Young World Puzzles - May 01, 2015

April 30, 2015 05:18 pm | Updated May 01, 2015 02:11 pm IST

Crossword for you

Off on vacation!

Across

1. You can book your rooms at this place (5)

3. _____national travel happens between countries (5)

6. Off on a long drive? Check the air in these! (5)

8. A ____trip lasts for less than 24 hours (3)

10. The Rajdhani Express is one, so is the Orient Express (5)

11. Where the journey ends (11)

14. JFK is one, so is BIAL, and so is Changi (7)

17. The speed of a ship is measured in ______ (5)

19. You would need a _____chute to jump off a plane (4)

20. To hire an aircraft for private use (7)

Down

1. _____hike: To travel by getting free lifts in passing vehicles (5)

2. Can't find your baggage? Proceed to '____ & Found' (4)

3. ______ Airlines: Former domestic air carrier in India (6)

4. A bag _____ helps identify your luggage (3)

5. A ____-eye flight starts late at night and arrives early in the morning (3)

7. Covering a long distance by car (4,4)

9. A travel _____ books your tickets (5)

12. Airport runway (6)

13. You need this to board a public vehicle (6)

14. Actual Time of Arrival, abbr. (3)

15. A sightseeing trip (4)

16. Going through a point to reach your destination (3)

18. If you get ___sick, avoid a ship! (3)

Quiz Whizz

1. India is the largest cultivator of mangoes but consumes most of its production. Which country is the largest exporter of mangoes?

2. The largest city of Turkey is a transcontinental city that lies in both Asia and Europe. Name the city.

3. The removal of shark fins and discarding the body at sea is an inhumane practice and is banned in some countries. What is the practice called?

4. Author Anthony Doerr recently won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel All the Light We Cannot See. Who is the first woman to have won the prize in the same category?

5. Indian Navy’s new stealth destroyer was launched on April 20, 2015 at the Mazagon Docks Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai. What is the ship’s given name?

6. Assembly line is a manufacturing process in which the semi-finished assembly moves through different work stations and parts are added in sequence. Who introduced it?

Snakes & Ladders

Sudoku

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