GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
6 Which river is the world’s largest by volume? (6)
7 Who, according to a saying, never prosper? (6)
10 What type of vegetable is a cos? (7)
11 In 1930, which French composer wrote Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand for a pianist who had lost a hand? (5)
12 What is a fire for burning a corpse? (4)
13 What woollen material covers billiard and card tables? (5)
16 Released in 2006, which British group’s greatest hits album is entitled Stop the Clocks? (5)
17 Who was Japan’s prime minister from 1941 to 1944? (4)
20 What are covers for the upper part of aircraft wheels? (5)
21 The “Cod Wars” were disputes between Britain and which country? (7)
22 Which pine is also called Douglas fir? (6) 23 What woman’s skirt style is based on an Alpine peasant costume? (6)
DOWN
1 Which painter’s last words translate as “Drink to me ... I can’t drink anymore”? (5,7) 2 What is a fortified emplacement for heavy guns? (7)
3 In Egyptian mythology, which god is usually depicted as a falcon-headed man? (5)
4 What spicy pork sausage is popular in Spain? (7)
5 What colour was the first synthetic dye? (5)
8 Which painter’s last words translate as “Where is my clock”? (8,4)
9 What disease of the liver has types A,B,C,E and G? (9)
14 In Peter and the Wolf, what instrument represents the grandfather? (7)
15 What is a mass of debris carried by glaciers? (7)
18 What would you pick from a Phoenix dactylifera? (5)
19 Porto Novo is the capital of which African country, formerly Dahomey? (5)