Twenty Questions Game.

[rog]

Let's have a game of 20 questions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Questions
The Rules are as follows:

The "answerer" thinks of an object/subject - Everyone else are "questioners"

Questioners attempt to find out what the object/subject is by posting a single question.Each Question should be numbered, so that we can keep track.

The answerer will respond to each numbered question as accurately as possible with either "yes",no", "maybe", "irrelevant" or "sometimes"- Lying is not allowed; nor are you allowed to answer perversely ['cause I know what you lot are like ;)]

If the object/subject can be guessed in 20 questions or fewer then the questioner that guesses accurately wins the game and becomes the next answerer - If we reach Q20 and the result is not known anyone can suggest a single answer and become the winner - timing to be at the discretion of the current answerer, within reason - otherwise the original answerer wins and has another turn after revealing the correct answer.



These rules may be subject to change between rounds, in order to improve the flow of the game.

OK, I'm thinking of an object...

[Rodney Dobson]

NOT a question (well alright, yes it is, but it's one about the rules...)

A classic opening question is "animal, vegetable or mineral?"


Is it allowed and, if so, is that one or two questions?

ETA: And, while I'm at it.....recaps?

[Cath B]

We always played that "animal. vegetable or mineral" was declared by the questionee (if that isn't a word it should be) at the outset and did not constitute a question.

But I guess it's up to you rog.

[rog]

We always played that "animal. vegetable or mineral" was declared by the questionee (if that isn't a word it should be) at the outset and did not constitute a question.

But I guess it's up to you rog.

I'll leave it up to the answerer [questionee, if you prefer] in each round.

[rog]

To get it going, I'll give you: not an animal.

[rog]

ETA: And, while I'm at it.....recaps?

Anyone who feels like it can list all of the previously asked numbered questions.

[Cath B]

Question one Is it a plant (or made from one)?

(No more questions from me tonight - it's past my bed time).

[rog]

Question one Is it a plant (or made from one)?

(No more questions from me tonight - it's past my bed time).

Maybe.

[David B]

Does 'maybe' imply that it might not be made from, or a, plant?

David

[rog]

Does 'maybe' imply that it might not be made from, or a, plant?

David

It would imply that, yes.

[David B]

Hmm:hmm:

Might or might not be made from a plant.

Fabric, that might be the key

Is it anything to do with ladies underwear?

David

[rog]

Q2: Is it anything to do with ladies underwear/Fabric?




In line with not being perverse, I shall say no.

[Octavia]

Is the plant it might or might not be made from a tree?

[rog]

Is the plant it might or might not be made from a tree?

Yes.

[Cath B]

Q4 Is the object a building or part of a building?

[mood2]

Q5

is it bigger than a bread box?

[rog]

Q4 Is the object a building or part of a building?

no.

[rog]

Q5

is it bigger than a bread box?

no.

[Cath B]

Q5 Might it sometimes be metallic?

[Octavia]

Q6: is it rubber?

[rog]

Q5 Might it sometimes be metallic?

yes.

[rog]

Q6: is it rubber?

no.

[Cath B]

Q7 Is it generally found inside buildings?

[rog]

Q7 Is it generally found inside buildings?

yes

[Cath B]

Q8 Is it generally the same size or smaller than a door knob?

[mood2]

oops

[mood2]

deleted my last question cos i cross-posted a very similar question to cath's

[rog]

Q8 Is it generally the same size or smaller than a door knob?

No.

[mood2]

q9

does it have moving parts?

[rog]

q9

does it have moving parts?

I shall say yes.
Parts that may move <-- because I'm trying to be nice.

[mood2]

q 10

is it squishable?

[rog]

q 10

is it squishable?

No.

[Cath B]

Q11 Does it include electrical components?

[rog]

New rule: If we reach Q20 and the result is not known anyone can suggest an answer and become the winner - timing to be at the discretion of the answerer, within reason.

I'm adding this rule in because I hope it would make for a better forum game.

