twenty questions

noun

A spoken parlour game in which one player chooses an object or concept and the others have twenty yes-no questions to identify what it is.

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Meanings

nountwenty questions (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA spoken parlour game in which one player chooses an object or concept and the others have twenty yes-no questions to identify what it is.
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APA

twenty questions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twenty%20questions

MLA

“twenty questions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twenty%20questions. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twenty questions,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twenty%20questions.

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