Scavenger hunt in United States

Explore the great American cities in a playful way. These experiences and challenges lead you past iconic skylines, world-famous monuments and the lively streets of metropolises across the United States.

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Trivia: Seawall length

The Galveston Seawall protects the island for how many miles along the Gulf (answer the round number it is famous for)?

Scavenger hunt Galveston
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Trivia: Sedona elevation

Sedona sits in Arizona's high desert, cooler than Phoenix below it. Its elevation is roughly 4,300 feet. To the nearest hundred, how many feet above sea level is it (answer between 4300 and 4400)?

Scavenger hunt Sedona
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Trivia: Smithsonian count

The Smithsonian Institution operates a famously large number of museums and research centres. Roughly how many museums does it run?

Scavenger hunt Washington D.C.
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Trivia: Space Needle year

The Space Needle was built for the World's Fair in what year?

Scavenger hunt Seattle
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Trivia: Stars on the Walk

Roughly how many stars are embedded in the Hollywood Walk of Fame today (in thousands)?

Scavenger hunt Los Angeles
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Trivia: State House dome material

The State House dome is one of the largest self-supporting domes of its kind on the planet. What white building stone is it made of?

Scavenger hunt Providence
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Trivia: Stearns Wharf built

Stearns Wharf, the oldest working wharf in California, has reached out over the Santa Barbara harbour since the 1870s. In what year was it built?

Scavenger hunt Santa Barbara
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Trivia: Streetcar line age

The St. Charles streetcar line in New Orleans is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. In what year did it begin running?

Scavenger hunt New Orleans
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Trivia: Strip casinos

Las Vegas legalised gambling in what decade (just the year is fine)?

Scavenger hunt Las Vegas
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Trivia: Sun Studio recorded Elvis

Sam Phillips founded Sun Studio and Sun Records. In what year did Elvis Presley first walk in and record (the year of "That's All Right")?

Scavenger hunt Memphis
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Trivia: SXSW first year

South by Southwest, Austin's legendary festival, was held for the first time in what year?

Scavenger hunt Austin
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Trivia: Tennessee Aquarium opened

The Tennessee Aquarium opened on the Chattanooga riverfront as one of the largest freshwater aquariums in the world. In what year did it open?

Scavenger hunt Chattanooga
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Trivia: Textile Capital

In the early 20th century, the mills along Greenville's rivers earned the city a nickname as the world capital of one industry. Which industry (the cloth-making trade)?

Scavenger hunt Greenville
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Trivia: the 1900 hurricane

Galveston built its great Seawall after a catastrophic hurricane, still the deadliest natural disaster in US history. In what year did that storm strike?

Scavenger hunt Galveston
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Trivia: The Bean artist

Cloud Gate, the Bean, was sculpted by which famous British-Indian artist?

Scavenger hunt Chicago
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Trivia: the Flatirons shape

The Flatirons got their name because the angled slabs reminded early settlers of a household object heated on a stove. What everyday object?

Scavenger hunt Boulder
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Trivia: The original Dutch name

Before it became New York, the city was a Dutch colony with a different name. What was that name?

Scavenger hunt New York
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Trivia: the river

Louisville sits at the Falls of the Ohio, the only major natural barrier on its river, which is why the city grew where it did. Which river is it?

Scavenger hunt Louisville
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Trivia: Tower height

The Tower of the Americas is San Antonio's tallest structure. How tall is it in feet, measured to the top of the antenna?

Scavenger hunt San Antonio
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Trivia: Tower of the Americas opened

The Tower of the Americas was built as the theme structure for the HemisFair World's Fair held in San Antonio. In what year did the tower open?

Scavenger hunt San Antonio
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Trivia: Union Station rebuilt

Union Station has had three buildings on this spot. In what year was the current Beaux-Arts terminal completed? (One year off is fine, the answer is in the early 1910s.)

Scavenger hunt Denver
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Trivia: University of Michigan moved

The University of Michigan relocated from Detroit to Ann Arbor on land the town offered it. In what year did the university come to Ann Arbor?

Scavenger hunt Ann Arbor
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Trivia: USS Midway opened as museum

The USS Midway opened to the public as a museum in San Diego in what year (between 2002 and 2005)?

Scavenger hunt San Diego
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Trivia: Walnut Street Bridge built

The Walnut Street Bridge, now a pedestrian crossing, is one of the oldest surviving bridges of its type in the Southeast. In what year was it built?

Scavenger hunt Chattanooga
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