Game: Who am I? - 20 Questions

Post by **Ghost** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:53 pm

7. Does the story take place in North America?

/I am going for another NO (Everyone at work says I'm so positive

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NancyH · Post by **NancyH** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:05 pm

1. Is this person alive? No
2. Is it a man? No
3. Is this woman a real person? No
4. Did this dead fictional woman live in the 20th century? No
5. Was this dead fictional woman whose name begins with â€œMâ€

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:10 pm

8. Does it take place in a fantasy world?

NancyH · Post by **NancyH** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:32 pm

1. Is this person alive? No
2. Is it a man? No
3. Is this woman a real person? No
4. Did this dead fictional woman live in the 20th century? No
5. Was this dead fictional woman whose name begins with â€œMâ€

Post by **Ghost** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:41 pm

I think I got it

but I already PMed you today.

NancyH wrote:Suffice it to say her survival does come into question in the story.

I miss read this the first time as does not.

NancyH · Post by **NancyH** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 10:38 am

oh

well that would help. but i meant that i said "still" alive, which gives you a hint that it happened in the past.

anyway, Ghost successfully picks up on my blatent hinting and wins the game!!

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:50 pm

Here is a recap of the Three 20 Question Games so far:

A1. Is this person male? Yes
A2. Is this person still alive? No
A3. Is this person a fictional character? No
A4. Is this "Real dead guy" a well-known historical figure? Historical - No
A5. Was the person assassinated? No
A6. Was the late Mr. Real Guy an author? Yes (excellent question)
A7. Has the author's work been made into a movie(s) Yes
A8. Was the author American? Yes
A9. Was this deceased author a science fiction writer? Yes
Clue 1: Kiltâ€™s favorite (?) Sci-Fi author

B1. Is this a fictional character? No
B2. Is this person dead? Yes
B3. Is this person a man? Yes
B4. Is the person an author? No
B5. Was this real dead male non-author (who wrote an autobiography) ever a professional actor ? No
B6. Was he a historical figure? Yes
B7. Would his name be known from a war? No
B8. Was he American? No/Yes (He was not born in the US/but later became an US citizen)
B9. Was he ever involved heavily in sports? No
B10. Was this person a Scientist? Yes
B11. Were the scientific fields of expertise in the "hard" (as opposed to the "life/organic/social/etc.") sciences ? Yes
B12. Did the goomba in question ever win the Nobel prize? No
Clue 1: NancyH is an electrical engineer.
Clue 2:
From A Biography

His sixteen-bug-power motor was, likewise, not an unqualified success. This was a light contrivance made of splinters forming a windmill, with a spindle and pulley attached to live June bugs. When the glued insects beat their wings, as they did desperately, the bug-power engine prepared to take off. This line of research was forever abandoned however when a young friend dropped by who fancied the taste of June bugs. Noticing a jarful standing near, he began cramming them into his mouth. The youthful inventor threw up.''

From His Autobiography

In my next attempt, I seem to have acted under the first instinctive impulse which later dominated me - to harness the energies of nature to the service of man. I did this through the medium of May bugs, or June bugs as they are called in America, which were a veritable pest in that country and sometimes broke the branches of trees by the sheer weight of their bodies. The bushes were black with them. I would attach as many as four of them to a cross-piece, rotably arranged on a thin spindle, and transmit the motion of the same to a large disc and so derive considerable "power." These creatures were remarkably efficient, for once they were started, they had no sense to stop and continued whirling for hours and hours and the hotter it was, the harder they worked. All went well until a strange boy came to the place. He was the son of a retired officer in the Austrian army. That urchin ate May bugs alive and enjoyed them as though they were the finest blue point oysters. That disgusting sight terminated my endeavors in this promising field and I have never since been able to touch a May bug or any other insect for that matter.

C1. Is this person alive? No
C2. Is it a man? No
C3. Is this woman a real person? No
C4. Did this dead fictional woman live in the 20th century? No
C5. Was this dead fictional woman whose name begins with â€œMâ€

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:10 pm

So like, I can start one if I want to? I'll feel really dumb if that's not what you mean and I'll edit. Cos I think I may have a pretty good one....

GO

Post by **KiltanneN** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:40 pm

Kahrey wrote:So like, I can start one if I want to? I'll feel really dumb if that's not what you mean and I'll edit. Cos I think I may have a pretty good one....

GO

The way I read things Kahrey - You are entitled to start the next one - but I have only been loosely following what the rules are...

kilt

Echus Cthulhu Mythos · Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:01 pm

Kahrey wrote: GO

1. Is the thing you are thinking of a fictional character?

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:14 pm

1. Is the thing you are thinking of a fictional character? Yes.

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:23 pm

2. Is the fiction character male?

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:28 pm

1. Is the thing you are thinking of a fictional character? Yes.
2. Is the fiction character male? Yes.

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:46 pm

3. Is this a male fantasy character?

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:09 pm

1. Is the thing you are thinking of a fictional character? Yes.
2. Is the fiction character male? Yes.
3. Is this a male fantasy character? Yes.

Echus Cthulhu Mythos · Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:48 am

Does this male fantasy character appear in any Modesitt books?

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:54 pm

1. Is the thing you are thinking of a fictional character? Yes.
2. Is the fiction character male? Yes.
3. Is this a male fantasy character? Yes.
4. Does this male fantasy character appear in any Modesitt books? No.

Superenigmatix · Post by **Superenigmatix** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:15 pm

Does this character appear in a Fantasy Novel?

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:12 pm

sE,

It is a Fantasy Character what type of novel would you expect it to be in?

Post by **wolfspirit** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:30 pm

Ghost wrote:sE,

It is a Fantasy Character what type of novel would you expect it to be in?

The not so G through PG-13 kind.

*cough*smut*cough*

sE, you have a sick mind!

magicfan241

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:58 pm

Well, yeah, but I don't suppose I should count that as one of the 20....

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:56 pm

5) Is this male character ever a king in his career?

Superenigmatix · Post by **Superenigmatix** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:39 am

er - just goes to show you shoudln't do this whilst doing a hundred other things at work

NancyH · Post by **NancyH** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 10:50 am

well, the character could have been in *only* movies or tv. she hadn't mentioned books/novels at all to that point. but this is a book message board, so i think that's a fair assumption.

6. As well as being in a fantasy novel, is the character *also* represented in movies or tv?

and (am i allowed to ask more than one at once?)

7. is the character considered a "good guy"?

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:39 pm

1. Is the thing you are thinking of a fictional character? Yes.
2. Is the fiction character male? Yes.
3. Is this a male fantasy character? Yes.
4. Does this male fantasy character appear in any Modesitt books? No.
5. Is this male character ever a king in his career? Yes.
6. As well as being in a fantasy novel, is the character *also* represented in movies or tv? No.
7. is the character considered a "good guy"? Yes (of course most every character has enemies....)