# 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:** 24
**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, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/461 "2009-05-19T03:51:54Z")
1. Is this guy famous in the 20th century? ---
**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, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/462 "2009-05-19T04:58:11Z")
1. Hmmm… I’d have to say no. ---
**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, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/463 "2009-05-19T13:01:58Z")
1. Was this guy, from the Americas, famous or notable in the 19th century? ---
**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, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/464 "2009-05-19T13:09:42Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > 1. Was this guy, from the Americas, famous or notable in the 19th century? 1. Yes ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/465 "2009-05-19T13:24:39Z")
Did he ever hold elected office? ---
**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, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/466 "2009-05-19T13:26:58Z")
If the answer to \*\*Sternvogel’\*\*s question is no, was he an entertainer? ---
**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, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/467 "2009-05-19T13:41:53Z")
1. Yes, he held elective office. ---
**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, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/468 "2009-05-19T13:43:47Z")
1. Was he a President? ---
**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, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/469 "2009-05-19T14:11:44Z")
1. No ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/470 "2009-05-19T14:16:32Z")
9)Is he from the United States? If the question above is yes, 10)was his elected office at the state level or lower? (IE, state, city, etc. but not country, ---
**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, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/471 "2009-05-19T14:41:24Z")
1. Yes 2. Not his highest elected office, no. ---
**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, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/472 "2009-05-19T14:52:19Z")
Did he serve in the Cabinet? ---
**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, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/473 "2009-05-19T14:55:18Z")
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, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/474 "2009-05-19T14:59:54Z")
Is/was he well-known for something besides his political career? ---
**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, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/475 "2009-05-19T15:01:15Z")
Did he serve in the cabinet from 1860 or later? ---
**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, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/476 "2009-05-19T15:10:47Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Is/was he well-known for something besides his political career? 1. Yes 2. Yes, he served in the Cabinet from 1860 or later ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/477 "2009-05-19T15:12:36Z")
Was he ever Vice-President of the United States? ---
**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, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/478 "2009-05-19T15:14:40Z")
Was he famous for his military career? ---
**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, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/479 "2009-05-19T15:18:00Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Was he ever Vice-President of the United States? 1. No 2. No, not famous for his military career ---
**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, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/480 "2009-05-19T15:20:50Z")
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