General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

1 Which Jules Verne character lived at 7 Savile Row? (7,4)

8 Which US state was named after the British king, 1683-1769? (7)

9 In 1900, Madame Butterfly and which other Puccini opera premiered? (5)

10 What layered agate is used to make cameos? (4)

11 What is a free-standing tapering stone pillar? (7)

12 Who was the piano player in Casablanca? (3)

13 What three-handed card game of German origin uses 32 cards? (4)

15 A racing toboggan (4)

17 What is the flowering hawthorn also known as? (3)

19 Edmonton is the capital of which Canadian province? (7)

20 What birds were once so plentiful in Athens that “to send ____ to Athens” was the Greek equivalent of “carry coals to Newcastle”? (4)

23 What direction is 90° clockwise from east? (5)

24 What was the name of Roy Rogers’s horse? (7)

25 C-curity was the original name of what? (3,8)

DOWN

1 What bird is closely related to the dove? (6) 2 What was once used to make false teeth, billiard balls and dominoes? (5)

3 In some East European countries, what are painted scarlet and left on family graves? (4)

4 What Jewish salutation is used when meeting or parting? (6) 5 An expression for “in a secretive manner” (2,3,3)

6 What is a young goose? (7)

7 Which is the northernmost US state? (6)

12 What type of vehicle was Captain Kirk’s Enterprise? (8) 14 What is a communal farming settlement in Israel? (7)

16 On TV, which famous female collie was actually played by six different male dogs? (6)

17 What is a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation? (6)

18 What is a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest? (6)

21 What is a railway vehicle for goods? (5)

22 What tartan garment is traditionally worn by Highland men? (4)