About These Puzzles
Each puzzle is a mini quiz: read the general knowledge clue, then fit the answer into the grid. The clues stick to well-known facts that most secondary students and adults can answer, which makes these crosswords great for quiz nights, tutor time, early finishers and family puzzle breaks. Click “Print / Save as PDF” to print both puzzles with their answer keys.
Puzzle 1: World Geography
12 words
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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10
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12
Across
- 1. The largest ocean on Earth
- 3. A very long river that flows through Egypt
- 5. Land with water all around it
- 8. An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
- 9. The capital city of France
- 10. The South American river that flows through a huge rainforest
- 11. A huge hot desert in North Africa
- 12. The capital city of Japan
Down
- 2. A country that is also a continent
- 4. The highest mountain on Earth
- 6. A mountain that can erupt with hot lava
- 7. The country directly north of the United States
Puzzle 2: Science & Nature
12 words
Across
- 3. The organ that pumps blood around the body
- 8. An object that attracts iron
- 9. An instrument that measures temperature
- 10. The largest planet in our solar system
- 11. The gas we need to breathe
Down
- 1. The force that makes things fall to the ground
- 2. All the bones of the body together
- 4. A very hard, precious stone made of carbon
- 5. A small animal with six legs
- 6. A sea animal with eight arms
- 7. An animal that feeds its babies with milk
- 8. The planet closest to the Sun
Answer Keys
Puzzle 1: World Geography
1P
2A
C
I
F
I
C
3N
I
L
4E
U
V
5I
S
L
A
N
D
E
T
R
R
6V
7C
8E
Q
U
A
T
O
R
9P
A
R
I
S
L
L
N
T
I
C
A
10A
M
A
Z
O
N
D
N
11S
A
H
A
R
A
12T
O
K
Y
O
Puzzle 2: Science & Nature
1G
2S
3H
E
A
R
T
K
4D
A
5I
6O
E
I
7M
V
8M
A
G
N
E
T
C
L
A
A
I
E
S
9T
H
E
R
M
O
M
E
T
E
R
E
O
T
O
M
Y
C
C
P
O
N
A
10J
U
P
I
T
E
R
U
N
D
L
R
S
11O
X
Y
G
E
N
Frequently Asked Questions
- Do these general knowledge crosswords include answers?
- Yes. Both puzzles have an answer key below them on this page, and the answer keys print on their own page.
- How do I save the puzzles as a PDF?
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- Can I make my own general knowledge crossword?
- Yes. Type your own questions as clues and the answers as words into the free crossword generator on our homepage.