[rog]

Q11 Does it include electrical components?

No.

[Cath B]

Q12 Is it a tool?

[rog]

Q12 Is it a tool?

Maybe.

[rog]

Q12 Is it a tool?

Maybe.

eta: under a strict definition I should have said yes.

[mood2]

New rule: If we reach Q20 and the result is not known anyone can suggest an answer and become the winner - timing to be at the discretion of the answerer, within reason.

I'm adding this rule in because I hope it would make for a better forum game.

you think we aren't gonna get it innit!:angry:

[rog]

New rule: If we reach Q20 and the result is not known anyone can suggest an answer and become the winner - timing to be at the discretion of the answerer, within reason.

I'm adding this rule in because I hope it would make for a better forum game.

you think we aren't gonna get it innit!:angry:

Seriously, it's only to increase the level of participation in the game.
TBH though, I don't think you're going to get it - prove me wrong :D

[mood2]

13

would most people have at least one in their home?

[rog]

13

would most people have at least one in their home?

Yes.

[mood2]

hmm ok, recap time -

made of metal/wood/poss other stuff

no moving parts, but parts can be moved

non-squishy, non-electrical

size between door knob and bread box

sorta tooly, but prolly not what you'd automatically think of as a tool

in most homes

[Cath B]

Q14 Does it have hinges?

[rog]

hmm ok, recap time -

made of metal/wood/poss other stuff

no moving parts, but parts can be moved

non-squishy, non-electrical

size between door knob and bread box

sorta tooly, but prolly not what you'd automatically think of as a tool

in most homes

Agree - and now I'm off to bed :)

[Full Tilt Boogie]

A rolling pin?

[rog]

Q14 Does it have hinges?

Yes

[rog]

Q15 A rolling pin?

No.

[Cath B]

Q15 Is it commonly found in the kitchen?

[Full Tilt Boogie]

Q17 - An ironing board?

[rog]

Q15 Is it commonly found in the kitchen?

Yes

[rog]

Q17 - An ironing board?

No.
Since anyone who wants a guess can have a free one after question twenty, it might be a bit wasteful of clues to guess further if you are not sure ;)

[Full Tilt Boogie]

Q18 - is it used for cleaning a kitchen?

[rog]

Q18 - is it used for cleaning a kitchen?

No.

[Cath B]

Q19 Is it a box?

[rog]

Q19 Is it a box?

Yes

[Cath B]

Q20 Is it a storage box?

[rog]

Q20 Is it a storage box?

yes.

Ok that's your 20.

What is it actually? Anyone can have a guess.

[Cath B]

A tea caddy.

At any rate, that's what I would have guessed for Q20 if we weren't getting the extra questions.

(It's the only thing I can think of in my kitchen which meets the criteria.)

[rog]

A tea caddy.

At any rate, that's what I would have guessed for Q20 if we weren't getting the extra questions.

(It's the only thing I can think of in my kitchen which meets the criteria.)

I'm sorry, no.

[Cath B]

A money box

[rog]

A money box
No.

[Cath B]

A cutlery box

[rog]

A cutlery box

no.

[Cath B]

A box for recycling kitchen waste?

[rog]

A box for recycling kitchen waste?

no.

[Cath B]

A coffee grinder?

I've got one of those too!

[Barefoot Bree]

Is it.... the proverbial bread box that things are either bigger or smaller than?

[rog]

Is it.... the proverbial bread box that things are either bigger or smaller than?

YES!

Your go :D

[Cath B]

Damn!

I should have read the answer to question 5 more carefully!

Congratulations on your comprehension skills Bree.

[Barefoot Bree]

OK.

This blended item falls under both vegetable and mineral categories.

[rog]

Q1: Is it the same size or larger than a bread bin?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q1: Is it the same size or larger than a bread bin?
Somehow I just knew that would be the first question. :D

No.

