General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

1. 1985 novel by

James Herbert (4) 3. Self-contained research laboratory developed by the European Space Agency (8)

8. Mr. Armstrong, first

man on the moon (4) 9. American state known as the ‘Cornhusker State’ (8)

11. 1933 John Steinbeck novel set in California (8,4) 13. Number system having a base of two (6)

14. Convex membrane that forms the anterior covering of the eyeball (6)

17. American actor whose films include Taxi Driver and The Piano (6,6)

20. Johann, German dramatist and poet whose plays include The Robbers (8) 21. James M., author of

Double Indemnity (4) 22. In the US, a police officer ranking below a captain (8)

23. ‘Desire Under the ---’, play by Eugene O’Neill (4)

DOWN

1. Canadian province whose capital is Winnipeg (8)

2. 15th letter in the

Greek alphabet (7) 4. Spanish rice dish with shellfish, vegetables and chicken (6)

5. Plant of the composite family with blue, purple, pink or white flowers (10)

6. --- fever is a serious viral disease of Central West Africa (5)

7. An uncastrated male

pig (4)

10. Capital of

Gabon (10)

12. Deeply eroded barren region of S.W. Dakota and N. W. Nebraska (8) 15. Team game similar to basketball played by women (7)

16. Winged heraldic beast with a serpent’s tail and a dragon’s head (6) 18. Biblical tribe which occupied fertile land along the coastal plane of Mount Carmel (5)

19. Ancient Egyptian

fertility goddess (4)