Twenty questions, round 477

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#21 Post by Hominidae » Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:14 pm

Born in what is currently a U.S. state that borders either Lake Erie, Lake Superior, or the Gulf of Mexico?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#22 Post by Spartaculous » Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:17 pm

Hominidae wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:14 pm
Born in what is currently a U.S. state that borders either Lake Erie, Lake Superior, or the Gulf of Mexico?
Yes.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#23 Post by DreamTrawler » Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:43 pm

Primarily known for involvement in: some sort of performing art, social science, writing, or invention?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#24 Post by Spartaculous » Mon Feb 24, 2025 9:09 pm

DreamTrawler wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2025 8:43 pm
Primarily known for involvement in: some sort of performing art, social science, writing, or invention?
Yes.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#25 Post by Hominidae » Mon Feb 24, 2025 9:31 pm

Primarily known for some sort of social science or invention?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#26 Post by damo666 » Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:06 pm

born after 1895?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#27 Post by Spartaculous » Mon Feb 24, 2025 11:43 pm

Hominidae wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2025 9:31 pm
Primarily known for some sort of social science or invention?
Yes - what this person is known for can be classified as (at least) one of those two.
damo666 wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:06 pm
born after 1895?
Yes.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#28 Post by DreamTrawler » Mon Feb 24, 2025 11:50 pm

Primarily known for psychology or sociology?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#29 Post by Spartaculous » Tue Feb 25, 2025 12:19 am

DreamTrawler wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2025 11:50 pm
Primarily known for psychology or sociology?
No.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#30 Post by Spartaculous » Tue Feb 25, 2025 12:32 am

2. Real human
1,4,5,13. Born between January 1, 1896 and December 31, 1920
9. Did not die in the 19th century
3,8,10. Born in what is currently Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, or Texas
6. Native English speaker
7,11,12,14. Primarily known for involvement in something that would be part of "arts and science" and could be classified as some sort of social science or invention*, but not psychology or sociology.

*I used these to help me define those terms:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_science
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#31 Post by Hominidae » Tue Feb 25, 2025 12:43 am

Born before 2 July 1908?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#32 Post by Spartaculous » Tue Feb 25, 2025 12:57 am

Hominidae wrote:
Tue Feb 25, 2025 12:43 am
Born before 2 July 1908?
No.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#33 Post by damo666 » Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:15 am

Died before Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#34 Post by Spartaculous » Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:25 am

damo666 wrote:
Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:15 am
Died before Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon?
No.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#35 Post by DreamTrawler » Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:32 am

Primarily known for inventing something?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#36 Post by Spartaculous » Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:29 am

DreamTrawler wrote:
Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:32 am
Primarily known for inventing something?
No.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#37 Post by Spartaculous » Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:32 am

2. Real human
1,4,5,13,15. Born between July 2, 1908 and December 31, 1920
9,16. Died after July 21, 1969
3,8,10. Born in what is currently Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, or Texas
6. Native English speaker
7,11,12,14,17. Primarily known for involvement in something that would be part of "arts and science" and could be classified as some sort of social science*, but not psychology or sociology (or invention).

* See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_science

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#38 Post by Aristocrat » Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:50 am

Primarily known for (involvement in) business, economics, finance, or the legal field?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#39 Post by Spartaculous » Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:41 am

Aristocrat wrote:
Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:50 am
Primarily known for (involvement in) business, economics, finance, or the legal field?
No.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 477

#40 Post by yavuzovic » Tue Feb 25, 2025 5:11 am

Free guess: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.?

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