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		aleprok on Nov 24, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 33 Questions If the goal is to have questions which can be answered only with yes or no. I don't think asking for location of the person is good thing, because there would be so many questions as there is locations. "Do you live in China, India, The United States, Indonesia, Brazil or Pakistan?" is not good question.

kalleboo on Nov 24, 2013 | [–]

"Were you born east or west of longitude X" (where X is a longitude that would split the population roughly in half).

aleprok on Nov 24, 2013 | | [–]

Yes that would work and north of x..

tonyarkles on Nov 24, 2013 | [–]

I'm guessing that that question is meant as a yes/no question that would divide the world population in half.

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