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A scavenger hunt is a game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list. The goal is either to complete the list first, or to achieve the highest score within a given time limit.
Entertainment
- One of the largest and most famous scavenger hunts is the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt.
- The annual scavenger hunt of the University of Melbourne has 20 or more teams chasing about 600 items, 100 or more photos, and participating in events including Jelly Wrestling, Iron Gut and the infamous Long Drive.
- Macomb, IL hosts The Great Scavenger Hunt. A 24-hour world-wide event, this photo scavenger hunt is still growing in popularity and has attracted teams from 6 countries and over 1/2 the United States.
- The annual Tricadecathlonomania, a 24 hour world-wide event that began in Northfield, MN, takes place in April of each year. High school and college students complete physical tasks, find items, and videotape stunts to amass points. This growing event is being filmed in 2006 for a feature length documentary.
- The Leif Erickson Classic - 24 hour video scavenger hunt. Taking place in July of each year, teams battle across western Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and the west coast for prizes and the legendary Thryker Cup. Players search for “Artifacts”, complete “Epic” tasks and take part in “Sagas”. The hunt’s name is derived from completely made up theory that Leif Erickson, a great Viking explorer found America while on a scavenger hunt.
Internet
Internet scavenger hunts are becoming more common for educational purposes. Wikipedia has its Scavenger_hunt.
Video-games
In the video-game industry the word scavenger hunt is sometimes attributed to 3D platform games that concentrate excessively on the collection of specific items in order to progress through the game. Super Mario 64 is widely attributed to be the first such game, while the Banjo-Kazooie series and Donkey Kong 64 carried on the tradition.
References
- Why Use Scavenger Hunts?, Spartanburg School District 3.
External links
"Scavenger hunt"