25 Human Scavenger Hunt Questions

May 21, 2013 By
Human Scavenger Hunt Questions

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If you want to plan a fun team building activity to help people get to know each other better, here are 25 human scavenger hunt questions.

This game is perfect for all kinds of situations:

  • School classroom at the start of a new school year
  • New youth group
  • Office team building scavenger hunt for adults
  • Anywhere else you have a group of people who don’t know each other very well

There’s also a link below for a free printable list of all these questions, making this scavenger hunt even easier for you to plan.

Here’s how to organize it:

Resources

  • List of questions to ask people (see below)
  • Pens

Instructions

Give each person a copy of the questions and a pen. Their task is to go around the room and find different people who can answer ‘yes’ to the questions.

Once they’ve found someone who can give a positive answer, they should make a note of their name on the list next to that question.

Additional Rules

To encourage the players to talk to as many different people as possible, consider putting a limit on the number of times each person can appear on someone’s list – between one and three times, depending on the size of the group.

For example, Human A speaks to Human B and finds that they can answer yes to 11 of the questions. Rather than them being allowed to write down that person’s name 11 times, they’d be limited to a maximum of three answers.

Winner

This will be the person who either collects the most ‘yes’ answers by the end of the activity, or who gets all 25 ‘yes’ answers first.

In the event of a tie, the winner should be chosen based on who has the most different names on their list.

Discussion

If you’re playing this human scavenger hunt with young people in a youth group or in a classroom, spend some time afterwards to go through some of the answers.

This can be done to highlight common ground between students, thereby encouraging a team building environment and emphasizing the “Getting To Know You” aspect.

Scavenger Hunt Questions

Here’s the list of the 25 questions to use for this game. Beneath this list is a link to download a free printable copy of the questions – please feel free to download it and use as many times as you need in the future.

  1. Have you ever been in a helicopter?
  2. Were you born overseas?
  3. Do you have four or more siblings?
  4. Is your birthday in June?
  5. Have you been to the top of the Empire State Building?
  6. Is your favorite color green?
  7. Can you speak two or more languages fluently?
  8. Have you ridden on a motorcycle?
  9. Can you play the guitar?
  10. Have you ever been stuck in an elevator?
  11. Have you met anyone famous?
  12. Do you have a reptile as a pet?
  13. Are you wearing socks that aren’t black or white?
  14. Do you like to play soccer?
  15. Have you read all the Harry Potter books?
  16. Do you like to watch scary movies?
  17. Have you ever been sailing?
  18. Do you suffer from hay fever?
  19. Have you ever gone swimming in the ocean?
  20. Can you whistle using two fingers?
  21. Have you been to Australia?
  22. Are you left handed?
  23. Do you have no middle name?
  24. Can you say the alphabet backwards?
  25. Do you like Brussels Sprouts?

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If you liked this idea, we have a similar Getting To Know You activity on this site. Our sister site – Youth Workin’ It – also has a number of activities to help young people get to know each other better, whether that’s in a youth group or classroom environment.

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Funny Scavenger Hunt List

April 4, 2013 By
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The best type of scavenger hunt is one that has items or tasks that make the players laugh and which provides some great memories.

We’ve therefore produced a funny scavenger hunt list that teenagers and adults will love. It’s also perfect for using as a fun youth group activity.

Here’s how to plan it:

Resources

  • List of items and tasks (see below)
  • Pens
  • Cameras (cell phone cameras are fine)

Teams

This photo scavenger hunt works best with at least three people in each team – it’s therefore perfect for using as a team building activity.

If you’re going to have a limited number of players, it can be done in pairs but it won’t be quite as much fun.

Idea

Ensure teams have each of the resources listed above. The list has 10 funny items and 10 funny tasks – teams have to find all the items and perform all the tasks, taking photos as proof that they’ve been found and performed.

Location

Teams can go anywhere to complete the list – malls, grocery stores, their own home, etc. Each team will therefore need to be able to drive around.

Time Limit

Set a time limit and a place where they need to meet at the end of the scavenger hunt. To give them enough time to take photos of all the funny tasks and items, it’s worth allowing at least 1.5 – 2 hours for the game.

Points

Award one point for each photo a team takes of an item or task on the list, also awarding bonus points for the funniest photos.

Funny Scavenger Hunt List

Here’s the list of 10 items and 10 tasks that all the teams have to take photos of. There’s also a free printable copy of the list that you can download – the link is immediately beneath the list.

