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Landmark Primary Clues  2010

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2010 TOP 4 Scores:

48 Oberthur: Team Lowe (Australia)
47 Dawul: Team Wheeler (Australia) & Lafayette Regional: Team Ferguson (New Hampshire)
45 Eugene Field: Team Huseman (Missouri) &  Oberthur: Area 7 (Australia)
44 Veterans Elementary: Team AGTN (Missouri)
ACS Beirut: Team 5A (Lebanon)
Harvest Hills Teams (Oklahoma)




Project questions/comments to: tsmith@hannibal.k12.mo.us
March 22, 2010

Primary Clues and Answers -- 2010
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(1) Abanskaya School 3 (Team Kazakova) Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia
36 Correct -- The Statue of the Soviet soldier holding a child (Berlin's TreptowervPark.)

1. My creator was born in the year of The Tunguska Mystery.
2. He was of Serb descent.
3. I stand in the city which was separated into two parts.

4. November 9, 1989 is an important day for this country.
5. I’m a 12-m tall statue.
6. Inspiration for the monument was Nikolai Masalov.

7. It is perhaps the most spectacular war memorial in Europe.
8. I remind a war which took 1418 days.
9. I have the image of a man with a sword holding a child.

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(2) Ananda Marga River School(Team Regents) Maleny, QLD, Australia
19 Correct -- The Big Pineapple, Woombye, QLD, Australia.

1. This landmark has a height of 52 feet or 16 metres.
2. This landmark was opened on the 15th August 1971.
3. This landmark opens at 10am and closes at 5pm every day.

4. This landmark has 2 levels.
5. This landmark is in the Aboriginal language group of Gubbi Gubbi.
6. This landmark was developed by Bill and Lyn Taylor.

7. This landmark is a well known tourist attraction.
8. This landmark is in the Southern Hemisphere.
9. This landmark is on 26.67 latitude
 
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(3) ACS-Beirut  (ACS-Grade 4A) bbashour@acs.edu.lb
No Guesses submitted -- Cristo Redentor-Corcovado Mountain near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil    

1.  It is located in the same hemisphere as Australia.
2. It is not a natural landmark.
3. Its birthday is in October.

4. This landmark is the largest of its kind.
5. It was struck by lightning in a heavy storm.
6. It was first planned to be built in the 1850s.
    
7. The material of the outer layer is an insulator.
8. It took 9 nine years to build.
9. It is located very near 23° S latitude.

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(4) ACS-Beirut (ACS-Grade 4B) bbashour@acs.edu.lb
No Guesses submitted --USS Arizona Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
   
1.  More than one million people visit this landmark every year.
2. A shrine room is located here.
3. It is in the Pacific Ocean.

4. It is named after one of the 50 states of the USA.
5. It is located in the northern hemisphere.
6. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had a hand in constructing it.

7. The numbers 21, 56, and 1117 are important to this landmark.
8. It expresses initial defeat and ultimate victory.
9. It is north of the equator, at about 21° latitude.

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(5) ACS-Beirut  (ACS-Grade 4C)  bbashour@acs.edu.lb
No Guesses submitted -- Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE

1. Our landmark is man-made.
2. It is located in the northern hemisphere.
3. The architecture and engineering firm responsible for this landmark is in Chicago, Illinois.

4. If you go swimming on a cloudy day, you might just be swimming in the clouds.
5. 2010 has been a special year for this landmark.
6. The primary contracting company is located in South Korea.

7. It cost about 1.5 billion US dollars to build this landmark.
8. The global economic slump has been a major concern – lots of overbuilding!
9. Our landmark can be found at 25° N.

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(6) ACS-Beirut (ACS-Team 5A) snoshie@acs.edu.lb
44 Correct -- The Keukenhof in the Netherlands

1. This landmark comes in all colors of the rainbow.
2. This landmark is actually only a landmark for about two months of the year.
3. It is in the Western Hemisphere.

