The Landlocked Nation
The Arabian Sea is 300 miles south of this often invaded but incredibly hard to conquer nation directly east of Iran
Afghanistan
Of the Earth's seasons, this one fits the category
Autumn
This is the most common North American bear, called this species even though they're brown
Black Bears
This mail delivery service was launched April 3, 1860
The Pony Express
Hera honored her servant Argus by setting his eyes in the feathers of this, her sacred bird
Peacock
"L" is for little, landlocked & these 2 tiny European nations separated by about 240 miles
Liechtenstein and Luxembourg
A sepulcher for one, or a burial site
Tomb
Baby echidna facts:
1. Super cute
2. Called "puggles"
3. One of only 2 types of baby mammal to emerge from these
Eggs
Africa's largest country in area, it gained independence from France in 1962 after an 8-year-long revolution
Algeria
This realm of the Norse gods included Valhalla, the hall of the dead heroes
Asgard
In 2021 this nation between Russia & Poland had a defecting Olympian & brought back an opposition reporter by diverting a plane
Belarus
A baby sheep
Lamb
Its milk, a popular Saharan beverage, has 3 times the vitamin C of a cow's
Camel
Around 387 B.C. he founded his academy in Athens
Plato
With 2 faces, this Roman god had an eye on both the past & the future
Janus
After WWI this Central European country broke away from a dual monarchy but lost about 2/3 of its lannd
Hungary
When it precedes "oath", this serious word refers to a legal agreement
Solemn
The heaviest arboreal animals, these Asian apes can reach 285 pounds
Orangutang
While surveying the night sky in 1781, William Herschel made this big discovery
Uranus
The immortal sisters Stheno & Euryale, whose gaze could turn you to stone, were these monsters
Gorgons
The name of this nation with Mediterranean-accessible Libya on its northern border sounds like a James Spader '80s villain
Chad
Now an adjective for the middle class, it originally referred to someone from a French borough
Bourgeois
This seal gets its name from liking sheltered coastal sites, such as at California's Point Reyes & in the Shetland Islands
Harbor Seal
The Union of Kalmar in 1397 united Sweden & these 2 kingdoms under a single monarch
Denmark and Norway
In Egyptian mythology, this 5-letter moon god with the head of an ibis also ruled over learning & writing
Thoth