Quiz Crossword

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1 What was the system of racial segregation formerly practised in South Africa? (9)

6 What kind of boat has twin parallel hulls? (9) 14 Which king of Thebes solved the riddle of the sphinx? (7)

15 Which type of cold‑blooded creature usually has a dry, scaly skin? (7)

16 Boise is the capital of which US state? (5)

17 What is a musical composition for three performers? (4)

18 What is the nationality of someone from the African country whose capital is Abuja? (8) 19 Which famous girls’ school near Brighton was founded by the Lawrence sisters in 1885? (7) 20 What name is given to a person born under the sign of the Archer? (11)

22 What was the surname of Hans Christian, the Danish author of fairy tales including The Ugly Duckling ? (8)

25 Which Edith wrote The Railway Children ? (6) 27 What is the large decorated goblet used in church for holding wine called? (7)

28 What is another name for the snow leopard? (5) 31 What word links a former British coin nominally worth one pound with a term for a supreme ruler? (9)

32 What are Rome’s underground cemeteries called? (9)

36 What are lines from the centre to the edge of circles? (5)

37 Which aromatic culinary herb is related to marjoram? (7)

38 Which island district of Venice has a famous bridge that spans the Grand Canal? (6)

40 What is the cognomen of Edmund II, king of England from April 23 to October 18, 1016? (8) 42 Which cell constituent derived from animal fats is considered bad for the heart’s health? (11) 46 Which seaside resort lies on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset? (7)

48 What is someone who studies or collects birds’ eggs? (8)

49 What is a unit of electrical potential? (4)

51 What is an old fishing port and market town of north‑east Scotland? (5)

52 Which is the longest river in Ireland? (7)

53 Which West Sussex town has a castle and a cathedral? (7)

54 What is the largest town in the Scottish Highlands? (9)

55 What was the surname of Boris, the Russian author of Doctor Zhivago ? (9)

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2 Which London lane is associated with the Great Fire of London? (7)

3 What was the title of the 1948 Hitchcock thriller starring James Stewart? (4)

4 What kind of establishment is ‘Bart’s’ in London? (8)

5 What nationality is the actor Topol? (7) 7 Which French city contains a famous thirteenth‑century Gothic cathedral, the largest in France? (6)

8 Who was Labour Minister of Health, 1945‑51? (7,5)

9 Which plant produces liquorice‑flavoured seeds used in cookery? (5)

10 What was Mozart’s middle name? (7) 11 Which steroid hormone is injected into swollen joints to reduce inflammation and pain? (9)

12 Which old road ran from Rome to Brindisi, via Capua? (6,3)

13 What is an informal name for Australia? (4,5)

21 What is the name of the formal gardens in Paris which are all that remain of Catherine de Medici’s 16th‑century palace? (9)

23 What is someone who studies the production and consumption of wealth? (9)

24 Who was the Barber of Seville in Beaumarchais’ play? (6)

26 What, besides scales, is carried by the blindfolded figure of Justice? (5) 27 What was the name of Lacey’s partner in the title of a 1980s detective series? (6)

29 Which Swedish chemist invented dynamite? (5)

30 What is the part of a verb referring to the addressee? (6,6)

33 Which French crescent‑shaped roll is made of sweet flaky pastry? (9)

34 Which Spanish city is the capital of Catalonia? (9)

35 What is the surname of Eliza, Audrey Hepburn’s character in My Fair

Lady ? (9)

39 What is an American warbler, the male of which has orange patches on its tail? (8)

41 What is a sustained and enthusiastic show of audience appreciation? (7) 43 What is transparent thin material made of silk or synthetic fibre? (7) 44 Which South Wales region used to be a major coal‑mining area? (7)

45 What is the sixth book of the New Testament? (6)

47 Which stage and screen musical features Daddy Warbucks? (5)

50 What is another name for a prickly seed‑case or flower head? (4)