Lateral Thinking Puzzles: Fourthcoming Mysteries

reply to Fretful_Porpentine:

Does the event relate to an invention? No. A “first” of some sort? Yes.

Is it an event that most people would view as positive? Yes Negative? No.

Was the event photographed? Yes.If so, does Margaret appear in any of the images? I do not think so.

Did it take place in the UK? No. France? Yes.Italy? No. Germany? No.

At the time of Margaret’s death, were people generally aware of the event’s significance? Yes.Would Margaret’s involvement have been known to a reasonably diligent researcher, or was it discovered only later?
It was known, though not generally.

No to all.

reply to Chronos:

Was the event an attempt to set a world record of some sort? I am going to say yes, of “some sort” anyway.

Was the event a competition of some sort between the participants? Yes.

Was the event a protest of some sort?
No.

Was it the largest number of participants to date, in a competition of that sort? Or at least, intended as such?

No.

Was it archery?

Was some notable French landmark involved? Or a notable piece of French geography?

Just to be sure, was Margaret a competitor?
Was she any more notable than any of the other competitors?
Did she win the competition (or a relevant division of the competition, like the women’s competition, or an age or weight bracket)?

Was it an athletic competition?
Was it an intellectual competition?
Was it a largely random competition?

Was it the Tour de France?

No to all.

reply to Chronos:

Just to be sure, was Margaret a competitor? Yes.
Was she any more notable than any of the other competitors? No.
Did she win the competition (or a relevant division of the competition, like the women’s competition, or an age or weight bracket)? Yes.

Was it an athletic competition? Yes.
Was it an intellectual competition? No.
Was it a largely random competition? No.

Was it the Tour de France? No.

No.

I assume that this means that she wasn’t notable before? Because it seems like, after the fact at least, winning a competition makes one more notable than the other competitors.

Yes. That’s what I mean.

did she compete in a traditional ‘men’s only’ event?

was she notable because she was a woman competing in that event, or the ‘first’ woman?

reply to Sigene:

did she compete in a traditional ‘men’s only’ event? Yes.

was she notable because she was a woman competing in that event, or the ‘first’ woman?
Getting warm.

Was she aware right after the competition ended that she was a winner? Were other people aware?

Did she enter under a male name / disguise? Or as herself?

Was she considered disqualified for the event at the time? Because of her gender?

Did she finish behind another competitor or competitors who were later disqualified?

reply to Fretful_Porpentine:

Was she aware right after the competition ended that she was a winner? Were other people aware? Yes to both.

Did she enter under a male name / disguise? Or as herself? herself

Was she considered disqualified for the event at the time? Because of her gender? No to both

Did she finish behind another competitor or competitors who were later disqualified?
No.

Was it an individual event or a team event?

Is the competition still being held today?

reply to Cheesesteak:

Was it an individual event or a team event? individual

Is the competition still being held today?
Yes, though not literally today.

Was she first woman to win the event she won?

Was it(forgive repeats from earlier)

Tennis?

Croquet?

Any card game? Bridge?

Golf?

Equestrian or anything horse related?

Sailing?

Shooting of any kind?

Swimming or anything water related?

Fighting(martial arts, boxing, etc.)?

Field hockey?