November "World of Tea" Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. With a short but remarkable history of tea, this island country is best known for its fragrant, fine quality oolong teas.
  2. 5. This country produces the greatest variety of teas anywhere in the world and its tea makers are extremely knowledgeable about tea growing and production.
  3. 6. Commercial tea cultivation was first attempted in 1744 and then successful in 1772 but continues to be grown by small,independent farmers.
  4. 8. Tea is grown in the picturesque province of Rize in the northeast part of this country.
  5. 11. Rooibos is an herb native to this country, and it is not even a true “tea” at all. Rather, it is a plant that when harvested and dried can be brewed into a reddish-brown herbal infusion. (2 words)
  6. 14. Tea is not native to this country. It was first introduced in the 1920s with seeds from Russia and Paraguay. Seeds from Assam and Ceylon were also planted in the 1930s.
  7. 15. This country’s monsoon climate creates the perfect natural growing conditions for tea.
  8. 17. In 1868, British trader John Dodd helped to set up a plant in this country to process tea.
  9. 19. Guayusa (gwhy-you-sa) is a rare, naturally caffeinated herbal infusion produced from the leaves of a holly tree native to the Amazon Rainforest of this country.
  10. 22. This country has been growing tea on the island of Sao Miguel, the largest of the Azores islands in the Atlantic Ocean, since the early 19th century.
  11. 24. This country is known for its malty Assam and prized Darjeelings.
  12. 25. Formerly a British colony this country was originally a coffee growing nation. (2 words)
Down
  1. 1. This country’s association with tea can be traced back to the time when China traded tea for this country’s horses.
  2. 3. This country is located on what is usually considered the world's smallest continent. It has an active tea culture, influenced by British tea culture.
  3. 4. The Dutch first planted var. sinensis seed in this country in 1684.
  4. 7. The first black tea probably came to this country with sealers in the late 18th century—a time when the British trading of sealskins for Chinese tea flourished—but it was not until the arrival of British missionaries in the first half of the 19th century that a tea culture became established here. (2 words)
  5. 9. Tea was first introduced in this country in 1903, and its commercial production began in 1924.
  6. 10. Tea seeds were brought to this country from China in 828 CE and planted on Mt. Jiri. (2 words)
  7. 12. This country boasts the is origin of Yerba Mate one of the few caffeine-containing plants other than tea and coffee, and a popular caffeinated tea-like drink.
  8. 13. The Caucasus region does not typically come to mind when thinking of tea origin, but the country of Georgia has been producing tea since the early 19th century.
  9. 16. This country boasts of being the pioneer for tea growing in the African continent. The industry dates to as far ago as 1890 when Europeans still had abodes in Africa. Jonathan Duncan is attributed with consistently trying out a variety of tea seeds in the country’s soils which he obtained from Edinburg.
  10. 18. With a tea history that can be traced back to the 12th century, this country is best known for its green teas.
  11. 20. In this country, tea has been traditionally brewed using water heated in a samovar and enjoyed sine the 17th century.
  12. 21. The cold mountain air and rugged terrain of this country are ideal for producing, full – flavors, complex teas.
  13. 23. Although tea production is concentrated in a small area of its northern province, it consistently produces excellent quality teas.