March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 1800 &a

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March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 1800 &a

#1 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:54 am

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I have a list of famous people. You must tell me if, in the year 1800 AD, each person was already dead, still alive, or not born yet.

Answers are due by Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern.

1. Christopher Marlowe
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
3. Beau Brummell
4. King Louis XIV of France
5. Robert Burns
6. John Deere
7. Brigham Young
8. Joseph Priestley
9. Josiah Wedgwood
10. Victor Hugo
11. Franz Schubert
12. James Cook
13. Jacques-Louis David
14. David Hume
15. George Washington

BONUS
George Mason
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#2 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:33 am

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1. Christopher Marlowe dead
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov not born
3. Beau Brummell not born
4. King Louis XIV of France dead
5. Robert Burns dead
6. John Deere not born
7. Brigham Young still alive
8. Joseph Priestley still alive
9. Josiah Wedgwood still alive
10. Victor Hugo not born
11. Franz Schubert still alive
12. James Cook dead
13. Jacques-Louis David still alive
14. David Hume still alive
15. George Washington freshly dead

BONUS
George Mason still alive
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#3 Post by gsabc » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:41 am

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1. Christopher Marlowe DEAD
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NOT BORN
3. Beau Brummell NOT BORN
4. King Louis XIV of France DEAD
5. Robert Burns NOT BORN
6. John Deere NOT BORN
7. Brigham Young ALIVE
8. Joseph Priestley DEAD
9. Josiah Wedgwood ALIVE
10. Victor Hugo ALIVE
11. Franz Schubert NOT BORN
12. James Cook ALIVE
13. Jacques-Louis David ALIVE
14. David Hume NOT BORN
15. George Washington DEAD

BONUS
George Mason ALIVE
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#4 Post by andrewjackson » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:45 am

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1. Dead
2. Not born yet
3. Alive
4. Dead
5. Dead
6. Not born yet
7. Not born yet
8. Alive
9. Alive
10. Alive
11. Alive
12. Dead
13. Dead
14. Dead
15. Dead

BONUS
Dead
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#5 Post by wintergreen48 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:04 am

Very clever! So many of these are people that you can know 'about' when they were alive, but it is tough to know if they were still around, or had yet been born, as of exactly 1800 AD (e.g., the one who was born in 1797 and died in 1828). Devilishly clever. Thus requiring lots of guesses...
Spoiler
1. Christopher Marlowe = Dead a long time
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov = Unborn
3. Beau Brummell = Alive
4. King Louis XIV of France = Dead a long time
5. Robert Burns = Alive
6. John Deere = Unborn
7. Brigham Young = Unborn
8. Joseph Priestley = Dead
9. Josiah Wedgwood = Dead
10. Victor Hugo = Unborn
11. Franz Schubert = Alive
12. James Cook = Dead
13. Jacques-Louis David = Alive
14. David Hume = Dead
15. George Washington = Dead (just weeks before)

BONUS
George Mason = Dead
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#6 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:10 am

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1. Christopher Marlowe - Dead
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Not Born Yet
3. Beau Brummell - Alive
4. King Louis XIV of France - Dead
5. Robert Burns - Alive
6. John Deere - Alive
7. Brigham Young - Not Born Yet
8. Joseph Priestley - Alive
9. Josiah Wedgwood - Dead
10. Victor Hugo - Not Born Yet
11. Franz Schubert - Alive
12. James Cook - Dead
13. Jacques-Louis David - Alive
14. David Hume - Alive
15. George Washington - Dead

BONUS
George Mason - Alive
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#7 Post by mikehardware » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:13 am

Spoiler
Nice twist!

1. Christopher Marlowe - DEAD
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - ALIVE
3. Beau Brummell - ALIVE
4. King Louis XIV of France - DEAD
5. Robert Burns - ALIVE
6. John Deere - NOT YET BORN
7. Brigham Young - NOT YET BORN
8. Joseph Priestley - ALIVE
9. Josiah Wedgwood - ALIVE
10. Victor Hugo - NOT YET BORN
11. Franz Schubert - DEAD
12. James Cook - DEAD
13. Jacques-Louis David - ALIVE
14. David Hume - NOT YET BORN
15. George Washington - ALIVE

BONUS
George Mason - DEAD
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#8 Post by plasticene » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:23 am

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1. Christopher Marlowe: ALREADY DEAD
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: NOT BORN YET
3. Beau Brummell: ALREADY DEAD
4. King Louis XIV of France: ALREADY DEAD
5. Robert Burns: STILL ALIVE
6. John Deere: NOT BORN YET
7. Brigham Young: NOT BORN YET
8. Joseph Priestley: STILL ALIVE
9. Josiah Wedgwood: STILL ALIVE
10. Victor Hugo: NOT BORN YET
11. Franz Schubert: STILL ALIVE
12. James Cook: ALREADY DEAD
13. Jacques-Louis David: STILL ALIVE
14. David Hume: ALREADY DEAD
15. George Washington: STILL ALIVE

