General knowledge crossword

ACROSS

1 Which South American snake is the world’s heaviest? (8)

7 Victor Emmanuel II headed which new kingdom in 1861? (5)

8 Neurodevelopment named after a French neurologist’s intern (9)

9 What tree belongs to the genus Ulmus? (3)

10 A jazz ostinato is more commonly called a what? (4)

11 What burrowing American rodent is also called a ground squirrel? (6)

13 Where is the Brandenburg Gate? (6)

14 What spice has been used to treat fever, asthma and heart disease? (6)

17 Opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland was born in which city? (6)

18 “Asterisk” is derived from a Greek word for a small what? (4)

20 What is an adult female guinea pig? (3)

22 On what day of the week was Solomon Grundy married? (9)

23 The invention in 1954 of what waterabsorbent foam revolutionised the floral industry? (5)

24 What is American football also called? (8)

DOWN

1 What is a thespian? (5)

2 What is an underground layer yielding water for wells? (7)

3 What is a series of six bowled balls in cricket? (4)

4 What type of company conducts its business primarily on the internet? (3-3)

5 What attains its maximum density at a temperature of 4°C? (5) 6 Which was the first US state to give women the vote? (5)

7 What is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas? (7)

12 In architecture, what does fenestration concern? (7)

13 In which English city was actor Cary Grant born? (7)

15 In 1996, Christina Sanchez became Europe’s first professional woman what? (7)

16 What implement spreads new-mown hay to dry? (6)

17 What nationality was William Tell? (5)

19 What artificial textile was unveiled at the Paris Exhibition, 1889? (5)

21 The oxide of what metal is used in making crystal glass? (4)