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Boromir's guess the famous game #321 [Chiune Sugihara is the famous person, nyctc7 wins!]

posted 3 years ago by Kawada_Kira (7282)
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1. I'm thinking of some famous figure, it can be a philosopher, politician, entertainer, scientist, fictional character, criminal, animal, being, etc.
2. You need to ask me a yes or no question about this person, for example, "Is the person still alive?," "Does the person work in the entertainment industry?," any question you can think of that helps you to reveal the answer. The host answers with yes or no only.
3. Maximum 1 question and 2 guesses per player per answer.
4. The winner can either start a new game or say "pass." In case of a pass, the OP gets to start another.
5. Can't edit a question or guess once posted. Delete ONLY.

List of mystery persons
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/61ae6b23d3152045364d85a3/List-All-Boromirs-guess-the-famous-game-1-400

1: Male? Yes
2: Human? Yes
3: Dead? Yes
4: Born before 1500 CE? No
5: Entertainer? No
6: Born before 1700 CE? No
7: Born before 1800 CE? No
8: Born after 1850? Yes
9: Born before 1900? No
10: Born 1900-1930? Yes
11: Born in America? No
12: Scientist? No
13: Writer? No
14: Born in North America? No
15: Served in public office? Yes
16: Born in Asia? Yes
17: Japanese? Yes
18: Military? Was in the military in his youth, but not what he's known for
19: Prime Minister? No
20: Died before 1980? No
21: Famous for a career besides politics? No
22: Died of natural causes? Yes
23: Hirohito? No
24: Lived in Japan for most of his life? Yes, but he also spent a significant amount of time outside Japan
**EDITED answer 24
25: Communist? No
26: Accused of a crime? No
27: Nobuhito? No
28: Famous for a specific incident? Yes
29: Scandal? No
30: Did something heroic? Yes

Nyctc7 wins with Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat who, as Vice-Consul of Japan in Lithuania, saved over 5,000 Jews from the looming danger of the Nazis by granting them transit visas to the Japanese Empire even though most of them didn’t meet the qualifications. For breaking the rules he was later quietly removed from the diplomatic service and spent most of his remaining life in obscurity until the 1980s when he was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for his role in rescuing Jews from the Holocaust.

Scoreboard:
nyctc7 - 75
hownos - 56
Boromir - 46
LauraGrace - 36
Carrot - 34
Kawada_Kira - 32
tcrum - 13
cyberbob - 12
capuchin - 7
sslssg - 3
lud - 2
Bloodshot77 - 2
StoneKeeper - 1
FredBurroughs - 1
estcst - 1

[–] nyctc7 (41871) 3 years ago

Chiune Sugihara?

[–] Kawada_Kira (7282) 3 years ago

That's the one!

[–] Kawada_Kira (7282) 3 years ago

See, almost everybody pretty much gave up when I said he was Japanese and a political figure but not a prime minister, but all it took was a few simple questions to identify what he was famous for and then figure out who he was.

[–] nyctc7 (41871) 3 years ago

Reading his story on Wikipedia brought tears to my eyes.

[–] Kawada_Kira (7282) 3 years ago

It is a remarkable story.

"According to witnesses, he was still writing visas while in transit from his hotel and after boarding the train at the Kaunas Railway Station, throwing visas into the crowd of desperate refugees out of the train's window even as the train pulled out.

In final desperation, blank sheets of paper with only the consulate seal and his signature (that could be later written over into a visa) were hurriedly prepared and flung out from the train. As he prepared to depart, he said, "Please forgive me. I cannot write anymore. I wish you the best." When he bowed deeply to the people before him, someone exclaimed, "Sugihara. We'll never forget you. I'll surely see you again!"[10]"