Brain teaser

1 Which silent Hollywood movie star spent his childhood in Lambeth? 2 Which female singer had a hit with This Is My Song? 3 Who provided the voice for the character of Lady Campanula Tottington in animated Wallace and Gromit film The Curse of the Were-Rabbit? 4 Who won the Men’s French Tennis championship but lost a match on the first day of Wimbledon? 5 Which medical body was set up at the Geneva Convention in 1864? 6 What are the names of the dwarves in Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves? 7 Which Nigel was a Grand Prix champion? 8 What nationality was the racing driver Mario Andretti? 9 What is the only fish able to hold objects in its tail? 10 During which decade was Prohibition introduced in the US? 11 What type of fighting was banned in the UK in 1849? 12 Which school, associated with politicians, was founded by Henry VI? 13 Who is the patron saint of Germany? 14 Who is the unlikely patron saint of thieves? 15 Which notorious prison closed in March 1963? 16 In 1987 what product did the EC sell to Russia for 6p per pound? 17 Which Roy was the first British president of the EC Commission? 18 For how long is an MEP elected? 19 What food did Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren have a hit song about? 20 Which popular TV series ended with “The Last One: Part 2”? CRypTIC SoLuTIoNS

Across: 7 Utter; 8 Realist; 9 Oppress; 10 Event; 12 Admonition; 15 Inflatable; 18 Trite; 19 Eternal; 21 Everest; 22 Bigot.

Down: 1 Out of joint; 2 Steps; 3 Brie; 4 Fresco; 5 Material; 6 Nigeria; 11 Tenability; 13 Diameter; 14 Offices; 16 Averts; 17 Snags; 20 Elba. QuICK SoLuTIoNS Across: 7 Impel; 8 Entrant; 9 Chatter; 10 Acrid; 12 Outrageous; 15 Atmosphere; 18 Elite; 19 Notable; 21 Squalor; 22 Spool. Down: 1 Discourage; 2 Speak; 3 Flat; 4 Hearer; 5 Stranger; 6 Taproom; 11 Disorderly; 13 Unseemly; 14 Impious; 16 Hungry; 17 Abhor; 20 Toss.