20 questions!!! Animal, Vegetable or Mineral

[alittlelark]

the answer is in one of these categories, and quite obvious! Think both outside and inside the breadbox.

I will answer only 20 questions (it's late!!!)
But I hope to only need 10 or so.......

[4morewars]

1. Is it an animal ?

[alittlelark]

2. no

[DustMolecule]

3. Is it vegetable?

[alittlelark]

4. no.

[Book Lover]

5. Is it a diamond ring?

[alittlelark]

6. No, but it is a MINERAL (but y'all probably figured that out)

[alittlelark]

7. PS- I assume you all know that 'mineral' includes the Periodic Table

[Book Lover]

9. Well, I only look at that chart

periodically!

<leaves the room, still chuckling over the lame joke...>

[yvr girl]

8. Is it a pretty mineral? Like a diamond or gold etc. n/t

[alittlelark]

11. It is in the eye of the beholder......

but in the way you are saying....no

[Book Lover]

10. Is it...

Carbon?

[alittlelark]

12. no - but you are closer than anyone else in regards

to the answer

[Book Lover]

13. Hmmm.......

Argon?

[alittlelark]

15. Very good guess, but wrong

I blasted hubby w/ that one 2 road trips ago.

[alittlelark]

14. OK - you know it is a 'mineral'

is it a compound? is it a gas, is it a solid..............

[petronius]

16. Is it Neon?

[alittlelark]

19. No, but good try

[BlueHandDuo]

17. In its most commonly-encountered state...

...is it a gas?

[alittlelark]

18. YES!!!!!!!!

[Book Lover]

20. Xenon?

[alittlelark]

22. No - try looking inside the box.

[Book Lover]

25. Ununoctium?

[petronius]

21. KRYPTON!!

I didn't think you could touch the stuff...

[alittlelark]

23. DING DING DING.......... No

look inside the box

[petronius]

24. Oxygen?

[alittlelark]

26. WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

Oxygen it is. 'O'

[petronius]

27. Your hints are quite devious

I thought for sure that the S symbol or the '10' in your original post was the clue...

[alittlelark]

28. Devious, yes, obvious, no