Who in the

World Am I?
My name is Carmen Sandiego, and I’m the world’s
greatest thief (if I do say so myself). But don’t worry, I
only steal from VILE. I travel to every corner of the globe,
keeping cultural treasures out of VILE’s evil clutches.

VILE is planning a big heist, and I need your help.

Join Carmen’s Crew! Your Mission: Stop VILE

1. Identify VILE’s next target.
2. Locate the treasure before VILE gets to it.
3. Find VILE’s latest hiding place.

As you solve these puzzles, you’ll find coded clues to help you with your mission. Good Luck!

VILE (Villains’ International League of Evil)

This sinister group runs a school for young criminals (if you
cheat on a test, you get extra credit!). You will find VILE’s
operatives all over the world, stealing items of cultural value.
(VILE once tried to take the torch from the Statue of Liberty.)
VILE must be stopped!
CAPTURE THE FLAG
We need to find out what VILE is going to steal!
Luckily, we’ve intercepted a VILE code hidden in
this flock of flags. A flag is a country’s way of using
symbols to show off its national culture and history.
Read the facts below and then use that intel to
decode the flags and figure out where they come
from. Write the country name below each flag.

The letters in the yellow squares spell out your first clue.

• Peru’s national animal is the vicuna (it looks like a llama!).

• The Macedonian National Anthem starts, “Today over Macedonia, the new
sun of liberty is being born!”

• Bhutan’s national symbol is “The Druk” (aka “The Thunder Dragon”).

• The Bermuda Triangle is infamous for its shipwrecks.

• Brazil’s national motto is “Order and Progress” (in Portuguese, of course).

• The Maasai people of Kenya used to carry shields and spears into battle.

• Turkmenistan is famous for its beautiful carpets.

• Cambodia’s national symbol is its most famous landmark, a huge temple

called Angkor Wat.

• A vast forest of cedar trees once covered the mountains of Lebanon.

• Ghana’s national soccer team is nicknamed “The Black Stars.”

The letters in the yellow squares spell out a clue! Write the letters
in the blanks below.

VILE IS PLANNING TO STEAL A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

1. Bermuda 2. Ghana 3. Turkmenistan 4. Bhutan 5. Kenya 6. Brazil 7. Peru 8. Cambodia 9. Lebanon 10. Macedonia
10
5
9
4
8 3
7
2
6 1
 This strange map was left behind 1 2 3 4 5
by a VILE operative. I bet VILE
is planning to break into one of
these world landmarks. But which
Niagara Falls Great Pyramid Chichen Itza The Sahara Amazon
one? Starting at #1 (Niagara Falls),
of Giza Rainforest
number the stars and then draw a
line to connect them like this:

1 to 5 to 3 (lift your pencil) 6 7 8 9 10

10 to 4 (lift)
AROUND THE WORLD 9 to 2 (lift)
IN 10 LANDMARKS 8 to 7 to 6
Sydney Taj Mahal Great Wall Red Square The Louvre
Opera House Museum

Sahara: ©Vladimir Wrangel/Fotolia

Chichen Itza: ©abstrand/Fotolia
Niagara Falls: ©Galyna Andrushko/Fotolia
Syndney: ©Paul Liu/Fotolia
Giza: ©holgs/iStockphoto.com
Red Square: ©irbis2007/Fotolia
Amazon: ©Kalistratova/iStock/Getty Images
Great Wall: ©Nikada/iStock/Getty Images
Taj Mahal: ©somchaisom/iStock/Getty Images
Louvre: ©Images & Stories/Alamy
 We found the key to the map! It’s hidden in
these greetings. Languages are only a secret
code if you don’t know them. The best way
to start is with “hello.” Unscramble the name
of each language next to its greeting. The
TO ER yellow letters spell out our next clue!
NGUE
T W IST
C A I B A R
1. ‫“ ﻣﺮﺣﺒﺎ‬mar-hah-bahn”
H E I S N C E
2. “nee-how”

D I I N H
3. नमस्ते “nah-mah-steh”

W H A I L I S
4. Hujambo! “hoo-jahm-boh”

L I N A T A I
5. Salve! “sahl-veh”

P H I N S A S
6. ¡Hola! “oh-lah”

N A S R S U I
7. Привет “pree-vyet”

The letters in the yellow squares spell out a clue! Write the letters in the blanks below.
CHECK THE __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ON THE MAP.
Where is the treasure? __________________________
1. Arabic 2. Chinese 3. Hindi 4. Swahili 5. Italian 6. Spanish 7. Russian
 CAPITAL CODES
We’re so close! And we found this list
of world capitals in a VILE hideout.
Read the clues and fill in the blanks
with the city and country. If you need
a hint, use the secret number code!

Each number corresponds to a letter in the chart to the right. CODE

Like this: KEY
This capital city is home to a big clock bell called Ben. X 1
S 2
12 18 9 20 18 9 13 9 5 12 16 9 20
F 3
L O N D O N E N G L A N D
Y 4
G 5
1. Try out Taekwondo in this Asian country.
P 6
2 13 18 19 12 2 18 19 17 24 25 18 22 13 16 Q 7
I 8
N 9
2. This African capital was named in honor of America’s
fifth president. W 10
Z 11
21 18 9 22 18 23 8 16 12 8 14 13 22 8 16
L 12
E 13
3. In this Asian country, the capital city is the ONLY B 14
city — it’s the whole country!
C 15
2 8 9 5 16 6 18 22 13
A 16
T 17

4. Celebrate Diwali in this capital city. O 18

U 19
9 13 10 20 13 12 24 8 8 9 20 8 16
D 20
M 21
5. This capital city has a central plaza named in honor R 22
of its national hero, Simón Bolivar.
V 23
15 16 22 16 15 16 2 23 13 9 13 11 19 13 12 16
H 24
K 25

The letters in the yellow squares spell out a clue! Write the letters in the blanks below.

What is the treasure? __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

1. Seoul, South Korea 2. Monrovia, Liberia 3. Singapore 4. New Delhi, India 5. Caracas, Venezuela
 VILE has sent this puzzle to all their operatives.
It must hide a secret message. Find the answers
to the clues below and circle them in the grid
(horizontal and vertical only). The leftover
letters will reveal the final information you need
to complete your mission.

Read the leftover letters from left to right

1. The world’s largest and top row to bottom row to reveal the final
nation (in area)
information you need to complete your mission.
2. The least populous con-
tinent
V N P S A H A R A I
3. The oldest city in
the world L I U D U E H U A S
4. The most populous
country N L E A S E W S P H

5. The world’s longest I E R M T D E S A O

river
A N T A R C T I C A
6. The deepest ocean

7. The highest mountain C U O S A T I A I N

(“Mount ______”)
H M R C L I A M F I
8. The smallest continent
I F I U I L O R I I
9. The biggest hot desert

10. The biggest U.S. N D C S A F R I C A

territory
A A O E V E R E S T
11. The continent with
the most countries
WHERE IS VILE HIDING?
__________________________________________________

You did it!

(who)
You stopped _______________ before its operatives could steal

(masterpiece)
_________________ (landmark)
from the _________________ located in

(city, country) You caught them hiding out in ____________.

____________. (city, state)

1. Russia 2. Antarctica 3. Damascus 4. China 5. Nile 6. Pacific 7. Everest 8. Australia 9. Sahara 10. Puerto Rico 11. Africa