GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 At what must one do very well to become a member of Mensa? (1,1,4)

7 You might enjoy a Raphanus sativus in a salad. What is it? (6)

10 Who first suggested that pendulums might be used to regulate clocks? (7)

11 What is another name for tendon or ligament? (5)

12 What is the capital of Peru? (4)

13 What fabulous animal is the subject of a quest in a Lewis Carroll nonsense poem? (5) 16 From supplying processed cheese to the US Army during World War I, which company became the leading US producer of cheese products? (5)

17 Which German composer (Johann Sebastian __) fathered 20 children? (4)

20 What musical note has the time value of two crotchets? (5)

21 What might an unemployed actor say he or she is doing? (7)

22 Butterflies and moths are known as Lepidoptera because of what on their wings? (6)

23 What is a small, close-fitting hat worn on the back of the head? (6)

DOWN

1 After Ian Fleming’s death, who wrote the first James Bond follow-up, Colonel Sun? (8,4)

2 Which of Alexander the Great’s generals became the first Macedonian king of Egypt? (7)

3 What is a sacred song or poem from the Old Testament? (5)

4 What name is applied to a distinguished musician? (7)

5 Which 1956 film starred James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson? (5)

8 Who built the massive aircraft nicknamed the “Spruce Goose”? (6,6)

9 Who died at Rouen, France, on May 30, 1431? (4,2,3)

14 In jazz history, Louis Armstrong is considered by most as the leading player of which musical instrument? (7)

15 Who found his literary métier with some verses written for his son Christopher Robin? (1,1,5)

18 What colloquialism means “freely available”? (2,3)

19 Which English county lies to the north of the Thames estuary? (5)