20 Questions – General Knowledge

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What was the former name of New York’s JFK Airport?

Who wrote the children’s book “Just So Stories”?

Which southern African country was once called Rhodesia?

Which classical composer’s surname is an anagram of “large”?

Which island famous for its fortified wine is dubbed the Pearl of the Atlantic?

What is the stage name of the first musician ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Beijing’s Forbidden City was built during the rule of which Chinese dynasty?

Who is the youngest person ever to be elected French president?

In which country did the term “bushranger” originate in the 19th century?

Who was Sir Laurence Olivier’s co-star in the 1957 film “The Prince and the Showgirl”?

What is the English name of the former record label translated as “La voz de su amo” in Spanish and “La voce del padrone” in Italian?

The Tsushima Strait lies between the Korean peninsula and which other country?

Historically, if someone worked as a cordwainer what did they make?

What is the first name of Quagmire in the TV cartoon show “Family Guy”?

The capital of which Commonwealth country is named after the the “Iron Duke” who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and later served as British prime minister?

Which septuagenarian French singer is often described (by English speakers) as “the biggest rock star you’ve never heard of”?

Who was US president immediately before Richard Nixon?

Which internationally influential art school was founded in Weimar, Germany, in 1919 by modernist architect Walter Gropius?

What is the word for 144 or a dozen dozen?

In which year is Halley’s Comet next due to appear?