Mystery Class #1
- CITY: Launceston
- COUNTRY: Australia
Explanation: Launceston is the correct city.
Australia is the country (Tasmania is a state/ province, not a city or country.)
Mystery Class #3
- CITY: Atlanta
- COUNTRY: United States
Explanation: Atlanta is the correct city.
The United States is the correct country (Georgia is a state, not a country).
Mystery Class #6
- CITY: Denpasar
- COUNTRY: Indonesia
Explanation: Denpasar is the correct city.
Indonesia is the correct country (Bali is the state/province, not the city or the country.)
Mystery Class #8
- CITY: Port Lockroy
- COUNTRY: Antarctica
Explanation: Antarctica has no cities or country, and contest instructions said to name specific place and continent in this situation. For city, the correct answer is Port Lockroy; and because this tiny port/harbor sits between the Goudier Island and Wiencke Island, those islands were also correct.
Antarctica has no countries, so we accepted the continent of Antarctica in lieu of Country, and also the United Kingdom because Port Lockroy is operated and maintained by the United Kingdom’s Antarctic Heritage Trust.
Mystery Class #9
- CITY: Hangzhou
- COUNTRY: China
Explanation: Hangzhou is the correct city.
China is the correct country (Zhejiang is the province/state, not the city or country).
Mystery Class #10
- CITY: Ho Chi Minh City
- COUNTRY: Vietnam
Explanation: Ho Chi Minh City is the correct city, and we also accepted the previous city name of Saigon.
Vietnam is the correct country.
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