Quiz Crossword
ACROSS
10 What is the location of Kubla Khan’s pleasure dome in Coleridge’s famous poem? (6)
11 Which French river gave its name to an infamous battle of WWI? (5)
12 Which kind of TV signal has been replaced by digital? (8)
14 What is the Latin for ‘in the year of our
Lord’? (4,6)
16 What is a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables? (5)
17 Which New Testament book follows John? (4) 18 What title used to be given to a married European woman in India? (8)
20 Which French term describes a pervasive feeling of boredom and languor? (5)
21 In which city was John F Kennedy assassinated? (6)
23 Which is the British equivalent of the American realtor? (6,5)
27 Who was British prime minister 1976-79? (9) 29 Which Balkan city, the capital of Macedonia, was hit by an earthquake in 1963? (6)
31 What is a frame of beads used for counting? (6)
33 Which birth sign would you be if born on November 1? (7)
36 What category of word would be found in a thesaurus? (7)
39 Which garden songbird has a spotted breast? (6) 40 ‘DOESN’T’ is an anagram of which Belgian port? (6)
42 Which Alfred directed Psycho and The
Birds ? (9)
45 What name is given to a person born under the sign of the Archer? (11)
49 What was the first name of Ms Bergman, the Swedish-born star of Casablanca ? (6)
50 What is the first name of the heroine of
My Fair Lady ? (5)
52 Which small Sussex town is south of Burgess Hill? (8)
53 What is the smallest particle of matter which can be involved in a chemical reaction? (4) 55 Which water lily is also a sitting position in yoga? (5)
56 What is a fantasy theme park in California or Paris? (10)
60 Which fishing town in Angus is famous for its smoked haddock, known as ‘smokies’? (8) 61 What decoration is known in the USA as ‘frosting’? (5)
62 Who was the 19th-century French author of La Comédie Humaine ? (6)
DOWN
1 What are the saddlebags of a bicycle called? (8)
2 What term is given to a saint’s ring of light? (4) 3 Who was Hera’s Roman equivalent? (4)
4 Which town in Piedmont, northern Italy, is known for its sparkling wine? (4)
5 What is a cricket referee called? (6)
6 Which gas is the main constituent of natural gas? (7)
7 What is a large Roman building used as a public meeting place, or one converted to a church? (8)
8 On which Scottish island was the
Book of Kells believed to have been written? (4)
9 Which word may describe someone from Melbourne, or from Auckland? (12)
13 Which West Sussex town has a castle and a cathedral? (7)
15 Which Ms Shearer was the star of the film The Red Shoes ? (5)
19 What is the name of the skin covering the top of the head? (5)
22 Which type of beer takes its name from the German word for ‘storehouse’? (5)
24 What completes the title of the Thomas Gray poem, ___ Written in a
Country Churchyard ? (5)
25 What is a toothed wheel that works with others to regulate the speed of a machine? (4)
26 Which South Wales town lies between Port Talbot and Pontardawe? (5) 28 Which word precedes Palmas and Vegas in Spanish-derived place names? (3)
30 What is a group of sharps and flats at the beginning of a music score? (3,9) 32 What name is given to the fleshy hanging part at the back of the soft palate? (5)
34 What name is given to a native of Zagreb? (5)
35 What is the nationality of an inhabitant of Phuket? (4)
37 What nickname is given to an Academy Award? (5)
38 Who became the Chinese head of state in 1949? (3)
41 What is the trunk of the human body called? (5)
43 What is the mark signifying the soft pronunciation of the letter ‘c’ in French? (7)
44 What are the fastest land animals? (8) 46 Which author wrote The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer ? (5)
47 Of which US state is Little Rock the capital? (8)
48 What large, old, flying vehicle did Zeppelin develop? (7)
51 What is the surname of the second man to set foot on the Moon? (6)
54 Who was the Roman god of war? (4) 57 What word links an old Bill Tidy comic strip with a series of novels by John Galsworthy? (4)
58 On which Mediterranean island was Napoleon I exiled? (4)
59 Who merged his sugar-refining business with that of Henry Tate in 1921? (4)