Interdisciplinary Clues
for April 1, 2011
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Mystery Class #1

"Study the stars for this week's clue! Like several other countries, our country depicts this five star constellation on our national flag."

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Constellation
Credit: Univ. Ca. Berkeley

Mystery Class #2

"Three of our four neighboring countries have the same official language as ours. We also have an unofficial language, one with over 20 dialects, that is widely spoken by descendants of an ancient civilization who are shown in this photo."

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Descendants of an ancient civilization

Mystery Class #3

"Winter is knocking on the door in our part of the world. Between now and October, we'll see charged skies like this here. These ribbons of light help us get through our winter nights, some of the longest on the planet."

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Charged light show

Mystery Class #4

"Our country is not a multi-party state. Read and listen to these characters to learn more about our country."

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Language clue
Mystery Class #5
"Our country is one of the world's largest sources of a metal that comes in leaf, dust, plate, nuggets, bars, bullion and coins. We're also rich in official languages."
Mystery Class #6
"There are two official languages in our country; one is ours alone, the other is an official language of many countries in the area. We have a sea on one side, a river on the other, plus two lakes near or along side of our national borders."
Mystery Class #7

"We like to snack on alfajores, empanadas, and dulce de leche in our country. Our borders touch five other countries."

Mystery Class #8
"Rainforest, desert, and volcanoes are found in our country, although it is known more for its cold and snow."
Mystery Class #9
"Although we achieved independence over 50 years ago, our country's official language remains that of our colonizers. A civil war took place here in the late 1990's."
Mystery Class #10
"Our country shares a peninsula with another country that we are not allowed to visit."