20 Questions - Game 355

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by cdngooner » Fri Aug 02, 2024 2:38 am

In addition to round 189, note the connection to round 162.
Haha! The Alexander Butterfield connection, I was aware of. Humpty Dumpty I did not catch at all, but must have been in my subconscience. Great connecting!

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Spartaculous » Fri Aug 02, 2024 12:18 am

Thanks for the fun round!
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 10:21 pm
 And the bonus point also goes to Spartaculous. Robert Penn Warren's novel "All the King's Men" was a thinly veiled biography of Huey Long. Woodward and Bernstein adapted the title for their even more famous book, "All the President's Men".
I had a bit of an advantage here, having read Warren's novel some years ago. The connections to Long are unmistakable, although apparently Warren somewhat downplayed the similarities. (Off topic, but nuance of the Huey Long story I had missed earlier: there is some speculation that Long actually wasn't assassinated - at least in the usual sense. Rather, it is possible that the believed assassin only punched Long instead of shooting him - and then Long was killed by bullets from his bodyguards as they shot the other guy.)
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 10:21 pm
 I challenge you, Spartaculous and all future winners, to keep this chain going. Each subject must have a connection with the prior subject. And the connection can't be some boring demographic detail like they were both American, or both generals. Something elegant and interesting!
I like the idea in principle, but I'm unfortunately going to disappoint you here. I already had something planned for my next round, which you'll see soon enough...

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Spartaculous » Fri Aug 02, 2024 12:17 am

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:18 pm
 If correct, nice connection to a fictional character I once chose as well.
In addition to round 189, note the connection to round 162.

It would be interesting to see what other random connections can be found between past picks. You've previously noted 8, 70, 235, 241 as a set. An intriguing set is 118, 202, 215, 320, 350. I don't think anyone ever picked up on the connection between 142 and 206.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by cdngooner » Thu Aug 01, 2024 10:21 pm

If no: Carl Bernstein
Carl Bernstein is CORRECT. Spartaculous wins all my games as QM. I was cognizant of the fact that all the questions up to "E in the name" could have gone to either Woodward or Bernstein.

And the bonus point also goes to Spartaculous. Robert Penn Warren's novel "All the King's Men" was a thinly veiled biography of Huey Long. Woodward and Bernstein adapted the title for their even more famous book, "All the President's Men".

I challenge you, Spartaculous and all future winners, to keep this chain going. Each subject must have a connection with the prior subject. And the connection can't be some boring demographic detail like they were both American, or both generals. Something elegant and interesting!

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Hominidae » Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:18 pm

If correct, nice connection to a fictional character I once chose as well.

Sorry for asking the poet question when the journalism question was unanswered.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by DreamTrawler » Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:54 pm

Ah, of course. Nice sleuthing there.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Spartaculous » Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:46 pm

DreamTrawler wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:35 pm
Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:29 pm
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:15 pm
 E in their first name?
Free guesses:

If yes: (Robert) Bob Woodward

If no: Carl Bernstein
I was thinking the same pair. Curious what the Huey Long connection is though.
The books "All the [...]'s Men".

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by DreamTrawler » Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:35 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:29 pm
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:15 pm
 E in their first name?
Free guesses:

If yes: (Robert) Bob Woodward

If no: Carl Bernstein
I was thinking the same pair. Curious what the Huey Long connection is though.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Spartaculous » Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:29 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:15 pm
 E in their first name?
Free guesses:

If yes: (Robert) Bob Woodward

If no: Carl Bernstein

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Wattsthematter » Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:27 pm

Pulitzer winner?

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by DreamTrawler » Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:20 pm

Is this person on the following list? List: https://journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/news/the-100-outstanding-journalists-in-the-united-states-in-the-last-100-years/

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Wattsthematter » Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:15 pm

E in their first name?

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by cdngooner » Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:07 pm

Was he a journalist or columnist?
Yes. The Pass earlier was because the question asked "writer of history, etc." Its a fine line when writing about a past event moves from being journalism to being history. "Journalism is the first draft of history," they say. Good follow up question.
It's also worth pointing out that this person is not a politician.
That is true. That is why I removed "politician" from the list of things he could be. But I accept that proof of a negative can be helpful to some.
Primarily known as a poet?
No.

1,4,8,12. Real human male, born 1911-1948.
2,7,13. Born in what is currently the US.
5. Still alive.
3,6,9,11,14,15. Journalist or columnist. Primarily known as author (arguably). May also be either a philosopher, royalty/nobility, economist, zoologist, fisherman, or assassin, or more than one of the above (these have not been excluded yet). Not a politician.
10,16. Not primarily known for fiction, screenplays, or poetry.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Hominidae » Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:56 pm

Primarily known as a poet?

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Hominidae » Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:54 pm

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:46 pm
 3,6,9,11,14. Writer. Primarily known as author (arguably). May also be either a philosopher, royalty/nobility, economist, zoologist, fisherman, or assassin, or more than one of the above (these have not been excluded yet).
It's also worth pointing out that this person is not a politician.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Spartaculous » Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:02 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:55 pm
 I hate that I've made this more confusing... I just wanted to be sure that being an author/writer was this person's main claim to fame before continuing. We only knew before asking that this person wrote something(s)
Please don't feel bad! Now that I understand it, I realize it was a perfectly fine question which does move us significantly closer to figuring out who it is.

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by DreamTrawler » Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:56 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:55 pm
 I hate that I've made this more confusing... I just wanted to be sure that being an author/writer was this person's main claim to fame before continuing. We only knew before asking that this person wrote something(s)
I think it was a helpful question. If the person was, for example, an economist or zoologist who wrote something as part of their work the answer would probably have been no

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Wattsthematter » Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:55 pm

I hate that I've made this more confusing... I just wanted to be sure that being an author/writer was this person's main claim to fame before continuing. We only knew before asking that this person wrote something(s)

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by DreamTrawler » Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:52 pm

Was he a journalist or columnist?

Re: 20 Questions - Game 355

by Spartaculous » Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:48 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:48 pm
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:44 pm
Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:41 pm

To the question asker: what, to you, is the difference between a writer and an author?
I don't see a difference between the two. The difference between my question and CDgooner's is that it doesn't specify. My definition of author would include journalists, columnists, screenplays... etc
But I think we already know that this person is a writer/author:
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 12:48 pm
Born in what is currently Canada or the United States?
Yes.
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 1:52 pm
Actor or writer?
Yes
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 5:49 pm
If no, US born actor?
No.
cdngooner wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 01, 2024 6:22 pm
Born in Canada?
No.
We know he was born in the USA, but he's not a US-born actor. Since he is either an actor or a writer, he must be a writer.
Edit to add: I missed the word "Primarily" in Watts's question. My apologies; carry on.

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