Games! Try This Collection of Travel-Themed Puzzles
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Indulge your wanderlust with this collection of TRAVEL-THEMED PUZZLES!
BY STANLEY NEWMAN
A BIT OF SIGHTSEEING
What U.S. tourist attractions are partly captured in these close-up photos?
BORDER STATES
In these selections from a U.S. map, someone forgot to draw the lines between adjacent states. Can you guess which two states are pictured in each? Scales are different for each pair, so you can’t use relative sizes of the fragments as a hint.
CONTINENTAL CONUNDRUM
The 12 nations of South America are listed below in a particular order. Though Brazil, the largest, leads off, the countries aren’t sorted by size. So what is the logic behind this arrangement?
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Suriname
Paraguay
Guyana
Bolivia
Venezuela
Colombia
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
RAMBLING ROADS
Match each of these seven major south-to-north interstate highways with the U.S. cities it serves.
SPLITWORDS: WARM-WEATHER CRUISE
Pair up the beginnings and ends of words to create 20 terms pertaining to Caribbean vacation destinations, shipboard amenities and shore excursions.
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GAMES ANSWERS
A BIT OF SIGHTSEEING
1. Mount Rushmore National Monument, South Dakota
2. The Alamo, San Antonio 3. Gateway Arch, St. Louis 4. Cloud Gate (a.k.a. “The Bean”), Chicago 5. Hollywood sign, Los Angeles 6. Liberty Bell, Philadelphia
BORDER STATES
1. Vermont/New Hampshire
2. Utah/Wyoming
3. Tennessee/North Carolina
4. Mississippi/Alabama
5. Idaho/Montana
6. Illinois/Indiana
CONTINENTAL CONUNDRUM
The countries are listed from east to west, based on their easternmost mainland point.
RAMBLING ROADS
The highway numbers increase as you travel from west to east.