Great site! I've tried a couple of items. It got "violin" after 28 questions, though it disagreed with some of my answers. It didn't think a violin had writing on it, but in my experience they tend to have at least some kind of label. It thinks that a violin is all one color, but I would include the fingerboard, which is traditionally ebony. It also thinks a violin is native to South America!
Next I tried a "bottle of beer" which it got in 29 questions, having previously guessed "a bottle of pop" and "a bottle of rum". (both times I answered "close".) Pretty impressive. It does have a few odd ideas, though:
Uncommon Knowledge about a beer bottle
Does a hockey player use it? I say Yes.
Can you talk on it? I say Probably.
Would you use it daily? I say No.
Does it have a trunk? I say Probably.
Is it a predator? I say Probably.
Can it add? I say Yes.
Can you play with it? I say Yes.
Does it live in the forest? I say Probably.
Is it brown? I say Yes.
Does it tell time? I say Yes.
Is it lifeless? I say Doubtful.
Do people sit on it? I say Probably.
Is it combustible? I say Yes.
Is it warm blooded? I say Probably.
Do you put things in it? I say Yes.
Is it used for transportation? I say Yes.
I'd say some of that was pretty "uncommon" knowledge all right!
Paul
Uncommon Knowledge about a bottle of beer
Is it sharp? I say Yes.
Would you wear it on your wedding day? I say Probably.
Does it go inside other things? I say No.
Does it have a shell? I say Probably.
Can it be given in proposal for marriage? I say Yes.
Is it a source of energy? I say Probably.
Can you make music with it? I say Yes.
Do you use it in cooking? I say Yes.
Does it deal with imagination? I say Probably.
Is it printed? I say Yes.
Can you make sounds with it ? I say Probably.
Does it serve a purpose? I say Doubtful.
Does it conduct electric current? I say Yes.
Can it protect you from the rain? I say Yes.
Is it part of a set? I say Probably.
Does it live above ground? I say Probably.
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I am guessing that it is a bottle of beer?
Yes , No , Close
15. Is it small? Yes.
14. Does it have a hard outer shell? Yes.
13. Does it come in a pack? Yes.
12. Does it burn? Doubtful.
11. Is it brown? Yes.
10. Does it taste sweet? No.
9. Can it be used more than once? No.
8. Can it be used for recreation? Yes.
7. Can you eat it? No.
6. Does it contain a liquid? Yes.
5. Can you smell it? Yes.
4. Is it multicolored? No.
3. Does it bring joy to people? Probably.
2. Is it smaller than a loaf of bread? Yes.
1. It is classified as Other.
[b]Strange!
Uncommon Knowledge about a shovel
Do you make something with it? I say Yes.
Can you eat it? I say Probably.
Can it make a sound? I say No.
Is it used to record an event? I say Probably.
Does it make noise? I say No.
Is it square shaped? I say Probably.
Can you make music with it? I say Yes.
Is it a geological product? I say Probably.
Is it originally from the Mediterranian? I say Probably.
Does it have a tail? I say Yes.
Does it live underground? I say Yes.
Does it stand on two legs? I say Probably.
Can you make sounds with it ? I say No.
Is it a source of energy? I say Probably.
Can you eat off of it? I say Probably.
Is it usually sliced or carved? I say Probably.
More strangeness. This neural net clearly needs lots of teaching! It thinks a shovel cannot make a sound (wrong) but that you can make music with it! I've heard people make music with a saw, but I've never heard a shovel used as a musical instrument. I've also never heard of anyone eating a shovel!
Paul
Uncommon Knowledge about an egg
Can you use it with your friends? I say No.
Would you wear it on your wedding day? I say Probably.
Can you play games with it? I say Probably.
Does it fold up easily? I say Probably.
Do you put your name on it? I say Yes.
Does it live in the jungle? I say Probably.
Can you see it in a zoo? I say Yes.
Does it stink? I say Yes.
Does it live in wet-lands? I say Probably.
Is it considered man's best friend? I say Yes.
Can you use it as money? I say Yes.
Does it bring joy to people? I say No.
Does it have fangs? I say Yes.
Does it smell bad? I say Yes.
Is it pleasurable? I say No.
Do people sit on it? I say Probably.
Originally posted by bbarrMy question, ''what gives?'' is not a binary question and so does not count in the game of twenty questions as 'yes', 'no' or finite shades thereof cannot be used to represent the answer you gave.
Answer 10: No, it means I have a word that would not appear in an alphabetical list, as per your specification.
Thus your answer to the next question is answer 10.
Just for the fun of it I tried to see if 20q could guess ufo, well it's on about it's 40th unknown question, which it does'nt count. I think a person that asked, can you see it at night, would have figured it out by now, with all the unknowns. Took it 30 questions to come up with spaceship, I'll give it the guess, because I'm tired of hitting unknown. as kids we had to be specific though.
Originally posted by bbarrSee, you said you had an English word. I was operating under the partial definition of 'English word' given by my question. Someone else pointed out to me that you may be thinking differently, and suggested that question; I no longer claim perfection of strategy since you've been mean to my armchair, but let's continue.
Answer 10: No, and why is your question in quotation marks?
Is there some natural number n such that your word has n characters?