Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Scavenger Hunt Highlights
I did, however, throw together this highlight reel of hilarious hijinx for your viewing pleasure.
As soon as I make it through all these boxes, I'll announce the winner of the points title.
But as you can see here, each and every one of us is "special." Enjoy!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Race Highlights (Part 1)
5 teams raced through the streets of Boston trying to locate 8 checkpoints, while completing Roadblocks (Identify the Twin, Eata Box of Munchkins), Detours, and even suffering through a couple Yields (Really, who would Yield the birthday girls? COME ON!!!).
All along the way, teams earned points by completing the following list of tasks. Photo and video highlights of their attempts, and the final points standing will be coming soon. For now, enjoy the list.
| Task | Points |
1 | What is your team name? | 100 |
2 | Select your team's theme song for your "best of" video montage | 100 |
3 | (V) Make a layout catch in the Frog Pond | 500 |
4 | (P) A team member with a "thinking" with a frog | 200 |
5 | (P) Your team making an "Ass" out of themselves in front of Old City Hall | 250 |
6 | (P) Got Milk? Photo a "meeting" of the milk mustache club at an appropriate location | 300 |
7 | In Quincy Market find 3 products that Jen and Sue's ancestors provided | 150 |
8 | (V) Visit Paul Revere's house. Play hopscotch in Rachel's park | 250 |
9 | (P) Roma? Sicilia? | 250 |
10 | (P) A team member driving of a Duck Boat | 500 |
11 | (P) Team member(s) wearing costumes | 200 |
12 | (V) Juggle produce at a street market | 300 |
13 | (P) A team member driving the rest of the team in a bike taxi | 450 |
14 | (P/V) Someone on a Segway. Double points for a team member | 500 |
15 | (V) Successfully navigate a crosswalk with an egg on a spoon. For full credit, cross the street before time expires. | 500 |
16 | (P) Your daintiest Boston Tea Party. Bonus points if the giant golden kettle is in the shot. | 200 |
17 | (P) Your entire team in a store's display bed | 300 |
18 | (P) Your team with a Cheer's cast member | 250 |
19 | (P) Twins wearing matching outfits | 400 |
20 | (V) Get strangers to wish Jen an Sue a Happy Birthday. Bonus points for heavy | 300 |
21 | (P) A license (not Jen or Sue's) with a September 1st birthday | 500 |
22 | (P) Pin the tail on a teammate | 200 |
23 | (P) Party with a bachelorette | 450 |
24 | (P) Most obscure player name on a Red Sox jersey / t-shirt | 250 |
25 | (V) Get a street musician to perform Happy Birthday to Jen and Sue | 450 |
26 | (V) Successfully flip at least 10 beer coasters up off the table and into your hand | 300 |
27 | (V) Longest successfully completed water balloon toss | 400 |
28 | (V) Get the tourists in a Duck Boat to quack at you | 200 |
29 | (P) Most inappropriate photo featuring a statue | 300 |
30 | Who is the last player from Jen and Sue's favorite team to join the 30-30 club? | 150 |
31 | Best birthday present for Jen and Sue for less than $2 | 200 |
32 | (P) Bob for apples in a public fountain | 350 |
33 | (V) Get a Patriots fan to recite the following: "We would have won if we had Eli. Go Giants!!!" | 400 |
34 | (P) Funniest sign | 250 |
35 | (P) Your entire team inside a pay toilet | 300 |
36 | (V) Have a Guitar Hero battle on a store's display system | 400 |
37 | (P/V) Funniest recreation of one of Jen or Sue's ultimate team names (multiple entries encouraged) | 450 |
38 | (V) Two teammates having a Dizzy Bat race down store aisles | 450 |
39 | (P) Team member(s) riding a coin operated children's ride | 200 |
40 | (V) Perform the Bluth family Chicken Dance | 200 |
41 | (P/V) Play Duck, Duck, Goose with a group of kids. For bonus points, have the Make Way For Ducklings sculpture visible in frame. | 400 |
42 | (P) Where Winter turns into Summer, have at least one team member pose in the store's display window | 400 |
43 | (P/V) Your team on a fire truck. Bonus points for wearing gear and/or turning on the siren | 500 |
44 | (P) Your team holding up the NBA championship trophy in victory | 350 |
45 | (P) Pose as conjoined twins on the Freedom Trail | 250 |
