General knowledge crossword

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1 What were early films with a soundtrack? (7) 4 What grain is the basis of a tabbouleh salad? (5) 7 How many players are there in a team of short form rugby league? (4) 8 Which US novelist wrote the screenplay for the 1957 film Gunfight at the OK Corral? (4,4) 10 “In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking” is part of a song by which great composer-lyricist? (4,6) 12 Who, with Cassius and others, plotted Julius Caesar’s assassination? (6) 13 In which city was Marco Polo born? (6) 15 Which branch of medicine or social science deals with the health and care of old people? (10) 18 Who (Albert ___) did not talk until the age of three, but taught himself Euclidean geometry at the age of 12? (8) 19 In which country did the potato originate? (4) 20 What spread the Black Death of the mid14th Century? (5) 21 What large tent is used for social and commercial functions? (7)

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1 What knee-length belted garment was worn by ancient Greeks and Romans? (5) 2 The name of what floor covering is derived from the Latin words for “flax” and “oil”? (10) 3 A copita is a slim stemmed glass for what drink? (6) 4 What napped flannelette is used especially for nightwear? (10) 5 What was the official name of the Republic of Ireland from 1937 to 1949? (4) 6 What legal word means “having made a valid will before one dies”? (7) 9 What are ornamental shoulder pieces on a military uniform? (10) 11 Which is the largest island of Fiji? (4,4) 12 What aromatic dried part of the European laurel is used in cooking? (3,4) 14 What girl’s name is the Old Testament form of the Hebrew name Maryam, that gave us Mary? (6) 16 In cooking, what is to fry quickly in a little hot fat? (5) 17 What part of your body is affected if you have chondromalacia? (4)