The Ultimate Summer & Fall Puzzle

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  1. 2. The end of summer is when typhoons directly hit the Korean peninsula some years. A typhoon is a very strong _______ (so is a blizzard, lightning & thunder, a tornado, a hurricane, etc.)
  2. 5. This insect is very loud in late summer and "sleeps" (hibernates, like a bear in winter does) for 2 to 17 years, depending on the kind of it.
  3. 8. On November 20th, 2022 __ _____ ___ will start in Qatar. Korea was the 2nd Asian country to qualify for the tournament after Iran did earlier. Korea's FIFA ranking is 28th.
  4. 9. This is the largest fruit widely enjoyed this season.
  5. 10. After today, it is the number of days remaining in the month.
  6. 12. It's next month.
  7. 13. August 15th is a holiday to honor freedom from Japanese rule. It's "The National ___________ Day of Korea" (Hint: It's related to the other word for freedom; New York has the Statue of Liberty - change that word to a process of change).
  8. 14. According to science, the next season officially begins next month, usually on the twenty-first or - this year - the _______ _______ .
  9. 15. The weekend starts on ________ night!
  10. 16. Next month there's a holiday to honor the creation of the Korean writing system. Who is credited with starting it in 1446?
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  1. 1. This holiday celebrates the ancient origin story of Korea: a tiger and a bear go into a cave, the tiger leaves and the bear becomes the first person. It's __________ Day; the word means strong base or bottom, as in "The Leaning Tower of Pisa has a bad __________ ."
  2. 3. In American English, you are on vacation, but in British English you're on _________ .
  3. 4. Autumn
  4. 6. What does your body do to cool down on a very hot day? (Hint: it's water through your skin.)
  5. 7. "Chuseok", in English. It's a holiday celebrated with family and the harvest after summer, showing appreciation for everything (in Korea, involving ancestors, in America, involving God).
  6. 11. This isn't much of a holiday anymore because of COVID19, but it used to be popular to celebrate danger: monsters, witches, werewolves, zombies, vampires, etc.