46 | Find the Brattle Book Shop on West. Which literary icon is surrounded by Yeats, Hemmingway, and Kafka? _________________ | 150 |
47 | (P) Take a picture that places one of your teammates among these literary legends. | 200 |
48 | (P) Most over-the-top | 250 |
49 | (V) A team member singing in the "shower" in | 500 |
50 | (P) Hold a Yoga pose in a unique location | 300 |
51 | (V) Drink 2 pints of beer out of a disc, through straws | 500 |
52 | (P) Jen is a notoriously bad helmet wearer. Have two team members try on helmets to show her how it's done. | 200 |
53 | (P) Find a bottle of Little Boomey Chardonnay. Don’t' buy it, please. | 300 |
54 | (P) Can't find twins? Capture your team's refection | 200 |
55 | (P) Two team members in their underwear at a recognizable tourist attraction. | 500 |
56 | Find a blind date for Sue. Get at least one eligible bachelor to come to the after party. | 500 |
57 | (V) Jen and Sue miss | 350 |
58 | (P) Your team with a person in Colonial clothing | 200 |
59 | (P/V) Get at least 5 non-team members to watch you put on a street performance of your favorite NKOTB song. Bonus points if they give you a tip. | 500 |
60 | On the corner of Hanover and | 150 |
61 | (P) Grossest food item | 250 |
62 | (P) A team member taking candy from a baby | 350 |
63 | (P) What's With That House? Photo your team in front of the skinniest house on | 300 |
64 | (V) Record your entry for the Bernie and Phyl's video jingle contest | 500 |
65 | (P/V) Act out your favourite Flight of the Chonchords song / lyric | 450 |
66 | (P) Find the park where the bamboo grows tall. Take a break to meditate by the waterfall | 300 |
67 | What twins work in the fictional Tipton Hotel in | 150 |
68 | (P) Get a stranger to perform the Heimlich on a team member | 250 |
69 | (P) A sign that includes the word Ultimate | 250 |
70 | (V) Two teammates playing air guitar to an Aerosmith or | 300 |
71 | (P/V) Best randomly funny thing you find on the street | 250 |
72 | (P) Get a bellboy to push your team around on a luggage cart | 450 |
73 | (P) Form a cheer pyramid in front of the Bull and Finch | 300 |
74 | (P) A team member being attacked by a Green Monster | 300 |
75 | (P) Funniest mimicking of a statue's pose. Both the statue and your team must be in the shot. Must involve at least 2 team members | 300 |
76 | (P) At least one team member wearing hospital scrubs | 400 |
77 | (P) At least one team member with St. Anthony, draped in dollar bills | 400 |
78 | (P) A team member getting kissed by a dog | 300 |
79 | (P) Take a Time Out. Play the Load / Block / Shoot game at the Boston Massacre site | 350 |
80 | (P) Most creative "How Many Bars Do You Have" photo | 250 |
81 | (P) Most gratuitous display of Muffin Tops | 250 |
82 | (P) A team High Five. Bonus points for the highest five | 300 |
83 | (P) Disobey a posted sign | 200 |
84 | (P) A team member next to and address or license plate that includes "3030" | 300 |
85 | Thirty cents. All coins must be minted in 1978. | 300 |
86 | (P) Serve food at a restaurant | 400 |
87 | (V) A team member going UP a DOWN escalator. For full points, you must reach the top. | 350 |
88 | (P/V) In | 250 |
89 | (P) Help out a construction crew or direct traffic | 400 |
90 | (V) Complete a hammer over | 400 |
91 | (V) Hold a piece of fruit under your chin. Pass it to another person without dropping it. Double your points if you pass to a stranger. | 300 |
92 | (P/V) Do the YMCA in front of a YMCA. | 350 |
93 | (V) Top films from 1978 include: The Deer Hunter, Grease, Superman, Halloween, and Animal House. Re-enact your favorite scene | 400 |
94 | (P) Get frisked by a law enforcement official | 300 |
95 | Get 30 strangers to sign a petition to ban Scavenger Hunts. | 400 |
96 | (P) Your whole team hanging off a giant red push pin. You MAY NOT use the one by the starting line | 200 |
97 | (P) Biggest MassHole | 250 |
98 | (P/V) Play Twister over I-93 | 250 |
99 | (P) Craziest facial hair. You must pose with the person for full credit. | 300 |
100 | (P) Celebrate your imminent victory with Red. If you don't have a cigar, pretend. | 300 |