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Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:45 pm
by Drakkon
Was he a political figure?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:50 pm
by x-raider
1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5.Was he a political figure? Yes


Keep in mind what I said earlier: it's very different from any of the past people.

So none of this: [bigimg]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1AClHyXfjkc/Tx-NVcleimI/AAAAAAAAGJM/spwny0GPTWk/s1600/110314-Barking2-Full.jpg[/bigimg]

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:54 pm
by Drakkon
was he from Europe?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:56 pm
by x-raider
1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:57 pm
by Drakkon
Asia?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:01 pm
by x-raider
1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:02 pm
by Drakkon
was he considered a humanitarian?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:03 pm
by x-raider
1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:05 pm
by Drakkon
I'm off for night, will be back tomorrow.

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:09 pm
by x-raider
Ok, night night.

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:49 am
by Gillipig
Damn, you guy's been busy :)! You've doubled the total amount of posts in this thread in one day :shock:. Looks like I have some catching up to do lol.

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:24 am
by Gillipig
Did he die before the 11th century?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:38 am
by x-raider
1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:53 am
by Gillipig
Is it Qin Shi Huang?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:56 am
by x-raider
Good try, but no.
Question 9 is what I was hinting at earlier.
It's a different part of Asia.

1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes
10. Is it Qin Shi Huang? No

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:03 am
by Gillipig
This requires some thinking. :-k
Not from the "standard" part of asia which indicates middle east or russia. There are no well known people from Russia before the 11th century so it must be in the middle east region.
It's not a humanitarian so it's not Jesus. And likely not any of his apostles because they were all followers of his cause.
I think I need another question before I can answer this.

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:15 am
by Gillipig
Is he known for his military actions?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:22 am
by x-raider
A sound line of reasoning.

1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes
10. Is it Qin Shi Huang? No
11. Is he known for his military actions? Yes

To be precise, that's one of the things he is known for.

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:47 am
by Gillipig
I was going to say Saladin but he died after the 11th century. Alexander the great was european, all roman emperors were european, hannibal was either from africa or europe I can't remember lol. But he wasn't from asia. All the egyptian farao's were from africa. Damn I'm having trouble here. Okay here's another try. Is it Sargon of Akkad?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:32 am
by tkr4lf
Is it Hammurabi of Babylon?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:26 am
by maxfaraday
Is it Nebuchadnezzar?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:10 am
by x-raider
1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes
10. Is it Qin Shi Huang? No
11. Is he known for his military actions? Yes
12-14. I am not thinking of Sargon of Akkad, Hammurabi or Nebuchadnezzar.

Good guesses; you're getting close.
So now I just learnt about Sargon of Akkad (I had previously never heard of him) and that's my favourite part: The thinking(, the deduction) and the learning.

Suggestion: At the beginning of each round the "quiz-master?" gives 2 pieces of useful information to start with.
E.g: I am thinking of a dead man
I am thinking of a female author
I am thinking of a french politician

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:15 am
by Gillipig
x-raider wrote:Suggestion: At the beginning of each round the "quiz-master?" gives 2 pieces of useful information to start with.
E.g: I am thinking of a dead man
I am thinking of a female author
I am thinking of a french politician

That will probably make it too easy! 20 well put question can crack most mysteries :). A good question is typically something that divides the options into two. "Like Is it a man?" Regardless of if the answer is yes or no you've got what you wanted out of it.
Guessing a name like we do now is only something you do when you think you're close. So I'd be surprised if we didn't solve this one ;).

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:24 am
by Gillipig
:idea: Is it the prophet Muhammad?

Re: 20 questions

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:18 am
by tkr4lf
Was he Jewish/an Israelite?