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Game: Who am I? - 20 Questions

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Who am I? - 20 Question Game

I am thinking of a person, real or fictional, living or dead.

The group can ask 20 questions to try to figure out the identity of the mystery person.

I will only answer yes or no (maybe a little more info :deviate: ).


A guess will be sent ONLY via PM - and does not count towards the question count.

Only one guess per person per day allowed.

The first person to correctly guess the person is the winner, and gets one (1) Sherlock point. :clap:

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EDITED TO REFLECT ONLY ONE WINNER PER CONTEST
Last edited by Ghost on Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by wolfspirit »

I guess I'll start this off with a question:

Is this person male?


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1. Is this person male? Yes
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Is this person still alive?
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1) Is this person male? Yes

2) Is this person still alive? No
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Is this person a fictional character?
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1) Is this person male? Yes

2) Is this person still alive? No

3) Is this person a fictional character? No
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Using my amazing powers of deduction, we are looking at a REAL dead guy.

So now we have a couple of questions that could be asked. Dealing with area of residence, cause of death, and status in life.

I'm not asking anymore questions till someone who is actually good at these sotrs of games (like Brad/kilt or anyone else for that matter) somes in and askes a couple. Besides, I don't want to monopolize the questions.

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i sure aint lookin at a real dead guy.

ill have to think up something that will eliminate alot at once. but with my small brain, i may have some troubles.
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4) Is this "Real dead guy" a well-known historical figure?
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1) Is this person male? Yes

2) Is this person still alive? No

3) Is this person a fictional character? No

4) Is this "Real dead guy" a well-known historical figure? Historical - No
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So, now using both the answers and Ghost's little comment, we are looking at a famous (but not historical) real dead guy. I'll ask the next logical question.


Was the person assassinated?
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1) Is this person male? Yes

2) Is this person still alive? No

3) Is this person a fictional character? No

4) Is this "Real dead guy" a well-known historical figure? Historical - No

5) Was the person assassinated? No
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Was the late Mr. Real Guy an author?
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1) Is this person male? Yes

2) Is this person still alive? No

3) Is this person a fictional character? No

4) Is this "Real dead guy" a well-known historical figure? Historical - No

5) Was the person assassinated? No

6) Was the late Mr. Real Guy an author? Yes (excellent question) :clap:
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Post by NancyH »

well, i thought it followed a bit more logically than assassination!

ok...

Has the author's work been made into a movie(s)?
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1) Is this person male? Yes

2) Is this person still alive? No

3) Is this person a fictional character? No

4) Is this "Real dead guy" a well-known historical figure? Historical - No

5) Was the person assassinated? No

6) Was the late Mr. Real Guy an author? Yes (excellent question)

7) Has the author's work been made into a movie(s) Yes

/this is is great and is going a lot faster than I thought it would :banana: - people remember only one PM guess per day :slap:
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Is the author American?
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1) Is this person male? Yes

2) Is this person still alive? No

3) Is this person a fictional character? No

4) Is this "Real dead guy" a well-known historical figure? Historical - No

5) Was the person assassinated? No

6) Was the late Mr. Real Guy an author? Yes (excellent question)

7) Has the author's work been made into a movie(s) Yes

8 ) Is the author American? Yes
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9) Was this deceased author a science fiction writer?
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1) Is this person male? Yes

2) Is this person still alive? No

3) Is this person a fictional character? No

4) Is this "Real dead guy" a well-known historical figure? Historical - No

5) Was the person assassinated? No

6) Was the late Mr. Real Guy an author? Yes (excellent question)

7) Has the author's work been made into a movie(s) Yes

8 ) Was the author American? Yes

9) Was this deceased author a science fiction writer? Yes
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Post by Ghost »

We have a winner!!! :clap: :clap:

Kilt answered correctly. :clap: He gets the one and only Sherlock.
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/me knew if he didn't he would have slapped himself in the head :slap:
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Re: Who am I? - 20 Question Game

Post by Ghost »

The Second - Who am I? - 20 Question Game

I am thinking of a person, real or fictional, living or dead.

The group can ask 20 questions to try to figure out the identity of the mystery person.

I will only answer yes or no (maybe a little more info :deviate: ).


A guess will be sent ONLY via PM - and does not count towards the question count.

Only one guess per person per day allowed.

The first person to correctly guess the person is the winner, and gets one (1) Sherlock point. :clap:

Only one Sherlock per contest. :thumb:

OK - I am thinking of another person, this one is harder. :smokin:
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Is this a fictional character?
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1.- Is this a fictional character? No
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