Funny Scavenger Hunt Items

  1. Funny T-shirt
  2. Weird yard decoration
  3. Fruit arranged to look like a smiley face
  4. Two items it would be embarrassing to buy at the same time
  5. Lamest superhero outfit ever
  6. Unusual shaped vegetable
  7. Creepy stuffed animal
  8. Two toys that don’t go well together
  9. Crazy hat
  10. Seriously? This is an actual product? That people would buy?

Funny Scavenger Hunt Tasks

  1. I can’t believe we all fit in here!
  2. Hug a shop worker (with their consent!)
  3. Clothing catalog pose
  4. You fell asleep there?!
  5. Dance with a mannequin
  6. 3 shop workers doing a Charlie’s Angels pose
  7. Did you really just lick that?
  8. That’s not a great place to have a bath
  9. Propose to a member of the public
  10. Search through a trash can

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Slideshow

At the end of this photo scavenger hunt, display all the photos on a TV or computer monitor so the players can laugh at each other’s photos.

If you liked this idea, check out all of our other free scavenger hunt lists.

For more team building activities that are good for using with teenagers, check out this post at Youth Workin’ It, our sister site that’s all about youth work.

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Human Body Scavenger Hunt List

March 30, 2013 By
Human Body Scavenger Hunt

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If you’re looking for a fun biology-themed activity idea, here’s a free human body scavenger hunt list with a twist.

Here’s how to play it:

Resources

  • Scavenger hunt list (see below)
  • Pens
  • Cameras (cell phone cameras are fine)

Idea

Below, there’s a list of 30 different parts of the human body. The aim of this game is for the players to take photos of all of the items.

There’s a catch though… they’re not allowed to take photos of actual body parts! Instead, they have to take pictures of items that either have the same name or which are homophones.

For example:

Items with the same name

  • Eye of a potato
  • Back of a chair
  • Spine of a book
  • Colon punctuation mark
  • Calf (baby cow)

Homophones

  • Muscle / Mussel
  • Waist / Waste
  • Eye / I
  • Heel / Heal
  • Vein / Vain

Explain this to the players, but don’t give too many examples of similar items and homophones.

Teams

If you’re planning this photo scavenger hunt as a fun piece of school biology homework or as a classroom activity, this could be played individually. Consider allowing students to work in pairs or small teams though, in case one or more of them don’t have access to a camera.

Otherwise, this can be played with kids, teens, youth groups or adults of any age. It’s also a great team building activity, as players will need to work together to come up with interpretations for each item.

Points

Players / teams should earn one point for each item they take a photo of. In the event of a tie, award bonus point(s) for each photo you consider to be extremely funny, creative, genius, etc.

Human Body Parts

Here are the 30 body parts that players have to take photos of. To save you time and hassle, beneath the list there’s a link to download a free printable copy of scavenger hunt list.

  1. Arm
  2. Leg
  3. Eye
  4. Colon
  5. Nail
  6. Foot
  7. Head
  8. Face
  9. Palm
  10. Socket
  11. Tissue
  12. Waist
  13. Lash
  14. Calf
  15. Bottom
  16. Muscle
  17. Gum
  18. Heart
  19. Kidney
  20. Neck
  21. Lip
  22. Mouth
  23. Back
  24. Spine
  25. Shoulder
  26. Temple
  27. Vein
  28. Chest
  29. Navel
  30. Heel

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Earth Day Scavenger Hunt List

March 28, 2013 By
Earth Day Scavenger Hunt

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Here’s a free Earth Day scavenger hunt list you can use if you’re looking for fun ideas and activities to do on April 22.

This will have a positive impact on nature in your local community while being a fun, competitive activity.

There’s also a free printable copy of the list that you can use – see below for the link to download it.

Players

This Earth Day activity can be done with any type of group:

  • Adults
  • Your kids and their friends
  • Youth group
  • School class

It can also be played with any number of people, but more players is better as it means more trash is picked up and therefore more recycling can be done.

Resources

  • Scavenger hunt list (see below)
  • Pens
  • Trash bags (at least two per team)
  • Protective gloves

Idea

Split the group into teams and provide them with the resources listed above.

Their task is to hunt for all the items of trash in the list below and pick them up. This will help make their neighborhood or community a cleaner, greener, more eco-friendly place for Earth Day.

As people will be working together, this is also a great team building scavenger hunt.

