# 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:** 40
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/781 "2009-06-01T01:08:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. Is it a recurring event (i.e. the annual Sweet Potato Pie Queen Festival)? 1. 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:** [June 1, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/782 "2009-06-01T01:11:52Z")
Did it happen in the last 100 years? ---
**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, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/783 "2009-06-01T01:17:18Z")
Is it a battle? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/784 "2009-06-01T01:18:07Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Did it happen in the last 100 years? 1. No, it did not happen in the last 100 years 2. No, not a battle ---
**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:** [June 1, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/785 "2009-06-01T01:28:11Z")
After 1500? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/786 "2009-06-01T01:40:02Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > After 1500? 1. Yes ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/787 "2009-06-01T01:48:29Z")
Was it the invention or discovery of something? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/788 "2009-06-01T01:51:01Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Was it the invention or discovery of something? 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:** [June 1, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/789 "2009-06-01T01:53:40Z")
Did it happen in the Americas? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/790 "2009-06-01T01:56:04Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Did it happen in the Americas? 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:** [June 1, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/791 "2009-06-01T02:14:36Z")
1. Was it the invention of a consumer product? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/792 "2009-06-01T03:28:09Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > 1. Was it the invention of a consumer product? 1. No ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/793 "2009-06-01T03:34:31Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > 1. Was it the invention of a consumer product? > [@Bearflag70](#): > > 1. No Would you believe… [del]8[/del]7. 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:** [June 1, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/794 "2009-06-01T03:42:06Z")
Discovery of a scientific phenomenon? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/795 "2009-06-01T03:47:29Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Discovery of a scientific phenomenon? 1. 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:** [June 1, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/796 "2009-06-01T03:53:17Z")
Invention of a military technology? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/797 "2009-06-01T03:53:48Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Invention of a military technology? 1. 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:** [June 1, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/798 "2009-06-01T05:03:39Z")
Discovery of a particular place or geographical feature? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/799 "2009-06-01T05:34:05Z")
1. Yes ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/800 "2009-06-01T05:42:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Discovery of a particular place or geographical feature? > [@Bearflag70](#): > > 1. Yes 1. Change that to “it depends of the definition of ‘geographic feature.’” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=41)