Interdisciplinary Clues
Mystery Class
Clues for April 17, 2009

#1

"Our city sits on the banks of a large river;
is a major 'port' for both water and air;
is the capital of our province; and
has the statue that is shown in this photo."

 

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Statue
   
#2
 "A flag with 5 interlocked rings of different colors and the following anthem are important to our city: Listen Audio clip

Train
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"Last year our city became the first in our country to have a metro train system that uses rubber tires instead of metal ones."
   
#3

"Our city is surrounded by a county of the same name; and
our city is said to be famous for sun cakes."
   
#4

"Our city is the nation's capital, and it has the same name as the province that surrounds us--but it had a different name previously."

Elephant
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"This animal is protected in a reserve very near our city."
   
#5

"Our city is located on a peninsula, and also has a point of land that sticks into the Bay about 7 kilometers. This point of land sank 6 to 7 feet after a 1964 earthquake. Some call our city the capital of the world for this fish species"

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Halibut
   
#6
 "A different city was the capital of our country until a few years ago, when our city became the national capital."
   
#7 "We live on a tiny island (not in a city), which is separated from the main island in our chain by a sound of a bird. We have no rats. Captain James Cook named our island because of the vast numbers of birds that were upon it."
   
#8

"Our city is the capital of our province, and sits across the river from another country."

Tower

Bridge
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"You can cross the river at our city on this friendly bridge."
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"From this observation tower in our city, you can see the river."

 
   
#9

"Our coastal city is a state capital, that was planned with grids of streets and public squares. It was named after an English King's wife."

Amphibian cakes
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"These amphibian cakes have been produced in our city
for almost ninety years."
   
#10 "Our town has a special celebration every year about the time school begins, this year will be the 60th. One of the first women in the United States to be admitted to the bar graduated from a college in our town. One of President Obama's Secretaries was our town mayor and our governor."

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