# Anybody want to play 20 questions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/141 "2009-05-11T23:20:47Z")

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> Is it **Sternvogel** ’s turn? I guess we can play multiple games simultaneously.

I guess so. Also, **Sternvogel** didn’t make a suggestion right away so I thought why not…

> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> SONG
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> 1. Is it generally considered an American song?

1. No.

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**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/142 "2009-05-11T23:22:30Z")

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Western European song?

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**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/143 "2009-05-11T23:25:17Z")

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> Western European song?

2.Yes

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**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/144 "2009-05-11T23:30:03Z")

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generally considered classical music?

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**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/145 "2009-05-11T23:34:31Z")

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> generally considered classical music?

3.No

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/146 "2009-05-12T00:14:38Z")

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Written after 1900?

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/147 "2009-05-12T00:22:41Z")

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> Written after 1900?

4.No

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/148 "2009-05-12T00:38:40Z")

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> [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](#):
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> 4.No

Holy crap. I thought all European music written before 1900 was classical. :eek: Now what?

How about written during or after the 14th century?

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/149 "2009-05-12T00:53:27Z")

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> Holy crap. I thought all European music written before 1900 was classical. :eek: Now what?
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> How about written during or after the 14th century?

1. It’s pretty unclear when exactly it originated. MAYBE around 1400 (which would make it late 14th/early 15th century) as I read on one website, though some believe it to be even older.

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/150 "2009-05-12T00:54:26Z")

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Was the composer from the British Isles?

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/151 "2009-05-12T00:58:14Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Was the composer from the British Isles?

1. Most probably yes.

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/152 "2009-05-12T01:21:33Z")

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1. Does the song have words or lyrics?

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/153 "2009-05-12T01:23:22Z")

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> 1. Does the song have words or lyrics?

1. Yes! (It wouldn’t really be a song otherwise, now would it?)

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/154 "2009-05-12T01:25:10Z")

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> [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](#):
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> 1. Yes! (It wouldn’t really be a song otherwise, now would it?)

Could be an instrumental

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/155 "2009-05-12T01:32:17Z")

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1. Is it a religiously themed song?

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> 1. Is it a religiously themed song?

8.No

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/157 "2009-05-12T01:43:14Z")

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Is it considered a children’s song today?

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/158 "2009-05-12T01:44:50Z")

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> [@Bearflag70](#):
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> Is it considered a children’s song today?

1. No

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/159 "2009-05-12T02:19:10Z")

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Hint: it’s been recorded by several artists.

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**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/160 "2009-05-12T02:46:13Z")

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Does a Simon and Garfunkel song reference any of the lyrics?

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