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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#41 Post by damo666 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:03 am

Foxcastle wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:51 am
damo666 wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:10 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:44 pm
Primarily associated with religion, philosophy, or science?
An association with science but not primarily.
Since you expounded on this response as well, but didn't count it, can you clarify if you are counting this as an official answer?
It counts.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#42 Post by damo666 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:03 am

JECE wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:55 am
Alive in the 19th Century?
Yes.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#43 Post by damo666 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:08 am

damo666 wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:51 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:30 pm
Primarily known for politics, government, or military service?
Debatable. Certainly political but not an obvious yes to primarily.

I won't count as question but as it's a clue I'll be less inclined to hint.
Addendum: It would be wrong to answer this with a flat 'no'.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#44 Post by damo666 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:10 am

damo666 wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:03 am
Foxcastle wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:51 am
damo666 wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:10 pm


An association with science but not primarily.
Since you expounded on this response as well, but didn't count it, can you clarify if you are counting this as an official answer?
It counts.
Given my last post I won't count this as you may not have asked it.

I'm too generous!

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#45 Post by Foxcastle » Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:25 pm

1. Real
2. Male
3. From Europe or Australasia
4. English was not his first language.
5. Dead
6. Died more than 100 years ago.
7. Is from a country that is a member state of the Latin Union.
X. Associated with politics, but not primarily
8. Not typically known by a nickname, honorific, etc.
9. From France or Italy
10. Not from continental or peninsular Italy (let's hope he's not Sicilian)
X. Associated with science in some way, but not primarily
11. Not an artist or writer
12. Was alive in the 19th century (1800s)

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#46 Post by JECE » Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:51 pm

Buried in Paris at the Panthéon or the Hôtel des Invalides?
See my full Profile:
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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#47 Post by damo666 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:46 pm

JECE wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:51 pm
Buried in Paris at the Panthéon or the Hôtel des Invalides?
No

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#48 Post by han-shahanshah » Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:10 pm

Foxcastle wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:25 pm
10. Not from continental or peninsular Italy (let's hope he's not Sicilian)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... m_Sardinia

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#49 Post by Foxcastle » Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:25 pm

han-shahanshah wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:10 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:25 pm
10. Not from continental or peninsular Italy (let's hope he's not Sicilian)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... m_Sardinia
Sure, there are hundreds of Italian islands

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#50 Post by Foxcastle » Tue Mar 21, 2023 4:08 pm

Born before 1800?

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#51 Post by damo666 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:20 pm

Foxcastle wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 4:08 pm
Born before 1800?
Yes

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#52 Post by Foxcastle » Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:27 pm

1. Real
2. Male
3. From Europe or Australasia
4. English was not his first language.
5. Dead
6. Died more than 100 years ago.
7. Is from a country that is a member state of the Latin Union.
X. Associated with politics, but not primarily
8. Not typically known by a nickname, honorific, etc.
9. From France or Italy
10. Not from continental or peninsular Italy (let's hope he's not Sicilian)
X. Associated with science in some way, but not primarily
11. Not an artist or writer
12. Was alive in the 19th century (1800s)
13. Not buried in Paris at the Panthéon or the Hôtel des Invalides
14. Born before 1800

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#53 Post by han-shahanshah » Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:28 pm

I found Henri Géraud Julien Bessières on Wikipedia but I have never heard of him.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#54 Post by Foxcastle » Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:55 pm

han-shahanshah wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:28 pm
I found Henri Géraud Julien Bessières on Wikipedia but I have never heard of him.
I think having Wikipedia call you a scientist and diplomat in the first sentence makes you primarily a scientist and government agent, so I think this is unlikely (besides being perhaps too obscure).
damo666 wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:51 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:30 pm
Primarily known for politics, government, or military service?
Debatable. Certainly political but not an obvious yes to primarily.

I won't count as question but as it's a clue I'll be less inclined to hint.
damo666 wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:10 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:44 pm
Primarily associated with religion, philosophy, or science?
An association with science but not primarily.
My guess is that the wikipedia page of our target goes something like this...

Homme Mystérieux was a noted brie masseur in 19th century Paris. Although he initially studied to be a doctor and published three papers on anatomy, he abandoned medicine to go into cheese fondling. Later in life, he would win a seat in the National Assembly, where he was an utterly unremarkable legislator for two terms before being appointed Deputy Assistant Minister for Ooh-La-La for two years.
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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#55 Post by Jamiet99uk » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:21 pm

Is he known for his role in the French Revolution or related events?
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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#56 Post by damo666 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:34 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:21 pm
Is he known for his role in the French Revolution or related events?
He is associated with the French Revolution.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#57 Post by damo666 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:35 pm

Free info: he is not a cheese fondler

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#58 Post by Foxcastle » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:50 pm

Free guess: Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#59 Post by damo666 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:24 pm

Foxcastle wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:50 pm
Free guess: Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
Bingo!

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 99!

#60 Post by Foxcastle » Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:44 pm

Woo! I will set up Game 100 now-ish.
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