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Appropriate for Miners
World Festivals
Plants and Trees
International Sports
400
A shade of white, or a producer of pearls
Oyster
400
A mining co. can get a Kimberley process certificate showing that these gems have been mined in a conflict-free environment
Diamonds
400
Keeping aside kids antics, this day marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Easter
400
It looks like this plant is ready to be picked
Cotton
400
Winning 4-2, France claimed victory in the 2018 men's soccer World Cup final held in this Russian capital
Moscow
800
When you need braces on your teeth, you see this specialist
Orthodontist
800
The respiratory affliction coal-workers' pneumoconiosis is also known as "black" this body part
Lung
800
This festival is celebrated on November 1st in Mexico. Mexicans visit the graves of their loves ones and have a meal with them
Day of the Dead (Daa de Los Muertos)
800
It's quicker to grow tulips from these usually rounded organs rather than from seeds
Bulbs
800
The oldest of pro tennis' 4 Grand Slam tournaments is this one held in England since 1877
Wimbledon
1200
It is the instrument seen below
Oboe
1200
First name of Mr. Strauss, who heard California needed sturdy pants & filled the gap for miners, making a fortune
Levi
1200
Koalas spend a lot of time eating and sleeping in this type of tree
Eucalyptus
1200
The IJF is the International Federation for this martial art that gives belts of rank from white to black
Judo
1600
It's a 9-letter word for one's kids or descendants
Offspring
1600
After 69 days deep in the Earth, in 2010 Florencio Avalos became the first of 33 miners rescued in this S. Amer. country
Chile
1600
This festival is known as the day of atonement and marks the return of Prohet Moses from Mount Sinai with Ten Commandments
Yom Kippur
1600
Some people drink the juice of this succulent for its health benefits & a gel is used to relieve sunburns
Aloe
1600
A tournament in this sport named after a school is held yearly among Argentina, South Africa, Australia & New Zealand
Rugby
2000
Shakespare tragedy set in Venice facing the Ottoman Turks over the island of Cyprus
Othello
2000
In 1986 Britain ended its decades-long practice of using these birds to detect carbon monoxide in mines
Canaries
2000
This Japanese Buddhist Festival is celebrated to honor ancestral spirits. Its origin lies in the fact that a disciple of buddha used his supernatural powers to contact the spirit of his deceased mother
Obon
2000
One of Britain’s few native evergreen trees, it’s prized for bringing color to winter, & its foliage is often hung in homes
Holly
2000
In 2018 Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall dashed across the snow for the 1st Olympic gold by U.S. women in this sport
Cross Country Skiing