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Twenty countries, from Argentina to Switzerland, hidden in a 20 × 20 grid in all eight directions. For ages 12 and up, answer key on the second page.

Pages
2
Puzzles
1
Grid
20×20
Answers
Included
Paper
A4 · Letter

PDF · 2 pages · 10 KB · CC BY-NC 4.0. Made by Print & Play Game. Free for personal and classroom use.

What you need

  • Any printer (black & white)
  • 2 sheets of paper
  • A pencil

Twenty countries on five continents hide in this 20 × 20 grid: Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and more. Words run in all eight directions, including backwards, so it is pitched at teenagers and adults. A good geography starter, or a quiet activity for a long flight.

What’s in the PDF

  • Page 1: the 20 × 20 grid (words run in all eight directions, backwards included) and the list of 20 words to find.
  • Page 2: the answer key, with every word highlighted.
  • Black and white, US Letter with 18 mm margins, so it also prints on A4 at 100 % scale.

Tip: Backwards words are the time sink: when you find the last letter of a country (A for Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Argentina), read in every direction from it.

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