[rog]

Q2: Does it have any parts that move?

eta: I was trying to be nice with my first one, my initial inclination was to go for " a vague sense of ennui ", but I thought that would be a bit silly...

[Barefoot Bree]

Q2: Does it have any parts that move?

eta: I was trying to be nice with my first one, my initial inclination was to go for " a vague sense of ennui ", but I thought that would be a bit silly...
This is a surprisingly tough one. The simple answer is yes, part of it can move. But not in the ways you might be thinking.

[rog]

Q3: would you find one in the average home?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q3: would you find one in the average home?
Yuppers. Quite likely. Not guaranteed.

[rog]

Q4: does it have any electronics in it?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q4: does it have any electronics in it?
Nope.

[Cath B]

Q5 Would you expect to find it in the kitchen?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q5 Would you expect to find it in the kitchen?
Yup.

[Berthold]

Q6 Is the vegetable part wood?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q6 Is the vegetable part wood?
Nope.

[Berthold]

Q7 Is the vegetable part fibrous?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q7 Is the vegetable part fibrous?
No.

[Berthold]

Q8 Oh... Is it something to be consumed?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q8 Oh... Is it something to be consumed?
Oh, you're getting good at this! Yes, it is.

[Cath B]

Q9 Is the mineral part common salt?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q9 Is the mineral part common salt?
Nope. You're on both the right track and the wrong one at the same time.

[Berthold]

With what we have found out thus far, it can still be an awful lot of things.

Q10 Is it consumable stuff in a container?

[Barefoot Bree]

With what we have found out thus far, it can still be an awful lot of things.

Q10 Is it consumable stuff in a container?
Ooh, very good! Yes, it is. And I am including the container as part of the item.

[rog]

Q11, is it a fortified cereal of some sort?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q11, is it a fortified cereal of some sort?
Nope.

Aaaah - are you thinking the "fortified" makes it fall under "mineral"? Nope to that, too. (Free hint.)

[Berthold]

Q12 Is the material in the container, at least partly, liquid?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q12 Is the material in the container, at least partly, liquid?
Yes, completely. Unless the cap gets left off and it dries out.

[rog]

Q12 Is the material in the container, at least partly, liquid?
Yes, completely. Unless the cap gets left off and it dries out.

Q13, Would it normally be considered food as opposed to drink?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q12 Is the material in the container, at least partly, liquid?
Yes, completely. Unless the cap gets left off and it dries out.

Q13, Would it normally be considered food as opposed to drink?
Yes, but... you wouldn't consume it on its own.

[rog]

q14 is it a a condiment of some sort?

[Barefoot Bree]

q14 is it a a condiment of some sort?
Nope.

[Octavia]

Does the liquid come from some sort of pressed fruit?

[Barefoot Bree]

Does the liquid come from some sort of pressed fruit?
Q15 I had to look this up. Technically, yes it's a fruit (although split, not pressed), but most people wouldn't think so.

[Cath B]

Q16 Is it an oil?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q16 Is it an oil?
Nope.

[rog]

Q17: Is it either alcoholic or ethanoic?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q17: Is it either alcoholic or ethanoic?
Yes.

[rog]

q:18 vinegar, or similar?

[Barefoot Bree]

q:18 vinegar, or similar?
Nope.

[Octavia]

Q19: Does it contain nuts?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q19: Does it contain nuts?
Nope.

[Berthold]

The one thing that makes it complicated is that it's alcoholic, but food rather than drink.

Q20 Is it fruit preserved in spirit?

[Barefoot Bree]

The one thing that makes it complicated is that it's alcoholic, but food rather than drink.

Q20 Is it fruit preserved in spirit?
Kinda sorta. Not the way you're thinking, though. And remember that it's only technically "fruit" - and hardly anybody would use that word.


That's all the questions, guys. Guesses?

[mood2]

I'm thinking of a bottle of becks, as usual. mmm becks...

