20Q: The FOFC Game

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 02:05 PM

So, last night, I had some singer in my head and I could remember next to nothing about him. I knew I wanted to check him out while at my computer, but had never come across him while at my computer, only while away. And I would always forget when I was at my computer. So I was determined to end that frustrating situation last night and asked FOFC for help.

Well, after a while I finally got the singer I was thinking of (it was Edwin McCain). But why not make a game out of that sort of thing? It would be fun to play a 20 questions kind of thing.

So let's say someone picks a person, place, or thing (make it reasonably well-known, wikipedia-entry bare minimum). The category is made known to everyone, and then the 20 questions start. Anyone can post a yes/no question, and if someone guesses it before the limit of 20 is exhausted, then it is their turn. If not, then the original picker picks another?

What do you think, sound fun? Why the heck not, it could pass some time for those at work.

I'll start. Feel free to suggest rule amendments that might make more fun or interesting or whatever. It's just for kicks.

So the first category is PERSON.

Go!

PurdueBrad · 08-03-2009, 02:05 PM

Is the person a male?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PurdueBrad

Is the person a male?

#1: YES

DaddyTorgo · 08-03-2009, 02:07 PM

Are they alive?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Are they alive?

#2: NO

DaddyTorgo · 08-03-2009, 02:10 PM

oh geee...a dead guy. there's only like a trillion of those to choose from

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

oh geee...a dead guy. there's only like a trillion of those to choose from

#3: YES

(jk)

Izulde · 08-03-2009, 02:19 PM

Was he an athlete?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Izulde

Was he an athlete?

#3: NO

bhlloy · 08-03-2009, 02:22 PM

Was he born in the USA?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

Was he born in the USA?

#4: YES

Warhammer · 08-03-2009, 02:26 PM

Was he an entertainer?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Warhammer

Was he an entertainer?

#5: ARGUABLE (qualified yes)

boberot · 08-03-2009, 03:14 PM

Politician?

KWhit · 08-03-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

Was he born in the USA?

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ4H

#4: YES

That rules out Barack Obama then.

I keed, I keed.

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by boberot

Politician?

#6: NO

stevew · 08-03-2009, 04:02 PM

Was he White?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Was he White?

#7: YES

Mustang · 08-03-2009, 04:22 PM

Was he born prior to 1950?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

Was he born prior to 1950?

#8: YES

Mustang · 08-03-2009, 04:28 PM

That rules out Michael Jackson.

gstelmack · 08-03-2009, 04:30 PM

Did he die within the last month?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Did he die within the last month?

#9: NO

gstelmack · 08-03-2009, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KWhit

That rules out Barack Obama then.

I keed, I keed.

I'm pretty sure quesiton #2 took care of that. Unless you know something we don't...

Lorena · 08-03-2009, 04:41 PM

Did he die in the 2000s?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lorena

Did he die in the 2000s?

#10: NO

Mustang · 08-03-2009, 05:19 PM

Was he born in the U.S?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 05:22 PM

check post #11

Mustang · 08-03-2009, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ4H

check post #11

Just making sure.

Was he a TV star?

Lorena · 08-03-2009, 05:29 PM

So this is what we know:

White Male
Dead
Non-athlete
Born in the US
Arguably an entertainer
Not a politician
Born before 1950
Did not die in July 2009 or in the 2000s

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

Just making sure.

Was he a TV star?

What exactly is meant by "star?"

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 05:37 PM

Let's just do this:

#11: No, he is not famous for being a "TV star"

stevew · 08-03-2009, 05:54 PM

Was he born in a state traditionally known as in the North(as per Civil war split)

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

Was he born in a state traditionally known as in the North(as per Civil war split)

#12: YES

DanGarion · 08-03-2009, 06:05 PM

I think I know the answer.

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 06:06 PM

o rly:
so I assume we count a guess as a question? or what do you guys think?

DanGarion · 08-03-2009, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ4H

o rly:
so I assume we count a guess as a question? or what do you guys think?

Well that's why I'm not saying it.

I could be completely wrong.

DanGarion · 08-03-2009, 06:21 PM

Was this person known for more then one type of entertainment (ie. Musician, Singer, Actor, etc?)

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 06:23 PM

#13: YES

DanGarion · 08-03-2009, 06:25 PM

Did this person have a nickname that referred to a physical trait (height, size, eyes, etc?)

