GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Which Persian mathematician and astronomer wrote the poem Rubáiyát? (4,8) 8 With which film do you associate “I’m the king of the world!”? (7)

9 Which police inspector did Sergeant Lewis assist? (5)

10 A helminth is a parasitic what? (4)

11 Who wrote the lyrics for The Lion King? (3,4)

12 From rhyming slang, what is a titfer? (3) 13 In which city is the Kon-tiki Museum? (4) 15 What word can follow family, shoe and fruit? (4)

17 What word is used to surprise and to show displeasure? (3)

19 In Agatha Christie’s A Pocketful of Rye, what poison killed Mrs Fortescue? (7)

20 What does the Z stand for in the US’S ZIP codes? (4)

23 Which gem is a birthstone of November and December? (5)

24 What is an oblique-angled parallelogram with four equal sides? (7)

25 Who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in TV’S M*A*S*H? (7,4)

DOWN

1 What is Canada’s capital? (6)

2 What fragrant oil is made from rose petals? (5)

3 Which piece must a chess player checkmate to win a game? (4)

4 Who (Louisa May ___) wrote Little Women? (6)

5 Which Japanese naval commander and former Harvard student was the architect of the attack on Pearl Harbour? (8)

6 Which savoury spread took its name from a large French cooking pot? (7)

7 Which country’s flag is a yellow cross on a blue background? (6)

12 What short-barrelled cannon shoots shells at a high angle? (8)

14 What sharp knife is used by a surgeon? (7)

16 What implement does Father Time wield? (6)

17 What is Lebanon’s largest city? (6)

18 What describes the rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure? (3,3) 21 What curved lake is formed at a river bend when the stream cuts across? (5)

22 What is a list showing times and names for duties? (4)