SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No285
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 6. Which singer was elected to the Seanad this
year? (7,5) 8. Who wrote Angela’s Ashes? (7) 9. Short name for one of London’s most prestigious
museums. (1,3,1) 10. A temporary calm. (4) 12. Fantastic ______ and Where to Find Them:
Harry Potter spin-off. (6) 14. _____ Tuck was one of Robin Hood’s Merry Men.
(5) 15. Which classic video game takes its name from
the Greek for four? (6) 16. Which river valley is Germany’s industrial heartland? (4) 19. Which is the only planet in the solar system not
named after a Greek or Roman god? (5) 21. Which language was spoken by Jesus? (7) 22. Who was the “King of the Wild Frontier”? (4,8) DOWN: 1. Which one of the Knights of the Round Table fell
in love with Guinevere? (8) 2. Who is the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird? (5) 3. “You can have it any colour you want, so long __
___ black”, quote attributed to Henry Ford. (2,3) 4. Which British actor/actress has received the
most Oscar nominations? (7) 5. Which verb means to convert a picture or
document into digital form? (4) 6. Michael J Fox made his name with which sitcom?
(6,4) 7. Which EU treaty was approved by Irish voters in
a 1992 referendum? (10) 11. What is the name of the United States’ Income Tax collecting body? (1,1,1)
12. Die Fledermaus is an opera by Johann Strauss. What is a “fledermaus”? (3) 13. What is the name of the pig in charge of propaganda in Orwell’s Animal Farm? (8) 14. Which kind of camera lens can take in 180
degrees? (7) 17. Who invented the television? (5) 18. Who was Daithi O Se’s immediate predecessor
as host of The Rose of Tralee? (5) 20. Who is the Speaker of the US House of
Representatives? (4) Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No 284 ACROSS: 1. Bobby. 4. Kubrick. 7. Petra. 8. Eagle. 9. Venn. 10. Labor. 13. Battle. 16. Exodus. 19. Lowry. 22. X-Men. 23. Faldo. 24. Dexys. 25. Andrews. 26. Joxer. DOWN: 2. Omega. 3. Barron. 4. Keyes. 5. Brennan. 6. Cole. 10. Lopez. 11. OTT. 12. Kenny. 14. Don. 15. Quixote. 17. Bolero. 18. Lewis. 20. Rhyme. 21. Dawn. Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 284 Aileen Harrold, Russell Road, Limerick Helen Cotter, Glanmire, Co Cork Ann Molloy, Portarlington, Co Laois Post your entries to Sunday Independent Quizword No 285, Sunday Independent, 27-32 Talbot Street, Dublin D01 X2E1, to arrive by Thursday morning next. Faxes are unacceptable. Prizes will be awarded to the first three all-correct entries opened. Please allow up to six weeks for receipt of your prize, and would entrants also remember to include a phone number with their address, simply as an extra aid to contacting winners. If you are a winner and have any queries in relation to your prize, please ring our dedicated hotline on: (01) 705-5161 NAME ADDRESS