# 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:** 29
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/561 "2009-05-22T17:04:39Z")
1. India?? ---
**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 22, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/562 "2009-05-22T17:10:03Z")
1. No (closer, 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 22, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/563 "2009-05-22T17:18:50Z")
Is it the _Epic of Gilgamesh?_ ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/564 "2009-05-22T17:19:21Z")
I guess I can rule out Japan then!! 1. Was the literature created in the Persian Empire? ---
**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 22, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/565 "2009-05-22T17:20:56Z")
**EH** wins! _Gilgamesh_ (Epic of) it was. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/566 "2009-05-22T17:21:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Is it the _Epic of Gilgamesh?_ I would have to pull a rabbit out my ass to come up with that!!! ---
**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 22, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/567 "2009-05-22T17:30:58Z")
I thought it would be unspeakably hard but it only took 13 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 22, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/568 "2009-05-22T17:38:46Z")
I could see the geographic trend (Asia, closer to India, etc.) and, considering the era, just took a stab at it. Some _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ fans may remember this fine episode, in which the tale of Gilgamesh is a major plot point: [Darmok (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Darmok_(episode)) **notfrommensa** , please make sure your rabbit is comfy. šŸ˜‰ New game. Iā€™m thinking of a person. ---
**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 22, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/569 "2009-05-22T17:46:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I could see the geographic trend (Asia, closer to India, etc.) and, considering the era, just took a stab at it. Some _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ fans may remember this fine episode, in which the tale of Gilgamesh is a major plot point: [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Darmok\_(episode)](http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Darmok_(episode)) ā€œTemba, his arms wide!ā€ 1. Is it a male? 2. Alive? 3. From the Americas? ---
**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 22, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/570 "2009-05-22T17:48:44Z")
1. Yes 2. No 3. 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 22, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/571 "2009-05-22T17:51:11Z")
1. Yurpeen? ---
**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 22, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/572 "2009-05-22T17:54:37Z")
I almost Googled ā€œYurpeenā€ to find out what it was before I said it aloud. :smack: šŸ˜› 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 22, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/573 "2009-05-22T18:16:36Z")
Heh. 1. Born after 1850? ---
**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 22, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/574 "2009-05-22T18:36:54Z")
1. Yes ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/575 "2009-05-22T18:48:43Z")
1. WAs his native language from the family of romance languages (latin based) ā€œPull a rabbit out my assā€ is one of my favorite mixed metaphors. I also like to ā€œstick my neck out on a limbā€ while ā€œtreading on a slippery slope of thin iceā€ ---
**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 22, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/576 "2009-05-22T19:37:43Z")
1. Did he die prior to 1980? ---
**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 22, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/577 "2009-05-22T19:40:41Z")
1. No 2. 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 22, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/578 "2009-05-22T19:41:30Z")
1. Was he German? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/579 "2009-05-22T19:44:31Z")
1. Born in or after 1925? ---
**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 22, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/580 "2009-05-22T20:21:37Z")
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