Scavenger hunt ideas

A scavenger hunt is a city-wide quest where your group snaps photos, answers questions and visits hidden spots along the way. Here you will find ready-made experiences and standalone challenges for any kind of outing.

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Trafalgar Street pose

Trafalgar Street is Nelson's main drag, lined with cafes, galleries and historic facades. Find a stretch of the street and take a group photo where the team walks toward the camera with the cathedral framed at the end.

Scavenger hunt Nelson
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Tram 28 photo

Find Tram 28 (or any yellow Lisbon tram) and take a group photo next to it (or hopping on, with a ticket). The tram must be clearly in shot.

Scavenger hunt Lisbon
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Tram of Porto pose

The yellow heritage trams of Porto still rattle through the old town. Find one and take a group photo with the tram clearly visible behind you.

Scavenger hunt Porto
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Trdelník moment

Find a trdelník (sweet rolled pastry) stand. Take a group photo with everyone biting into one at the same time.

Scavenger hunt Prague
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Trevi coin toss

At the Trevi Fountain: each person tosses a coin over their left shoulder with their right hand (the proper way). Take a video of the team tossing in unison.

Scavenger hunt Rome
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Trinity scholar pose

In Trinity's cobblestoned courtyard: take a group photo where everyone strikes a deeply intellectual scholar pose, hands on chin, books in mind.

Scavenger hunt Dublin
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Trivia: 1755 earthquake

Much of central Lisbon was rebuilt after a famous earthquake. In what year did that earthquake hit?

Scavenger hunt Lisbon
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Trivia: 1906 disaster

San Francisco was famously devastated by an earthquake and fire in what year?

Scavenger hunt San Francisco
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Trivia: Akershus age

Akershus Fortress was built in which century (the late 1200s, 13th century is accepted)?

Scavenger hunt Oslo
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Trivia: Alamo mission founded

The Alamo started life as a Spanish mission, Mission San Antonio de Valero. In what year did construction of the mission begin?

Scavenger hunt San Antonio
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Trivia: Alcatraz closure

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the rock in the Bay, was closed in what year?

Scavenger hunt San Francisco
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Trivia: Amsterdam first mention

In what year was Amsterdam first mentioned in writing?

Scavenger hunt Amsterdam
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Trivia: Amsterdam Mokum

Amsterdammers also call their city by a Yiddish nickname. What is it?

Scavenger hunt Amsterdam
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Trivia: Amsterdam river origin

Amsterdam owes its name to a dam in a river. What is the name of that river?

Scavenger hunt Amsterdam
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Trivia: Angry Boy

Vigeland Park's most famous sculpture is a small bronze of a stamping toddler. What is its English nickname (two words)?

Scavenger hunt Oslo
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Trivia: Ann Arbor named

The two founders of Ann Arbor named it partly after their wives, who shared the same first name, and partly after the stands of oak trees (the "arbor"). What was that shared first name?

Scavenger hunt Ann Arbor
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Trivia: Aotearoa

New Zealand has a Maori name that translates roughly to "land of the long white cloud". What is it?

Scavenger hunt Rotorua
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Trivia: archipelago islands

The Stockholm archipelago is one of the largest in the Baltic. Roughly how many islands does it contain (around 30,000 is accepted)?

Scavenger hunt Stockholm
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Trivia: Art Deco district

Miami Beach is home to the world's largest concentration of Art Deco architecture. Roughly how many Art Deco buildings make up the Historic District?

Scavenger hunt Miami
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Trivia: Arthur's Seat origin

Arthur's Seat is geologically what kind of formation?

Scavenger hunt Edinburgh
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Trivia: Astronomical Clock year

In what year was Prague's Astronomical Clock installed (it's the third-oldest in the world)?

Scavenger hunt Prague
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Trivia: Athena patron

Athens is named after a Greek goddess. Which one (and what is she goddess of, in one word)?

Scavenger hunt Athens
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Trivia: Atlanta named

Atlanta was originally founded as a railroad endpoint town called Terminus, then briefly Marthasville. It was incorporated under the name Atlanta in what year?

Scavenger hunt Atlanta
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Trivia: Atomium year

The Atomium was built for which famous event in 1958?

Scavenger hunt Brussels
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