GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Which Asian country has the world’s 20th largest population, at 66 million, and is 51st largest in area? (8) 7 “Common business oriented language” became which computer programming language? (5) 8 Leonardo da Vinci designed flood control measures for which Italian waterway? (5,4) 9 What trees belong to the genus Ulmus? (3) 10 What nickname has been given to the Angel of Christian Charity statue in London’s Piccadilly Circus? (4) 11 Who (Cecil __) endowed 170 scholarships at Oxford University? (6) 13 What Roman structure included a tepidarium and frigidarium? (8,5) 15 Which month was formerly called Sextilis in the Roman calendar? (6) 16 On the ancient Roman calendar, what was the middle day of a month called? (4) 18 What was exported to Europe from Cornwall, England from Roman to recent times? (3) 20 What is the scientific study of the nervous system? (9) 21 What is a triangular plate on the arm of an anchor? (5) 22 Which WWI toxic gas was made from carbon monoxide and chlorine? (8)

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1 What is the most Friday the thirteenths possible in a calendar year? (5) 2 What are the tiny air sacs of the lungs called? (7) 3 What is a brightly-coloured artificial spinning bait on a fishing line? (4) 4 What is the mouth in rhyming Cockney slang? (5,3,5) 5 In an orchestra, what would you find next to flutes and in front of bassoons? (5) 6 What was Mark Twain’s real surname? (7) 7 What is the basic monetary unit of Nicaragua? (7) 12 Over 70 artists have recorded covers of which John Lennon song? (7) 13 What is the state capital of New Mexico? (5,2) 14 What creature is called a polliwog in the US? (7) 15 Which alliance between Australia, New Zealand and the US was established in 1951? (5) 17 Who (Alexei __) played the Russian landlord in TV’s The Young Ones? (5) 19 What is the main characteristic of leguminous plants? (4)