Scavenger hunt
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A scavenger hunt is a game in which the organizers prepare a list defining specific items, using which the participants — individuals or teams — seek to gather all items on the list — usually without purchasing them — or perform tasks or take photographs of the items, as specified.[1] The goal is usually to be the first to complete the list, although in a variation on the game players can also be challenged to complete the tasks on the list in the most creative manner.
Gossip columnist Elsa Maxwell is credited with inventing scavenger hunts for 1930s parties,[2][3][4] [5] and the events of the 1936 comedy film My Man Godfrey are set in motion when a socialite is required to find a homeless person for a scavenger hunt.
Notable scavenger hunts include GISHWHES, the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt, the annual Tricadecathlonomania, a 24-hour worldwide event that began in Northfield, MN, and the Monroe NY annual scavenger hunt. Some scavenger hunts are held online, where players have to find particular information on the web. Scavenger hunts can easily be played either outdoors (around town, parks, back yards, etc.) or indoors (malls, houses, shops, etc.).[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Great big book of children's games: over 450 indoor and outdoor games for kids. McGraw-Hill Professional. 2003. pp. 158. ISBN 0071422463.
- ^ Time Magazine, The Press: Elsa at War. Nov. 7, 1944.
- ^ LIFE Magazine (Time, Inc.) 9 (25): 53. Dec 16, 1940. ISSN 0024-3019.
- ^ "Elsa Maxwell, The Hostess with the Mostest". Clan Maxwell Society of the USA. http://www.clanmaxwellusa.com/elsa.htm. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ "Team Scavenger Hunt Comparison Chart". http://corporateteams.com/compare-team-building-scavenger-hunts/. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Nature Scavenger Hunt: All Kids— From Toddlers to Teens — Can Become Nature Detectives" from National Wildlife Magazine, 2/2/2010
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