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanGarion

Did this person have a nickname that referred to a physical trait (height, size, eyes, etc?)

#14: NO

DanGarion · 08-03-2009, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ4H

#14: NO

Well my answer is dead in the water...

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 06:30 PM

Yeah, I thought so. I went and double-checked for the real thing and can find no evidence of this nickname you are asking about, so if it exists, I wouldn't call it commonly known.

Passacaglia · 08-03-2009, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ4H

o rly:
so I assume we count a guess as a question? or what do you guys think?

I say guesses should not count as a question, and should be sent by PM, so no one's incorrect guess affects later guesses. One guess per person.

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 06:49 PM

I'm down with that. Guesses accepted via PM. Guess wrong and you are out!

Mustang · 08-03-2009, 08:24 PM

Has he ever had a movie based on his life?

MJ4H · 08-03-2009, 11:34 PM

#15: YES

SirFozzie · 08-03-2009, 11:56 PM

Did he star in a movie that would be considered a "Western" by the common definition.

MJ4H · 08-04-2009, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Did he star in a movie that would be considered a "Western" by the common definition.

#16: NO (to verify this, I searched on imdb.com and looked at the "genre" listing for all of the movies he was in as an actor and not had "Western" listed--I cannot testify that I know enough about every movie to say yes or no past that).

Mustang · 08-04-2009, 12:28 AM

Guess sent.

08-03-2009, 04:22 PM	#19
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08-03-2009, 04:28 PM	#21
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	That rules out Michael Jackson. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

08-03-2009, 04:30 PM	#22
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Did he die within the last month? __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

08-03-2009, 05:19 PM	#27
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Was he born in the U.S? __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

08-03-2009, 05:54 PM	#33
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Was he born in a state traditionally known as in the North(as per Civil war split) Last edited by stevew : 08-03-2009 at 05:55 PM.

08-03-2009, 02:05 PM	#2
PurdueBrad Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL	Is the person a male?

08-03-2009, 02:07 PM	#4
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Are they alive? __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

08-03-2009, 02:10 PM	#6
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	oh geee...a dead guy. there's only like a trillion of those to choose from __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

08-03-2009, 02:19 PM	#8
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Was he an athlete? __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

08-03-2009, 02:22 PM	#10
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Was he born in the USA?

08-03-2009, 02:26 PM	#12
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	Was he an entertainer?

08-03-2009, 03:14 PM	#14
boberot High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Western NY	Politician?

08-03-2009, 04:02 PM	#17
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Was he White?

08-03-2009, 04:41 PM	#25
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	Did he die in the 2000s?

08-03-2009, 05:22 PM	#28
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	check post #11

08-03-2009, 05:29 PM	#30
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	So this is what we know: White Male Dead Non-athlete Born in the US Arguably an entertainer Not a politician Born before 1950 Did not die in July 2009 or in the 2000s

08-03-2009, 05:37 PM	#32
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Let's just do this: #11: No, he is not famous for being a "TV star"

08-03-2009, 06:05 PM	#35
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I think I know the answer. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

08-03-2009, 06:06 PM	#36
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	o rly: so I assume we count a guess as a question? or what do you guys think? Last edited by MJ4H : 08-03-2009 at 06:07 PM.

08-03-2009, 06:21 PM	#38
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Was this person known for more then one type of entertainment (ie. Musician, Singer, Actor, etc?) __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

08-03-2009, 06:23 PM	#39
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	#13: YES

08-03-2009, 06:25 PM	#40
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Did this person have a nickname that referred to a physical trait (height, size, eyes, etc?) __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

08-03-2009, 06:30 PM	#43
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Yeah, I thought so. I went and double-checked for the real thing and can find no evidence of this nickname you are asking about, so if it exists, I wouldn't call it commonly known.

08-03-2009, 06:49 PM	#45
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	I'm down with that. Guesses accepted via PM. Guess wrong and you are out!

08-03-2009, 08:24 PM	#46
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Has he ever had a movie based on his life? __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

08-03-2009, 11:34 PM	#47
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	#15: YES

08-03-2009, 11:56 PM	#48
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Did he star in a movie that would be considered a "Western" by the common definition. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

08-04-2009, 12:28 AM	#50
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Guess sent. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

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