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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).
Quiz 8.  Answer: Douglas Adams (not guessed).
Quiz 9.  Answer: Timothy Spall (not guessed).

Fire away.  Everyone welcome.  Good luck.
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Report Makybe_Diva • March 18, 2017 4:12 PM GMT
Hello, PM

Is it a female?
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:12 PM GMT
Is it a man?
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:13 PM GMT
Laugh
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:13 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
Report Makybe_Diva • March 18, 2017 4:13 PM GMT
Are you dead?
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:13 PM GMT
Politician?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:14 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:14 PM GMT
Involved in medicine?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:16 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
Report Makybe_Diva • March 18, 2017 4:16 PM GMT
Mr Makybe wants his tea Sad

Be back later...
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:16 PM GMT
Royalty?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:17 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:17 PM GMT
Writer?
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:18 PM GMT
a singer?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:18 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:19 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:19 PM GMT
an actress?
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:20 PM GMT
In the Bible?
Report anubis7 • March 18, 2017 4:20 PM GMT
Are you an actress?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:20 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.

This is shaping up for a possible record!
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:21 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:21 PM GMT
British?
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:21 PM GMT
film actress?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:21 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:22 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:22 PM GMT
died since the start of this century?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:24 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
12. Did I die in this century? YES.
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:24 PM GMT
Carrie Fisher?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:24 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
12. Did I die in this century? YES.
13. Am I Carrie Fisher? NO.
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:25 PM GMT
died within past year?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:26 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
12. Did I die in this century? YES.
13. Am I Carrie Fisher? NO.
14. Did I die within the last year? NO.
Report anubis7 • March 18, 2017 4:26 PM GMT
Did any of the films you were in win an Oscar for best film?
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:27 PM GMT
did i die before 2010?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:27 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
12. Did I die in this century? YES.
13. Am I Carrie Fisher? NO.
14. Did I die within the last year? NO.
15. Did any of the films I was in win Best Film Oscar? NO.
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:27 PM GMT
Whitney Houston?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:28 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
12. Did I die in this century? YES.
13. Am I Carrie Fisher? NO.
14. Did I die within the last year? NO.
15. Did any of the films I was in win Best Film Oscar? NO.
16. Did I die before 2010? YES.
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:28 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
12. Did I die in this century? YES.
13. Am I Carrie Fisher? NO.
14. Did I die within the last year? NO.
15. Did any of the films I was in win Best Film Oscar? NO.
16. Did I die before 2010? YES.
17. Am I Whitney Houston? NO.
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:29 PM GMT
death at a young age?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:30 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
12. Did I die in this century? YES.
13. Am I Carrie Fisher? NO.
14. Did I die within the last year? NO.
15. Did any of the films I was in win Best Film Oscar? NO.
16. Did I die before 2010? YES.
17. Am I Whitney Houston? NO.
18. Did I die at a young age? NO.
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:33 PM GMT
Maureen O'hara?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:34 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
12. Did I die in this century? YES.
13. Am I Carrie Fisher? NO.
14. Did I die within the last year? NO.
15. Did any of the films I was in win Best Film Oscar? NO.
16. Did I die before 2010? YES.
17. Am I Whitney Houston? NO.
18. Did I die at a young age? NO.
19. Am I Maureen O'Hara? NO.
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:35 PM GMT
Anne Bancroft?
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:35 PM GMT
1. Am I female? YES.
2. Am I dead? YES.
3. Am I a politician? NO.
4. Am I involved in medicine? NO.
5. Am I royal? NO.
6. Am I a writer? NO.
7. Am I a singer? NO.
8. Am I an actress? YES.
9. Am I in the Bible? NO.
10. Am I British? NO.
11. Am I a film actress? YES.
12. Did I die in this century? YES.
13. Am I Carrie Fisher? NO.
14. Did I die within the last year? NO.
15. Did any of the films I was in win Best Film Oscar? NO.
16. Did I die before 2010? YES.
17. Am I Whitney Houston? NO.
18. Did I die at a young age? NO.
19. Am I Maureen O'Hara? NO.
20. Am I Anne Bancroft? NO.
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:37 PM GMT
Excellent efforts, Ladies and Gentlemen, many thanks indeed for playing.

I really did think you were on your way to a record score for a moment.  The answer was the lovely Farrah Fawcett.
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:38 PM GMT
thought of her, but I would have said she died relatively young
Report kincsem • March 18, 2017 4:39 PM GMT
Why not ask was she European?
Was she white?
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:39 PM GMT
Thanks for that, Poker. I'm afraid I wasted a couple of clues for the others.
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:40 PM GMT
I know, sir, that question did give me some pause.  Being restricted to YES or NO can prove quite a tough challenge.
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:41 PM GMT
Many thanks, Mr G.  Much appreciated everyone. :)
Report squares • March 18, 2017 4:42 PM GMT
thanks PM and players
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:43 PM GMT
I think the group question format renders this a very tricky quiz.
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:46 PM GMT
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).
Quiz 8.  Answer: Douglas Adams (not guessed).
Quiz 9.  Answer: Timothy Spall (not guessed).
Quiz 10.  Answer: Farrah Fawcett (not guessed).
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 4:49 PM GMT
We could take you down if we ganged up on you, Poker. I'll get my fedora.
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:51 PM GMT
Very true, Gallivanter.  Teamwork is undoubtedly the key to success here, but can such a thing happen amid the chaos that is Chit Chat? :)
Report Pokermonster • March 18, 2017 4:52 PM GMT
I believe a single player would also fare very well.
Report Gallivanter • March 18, 2017 5:04 PM GMT
That's true, Poker, but I think half the fun is competing against each other. (Let it be noted that I scored very highly in the NO section.)
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