The Independents Jumbo General – Solution List – 1-October-2022
The Independents Jumbo General – Solution List – 1-October-2022
1.Drummer who was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967 ED CASSIDY
2.Town and comune in the province of Rome that is home to Italy’s busiest airport FIUMICINO
3.Home of Rugby Union’s Scarlets LLANELLI
4.Former name for Ethiopia ABYSSINIA
5.East Anglian tribe led by Queen Boudicca ICENI
6.Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and elegiac poet, c. 638 BC-558 BC, who sought to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in Athens SOLON
7.The first queen consort of Edward I of England ELEANOR OF CASTILE
8.Taxonomic class that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians AMPHIBIA
9.Any of several inflammatory diseases of the skin caused by a virus HERPES
10.American boxer who was WBA Light Heavyweight Champion 1987-91 and 1992-97 VIRGIL HILL
11.The basic unit of currency in China YUAN
12.Deep Purple’s highest charting UK single BLACK NIGHT
13.French city that is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy AMIENS
14.A cold dessert made in a mould with sponge fingers enclosing a mixture of whipped cream CHARLOTTE RUSSE
15.The dogwood genus of plants CORNUS
16.Daughter of Herodias who called for the head of John the Baptist SALOME
17.Flattened cartilaginous fish of the order Torpediniformes ELECTRIC RAY
18.French city that is the préfecture of the Var département TOULON
19.1981 top ten hit for Shakin’ Stevens IT’S RAINING
20.Horse that won the Champion Hurdle in 1980 and 1981 SEA PIGEON
21.A mathematical and geometric treatise consisting of 13 books written by the Greek mathematician Euclid ELEMENTS
22.African country whose capital is Accra GHANA
23.Notorious reef off the east coast of Angus, Scotland, also called Inchcape BELL ROCK
24.In Greek mythology, a maiden who agreed to marry any man who could defeat her in a running race ATALANTA
25.Another name for Childermas, celebrated on December 28 HOLY INNOCENTS’ DAY
26.1938 novel by Jean-Paul Sartre NAUSEA
27.Spanish word for “hope” used as a name for cities in Argentina, Mexico and Peru ESPERANZA
28.King of Mercia from 757 associated with an earthwork roughly following some of the current border between England and Wales OFFA
29.Legendary British city in Arthurian legends that is the home of Elaine ASTOLAT
30.English singer who was known as “Mr Moonlight” FRANKIE VAUGHAN
31.English rock and roll singer born Reginald Leonard Smith MARTY WILDE
32.The capital of Zimbabwe HARARE
33.The southernmost province of Thailand NARATHIWAT
34.Poem by John Keats that begins “Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness!” ODE ON A GRECIAN URN
35.The amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction YIELD
36.Chess-playing computer developed by IBM that defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in 1997 DEEP BLUE
37.Surname shared by The Bee Gees GIBB
38.City that is home to Chile’s National Congress VALPARAISO
39.The heaviest surviving land animal in Europe, also known as the European bison WISENT
40.1996 top ten hit for Ash OH YEAH
41.The most northwesterly of the Canary Islands LA PALMA
42.Stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains that is the second highest summit in Ecuador COTOPAXI
