Continent, Country, City Clues
for March 24, 2017
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Mystery Class #1

"'Bom Dia' or 'Buenos Dias'? Our country is bordered by five others. Residents of one border country would likely say 'bom dia', while residents of the other four would more likely say 'buenos días', just like us."


Mystery Class #2

"This month might well be boring in the sports world if it weren't for a man from our country, who wrote the rules and started it all with one of these balls and some fruit bushels."

 

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Ball
Mystery Class #3

"We have a namesake! To find a clue to our country, search for a state in North America with the same name."


Mystery Class #4

"Wildlife gems like this have roamed our country for a long time, and for almost thirty years they've graced our coat too."

 

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animal
Mystery Class #5

"Leave no stone unturned in your search for our country! Legends say this huge boulder -- it's over 20 feet long -- was balanced here by giants. All three of our bordering countries are likely jealous of our strange rock."

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Mystery Class #6

"What's in a name? To find our country, look to the past. We were formed from two countries that joined together about half a century ago. Our country's current name is a mix of the names of those two countries."


Mystery Class #7

"Our country doesn't physically touch any other countries, but for around thirty years we've been 'connected' to one of our neighbors. Palms and pearls are two things our island country was once known for."


Mystery Class #8

"Want to take a spring break in paradise? Many people visit our country to relax on the great beaches and dive in our beautiful ocean. Most of us live on about 100 islands, but we have another 200 or more to explore."


Mystery Class #9

"This continent really doesn't have countries, but where we are our country has claimed a slice of the pie from 80 degrees west to 20 degrees west, which includes the largest peninsula on the continent."


Mystery Class #10

"In our country, there's a college with no campus and no students, but that college decides who will be the leader of one of our three national branches of government. This college is not a place, it's a process."