Twenty questions: game 152

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Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Hominidae » Sun Nov 05, 2023 3:44 pm

Nice work! I actually found William Blake while searching for possibilities, and thought he might very well could have been it, but I didn't feel nearly confident enough to make the guess, which is why I asked the writing question.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Spartaculous » Sun Nov 05, 2023 1:32 pm

Hanging Rook wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:43 am
 free guess: William Blake?
We have a winner! Congratulations!

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Hanging Rook » Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:43 am

free guess: William Blake?

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Spartaculous » Sun Nov 05, 2023 2:06 am

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 05, 2023 1:25 am
 Did a large part of their fame come from writing poetry, plays, or fiction?
Yes.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Hominidae » Sun Nov 05, 2023 1:25 am

Did a large part of their fame come from writing poetry, plays, or fiction?

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Spartaculous » Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:00 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 04, 2023 1:47 pm
 Born after the beginning of 1764?
No.
damo666 wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:23 pm
 Politician/royalty/military?
No.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by damo666 » Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:23 pm

Politician/royalty/military?

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Hominidae » Sat Nov 04, 2023 1:47 pm

Born after the beginning of 1764?

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by JECE » Sat Nov 04, 2023 12:03 pm

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:32 pm
 So we've got his/her DOB down to a 23 year period (Gregorian calendar adopted Sep 14, 1752; before Jan 1, 1776). No more than four more questions should get us the exact year.
Less if we do what I was tempted to do in the last game and ask related questions like whether the mother was pregnant in such and such timeframe

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by cdngooner » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:32 pm

So we've got his/her DOB down to a 23 year period (Gregorian calendar adopted Sep 14, 1752; before Jan 1, 1776). No more than four more questions should get us the exact year.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Spartaculous » Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:53 pm

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:38 pm
 I guess I'm allowed a second question in a row, so lets continue this experiment with date of birth. Born on or after Jan 1, 1776?
No.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by cdngooner » Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:38 pm

I guess I'm allowed a second question in a row, so lets continue this experiment with date of birth. Born on or after Jan 1, 1776?

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by cdngooner » Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:35 pm

Good point about gender. Thank you for clarifying.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Jamiet99uk » Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:24 pm

1. Real human
2. Died naturally
3. Born on or after Jan 1 1600
4. Born on a weekday
5. Born before Jan 1 1800
6. Born on or after Jan 1 1700
7. Birth registered under the Gregorian calendar
8. Born in Europe
9. Born in the United Kingdom

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Spartaculous » Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:08 pm

To be clear, I am counting the "Kingdom of Great Britain" as being "the United Kingdom (as it was then constituted at the time of [the person]'s birth)".

Also, I did not originally note the use of "his" in cdngooner's question. The person's gender has not yet been established; my "yes" answer (and this comment) should not be evidence one way or another.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Spartaculous » Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:05 pm

Let me try the formatting again:
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:36 pm
 Born in the United Kingdom (as it was then constituted at the time of his birth)?
Yes.
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:36 pm
 This is tangentially a date-of-birth question as we know when the Gregorian calendar was adopted in the UK.
Agreed; +1 awarded.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Spartaculous » Fri Nov 03, 2023 1:04 pm

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:36 pm
 Born in the United Kingdom (as it was then constituted at the time of his birth)?

Yes.

This is tangentially a date-of-birth question as we know when the Gregorian calendar was adopted in the UK.
Agreed; +1 awarded.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by cdngooner » Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:36 pm

Born in the United Kingdom (as it was then constituted at the time of his birth)?

This is tangentially a date-of-birth question as we know when the Gregorian calendar was adopted in the UK.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Spartaculous » Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:55 am

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:46 am
 Born in Europe?
Yes.

Re: Twenty questions: game 152

by Hominidae » Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:46 am

Born in Europe?

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