mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Is the mineral part a liquid?

[Conjunction] As mineral, animal and vegetable had already been taken, I was left with the "and" ;)

My sincerest apologies:
[Raak] Edible? NO
[Raak] Unique? YES
[Boolbar] Liquid mineral? NO {Re: conjunction - ah, very good :-)}

Gusset Login

Was it man-made?

[Primary Component] Either the initial component or that from which the majority is made.
If that doesn't make sense, I apologise. English is my first language, so I tend to play with it until I break it.

Boolbar

Is it in a building?

Phil

[GL] Man-made? YES
[Boolbar] In a building? NO *applause and hubbub*

cfm

A landmark of the type that a tourist would visit?

Phil

[cfm] Tourist-magnet? YES *applause*

Dujon

I've forgetten my next question

CdM, Gusset Login & Boolbar: Thanks, it's not often I get a chuckle out of MV&A.

Phil

[Dujon] Imaginary next question? I've forgotten the answer ;-)

Boolbar

Is it in Europe?

CdM

Is the vegetable portion in Canada?

Raak

Is the animal part alive?

cfm

Is the animal part human in whole or in part?

Phil

[Boolbar] In Europe? YES
[CdM] Veg portion in Canada? NO
[Raak] Animal part alive? NO
[cfm] Animal part human? NO!

Boolbar

Is it more than 300 years old?

Phil

[Boolbar] > 300 years old? YES and NO. You might wish to pick another number *a little applause and much chattering amongst the audience*

cfm

Is the animal part bone?

Boolbar

Is it in England?

Phil

[cfm] bone? NO
[Boolbar] In England? YES *some applause*

Hidden text

I confess, I had to use the Whoops! button earlier, as I said NO to Europe, forgetting temporarily that the UK is a part thereof. How 70s of me!

Software

Stonehenge?

Phil

[Software] Stonehenge? NO

Raak

Is the animal part leather?

Phil

[Raak] Leather? YES

Boolbar

Is it larger than an adult Old English Sheepdog?

Tuj

Is it smaller than the New York Stock Exchange?

Raak

Is it a vehicle?

cfm

Is it a building?

Phil

[Boolbar] Bigger than the Dulux dog? YES
[Tuj] Smaller than NYSE? NO

Hidden text

Being unfamiliar with NY, that took some research!

*some applause*
[Raak] A vehicle? NO
[cfm] A building? YES *more applause*

cfm

Is the mineral element stone?

Phil

[cfm] Mineral = Stone? YES *a bit more applause*

Chalky

Is it in London?

Phil

[Chalky] In that London? NO

cfm

A famous library?

Boolbar

A Museum?

Phil

[cfm] Library? NO
[Boolbar] Museum? NO

Raak

A tannery?

Phil

[Raak] Tannery? NO - I would just add that the leather is very much a minor component

cfm

Is the vegetable element wood?

Raak

A religious building?

Phil

[cfm] Wood? YES
[Raak] Religious? NO

CdM

A commercial location?

Phil

[CdM] Commercial location? NO, using UPS's definition of a "commercial address".
If you meant "has it been used in an advertisement?" then the answer is YES

Boolbar

Is it less than 50 miles away from Cambridge?

The Cambridge in England that is. The one where half the boat race comes from.

Phil

[Boolbar] <50 miles to Cambridge? NO

cfm

Associated with an academic institution?

Phil

[cfm] Academic? NO

Boolbar

Is it a National Trust property?

Phil

[Boolbar] NT? NO

Raak

Does anyone live in it?

Phil

[Raak] Inhabited? YES *some applause*

CdM

Is the leather component, though minor, essential in some sense?

Phil

[CdM] Essential leather? NO - not worth focussing on, IMHO.

Boolbar

Is its latitude less than 52° N?

Phil

[Boolbar] Lat < 52^oC? YES *much glowing of smartphones as audience members check the veracity of Phil's reply, followed by knowing smiles and a slow spread of applause*

Software

Buckingham Palace?

Phil

[Software] Buckingham Palace? NO *applause and eager anticipation of a victory*

Raak

The Royal Pavilion at Brighton?

Phil

[Raak] Brighton Pavilion? NO

Software

Tower of London?

Phil

[Software] Tower of London? NO

Boolbar

Is it in a county that ends with "shire" ?

Raak

It is associated with royalty?

Software

Windsor Castle?

Phil

[Boolbar] In a shire? YES
[Raak] Associated with royalty? NO, not closely in the sense I think you mean.
[Software] Windsor Castle? NO

Phil

I think a couple of questions could be useful to revisit the answers to (and the audience's reactions). "Latitude" and "Older than 300 years" would be of interest, from memory.

Dujon

Would longitude be of particular importance?

CdM

The Royal Observatory in Greenwich?