Mystery Class #1
- CITY: Ushuaia
- COUNTRY: Argentina
Explanation: Ushuaia is the correct city, as is the city's Spanish nickname "Fin del Mundo". (Tierra del Fuego is a state/province, not a city; Isla Grande also is not a city).
Argentina is the country.
Mystery Class #2
- CITY: Winnipeg
- COUNTRY: Canada
Explanation: Winnipeg is the correct city; we also accepted specific neighborhoods within Winnipeg, e.g. St. Boniface or Osborne Village.
Canada is the correct country.
Mystery Class #4
- CITY: Windhoek
- COUNTRY: Namibia
Explanation: Windhoek is the correct city. (Khomas is a province/region, not a city.)
Namibia is the correct country.
Mystery Class #6
- CITY: Tarangire National Park
- COUNTRY: Tanzania
Explanation: For city, Tarangire National Park is the correct location. The final clue stated "we're not in a city, we're in a national park"; other national parks are not correct (e.g. Ruaha, Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Arusha, etc).
Tanzania is the correct country.
Mystery Class #7
- CITY: Riffa or Ar-Rifa
- COUNTRY: Bahrain
Explanation: Riffa or Ar-Rifa is the correct city; East Riffa or West Riffa were also accepted.
Bahrain is the correct country.
Mystery Class #9
- CITY: Rothera Station
- COUNTRY: Antarctica
Explanation: Antarctica has no cities or country, so contest instructions said to name the specific place and continent in this situation. For city, the correct answer is Rothera Station; Adelaide Island was also correct.
Antarctica has no countries, so the continent of Antarctica was correct in lieu of country and also the UK, Great Britain, the British Antarctic Territory or Adelaide Island were also accepted in lieu of country because Rothera is operated by the British Antarctic Survey on Adelaide Island.
Mystery Class #10
- CITY: Albany
- COUNTRY: United States
Explanation: Albany is the correct city.
The United States is the correct country. (Oregon is a state, not a country).
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