TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#41 Post by damo666 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:55 pm

Mike Massimino

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#42 Post by cdngooner » Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:59 pm

Mike Massimino
No. Had to look him up to see who he was. In any case, it appears he was born in New York (more than 10 congressmen).

Personal information:
1, 11. Real human male.
2, 8. Born since 1952. Currently alive.
3, 4. US citizen (either born or naturalized); born in current NATO member, Iran, Argentina, Lesotho, or New South Wales.
12. Either born in a state with fewer than 10 congressmen, or not born in the USA at all.
7. Not known to be LGBTQ.
13. First name begins with a consonant.

Occupation:
6. Famous for being scientist, researcher or academic (but only in broad sense).
14. Has titles other than "Mister".
15. Has a doctorate.

Not famous for:
5. Political or military position.
9. Being on TV (although he has presented / hosted / been featured on TV program).
10. Being a writer (although he has written a book).
16. Work on computers or internet (although I'm sure he used computers).

Free Guesses:
Mike Massimino (damo6666)

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#43 Post by damo666 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:05 pm

As an invalid guess do I get my free guess back?

Regardless, is/was he an astronaut or connected to NASA?

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#44 Post by cdngooner » Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:31 pm

As an invalid guess do I get my free guess back?
No sorry, a wrong guess is a wrong guess unless retracted before I answer.
is/was he an astronaut or connected to NASA?
Yes.

Personal information:
1, 11. Real human male.
2, 8. Born since 1952. Currently alive.
3, 4. US citizen (either born or naturalized); born in current NATO member, Iran, Argentina, Lesotho, or New South Wales.
12. Either born in a state with fewer than 10 congressmen, or not born in the USA at all.
7. Not known to be LGBTQ.
13. First name begins with a consonant.

Occupation:
17. Astronaut, or otherwise connected to NASA.
6. Famous for being scientist, researcher or academic (but only in broad sense).
14. Has titles other than "Mister".
15. Has a doctorate.

Not famous for:
5. Political or military position.
9. Being on TV (although he has presented / hosted / been featured on TV program).
10. Being a writer (although he has written a book).
16. Work on computers or internet (although I'm sure he used computers).

Free Guesses:
Mike Massimino (damo6666)

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#45 Post by cdngooner » Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:32 pm

You're orbiting around the answer now!

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#46 Post by damo666 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:05 pm

cdngooner wrote:
Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:17 pm
Hint: I think solving this one will be quite an endeavour. Finding his/her profession might not be so hard, but there are still so many people of that profession.

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#47 Post by damo666 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:06 pm

cdngooner wrote:
Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:47 pm
Hint: This one seems to be quite a challenger, and I'm not sure if its your destiny to get it. Let me say that he shares a name with another famous person.

Also, I'll clean up our list of known information, to update it with subsequently learned information:

Personal information:
1, 11. Real human male.
2, 8. Born since 1952. Currently alive.
3, 4. US citizen (either born or naturalized); born in current NATO member, Iran, Argentina, Lesotho, or New South Wales.
12. Either born in a state with fewer than 10 congressmen, or not born in the USA at all.
7. Not known to be LGBTQ.
13. First name begins with a consonant.

Occupation:
6. Famous for being scientist, researcher or academic (but only in broad sense).
14. Has titles other than "Mister".
15. Has a doctorate.

Not famous for:
5. Political or military position.
9. Being on TV (although he has presented / hosted / been featured on TV program).
10. Being a writer (although he has written a book).
16. Work on computers or internet (although I'm sure he used computers).
Anybody get the 'destiny' ref?

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#48 Post by damo666 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:30 pm

Forget that. ISS module.

Michael Foale fits but can't think of another Foale. Unless....


OK

Is it Michael Foale?

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#49 Post by DougJoe » Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:04 am

damo666 wrote:
Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:30 pm
Forget that. ISS module.

Michael Foale fits but can't think of another Foale. Unless....


OK

Is it Michael Foale?
I couldn't find a spaceman that fit all the criteria earlier today, but I think you have it. Endeavor and Challenger are references to Space Shuttles and he was on a few flights (looks like mostly Discovery and Atlantis.)

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#50 Post by cdngooner » Sat Dec 02, 2023 2:22 am

Is it Michael Foale?
No.

Personal information:
1, 11. Real human male.
2, 8. Born since 1952. Currently alive.
3, 4. US citizen (either born or naturalized); born in current NATO member, Iran, Argentina, Lesotho, or New South Wales.
12. Either born in a state with fewer than 10 congressmen, or not born in the USA at all.
7. Not known to be LGBTQ.
13. First name begins with a consonant.

Occupation:
17. Astronaut, or otherwise connected to NASA.
6. Famous for being scientist, researcher or academic (but only in broad sense).
14. Has titles other than "Mister".
15. Has a doctorate.

Not famous for:
5. Political or military position.
9. Being on TV (although he has presented / hosted / been featured on TV program).
10. Being a writer (although he has written a book).
16. Work on computers or internet (although I'm sure he used computers).

Counted guesses:
18. Michael Foale.

Free guesses:
Mike Massimino (damo6666)

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#51 Post by DougJoe » Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:54 am

damo666 wrote:
Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:06 pm
Anybody get the 'destiny' ref?
Maybe this, Damo?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_(ISS_module)

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#52 Post by DougJoe » Sat Dec 02, 2023 5:38 am

DougJoe wrote:
Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:54 am
damo666 wrote:
Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:06 pm
Anybody get the 'destiny' ref?
Maybe this, Damo?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_(ISS_module)
Oh, you already noted that, nvm. I didn't catch the "flow" between your two posts.

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#53 Post by cdngooner » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:41 pm

Two questions left!!

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#54 Post by SpiritoftheRadio » Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:04 am

free guess: Donald Pettit?

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#55 Post by Hanging Rook » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:35 pm

On board of a spacecraft when it landed on the moon?

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#56 Post by cdngooner » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:49 pm

Not Donald Pettit.

19. Never went to the moon.

Its unusual to get to 19 questions, is it not?

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#57 Post by damo666 » Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:34 pm

Thomas David Jones
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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#58 Post by cdngooner » Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:30 pm

CORRECT! And just in the nick of time.

You all seem to have got the hints for Endeavour, Challenger and Destiny. Did the scrambles hint for “It’s not unusual” out you over the edge?

Tom Jones is the only astronaut I’ve ever met, at Cape Canaveral. Four time Shuttle rider and member of Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Well done, damo6666!
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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#59 Post by Hominidae » Sun Dec 03, 2023 3:22 pm

I almost guessed Thomas David Jones. I thought it couldn't be him because he was in the Air Force, but I guess he wasn't famous for that so I can't complain.

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Re: TWENTY QUESTIONS Game 158

#60 Post by cdngooner » Sun Dec 03, 2023 3:30 pm

That was my logic. I take the questions at face value and leave it to the players to word them in a way to get maximum information.

I think it helped raise his obscurity because his Wikipedia page doesn’t use the name Tom Jones.

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