The Independents Jumbo General Answer List – 17-October-2022
The Independents Jumbo General – Solution List – 17-October-2022
1.1892 farce in three acts by Brandon Thomas CHARLEY’S AUNT
2.Historical novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1921 SCARAMOUCHE
3.The local name for the River Thames at Oxford ISIS
4.White powder, composed primarily of calcium phosphate, used in fertilisers, polishing compounds, and in making ceramics BONE ASH
5.Studio album recorded by John Coltrane’s quartet in February 1965 A LOVE SUPREME
6.Another name for the trepang or sea-slug, a food delicacy in China BECHE-DE-MER
7.National Trust property in West Sussex in which H G Wells spent part of his boyhood, as his mother was housekeeper between 1880 and 1893 UPPARK
8.The capital of Kenya NAIROBI
9.___ Records, American record label founded in 1974, whose biggest selling recording artist was Whitney Houston ARISTA
10.Raymond ___, crime writer who created the private detective Philip Marlowe CHANDLER
11.US state that was the 19th admitted to the Union INDIANA
12.One of the sons of Noah, along with Ham and Japheth SHEM
13.Small lake on top of the Black Forest mountain range in southwestern Germany WILDSEE
14.Oscar-nominated 2006 film featuring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett BABEL
15.1978 Top 10 hit for Funkadelic ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE
16.1881 novel by Thomas Hardy featuring the character Paula Power A LAODICEAN
17.A place where bees are kept APIARY
18.An immature form of many creatures that develops into a different adult form by metamorphosis LARVA
19.Luxury car launched by Opel in 1964 DIPLOMAT
20.Scottish footballer nicknamed “The Tin Man” whose clubs included Rangers, Sevilla, Derby County and Birmingham City TED MCMINN
21.Compact car launched by Honda in 1972 CIVIC
22.American stand-up comedian who co-hosted the 2022 Academy Awards with Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes AMY SCHUMER
23.In Greek mythology, a Titan who stole fire from Olympus to give to mankind PROMETHEUS
24.A wind of force 12 or more on the Beaufort scale HURRICANE
25.The capital of Peru LIMA
26.Cyprus resort that has become a ‘party capital AYIA NAPA
27.Clive ___, American author of thrillers featuring the character Dirk Pitt CUSSLER
28.1967 Top 10 hit for The Jimi Hendrix Experience PURPLE HAZE
29.1979 play by Peter Shaffer, loosely based on the lives of Mozart and Salieri AMADEUS
30.The most north-westerly of the Canary Islands LA PALMA
31.Word that forms part of the official names of Iran and Mauritania ISLAMIC
32.A deep red transparent precious variety of corundum RUBY
33.In surveying, the horizontal angle of a bearing clockwise from a standard direction AZIMUTH
34.African republic whose capital is Maputo MOZAMBIQUE
35.See 7
36.Department of SW France whose capital is Auch GERS
37.Instrumental by Mason Williams that won three Grammy Awards in 1969 CLASSICAL GAS
38.A legendary Irish hero and bard of the 3rd century AD OSSIAN
39.A flock of quails, for example BEVY
40.The capital of Senegal DAKAR
41.25 April, a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand ANZAC DAY
42.Epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869 WAR AND PEACE
43.The original name for a nuclear reactor ATOMIC PILE
44.In Greek mythology, a Titan compelled to support the sky on his shoulders as punishment ATLAS
