# 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:** 14
**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, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/261 "2009-05-13T19:05:32Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > Was it manufactured before 1950? No, so I won’t count your conditional follow-up question. > [@Elendil's Heir](#): > > Would it be well-suited for driving on sand? It wasn’t manufactured specifically for that purpose, but it could be driven on sand [such as that depicted here](http://www.nawcc154-daytonabeach.com/Clock%20Tower%20at%20Daytona%20Beach%20images/07-SEP-2008%20-%20Driving%20on%20the%20Hard-Packed%20Sand%20-%20Natural%20Color%20Post%20Card.jpg), and an example or two may indeed appear in that picture. 2 questions left ---
**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, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/262 "2009-05-13T19:13:52Z")
Was it built by a company which is now or has ever been a subsidiary of General Motors? ---
**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, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/263 "2009-05-13T19:40:02Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Was it built by a company which is now or has ever been a subsidiary of General Motors? No. 1 question left! ---
**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, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/264 "2009-05-13T19:46:24Z")
I’m going to throw out a guess but spoiler it so somebody else can ask the 20th question: '55 Ford Thunderbird ---
**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, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/265 "2009-05-13T19:55:58Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I’m going to throw out a guess but spoiler it so somebody else can ask the 20th question: > > '55 Ford Thunderbird No, but you’re definitely in the ballpark. Right company, right decade. Also, I wasn’t thinking of a specific model name or year – one word (if it’s the right word!) would be sufficient as a correct answer. ---
**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, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/266 "2009-05-13T19:59:42Z")
Edsel? ---
**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, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/267 "2009-05-13T20:12:26Z")
I was going to ask if it was a classic 1950s Ford. I saw the spoilers. Someone wanna start a new one? ---
**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, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/268 "2009-05-13T20:25:13Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Edsel? Correct! Would you like to pose the next challenge? ---
**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 13, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/269 "2009-05-13T20:26:52Z")
I’ll start a new one if no one else has already. 🙂 Hint: It’s a person ---
**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 13, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/270 "2009-05-13T20:29:20Z")
Is the person alive? ---
**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, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/271 "2009-05-13T20:29:29Z")
1. Alive now? 2. American? 3. Male? ---
**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, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/272 "2009-05-13T20:29:33Z")
Go ahead Mahaloth. I’ve already had a mystery person. ---
**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 13, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/273 "2009-05-13T20:36:27Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > 1. Alive now? > > 2. American? > > 3. Male? 1. Yes. 2. No. 3. Yes. ---
**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, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/274 "2009-05-13T20:39:01Z")
1. From UK? ---
**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, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/275 "2009-05-13T20:45:27Z")
conditional question 1. If he is not from UK is he from Europe? ---
**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, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/276 "2009-05-13T20:48:37Z")
Is he a political figure? ---
**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, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/277 "2009-05-13T21:35:09Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Yes it is, I haven’t been able to stump it and I know some pretty obscure songs. STUMPED! crap. I hadn’t heard of Grooveshark but was hoping i could find a certain song. Nope. ☹ ---
**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, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/278 "2009-05-13T21:39:15Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > STUMPED! crap. I hadn’t heard of Grooveshark but was hoping i could find a certain song. Nope. ☹ New Wave? ---
**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, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/279 "2009-05-13T21:41:49Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > New Wave? 1. No, not new wave, try again. (j/k - Disco) ---
**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, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/280 "2009-05-13T22:35:45Z")
I found a new wave stumper, too… some of the deeper tracks of an album (they don’t have the whole album available for listen). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=15)