Scavenger Hunt Answers
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A Countries:
Afghanistan:
1. 28.1%
2. Rhesus Macaque
Albania:
1. 98.7%
2. Korce
3. Southern White-breasted Hedgehog.
Algeria:
1. 69.9%
2. No
Andorra:
1. 100%
2. No
3. May
Argentina:
1. 97.2%
2. 14 species
3. A dipping Sauce.
Armenia:
1. Dahl’s Jird
2. Buffalo
Australia
1.southeast asia
2. an egglaying mammal; platypus ; short-beaked echidna
3. a sweet oat biscuit; Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Austria
1. 1999
2. Yes, Yes
3. Albertina Museum in Vienna
Azerbaijan
1. Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey
2. 9
3. A plate of wheat grass grown as a decoration for the celebration of spring.
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Bahamas
1. Lucayan Indians
2. smaller
Bahrain
1. Arid, mild, pleasant winters.
2. Friday and Saturday.
3. Tylos
Bangladesh
1. Monsoon season is June through October.
2. Amar Shonar Bangla/My Golden Bengal
Barbados
1. sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
2. flying fish
3. No
Belarus
1. Machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
2. A desert made with guelder rose berries.
3. An andarak is a type of coat and a harset is a type of top blouse.
Belgium
1. 66.5 km.
2. The Red deer and Roe deer.
Belize
1. Honduras
2. British buccaneers
3. Yes, the nine-banded armadillo and the Northern naked-tailed armadillo.
Benin
1. Offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble and timber.
2. Anteaters.
3. Cut into small pieces and put in a jar of salty water with sliced garlic. Place in a sunny place for at least 24 hours.
Bhutan
1. Violent storms and landslides during the rainy season.
2. The national tree is the Cypress and the national flower is the Blue Poppy.
3. There are 4 types of squirrel living in Bhutan: Giant Black squirrel, Hairy-footed flying squirrel, Particolored flying squirrel and the Bhutan Giant squirrel.
Bolivia
1. Bolivia is named after the independence fighter Simon Bolivar.
2. Yes, there are two kinds of sloths in Bolivia, the Brown-throated three toed sloth and the Hoffmann’s 2-toed sloth.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. Three - Croatia, Montenegro & Serbia
2. Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats.
3. Sandwich bread.
Botswana
1. There are more unpaved roads than paved roads.
2. Fish eagle, Ostrich, Flamingo, Koi Bustard, King Fisher, Darter and Secretary Bird
3. The Mopane worm.
Brazil
1. Mostly tropical, but temperate in south.
2. Coconut and Cheese Snacks.
3. Along the coastline.
Brunei
1. 1984.
2. mutton
3. 83 species.
Bulgaria
1. bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land.
2. 1 mammal, the Mediterranean monk seal.
Burkina Faso
1. Tena Kourou - 749 m
2. 2 endangered mammals - Common Chimpanzee and the African Wild Dog
3. Sorghum, millet, rice, maise, peanuts, potatoes, beans, yams and okra.
Burundi
1. Lowest point is Lake Tanganyika, 772 m.
2. 2 endangered species: African Wild Dog and Common Chimpanzee.
3. the Twa tribe.
Cambodia
1. Tourism, garments, rice milling, fishing, wood & wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining and textiles.
2. Stump-tailed macaque, crab-eating macaque and the northern pigtail macaque
Cameroon:
1. 2008
2. Awa, Fura
3. Mt. Oku Hylomyscus, Rumpi Mouse Shrew, Black Rhinoceros, Dama Gazelle
Canada:
1. Prime minister through the governor general.
2. Approximately 200 mammal species.
3. Great Horned Owl
Cape Verde
1. 36.1%
2. Blue Whale
3. Octopus or squid
Central African Republic
1. 1960.
2. Stewed beef with spinach and tomatoes.
3. Red Colobus monkey, Western Gorilla, Common Chimpanzee and the African Wild Dog.
Chad
1. 80%
2. African Wild Dog, Rhim Gazelle.
3. Mancala, Soccer, Hopscotch, War.
Chile
1. northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians (also known as Mapuches) inhabited central and southern Chile.
2. Buenas noches (bway-nahs no-ches)
3. Short-tailed chinchilla and Darwin’s Fox.
China
1. rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish
2. There are 495 mammal species in China.
3. Hello = Nin hao (neen how) and goodbye = Zai jian (dzai jee-an)
Colombia
1. The highlands are subject to volcanic eruptions, occasional earthquakes and period droughts.
2. 1 extinct mammal, the Caribbean Monk Seal.
Comoros
1. 20 coup or coup attempts.
