TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

#21 Post by Jamiet99uk » Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:14 am

Actor?
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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

#22 Post by damo666 » Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:22 am

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:14 am
Actor?
Wouldn't that get a yes to "Arts"?

You may wish to retract.

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#23 Post by damo666 » Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:23 am

Explorer?

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

#24 Post by Jamiet99uk » Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:29 am

damo666 wrote:
Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:22 am
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:14 am
Actor?
Wouldn't that get a yes to "Arts"?

You may wish to retract.
There is a great deal of vagueness in this game when it comes to the definition of "arts".

Some would say a philosopher is an artist, for instance.
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#25 Post by Jamiet99uk » Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:30 am

(Yet you did not correct Ferdack for asking if it was a philosopher, was my point)
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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

#26 Post by Jamiet99uk » Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:44 am

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:14 am
Actor?
But fine, I retract this question.

New question: Criminal?
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#27 Post by damo666 » Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:05 pm

#9 could be misleading, could be a non-leader politician/statesperson.

If the answers to both explorer and criminal are no then is he political/royal/statesperson?

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#28 Post by Jamiet99uk » Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:55 pm

damo666 wrote:
Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:05 pm
#9 could be misleading, could be a non-leader politician/statesperson.

If the answers to both explorer and criminal are no then is he political/royal/statesperson?
Good observation. In the UK context, as an example, Prince Andrew (he who is u able to sweat) is definitely not a "national leader" but is a member of the Royal family.
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#29 Post by Tolstoy » Sun Jul 24, 2022 2:39 pm

1) Is it a man? - Yes!
2) Is it a real person? - Yes!
3) Russian? - No.
4) Is he alive? - No.
5) Native English speaker? - No.
6) In the arts? - No.
7) Died after 01.01.1950? - No.
8) American - No.
9) Was he a national leader (politics, military, royal)? - No.
10) Scientist? - No.
11) Philosopher? - No.
))) Actor - <retracted question>
12) Explorer? - Yes!

NOT John Buchan (damo666).

In re: the question about whether or not he is a criminal, I cannot give a simple yes or no answer. do you mean:
1) Did he commit a major crime, and if so, what constitutes a major crime?
2) Was he convicted of a crime?
3) Was he arrested for a crime?
4) Do property or financial crimes count, or only crimes against people?
5) Is someone a criminal if they were arrested and convicted, but exonerated for political reasons?
6) What if it wasn't considered a crime then, but is now (or the reverse)?
7) What if there is doubt about his guilt?
Et cetera. I must ask for more specificity before I can give a simple "yes" or "no" answer.

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#30 Post by Jamiet99uk » Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:34 pm

Is it Christopher Columbus?
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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

#31 Post by damo666 » Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:34 pm

Alive pre 1600?

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#32 Post by Ferdack » Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:17 pm

Did he ever circumnavigate the world?

Also the game number should be XXXIX.

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#33 Post by Tolstoy » Sun Jul 24, 2022 7:12 pm

1) Is it a man? - Yes!
2) Is it a real person? - Yes!
3) Russian? - No.
4) Is he alive? - No.
5) Native English speaker? - No.
6) In the arts? - No.
7) Died after 01.01.1950? - No.
8) American - No.
9) Was he a national leader (politics, military, royal)? - No.
10) Scientist? - No.
11) Philosopher? - No.
))) Actor - <retracted question>
12) Explorer? - Yes!
13) Criminal? - Absent clarification of the question, I'm going to say No.
14) Alive pre 1600? - Yes!

NOT John Buchan (damo666).
NOT Christopher Columbus (Jamiet99uk)

Yes, the game number should be XXXIX. Somebody will need to remember to make the next one XL.

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

#34 Post by Jamiet99uk » Sun Jul 24, 2022 8:18 pm

Ferdack wrote:
Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:17 pm
Did he ever circumnavigate the world?

Also the game number should be XXXIX.
@Tolstoy did you answer this?
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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

#35 Post by Tolstoy » Sun Jul 24, 2022 9:03 pm

I didn't, my bad. NO on Circumnavigation.

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#36 Post by damo666 » Sun Jul 24, 2022 9:25 pm

Marco Polo?

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#37 Post by deMoGo » Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:34 pm

Was he Spanish?

If yes, I guess Hernán Cortés.

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

#38 Post by Ferdack » Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:01 pm

My guess is Zheng He.

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#39 Post by Tolstoy » Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:01 pm

1) Is it a man? - Yes!
2) Is it a real person? - Yes!
3) Russian? - No.
4) Is he alive? - No.
5) Native English speaker? - No.
6) In the arts? - No.
7) Died after 01.01.1950? - No.
8) American - No.
9) Was he a national leader (politics, military, royal)? - No.
10) Scientist? - No.
11) Philosopher? - No.
))) Actor - <retracted question>
12) Explorer? - Yes!
13) Criminal? - Absent clarification of the question, I'm going to say No.
14) Alive pre 1600? - Yes!
15) Did he ever circumnavigate the world? - No.
16) Was he Spanish? - Yes!

NOT John Buchan OR Marco Polo (damo666)
NOT Christopher Columbus (Jamiet99uk)
NOT Hernan Cortes (deMoGo)

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS - ROUND XXXVIII

#40 Post by Tolstoy » Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:01 pm

NOT Zheng He.

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