# Anybody want to play 20 questions? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 8, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757 "2009-05-08T16:02:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/1 "2009-05-08T16:02:50Z")
Freebie clue: I’m thinking of a **title** of something. Yes or no questions only, no descriptives. Go. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/2 "2009-05-08T16:27:44Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > Freebie clue: I’m thinking of a **title** of something. > > Yes or no questions only, no descriptives. > > Go. Is this title describing something that exists on media technology that’s been around since before the industrial revolution (i.e. paper, sculpture, painting, etc.)? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/3 "2009-05-08T16:31:10Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Is this title describing something that exists on media technology that’s been around since before the industrial revolution (i.e. paper, sculpture, painting, etc.)? Yes 19 questions remaining. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/4 "2009-05-08T17:36:44Z")
Is it the title of something that has been made into a movie (either adapted from a book, or written just for the screen)? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/5 "2009-05-08T18:02:35Z")
Is it fiction? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/6 "2009-05-08T18:22:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Is it the title of something that has been made into a movie (either adapted from a book, or written just for the screen)? No. 18 questions. [QUOTE=Mahaloth] Is it fiction? [/QUOTE] Nooooo. 17 questions. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/7 "2009-05-08T18:49:40Z")
Is it the title of something written? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/8 "2009-05-08T18:51:30Z")
Never mind – **Oredigger** beat me to it… ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/9 "2009-05-08T19:00:10Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > Is it the title of something written? No. 16 questions. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/10 "2009-05-08T19:11:06Z")
Was this thing first created before 1775? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/11 "2009-05-08T19:22:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was this thing first created before 1775? No. 15 questions. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/12 "2009-05-08T19:24:08Z")
Does the title apply to a person? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/13 "2009-05-08T19:30:55Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Does the title apply to a person? No. 14 questions. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/14 "2009-05-08T19:41:45Z")
Does the title belong to a work of art? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/15 "2009-05-08T19:42:55Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > Does the title belong to a work of art? Yes. 13 questions. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/16 "2009-05-08T19:55:00Z")
Is it a painting? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/17 "2009-05-08T19:57:21Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Is it a painting? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/18 "2009-05-08T20:08:24Z")
Did the artist intend the painting to depict at least one human being? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/19 "2009-05-08T20:10:32Z")
Was the painting created after 1900? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/20 "2009-05-08T20:15:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did the artist intend the painting to depict at least one human being? No. 11 questions. [QUOTE=NAF1138] Was the painting created after 1900? [/QUOTE] Yes. 10 questions. (Edit because I miscounted the # of questions already asked.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=2)