20 Questions Game 310

[damo666]

Born in what is now Sri Lanka?

If yes, conditional guess Sirimavo Bandaranaike

If, no ... male?

[DreamTrawler]

Born 1900 or later?

[Hominidae]

Born in what is now Sri Lanka?

No.

If, no ... male?

Yes.

Born 1900 or later?

Yes.

[Hominidae]

1,4. Real human, not born on the mainland of one of the seven continents
2. Not a fictional character
3. Not born on an island located in the Pacific Ocean
5,10. Not born in what is now the UK, Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, France, Cuba, Jamaica, or Sri Lanka
6,11. Born after 1899
7. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
8. Not born in the Southern Hemisphere
9. Not born in North America or Europe (using the full Wikipedia green area definitions, islands and all)

[damo666]

Born on an island in the Atlantic?

[DreamTrawler]

Known for politics, military, government, or religion?

[Hominidae]

Whoops, forgot to add "male" to the summary.

1,4. Real human, not born on the mainland of one of the seven continents
2. Not a fictional character
3. Not born on an island located in the Pacific Ocean
5,10. Not born in what is now the UK, Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, France, Cuba, Jamaica, or Sri Lanka
6,12. Born after 1899
7. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
8. Not born in the Southern Hemisphere
9. Not born in North America or Europe (using the full Wikipedia green area definitions, islands and all)
11. Male

[Hominidae]

Born on an island in the Atlantic?

Yes.

Known for politics, military, government, or religion?

Yes.

[damo666]

Whoops, forgot to add "male" to the summary.

1,4. Real human, not born on the mainland of one of the seven continents
2. Not a fictional character
3. Not born on an island located in the Pacific Ocean
5,10. Not born in what is now the UK, Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, France, Cuba, Jamaica, or Sri Lanka
6,12. Born after 1899
7. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
8. Not born in the Southern Hemisphere
9. Not born in North America or Europe (using the full Wikipedia green area definitions, islands and all)
11. Male

Tut tut lol

[damo666]

free guess - Papa Doc Duvalier

[Aristocrat]

free guess - Papa Doc Duvalier

Would have been a native French speaker, no?

Edit: Also would have been born in North America

[DreamTrawler]

Did this person fluently speak English or an English-based pidgin or creole?

[damo666]

free guess - Papa Doc Duvalier

Would have been a native French speaker, no?

Edit: Also would have been born in North America

I retract

[Hominidae]

Did this person fluently speak English or an English-based pidgin or creole?

Yes. (Did or does--you don't know if this person is dead or alive.)

free guess - Papa Doc Duvalier

Would have been a native French speaker, no?

Edit: Also would have been born in North America

I retract

Duly scratched. I am using Wikipedia map definitions of the continents and oceans.

[DreamTrawler]

Involved in the politics of the US, UK, or Canada?

[Hominidae]

Involved in the politics of the US, UK, or Canada?

No.

[Hominidae]

Whoops, forgot to add "male" to the summary.

1,4. Real human, not born on the mainland of one of the seven continents
2. Not a fictional character
3. Not born on an island located in the Pacific Ocean
5,10. Not born in what is now the UK, Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, France, Cuba, Jamaica, or Sri Lanka
6,12. Born after 1899
7. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
8. Not born in the Southern Hemisphere
9. Not born in North America or Europe (using the full Wikipedia green area definitions, islands and all)
11. Male

Tut tut lol

Muphry's law strikes again.

[Hominidae]

1,4. Real human, not born on the mainland of one of the seven continents
2. Not a fictional character
3,5,8,9,10,13. Born in the Northern Hemisphere, on an island located in the Atlantic Ocean, that is not part of North America or Europe (using Wikipedia map definitions for all three), or currently part of France
6,12. Born after 1899
7. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
11. Male
14,16. Known for politics (but not involved in politics of the US, the UK, or Canada), military, government, or religion
15. Fluently speaks, or spoke, English or an English-based pidgin or creole

[Spartaculous]

Is South America the closest continent to the island of his birth?

If yes, free guess: Terry Peck.

[DreamTrawler]

Is South America the closest continent to the island of his birth?

If yes, free guess: Terry Peck.

Question is still useful for stuff like Trinidad and Tobago, but note that we ruled out Southern Hemisphere (so no Falklands)