20 Questions Game 291

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Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by JECE » Tue May 21, 2024 8:47 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 10:39 pm
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 10:28 pm
 Primarily known for involvement in politics, government, military, or religion?
Pass.
Because she was an open socialist ✊🌹

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Hominidae » Tue May 21, 2024 7:20 pm

wintergreen wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 7:06 pm
 I might be wrong, but I think she was able to talk before contracting meningitis.
This is why I ultimately went with "yes". But nineteen months is pretty young.

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Aristocrat » Tue May 21, 2024 7:10 pm

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 7:07 pm
 Wow, nice one. I was completely on the wrong track and thought maybe it was someone whose first language was Creole or Gullah Geechee or something
The English as a native language pass was the key for sure, pre-1850 I thought maybe someone from the French or Spanish colonies in what is now the US, after 1850 the list gets smaller...

Nice pick and the next one will be up in a minute

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by DreamTrawler » Tue May 21, 2024 7:07 pm

Wow, nice one. I was completely on the wrong track and thought maybe it was someone whose first language was Creole or Gullah Geechee or something

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by wintergreen » Tue May 21, 2024 7:06 pm

I might be wrong, but I think she was able to talk before contracting meningitis.

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Hominidae » Tue May 21, 2024 7:02 pm

Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:57 pm
 Was this person born in a state (or on land that later became part of a state) that Trump won in the 2020 US general presidential election?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election

If yes: Free guess - Helen Keller
Yes and yes! Well done.

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Aristocrat » Tue May 21, 2024 6:57 pm

Was this person born in a state (or on land that later became part of a state) that Trump won in the 2020 US general presidential election?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election

If yes: Free guess - Helen Keller

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by DreamTrawler » Tue May 21, 2024 6:53 pm

Clarification question: is fiction writing included under the umbrella of the arts?

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Hominidae » Tue May 21, 2024 6:49 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:39 pm
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:35 pm
Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 5:05 pm
 Born after 1850?
Yes.
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 5:06 pm
 Is the person on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_American_women ?

Edit: Or on any of the following subcategory lists under the above list: 19th-century African-American women‎, 19th-century American women journalists, 19th-century American women politicians‎, or 19th-century American women writers‎?
Yes, this person is in at least one of those categories.
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:17 pm
 Born in Mexico, Central America, or the Carribean?
No, but this only eliminates Puerto Rico and Cuba.
How so? Mexico and Central America are parts of North America
They are not part of Europe, Canada, or the United States.

So to be clear, this person was either born in the contiguous United States or Alaska, or born in Canada but somehow not Canadian.

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Aristocrat » Tue May 21, 2024 6:49 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:39 pm
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:35 pm
Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 5:05 pm
 Born after 1850?
Yes.
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 5:06 pm
 Is the person on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_American_women ?

Edit: Or on any of the following subcategory lists under the above list: 19th-century African-American women‎, 19th-century American women journalists, 19th-century American women politicians‎, or 19th-century American women writers‎?
Yes, this person is in at least one of those categories.
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:17 pm
 Born in Mexico, Central America, or the Carribean?
No, but this only eliminates Puerto Rico and Cuba.
How so? Mexico and Central America are parts of North America
It was my fault on the summary. There was a question "Born in Europe, Canada, or US" and "Born in North America," so they could only have been born in US + Canada (as long as they're not Canadian - I guess a non-Canadian born in Canada would still be valid).

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Wattsthematter » Tue May 21, 2024 6:48 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:38 pm
 Actually, I'm not going to count Watts's question, because Aristocrat's summary did not mention the "Europe, Canada, or the US" question I had answered yes to.
Ah. I missed that

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Wattsthematter » Tue May 21, 2024 6:39 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:35 pm
Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 5:05 pm
 Born after 1850?
Yes.
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 5:06 pm
 Is the person on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_American_women ?

Edit: Or on any of the following subcategory lists under the above list: 19th-century African-American women‎, 19th-century American women journalists, 19th-century American women politicians‎, or 19th-century American women writers‎?
Yes, this person is in at least one of those categories.
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:17 pm
 Born in Mexico, Central America, or the Carribean?
No, but this only eliminates Puerto Rico and Cuba.
How so? Mexico and Central America are parts of North America

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Hominidae » Tue May 21, 2024 6:38 pm

Actually, I'm not going to count Watts's question, because Aristocrat's summary did not mention the "Europe, Canada, or the US" question I had answered yes to.

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Hominidae » Tue May 21, 2024 6:35 pm

Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 5:05 pm
 Born after 1850?
Yes.
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 5:06 pm
 Is the person on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_American_women ?

Edit: Or on any of the following subcategory lists under the above list: 19th-century African-American women‎, 19th-century American women journalists, 19th-century American women politicians‎, or 19th-century American women writers‎?
Yes, this person is in at least one of those categories.
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 6:17 pm
 Born in Mexico, Central America, or the Carribean?
No, but this only eliminates Puerto Rico and Cuba.

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Wattsthematter » Tue May 21, 2024 6:17 pm

Born in Mexico, Central America, or the Carribean?

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by DreamTrawler » Tue May 21, 2024 5:06 pm

Is the person on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_American_women ?

Edit: Or on any of the following subcategory lists under the above list: 19th-century African-American women‎, 19th-century American women journalists, 19th-century American women politicians‎, or 19th-century American women writers‎?

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Aristocrat » Tue May 21, 2024 5:05 pm

Born after 1850?

Random thought: asking only "born after" questions would narrow down the birth date to about 18 hours if you spent all 20 questions on it (2000/(2^20)), not that playing this way would be much fun.

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Aristocrat » Tue May 21, 2024 4:59 pm

1, 5, 7. Real non-male born before 1800-1900
2, 4, 10. Born in North America
3. Dead
6, 13. Not primarily known for involvement in the arts, broadly speaking, or as an inventor, criminal, explorer, or professional speed eater
8. Has a wikipedia page in English
9. Native speaker of English (but was first passed, so answer may not be reliable)
11. Not Native American
12. Not Canadian

Pass: Primarily known for involvement in politics, government, military, or religion?

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by Hominidae » Tue May 21, 2024 4:43 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 11:25 am
 Canadian?
No.
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 11:27 am
 Primarily known as an inventor, criminal, explorer, or professional speed eater?
No.
damo666 wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 12:11 pm
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 2:54 am
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 2:38 am
 Native speaker of English?
Pass.
Invoke rule 3
So my understanding is that I am required to give a binary answer. I still maintain that my pass was correct, but if I'm forced to choose, I'll say "yes".

Re: 20 Questions Game 291

by damo666 » Tue May 21, 2024 12:12 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 11:07 am
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 2:15 am
DiplomacyandWarfare wrote: ↑
Tue May 21, 2024 1:49 am
 Is there a Wikipedia page (under the domain wikipedia.org, in English) about this person?
Yes, but I would avoid asking this question in the future because the answer is almost always guaranteed to be "yes".
Mostly, but not always (see game 117).
I'll see if I can put that right.

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