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
6. 7. 9. 10. 12. 15. 17. 19. 21. 22.
Caller (7)
Wed (5)
Twenty-four hours (3)
Story (9)
Suitable (11)
Admit (11)
A dancer (9)
Strange (3)
Near (5)
Sailor (7)
DOWN
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 11. 13. 14. 16. 18. 20.
Last (5)
Cover (3)
Trance (4)
Game bird (9)
Secret (7)
Threefold (6)
Invertebrate (9)
Recompense (6)
Scribbles (7)
Viper (5)
Tidy (4)
Strike (3) 1. In which English county is the market town of St Austell?
A Devon
B Dorset
C Cornwall
D Sussex
2. Cybill Shepherd made her big-screen debut in which highlyacclaimed drama directed by Peter Bogdanovich?
A Taxi Driver
B At Long Last Love
C The Last Picture Show
D Alice
3. Which British motorcyclist won nine world championships in the 1960s?
A Joey Dunlop
B Mike Hailwood
C Barry Sheene
D Carl Fogarty
4. What sort of creature is a wisent?
A A weasel
B A water bird
C A bison
D A lizard
5. Diplopia is the technical name for which medical disorder?
A Short sightedness
B Double vision
C Long sightedness
D Colour blindness
6. John Mills played the title role in which 1970s sci-fi TV drama?
A Doctor Who
B The Invisible Man
C Quatermass
D The Prisoner
7. Which US president pursued a programme of social reform called the Fair Deal?
A Dwight D. Eisenhower
B Harry S.Truman
C Herbert Hoover
D Franklin D. Roosevelt
8. In which part of the body can the cochlea be found?
A The back
B The nose
C The ear
D The heart
9. With which American orchestra was Eugene Ormandy chiefly associated?
A New York Orchestra
B Seattle Orchestra
C Chicago Orchestra
D Philadelphia Orchestra 10. What is the legion etrangere? A The French foreign legion
B The Stranger’s Legion
C The Legion of Stranglers
D The Strange Legion
11. Of which coniferous tree are there Scots and bristlecone varieties?
A Spruce
B Redwood
C Oak
D Pine
12. From which continent does the vicuna come?
A South America
B Asia
C Europe
D Africa
13. What name is given to the style of architecture, furniture making and decorative art prevalent in England from 1714 to 1830?
A Georgian
B Baroque
C Jacobean
D Gothic
14. After which war was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
A The Second World War B The Crimean War
C The Gulf War
D The First World War
15. In German folklore which river nymph of the Rhine lures sailors to destruction?
A Lorelei
B Andvari
C Caedmon
D Yggdrasil