Crossquiz

(For solution see page 99)

Across

I. —Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin? 5. —Who wrote “Five Weeks in a Balloon"? 7. —What is the term for a word that resembles the sound of the thing of which it is the name? 9. —The Caribbean is also known as “The Spanish "? 10. —What dreaded disease was contracted by troops serving in the tropics during the war? 11. —What are compositions for nine voices? 16. —What do you multiply r 2 by in the formula for finding the circumference of a circle? 17. —What name is given to the nomadic Arabs of Northern Africa?

19. —Over what South American republic did the Incas rule? 20. —What was Lady Hamilton's Christian name? 21. —On what Island are Margate, Rams gate and Broadstairs situated? 22. —What would you be suffering from if you had loss of memory, reason, feeling and will? 23. —Which of Shakespeare's characters had three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia?

Down

1. —What was the name given to the men who "deloused" the Normandy beaches prior to the invasion? 2. —What is the term for the destruction of land by wind and rain? 3. —Who was the first Czar of Russia? 4. —Which huge fish of the cod family is

a menace to divers in tropical waters? 5. —What instrument does the leader of an orchestra play? 6. —What type of vessel was the Emden? 8. —What name is given to a parliamen tarian who obstructs legislation by speeches, motions, etc? 12. —What would the answer be if you multi plied one and a third by three-quarters? 13. —Which fast bow ler is a certainty for selection in the next English team to play against Australia? 14. —Which stone pro vided the key to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing? 15. —Who died whilst he was painting “The Transfiguration"? 17. —Who invented television? 18. —What was Alice having when she found herself in Wonderland?