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Paid a $100 prize! This quiz first posted on (10/06/09)  Clue #1
(10/06/09)
Scores of people once gathered here to aggressively protest a barrier that was to be built across a waterway, a barrier designed to control the flow of water for electricity production. Those (in-the-news) protesters lost that battle. (In 1979 the city made headlines for weeks, as many people (especially environmentalists) demonstrated and used civil disobedience to prevent the building of a dam in order to produce hydropower. The dam was built, however, and the river still offers good salmon fishing) Clue #2
(10/06/09)
At certain times of the year in this same place, usually during the spring and fall months, hundreds gather to view an interesting phenomenon caused by wind. (The frequent clear skies in the area are the reason why Alta is chosen as an excellent location for studying and viewing the aurora borealis) 
Alta, Norway The first correct answer received was submitted by: Dick Lange, Uppsala, Sweden Copyrighted by the Woolwine-Moen group, d/b/a Graphic Maps. All Rights Reserved! Contact Us | Privacy Statement
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