4. Van Gogh painted a picture nearby in 1883.
5. The name of our landmark originates from the fact that this was the ancient herb & vegetable
garden for a kitchen of a nearby castle. The castle was partially destroyed during a war around
1570, and the remainder burnt down in 1675. But the castle is not the landmark!
6. This internationally-renowned landmark just celebrated its 60th birthday.

7. This landmark consists of about 7 million living things.
8. Our landmark is around the 52 degree latitude line.
9. The landmark is open for visitors from March to May.

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(7) ACS-Beirut  (ACS-Team 5B) bbashour@acs.edu.lb
36 Correct -- Galapagos Islands

1. Our landmark is located in the western hemisphere.
2. The first crude navigation chart was done in 1684.
3. The human population is around 23,000.
4. Our landmark’s flag has three stripes.  
5. This landmark had no aboriginal inhabitants.
6. Thorn trees, cactus, and mesquite grow inland.
7. Although in a relatively warm area, a current brings cold water to the area, causing frequent drizzles during most of the year.
8. Our landmark is found at about 90° W.
9. It has an area of 986 square kilometers (381 sq mi) and a maximum altitude of 864 meters (2834 ft).

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(8) ACS-Beirut (ACS-Team 5C) - bbashour@acs.edu.lb
42 Correct -- The Golden Guitar-Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

1. It is located in the eastern hemisphere.
2. It is featured in many films, TV documentaries, and commercials.
3. “No strings” attached.  
 
4. It is constructed out of wood and fiberglass and is reinforced with steel.
5. About 3.6 million photographs have been taken of our landmark since it opened.
6. It is 12 meters high and weighs over half a ton.  

7. Our landmark can be found at 150° 55' 24.39? E
8. Miniature replicas are given away at an annual festival.
9. The year it was opened, 1988, was also the bicentennial year for the country in which it's located.  

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(9) ACS-Beirut (ACS-Team 5D) - bbashour@acs.edu.lb
38 Correct -- The Gorge at George Amphitheater
 
1. This landmark was opened in 1985.
2. Sweeping and majestic views of a neighboring river can be seen from this landmark.
3. This landmark is in the western hemisphere.

4. This landmark is located in a city named after a founding father of its nation.  
5. This landmark’s elevation is 1,200 feet.
6.  This landmark is a 25,000 seat concert venue.
 
7. This landmark was visited by Ozzy Osbourne.
8. You can find this landmark at 120 W. longitude.
9. This landmark is considered one of the premier and most scenic locations in North America.

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(10) Dawul Remote Community School,Kununurra, Western Australia kaye.wheeler@det.wa.edu.au
47 Correct -- Purnululu National Park


1.  This landmark is visited on the ground by about 20000 tourists each year, but about double that number have aerial tours.
2. It is in the southern hemisphere.
3. This landmark has an official name and also a common name.

4. It was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2003, for its outstanding universal natural heritage values.
5. The traditional people who have inhabited the area for over 20,000 years named it after their language word for ‘sandstone’.
6. Ancient rock art can be found there including many hand stencils.

7. It is famous for the orange and black striped beehive domes common in the area.
8. A QANTAS Airlines commercial was filmed there in 2009.
9. The geographic centre of this landmark is Longitude: 128.5E Latitude: 17.

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(11) Eugene Field- Hannibal, MO - (Team Oleksy) - soleksy@hannibal.k12.mo.us
19 Correct -- Hollywood Bowl
   
1. Near North Highland Avenue
2. Opening night was July 11, 1922
3. It was known as Daisy Dell

4. Not in the same hemisphere with Spain
5. It is located on 120°W and 40°N
6. Performers include the Beatles, Placido Domingo, & Igor Stravinsky

7. Shrek danced here
8. Yo-Yo Ma helped celebrate the poetry of Jalad ad-Din Muhammed Rumi
9. half of a hemisphere with concentric arches

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(12) Eugene Field- Hannibal, MO - (Team Huseman) - mhuseman@hannibal.k12.mo.us
45 Correct -- Lucy the Elephant in Margate, New Jersey

1. I am not in the Southern Hemisphere.
2. I was once one of three, but now am the only one left.
3. 90 tons of wood and tin.

