GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS 7/8

Beijing is the site of a theme park honouring which writer of children’s stories? (4,9,8)

9 What fish has types bluefin and skipjack? (4)

10 What was Elvis Presley’s mother’s name? (6)

12 17th Century Scotsman William Kidd found infamy as a what? (6)

14 What word can precede dye, clip and break? (3)

15 In 2003, Saudi Arabia outlawed the sale of which American doll? (6)

17 What early style of architecture is characterised by pointed arches and rib vaults? (6)

19 What is the fin underneath the rear of a surfboard? (4)

21 King Henry VIII built St James’s Palace in London on the site of a former what? (8)

23 Which 1955 film with Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds includes a song with the same title? (3,6,4)

DOWN

28/5 1 With showy flowers, what is the state tree of Mississippi? (8)

2 Which port is the headquarters of Belgium’s fishing fleet? (6)

3 What are units of electrical resistance? (4) 4 What is the capital of Canada’s Manitoba? (8)

5 What is the stationary part of an electric motor? (6)

6 What is a deer in its first year? (4)

11 In 1832, who (Henry ____) invented his famous “Blue-black Writing Fluid”, later developed into ink? (8)

13 What yacht has three hulls in parallel? (8) 16 What is the capital of Colombia? (6)

18 A pearl anniversary celebrates how many years of marriage? (6)

20 What black powder has long been used as eye make-up? (4)

22 What hard white fat from around kidneys is used in cooking? (4)