GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

Across

1 What crisp lustrous fabric is used in ball gowns? (7)

4 What is an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety or dread? (5)

7 What is the Gaelic name for Ireland? (4)

8 What is a holder for cartridges, to be inserted into a gun? (8)

10 In 1881, who (Richard ___ ___) built the Savoy Theatre in London as a permanent home for Gilbert and Sullivan’s work? (5,5)

12 William Joyce broadcast from Germany during WWII as whom? (Lord __ __)(3,3)

13 The song “Summer Nights” features in which 1978 film? (6)

15 What is a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique? (10)

18 In which city are the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee? (8)

19 What informal word for the police came from an Enid Blyton character? (4)

20 What light two-wheeled vehicle is used in trotting races? (5)

21 The latitude of any point on what is 0°? (7)

Down

1 Which river forms part of the boundary between Scotland and England? (5)

2 In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, what is the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything? (5-3)

3 Several expeditions have tried to find Noah’s ark on which mountain? (6)

4 Which Bletchley Park codebreaker is often considered the father of computer science? (4,6)

5 What is a national network of cables for distributing electricity? (4)

6 Which hospital facility got its name from when it had rings of seats for onlookers? (7) 9 Which Broadway musical ran for a record 2717 performances from March 1956? (2,4,4)

11 What armoured glove was worn by mounted jousters? (8)

12 Athletes leap ten what in a particular track event? (7)

14 What is a tree-lined street? (6)

16 The down of which duck is highly valued for lining sleeping bags? (5)

17 What knitting stitch is made by doing a plain stitch backwards? (4)