3. No, this person is not a scientist or known for contributions to science.
Historical Figures 20 Questions
- Thread starter LooseCannon
- Start date
Okay. In that case, is this person known as being an athlete?
4. No, this person is not an athlete.
Religious?
5. No, this person is not a religious figure.
Born in North America?
6. No, this person was not born in North America.
And a minor clarification:
The work of this person might be called artistic by a very tiny group of people, but such work is not generally regarded as a type of art by most people.
And a minor clarification:
The work of this person might be called artistic by a very tiny group of people, but such work is not generally regarded as a type of art by most people.
Born in Europe?
7. I'm not sure if this person was born in Europe. The nation of birth is more accurately called "Eurasian" because (according to Wikipedia) it is "partially in Eastern Europe and partially in Western Asia".
Well, that really rules it down a lot. Turkey, Russia (?)? Mostly Turkey.
Is this person Turkish?
Is this person Turkish?
8. No, this person is not Turkish.
9. No, this person is not from Kazakh.
10. For this one, you've got define "native"...
This person is not active in the nation of his birth. However, this person moved to a different nation at age 7, and has lived there since. I'd call that other nation the "native" one, and that is where the person has been based from since then.
Or: it would be considered a different nation today. Back then, the two nations were part of the same group of nations - a group that no longer exists.
Halfway point, so a freebie:
This person first came to significant international attention in 1984.
This person is not active in the nation of his birth. However, this person moved to a different nation at age 7, and has lived there since. I'd call that other nation the "native" one, and that is where the person has been based from since then.
Or: it would be considered a different nation today. Back then, the two nations were part of the same group of nations - a group that no longer exists.
Halfway point, so a freebie:
This person first came to significant international attention in 1984.
Invader
Ancient Mariner
Sounds to me like this guy is from the USSR, or am I missing something?
That's not a question at SMX, but at everyone else, by the way. In addition, not a scientist, athlete, religious figure, artist (except considered so by a few), not politician but political activist.
Is this person female?
That's not a question at SMX, but at everyone else, by the way. In addition, not a scientist, athlete, religious figure, artist (except considered so by a few), not politician but political activist.
Is this person female?
Invader said:
11. No, this person is male.
Perun said:
12. That depends on your definition of entertainment. During most of his career, there were spectators who watched this person do what he did. However, this activity usually isn't called "entertainment".
Ask yourself this question: are the Olympics "entertainment"? Can you call athletes "entertainers"? This man was not an athlete, but the question is parallel.
Albie
Keeping an open eye on the Weeping Angels.
SinisterMinisterX said:
Invader said:
If only you would have read that bit, Invader.
So, not an entertainer (but a minority may class it as entertainment in the same way an athlete is deemed an entertainer), known for his political activism - but has never held a political office - and came to international prominence in 1984. What we may need to ask ourselves is what events happened in 1984? It does seem to me that he came from one of the former USSR countries that are classed as Eurasian and the only ones not been ruled out so far are Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. If this person could possibly be classed by a few as an entertainer, could this person be a TV journalist? Possible, journalists can still be known for political activism. So....
13. Is this person a journalist of some description?
Albie said:
An astute analysis there, Albie. The person's birth nation is indeed one of the three you mentioned.
13. He is not a journalist, though he has written pieces for magazines and newspapers.
And a modification to an earlier answer:
It was asked if this person was an artist. I said "no". That answer remains correct with regard to 'artistic' writing. However, at the time I first answered the question, I had forgotten that this man has written several technical books about the technical matters of his first career - the career he first became famous for, and which he retired from in 2005 to pursue political activism full-time.
With that, you now have more than enough to get the answer.
A man from the former USSR, became famous for one thing in 1984, retired from that thing in 2005, now a political activist.
It should be obvious...