Twenty Questions - Game 531

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Fri Apr 25, 2025 7:18 am

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 25, 2025 12:02 am
damo666 wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:13 pm
Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:02 pm
 I'll go ahead and use a free guess on Joseph Conrad.
Yes, well done. Did you suss the link?
No, this was mostly remembering that Conrad was Polish (it turns out that he was born in what is now Ukraine) and engaging in a bit of QM-reading to make the guess. It occurred to me that both Orwell and Conrad were British authors who were born in other places, but any other connections (like as suggested by Aristocrat, who is probably on the right track) didn't occur to me until after you pointed out that there was a link.

Also obligatory: see round #2.
Col Kurtz - Apocalypse Now - Heart of Darkness possibly inspired by Stanley of "Dr Livingstone I presume" fame.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by Spartaculous » Fri Apr 25, 2025 12:02 am

damo666 wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:13 pm
Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:02 pm
 I'll go ahead and use a free guess on Joseph Conrad.
Yes, well done. Did you suss the link?
No, this was mostly remembering that Conrad was Polish (it turns out that he was born in what is now Ukraine) and engaging in a bit of QM-reading to make the guess. It occurred to me that both Orwell and Conrad were British authors who were born in other places, but any other connections (like as suggested by Aristocrat, who is probably on the right track) didn't occur to me until after you pointed out that there was a link.

Also obligatory: see round #2.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by Aristocrat » Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:55 pm

I am guessing it has something to do with Livingstone's fame and Conrad's fame (both being related to Africa) but am not 100% sure.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:13 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:02 pm
 I'll go ahead and use a free guess on Joseph Conrad.
Yes, well done. Did you suss the link?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by Spartaculous » Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:05 pm

wintergreen wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:03 pm
 It doesn't count right?
Right (rule 11). And welcome back! You ran some very enjoyable rounds last year.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by wintergreen » Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:03 pm

It doesn't count right?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by Spartaculous » Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:03 pm

wintergreen wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:02 pm
 All Russian Impressionist painters seem rather obscure, so I'm going to guess Anton Chekhov.
Chekhov was already a pick (round 170).

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by Spartaculous » Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:02 pm

I'll go ahead and use a free guess on Joseph Conrad.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by wintergreen » Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:02 pm

All Russian Impressionist painters seem rather obscure, so I'm going to guess Anton Chekhov.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:54 pm

1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10,12,16 Real dead male human born within Europe in what is now one of the following countries; Russia, Ukraine or Belgium. Born after 1849 and before 19th June 1901.

6,9,13,14,15 Primarily famous for writing, sculpting or Impressionism and not primarily famous for [something related to] politics, government, military, religion, space travel, cucumbers, science, athletics, cabbage or carrots.

FOUR questions remain

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:49 pm

Aristocrat wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:47 pm
 Born after Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia? (18 June 1901)
No

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:49 pm

wintergreen wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:43 pm
 Primarily famous for writing, sculpting, or Impressionism?
Yes

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by Aristocrat » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:47 pm

Born after Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia? (18 June 1901)

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by wintergreen » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:43 pm

Primarily famous for writing, sculpting, or Impressionism?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:39 pm

1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10,12 Real dead male human born within Europe in what is now one of the following countries; Russia, Ukraine or Belgium. Born after 1849 and before 6th August 1945.

6,9,13,14 Primarily famous for visual arts, writing or carrots and not primarily famous for [something related to] politics, government, military, religion, space travel, cucumbers, science, athletics or cabbage.

note: missed 13 from last summary hence apparent jump to 14.

SIX questions remain

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:35 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:34 pm
 Primarily known for visual arts, writing, or carrots?
Yes

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:34 pm

1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10,12 Real dead male human born within Europe in what is now one of the following countries; Russia, Ukraine or Belgium. Born after 1849 and before 6th August 1945.

6,9. Primarily famous for the arts (broadly speaking), cabbage or carrots and not primarily famous for [something related to] politics, government, military, religion, space travel, cucumbers, science or athletics.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by Hominidae » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:34 pm

Primarily known for visual arts, writing, or carrots?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:31 pm

wintergreen wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:30 pm
 Primarily known for athletics?
No

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 531

by damo666 » Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:31 pm

1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10,12 Real dead male human born within Europe in what is now one of the following countries; Russia, Ukraine or Belgium. Born after 1849 and before 6th August 1945.

6,9. Primarily famous for the arts (broadly speaking), athletics, cabbage or carrots and not primarily famous for [something related to] politics, government, military, religion, space travel, cucumbers or science.

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