20 Questions: Round 551

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Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by damo666 » Thu May 15, 2025 11:30 am

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 10:40 am
Varkenskop wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 9:57 am
 Is it Euclid?
Welcome to the game! Euclid is unfortunately not correct, but he would be a great choice for this game.
damo666 wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 10:08 am
 Beaten to it.

Scratch Euclid and go with Eratosthenes.
Eratosthenes of Cyrene is correct!
Got a bit of luck there!

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Hominidae » Thu May 15, 2025 10:40 am

Varkenskop wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 9:57 am
 Is it Euclid?
Welcome to the game! Euclid is unfortunately not correct, but he would be a great choice for this game.
damo666 wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 10:08 am
 Beaten to it.

Scratch Euclid and go with Eratosthenes.
Eratosthenes of Cyrene is correct!

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by damo666 » Thu May 15, 2025 10:08 am

Beaten to it.

Scratch Euclid and go with Eratosthenes.

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by damo666 » Thu May 15, 2025 10:07 am

Euclid?

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Varkenskop » Thu May 15, 2025 9:57 am

Is it Euclid?

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Hominidae » Thu May 15, 2025 9:12 am

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 2:34 am
 Was this person Greek?

That's somewhat ambiguous, so let's make it more precise:

Does this person have an English-language Wikipedia page that uses "Greek" (or variants like "Greco", including, say, "Greco-Roman") as an adjective to describe him?
Yes.

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by miminena » Thu May 15, 2025 2:56 am

SaintSimmer wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 2:55 am
miminena wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 12:20 am
 Considering the time period, place, and previous round I feel like it has to be Punic wars related (Scipio Africanus)
I believe this guess was missed.
not a guess, just noting the scipio connection

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by SaintSimmer » Thu May 15, 2025 2:55 am

miminena wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 12:20 am
 Considering the time period, place, and previous round I feel like it has to be Punic wars related (Scipio Africanus)
I believe this guess was missed.

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Spartaculous » Thu May 15, 2025 2:34 am

Was this person Greek?

That's somewhat ambiguous, so let's make it more precise:

Does this person have an English-language Wikipedia page that uses "Greek" (or variants like "Greco", including, say, "Greco-Roman") as an adjective to describe him?

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Ernst_Brenner » Thu May 15, 2025 1:03 am

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 12:31 am
miminena wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 12:21 am
 Was this person born in what is now Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia?
No.

3,4,8,10. Real male human, born in Africa, in what is now an African country that borders the Mediterranean, but not in what is now Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia
1,2,5. Born before 55BC
7. Primarily famous for writing, philosophy, math, or astronomy
6. Not particularly associated with religion
9. Not mentioned on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_Indian_writers

NOT
Kaaper (Ernst_Brenner)
Ahmes (yavuzovic)

Also: I removed "Barca" from Hannibal's name on the spreadsheet, since it's causing confusion.
But now people will think it's George Peppard from the A team.

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Hominidae » Thu May 15, 2025 12:31 am

miminena wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 12:21 am
 Was this person born in what is now Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia?
No.

3,4,8,10. Real male human, born in Africa, in what is now an African country that borders the Mediterranean, but not in what is now Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia
1,2,5. Born before 55BC
7. Primarily famous for writing, philosophy, math, or astronomy
6. Not particularly associated with religion
9. Not mentioned on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_Indian_writers

NOT
Kaaper (Ernst_Brenner)
Ahmes (yavuzovic)

Also: I removed "Barca" from Hannibal's name on the spreadsheet, since it's causing confusion.

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by miminena » Thu May 15, 2025 12:21 am

Was this person born in what is now Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia?

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Hominidae » Thu May 15, 2025 12:21 am

yavuzovic wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 12:19 am
 I must go to sleep so I will throw the name Ahmes as a free guess
No.

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by miminena » Thu May 15, 2025 12:20 am

Considering the time period, place, and previous round I feel like it has to be Punic wars related (Scipio Africanus)

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by yavuzovic » Thu May 15, 2025 12:19 am

I must go to sleep so I will throw the name Ahmes as a free guess

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Hominidae » Thu May 15, 2025 12:09 am

damo666 wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 11:54 pm
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 10:07 pm
Ernst_Brenner wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 9:32 pm
 Cleopatra
I won't count this because you may have missed "male" in an earlier question.
damo666 wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 9:39 pm
Hannibal?
I won't count this either because Hannibal has already been an answer.
Wasn't that Hannibal's father (Hannibal).
No, I had this confusion as well in the original thread. Hannibal's father was named Hamilcar Barca. "Hannibal Barca", while not actually a common epithet, still refers to the famous Hannibal, who was the target of that round.
damo666 wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 11:55 pm
 born in Africa?
Yes.

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by damo666 » Wed May 14, 2025 11:55 pm

born in Africa?

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by damo666 » Wed May 14, 2025 11:54 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 10:07 pm
Ernst_Brenner wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 9:32 pm
 Cleopatra
I won't count this because you may have missed "male" in an earlier question.
damo666 wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 9:39 pm
Hannibal?
I won't count this either because Hannibal has already been an answer.
Wasn't that Hannibal's father (Hannibal).

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Hominidae » Wed May 14, 2025 11:41 pm

yavuzovic wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 11:07 pm
 Is his name mentioned in this page?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_Indian_writers
No.
Ernst_Brenner wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 11:36 pm
Kaaper
No.

Re: 20 Questions: Round 551

by Ernst_Brenner » Wed May 14, 2025 11:36 pm

Kaaper

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