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Across
  1. 1. Safari: an expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat, especially in East _____
  2. 4. The hippocampus is a horse-shoe shaped area of the brain that plays an important role in ______. (Hint: recall)
  3. 5. 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence, 8 of whom were actually _______. (Elizabeth II, James Bond)
  4. 6. Mukesh Ambani’s skyscraper in Mumbai, _____ is cited as the world’s most expensive house, valued at $1 billion.
  5. 12. _______ is home to unique animals: emu, kookaburra, platypus, koala, and kangaroo. (Hint: ‘island continent’)
  6. 16. Cheryl’s mother
  7. 17. Ottawa is the capital of ______, the second largest nation in the world by area, right after Russia.
  8. 18. Rodeo: exhibition or contest in which ______ show skill riding broncos, roping calves, wrestling steers, etc.
  9. 19. largest U.S. city by population (Hint: Empire State Building, United Nations Headquarters)
  10. 22. 8th president Martin Van Buren: economic downturn overshadowed his ________ (Hint: term of office)
  11. 24. Mother Teresa: “Spread ___ everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” (hold dear)
  12. 25. Charles Dickens penned the classic novella, A Christmas _____. (Hint: joyful hymn celebrating the birth of Christ)
  13. 27. Pres. William Henry Harrison died 31 days after giving inaugural address in freezing _______ with no coat.
Down
  1. 2. 7th president Andrew Jackson led westward expansion and pushed out American ____ans.
  2. 3. Baltimore’s Inner Harbor was once the 2nd leading port of entry for _____ to the U.S. (Hint: settlers, refugees)
  3. 7. The highest point in _____ is Mount Fuji, which stands at 12,388 feet. (Hint: Godzilla, Pokemon, Hello Kitty)
  4. 8. _______, CA is known for its mild climate, natural deep-water harbor, and long association with the US Navy.
  5. 9. Mt. Everest: mountain in the central Himalayas; highest mountain peak in the world (a____ sea level)
  6. 10. a Hawaiian party or feast, especially one accompanied by entertainment (Hint: poi, Kalua pig, beer, hula, music)
  7. 11. Rough Rider: member of Theodore Roosevelt’s cavalry unit who fought in the S______-American War (Cuba)
  8. 13. _____ enamel is the hardest substance in your body. If you don’t floss, you miss cleaning 40% of _____ surfaces.
  9. 14. British naval officers play Britney Spears songs to scare away Somali pirates who dislike Western culture / _____.
  10. 15. tailed aquatic larva of an amphibian (frog, toad, newt, or salamander), breathing through gills and lacking legs
  11. 20. The Dallas area in Texas is the largest metropolitan area in the nation not on a navigable body of _____.
  12. 21. Tourist attractions in Europe: Big Ben in England, Eiffel Tower in France, Acropolis in Greece, Kremlin in _____
  13. 23. scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0 degrees C and boils at 100 degrees C under standard conditions
  14. 26. Cheryl’s father