GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PUZZLE

Across: 1 What is another term for swagmen (6) 8 Name the renowned Australian ballet dancer, Sir Robert ... (8)

9 What day was once commemorated annually on 24th May (6)

10 What do we call heavy half-decked boats (8) 11 To which natural kingdom does a human being belong (6)

12 A person famed for wisdom (4)

13 What are the young of the deer called (5)

16 Name the science which investigates the principles governing correct inference (5)

19 Who was the Roman poet, Publius Ovidius Naso (4)

21 When one modifies fittingly, one does what (6) 22 What is a particular system in which the quest for the ideal life has been embodied (8)

23 What is another term for layabouts (6)

24 Which implements with broad flexible blades are used for blending foods, etc (8)

25 Name the Australian landscape painter (18771968), Sir Hans ... (6)

Down: 2 Bucharest is the capital of which European republic (7)

3 What is the proper term for a “postie” (7)

4 What are the hard outer coverings of molluscs (6)

5 Which breed of dog usually has a long, silky coat and drooping ears (7)

6 Name the household chore which is done in the laundry (7)

7 Which term is applicable to possessing esoteric knowledge of spiritual things (7)

13 Name the Australian explorer (1849-1901), responsible for the European discovery of much valuable land in WA and the NT (7)

14 What was the name of the Duke of Normandy (7)

15 Name a particular cereal grass (7)

17 Who was the unconventional politician instrumental in the founding of Canberra? King ... (1,6) 18 What do we call a resident member of the medical staff of a hospital (7)

20 To which nationality did Hans Christian Andersen belong (6)