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A scavenger hunt is a game in which the organizers prepare a list defining specific items, which the participants seek to gather or complete all items on the list, usually without purchasing them.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 38 relations: City Hall, London (Southwark), Colossal Cave Adventure, EBay, Egg hunt, Elsa Maxwell, Geocaching, GISHWHES, Guinness World Records, Homelessness, Internet scavenger hunt, Jan Murray, Kit Williams, Letterboxing (hobby), London, Masquerade (book), Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle, Misha Collins, My Man Godfrey, On the Trail of the Golden Owl, Orienteering, Ottawa, Pimania, Puzzle, Rick Gates (Internet pioneer), Riddle, River Thames, Syfy, The Lost Room, The Secret (treasure hunt), Treasure Hunt (American game show), Treasure hunting, Trick-or-treating, University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt, Video game genre, Viral marketing, Zork, 1950s quiz show scandals, 2012 Summer Olympics.

  2. Outdoor locating games
  3. Scavenger hunts

City Hall, London (Southwark)

City Hall is a building in Southwark, London, which previously served as the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA) between July 2002 and December 2021.

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Colossal Cave Adventure

Colossal Cave Adventure (also known as Adventure or ADVENT) is a text-based adventure game, released in 1976 by developer Will Crowther for the PDP-10 mainframe computer.

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EBay

eBay Inc. (often stylized as ebay or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.

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Egg hunt

An egg hunt is a treasure hunt played at Easter during which children look for hidden decorated eggs or Easter eggs.

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Elsa Maxwell

Elsa Maxwell (May 24, 1883 – November 1, 1963) was an American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality and professional hostess renowned for her parties for royalty and high society figures of her day.

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Geocaching

Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called geocaches or caches, at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world. Scavenger hunt and Geocaching are outdoor locating games.

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GISHWHES

The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen (GISHWHES, pronounced gish-wes) (now shortened to just "GISH") was an annual week-long competitive media scavenger hunt originally held each October or November, but more recently each August. Scavenger hunt and GISHWHES are outdoor locating games.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Homelessness

Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing.

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Internet scavenger hunt

An Internet scavenger hunt or CyberHunt is an educational lesson which introduces the Internet to students.

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Jan Murray

Jan Murray (born Murray Janofsky; October 4, 1916 – July 2, 2006) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and game-show host who originally made his name on the Borscht Belt and later was known for his frequent television appearances over several decades.

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Kit Williams

Christopher "Kit" Williams (born 28 April 1946) is an English artist, illustrator and author best known for his 1979 book Masquerade, a pictorial storybook which contains clues to the location of a golden (18 carat) jewelled hare created by Williams and then buried "somewhere in Britain".

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Letterboxing (hobby)

Letterboxing is an outdoor hobby that combines elements of orienteering, art, and puzzle solving. Scavenger hunt and Letterboxing (hobby) are outdoor locating games.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Masquerade (book)

Masquerade is a picture book, written and illustrated by Kit Williams and published in August 1979, that sparked a treasure hunt by including concealed clues to the location of a jewelled golden hare that had been created and hidden somewhere in Britain by Williams.

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Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle

Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle (1985, Henry Holt and Company) is a puzzle book written and illustrated by Christopher Manson.

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Misha Collins

Dmitri "Misha" Collins "My mom went to Russia when she was in college, and she had a boyfriend whose name was Mitya, which she thought was the same as Misha, which it's not.

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My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film.

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On the Trail of the Golden Owl

On The Trail Of The Golden Owl (Sur la trace de la chouette d'or) is a French armchair treasure hunt book created by communications expert Régis Hauser under the pseudonym "Max Valentin" and illustrated by artist Michel Becker. Scavenger hunt and on the Trail of the Golden Owl are outdoor locating games.

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Orienteering

Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Scavenger hunt and Orienteering are outdoor locating games.

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Ottawa

Ottawa (Canadian French) is the capital city of Canada.

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Pimania

Pimania is a text-and-graphics adventure game written by Mel Croucher and released by Automata UK in 1982 for the BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Dragon 32, and Sinclair ZX81.

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Puzzle

A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge.

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Rick Gates (Internet pioneer)

Rick Gates (born October 18, 1956) is an Internet pioneer mostly known for organizing The Internet Hunt and developing the concept of Interpedia.

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Riddle

A riddle is a statement, question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved.

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River Thames

The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London.

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Syfy

Syfy (a paraphrased neology of former name Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable television channel, which is owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division and business segment of Comcast's NBCUniversal.

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The Lost Room

The Lost Room is a 2006 supernatural television miniseries that aired on the Syfy Channel in the United States.

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The Secret (treasure hunt)

The Secret is a treasure hunt created by Byron Preiss. Scavenger hunt and The Secret (treasure hunt) are outdoor locating games.

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Treasure Hunt (American game show)

Treasure Hunt, also known as The New Treasure Hunt during its 1970s run, is an American television game show that aired throughout the 1950s, 1970s, and 1980s.

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Treasure hunting

Treasure hunting is the physical search for treasure.

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Trick-or-treating

Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries.

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University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt

The University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt (or Scav Hunt, colloquially Scav) is an annual four-day team-based scavenger hunt held at the University of Chicago from Thursday to Sunday of a week in May, typically ending on Mother's Day.

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Video game genre

A video game genre is an informal classification of a video game based on how it is played rather than visual or narrative elements.

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Viral marketing

Viral marketing is a business strategy that uses existing social networks to promote a product mainly on various social media platforms.

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Zork

Zork is a text adventure game first released in 1977 by developers Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling for the PDP-10 mainframe computer.

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1950s quiz show scandals

The 1950s quiz show scandals were a series of scandals involving the producers and contestants of several popular American television quiz shows.

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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom.

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See also

Outdoor locating games

Scavenger hunts

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scavenger_hunt

Also known as Armchair treasure hunt, Online treasure hunts, Photo Treasure Hunt, Scav hunt, Scavanger hunt, Scavenger Hunts, The Scavenger Hunt, Treasure hunt (game).