Peetster

There are four categories: Who, What, Where and Why. Some will be easy, some not. I have as many as six clues to help you along, which I'll supply as needed.

Please limit yourself to one guess, and another guess for each clue I supply. No questions asking for help or hints are allowed. Partially correct answers won't be acknowledged.

Wild guesses and comments are fine. In fact, they can add to the mystery and are fun to read.

The Case:
A pane of glass seperates an unknown man and a famous woman. The man stares at the woman for a long time. The woman does not get annoyed at the man's stare.

The Mystery:
What is the woman's name?

Ripsaw

Mona Lisa

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shakran

good call Ripsaw. Was just about to answer with that when i saw you beat me to it

mb99usa

Snow White

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Peetster

Correct, Ripsaw, for 5.

Stay tuned...

PorscheBunny

There are potentially hundreds of possible answers to this one, what specifies the Mona Lisa instead of Luncheon on the Grass, Venus de Milo, or any of those strange Picasso creations? How about a famous woman identifying a suspect in a police lineup? Any woman on TV?

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shakran

I would argue that Mona Lisa is more famous than Venus de Milo or Luncheon on the Grass - - -more people can conjure up the exact image of Mona Lisa than can think of what the other two look like.

There are multiple possible answers to most of these questions. I'm sure that, had Ripsaw not solved it so fast, the remaining clues would have led us to Mona Lisa anyway.

and a famous woman identifying people in the police lineup , and the Luncheon on the Grass ideas wouldn't fit the question - - what is the woman's name. We don't know in either case. We do know with Mona Lisa.

Redlemon

Also, the Mona Lisa is one of the only paintings I know that has a glass protective shield placed in front of it. I think someone threw eggs at it at one point. (It is also a lot smaller than you would expect.)

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numist

and - peetster has additional clues in case our guesses are off the mark:

Peetster

Exactly. You guys haven't needed but a few of them because you are all so freaking smart.