Across
- 4. What collective name was once used for Plymouth, Stonehouse, and Devonport?
- 9. What is the tidal stretch of the River Tamar adjacent to Devonport Dockyard called?
- 12. What artefact helped decode Egyptian hieroglyphs?
- 13. Who invented the Braille writing system?
- 14. Who founded the Mongol Empire?
- 16. Which Dartmoor tor is associated with Sherlock Holmes lore?
- 17. What impossible object appears to have continuous sides forming a triangle?
- 20. Figure What branching pattern is formed when lightning strikes an insulator?
- 21. What is the capital of Norway?
- 25. What area of Plymouth was once a separate town and major naval base?
- 26. What is the county town of Devon?
Down
- 1. What volcanic glass was widely used in prehistoric tools?
- 2. Which sea lies between Scandinavia and mainland Europe?
- 3. Which dramatic granite outcrop lies in the Plym Valley?
- 4. What Greek mythological figure was punished with unreachable water and fruit?
- 5. Who made the first successful powered airplane flight?
- 6. Which Devon town is known for its alternative culture and historic castle?
- 7. Which historic estate near Plymouth was home to the Parker family?
- 8. Which element has the atomic number 8?
- 10. What colour does cobalt chloride paper turn when wet?
- 11. Which village lies highest on Dartmoor and was built around a prison?
- 15. What is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth called?
- 18. Which seaplane base operated from Plymouth during WWII?
- 19. What type of radiation causes sunburn?
- 22. What 16th-century watercourse still supplies water to Plymouth today?
- 23. Who was dipped in the River Styx except for his heel?
- 24. Which former independent town became part of Plymouth in 1914?
