GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Which large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene epoch had a hairy coat and long curved tusks? (7)

4 What Middle Eastern dish of spiced rice or wheat might include meat and vegetables? (5) 7 What gave buoyancy to the first lifejackets? (4)

8 What is the art of designing and making clocks? (8)

10 Who holds the record of 16 Academy Award nominations for Best Screenplay? (5,5)

12 What is someone who makes beer? (6)

13 What is pickled roe of the sturgeon fish? (6) 15 What is a finger of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave? (10) 18 The male of which sea creature has a brood pouch in which the eggs develop? (3,5)

19 What starchy cereal is obtained from the powdered pith of a palm? (4)

20 How many bottles of wine does a methuselah hold? (5)

21 What is an alternative name for aluminium oxide? (7)

DOWN

1 The hyacinth species of which bird is the world’s largest parrot? (5)

2 Which long-tailed monkey of the tropical Americas has long curved claws? (8)

3 Which fairground game involves throwing a ring over an object? (6)

4 What is a record of ownership of a work of art? (10)

5 Which is South East Asia’s only landlocked nation? (4)

6 What is a bridge carrying one road or railway line over another? (7)

9 What is the title of Dublin-born Christy Brown’s autobiography, published in 1954? (2,4,4)

11 Which Pacific country includes the Gilbert and Phoenix islands? (8)

12 What fine plain-weave cotton fabric is used for shirts and handkerchiefs? (7)

14 In 1959, what became the 49th state of the USA? (6)

16 Which deadly disease was named after a river in Zaire near where the disease was first observed? (5)

17 What is a hollow tooth of a venomous snake? (4)