20 Questions: F1

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 09:59

Welcome to the third annual off-season quiz. You all know who I am, I more or less know who you are, so let's not waste time with introductions.

In past quizzes, we've had mass suspicion of people googling the answers, whether it's a piece of trivia or an image they can reverse-search. Here, that should be much more difficult to do.

Chatroom regulars will remember tommykl's occasional games where he'll do an RNG based on a list of every F1 driver and whatever number comes up is the driver people have to guess... and that's exactly what this is. I come up with a driver that all of you (or at least those of you who are interested) have to guess in twenty questions or less. Whoever successfully names the driver has to come up with another one that people have to guess and on it goes.

Rules
1. The subject the answerer comes up with must be a driver who has been entered for a World Championship F1 race, F2 race or Indy 500
2. You may collectively ask up to twenty questions
3. You can only ask questions that can be answered with "yes" or "no"
4. The next answerer must declare a new round within 48 hours of having won the previous round. If not, anyone can start a new round.

I've also decided not to keep score, as I think the previous two games have been let down somewhat by their competitive element.

Anyway, I have come up with a driver. You may begin asking!

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 04 Dec 2017, 10:20

Is this driver a reject?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 10:21

WaffleCat wrote:Is this driver a reject?

He is not a reject driver.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 04 Dec 2017, 11:01

Has this driver been entered into any race since the start of 1990?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 11:03

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Has this driver been entered into any race since the start of 1990?

Unless there's a historic meeting I may have missed, the answer is no.

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 04 Dec 2017, 11:13

Is this driver from a country outside Europe?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 11:16

WaffleCat wrote:Is this driver from a country outside Europe?

No.

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 04 Dec 2017, 11:26

Have they driven for a constructor that has won the Constructor's Championship?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 11:27

TheFlyingCaterham wrote:Have they driven for a constructor that has won the Constructor's Championship?

Yes he has.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 04 Dec 2017, 12:00

Has this driver won a Grand Prix counting to the (F1) World Championship for drivers? (it seems like an obvious question, but it does narrow it down)

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 12:20

This Could Be You wrote:Has this driver won a Grand Prix counting to the (F1) World Championship for drivers? (it seems like an obvious question, but it does narrow it down)

He has not.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 04 Dec 2017, 12:27

Is said driver still alive?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 12:32

peteroli34 wrote:Is said driver still alive?

He is still alive.

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 04 Dec 2017, 13:30

Has this driver raced in four+ seasons in Formula One?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 13:49

WaffleCat wrote:Has this driver raced in four+ seasons in Formula One?

I'm going to say yes to this one.

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 04 Dec 2017, 13:56

Simtek wrote:
WaffleCat wrote:Has this driver raced in four+ seasons in Formula One?

I'm going to say yes to this one.

Jesus...this could be anyone...that question did rule out Johnny Dumfries in my head though...

...did this driver race in Formula One post-1970?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 13:59

WaffleCat wrote:
Simtek wrote:
WaffleCat wrote:Has this driver raced in four+ seasons in Formula One?

I'm going to say yes to this one.

Jesus...this could be anyone...that question did rule out Johnny Dumfries in my head though...

...did this driver race in Formula One post-1970?

He did not.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:04

Did this driver compete for a team entered under a British license?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:04

This Could Be You wrote:Did this driver compete for a team entered under a British license?

Yes.

You've used half of your questions...

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:07

Riiiiiiiiight, so he's a European that didn't win a race in his 4+ years, but isn't a reject either. He drove for one, or maybe more than one, of Vanwall, Cooper, BRM, Lotus, Brabham, Tyrrell or McLaren (or maybe not, they'd have still been under a New Zealand licence at the time maybe), and made all his appearances pre-1970.

Did our mystery guy ever finish on the podium?

Jan Magnussen · Post by **Rob Dylan** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:08

I just love how far down the rabbit hole questions like these go. Only on GPRejects would the wording be so exact on "entering on a British licence" or "races that were part of the F1 championship, including those ones run to F2 regulations".

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:09

Did this driver compete in Formula One pre-1960?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:09

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Did our mystery guy ever finish on the podium?

He sure did...

This Could Be You wrote:Did this driver compete in Formula One pre-1960?

...but this is something he didn't do.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:14

Ace, so we've a podium winning European that only competed in the 60's for a reasonably long period of time, and drove for the teams I mentioned above. Narrows it down a hell of a lot.

Do actual guesses about which driver we think it is count towards the 20 question limit?

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:15

Is this driver British?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:16

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Do actual guesses about which driver we think it is count towards the 20 question limit?

Yes but, because I'm nice, I won't count this as a question.

This Could Be You wrote:Is this driver British?

He sure is.

Post by **Ataxia** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:20

Is it Richard Attwood?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:21

Ataxia wrote:Is it Richard Atwood?

It is indeed Richard "Dickie" Attwood!

Post by **Ataxia** » 04 Dec 2017, 14:58

Simtek wrote:
Ataxia wrote:Is it Richard Atwood?

It is indeed Richard "Dickie" Attwood!

Alrighty, I think I've got one. hit me up yo

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 04 Dec 2017, 15:03

The only time you pop up in the bloody thread too HAHAHAH...

Alright, let me start. Has this guy failed to qualify for a race before?

Post by **Ataxia** » 04 Dec 2017, 15:17

WaffleCat wrote:The only time you pop up in the bloody thread too HAHAHAH...

Alright, let me start. Has this guy failed to qualify for a race before?

Yes.

Post by **tommykl** » 04 Dec 2017, 15:20

Did this driver compete in the world championship before (or including) 1980?

Post by **Ataxia** » 04 Dec 2017, 15:36

tommykl wrote:Did this driver compete in the world championship before (or including) 1980?

They did not.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 04 Dec 2017, 15:48

Did this driver score World Championship points?

Post by **Ataxia** » 04 Dec 2017, 15:49

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Did this driver score World Championship points?

They did indeedily-doodily.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 04 Dec 2017, 15:51

Has this driver won a World Championship Grand Prix?

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 04 Dec 2017, 15:54

Is this driver's nationality from any member of the Commonwealth countries?

...that's a legit question.

Post by **Ataxia** » 04 Dec 2017, 15:58

This Could Be You wrote:Has this driver won a World Championship Grand Prix?

Yee.

WaffleCat wrote:Is this driver's nationality from any member of the Commonwealth countries?

...that's a legit question.

Nej.

This Could Be You · Post by **This Could Be You** » 04 Dec 2017, 16:11

Did this driver compete in any F1 season after 1994?

Post by **Ataxia** » 04 Dec 2017, 16:16

This Could Be You wrote:Did this driver compete in any F1 season after 1994?