# Gadarene's Online Scavenger Hunt -- anyone interested? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007 "2006-01-28T20:05:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/1 "2006-01-28T20:05:04Z")
I’ve done this privately for a few friends of mine and it was a lot of fun, so I thought I’d see if there was enough Doper interest to do something similar here. Basically, I provide a list of trivia/riddle/lateral thinking sort of questions, some of which are more task-oriented, some of which require a two-step process of 1) figuring out what I’m talking about and 2) doing some research to find the answer, and all of which are discoverable/discernable/available somewhere online. No question would require you to go anywhere illegal, do anything unethical, or spend any money. First person to answer a question correctly would receive points for it, and the winner would be the person with the most points when every question has been answered (or at the end of a specified time period). Winner gets a $20 [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) gift certificate. As an example, here’s one question I asked in my previous scavenger hunt: “Which was closer to burning a million pounds, a dead sheep or Tammy Wynette?” A little judicious googling reveals [this page](http://www.mp3.com/the-klf/artists/4008/biography.html) about the musical group The KLF, which describes how the group 1) recorded a hit single with Tammy Wynette in 1991, 2) brought the body of a dead sheep to the after-party of an awards show in February 1992, and 3) burned £1,000,000 on the Island of Jura in August 1994. So the answer would be Tammy Wynette. 🙂 So who’s in? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/2 "2006-01-28T20:26:29Z")
I’ll play but I don’t understand the Tammy Wynette answer. The dead sheep was closer in time to the burning. Am I dense? Wait, don’t answer that. It’ll hurt my feeling. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/3 "2006-01-28T22:35:52Z")
:smack: Yes, of course, it’s a dead sheep. I had that right in the actual scavenger hunt; trust me to botch it here. Thanks for the catch, **jsgoddess**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/4 "2006-01-29T00:36:26Z")
Considering I immediately knew the answer had to do with the KLF (a girl I was dating at the time _loved_ them), I’d give it a shot. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/5 "2006-01-29T01:36:07Z")
This sounds like it could be fun. I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/6 "2006-01-29T01:49:43Z")
Certainty of distraction… Small chance of success… What are we waiting for? ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/7 "2006-01-29T02:13:40Z")
…7 come 11? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/8 "2006-01-29T02:28:04Z")
> [@Gadarene](#): > > :smack: > > Yes, of course, it’s a dead sheep. I had that right in the actual scavenger hunt; trust me to botch it here. Thanks for the catch, **jsgoddess**. 🙂 Are you just humoring me? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/9 "2006-01-29T02:51:58Z")
Sounds like fun. When would it be? Or rather, when would it start? I’ll try to play. I’m not too good at riddles though. On SkipMagic’s board we have a monthly scavenger hunt. The host provides twenty items, and players have to find a link to a picture, or citation, for the item. If someone has already provided a link, your own for that item must be a different one. Some questions have bonuses. Winner gets to host the next hunt! 😛 Come join us next weekend! ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/10 "2006-01-29T03:20:36Z")
> [@Gadarene](#): > > So who’s in? I want to try this , count me in Declan ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/11 "2006-01-29T04:40:36Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Sounds like fun. When would it be? Or rather, when would it start? I’ll try to play. I’m not too good at riddles though. > > On SkipMagic’s board we have a monthly scavenger hunt. The host provides twenty items, and players have to find a link to a picture, or citation, for the item. If someone has already provided a link, your own for that item must be a different one. Some questions have bonuses. Winner gets to host the next hunt! 😛 Come join us next weekend! both of these sould like fun, how do we join? adhemar ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gadarenes-online-scavenger-hunt-anyone-interested/342007/12 "2006-01-29T05:24:58Z")
**Baker:** > [@](#): > > Sounds like fun. When would it be? Or rather, when would it start? I’ll try to play. I’m not too good at riddles though. **adhemar:** > [@](#): > > both of these sould like fun, how do we join? As it seems like there’s enough interest to do this, I’ll start the thread right now. No real rush, though: there are forty questions, and the winner will be the person with the most points when (a) all questions have been answered correctly, or (b) the thread goes a week without someone attempting an answer to a question. Check the other thread (which should be up in the next few minutes) for the rules and questions and such. And **Baker** , I’ll have to check out **SkipMagic’s** scavenger hunt. That sounds great.