Interdisciplinary Clues
for April 15, 2011
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Mystery Class #1

"These birds are symbols of our state and our river, and our city and its bell tower too."

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Black swans
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Mystery Class #2

"On Saturdays in our city center, many local mercados are bustling with activity around this famous building. Our city is a municipio with the same name as our departamento and our country."

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City building

Mystery Class #3
"Not really a city, this facility (the 4th one our country has built) was initially painted orange, white, and blue like our country's old flag. But after a major political change in the mid 1990s, the blue was later painted over with orange/red to conceal the infamous colours of our country's old political regime."
Mystery Class #4
"We were part of a western kingdom for over a century, and today we're part of an eastern republic. There are between 5 and 10 million people here in a fairly small area, and we're both a city and unique region. Almost all of our people use public transportation to get around."
Mystery Class #5
"Originally just a place in the rocks, today our city is our provincial capital, and is almost in another country."
Mystery Class #6

"Our city is very old, very famous, and very important to several religions; tourism is one of our major employers. This is our current city hall; like most other buildings here, it is built of a material named for the city."

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 Our City Hall

Mystery Class #7

"Follow the sun on our country's flag to find our city. About 1/3 of the country's 40 million people live here in the city's metropolitan area. Although our city is not the capital of the province with the same name, it is the capital of our country."

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Sun

Mystery Class #8

"Our city sits at the south shore of a great lake, where it connects with a river that divides two countries. Two high bridges of differing structural designs join our city to the neighboring country. One of our country's early Prime Ministers is buried here."

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Twin bridges

Mystery Class #9

"With more than a half-million people, our city is one of the largest in our country, and a major commercial, tourist and ocean port destination. Many people arrive via our rail station building in the photo. There is a huge outdoor market here called La Grand Marche."

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Our rail station
Credit: usonique

Mystery Class #10

"A 'metropolitan city', we are located in the middle of the country, have around 1.5 million people, and are known for our many research centers, one of which produced this robot that is quite human. Our country's capital city has transferred many government offices to our city, and in 2002 we were one of the host cities for the World Cup."

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Robot