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Pokermonster
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I have a famous person in mind.  Your challenge is to guess him or her in twenty questions or fewer.  Beware, I will only answer YES or NO to the best of my knowledge so choose the questions carefully.  As you will note from the results, below, teamwork doesn't appear to be Chit Chat's long suit.

Quiz results archive.

Quiz 1.  Answer: Jon Pertwee (not guessed).
Quiz 2.  Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson (guessed by Pumphol on the twentieth question).
Quiz 3. Answer: Ruth Rendell (not guessed).
Quiz 4.  Answer: Peter Ebdon (not guessed).
Quiz 5.  Answer: Kirk Douglas (not guessed).
Quiz 6.  Answer: Roman Abramovich (not guessed).
Quiz 7.  Answer: Brian Cox (not guessed).

Fire away.
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Report Joel February 20, 2017 11:58 PM GMT
Does your character play the violin?
Report Pokermonster February 20, 2017 11:58 PM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
Report annie. February 21, 2017 12:01 AM GMT
Is he alive?
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:02 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:06 AM GMT
Are they british?
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:07 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:07 AM GMT
In politics?
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:08 AM GMT
You're not limited to one question each, ladies and gentlemen.  Ask as many as you wish, but choose wisely and try to act as a team.
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:08 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:10 AM GMT
Was I regularly on tv?
Did I die this century?
Report annie. February 21, 2017 12:10 AM GMT
male?
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:12 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:12 AM GMT
Was I a criminal?
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:14 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:14 AM GMT
Was I a business man?
Report annie. February 21, 2017 12:15 AM GMT
Was I a sportsman?
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:16 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
9. Was I a businessman? NO.
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:16 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
9. Was I a businessman? NO.
10. Was I a sportsman? NO.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:17 AM GMT
Are you a poof?
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:17 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
9. Was I a businessman? NO.
10. Was I a sportsman? NO.
11. Was I a homosexual? NO.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:18 AM GMT
Did you sing famously?
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:19 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
9. Was I a businessman? NO.
10. Was I a sportsman? NO.
11. Was I a homosexual? NO.
12. Was I a singer? NO.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:19 AM GMT
Musician?
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:19 AM GMT
Was I an artist?
Was I married to someone famous?
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:20 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
9. Was I a businessman? NO.
10. Was I a sportsman? NO.
11. Was I a homosexual? NO.
12. Was I a singer? NO.
13. Was I a famous musician? NO.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:20 AM GMT
Calm down aka, ffs
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:21 AM GMT
ExcitedLaugh
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:21 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
9. Was I a businessman? NO.
10. Was I a sportsman? NO.
11. Was I a homosexual? NO.
12. Was I a singer? NO.
13. Was I a famous musician? NO.
14. Was I an artist? NO.
15. Was I married to somebody famous? NO.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:24 AM GMT
scientist?
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:24 AM GMT
Did I invent something?
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:24 AM GMT
SNAP!
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:25 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
9. Was I a businessman? NO.
10. Was I a sportsman? NO.
11. Was I a homosexual? NO.
12. Was I a singer? NO.
13. Was I a famous musician? NO.
14. Was I an artist? NO.
15. Was I married to somebody famous? NO.
16. Was I a scientist? NO.
17. Did I invent something? NO.
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:26 AM GMT
Was I in the medical profession?
Report annie. February 21, 2017 12:26 AM GMT
author?
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:26 AM GMT
19 questions Scared
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:27 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
9. Was I a businessman? NO.
10. Was I a sportsman? NO.
11. Was I a homosexual? NO.
12. Was I a singer? NO.
13. Was I a famous musician? NO.
14. Was I an artist? NO.
15. Was I married to somebody famous? NO.
16. Was I a scientist? NO.
17. Did I invent something? NO.
18. Was I in the medical profession? NO.
19. Was I an author? YES.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:27 AM GMT
OK you guys & annie, we need some chill out time here .............
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:28 AM GMT
Male British author not alive
Report annie. February 21, 2017 12:30 AM GMT
This is not a question, pokermonster, I am conferring with fellow chit chatters

Terry Pratchett?
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:30 AM GMT
Pokermonster, may we confer?
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:30 AM GMT
Got a name but will leave final Q to annie seen she came up with author Mines surname starts with an H
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:31 AM GMT
Okay, I'll allow you to confer.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:31 AM GMT
Not much to go on, has Crags written much?
Report conditor February 21, 2017 12:32 AM GMT
C S Lewis
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:32 AM GMT
For the team only - I was thinking of Christopher Hitchins.
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:32 AM GMT
1. Do I play the violin? NO.
2. Am I Alive? NO.
3. Am I British? YES.
4. Am I a politician? NO.
5. Was I a TV regular? NO.
6. Did I die this century? YES.
7. Am I male? YES.
8. Was I a criminal? NO.
9. Was I a businessman? NO.
10. Was I a sportsman? NO.
11. Was I a homosexual? NO.
12. Was I a singer? NO.
13. Was I a famous musician? NO.
14. Was I an artist? NO.
15. Was I married to somebody famous? NO.
16. Was I a scientist? NO.
17. Did I invent something? NO.
18. Was I in the medical profession? NO.
19. Was I an author? YES.
20. Am I C S Lewis? NO.

GAME OVER.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:33 AM GMT
please Sir, can we have some more?
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:33 AM GMT
You choose Annie.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:34 AM GMT
We got blown aka
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:34 AM GMT
Oops just seen we're over the line.
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:34 AM GMT
Well, ladies and gentlemen, you could hardly have been further from the answer right up until question 19... and then I thought you might just get it!

The answer was Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

Thank you very much for playing, everyone. :)
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:34 AM GMT
Excited good game good game
Report Pokermonster February 21, 2017 12:36 AM GMT
No more for tonight, I'm afraid.  Off to bed.  Good night. :)
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:36 AM GMT
There weren't exactly many clues innit, Pokermonster.
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:37 AM GMT
Sweet dreams
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:38 AM GMT
Thanks for taking the time PM, always enjoyed the quizzes on here.
Report annie. February 21, 2017 12:38 AM GMT
Good game, thank you pokermonster Happy
Report akabula February 21, 2017 12:39 AM GMT
Good night
Report trilby22 February 21, 2017 12:39 AM GMT
Kudos to Annie for guessing Arthur.
Report annie. February 21, 2017 12:39 AM GMT
good night all
Report annie. February 21, 2017 12:49 AM GMT
I feel a right plonker Sad

I have just remembered that I was looking at the books I have got from the library earlier this evening and 'the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy' is among them.  Silly mare Plain

I have read it before a long time ago but got it out again.
Report akabula February 21, 2017 1:04 AM GMT
Well unless he had been responsible for a couple of colouring-in books then me and trilby had no chance. Wink
Report annie. February 21, 2017 1:11 AM GMT
Laugh
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