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King AVMA the III
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Finally inheriting the title after 70 years.
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[Raak] Yes!
Terrestrial?
A bird?
[goldfinch] Yes.
[Boolbar] Yes.
Good at sneezing?
Is it a native of the British Isles?
[Simons] Don't think so.
[Raak] No.
Kakapo?
Yes! The amazing, critically endangered Kakapo - well done!
Wow, whoops!
...and on we go! Can you figure out this ABSTRACT next please?
There are connections, strongest mineral, but they're probably safer not mentioned.
Electricity?
Alchemy?
The starter's gun is fired!
[SM] No!
[bl] No!
Death?
Dead as as a doornail. This is entirely mineral.
Does it begin with P?
Oh dear, a false start
I went off before the gun. What do I do, go back two questions?
The trackside officials gather to discuss Simons Mith's reaction time
[R] No!
[B] No! *mutters, booing, some of the audience leave*
A work of conceptual art?
Would this exist if there was no life in the universe?
[R] No! Well, not that I'm aware of - that's the trouble with conceptual art, in theory someone could have declared it to be so...
[B] No!
Would this exist without Christmas?
Would Christmas exist without this?
Yule have to fight the urge to log off, but...
[C] Yes!
[P] Yes!
Is it ephemeral or somehow time-bound?
[g] I'd say ephemeral Yes!, time-bound No!
This is certainly debatable, and indeed the audience are doing so amongst themselves.
A feeling?
Doomscrolling?
[R] No!
[SM] No!
The transit of Venus?
An act performed by humans?
A scientific concept?
[RTG] No!
[g] No! or, by a certain reading of that sentence, Yes! *the audience mutter amongst themselves about different meanings of the word 'act'*
[R] No!
irony?
That's an abstract with metal connections...
Sex?
I can see a mineral connection when it comes to a sticky end.
Is there a particular person associated with the invention/popularisation of this thing?
[SM] No!
[bl] No!
[P] person - No! (But people - Yes!)
Acting?
Is an assembly of people together a necessary element of this thing?
[B] No!
[R] I think No! is the clearest answer here, though there's certainly an interpretation of that question which could yield a Yes!.*the audience, clearly a pleasantly diverse group of thinkers, politely interlocute about the meanings the words "assembly" and "together" can have*
A religion?
Or something connected with religion?
A musical performance?
[C] No!
[P] No!
[SM] No!
Did this thing exist before 1950?
Is it astronomical?
[R] No!
[RTG] No!
Does it exist?
Does it generally require an internet connection?
Social media?
The audience cease conversation and offer applause and vocal encouragement
[P] No! Does not physically exist.
[g] Yes! This would have no existence of any sort without the internet.
[RTG] No!
Cancel culture?
A tweet?
No, not social media... A blog?
An NFT?
Broadband?
[g] No!
[Px2] No!
[Ra] No!
[Ro] No!
Anything to do with marketing?
The great game itself?
Scared to name it in case I end it...
[B] No!
[bl] No! but... *the audience gasp and a couple even clap*
I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue??
Since this needs the Internet, could it be a site on which games are played?
[bl] No!
[B] No! but *more scattered applause*
Is it a particular game?
This game of AVMA?
[R] No!
[P] No! but *the audience are making all sorts of appreciative noises*
A game based on ISIHAC?
Wit?
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