# Anybody want to play 20 questions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/241 "2009-05-13T00:31:51Z")

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“The Unquiet Grave”?

[crawling out of hole] Never heard of it [/crawling out of a hole]

Off to grooveshark to find it.

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**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/242 "2009-05-13T00:33:28Z")

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For the manufactured product:

Is it intended for everyday use (as opposed to recreational use)?

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/243 "2009-05-13T00:37:53Z")

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Found it on Grooveshark. Listened breifly to several cover versions. I don’t think I have heard that song in my life.

Joan Baez, Solas, and Faith and the Muse have covered it, for whatever that is worth.

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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/244 "2009-05-13T00:43:02Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> “The Unquiet Grave”?
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> [crawling out of hole] Never heard of it [/crawling out of a hole]
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> Off to grooveshark to find it.

So much for the spoiler. 😃

I didn’t see where any new wave 80’s bands sang it, which puts it out of my musical comfort zone. 😛

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**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/245 "2009-05-13T00:44:17Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> Found it on Grooveshark. Listened breifly to several cover versions. I don’t think I have heard that song in my life.
> 
> Joan Baez, Solas, and Faith and the Muse have covered it, for whatever that is worth.

Kate Rusby has done it too. As have the Dubliners with Luke Kelly on vocals; I [HEART] that man’s voice. Ginger but _not_ soulless.

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**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 13, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/246 "2009-05-13T01:06:39Z")

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Never heard of it before. Here are the lyrics: [Kate Rusby - The Unquiet Grave Lyrics](http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/kate_rusby_lyrics_4710/sleepless_lyrics_15460/the_unquiet_grave_lyrics_179445.html)

And here’s Kate Rusby performing it: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQgiebndmbc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQgiebndmbc)

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**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/247 "2009-05-13T01:30:07Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> Found it on Grooveshark. Listened breifly to several cover versions. I don’t think I have heard that song in my life.

Grooveshark is AWESOME!

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/248 "2009-05-13T02:02:23Z")

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> [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](#):
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> Grooveshark is AWESOME!

Yes it is, I haven’t been able to stump it and I know some pretty obscure songs.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/249 "2009-05-13T14:39:29Z")

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> Is it generally considered a durable thing suitable for use on rough terrain?

No.

[Quote=Ichini Sanshigo]  
For the manufactured product:

Is it intended for everyday use (as opposed to recreational use)?  
[/Quote]

I’ll give a hint by saying it was originally intended for everyday use, but any surviving examples are likely “trotted out” primarily for special occasions that are recreational in nature.

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**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 13, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/250 "2009-05-13T15:10:29Z")

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Does it have its own motor?

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/251 "2009-05-13T15:25:14Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Does it have its own motor?

Yes.

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/252 "2009-05-13T15:34:30Z")

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Is it designed for two or less people?

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**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/253 "2009-05-13T15:54:42Z")

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Is it capable of flight?

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/254 "2009-05-13T16:55:54Z")

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Was it manufactured within the last thirty years?

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/255 "2009-05-13T17:13:11Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> Is it designed for two or less people?

It is operated and reasonably used by a lone person, but comfortably accommodates several more people.

[Quote=Ichini Sanshigo]  
Is it capable of flight?  
[/Quote]

No.

[Quote=Really Not All That Bright]  
Was it manufactured within the last thirty years?  
[/Quote]

No.

5 questions left

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/256 "2009-05-13T17:16:54Z")

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It it an automobile?

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/257 "2009-05-13T18:13:13Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> It it an automobile?

Yes. Now all you have to do is narrow down which one. 🆒

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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/258 "2009-05-13T18:25:51Z")

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Was it manufactured before 1950?

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**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 13, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/259 "2009-05-13T18:27:02Z")

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Would it be well-suited for driving on sand?

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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/260 "2009-05-13T18:40:22Z")

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> Was it manufactured before 1950?

If and only if your answer to that question is “yes” then I ask whether the auto was manufactured to use an internal combustion engine.

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