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Scavenger Hunt 2004
Friday, October 1, 2004 at 5pm through Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 8pm
Before the Event
Here you will find the list of things to look for during the Tenth Annual Greater New York Mensa Scavenger Hunt. ‘The Scavenger List' will be revealed only after 5:00 PM on Friday, October 1, 2004.
Refreshing this page at that time (click your browser's refresh button) will call up the updated page with the new rules and this year's List.
You can join the hunt at will, even after the list is announced. However, you really have to contact Marty or Vicki Goldberger at (516) 935-1613 or e-mail Marty at mgoldberger@juno.com by 1pm on Saturday to reserve your place at the finale (dinner, judging and award ceremony).
All are welcome to attend the dinner and watch the judging, even if you did not take part in the hunt. Similarly, you have to contact Marty or Vicki.
The Hunt Begins
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2004
GNYM SCAVENGER HUNT BEGINS
? 5pm
"It was Forty years ago today"
(created by Marty Goldberger, Vicki Goldberger, Melanie Rush, Paul Scher and Stan Spector)
INTRODUCTION: 1964 was an eventful year. A president had been assassinated, and America was coming to grips with a world that would never be the same. One of the reasons the world would never be the same was the arrival upon the world scene (and the arrival in America) of a foursome called The Beatles. We dedicate this List to the 40th anniversary of the arrival of The Beatles on U.S. soil.
When thinking about the rules for this year, we thought "Why mess with a good thing?"
So here, with just a FEW modifications, are last year's rules. We all KNOW that bribery is wrong . . .
RULES of the Greater New York Mensa Scavenger Hunt 2004:
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All items submitted for approval must be 3-dimensional unless noted. They cannot be 2-dimensional copies or reproductions of the requested item. |
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Although computers may be used for reference, NO computer reproductions will be accepted. |
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Each judge may award one (1) point per item. No partial credit will be awarded. |
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You may submit more than one entry for any requested item, but no more than one point per judge will be awarded for any item. |
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Ties will be broken in the following manner: Each team may provide the judges with a 28th item (see below). The 28th item with the oldest date wins the tiebreaker. |
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Teams should arrive at the restaurant by 8:00 PM on Saturday, October 2, 2004. Contestants arriving late may subject their team to penalties. |
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Home-made attempts to reproduce requested items are not encouraged. However, as always, the decisions of the judges are arbitrary, capricious, and final. |
Once all the items (or as many as you can find) have been obtained, proceed (sometime before 8:00 PM on Saturday, October 2, 2004) to:
Jade King Chinese Restaurant map and directions
192-03 Union Turnpike
Flushing, NY 11366
(Phone: 718-468-5900 or 718-468-5705)
The Scavenger List 2004:
| Item | Suggested By | Scavenger Hunt Item |
| 1 |
A Hard Day's Night |
An eclipse |
| 2 |
Back in the USSR |
Hammer & Sickle flag -or- 'CCCP' insignia |
| 3 |
Can't Buy Me Love |
Something from the Mayflower Hotel |
| 4 |
Eight Days a Week |
Hanukah menorah |
| 5 |
Fool on the Hill |
Something not paper from U.S. Capitol building |
| 6 |
Get Back |
Photo of Christine Jorgensen -or- Renee Richards -or- Jan Morris |
| 7 |
Hello Goodbye |
Copy of "Animal Crackers" film |
| 8 |
Help |
An ambulance |
| 9 |
Hey Jude |
Atlas (not a book) carrying the world |
| 10 |
I Saw Her Standing There |
A driver's learner's permit |
| 11 |
I'll Follow the Sun |
Kimono |
| 12 |
I'm a Loser |
McGovern -or- Goldwater campaign button |
| 13 |
Long and Winding Road |
Picture of Lombard Street, San Francisco |
| 14 |
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds |
A hominid fossil |
| 15 |
Maxwell's Silver Hammer |
Hard hat |
| 16 |
Paperback Writer |
A paperback with a copyright or publication/publishing date of 1964 |
| 17 |
Revolution |
Something from the DAR -or- SAR |
| 18 |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Sergeant's stripes |
| 19 |
Strawberry Fields Forever |
A souvenir from a Dodgers vs Mets -or- Dodgers vs Yankees game |
| 20 |
Taxman |
Instructions for foreign income tax |
| 21 |
Ticket to Ride |
Ticket -or- pass -or- token from a mass transit system other than the MTA |
| 22 |
When I'm Sixty-Four |
Horse's feedbag |
| 23 |
Yesterday |
An "Old Maid" card deck (specifically) |
| 24 |
You're Gonna Lose That Girl |
Handcuffs |
| 25 |
Revolver |
78 rpm record |
| 26 |
Shea Stadium |
Souvenir from a non-sports event held there. [Note: Parking is NOT an event.] |
| 27 |
British invasion |
Souvenir from a D-Day museum -or- from a ride in a DUKW |
| 28 |
Ed Sullivan show |
Dated item (e.g., ticket, program) from an event held at the Ed Sullivan Theater
[The judges will use item 28, if needed, for tie-breaking purposes ONLY.] |
Good Hunting! May the best team win!
The Finale (Dinner, Judging and Award Ceremony)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2004
GNYM SCAVENGER HUNT DINNER
QNS 8:00pm
Deadline for dinner reservation is 1pm. Please call Marty or Vicki Goldberger at (516) 935-1613 or e-mail Marty at mgoldberger@juno.com to learn the secret location.
The secret is out. Please try to call before the deadline, if you can, to let us know you're coming.
Jade King Chinese & Japanese Restaurant map and directions
192-03 Union Turnpike
Flushing, NY 11366
(Phone: 718-468-5900 or 718-468-5705)
Past Events
Want to know more about the "Coveted Godfrey Award"? Well, its unique origins and history are explained at each year's closing dinner, so we hope to see you next June!
For pictures of Mensans at play, visit the Greater New York Mensa Photo Album.
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