STAR SEEKER General Knowledge Quiz
Can you find the celebrity name hidden in this crossword? Complete the crossword in the normal way, then make a note of the letters contained in all the squares which are marked with shaded stars. These letters will make an anagram of the name you are trying to discover.
ACROSS
7. Empower (6) 8. 10. Merit (7) 11. Blemish (5) 12. 13. 17. Annul (5) 18. 22. 23.
Pleasantly odd (6)
Strike with open hand (4)
Abrupt in manner (5)
Dull pain (4)
Adversary (5)
Blend (7) 24. Crowd (6) 25. Rare (6)
DOWN
1. Decision (7) 2. Forge (7) 3. Renown (5) 4. Vindicate (7) 5. 6. 9. 14.
Very bright (5)
Condition (5)
Tedious (9)
Cheerful (7) 15. Get (7) 16. Arbitrator (7) 19. Trifling (5) 20. Long (5) 21. Precise (5) 1. Which 1970s sitcom about OAPs starred Peggy Mount and Pat Coombs?
A You’re Only Young Twice
B Waiting for God
C One foot in the Grave
D OAPs 2. How many syllables are there in a haiku?
A 10
B 24
C 32
D 17 3. Who wrote the novel MobyDick?
A Herman Melville
B Jules Verne
C Baroness Orczy
D CS Lewis 4. Who starred as the doomed Laura Palmer in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me? A Sheryl Lee
B Heather Locklear
C Madchen Amick
D Sherilyn Fenn
5. The Yen is the national currency of which country?
A China B Thailand C Malaysia D Japan 6. John Craven has recently presented his 1,250th episode of which BBC1 nature programme? A Coast
B Countryfile
C Springwatch
D Countrywise 7. Which composer married Clara Wieck?
A Bach
B Schumann
C Vaughan Williams
D Mozart 8. Sam Mendes won a Best Director Oscar for his directorial debut released in 1999 but what was the film?
A Road to Perdition
B Jarhead
C Little Voice
D American Beauty 9. Which British cyclist shattered his own world record to win the 1996 world 4000 metres pursuit title in Manchester?
A Chris Ford
B Chris Boardman
C Chris Broad
D Colin Boardman 10. In electronics what does the abbreviation IC stand for?
A Intelligent circuit
B Indirect circuit
C Intricate circuit
D Integrated circuit 11. Of which country is Zagreb the capital?
A Ukraine
B Romania
C Croatia
D Yemen 12. Which band (featuring former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire) released the debut album Do It Yourself?
A The Seashells
B Black Grape
C The Seahorses
D The Lightning Seeds
13. Which chef presented his Barbecue Bible on TV?
A Ainsley Harriott B Keith Floyd C Jamie Oliver D Gary Rhodes 14. Which Roman emperor was assassinated in the Senate House on the Ides of March?
A Augustus
B Julius Caesar
C Nero
D Marcus Aurelius 15. By what name is the plant Rosa canina commonly known? A Karlsruhe rose
B Coalite flame
C Handel rose
D Dog rose