20 Questions

Bandana boy

tritium wrote: »

Have any of her books been adapted into films?

9 No

andy125

Was she born in Europe?

quickbeam

Are her books sci-fi or fantasy based?

Bandana boy

andy125 wrote: »

Was she born in Europe?

10 Yes

Bandana boy

quickbeam wrote: »

Are her books sci-fi or fantasy based?

11 No

quickbeam

So far:
Female author, over 45
American but born in Europe
Has books released since 2000
Not brunette
No film adaptations
Not sci-fi or fantasy

quickbeam

Does she write under a pseudonym?

Bandana boy

quickbeam wrote: »

Does she write under a pseudonym?

12 No

Has she won a nobel prize?

Bandana boy

Deleted User wrote: »

Has she won a nobel prize?

13 No
But you might argue she was instrumental in somebody else winning one

Guffy

Bandana boy wrote: »

13 No
But you might argue she was instrumental in somebody else winning one

Did that person she helped win the nobel prize in the last 10 years?

Bandana boy

gufc21 wrote: »

Did that person she helped win the nobel prize in the last 10 years?

14 Yes

But we might be entering conspiracy theory space

Guffy

Did she write their biography/memoirs?

Bandana boy

gufc21 wrote: »

Did she write their biography/memoirs?

15 No

I feel like an idiot as soon as this enters author territory

Bandana boy

As we are running out of questions and ye look a long way from the answer , I will throw ye a bone

She is not best known for being an Author

And I'm back in :pac:

Im off but if she is american she must have lived there a while or else married a yank.

Im guessing if she could have helped someone to a nobel prize but is a bit abstract she could be a professor maybe if author isnt her main thing.

Meh have the answer for me when Im home anyways :pac:

Jayop

Deleted User wrote: »

And I'm back in :pac:

tritium

Arianna huffington

Bandana boy

tritium wrote: »

Arianna huffington

16 No

quickbeam

3 more questions and a guess left. We probably need to narrow down what her main occupation is if she's not best known as an author. We have so far:

1 Female
2 Alive
3 Over 45
4 Not known for working in TV / Film
5 Author
6 American but not born there
7 Released a book after 2000
8 Not brunette
9 Books not adapted to films
10 Born in Europe
11 Books are not sci-fi / fantasy
12 Doesn't write under a pseudonym
13 Hasn’t won a nobel prize but has been instrumental in someone else winning one
14 Person she helped win a Nobel prize won in the last 10 years
15 Didn't write their biography / memoirs
- Not best known as an author
16 Not Arianna Huffington

tritium

quickbeam wrote: »

3 more questions and a guess left. We probably need to narrow down what her main occupation is if she's not best known as an author. We have so far:

1 Female
2 Alive
3 Over 45
4 Not known for working in TV / Film
5 Author
6 American but not born there
7 Released a book after 2000
8 Not brunette
9 Books not adapted to films
10 Born in Europe
11 Books are not sci-fi / fantasy
12 Doesn't write under a pseudonym
13 Hasn’t won a nobel prize but has been instrumental in someone else winning one
14 Person she helped win a Nobel prize won in the last 10 years
15 Didn't write their biography / memoirs
- Not best known as an author
16 Not Arianna Huffington

Should we try to narrow her age further as well maybe

quickbeam

I was thinking it was a First Lady, but all recent First Ladies have been American born.

Except the current one. Who also fits the non-brunette answer. But isn't an author as far as I know, and certainly hasn't helped anyone towards a Nobel Prize!

quickbeam

Just checking a list of Nobel Laureates of the last ten years, to see if anything jumps out (hope that's not cheating!)

Anybody that might have helped Dylan to his award?

tritium

quickbeam wrote: »

Just checking a list of Nobel Laureates of the last ten years, to see if anything jumps out (hope that's not cheating!)

Anybody that might have helped Dylan to his award?

Given the comment that its in the realm of conspiracy theories its probably one of the more unexpected ones so maybe dylan or obama. Not sure how strong the link will be though

tritium

Is she well known for an academic or political background

Bandana boy

tritium wrote: »

Is she well known for an academic or political background

17 yes

tritium

Did she have prominent roles in any US administration over the past 20 years

Bandana boy

tritium wrote: »

Did she have prominent roles in any US administration over the past 20 years

18 Yes