20 questions

[Drakkon]

too bad he is in Australia, mainly on when I am asleep.

[Gillipig]

too bad he is in Australia, mainly on when I am asleep.

I'm almost 100% sure it's the prophet Muhammad so next time it'll be my turn again. My timezone is in between you guys so you should both be able to catch me online sometime lol.

[x-raider]

Too bad, Gillipig, it ain't Muhammad.
Sorry, I was speed gaming so I haven't posted yet the past few hours.

1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes
10. Is it Qin Shi Huang? No
11. Is he known for his military actions? Yes
12-14. I am not thinking of Sargon of Akkad, Hammurabi or Nebuchadnezzar.
15. Is it Muhammad? No
16. Was he Jewish/Israelite? No

My suggestion wasn't to make it easier but more fun.

[tkr4lf]

Was he a Muslim?

[x-raider]

1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes
10. Is it Qin Shi Huang? No
11. Is he known for his military actions? Yes
12-14. I am not thinking of Sargon of Akkad, Hammurabi or Nebuchadnezzar.
15. Is it Muhammad? No
16. Was he Jewish/Israelite? No
17. Was he a Muslim? No

[Gillipig]

Damn I can't believe I was wrong about Muhammad! He fit in so well .
So we're looking for a man from the middle east area, known among other things for his military actions, who died before 11th century and who was neither a jew or a muslim. And none of the people we guessed of course. I think we're looking for someone who was born quite a long time before christ. Otherwise he'd be a muslim or jew for sure. Maybe an early inventor who among other things constructed military mekanisms? We've guessed on the most prolific military leaders from that epoc. So I don't think it's someone like that.

[tkr4lf]

Honestly, I'm stumped. I even started looking this stuff up on google...no luck. I guess another question wouldn't hurt. Perhaps it would help narrow it down if we knew what nationality he was. He's not Muslim, but he could still be Arabic.

Was he Arabic?

[x-raider]

Guessing a name like we do now is only something you do when you think you're close. So I'd be surprised if we didn't solve this one .

I only wasn't giving hints coz' Gillipig said he'd crack this one.

He's not Arabic per se; the classical Arabic language was only recognized in the 6th century CE (around the birth of Islam)*.
But as that question was divergent from the track you were on I won't count it.
Some things you've assumed/deduced that are correct: He was around/died before the common era. He lived in the middle-east (or what is now known as that).

I hope you can make the next question worth-while. Only got three left.

Also please don't 'google'. If you think you know who it is you can look it up on wikipedia.


*According to Wikipedia (the free online encyclopedia)

[x-raider]

To clarify:
1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes
10. Is it Qin Shi Huang? No
11. Is he known for his military actions? Yes
12-14. I am not thinking of Sargon of Akkad, Hammurabi or Nebuchadnezzar.
15. Is it Muhammad? No
16. Was he Jewish/Israelite? No

He lived in the middle-east before the common era.

N.B. Previous post.

[tkr4lf]

So he lived before the Common Era...

Was he Persian?

[x-raider]

1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes
10. Is it Qin Shi Huang? No
11. Is he known for his military actions? Yes
12-14. I am not thinking of Sargon of Akkad, Hammurabi or Nebuchadnezzar.
15. Is it Muhammad? No
16. Was he Jewish/Israelite? No
17. Was he Persian? Yes

[tkr4lf]

Is it Darius?

[x-raider]

1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes
10. Is it Qin Shi Huang? No
11. Is he known for his military actions? Yes
12-14. I am not thinking of Sargon of Akkad, Hammurabi or Nebuchadnezzar.
15. Is it Muhammad? No
16. Was he Jewish/Israelite? No
17. Was he Persian? Yes
18. Is it Darius? No

BTW There were 4 or 5 notable Darius's BCE. Roman Numerals etc. are important here

[tkr4lf]

My bad. So I assume since you said no to the answer, that it's not any of the Darius'?

Actual question...

Is it Cyrus the Great?

[x-raider]

1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he from USA? No
4. Was he a Musician? No
5. Was he a political figure? Yes
6. Was he from Europe? No
7. Was he from Asia? Yes
8. Was he considered a humanitarian? No
9. Did he die before the 11th century? Yes
10. Is it Qin Shi Huang? No
11. Is he known for his military actions? Yes
12-14. I am not thinking of Sargon of Akkad, Hammurabi or Nebuchadnezzar.
15. Is it Muhammad? No
16. Was he Jewish/Israelite? No
17. Was he Persian? Yes
18. Is it Darius? No
19. Is it Cyrus the Great? No


Yeh, none of the Darius's. Wasn't gonna needle you for technicalities.
Though at this point, I am afraid you are using up the '"collective's" last questions.

[tkr4lf]

Eh, it doesn't look like anybody else is on. May as well try one more. I'm assuming it's a Persian King, although I can't be sure of that. But you said he was a political figure and was known for his military actions, so I'm pretty sure it's one of the kings.

I guess I can only go with the one that is probably most popular thanks to that one movie with the loud guy who kicks that dude into that pit...

Is he Xerxes I?

[x-raider]

Is he Xerxes I?
Yes it is. Well done.

When I said 'that's one of the things he is known for' I was referring to
1. Ahasuerus in "The Book of Esther" in which he ruled from "Hodu to Kish" translated as "Greece (marathon) to India" - Most of the known world.
2."that one movie with the loud guy who kicks that dude into that pit..." LOL (which I haven't actually seen as such)

May I draw your attention to this map by Campin_Killer.
Currently in Development at an alarmingly fast rate.

[tkr4lf]

Is he Xerxes I?
Yes it is. Well done.

When I said 'that's one of the things he is known for' I was referring to
1. Ahasuerus in "The Book of Esther" in which he ruled from "Hodu to Kish" translated as "Greece (marathon) to India" - Most of the known world.
2."that one movie with the loud guy who kicks that dude into that pit..." LOL (which I haven't actually seen as such)

May I draw your attention to this map by Campin_Killer.
Currently in Development at an alarmingly fast rate.

That map is what made me ask the question "Was he Persian?". I thought of Xerxes, but I wanted to get the two other most well known (as far as I know) kings out of the way first. It's a cool looking map.

But ok, I've thought of somebody. Ask away.

[Gillipig]

Wow you got it on the last question!! I don't think we've eVer asked as many is it "insert persons name" questions. Might be why we didn't crack it earlier. But it was also a hard choice of character. Well done on guessing Xerxes I.
Is it a man?

[Drakkon]

is it a man and are they alive today?

[tkr4lf]

Yeah, that was a tough one.


1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No

[x-raider]

May I draw your attention to this map by Campin_Killer.
Currently in Development at an alarmingly fast rate.

That map is what made me ask the question "Was he Persian?". I thought of Xerxes, but I wanted to get the two other most well known (as far as I know) kings out of the way first. It's a cool looking map.

Cool how that worked out with the map. I saw the map after.
Yeh, I did the same thing before. I was thinking of G.Patton but wanted to get G.Washington out of the way.
It's what made me think of doing a less known person. Though now I realize it can be a bit of a pain, but great for learning.


Was he alive in 1950?

[tkr4lf]

1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he alive in 1950? No

[Campin_Killer]

Was he alive after the Revolutionary War?

[tkr4lf]

1. Is it a man? Yes
2. Is he alive today? No
3. Was he alive in 1950? No
4. Was he alive after the American Revolutionary War? Yes