4. A National Historic Landmark with my own official jingle.
5. Made of nearly one million pieces of wood.
6. Visible from eight miles out at sea.

7. Built in 1881 for $25,000
8. My creator received  a patent for this in 1882.
9. Between 70 and 75 degrees West Longitude.

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(13) Eugene Field- Hannibal, MO - (Team Smith) - tsmith@hannibal.k12.mo.us
33 Correct -- Mt. Fuji in Japan

1. 35 degrees N latitude
2. festival of combustion
3. flowering of little red fruit

4. September snow
5. Walking Walter walked it first.
6. 25% of 6828 was an explosive year

7. rises above the clouds
8. 12, 388.5 feet high
9. northern hemisphere

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(14) Gerald Ford Elem. (Team Simonsen) Indian Wells, CA - John.Simonsen@dsusd.us
5 Correct -- Sutter’s Fort, California

1. It was made by a Swiss/German man.
2. It has a 15 foot tall wall around it.
3. It was built in Mexico.

4. It was a place where pioneers used to go and stay when they were traveling to California.
5. They have guns, make whiskey, and a have places to sleep.
6. They made outfits with fur.

7. It is located between 30 and 40 degrees north.
8. We own it, Californians.
9. The hours of operation are 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM GMT

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(15) Gymnazium, Humpolec,Czech Republic-(Team PRIMA) prima.landmark@seznam.cz
39 Correct -- The Millau viaduct

1. Manmade.
2. I am the biggest of my kind.
3. I was constructed in 21st century.

4. Strong wind is not pleasant for me.
5. My highest point is more than 300m.
6. My length is more than 2 km.

7. You can meet me on the journey from Paris to Barcelona.
8. Eiffage.
9. I was designed by Lord Norman Foster.

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(16) Gymnazium, Humpolec,Czech Republic-(Team SEKUNDA) prima.landmark@seznam.cz
24 Correct -- Wizard Island

1.  I was made by Mother Nature on the Northern hemisphere.
2. The area around me rarely freezes.
3. A group of people believed the area around me had healing powers.

4. Our landmark is located in a state with one National Park.
5. Part of our landmark's name is sometimes a character in fairy tales.
6. Roosevelt is associated with our landmark.

7. I am 764 feet above the Crystal Blue.
8. I am not as solid as "Steel".
9. I have water all around me.

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(17) Harvest Hills - (Monday Hawks)Oklahoma City,OK - mlee@putnamcityschools.org
44 Correct - Oklahoma City Gold Dome

1. Located in an Asian District.
2. Now has a restaurant inside.
3. Was once threatened with demolition.

4. Was once a bank.
5. 35 degrees N
6. Has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

7. In the Northern Hemisphere.
8. Was built in 1958.
9. The color gold is important regarding this landmark.

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(18) Harvest Hills (Tuesday AM-Hawks5) Oklahoma City,OK - mlee@putnamcityschools.org
44 Correct -One Tree Hill in New Zealand

1. There is an obelisk there.
2. A song was named after this landmark.
3. This landmark was home to a local tribe.

4. The flag of the country has 3 colors.
5. Something was built there in 1940.
6. A TV show was named after it.

7. 174 degrees E
8. Located in the Southern Hemisphere
9. There was an attack there in October of 1994

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(19)Harvest Hills (Tuesday PM-Hawks4)Oklahoma City,OK - mlee@putnamcityschools.org
44 Correct - Glass Mountains

1. 36 degrees N
2. A place to find selenite.
3. In the Northern Hemisphere.

4. You could find rattlesnakes there.
5. A mistake happened in 1875.
6. A good place for hiking.

7. A place for a nice view.
8. A series of mesas.
9. In Major County.

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(20)Harvest Hills (Thursday Hawks)Oklahoma City,OK - mlee@putnamcityschools.org
44 Correct - Winchester Mansion

1. Located in the Northern Hemisphere
2. This landmark is now a tourist attraction.
3. It has more than 16 chimneys.

4. It is said to be haunted.
5. September 5, 1922 is an important date.
6. 37 degrees N

7. It was featured on Good Morning America show.
8. It was designed to keep evil spirits away.
9. Today it’s bell only rings on Friday the 13th.
 
