VOT Back to Basics

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Across
  1. 2. in 1997, a space probe reached the closest any had ever gotten to Jupiter. What was the name of the probe?
  2. 7. what is the name of the Los Angeles basketball team?
  3. 9. what is the name of the Golden State basketball team?
  4. 10. what was the title of the film released in 2000 in which Tom Hanks is marooned on a dessert island?
  5. 12. who was the English scientist who, around 1665, proposed his law of gravity
  6. 15. what did Britain suffer for the first time on Jan 19th 1915? (Two words)
  7. 16. who was the Egyptian god of air?
  8. 18. Dublin is in which province of Ireland?
  9. 20. Who took over the role of ‘M’ in the bond films in goldeneye?
Down
  1. 1. in the Bond films, who played the part of ‘M’ in the first eleven films (Dr No- Moonraker). (First and last name).
  2. 3. the surname of the man who contributed more to the Declaration of Independence than any other person.
  3. 4. when the lord of the rings books begin, it is with the news that someone in the shire is planning a birthday party. Who? (Forename)
  4. 5. New York is built on a number of islands, how many altogether?
  5. 6. the biggest hit in 1997, for all the wrong reasons, was ‘candle in the wind’ reworked and sung by…? (Two words)
  6. 8. who was the Greek physicist who, around 350BC, suggested that heavier bodies fall faster than lighter ones?
  7. 11. who was the first woman to qualify as a medical doctor in Britain? She also went on to become the first female mayor? (Surname only)
  8. 13. in 1782, the double action steam engine was invented in Britain by who? (Two words)
  9. 14. which river does Rome stand on?
  10. 17. who was the hawk headed sun god of Egypt?
  11. 19. London stands at the head of which river estuary?