Brazil

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Canadian physiologist who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (4)
  2. 4. A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field (5)
  3. 7. A transparent piece of ___ that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem (plural) (8)
  4. 8. Team sport played with a ball and goalposts (8)
  5. 11. The state of being rich and affluent (6)
  6. 13. The number of inhabitants in a given place (10)
  7. 14. Male ruler of a kingdom (4)
  8. 15. The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions (7)

Down

  1. 1. Largest country in South America (6)
  2. 2. A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined (3)
  3. 3. A festival marked by merrymaking and processions (plural) (9)
  4. 5. Sandy shore beside the sea (plural) (7)
  5. 6. The European mainland (9)
  6. 9. Strong metal used to make tools and nails (4)
  7. 10. An incorporated administrative district established by state charter (plural) (6)
  8. 12. Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope (4)