Game: Who am I? - 20 Questions

Post by **clong** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:23 am

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:55 pm

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900?

Post by **clong** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:42 pm

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO

mccormack44 · Post by **mccormack44** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:07 pm

11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian ?

Post by **clong** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:22 am

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO
11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian? NO

etitameh · Post by **etitameh** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:22 am

12. is the work listed in the ibdof database?

Post by **clong** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:33 am

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO
11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian? NO
12. Is the work listed in the ibdof database? YES

etitameh · Post by **etitameh** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:40 am

13. is the work listed as a classic in ibdof?

Post by **clong** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:51 am

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO
11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian? NO
12. Is the work listed in the ibdof database? YES
13. Is the work listed as a classic in ibdof? YES

Post by **Ghost** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:03 pm

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO
11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian? NO
12. Is the work listed in the ibdof database? YES
13. Is the work listed as a classic in ibdof? YES
14. Is the author Russian?

Post by **clong** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:25 pm

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO
11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian? NO
12. Is the work listed in the ibdof database? YES
13. Is the work listed as a classic in ibdof? YES
14. Is the author Russian? NO

ausfi · Post by **ausfi** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:32 am

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO
11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian? NO
12. Is the work listed in the ibdof database? YES
13. Is the work listed as a classic in ibdof? YES
14. Is the author Russian? NO
15. Is the author Australian?

Post by **clong** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:32 am

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO
11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian? NO
12. Is the work listed in the ibdof database? YES
13. Is the work listed as a classic in ibdof? YES
14. Is the author Russian? NO
15. Is the author Australian? NO

zana · Post by **zana** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:35 pm

16. Was the work originally written in English?

Post by **clong** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:04 pm

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO
11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian? NO
12. Is the work listed in the ibdof database? YES
13. Is the work listed as a classic in ibdof? YES
14. Is the author Russian? NO
15. Is the author Australian? NO
16. Was the work originally written in English? YES

Post by **clong** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:16 pm

Maybe a hint is in order? This woman has some interesting recollections of the day her husband proposed to her.

Post by **clong** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:17 am

Time for another hint? We don't really get to understand what this character is thinking until the very end of the one of the most famous novels of the 20th century.

Post by **Kvetch** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:51 am

A fictional female human, by a male author writing non-speculative fiction in English. The author was neither British(UK), American, Canadian, Australian nor Russian. The work was published 1900-1970. It is an IBDoF classic. It is not set in the US.

No, I'm defeated. The only possibly way round I can think of is James Joyce (who isn't from what is now the UK), but I can't think of a book that fits.

Post by **wolfspirit** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:23 am

17. Have You (clong) rated this book in the IBDoF database?

Post by **clong** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:38 am

1. Is the person fictional? YES
2. Is the character male? NO
3. Is the author female? NO
4. Is the character human? YES
5. Is the work science fiction? NO
6. Is the work fantasy? NO
7. Is the work published before 1970? YES
8. Is locality in the USA? NO
9. Is the author from what is now the UK? NO
10. Was the work published before 1900? NO
11. Was the author an American (U. S.) or Canadian? NO
12. Is the work listed in the ibdof database? YES
13. Is the work listed as a classic in ibdof? YES
14. Is the author Russian? NO
15. Is the author Australian? NO
16. Was the work originally written in English? YES
17. Have I (clong) rated this book in the IBDoF database? YES

Post by **clong** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:05 pm

Increasingly obvious clues coming up

. . . If all goes as expected, by 2056 Kvetch will know the answer to this one.

. . . This character thinks what was generally regarded to be the longest sentence in English Literature (at 4,391 words) until this record was eclipsed by the 2001 publication of Jonathan Coe's The Rotters Club

Post by **clong** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:45 pm

Yay, Kvetch has gotten the answer

Spoiler: show

Sorry, I had no idea that would be so challenging.

Kvetch, you're up.

Post by **Kvetch** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:11 pm

Who am I? - 20 Question Game

I am thinking of a person, real or fictional, living or dead. This mystery person is related in some logical way to books and literature.

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 ).

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.

Ask away!

etitameh · Post by **etitameh** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:11 pm

yay! a fresh start!

1. is the person fictional?

Post by **Kvetch** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:28 pm

1. is the person fictional? YES