BONUS
George Mason: STILL ALIVE
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#9 Post by Catfish » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:49 am

Spoiler
Guesses all. Sigh.
1. Christopher Marlowe
Already dead
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Not born yet
3. Beau Brummell
Still alive
4. King Louis XIV of France
Already dead
5. Robert Burns
Already dead
6. John Deere
Still alive
7. Brigham Young
Not born yet
8. Joseph Priestley
Still alive
9. Josiah Wedgwood
Already dead
10. Victor Hugo
Still alive
11. Franz Schubert
Not born yet
12. James Cook
Not born yet
13. Jacques-Louis David
Already dead
14. David Hume
Still alive
15. George Washington
Still alive

BONUS
George Mason
Already dead
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#10 Post by Greyhound Dude » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:03 am

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1. Christopher Marlowe
DEAD

2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
NOT BORN YET

3. Beau Brummell
DEAD

4. King Louis XIV of France
DEAD

5. Robert Burns
DEAD

6. John Deere
NOT BORN YET

7. Brigham Young
NOT BORN YET

8. Joseph Priestley
ALIVE

9. Josiah Wedgwood
ALIVE

10. Victor Hugo
NOT BORN YET

11. Franz Schubert
ALIVE

12. James Cook
DEAD

13. Jacques-Louis David
ALIVE

14. David Hume
DEAD

15. George Washington
DEAD

BONUS
George Mason
DEAD
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#11 Post by T_Bone0806 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:33 am

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1-dead
2-not born yet
3-alive
4-dead
5-not born yet
6-alive
7-not born yet
8-dead
9-alive
10-not born yet
11-alive
12-dead
13-dead
14-not born yet
15-dead (just barely, he died in 1799)

Bonus: dead
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#12 Post by megaaddict » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:08 am

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1. Christopher Marlowe D
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov A
3. Beau Brummell NBY
4. King Louis XIV of France D
5. Robert Burns D
6. John Deere NBY
7. Brigham Young NBY
8. Joseph Priestley A
9. Josiah Wedgwood NBY
10. Victor Hugo A
11. Franz Schubert NBY
12. James Cook NBY
13. Jacques-Louis David A
14. David Hume D
15. George Washington A

BONUS
George Mason A
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#13 Post by tlynn78 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:41 am

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1. dead
2. alive
3. aive
4. dead
5. aive
6. uborn
7. alive
8. dead
9. dead
10. unborn
11. alive
12. dead
13. alive
14. alive15. dead

BONUS
dead
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#14 Post by tanstaafl2 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:27 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Rules: viewtopic.php?p=40443#40443

I have a list of famous people. You must tell me if, in the year 1800 AD, each person was already dead, still alive, or not born yet.

Answers are due by Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern.
Spoiler

1. Christopher Marlowe
Dead. For a long time. Really, really dead.
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Not born yet
3. Beau Brummell
Say who? Alive?
4. King Louis XIV of France
Dead
5. Robert Burns
Alive?
6. John Deere
Not born yet?
7. Brigham Young
Alive?
8. Joseph Priestley
Dead
9. Josiah Wedgwood
Dead? I am guessing this is the china guy?
10. Victor Hugo
Not born yet
11. Franz Schubert
Alive
12. James Cook
Dead and served up at a luau
13. Jacques-Louis David
Dunno. Not born yet?
14. David Hume
Dead?
15. George Washington
Dead only a few days before.

BONUS
George Mason
Alive?
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#15 Post by DadofTwins » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:32 pm

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1. Christopher Marlowe -- DEAD
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov -- NBY
3. Beau Brummell -- ALIVE
4. King Louis XIV of France -- DEAD
5. Robert Burns -- ALIVE
6. John Deere -- NBY
7. Brigham Young -- NBY
8. Joseph Priestley -- ALIVE
9. Josiah Wedgwood -- DEAD
10. Victor Hugo -- ALIVE
11. Franz Schubert -- NBY
12. James Cook -- DEAD
13. Jacques-Louis David -- ALIVE
14. David Hume -- NBY
15. George Washington -- DEAD

BONUS
George Mason -- ALIVE
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#16 Post by fantine33 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:54 pm

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Rules: viewtopic.php?p=40443#40443

I have a list of famous people. You must tell me if, in the year 1800 AD, each person was already dead, still alive, or not born yet.

Answers are due by Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern.