2. 16 mammal species.
3. The Portugese, circa 1505.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1. 37 km.
2. Gallagher’s free-tailed bat and Mount Kahuzi Climbing Mouse
3. Raffia and bark.
Congo, Republic of the
1. Marxism.
2. There are 4 endangered species from the primate order: Common Chimpanzee, Red Colobus, Pennant’s Red Colobus and the Western Gorilla.
3. The staple foods are bananas, pineapples, taro, peanuts, manioc, cassava, rice and bread.
Costa Rica
1. 4,253,877 (July 2009 est).
2. Cooked squid.
3. 4 - Executive, Unicameral Legislative Assembly, Judiciary and Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Côte d’Ivoire
1. Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali.
2. Fried bananas.
3. 238 mammals.
Costa Rica
1. 4,253,877 (July 2009 est).
2. 4 - Executive, Unicameral Legislative Assembly, Judiciary and Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Croatia
1. 5,835 km (1,777 mainland, 4,058 islands).
2. 2, the European Rabbit and European Hare.
Cuba
1. 76% live in urban areas.
2. 5 Cuban species are listed as extinct: Oriente Cave Bat, Torre’s Cave Rat, Cuban Coney, Western Cuban Nesophontes, Caribbean Monk Seal.
3. Tropical Mango Sherbet.
Cyprus
1. Moderate earthquakes, droughts.
2. Long-eared hedgehog.
Czech Republic
1. 5 year terms.
2. Chicken
3. The ancient Roman’s farmed them as a snack food.
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Denmark
1. Borderland of the Danes.
2. Yes, the Gray Wolf.
Djibouti
1. The African Wild Ass (Equus Africanus)
2. No, only a minority of children, especially in the Afar area attend school; these are often Koranic schools.
3. The 2 dominant ethnic groups in Djibouti are the Issa-Somah and the Afar.
Dominica
1. Tropical with heavy rainfall.
2. Rice cake wrapped in cabbage leaf.
3. 10 bat species.
Dominican Republic
1. 31 provinces and 1 district.
2. 7 species of rodent: Hispaniolan Edible Rat, Hispaniolan Hutia, Samana Hutia, Montane Hutia, Puerto Rican Hutia, Imposter Hutia, Twisted-toothed Mouse.
3. Coconut biscuits
Ecuador
1. Frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity, floods & periodic drought.
2. No, it is a rodent that is found in Ecuador.
Egypt
1. the Nile.
2. 100 species.
3. Okra.
El Salvador
1. 1821
2. 4 other opossums live in El Salvador: the Water Opossum, Common Opossum, Mexican Mouse Opossum & the Gray Four-eyed Opossum.
3. Cabbage, carrots & onions.
Equatorial Guinea
1. No
2. African Bush Elephant
3. ibanga
Eritrea
1. 15 20 N, 38 56 E
2. From Sinus Erythraeus, the name Greek tradesmen of the third century B.C.E. gave to the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and the Africa continent (now known as the Red Sea).
3. The Desert Hedgehog.
Estonia
1. 19 airports total - 13 paved and 6 unpaved.
2. Light manufacturing and textiles, oil shale is mined and used primarily to produce electricity.
3. Flummery is a sweet soft pudding of stewed fruit thickened with cornstarch.
Ethiopia
1. No, it is a landlocked country.
2. Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax and the Cape Hyrax.
3. Teff.
Fiji
1. Tropical marine, only slight seasonal temperature variations.
2. There are 6 types of bats that live in Fiji:Fijian monkey-faced bat, Somoa flying-fox, Insular flying-fox, Long-tailed fruit bat, Chaerophon bregullae, Polynesian sheath tailed bat
3. 3500-1000 BC.
Finland
1. 1995
2. Blueberry, Cloudberry, Lingonberry, red currant, Buckthorn and Strawberry.
3. Yes, the European Mink.
France
1. wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes, beef, dairy products and fish.
2. A long, thin loat of crusty bread.
3. The Mediterranean mole, European mole and the Roman mole.
Gabon
1. petroleum extraction and refining, manganese, gold, chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering & plywood & cement.
2. The Fang make up 40% of the population.
3. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species. Yes, 3 kinds are found in Gabon: Giant pangolin, Long-tailed pangolin and Tree pangolin.
The Gambia
1. 5 years with no term limit.
2. Mangoes, bananas, grapefruit, papayas and oranges.
3. Dama Gazelle
Georgia
1. Scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts.
2. Caurasus mountains
3. 80 species
Germany
1. France
2. Potato dumplings
3. 97 species
Ghana
1. Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census)
2. Summer
3. 243 mammal species.
