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Another word game - twenty questions

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Elegran Sat 29-Oct-16 12:59:54

After yesterday's Twenty Hints on one of the threads, I was reminded of that old favourite Twenty Questions.
Rules reminders:-
Someone thinks of something/someone and posts a very minimal clue - just the category (person, film title, object or whatever)
Others post questions, to which the answer can only be "Yes" or "No" or guesses of who/what they are thinking of.
Questions are limited to twenty.
If someone guesses correctly within the twenty, they choose the next subject, or nominate someone else to do so.
If not, the answer is given and another subject chosen, either by whoever posted the unguessed one or by someone else who has been nominated.

I'll start it off - A person.

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 18:25:28

Yes he has been mentioned in many books - but again that may not help

12 to go

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nanaK54 Sat 29-Oct-16 18:26:09

Churchill

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 18:26:48

no

11 to go

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Elegran Sat 29-Oct-16 18:38:09

Is it a real person?

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 18:39:37

Yes

10 to go

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Ana Sat 29-Oct-16 18:43:42

Is he still alive?

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 18:45:38

At last smile NO

I said at the start he was a person, I would not have said that if he was not real, so I will credit 1 turn

Still 10 to go.

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ninathenana Sat 29-Oct-16 18:48:56

Nero

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Ana Sat 29-Oct-16 18:49:55

Well, you did say 'He loved music and played the violin...' which is why I had previously assumed he was dead!

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Ana Sat 29-Oct-16 18:51:16

Nina! grin

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Elegran Sat 29-Oct-16 18:53:19

So to recap, we have a man who is not still alive, is mentioned in many books, loved music and played the violin but that is not what he is known for. He was not a comedian, a sportsman or an actor, not Sherlock Homes or George Formby or Churchill, and WB's past might give us a clue.

No idea!

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Elegran Sat 29-Oct-16 18:53:54

Did he die recently?

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 19:10:03

He died in the 20th century

Don't put any thought into the music side, I had to look that up.
You are getting closer, well sort of.

9 to go (just to help I'll ignore guesses until you get closer.)

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Linsco56 Sat 29-Oct-16 19:12:53

Was he known for his activities during WW2?

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 19:16:20

Yes, but not quite as much as for other things.

8 to go

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Elegran Sat 29-Oct-16 19:18:15

Was he an engineer?

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 19:19:47

No, but that was a good question
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Elegran Sat 29-Oct-16 19:20:54

A scientist?

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 19:22:07

yes

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Elegran Sat 29-Oct-16 19:23:08

Alan Turing?

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Linsco56 Sat 29-Oct-16 19:23:23

Was he a scientist?

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 19:24:09

No
5 to go

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Linsco56 Sat 29-Oct-16 19:24:32

Och! This iPad is so slow! Was he Albert Einstein

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Wobblybits Sat 29-Oct-16 19:25:05

Lin, that was asked

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Elegran Sat 29-Oct-16 19:25:14

The scientist was a repeat of my question, and you said you were not counting guesses.

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