(I have terrible taste in beer apparently)

[Barefoot Bree]

Never had Becks that I know of. I don't care for really bitter hoppy beers, I prefer ones with lots of good malty flavor, low alcohol, and very low hop bitterness. Hard to find, especially in a commercial beer - even microbrews. That's why I had gotten into homebrewing, and hope to get back into it eventually. In the meantime, I usually just have some kind of light beer, and only drink it with food.

Oh, wait, this was a guessing game thread, wasn't it? No, not beer.

[Berthold]

In my last guess, the spirit could well have been whisky. :)

Thinking exotic: Kombucha?

[Barefoot Bree]

Nope.

Is there a limit to the number of guesses, from any one person or in total, or a limit to the amount of time for guesses? Or do we just go until somebody gets it or I get bored?

[Gooch's Dad]

NM :)

[rog]

Nope.

Is there a limit to the number of guesses, from any one person or in total, or a limit to the amount of time for guesses? Or do we just go until somebody gets it or I get bored?

I originally thought one guess at the end per person and until the answerer get bored or no more guesses come in; but I don't think it's a major problem to let people have more than one guess with the thread being quiet as it is now - so I'd say up to the answerer again.

[Barefoot Bree]

Okie-dokie. Keep firing, people!

[Gooch's Dad]

Huh...this one seemed fairly easy to me. It's a bottle of vanilla extract, found in most kitchens, and if you drink enough of the stuff, you can get a bit drunk on it.

[Barefoot Bree]

Yup, you got it, Kelly. It's a glass (mineral) bottle of vanilla extract (vegetable). The split vanilla beans - technically the fruit of the vanilla pod - are soaked in alcohol to extract the goodness. It's liquid, but you eat it, but not by itself - because it's baked into other goodies like cakes and cookies.

Take it away, GD!

[Gooch's Dad]

OK, I'm thinking of an object...that's how it starts, right?

[Barefoot Bree]

You could also be nice and go ahead and dispense with the "animal, vegetable or mineral" question.

[Gooch's Dad]

Ah, that does make sense. Mineral it is.

[David B]

1) Is the object manufactured by processing the mineral or minerals?

David

[Gooch's Dad]

Yes, it is a manufactured object, and it mostly includes at least one processed mineral.

[David B]

2) Is the mineral metallic?

David

[Gooch's Dad]

Yes, it is

[rog]

3 does it contain electronic parts?

[Gooch's Dad]

No, not in any version I've ever seen.

[Barefoot Bree]

Q4 Is it a household item?

[Gooch's Dad]

It isn't considered an essential household item, but many houses probably have one in them somewhere.

[Berthold]

Q5 Is it a tool?

[Gooch's Dad]

Yes, although "instrument" is a better term.

[rog]

Yes, although "instrument" is a better term.

Q6 is it either used for making sound or measurements?

[Gooch's Dad]

No, it isn't used to make sound. Yes, it can be used to make measurements, although that isn't the primary purpose.

[Berthold]

Q7 Does it have movable parts?

[Gooch's Dad]

Yes, it does.

[rog]

Q8: is it a container of any sort?

[Gooch's Dad]

No, not a container.

[Barefoot Bree]

Q9 Does it run on electricity?

[Gooch's Dad]

No, it doesn't.

[Berthold]

Q10 Is it a standard part of the equipment of a high school pupil?

[rog]

Q10 Is it a standard part of the equipment of a high school pupil?

That's inspired!

[Berthold]

Q11 Is it a compass (I mean this one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_(drafting)))?

[Gooch's Dad]

Yes, it is! How did you narrow it down to that?

[rog]

Yes, it is! How did you narrow it down to that?

He's just very clever would be my guess!

eta: after Q10, I thought about jumping in with an answer, but felt it would be cheating...

[Berthold]

Yes, it is! How did you narrow it down to that?
I thought of it already when knowing tool/instrument, can be used for measurements, and not everybody has one at home.

By the way, into which "kingdom" would fall plastics?

But, for now: an honest-to-goodness animal.

