Young World Puzzles - March 27, 2015

Crossword

The Ancients

Across

2. The Palaeolithic age is also known as the _____ age (5)

4. _______ Khayyam, Persian poet and mathematician (4)

6. Prosperous city of the Vijayanagar Empire (5)

7. This commodity was used as currency in Ethiopia (it comes from the sea) (4)

9. A drawing showing routes to places (3)

12. Buddhist scriptures were written in this language (4)

13. Tomb of a Pharaoh (7)

15. Chinese dynasty after which the vase art has been named (4)

18. Ancient Greek marketplace (5)

19. Mongolian invader, ancestor of Babur (5)

20. The ____ Pillar in the Qutb complex in Delhi is resistant to corrosion (4)

21. History is the study of the ____ (4)

22. Home of the Great Wall (5)

Down

1. African country formerly known as the Gold Coast (5)

2. Old name of Thailand (4)

3. _____ Island is home to giant stone statues known as Moai (6)

4. The middle east is rich in this natural resource (3)

5. 'Emperor' in Latin (3)

8. 'Emperor' in English (4)

10. Ancient Egyptian paper (7)

11. A nomad of the desert (7)

12. Ancient Roman city buried under volcanic ash (7)

14. Ancient Mexican civilization (5)

16. Was reportedly fiddling while Rome was burning (4)

17. Cleopatra was the queen of ______ (5)

Quiz Whizz

Cristina Kirchner, often referred to by her initials CFK, is the current President of Argentina and the second woman to the post. Who was the first?
A total solar eclipse occurred on March 20. It was visible from much of Europe and parts of Africa and Asia. What is a total solar eclipse?
The first stones installed at Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument in England, were transported from Preseli Mountains in Wales, and weigh up to four tons. What are these stones called?
In 2003, a word from the Harry Potter series was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. What is that word?
Elephants and rhinos are often referred to as pachyderms. What does the term pachyderm mean?
Clementine, Dancy, Pixie, Tangerine: What type of fruits do these varieties belong to?

Sudoku

Twenty Four

Decode

Kids Spot

Water me, please