Around the World in One Puzzle
Across
- 5. this country has not won a medal at the summer Olympics since 1992 when it won a hockey bronze
- 7. ones of this country's oldest names translates to "Peninsula of Gold"
- 10. this common action is seldom done in Bangladesh, not because people are unfriendly but because it is considered a sign of immaturity
- 11. mark Twain once wrote, "Heaven was copied after [this country]"
- 12. this Hindu pilgrimage had the largest gathering of people in human history in 2011 with 75 million pilgrims (it was visible from space!)
- 14. without Mexico we wouldn't have this tasty treat (bless them)
- 17. this country has more mosques than any other nation with 300,000!
- 18. the Nepali word for Everest meaning "Forehead of the sky"
- 19. this is the only asian country that does not use the metric system (it is 1 of 3 in the world)
- 20. won Africa's first Olympic gold medal
- 23. this investigative method was firs used in Argentina to determine the guilt in a crime
- 26. majority of Mauritians identify with this religion
Down
- 1. this country's calendar has 13 months
- 2. home to the perfume river
- 3. this country invented ice cream
- 4. home to the largest bay in the world
- 6. home to the first child legally recognized as having two fathers (Yay, equality)
- 8. pakistan has this meaning in Urdu and Persian
- 9. the motto of this country is 'Country of Eternal Spring'
- 13. in 1913, this country had 3 presidents in the span one hour
- 15. this fruit, which is the largest citrus fruit in the world is found in Malaysia
- 16. the men of myanmar chew this psychoactive substance for energy
- 21. this fashion staple comes form Guatemala
- 22. collecting / the number one hobby in China
- 24. this country has 8 of the 14 highest mountains in the world
- 25. vietnamese steeps this animal in rice wine to collect its juices is drunk for health and vitality