[Barefoot Bree]

By the way, into which "kingdom" would fall plastics?
I would like to know this, too. I actually cheated with mine, my vanilla extract is in a plastic bottle, not glass. But since I didn't know about the kingdom of plastic (that should soooo be a movie title), I made it glass instead.

[Barefoot Bree]

Q1 Vertibrate or invertebrate?

[Berthold]

Invertebrate

[rog]

Invertebrate

You're only supposed to answer according to the rules ;)

[Berthold]

Now that was really a case of "no third option available", so in conformed practically with the rules.

[David B]

I have a probably wild and probably not inspired guess in mind, but I will just ask if it is the sort of invertebrate that is both microscopic and exists sometimes in great profusion.

David

[Berthold]

Q2
I have a probably wild and probably not inspired guess in mind, but I will just ask if it is the sort of invertebrate that is both microscopic and exists sometimes in great profusion.

David
No, not microscopic.

[Cath B]

Q3 Is it an arthropod?

[rog]

Now that was really a case of "no third option available", so in conformed practically with the rules.

If it were me and it had more than one cell, I'd have answered simply "yes"; don't let these sneaky bastards trick you!

[Berthold]

Q3 Is it an arthropod?
Yes, it is.

[Cath B]

Q4 Is it an insect?

[Berthold]

Q4 Is it an insect?
No, not an insect.

[Cath B]

Q5 Is it a Crustacean?

[Berthold]

Q5 Is it a Crustacean?
No, not a Crustacean.

[Cath B]

Q6 Is it a trilobite?

[Berthold]

Q6 Is it a trilobite?
No, not a trilobite.

[rog]

Q7, can it fly?

[Berthold]

Q7, can it fly?
Oh, no!

Not an insect, remember? ;)

[Gooch's Dad]

Does it have more than eight legs?

[Berthold]

Q8 Does it have more than eight legs?
Yes.

Tip: I had to look that up. :)

[Cath B]

Q9 Is it in the sub-phylum which includes arachnids (i.e. Chelicerata)

[Octavia]

Q10: is it extinct?

[Berthold]

Q9 Is it in the sub-phylum which includes arachnids (i.e. Chelicerata)
Yes.

Q10: is it extinct?
The one(s) I think of, no (the group has a fossil record, of course).

[Cath B]

Is it a horseshoe crab?

[Berthold]

Is it a horseshoe crab?
Yes! :) :wave:

[Cath B]

:)

OK, animal again!

[Berthold]

Q1 Is it a vertebrate?

[Cath B]

Q1 Is it a vertebrate?

Yes.

Well, for the most part.

[Berthold]

Rethinking....

Q2 Is it whole and alive?

[Cath B]

Q2 Is it whole and alive?

No

[Berthold]

Now that could be anything from a wool jacket with mother-of-pearls buttons to casu marzu.

Q3 Is it a product manufactured for human use?

[Cath B]

Q3 Is it a product manufactured for human use?

Yes

[Berthold]

Q4 Is it food?

[Cath B]

Q4 Is it food?

No.

So not casu marzu. :D

[Octavia]

Q5: is it a fabric?

[Cath B]

Q5: is it a fabric?

Yes

[Octavia]

Q6: Is it a woven fabric?

[Cath B]

Q6: Is it a woven fabric?

No

[Cath B]

Q5: is it a fabric?

Yes

Having a rethink on this one. Although "yes" seemed the correct response to me at the time, (certainly as opposed to being food) on reappraisal it doesn't seem to quite meet the definition of fabric.

So I'll give a revised answer of no, I don't think so.

The answer to question 6 still holds and we can call the next question 6a.

[Barefoot Bree]

Q6a, then: is it felt?

[Cath B]

Q6a, then: is it felt?

No, less fabricy than felt.

[rog]

Q7 Velvet ?

[Cath B]

Q7 Velvet ?

No, I'd definitely call velvet a fabric.

