General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

7 Who said “I didn’t fight to get women out from behind the vacuum cleaner to get them on to the board of Hoover”? (8,5)

8 Which sea lies between the eastern coast of Italy and the western coast of the Balkan Peninsula? (8)

9 In 1954, which US maker became the first to offer air-conditioning in their cars? (4)

10 What tropical plant of the mint family with brightly coloured leaves is a popular houseplant? (6)

12 Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier both claimed he discovered which gas? (6)

14 Which sea creatures share a zoological group with sharks and rays? (6)

16 To which Himalayan people did

Tenzing Norgay belong? (6)

18 What did the Siamese language become? (4)

20 What did US pharmacist John Pemberton invent in 1886? (4-4)

22 Which Boston-born conductor was the US’s best known for almost half a century? (6,7)

DOWN

1 A “bulldog” in wrestling involves what type of hold? (8)

2 Harold “Dickie” Bird was famous as a what? (6) 3 What make of car derived its name from Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino? (4)

4 Which organisation was founded by the Geneva Convention of 1864? (3,5)

5 Mainland, Hoy, Sanday, Westray, Stronsay, and South Ronaldsay are islands of which group off the north of Scotland? (6)

6 What flying things are found in an apiary? (4)

11 What is the rope between a sliding window and the weight that helps to lift it? (4,4)

13 What is a shrub or tree that has been trained to grow flat against a wall? (8)

15 In the lotus position, on what do the feet rest? (5)

17 What did the euro replace in Portugal? (6)

19 In the comic strip, what is the name of the Phantom’s horse? (4)

21 What close-fitting cap was worn under armour or chain mail? (4)