250 pts en Scavenger hunt San Francisco

Trivia: Cable car year

In what year did San Francisco's cable car system first start running?

Answer: 1873

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Bay Area kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a typical SF backdrop (a cable car track, a Victorian facade, a steep hill) and take a group photo where everyone jumps in the air. Everyone off the ground or it does not count.

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Bay cheers

Find a spot with the Bay, the bridge or a SF landmark behind you, grab a coffee or a drink and take a group toast photo. To the city by the Bay!

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Cable car classic

San Francisco still runs the world's last manually operated cable car system. Find a cable car (running, parked at a turnaround, or a track) and take a group photo with it clearly in frame.

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Checkpoint: Fisherman's Wharf

Navigate to Fisherman's Wharf. Check in once you can hear the sea lions barking from Pier 39.

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Checkpoint: Golden Gate Bridge

Navigate to a viewpoint of the Golden Gate Bridge (the south vista point works great). Check in once those orange towers fill your view.

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Checkpoint: Lombard Street

Navigate to the famous crooked block of Lombard Street between Hyde and Leavenworth. Check in at the top or bottom of the eight hairpin turns.

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Checkpoint: Painted Ladies

Navigate to Alamo Square Park, where the famous Painted Ladies row of Victorian houses lines the hilltop. Check in once you can see them.

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Crooked street snake

Lombard Street has eight hairpin turns. Take a group photo with the team standing in a "snake" formation (one in front of the other, in a curve) that mirrors the shape of the street, with the road clearly in shot.

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Foggy pose

San Francisco fog is so iconic locals named it Karl. Whether the fog is real or imagined today, take a group photo where everyone pretends to be lost in dense fog (squinting, hands stretched, dramatic poses).

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Full House front yard

The Painted Ladies were the opening shot of Full House. Take a group photo on the lawn of Alamo Square with the Victorian row clearly behind you, in any pose that fits a 90s sitcom intro.

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Group finale in San Francisco

The final challenge! Find a beautiful SF spot (the bridge, a hill, the Wharf) and take an amazing group photo with the whole team in shot. A photo for the ages, well done everyone!

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Hill climb pose

San Francisco is famous for ridiculously steep hills. Find a steep block, line the team up along the slope and take a photo where you all lean in different directions because of the gradient.

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International Orange shot

The Golden Gate is painted in the famous shade "International Orange". Take a group photo with the bridge clearly behind you and try to match its colour with something on someone (a scarf, a hat, a sock).

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Sea lion serenade

The sea lions at Pier 39 have lived there since 1989. Take a group photo with the sea lions visible behind you. Bonus points if you imitate their bark for a short video.

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SF local insight

Convince a local San Franciscan to share one favourite neighbourhood, hidden gem or hot take about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.

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Sourdough bowl share

San Francisco sourdough has been baked here since the Gold Rush. Get a clam chowder bread bowl (or just a sourdough loaf) at the Wharf, share it with the team and take a photo of the first bite.

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Trivia: 1906 disaster

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

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Trivia: Alcatraz closure

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

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Trivia: Golden Gate year

In what year was the Golden Gate Bridge officially opened?

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