Scavenger Hunts

Scavenger hunts are boring. And what exactly do they do other 
than provide a couple hours of fun? So I started developing more interesting and, dare I say, educational lists of items. It's a great way to begin a year; invite a neighboring UU youth group to compete with you.

Here's the first Scavenger Hunt list we used in 1999 that started a WUSYG tradition that just won't go away:

THE RULES: You have two hours. All team members must be present and accounted for at that time.

You may not get in any car. You may not use bikes. You may not do anything illegal. Be good sports; don’t hurt anybody (physically or emotionally).

Our distinguished panel of judges have been instructed to give points for CREATIVITY, EFFORT, and TEAMWORK. Just because you present the judges with an item does not mean you are guaranteed the full number of points available. Judges may also subtract points for disorganization, bad presentation, noise, confusion, and anything else they feel like subtracting points for. They may offer extra credit points as well so be prepared for anything! Items must be presented to the judges in the following order:

THE LIST:
One pound of Soul Food (20)
Seven deadly sins (10)
A priest, a rabbi, and a minister (bonus points if they walk into a bar) (30)
Give us some of that ol’ time religion (10)
A beautiful stained glass window, made entirely of post-its (50)
The Garden of Eden, replete with Genesis garb. Don’t forget to eat the forbidden fruit and throw yourselves out (100)
A short, shameful confession (10)
The Tower of Babble (30)
The ugliest thing (20)
Kidnap a truant youth group member who must sit throughout the duration of the judging
and raise a loud “OBJECTION” to anything that shouldn’t be going on in church (50)
Something invisible (30)
Create a meal that breaks as many religions’ rules as possible. A menu will do, thanks (35)
Three things which, in their natural state, tell us all we need to know about your team (25)
Chutzpah (5)
A religious action figure, complete with accessories (40)
A passage from the Old Testament translated into jive (20)
Raise the consciousness of our community (40)
A sculpture entitled “this is your brain on drugs” (50)
A show of strength (10)
An altar dedicated to your idol (40)
A poem in ABACDCABACC rhyme scheme about the Scavenger Hunt (50)
Your team, stacked vertically (20)
A fashion show of Glamour “don’ts” (50)
The Fashion of the Christ (50)
A burning bush (no fire allowed so be ingenious) (10)
The official YRUU pin-up calendar (100)
Break all 10 Commandments in 1 (20)
Provide the most offensive line from our hymnal, taken out of context (30)
Count up your piercing, tattoos, chains and anything else that make you a threat to society (1
each)
Do something for charity, then tell us what you did and be prepared to prove it (100)
Pick up something nice for your judges and see if it gets you bonus points (??)
These Scavenger hunts can be dangerous! Show us your safety gear (70)
The greatest number of people in the smallest space imaginable (20 to the winner)
As many cell phones ringing as possible (20)
Create a"rule" which your team will abide by throughout the judging.
At the end of the judging, the judges must be able to correctly guess what your
"rule" was (70)