War
Australians went to war against this bird in 1932
What are Emus?
1991 - This man resigns as leader of the Soviet Union
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
Directly to the south of the Strait of Gibraltar
What is Morocco?
Ol' Blue Eyes aka Chairman of the Board aka The Voice aka Pack Master
Who is Frank Sinatra?
Same meaning forwards and back e. g. bird rib
What is a Palindrome?
Isabel Perón was deposed at the start of the Dirty War in this country
What is Argentina?
800 - He was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor
Who is Charlemagne?
Landlocked by South Africa
What is Lesotho?
His original Dune saga has recently been turned into a film franchise headed by Timothee Chalamet
Who is Frank Herbert?
Phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes e. g. meow
What is a Onomatopoeia?
First Sino-Japanese War was fought over control of this land
What is Korea?
1868 - This US President pardons all Confederate soldiers
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Longest coastline
What is Madagascar?
Catch Me If You Can is the autobiography of this American con artist
Who is Frank Abagnale Jr.?
Rearranged for new meaning e. g. listen to silent
What is an Anagram?
Campaign responsible for the destruction of Carthage
What are the Punic Wars?
1492 - Columbus' flagship runs aground on the coast of Hispaniola
What is the Santa María?
Africa's most eastern point lies on the coast of this country
What is Somalia?
He released 62 albums as a solo artist and with his band, Mothers of Invention, in his lifetime
Who is Frank Zappa?
Word made up of two identical parts e. g. so-so
What is a Tautonym?
Small American civil war fought between Free-Staters and Border ruffians
What is Bleeding Kansas?
1656 - Christiaan Huygens creates this to tell time
What is a Pendulum Clock?
This country is sandwiched between Ghana and Benin
What is Togo?
Director of It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Who is Frank Capra?
Different meaning forward and back e. g. stressed to desserts
What is a Semordnilap?