# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/441 "2009-05-18T19:28:46Z")
1. No balls (Well i guess, technically, **he** has a couple, :D) ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/442 "2009-05-18T19:30:20Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > 1. No balls (Well i guess, technically, **he** has a couple, :D) Was he an olympian? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/443 "2009-05-18T19:38:53Z")
1. 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 18, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/444 "2009-05-18T19:40:38Z")
1. Is he a swimmer? 2. If yes, is it Michael Phelps? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/445 "2009-05-18T19:49:40Z")
If not a swimmer, is he a track and field athlete? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/446 "2009-05-18T19:54:55Z")
1. yes 2. yes very good, told you it was easy. OK, part 2, since this went so quickly, answers to question 1-11 are still the same but suppose I answer: #12. No #13 Track/Field yes It is still someone that you should know. ---
**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 18, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/447 "2009-05-18T20:05:48Z")
1. Is he black? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/448 "2009-05-18T20:18:43Z")
Is he a sprinter? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/449 "2009-05-18T20:18:56Z")
1. Yes, he is black 2. yes, he is a sprinter ---
**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 18, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/450 "2009-05-18T20:19:07Z")
1. Did he compete for Team USA? Having successfully guessed Phelps, I’ll start another 20-questions game after this one runs its course. ---
**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 18, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/451 "2009-05-18T20:35:54Z")
1. Is he Usain Bolt? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/452 "2009-05-18T20:45:37Z")
1. Yes, it is bolt… Go ahead EH, give us your best shot!! ---
**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 19, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/453 "2009-05-19T00:17:00Z")
OK. I’m thinking of a name. ---
**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 19, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/454 "2009-05-19T00:22:35Z")
Er… does that mean, like, a person? ---
**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 19, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/455 "2009-05-19T00:44:39Z")
1. Yes. ---
**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 19, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/456 "2009-05-19T00:54:26Z")
1. Male? 2. Western Hemispherean? 3. Alive? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/457 "2009-05-19T01:11:11Z")
RNATB we established that Western Hemisspherian was not a good question as it could include parts of europe and Africa. Can i replace it with 1. “From the new world?” ---
**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 19, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/458 "2009-05-19T01:45:57Z")
I know. I was the one who established that. 😉 I worded it that way deliberately, though. ---
**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 19, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/459 "2009-05-19T03:39:32Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > 1. Male? > 2. Western Hemispherean? > 3. Alive? 1. Yes 2. Yes (and also “from the New World”) 3. No ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/460 "2009-05-19T03:42:31Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > 1. “From the new world?” aka “America” or “the Americas” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=24)