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(21)Harvest Hills (Friday Hawks)Oklahoma City,OK - mlee@putnamcityschools.org
44 Correct - Colossus of Rhodes

1. Located on an island.
2. In the Northern Hemisphere.
3. Over 107 feet tall.

4. Important date---226 BC
5. Was destroyed in an earthquake.
6. 36 degrees N

7. Phil lived inside it…..Disney knows.
8. Featured in the game God of War II.
9. Shakespeare alluded to it.

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(22)Hongwanji Mission School (Team Heckman) Honolulu, HI - landmarkHMS@gmail.com
27 Correct - Tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang– Xian, China

1. My 35th anniversary of my discovery is in 2009.
2. It took 11 years to build me.
3. People discovered me in 1997 and often continue to see me.

4. There is more than one of me.
5. I was once painted red, green, lavender, and sky blue.  As time passed, my colors faded.
6. I am located in the Northern Hemisphere.

7. I protect my ruler even after death.
8. One of my pits is 689 feet long.
9. I am east of a city that is located 35°0 North Latitude and 105°5 East Longitude.

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(23) Lafayette Regional (Thrilling13) Franconia,New Hampshire - lafayette4@gmail.com
47 Correct - Tepui Mountains

1. I am a natural at making sculptures
2. Some of me is hollow
3. I am a one of kind home for some plants

4. I am an island, but not surrounded by water.
5. Half of me is full of live, the other half is not.
6. I am scattered in the northern hemisphere

7. An angel fell from me
8. The equator is in my vicinity.   
9. In 1912 I came to print.  

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(24)Laingsburg Elem (Team Meyer) Laingsburg, MI - meyerisland@gmail.com
2 Correct - Portmeirion, Wales

1. It is NOT located in the Southern Hemisphere.
2.  There are the remains of a castle here.
3. The grounds contain an impressive collection of rhododendrons.

4. It’s longitude is 4 degrees west
5. It once visited by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
6.  It is famous for it’s colorful buildings, built in the traditional style of another country.

7.  It was constructed between 1925 and 1975.
8.  It is a top tourist attraction in it’s country.
9.  It’s location was not revealed until the last episode of a television show which was filmed there was aired.

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(25) Matsumoto School (Team Fleischer) San Jose, CA- studentsmatsumoto@gmail.com
12 Correct - Alcatraz

1. Once a Civil War fort
2. It is a museum
3. World's largest 3 story steel reinforced, concrete structure

4. Our landmark is located on 22 acres
5. Governed by the National Park Service
6.  People think it is haunted

7. Held American Indians prisoners because they won't send their children away to the "white man's" school
8. Inmates made Khakis during World War II
9. The latitude  is 37N. The longitude is -122W

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(26)Memorial School (Mendelowe4B) Cinnaminson, NJ- mendelowe@cinnaminson.com
24 Correct - Lucy The Elephant in Margate City, New Jersey

1. 65’ high
2. 65 windows
3. a patent was received for this landmark

4. damaged in a hurricane
5. sand dunes
6. It is between 90 – 75 degrees W longitude

7. First constructed in 1881
8. Burned down in 1896 and was rebuilt
9. There are only two complete continents in this hemisphere

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(27) Memorial School (Mendelowe5) Cinnaminson, NJ- mendelowe@cinnaminson.com
24 Correct - Machu Picchu

1. Tribe left the lowlands and moved to higher ground for safety
2. People died out from disease and famine
3. Built temples

4. 12,000 feet above sea level
5. 13 degrees south of the equator
6. People spoke quechua

7. Practiced step farming
8. Birthplace of the Virgin of the Sun
9. Discovered in 1901

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(28) Narragansett Elementary- Narragansett, RI (Team Prest)
16 Correct - Seattle Space Needle

1. If you get hungry, you can stop at the restaurant located at this landmark.
2. You might want to bring your umbrella along when you visit this landmark.

