Samoa
Word Search Puzzle
Here's a word search on the country of Samoa. The puzzle grid hides 20 words and phrasesBark Cloth, Bilingual, Crayfish, Equatorial, Fish Fillet,
Island, Missionaries, Overweight, Polynesian, Seaweed,
Sinkhole, Star Mound, Tanks, Trench, Tsunami,
Waterfall, Whale-Tooth, Wood Rail, Sarong, Tattoo associated with Samoa. But there's a twist. Only 18 of these 20 words are actually listed. So you're on your own to find the 2 unlisted ones. A full solution is provided if you get stuck.
By the way, we designed this puzzle to be easily read. Both the puzzle grid and word list are in large 17-point font size. And the puzzle grid, which is 22×20 letters, spans the entire width of the page. This way you won't have to squint.
Fun Facts About Samoa
- Public buses in Samoa have wildly colorful exteriors. They are decked out with LED lights and sometimes blare music as they roll down the road. These buses are almost as much party vehicles as they are public transport.
- The English word "tattoo" comes from the Samoan "tatau" which refers to their profound cultural practice of painfully applying full-body, waist-to-knee tattoos on men to signify manhood, endurance and status.
- Samoa's version of cricket has no strict team sizes, unlimited players, hilarious fielding antics, dancing, and chanting — really, it's more massive village party than competitive sport.
- Samoa was the first Pacific nation to gain independence in 1962.
- Samoa once time-traveled a whole day forward: back in 2011, it wanted to switch sides of the International Date Line to better align with trading partners Australia and New Zealand. So they skipped Friday, December 30th entirely, jumping straight to Saturday, December 31st.
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