[rog]

I'm scratching my brain trying to think of a non fabricy fabric :)

[Barefoot Bree]

Q8 is it an animal hide of some kind and fashion?

[Cath B]

Q8 is it an animal hide of some kind and fashion?

Yes

[Barefoot Bree]

Manufactured for human use (Q3) and an animal hide of some sort (Q8).

Q9 Is it an item of apparel?

[Cath B]

Manufactured for human use (Q3) and an animal hide of some sort (Q8).

Q9 Is it an item of apparel?

Yes

[Octavia]

Q10: Has the animal hide been tanned?

[Cath B]

Q10: Has the animal hide been tanned?

Yes

[Octavia]

Q11: Is the item of apparel worn on the feet?

[Cath B]

Q11: Is the item of apparel worn on the feet?

No

[Octavia]

Q12: is it a leather jacket?

[Barefoot Bree]

Q13: is the hair/fur still attached?

[Barefoot Bree]

Has the animal hide been tanned?
Out of curiosity, Octavia, what kind of animal hide apparel would NOT have been tanned? I can't think of any. Unless we've different definitions of "tanned", here.

[Octavia]

^You can get clothes made out of rawhide, which hasn't been tanned. Some moccasins, for example, and some hats. (Wikipedia tells me that I can even get rawhide panties, but I'd rather not.)

Admittedly, I don't think there's a huge range of stuff, but I'm just narrowing it down in case Cath has picked something deliberately tricksy. ;)

[Cath B]

Q12: is it a leather jacket?

It would not be thought of as such because:-

Q13: is the hair/fur still attached?

Yes

[Octavia]

Q14: is it a sheepskin jacket?

[Cath B]

Q14: is it a sheepskin jacket?

No, but you are very close.

clue The jacket's not quite right.

[Octavia]

Q15: sheepskin vest?

[Cath B]

Q15: sheepskin vest?

No, jacket is closer.

[Octavia]

Dammit, this is karma for the mystery location thread.

[Cath B]

I'm realising how woolly some definitions are (or at any rate my comprehension of them) - fabric, jacket .... :dunno:

I've just found jacket on wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacket) and see that something might be lost in translation here:-

A jacket is a type of (usually sleeved) hip- or waist-length garment for the upper torso. For clothing older than the mid-nineteenth century, a distinction is often maintained with a coat, but in many instances the terms are now interchangeable in American English. The distinction has remained in British English.

[Octavia]

Down in this corner of the antipodes, jacket and coat are often interchangeable. But not always. Maybe we're just difficult...

Q16: is it a sheepskin coat?

[Cath B]

Down in this corner of the antipodes, jacket and coat are often interchangeable. But not always. Maybe we're just difficult...

Q16: is it a sheepskin coat?

Yes, though it can also be made from a closely related species.

And you need to be more specific.

[Barefoot Bree]

Q17 Is it a shearling coat?

[Cath B]

Q17 Is it a shearling coat?

I had to look that up!

No

[Cath B]

I didn't mean to kill the thread!

Any more guesses?

[Octavia]

I have to say I'm stumped.

Q18: leaving aside the fabric/material it's made of, are you wanting a particular type or style of coat?

[Barefoot Bree]

(And if the answer to 18 is yes, are you sure that the style is something known worldwide, and not just local to Scotland?)

[Cath B]

I have to say I'm stumped.

Q18: leaving aside the fabric/material it's made of, are you wanting a particular type or style of coat?

Yes.

I don't really have a full grasp of what a shearling is, so maybe it could be one.

It is not specifically Scottish, though perhaps these coats were more popular and better known in the UK than in the US (though they are not British coats), though I hadn't thought that was the case when I came up with the idea.

[Berthold]

It takes an old fogey like me to remember them hereabouts:

Q19 Persian lamb coat?

[Cath B]

It takes an old fogey like me to remember them hereabouts:

Q19 Persian lamb coat?

No - but you're geographically close.