3. Anybody who likes hiking and camping will enjoy visiting this part of the world.
4. You will find this landmark in the northern hemisphere.
5. This manmade landmark was completed in the 60’s.
6. This landmark lies between 120-130 W Longitude

7. Enjoy roller coasters? You can visit one nearby this landmark.
8. It takes 43 seconds to get to the top of this place.
9. There are 848 steps from the bottom of the basement to the observation booth on top of thislandmark.

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(29) Narragansett Elementary- Narragansett, RI (Team Ward-Bowen)
19 Correct - Walls of Avila, Spain

1. Depictions of the saint's sufferings
2. Captured by the Arab Moors.
3. A sacred destination, between 30 and 45.

4. 88 towers.
5. Over 8000 feet.
6. 12th and 14th centuries

7. The Christian Reconquista
8. Highest city
9. Brown Granite

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(30) Oberthur Primary (Team Lowe) Bullcreek, W.Australia - oberthur11@gmail.co
48 Correct - The Super Pit, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

1.This landmark is one of the biggest of its kind in the world.
2. It can be seen from space.
3. It is in the Southern Hemisphere.

4. The area it is in was discovered by an Irishman.
5. The latitude is 30 degrees S.
6. It was created in 1989.

7. It is oval shaped.
8. It produces 28 tonnes annually.
9. This landmark is open 24 hours a day.

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(31) Oberthur Primary (Area 7) Bullcreek, W.Australia - area7and8@GMAIL.COM
45 Correct - Kalgoorlie Goldfields Pipeline

1. I run uphill.
2. I was once called a 'scheme of madness'.
3. I still operate today.

4. I was completed in 1903
5. I was important to the gold mining industry.
6. My engineer committed suicide before I was completed.
 
7. I am in the southern hemisphere.
8. I am between 25 and 35 degrees south.
9. I am 560 kilometres long.
 
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(32) Oberthur Primary (Area 8) Bullcreek, W.Australia - area7and8@GMAIL.COM
41 Correct - Bungle Bungles

1. I am striped orange and black.
2. I have many walking trails but I am best appreciated in a helicopter.
3. I was discovered in 1983 by a TV crew.

4. I am only open between April and December.
5. I am located in the southern hemisphere.
6. I am very old.
 
7. I stand 200-300 metres tall.
8. I am still being created.
9. I am between 128 and 130 degrees east.
 
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(33) Rowsley Primary - Derbeyshire, England- rachel.verdicchio@btinternet.com
28 Correct - Golden Temple, Amritsar (aka Harmandir Sahib)

1. This landmark was begun in 1574 and was completed in 1585.
2. It can be found at about 80degrees East.
3. It is a place of worship.

4. It has been attacked many times.
5. It is in the Northern Hemisphere.
6. It is surrounded by water.

7.It is built on a 67ft square platform.
8. It has entrances on four sides.
9. This temple is built three storeys high

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(34) Sancta Maria Primary (Team Namata)Kampala,Uganda klukyamuzi@gmail.com
No Guesses Submitted - Bahai House of Worship

1. It is 25 miles from the world's biggest lake.
2. It hosts the worlds all religions bazzar.
3. It is situated on the hill top.

4. It is in the town of seven hills.
5. It is 100 meters high.
6. It has no chairs.

7. On the equator, it has the biggest compound in this region.
8. To get there you drive 15 kilometeres on a dusty road.
9. Its roof is asbestos  sealed.

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(35) St. Mark's Charter-Colwich,KS -(6A Eagles) doug.powell@usd267.com
22 Correct - Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum

1. This landmark is in the Northern Heisphere.
2. Over a half million visitors come to this site annually.
3. I am administered by the National Park Service and other agencies.

