# 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:** 39
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/761 "2009-05-31T03:33:13Z")
OK, Im back, can’t resist. Is there a famous food associated with this place? ---
**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 31, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/762 "2009-05-31T03:48:43Z")
Is it Coney Island? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/763 "2009-05-31T04:35:35Z")
[Quote=notfrommensa] Is there a famous food associated with this place? [/Quote] Not particularly, although the mention of it will perhaps bring certain foods to mind. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Is it Coney Island? No. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/764 "2009-05-31T05:03:22Z")
Remember the place is not naturally occurring ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/765 "2009-05-31T05:12:59Z")
Is it a borough you’re looking for? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/766 "2009-05-31T05:25:08Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > Remember the place is not naturally occurring I looked it up and Coney Island is a neighborhood and an island. Sorry. Nevermind. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/767 "2009-05-31T11:57:50Z")
Was it built that games with balls (seems more expansive than “ballgames”) be played there? ---
**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 31, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/768 "2009-05-31T12:09:17Z")
Is it a moored structure? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/769 "2009-05-31T13:27:30Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > Is it a borough you’re looking for? Not an entire borough, no. [Quote=AppallingGael] Was it built that games with balls (seems more expansive than “ballgames”) be played there? [/quote] Yes. [Quote=Elendil’s Heir] Is it a moored structure? [/quote] If you mean in the nautical sense, no. ---
**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 31, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/770 "2009-05-31T16:11:03Z")
1. Is it a baseball park? [18. If yes, is it Yankee Stadium?] ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/771 "2009-05-31T17:09:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. Is it a baseball park? > > [18. If yes, is it Yankee Stadium?] Yankee Stadium is on the mainland, isn’t it, EH? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/772 "2009-05-31T17:17:31Z")
The place in question is not “on the mainland.” From what I can tell on a map, the parts of NYC not “on the mainland,” according to my definition above, are Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens. The Bronx is on the mainland without any separation (hence, Yankee Stadium). Manhattan is “on the mainland” for purposes of this puzzle because it is an “inland island” separated from the mainland only by “inland waters.” Likewise, anything in the Hudson, Harlem, or East Rivers would be “on the mainland” because those are “inland waters.” If I’m wrong, please correct me. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/773 "2009-05-31T18:28:07Z")
> [@AppallingGael](#): > > Was it built that games with balls (seems more expansive than “ballgames”) be played there? > [@Sternvogel](#): > > Yes. Does it still exist in that capacity? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/774 "2009-05-31T18:49:32Z")
… but I’m thinking it’s one of these: Shea Stadium (Queens) Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) KeySpan Park (Brooklyn) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/775 "2009-05-31T22:06:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. Is it a baseball park? > > [18. If yes, is it Yankee Stadium?] It is a baseball park, but not Yankee Stadium. [Quote=Bearflag70] Does it still exist in that capacity? [/quote] No. Your reasoning on what constitutes “the mainland” jibes with mine. You named the park in your most recent post. Do you want to take credit, or leave the formal identification (and corresponding right to start the next round) to someone else? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/776 "2009-05-31T22:50:04Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Do you want to take credit, or leave the formal identification (and corresponding right to start the next round) to someone else? Ebbets! I’ll take it. Yay. I’m thinking of a **PLACE**. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/777 "2009-05-31T22:58:16Z")
Is it a country? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/778 "2009-05-31T23:01:13Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Is it a country? 1. No ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/779 "2009-05-31T23:16:01Z")
Since we’re only 1 question into this, I’m changing from a PLACE to a notable EVENT. We haven’t tried an EVENT yet. Event! Go! ---
**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:** [June 1, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/780 "2009-06-01T01:04:58Z")
1. Is it a recurring event (i.e. the annual Sweet Potato Pie Queen Festival)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=40)