Twenty Questions: Game 493

[Aristocrat]

RULES
0. The purpose of this game is for the Question Master (QM) to select an entity to be guessed, and for the contestants to deduce the identity of this entity by asking a series of questions.

1. Only binary (yes/no) questions may be asked. Conditional questions are allowed, but conditional guesses are NOT allowed.

2. If the QM cannot determine with reasonable certainty whether the answer to a particular question is "Yes." or "No.", they will simply reply with "Pass". Questions that are answered in this way will not count towards the twenty-question limit, but all other binary questions will count towards the limit. Re-asking passed questions verbatim is not allowed, but contestants are welcome to rephrase passed questions and ask those. The QM is permitted to use discretion to pass certain questions on principle, but must be transparent about this.

3. Before the twentieth question is answered, one free guess per contestant does not count against the total twenty questions, but additional guesses by the same contestant do.

4. After all twenty questions are answered, there are no more free guesses, and five total guesses (combined among the contestants) shall be allowed.

5. No player shall ask more than two consecutive questions, where a guess (free or unfree) counts as a question. EG: If Player A asks a question; and Player B makes a guess; Player A may go next with up to two questions. This means you cannot ask 2 questions and then follow it up with a guess.

6. The Question Master may choose entities real or fictional that are not horribly obscure, so long as they are not repeats.

7. Whoever guesses correctly takes over from the previous question master; if they do not want to do it, they may choose someone else provided they are willing.

8. In the unlikely event the question master remains undefeated three times in a row they must choose someone else to be the next QM (provided they are willing).

9. If terminology in a question is undefined, the QM defines it however they think is most reasonable (or may ask the questioner to clarify or re-phrase the question). Questions regarding the methodology used do not count towards the 20 questions and best come with an example figure.

10. A contestant can "scratch" their own question or guess before it is answered. Scratched questions and guesses do not count as questions or guesses for the purposes of the total count, or the two consecutive questions/guesses rule.

11. If someone guesses a character who has already been a correct answer in 20 Questions before, that guess will not be counted as a guess.

12. The use of artificial intelligence in the solving process, aside from the AI answers that automatically come up on search results, is not permitted.

For game history, see here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uXCl7ynaYyUH86zL98dIx8Bbo9WEJCqFnFFsfGg8vz4/edit?usp=sharing

[JECE]

Real creature born north of the Tropic of Capricorn or a fictional lemur?

[Aristocrat]

Real creature born north of the Tropic of Capricorn or a fictional lemur?

No

[damo666]

Real?

[Aristocrat]

Real?

No

[Hominidae]

Introduced in a work primarily meant to be read by its audience?

[Ernst_Brenner]

Created before the cancellation of the 1984 World Chess Championship between Karpov and Kasparov after 48 games including 40 draws were played over 5 months on February 15, 1985?

[Pengwinja]

Free Guess: Jon Arbuckle

[kingofthepirates]

free guess: master chief

if no, AND no to the previous reading question by hominidae: introduced in a video game or the SCP foundation (side note, I'm mildly curious if any of y'all are fans of the Foundation; I feel the general 'nerd sphere' may mean there's some overlap between this site and the Foundation)?

[Pengwinja]

free guess: master chief

if no, AND no to the previous reading question by hominidae: introduced in a video game or the SCP foundation (side note, I'm mildly curious if any of y'all are fans of the Foundation; I feel the general 'nerd sphere' may mean there's some overlap between this site and the Foundation)?

Not a fan of the foundation. They keep calling me an SCP, or something. They’ve tried to get me off of the moon, but luckily I’m a ninja penguin, and nobody suspects the penguin.

[Aristocrat]

Introduced in a work primarily meant to be read by its audience?

I'll go with yes

Created before the cancellation of the 1984 World Chess Championship between Karpov and Kasparov after 48 games including 40 draws were played over 5 months on February 15, 1985?

Yes

Free Guess: Jon Arbuckle

No

free guess: master chief

No

[Aristocrat]

Introduced in a work primarily meant to be read by its audience?

I'll go with yes

Actually I’ll modify this to pass before more questions come in.

[Spartaculous]

Was this character created after the first known occurrence of the Evans Gambit? (We'll go with January 1, 1827.)

[Aristocrat]

Was this character created after the first known occurrence of the Evans Gambit? (We'll go with January 1, 1827.)

Yes

[DreamTrawler]

Human?

[Aristocrat]

Human?

No

[Spartaculous]

Was this character introduced after Halley's comet reached perihelion on April 20, 1910?

[Aristocrat]

Was this character introduced after Halley's comet reached perihelion on April 20, 1910?

Yes

[Hominidae]

Was this character initially created for an audience that was primarily less than 18 years old?

[Aristocrat]

Was this character initially created for an audience that was primarily less than 18 years old?

Pass (I could hazard a guess here, but I suspect the answer would be in dispute)