4. The landmark was established in 1997 and opened three year later.
5. Gates of Time athe ends of my pool.
6. It is located near the 35 degree N Latitude line.

7. An elm tree stands on the grounds.
8. A statue of Jesus crying sits nearby.
9. Ammonium Nitrate in a Ryder truck caused devestation.
 
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(36) St. Mark's Charter-Colwich,KS -(6B Shockers) doug.powell@usd267.com
12 Correct - Wave Rock  - W. Australia

1. I receive nearly 150,000 visitors each year.
2. I am in the Eastern Hemisphere.
3. I consist of red and black granite inselberg.

4. I was formed nearly sixty million years ago.
5. I am in a country that has been over-run with rabbits and camels
6. I am close to the 120 degree line of Longitude

7. A tired river horse sits near me.
8. I am 15 feet high and a long as a football field.
9. Early inhabitants in my area had a fear of Mulka.
 
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(37) St. Oswald's Primary (Ossie Owls) Burneside, England jhumble@st-oswalds.cumbria.sch.uk
32 Correct - Angel Of The North statue, outside Gateshead, England

1.It can be found in the northern hemisphere, latitude of 54 degrees54 minutes.
2.It stands on a hill, on the southern edge of a fell.
3.Its english designer (anagram) Natoyn Yeglorm was born in 1950.

4.Construction work began on this landmark in 1994 and was finished in 1998.
5.It weighs 200 tonnes.
6.It can be found near (anagram) Shedagate ni Nengdal.

7.It is a celebration of the work done by colliery workers.
8.It is 20 metres high and 54 metres wide.
9.It cost just under 1 million pounds to construct.

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(38) Saints Peter & Paul Primary Mitcham - (Global Challengers1) London,England,
21 Correct - Penshurst Place

1. It is in the northern hemisphere, east of Greenwich - close to London - in fact in Medieval times it was a day's ride from London.
2. You can visit it between March and October.
3. It is a manor house dating back to the 1300's.

4. It has been a setting for entertaining royalty - both King Henry Viii and Queen Elizabeth 1st.
5. 7 generations of the same family have taken care of it.
6. It has a beautiful gardens and one blossoms in spring making the Union Jack flag.

7. The closest town is Tonbridge in Kent.
8. Henry the Viii went to stay there to go hunting and to court Anne Boleyn.
9. It is a famous landmark as it has a historic roof, generations of the same family still live in it today and it is visited by many British children and tourists.

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(39) Saints Peter & Paul Primary Mitcham - (Global Challengers2) London,England,
21 Correct - Nelson's Column in the heart of London

1. It is a monument that was built from 1840 - 1843.
2. Part of this very famous landmark it made from a cannon and bronze from French guns.
3. Today it would cost about $6.6 million to build as it is very tall. (51.5m)

4. It is in the northern hemisphere and west of Greenwich.
5. It is found in a very famous square.
6. This square is the 4th most visited tourist attraction in the world - about 15 million visitors every year.

7. It has a naval history and faces Portsmouth where the Royal fleet was harboured.
8. Once it was sold to an unnamed American by a Scottish prankster.
9. It is guarded by 4 lions.

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(40) Veteran's Elementary - Hannibal, MO (Team AGTN) bragar@hannibal.k12.mo.us
44 Correct - Lemp Mansion

1. Is in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. Once was home to animals such as buffalo, llama, and yak.
3. Latitude- 38.5494

4. Is a bed and breakfast since 1975
5. Behind is are 3 massive vaults
6. There is an underground tunnel starting in the basement

7. Has 33 rooms
8. Tunnel led to caves which held a ballroom, a theater, and a pool
9. Part of is was destroyed in the making of an interstate

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(41) Veteran's Elementary- Hannibal, MO (Team Seago)  tseago@hannibal.k12.mo.us
14 Correct - Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Missouri
 
