GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 In which country is the city of Bulawayo? (8)

7 What is the name (Camp ___) of the country retreat of the US president? (5)

8 Which Italian sculptor’s bronze statue titled David caused a sensation when first shown in the 1440s? (9)

9 What is to soak flax in water to soften it? (3)

10 What might a church in Scotland be called? (4)

11 Glomerulonephritis affects which body organ? (6)

13 Which great violinist made albums with Stephane Grappelli and Ravi Shankar? (6,7)

15 Which society was formed in 1884 to spread socialist principles gradually? (6)

16 What is a male elephant or whale? (4)

18 Used on textiles, what is Turkey red? (3)

20 American who hosted a late night television talk show for 33 years (9)

21 What accompanies crossbones on a pirate flag? (5)

22 What fraction of a bel is a decibel? (3-5)

DOWN

1 In the Old Testament, who was the chief priest of King David? (5)

2 Which butterfly is called a Wanderer in Australia? (7)

3 What, with termites, are the main food of an aardvark? (4)

4 Who printed the first book in English? (7,6)

5 Plastic has replaced what for piano keys? (5)

6 What is the entire number of copies of one printing of a book? (7)

7 In which London street is the official residence of the British Prime Minister? (7)

12 What word to describe a strangely amusing person came from a ball with an offset centre of gravity? (7)

13 What language of Jews has words from German, Hebrew, Slavic and other languages? (7)

14 Who (A E _____) is remembered for his poem collection A Shropshire Lad? (7)

15 Technically, what is the thighbone? (5)

17 Who (David ____) created TV’s Twin Peaks? (5)

19 What are crosswise threads in weaving? (4)