2. Plants need CO2 to live. Plants produce oxygen. No CO2, no plants, no oxygen, no people. Climate change is real. Climate has always changed. It is arrogant to think man can change the climate. Questions: 1. What caused the ice age? 2. Why did it end? 3. What is the "right"...

the whole horcrux thing unduly felt stretched out, etc. Upon review, I'm actually somewhat surprised there wasn't one destroyed per book, although they're so hard to get rid of that maybe that wasn't a feasible option from the narrative's perspective. That's actually a great point. I suspect that i...

Acted in a well-known movie (QM discretion) in the last five years?

European?

Famous for politics, military, or religion?

Has this person ever held a political office? If yes: Joe Biden 20 questions in general clarification: Suppose I am QM and want to pick an entity that has an unclear birthday, but before, say 1 AD for sure. Should I "pass" if someone asks born before 1800, because I don't know when they were born, ...

Is this person mentioned in the Bible?

Hominidae wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 10:30 pm

Free guess: Jesus

Congrats Hominidae! It's Jesus. Surprised it took someone this long to pick him lol. Thought it'd be a fun pick!

1. Real human
2, 3, 4, 9. Born 207 AD or before
5. Born in Eurasia
6. Not famous for military command or rule of a country/kingdom/you get the idea
7. Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or Buddhist
8. E in their first or last full English name

Hominidae wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 7:12 pm

Born after 207 AD?

no

JustAGuyNamedWill wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 6:44 pm

Has an ‘E’ in their full first or last name?

yes*

*As this game is being played in English, I am using English spelling of their name.

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 6:37 pm

Was this person Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or Buddhist?

yes

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 6:30 pm

Famous for their military command or rule of a country/kingdom/you get the idea

no

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 6:03 pm

Born in Eurasia (inclusive of England, Ireland, Japan, Sri Lanka, Malay archipelago, and Mediterranean islands)?

yes

wintergreen wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 5:52 pm

Born after 1200?

no

Hominidae wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 4:37 pm

Born in 1701 or later?

no

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 4:23 pm

Born north of the equator and after 1800?

no

wintergreen wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 3:23 pm

Real human?

yes

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