Twenty Questions: Round 349

[DreamTrawler]

1. Real male human
2,4. Born in Europe
3,6,8. Born between mid-1865 and April 26, 1937
5,7. Not primarily known for the arts, military, politics, or government

[DreamTrawler]

Primarily known for being a scientist, academic, writer, or athlete?

I'll say no here.

[Aristocrat]

Born in what is now a part of the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, or Russia?

[DreamTrawler]

Born in what is now a part of the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, or Russia?

No.

[Hominidae]

Born in what is currently France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Moldova, or Slovakia?

[DreamTrawler]

Born in what is currently France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Moldova, or Slovakia?

No.

[Spartaculous]

Was he born in what is now Switzerland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino, Albania, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania?

[DreamTrawler]

Was he born in what is now Switzerland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino, Albania, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania?

Yes.

[Hominidae]

1. Real male human
2,4,10,11,12. Born in what is now Switzerland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino, Albania, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania
3,6,8. Born between mid-1865 and April 26, 1937
5,7,9. Not primarily known for the arts, military, politics, or government, or for being a scientist, academic, writer, or athlete

[Spartaculous]

Was he born in what is now Switzerland, Hungary, Albania, Liechtenstein, Andorra, or San Marino?

[DreamTrawler]

Was he born in what is now Switzerland, Hungary, Albania, Liechtenstein, Andorra, or San Marino?

Yes.

[Aristocrat]

Primarily famous for invention, being a criminal and/or criminal activity, activism, being an astronaut, or the culinary arts?

[miminena]

Was this person born after 1900?

[miminena]

If yes to both prior questions, Free guess: Arpad Elo

[Aristocrat]

If yes to both questions, free guess: Albert Hofmann

[Hominidae]

If yes to both questions, free guess: Albert Hofmann

I like this guess. However, wouldn't he have been a "yes" to the scientist question?

[damo666]

Laszlo Biro?

[DreamTrawler]

If yes to both prior questions, Free guess: Arpad Elo

Arpad Elo, creator of the Elo ranking system is correct! Congrats on your second win miminena.

However those were some great guesses from all. See Round 312 (Garry Kasparov) for another chess related target, but also round 273 (Erno Rubik) for a different Hungarian-American professor known for an invention in the games/puzzles space.

I hope this wasn’t too obscure of a pick - while the man himself wasn’t well known, I’ve heard it commonly mentioned as a fun fact that the Elo system is not an acronym but someone’s name.

[miminena]

If yes to both prior questions, Free guess: Arpad Elo

Arpad Elo, creator of the Elo ranking system is correct! Congrats on your second win miminena.

However those were some great guesses from all. See Round 312 (Garry Kasparov) for another chess related target, but also round 273 (Erno Rubik) for a different Hungarian-American professor known for an invention in the games/puzzles space.

I hope this wasn’t too obscure of a pick - while the man himself wasn’t well known, I’ve heard it commonly mentioned as a fun fact that the Elo system is not an acronym but someone’s name.

:D

I was thinking Rubik until I noticed he had been done before.

Next round will be up soon.