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Saturday, November 14

Scavenger Hunt of the Smithsonians

Saturday, November 14 · 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. · plus additional venues across the city

11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
When
  • Saturday, November 14 · 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where
plus additional venues across the city1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW · Washington, DC · 20004
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Time to hunt for the Moon Rock, the Ruby Slippers, Dinosaurs, and the Hope Diamond all in one day? Join TTD at thisincrediblypopular event. Today's scavenger hunt takes place throughout several Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. Look for items, answer trivia, get exciting pictures and win big prizes! How does it work? 1) Upon arrival we will break you into teams.Each team will be givena list of several items to retrieve, pictures to take or answers to get from the museums. The items are all of little or no cost. 2) The list will also contain a location in a particular museum where each team must check in by a certain time. Each team should take whatever items it has and proceed to that location by the designated time. If you are late, you lose points.Teams are not expectedto retrieveall of theitems listed. 3) Throughout the day, at each location, points willbe calculated, teams will get a brief time to rest, andteams will be givena different list of items to retrieve and take to the next location. There will be 3 - 4 different check-ins throughout the area. At each check-in, teams willbe givendifferent scavenger hunt lists for a different respective museum. 4) Bonuses are givento the first team to arrive at each respective location. Teams will leave each location in the order in which they arrived. The winning team will be the one that collects the most points. Prizes willbe awardedto the top teams. Throughout the day, you'll learn about and explore fascinating subjects of a wide range. There are over 100 items listed and what you see depends upon your team's resolve, speed and ability to have fun! Note: The race starts at noon sharp!

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