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Unless I am going to be very much surprised, A and F are not very famous people.

F: Is there a K anywhere in this person's name

cdngooner wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:37 pm

Unless I am going to be very much surprised, A and F are not very famous people.

Stephen Crane was a war correspondent towards the end of his career. I wonder if this would have been alluded to in the answer to the question of being a military/government figure? There's a few early 20th century writers that had this role.

cdngooner wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:37 pm

Unless I am going to be very much surprised, A and F are not very famous people.

A could be someone who is more commonly thought of as Kazakh, or someone who was born in Russia/the USSR and immigrated somewhere else at a young age.

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:44 pm

F: Is there a K anywhere in this person's name

I assume that "name" means "the name that I am expecting someone to provide as a correct answer here".

Yes.

Spartaculous wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:15 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:44 pm

F: Is there a K anywhere in this person's name

I assume that "name" means "the name that I am expecting someone to provide as a correct answer here".

Yes.

hmmm.. I'll throw in a second guess. Is F Jack London?

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:27 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:15 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:44 pm

F: Is there a K anywhere in this person's name

I assume that "name" means "the name that I am expecting someone to provide as a correct answer here".

Yes.

hmmm.. I'll throw in a second guess. Is F Jack London?

That is correct! 1 point for Watts.

Scoreboard:

Wattsthematter: 1
Hominidae: 1
Everyone else: 0

Unused guesses remaining:

Hominidae, kingofthepirates, Jamiet99uk, Wattsthematter, cdngooner: 6
Everyone else: 7

Spartaculous wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:29 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:27 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:15 pm

I assume that "name" means "the name that I am expecting someone to provide as a correct answer here".

Yes.

hmmm.. I'll throw in a second guess. Is F Jack London?

That is correct! 1 point for Watts.

And congratulations on your first correct Twenty Questions guess!

A
1,2. Real human
3. Male
4. Not the leader of a country
5,6,9. Born during 1884-1931, north of the 45th parallel north
7. Not a political or military figure, but expressed views related to politics and/or the military
8,10,12. Born in a part of Asia that was part of the Soviet Union at some point
11. Not known for scientific achievements
13. Writer or philosopher
14,15. There is at least one major English-language film adaptation of his work
16. Does not have a first or last name that begins with A

B
1,2. Imaginary human
3. Male
4. Not the leader of a country
5. The main character of whatever he's originally from
6. Did not first appear in a book
7. Not a political or military figure
8. Born in neither Europe nor one of the fantasy continents listed in the original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/b3l1lx/fantasy_geographies_explicitly_inspired_by_the/
9. Introduced in 1981 or later
10. Has a first or last name that begins with B
NOT: Bart Simpson (Jamet99uk)

C
Clyde (Pac-Man): correctly guessed by Hominidae

D
1,2. Real human
3. Male
4. Not the leader of a country
5,6,9. Born in 1975 or later, north of the 45th parallel north
7. Not a political or military figure
8,12,13. Born in a part of Europe that is a current or former part of the European Union, but is not part of Scandinavia
10. Not known for scientific achievements
11. Actor, athlete, or musical artist
14. Does not have a first or last name that begins with D
15. Either a professional performer, or born in the UK, or both
16. Has professionally sang, but does not appear to write his own songs
17. Not a UK-born Oscar winner for Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor

E
1,2. Real human
3. Male
4. Not the leader of a country
5,6,9. Born during 1932-1974, south of the 45th parallel north
7. Not a political or military figure
8,11. Born in what is currently the United States
10. Not known for scientific achievements
12. Not a famous writer
13. Actor, athlete, or musical artist
14. Does not have a first or last name that begins with E

F
Jack London: correctly guessed by Wattsthematter
Incorrect guesses by Hominidae, kingofthepirates, Wattsthematter, and cdngooner

G
1,2. Real human
3. Not male
4. Not the leader of a country
5,6,9. Born in 1975 or later, south of the 45th parallel north
7. Not a political or military figure
8,11,13. Born in what is currently the United States, in a state that has at least six congressional districts
10. Not known for scientific achievements
12. Not generally thought of as a writer, but has written a New York Times bestselling book (QM, feel free to correct me on this wording)
13. Does not have a first or last name that begins with G

E: Played in the NFL (including AFL), MLB, or NBA?

DarthPorg36 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:02 pm

E: Played in the NFL (including AFL), MLB, or NBA?

No.

I numbered the questions wrong in G; there should be 14.

Did A spend most or all of his life in the Russian Empire and/or the Soviet Union?

Hominidae wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:13 pm

Did A spend most or all of his life in the Russian Empire and/or the Soviet Union?

No.

Free guess, A: Irving Berlin

Aristocrat wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:05 pm

Free guess, A: Irving Berlin

That is correct! Great job!

Scoreboard:

Wattsthematter: 1
Aristocrat: 1
Hominidae: 1

Free guess: person A is Irving Berlin. This is going to be rather easy now... but I'm not allowed to make consecutive correct guesses!

Oops! Cross-post.

D: Tom Holland?