GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Who was raised by Karla the ape? (6)

7 Until 1945, what was the state religion of Japan? (6)

10 Which Sir Walter Scott novel was published in 1819? (7)

11 Which European river originates from a glacier of the same name? (5)

12 What are sections of play in a bowls match? (4)

13 What is an enclosure for livestock in southern Africa? (5)

16 What make of car consistently leads the world for safety features? (5)

17 What is a ship’s small rowing boat? (4) 20 Which Greek slave is the supposed collector of popular animal fables? (5)

21 What is the painting technique where paint is applied thickly, with brush or palette knife marks visible? (7)

22 What drink is a mixture of beer and lemonade? (6)

23 What animal is a Panthera onca? (6)

DOWN

1 Chartres Cathedral in France is famed for what particular feature? (7,5)

2 Where in Florida is Walt Disney World? (7) 3 Which French company dominated the world motion picture market in the early 20th Century? (5)

4 Which famous racehorse was kidnapped in Ireland? (7)

5 Which diplomat ranks between ambassador and chargé d’affaires? (5)

8 In which TV comedy series did Lynda Baron play a district nurse pursued by an amorous grocer? (4,3,5)

9 “Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived.” Whose six wives? (5,4) 14 Robert Whitehead invented what weapon in 1866? (7)

15 Who was the prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar? (7)

18 What is the popular name of a gold figurine awarded annually in the US film industry? (5)

19 A halberd combines a battleaxe and a what? (5)