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Grex Iq Item 177: Twenty Questions - Round 5
Entered by papa on Thu Dec 14 07:07:44 UTC 2017:

Starting with this round, the Twenty Questions game is moving to the IQ 
conference. Welcome all!

Having stumped the panelists in round 4, I hearby kick-off round 5.

Q1: Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral?

A1: Animal

54 responses total.

#1 of 54 by papa on Thu Dec 14 12:20:06 2017:

I've set up a gopher page for the Twenty Questions game:

gopher://grex.org/1/~papa/20q

I'll mirror the questions and answers for this round to:

gopher://grex.org/0/~papa/20q/Round_5.txt

#2 of 54 by mijk on Thu Dec 14 12:51:34 2017:

Is it a human being?

#3 of 54 by papa on Thu Dec 14 15:40:25 2017:

A2: No

#4 of 54 by mijk on Thu Dec 14 22:57:02 2017:

1 down 19 to go?

#5 of 54 by papa on Fri Dec 15 03:25:48 2017:

2 down. "Animal, vegetable, or mineral?" is the first question. 18 to
go.

#6 of 54 by papa on Fri Dec 15 03:28:22 2017:

Or were you asking Q3, mijk? ;) The answer is "No", but I'll give ylou
that as a freebie.

Waiting for Question #3.

#7 of 54 by tfurrows on Fri Dec 15 04:29:47 2017:

Q3: Is it a mammal?

#8 of 54 by papa on Fri Dec 15 11:28:11 2017:

A3: No

#9 of 54 by mijk on Tue Dec 19 20:10:23 2017:

Is it an animal with a brain?

#10 of 54 by papa on Wed Dec 20 03:31:49 2017:

A4: Yes

#11 of 54 by tfurrows on Wed Dec 20 22:18:09 2017:

Q5: Is it commonly kept as a pet?

#12 of 54 by papa on Thu Dec 21 03:50:48 2017:

A5: No

#13 of 54 by mijk on Thu Dec 21 21:00:03 2017:

Do humans eat this animal?

#14 of 54 by papa on Sat Dec 23 01:20:02 2017:

A6: Yes

#15 of 54 by mijk on Sat Dec 23 19:30:21 2017:

Is it a creature that lives in water?

#16 of 54 by nydel on Sun Dec 24 06:39:11 2017:

since i never remember how to not post blank after accidentally posting i'll
simply say hooray i found the conference! i miss 20q, not sure how i forgot
to keep it in daily rotation of things i do.

#17 of 54 by papa on Sun Dec 24 08:11:25 2017:

A7: Yes

And welcome, nydel, to Twenty Questions' new home!

#18 of 54 by nydel on Mon Dec 25 21:22:28 2017:

Q8: Can it produce ink?

#19 of 54 by papa on Tue Dec 26 07:39:21 2017:

A8: No

#20 of 54 by tod on Tue Dec 26 15:38:21 2017:

Q9: Is it a crustacean?

#21 of 54 by papa on Tue Dec 26 23:55:00 2017:

A9: No

#22 of 54 by tfurrows on Wed Dec 27 02:56:57 2017:

Q10: does it have fins?

#23 of 54 by papa on Wed Dec 27 07:38:18 2017:

A10: Yes

#24 of 54 by tod on Wed Dec 27 19:28:52 2017:

Q11: Does it live in freshwater?

#25 of 54 by papa on Thu Dec 28 06:03:17 2017:

A11: No

#26 of 54 by mijk on Fri Dec 29 01:34:21 2017:

Is it a tuna fish?

#27 of 54 by papa on Fri Dec 29 15:11:38 2017:

A12: No

#28 of 54 by mijk on Fri Dec 29 21:11:53 2017:

Is it a fish?

#29 of 54 by papa on Sat Dec 30 01:31:46 2017:

A13: Yes

#30 of 54 by tfurrows on Sat Dec 30 04:14:37 2017:

Short recap: it is a saltwater fish that humans eat, not tuna.
Q14: Would you consider it a common fish?

#31 of 54 by papa on Sat Dec 30 11:57:28 2017:

A14: No

#32 of 54 by tod on Sat Dec 30 16:16:28 2017:

Q15: Is it found in the Atlantic Ocean?

#33 of 54 by papa on Sat Dec 30 23:04:01 2017:

A15: Yes

#34 of 54 by mijk on Mon Jan 1 19:23:49 2018:

#35 of 54 by mijk on Mon Jan 1 19:26:31 2018:

Is it a shark?

#36 of 54 by papa on Tue Jan 2 07:26:15 2018:

A16: Yes

(Almost there, but I am thinking of a particular species.)

#37 of 54 by nydel on Tue Jan 2 15:23:57 2018:

Q17: Does one of its common names include either a color or an occupation?

#38 of 54 by papa on Wed Jan 3 02:28:42 2018:

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#39 of 54 by papa on Wed Jan 3 02:30:08 2018:

A17: Yes