1. 2009 Anniversary Date
2. over 70 acres
3. Seiwa-en

4. 40 degrees Latitude
5. Cheshme
6. courtyard fit for a sultan

7. Northern Hemisphere
8. Orange Julia
9. an oasis in the city, a center for education, science, and conservation

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(42) Waialae Charter School (Team Hendricks) Honolulu,Hawaii lisa_hendricks@notes.k12.hi.us
3 Correct - Punakha Dzong, Bhutan

1. It is the second oldest of its kind in its country
2. It has been partially destroyed by fire
3. It is used as a winter home

4. It is located where two rivers meet
5. Each house is about 2 stories high
6. It is not located in the Western hemisphere

7. The landmark is located at about 30 degrees North
8. In 1907 a king was crowned there
9. The name of the landmark means "the palace of great happiness"

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(43) Waimea Canyon School (Team Vea) Waimea, HI - fay_vea@notes.k12.hi.us
40 Correct -  UFO Museum and Research Center, Roswell, New Mexico
 
1. Believers and non-believers come here.
2. Western Hemisphere.
3. Over a million have seen it.

4. It began in 1991.
5. Some churches oppose it.
6. Festival in July.

7. It came about because of an event during a storm.
8. Approximately 105 West Longitude.
9. "Out of this World"

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(44)Springs Alive Children's Centre, SPACC (Team Roathpark) hasansebale@gmail.com
No Guesses Submitted - KAMPALA CITY

1.This landmark was originally founded on seven hills but has grown to cover quite a number of more beautiful hills
2.It had been chosen as one of the favorite hunting grounds
3.One of its hills has a Water storage tank that supplies it.

4.Due to its higher altitudes, average temperatures are noticeably cool.
5.Previously, various antelopes have lived there.
6.Its people in general, are very kind and friendly and are very approachable.

7.This landmark grew up around a fort
8.It’s divided into five sections.
9.Severely damaged in the Uganda-Tanzania War

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(45)Springs Alive Children's Centre, SPACC (Team Whitkirk) hasansebale@gmail.com
No Guesses Submitted - Nile River
    
1.Its long stretch is well over the country where it starts.
2.However, it’s found in Uganda.
3.Recently there has been controversy as to who founded it as these claims are being thwarted by the natives found there.

4.The claims are that it was founded on a day sometime in the Eighteenth century.
5.One of the oldest civilizations in the world began here.
6.It is an attraction to tourists.

7.Its body is connected to another in East Africa.
8.It’s a source of income to the country.
9.This landmark has changed many people’s lifestyles.

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(46) Grammar School at Somersville (Team TGS4) Somersville, CT
No Guesses Submitted - Taj Mahal

1. This site is a tomb
2. 10° N latitude
3. Made out of stone

4. It is in the northeren hemisphere.
5. There is a love story associated with it.
6. It took 22 years to build.

7. Built in 1653
8. It was designed for the wife of an emperor.
9.It is one of the eight wonders of the world.


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(47) Grammar School at Somersville (Team TGS6) Somersville, CT
No Guesses Submitted - Arc de Triomphe

1.  Twelve streets intersect at this monument.
2.  558 names are engraved on this monument.
3.  This monument took 30 years to build.

4. There is nudity depicted on this landmark.
5. There are copies of it all over the world; New York, North Korea, and Las Vegas.
6. It is in the northern hemisphere.

7. it was designed by the architect, Jean Chalgrin.
8. Latitude: 48
9. Charles Godefroy flew his Nieuport Bibplane through it.

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(48)Gymnasia of Dimitrovgrad, Russia (Team Gavrilov) - students@ddgim.ru
No Guesses Submitted - Stockholm

1. It is the largest and the most populous city in the country;
2. It is in the northern hemisphere, on the 59' north latitude;
3. 1529 here was appeared the Russian colony;

4. The one of the most prestigious international awards is awarded in thiscity;
5. City Center is located on a small island;
6. In this city lived the author, created the series of children's books
about the very famous in our country fictional character, that lives on the
roof of a very ordinary house, on a very ordinary street in the same city;

7. Here is placed the official residence of the monarch;
8. It become the European Capital of Culture in 1998;
9. It is the capital of the country.

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