[Barefoot Bree]

Shearling coats, or at least what answers to that name in these parts:

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTRSV7I2BUbwOnqxhUzc8C03JZf2qH3M r9APCm8-Trm6oeAHyzC

The wool/fur is on the inside, and also shows along the seams, and turned-out collars and cuffs. The coats are made of smallish pieces sewn together with rough, obvious seams - with bits of fur, as stated.

[Octavia]

Q20: Farwa coat?

[Cath B]

Q20: Farwa coat?

I'm learning a lot about coats!

No.

Shearling coats, or at least what answers to that name in these parts:

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTRSV7I2BUbwOnqxhUzc8C03JZf2qH3M r9APCm8-Trm6oeAHyzC

The wool/fur is on the inside, and also shows along the seams, and turned-out collars and cuffs. The coats are made of smallish pieces sewn together with rough, obvious seams - with bits of fur, as stated.

The coat I'm looking at right now has some similarities to the ones you show here Bree, but they are not the same, though the fur does show at the edges and the seams are rough.

My husband bought the example I'm looking at in his hippy youth. It looks more tatty than vintage and is likely to be an example of what wiki calls a "crude imitation" since these apparently "flooded the market" .

[Octavia]

Afghan coat?

[Cath B]

YES!!!

I am so glad someone got that!

Over to you Octavia ...

(I said mostly vertebrate since the embroidery is supposedly silk).

[Octavia]

Hallelujah! It was your story about your husband that did it. I googled "hippy sheepskin coat" and it came up on the first page. :D

Alright, next one: it's vegetable.

[Cath B]

Q1 Is it a complete plant?

[Octavia]

Q1 Is it a complete plant?

Yes.

[Cath B]

Q2 Does it produce seeds?

[Octavia]

Q2 Does it produce seeds?

Why yes, my fellow botanist, it does. :)

[Cath B]

Q3 Is it a flowering plant?

[Octavia]

Q3 Is it a flowering plant?

Yes it is.

[Cath B]

Q4 Is it a monocotyledon?

[Octavia]

Q4 Is it a monocotyledon?

No.

[Cath B]

Q5 Is it a cultivated plant?

[Octavia]

Q5 Is it a cultivated plant?

Yes it is.

[Cath B]

Q6 Is it grown for food?

[Octavia]

Q6 Is it grown for food?

Yes.

[Cath B]

Q7 Is the part which is eaten (or more commonly eaten) above ground?

[Octavia]

Q7 Is the part which is eaten (or more commonly eaten) above ground?

Yes.

[Barefoot Bree]

Q8 Is the whole mature plant normally bigger than *thinks of vegetable equivalent of bread box* No, scrap that. Is it a tree or bush? No, scrap that too.

Q8 Is it a fruit?

[Octavia]

Q8 Is it a fruit?

It's a whole plant, remember, so it's not a fruit. But it has fruit, yes.

[Barefoot Bree]

(Psssst - I meant "as opposed to a vegetable", which is why I put it that way. Sorry I wasn't clear.) In the same vein:

Q9 Is it a stone fruit? No, wait, scratch that.

Q9 Is the fruit the part we eat?

[Octavia]

Q9 Is the fruit the part we eat?

Yes.

And yes, it's a fruit as opposed to a vegetable. :)

[Barefoot Bree]

OK, then. Now I'll ask:

Q10 is it a stone fruit? (Fruit with a large pit, or stone, in the middle.)

[Octavia]

OK, then. Now I'll ask:

Q10 is it a stone fruit? (Fruit with a large pit, or stone, in the middle.)

No.

[Octavia]

And I have to say, "fruit" as a word looks stranger and stranger the longer I look at it...

[Barefoot Bree]

Q11 Is it a tomato plant?

[Octavia]

Q11 Is it a tomato plant?

No.

[Barefoot Bree]

One more, then I'll pass the microphone along.

Q12 Is the mature plant normally considered a tree?