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Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:05 pm
by Spartaculous
Hominidae wrote:
Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:59 pm
Known for something related to the arts?
Using "the arts" in a broad sense:

Person A: No.

Person B: Yes.

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:15 pm
by han-shahanshah
Famous for visual or performing arts?

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:15 pm
by han-shahanshah
Oops, missed the previous post.

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:17 pm
by Spartaculous
han-shahanshah wrote:
Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:15 pm
Oops, missed the previous post.
Duly ignored.

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:17 pm
by han-shahanshah
Was their last known location of habitation in Europe?

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:33 pm
by Spartaculous
han-shahanshah wrote:
Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:17 pm
Was their last known location of habitation in Europe?
I want to punt on this one and not count it, because I think the answer for Person B is probably yes, but he travels so much that I wouldn't be surprised if the answer is no. In any event, Person A did die in Europe.

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:50 pm
by Hominidae
Born on the island of Great Britain?

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:00 pm
by Spartaculous
Hominidae wrote:
Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:50 pm
Born on the island of Great Britain?
Person A: Yes

Person B: Yes

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:38 pm
by cdngooner
This is hard because our questions may be useful for one, but not the other (like my earlier question about date of birth). Questions spent pinning down what kind of artist B was will be wastes for A.

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:15 pm
by Spartaculous
cdngooner wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:38 pm
This is hard because our questions may be useful for one, but not the other (like my earlier question about date of birth). Questions spent pinning down what kind of artist B was will be wastes for A.
There's actually a way around that with logical connectives, if you think about it...

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:04 pm
by Hominidae
Is this person either known for musical work or born before 1770?

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:30 pm
by Spartaculous
Hominidae wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:04 pm
Is this person either known for musical work or born before 1770?
Person A: Yes.

Person B: Yes.

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 5:30 pm
by cdngooner
There's actually a way around that with logical connectives, if you think about it...
Ouff. This could get complicated. There is a reason I'm not a coder. But let me try.

Is this person either born 1700-1770 and a scientist; or a musician who has released a top ten album or single since Jan 1, 2020?

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 5:44 pm
by Spartaculous
cdngooner wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2023 5:30 pm
Is this person either born 1700-1770 and a scientist; or a musician who has released a top ten album or single since Jan 1, 2020?
Person A: No.

Person B: No.

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:15 pm
by damo666
PERSON A

Real dead male human being born after 1700 AD

1. Likely a native Anglophone, certainly spoke English.
2. Born in Europe.
3. White.
4. Not a political leader, but associated with them.
5. born before 01.01.1900
6. Not Irish
7. Wrote memoirs but writing not source of fame
8. Not an explorer
9. not famed for the arts
10. Born in GB
11. Born before 1770 [due to 9]
12. Not a scientist [due to 10]

Free info - died in Europe

PERSON 2

Real living male human being.

i) Native English speaker.
ii) Born in Europe.
iii) White
iv) Not a political leader.
v) unsurprisingly not born prior to 1900
vi) not Irish
vii) writing is, in a very broad sense, partly a reason for this person's fame
viii) not an explorer
ix) famed for the arts
x) born in GB
xi) known for music
xii) not released a top ten single or album since 1.1.2020


somebody please check

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:19 pm
by damo666
Was this person either

Nobility/royalty born before 1800

or

born after 31.12.1969 ?

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:41 pm
by Spartaculous
damo666 wrote:
Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:19 pm
Was this person either

Nobility/royalty born before 1800

or

born after 31.12.1969 ?
Person A: This person was awarded a specific title that may be relevant here. I have been researching whether or not this title made him part of the nobility of the awarding country. I believe the answer to be "no", but maybe someone after the game who knows more than I do about 18th/19th Europe will correct me.

Person B: No.

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:15 pm
by damo666
PERSON A

Real dead male human being born after 1700 AD

1. Likely a native Anglophone, certainly spoke English.
2. Born in Europe.
3. White.
4. Not a political leader, but associated with them.
5. born before 01.01.1900
6. Not Irish
7. Wrote memoirs but writing not source of fame
8. Not an explorer
9. not famed for the arts
10. Born in GB
11. Born before 1770 [due to 9]
12. Not a scientist [due to 10]
13. Titled but not nobility

Free info - died in Europe

PERSON 2

Real living male human being.

i) Native English speaker.
ii) Born in Europe.
iii) White
iv) Not a political leader.
v) unsurprisingly not born prior to 1900
vi) not Irish
vii) writing is, in a very broad sense, partly a reason for this person's fame
viii) not an explorer
ix) famed for the arts
x) born in GB
xi) known for music
xii) not released a top ten single or album since 1.1.2020
xiii) born before 01.01.1970

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:29 pm
by Octavious
Tricky one, this. If not for the not born in Ireland thing I'd have been tempted to guess they were Francis Bacon... Going to have to sleep on it...

Re: Twenty questions, round 157: Thanksgiving week two-for-one!

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:26 am
by Temasek22
Was this person either a diplomat or part of a boy band?