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STAR SEEKER
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
Can you find the celebrity name hidden in this crossword?
Complete the crossword in the normal way, then make a note of the letters contained in all the squares which are marked with shaded stars. These letters will make an anagram of the name you are trying to discover.
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ACROSS DOWN
1. Archaic word for immediately (11)
9. Appease (7)
10. Banish (5)
11. Unsoiled (5)
12. Scorn (7)
13. Shrewd (6)
15. Conceal (6) 18. Ignorant (7)
20. Of the nose (5)
22. Pale (5)
23. Unity (7)
24. Introductory (11)
2. Commerce (5) 3. Versus (7)
4. Avaricious (6) 5. Lock (5)
6. Disturb (7)
7. Flamboyant (11) 8. Nonsensical (11)
14. Schoolmaster (7) 16. Affair (7)
17. Amend (6)
19. Cancel (5)
21. Guide (5)
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1. Which TV entertainment show with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore was a cult hit and first featured the characters Dud and Pete? A The Goons
B Monty Python’s Flying Circus
C Not Only...But Also
D Nearly But Not Quite
2. On what island did Napoleon die in exile? A Cyprus
B Malta
C Elba
D St Helena
3. Who directed both American Pie in 1999 and American Dreamz in 2006? A James B Rogers
B Jesse Dylan
C Amy Heckerling D Paul Weitz
4. In which children’s programme did the Why Bird appear?
A Sesame Street
B Dungeons and Dragons C Happy Days
D Playdays
5. What sort of a bird is a wryneck?
A Woodpecker
B Robin
C Kingfisher D Sparrow
6. What was the title of Phil Collins’ first solo UK No.1 hit, in December 1982?
A Two Hearts
B A Groovy Kind of Love
C Another Day in Paradise D You Can’t Hurry Love
Phil Collins See Question 6.
7. What is a Pirani gauge used to measure?
A Low gas pressures
B Temperature
C Acidity
D Noise levels
8. From which musical does the song Send In The Clowns come?
A Calamity Jane
B A Little Night Music
C Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
D Oklahoma!
9. In the USA which national holiday falls on 4 July?
A Thanksgiving
B Remembrance Day
C Independence Day D Washington’s Day
10. In which English county are Ipswich and Lowestoft? A Suffolk
B Norfolk
C Cambridgeshire D Leicestershire
11. Who was the first Democratic American president?
A John Quincy Adams B James Monroe
C James Madison D Andrew Jackson
12. Who was Hero’s lover?
A Demeter
B Andromeda C Merope
D Leander
13. Who presented TV’s Celebrity Ready Steady Cook?
A Fern Britton
B Jilly Goolden C Delia Smith D Jane Asher
14. What was the theatrical profession of Joseph Grimaldi?
A Dancer
B Clown
C Comedian D Actor
15. Of which metal is haematite the principal ore? A Iron
B Silver
C Platinum
D Tungsten
GOGEN
Insert letters to form the listed words, moving between adjacent cells horizontally, vertically or diagonally in any direction. Insert all the remaining letters of the alphabet (except Z) in the grid so all the listed words are spelt out in this way.
V B F W J X I C A P E K H R M D U T O G
L Y Q S N
BIKE CHARM
2GJCXW 3 BATH BOLTS
1CRGKB
DUTY CREW
X E N A Y
BAY
H L A Q I O T U D N S B R E K
Y M F P V
CLUB
FEUD GHOST JADE LACQUER PRUDE TAXIDERMY VERBS WINK
FIXEDLY DIVAN
HOT P W O T V EXPULSION JARGON FLOATY MOSQUE JUMPER PACKED M U L I H LONGER PRONG QUOTA STRAW J Q F S D SLOW VICAR TANK
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY