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Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:13 pm
by Spartaculous
cdngooner wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:12 pm
Does he have a chemical element named after him?
No.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:14 pm
by DarthPorg36
DarthPorg36 wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:12 pm
damo666 wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:11 pm
DarthPorg36 wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:09 pm
Thomas Edison?
born before 1850
good catch scratch
scratch the scratch already answered as "no"

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:17 pm
by Wattsthematter
First name contains an E?

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:17 pm
by Spartaculous
Wattsthematter wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:17 pm
First name contains an E?
No.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:19 pm
by damo666
Linus Pauling?

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:21 pm
by Spartaculous
damo666 wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:19 pm
Linus Pauling?
No.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:22 pm
by cdngooner
Arthur Compton.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:24 pm
by Spartaculous
cdngooner wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:22 pm
Arthur Compton.
No.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:29 pm
by Wattsthematter
Born after 1889?

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:31 pm
by Spartaculous
Wattsthematter wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:29 pm
Born after 1889?
Yes. That's 19 questions, so guessers who have not yet used their free guess should do so now.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:35 pm
by cdngooner
Are you sure? I only noted 16 questions.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:35 pm
by Spartaculous
cdngooner wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:35 pm
Are you sure? I only noted 16 questions.
Here is my count:

1. Dead male human
2,8,11,19. Born 1890-1910, died in 20th century
3,6,9,10,12. Most famous for something to do with biology, physics, or chemistry
4. First language English
5,7. Born in USA \ {NJ,PA}
13,15,18. Not Oppenheimer, Michelson, Pauling
14. Nobel laureate
16. Does not have a chemical element named after him
17. First name does not contain "e" or "E"

Free guesses: Not: Hubble, Thomas Edison, Arthur Compton

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:38 pm
by Wattsthematter
Free guess: Hans Bethe

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:39 pm
by Spartaculous
Wattsthematter wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:38 pm
Free guess: Hans Bethe
No.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:40 pm
by cdngooner
Oppenheimer, Michelson, Pauling were NOT free guesses??? Damn you, Damo!

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:42 pm
by damo666
cdngooner wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:40 pm
Oppenheimer, Michelson, Pauling were NOT free guesses??? Damn you, Damo!
I was greedy, sorry.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:44 pm
by cdngooner
I've got it narrowed down to 6, but I've used my free guess.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:46 pm
by Wattsthematter
Good final question could narrow down the date of the award.

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:46 pm
by damo666
cdngooner wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:44 pm
I've got it narrowed down to 6, but I've used my free guess.
Ask a q to narrow your list. dob or dod say

Re: Twenty questions, round 225

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:47 pm
by damo666
Wattsthematter wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:46 pm
Good final question could narrow down the date of the award.
Yeah