1. Christopher Marlowe - DEAD
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - NOT BORN YET
3. Beau Brummell - ALIVE
4. King Louis XIV of France DEAD
5. Robert Burns - DEAD
6. John Deere - NOT BORN YET
7. Brigham Young - NOT BORN YET
8. Joseph Priestley - ALIVE This would be easier if it were Jason
9. Josiah Wedgwood - DEAD
10. Victor Hugo - NOT BORN YET
11. Franz Schubert - ALIVE
12. James Cook - DEAD
13. Jacques-Louis David - ALIVE
14. David Hume - NOT BORN YET
15. George Washington - DEAD

BONUS
George Mason - DEAD (after the first round)
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#17 Post by ne1410s » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:20 pm

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1. Christopher Marlowe --Dead
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov --NBY
3. Beau Brummell --Alive
4. King Louis XIV of France --Dead
5. Robert Burns --Alive
6. John Deere --NBY
7. Brigham Young--NBY
8. Joseph Priestley--Dead
9. Josiah Wedgwood --Alive
10. Victor Hugo --NBY
11. Franz Schubert --NBY
12. James Cook --Dead
13. Jacques-Louis David --Alive
14. David Hume --NBY
15. George Washington --Dead

BONUS
George Mason--Alive
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#18 Post by mrkelley23 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:46 pm

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1. D
2. NBY
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. NBY
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. D
15. A

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#19 Post by kroxquo » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:25 pm

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1. Christopher Marlowe Dead
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Not Born Yet
3. Beau Brummell Not Born Yet
4. King Louis XIV of France Dead
5. Robert Burns Not Born Yet
6. John Deere Not Born Yet
7. Brigham Young Not Born Yet
8. Joseph Priestley Alive
9. Josiah Wedgwood Alive
10. Victor Hugo Alive
11. Franz Schubert Not Born Yet
12. James Cook Dead
13. Jacques-Louis David Alive
14. David Hume Not Born Yet
15. George Washington Dead

BONUS
George Mason Alive
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#20 Post by TheConfessor » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:21 pm

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NellyLunatic1980 wrote: 1. Christopher Marlowe DEAD
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NOT BORN
3. Beau Brummell DEAD
4. King Louis XIV of France DEAD
5. Robert Burns DEAD
6. John Deere ALIVE
7. Brigham Young ALIVE
8. Joseph Priestley DEAD
9. Josiah Wedgwood ALIVE
10. Victor Hugo ALIVE
11. Franz Schubert ALIVE
12. James Cook DEAD
13. Jacques-Louis David DEAD
14. David Hume NOT BORN
15. George Washington ALIVE

BONUS
George Mason ALIVE
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Re: March 18 QoD -- "Dead, Alive, or Not Born Yet?: 180

#21 Post by AnnieCamaro » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:13 pm

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NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
This is hard, Mr. Nelly! I know sorta when most of these people lived, but that's way different than knowing the exact years of their births and deaths. I will struggle through. That means I'm guessing like crazy.

1. Christopher Marlowe -- dead
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov -- not born yet
3. Beau Brummell -- dead
4. King Louis XIV of France -- dead
5. Robert Burns -- dead
6. John Deere -- not born yet
7. Brigham Young -- not born yet
8. Joseph Priestley -- alive
9. Josiah Wedgwood -- alive
10. Victor Hugo -- alive
11. Franz Schubert -- alive
12. James Cook -- dead
13. Jacques-Louis David -- alive
14. David Hume -- dead
15. George Washington -- dead
BONUS
George Mason -- dead
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#22 Post by peacock2121 » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:53 pm

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1. Christopher Marlowe - alive
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - not born yet
3. Beau Brummell - dead
4. King Louis XIV of France - dead
5. Robert Burns - not born yet
6. John Deere - not born yet
7. Brigham Young - not born yet
8. Joseph Priestley - alive
9. Josiah Wedgwood - dead
10. Victor Hugo - dead
11. Franz Schubert - alive
12. James Cook - dead
13. Jacques-Louis David - alive
14. David Hume - not born yet
15. George Washington - dead

BONUS
George Mason - not born yet
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#23 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:52 am

I have a list of famous people. You must tell me if, in the year 1800 AD, each person was already dead, still alive, or not born yet.

1. Christopher Marlowe - Very, Very Dead (died in 1593)
2. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Not Born Yet (born in 1844)
3. Beau Brummell - Still Alive (lived from 1778-1840)
4. King Louis XIV of France - Very, Very Dead (died in 1715)
5. Robert Burns - Already Dead (died in 1796)
6. John Deere - Not Born Yet (born in 1804)
7. Brigham Young - Not Born Yet (born in 1801)
8. Joseph Priestley - Still Alive (lived from 1733-1804)
9. Josiah Wedgwood - Already Dead (died in 1795)
10. Victor Hugo - Not Born Yet (born in 1802)
11. Franz Schubert - Still Alive (lived from 1797-1828)
12. James Cook - Already Dead (died in 1779)
13. Jacques-Louis David - Still Alive (lived from 1748-1825)
14. David Hume - Already Dead (died in 1776)
15. George Washington - Freshly Dead (died on December 14, 1799, missing the year 1800 by 18 days)

BONUS
George Mason - Already Dead (died in 1792)

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