Safety

If you’re organizing this activity with kids or youth, warn them about picking up broken glass and to be careful of other sharp objects (e.g. needles).

It’s also a good idea to have at least one adult supervising each team of young people. It may not be necessary for older teens, but can still be a great opportunity to do some relationship building.

Points

Ultimately, the aim of this Earth Day scavenger hunt is to clear up discarded trash and improve nature in your neighborhood. To make it more fun though, the teams will be competing against each other to see who can score the most points.

Award 1 point for each item found, with 3 bonus points for each completed section. Award 0.25 points for each additional item once a section has been completed.

For example, one of the items on the list is to pick up five plastic bags. If a team found 7 plastic bags, they’d earn 8.5 points:

5 x 1 point for the initial 5 bags listed = 5
3 points for completing the section = 3
2 x 0.25 points for the additional bags = 0.5
Total = 8.5

Tip

To make recycling easier, have teams put recyclable items in one trash bag and non-recyclable items in a separate bag.

List

Here’s the Earth Day scavenger hunt list for you to use. There’s also a link below to a free printable copy of the list – there are two copies of the list per page, reducing the amount of paper you need to print off.

  • 10 cans
  • 10 plastic bottles
  • 10 bottle caps
  • 10 candy wrappers
  • 10 cigarette butts
  • 5 glass bottles
  • 5 plastic bags
  • 5 sheets of paper
  • 5 fast food bags
  • 5 potato chip bags
  • 5 soda cups from fast food restaurants
  • 5 receipts
  • 4 empty cigarette packets
  • 3 cardboard sleeves for fries
  • 3 batteries
  • 2 pizza boxes
  • 1 Pringles tube
  • 1 item of clothing
  • 1 electronic item
  • 1 car tire

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Walmart Scavenger Hunt List

March 21, 2013 By
Walmart Scavenger Hunt List

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If you’re looking for a fun activity to do in a grocery store, use this free Walmart scavenger hunt list.

You can play this game with kids, teens, youth groups or adults – it’s also great as a team building activity.

Here’s how to organize this scavenger hunt idea:

Resources

  • List (see below)
  • Pens
  • Shopping cart (if doing as an item scavenger hunt)
  • Cameras (if doing as a photo scavenger hunt)

Preparation

Call your local Walmart in advance to check that it’s OK to do this scavenger hunt in their store. This isn’t necessary if you’re only playing it with your own kids or with a few adults, but it’s best to call ahead if you’ll be taking a large youth group in.

Teams

This can be done individually or in pairs if there are only a few people participating. For a larger group of players, split them into smaller teams and have this work as a team building scavenger hunt.

Instructions

Give each team a copy of the Walmart list, a pen and a shopping cart. Their objective is to find each item on the list as quickly as they can.

Arrange a meeting place in the store where they should go to when they’ve found all of their items. The first team back having found all 20 items on the list is the winner.

Alternative

The only downside with having them physically collect all of the items is that they’ll then need to be returned at the end of the game.

An alternative option is to therefore organize it as a Walmart photo scavenger hunt. Instead of giving them a shopping cart, each team will need a camera instead and they’ll take photos of the items.

If you want to encourage the team building element, set an additional rule that the items have to be photographed on their shelf. This will help ensure that the team stays together, rather than having each player going off and finding their own items and bringing them back to have its photo taken.

Tip

If you’ll be playing the version where the items will be collected in a shopping cart, arrange for the meeting place to be somewhere within the store before you reach the checkouts – that way it won’t look like they’re all trying to leave with a cart full of goods!

Walmart Scavenger Hunt List

Here’s a list of 20 items that you should be able to find in your local Walmart but will be spread out all over the store so that they’re not too easy to find.

Below this is a link to download a free printable copy of the list. There are two copies of the list on the page to reduce the number of copies you’ll need to print off.

  1. 4 different types of M&Ms
  2. Item with a discount sticker
  3. Strawberry scented candle
  4. 5 different types of nuts
  5. Item of clothing for a pet
  6. Monopoly
  7. TV costing less than $300
  8. Nonstick pan
  9. White pepper seasoning
  10. Plant pot
  11. Laptop bag
  12. DVD costing less than $5
  13. Naan bread
  14. Light bulbs
  15. Video game boxer shorts
  16. Extra virgin olive oil
  17. Basketball
  18. 10 different yogurt flavors
  19. Sidewalk chalk
  20. Cookbook

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