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19 Also known as 20 Fame of India

Given below are some sobriquets. A sobriquet is a nickname or a Guess the names of these famous Indians. Choose the correct letters

familiar name. of the names from the clue box.

Fill in the crossword puzzle to figure out the real name.
1 2 3
Across:

1. City of Seven Hills

3. Land of the Rising Sun

5. Sugar Bowl of the World

7. Gift of the Nile
4 5 6
9. The Dark Continent

Info-bites

The Nile is the longest river
in the world. It runs south
to north, beginning in the
mountains in the south and
ending at the Mediterranean 7 8
Sea. Each spring, the snow
on the mountains would
melt. The Nile river would
flood. When the flood
waters went back, they left
behind fertile soil. Crops Down:
would easily be grown in 2. Land of the Midnight Sun
this black, rich soil. The
Egyptians called this soil the 4. Land of the Maple Leaf a. Chetan Bhagat b. Pt. Ravi Shankar c. Kapil Dev
‘Gift of the Nile.’ d. Dalai Lama e. Mukesh Ambani f. Swami Vivekanand
6. Land of the Thunderbolt
g. M.F.Husain h. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
8. Queen of the Arabian Sea

Why is Norway called the ‘Land of the Midnight Sun?’ Find out to which field is each of them related to.
Norway is different from other countries. During the
summer months, it does not get dark at night. In other Info-bites
words, if the weather is fair , you can see the Sun for a Kapil Dev was the first Indian cricket captain who led India to win
continuous period of 24 hours! the cricket World Cup in the year 1983.

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