Twenty Questions - Game 48

[damo666]

Was his native language German?

[SenatorNyxen]

Was he best known as a business leader like a CEO or similar?

Hmmm, how else can you be involved in politics without being a politician?

I think someone like George Soros would qualify this way, but he's still alive.

[Doom427]

Albert Einstien???

[Doom427]

Albert Einstien???

probably has a degree but just in case (gonna pretend google is cheating)

[Jamiet99uk]

Albert Einstien???

probably has a degree but just in case (gonna pretend google is cheating)

Einstein definitely had a PhD.

[Szpoti]

Was his native language German?

yes

[Szpoti]

Was he best known as a business leader like a CEO or similar?

Hmmm, how else can you be involved in politics without being a politician?

I think someone like George Soros would qualify this way, but he's still alive.

I wouldn't say 'best known' for this, but yes, he was a CEO or similar.

[Szpoti]

Albert Einstien???

not Albert Einstein

[Szpoti]

1. Real person
2. Male
3. Dead
4. Not dead before 1 Jan 1950
5. Not a native English speaker
6. Leader of a country, political party, organisation, etc.
7. European
8. From a country with a population greater than 20 million
9. Not a religious leader
10. Somewhat involved in politics, which wasn't his main activity
11. Died naturally
12. Not royalty
13. Scientist, without a formal scientific diploma
14. German native speaker
15. was a CEO or similar

Guess: Albert Einstein - no

[Hamish]

Hmmm, I was tempted to say Ferdinand Porsche, but I looked him up and he was actually Austrian. Definitely not more than 20M population.

[Szpoti]

Hmmm, I was tempted to say Ferdinand Porsche, but I looked him up and he was actually Austrian. Definitely not more than 20M population.

I think we can agree to accept this as the correct answer!

Ferdinand Porsche!


Your question was 'From a country with a population greater than 20M?'. You didn't specify what timeframe you were referring to, so I took it literally as the country he was born in. He was born in 1875, and that means that his Czech birth town was a part of Austria-Hungary, which at that time hosted more than 20 million citizens.

On many occasions, some seemingly straightforward questions cannot be answered yes/no. The same applies to his involvement in politics. Not strictly a politician, but involved in the Nazi heavy industry, and state-subsidised industry and politics are inseparably intertwined.

[Hamish]

Right! Yes, lots of ambiguity there I can see. Also he died in January 1951, so 1950 was cutting it close too.

[Hamish]

Your hint about him being somewhat involved in politics did help though. I was aware he had designed the Volkswagen Beetle on a contract from Hitler, so a scientist without a degree with government involvement led me to him.