And the Results are in!

Its been an amazing 36 hours and we have enjoyed everything that you people have brought to us.

And the winners are

Lesbians of Newnham     650.2

 

Laser Raptors    447

Filthy Larpists    300.5

Leave it blank for now   255.5

Aquatic Avian   245.5

The Magic Words Are Squeamish Ossifrage   234.5

Big Damn Heroes   222.7

Chugs between my jugs   130.5

Penis  128.5

Sc-Avenger 1

Anything 0

FBM 0

Congratulations to the Lesbians of Newnham!

Special Mentions

Lesbians of Newnham– For a team member dressed in the cutest Pikachu outfit and their amazing Queen Victoria Dress and the most outfit changes, including one in a Phonebox. Special mention for the Twitter Challenge where they brought the Staff at the Granta a Maserati!

Laser Raptors- They managed to give us the most disappointing entry for any item but gained many points for trying to break science.  So much fire between the Olympic Torch, Hat and Fire Poi!

– Filthy Larpists-We enjoyed their massive Dragon/Dinosaur who appeared many times and joined us at the desk. They also had amazing chocolate cake! And for bringing all the boys to the yard with their milkshake!

Leave it blank for now-They had the most talented team member we have ever met who entertained us by licking his elbow, nose and blowing bubbles without soapy liquid! They also gave the most beautiful rendition of the Elephant Love Medley.

Aquatic Avian- For sheer determination and most points gained through paper and pen!

The Magic Words Are Squeamish Ossifrage- We enjoyed your team entry for your imaginative names and we loved your amazing memory! An entire Chapter of the Bible!!!!!!

Big Damn Heroes-We enjoyed all the armour and weaponry and Nigel was awesome!

Chugs between my jugs- An amazing attempt at some Newnham Stereotypes from a team mostly composed of men!

-Penis – Least Childfriendly name created in a panic

Sc-Avenger , Anything, FBM –For not doing anything apart from turning up at the beginning!

 

Congrats to everyone and we will be having a get-together in The Granta tomorrow night at 7 if anyone wants to come along!

Judging begins again

The Judges are back in the judging chamber and eagerly waiting your entries!

Last night we met some of the teams on Orgasm bridge and were treated to some amazing sights such as fire poi and we got to play with Light Sabers!

Remember to email us any pictures or videos you have presented so that we can share them on the Tumblr!

And it begins!!

Yay, the scavenger hunt has started and we are getting tons of wonderful entries. Remember to check the tumblr and twitter account for updates.

Here are the teams (but you can still sign up if you want 🙂 )

Name: The Magic Words Are Squeamish Ossifrage

Team members: Tamsin Lim (Captain), Emily Smith (Quartermaster), Will Bryan (Midshipman), Anna Wagner (Powder Monkey)

Name: Lesbians of Newnham

Team Members: Kate Champion, Charlotte Ferris, Kim Millard, Megan Goldman-Roberts, Martha Hawker

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Name: \”Filthy Larpists\”

Team members: Megan Williams, Andrew Mason, Steph Leddington, James Robson, Tea Kew

Name: \”FBM\”
Team members: Martyn Higson, Steen Pettit, Esther Momcilovic, Dom Carr, Rob Norton

Name: Chugs between my jugs
Team members: Abi Lucas, Sam Ashcroft, Pete Gould, Pete Townsend, Will Bowers

Name: Penis

Team members: Hannah Basford, Will Robinson, Mike Sargeant, Tina Roushannafas

Name: Laser Raptors

Team members: Adam Greig, Sean Tull, Laurie Burchell, Thomas Watling, Rob Thompson

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Name: Big Damn Heroes

Team members: Gregory Weir, Emily Roon, Alex Guttenplan, Rosie Shewell-Brockway, Maddie Sharman

Name: Leave this blank for now

Team members: Kweku, Jenny, Rachel, Becca, Cristina

Name: Aquatic Avians

Team members: Admiral IceBreaker, Jayaveni Chedumbarum-Pillay, Sophie Kneller,  Katie Hocking

If you have any corrections to the teams, please send us an email 🙂

Remember to send us photos and videos.

And we are off!

The list is online and the teams are off!

We are just about to relocate to the Granta and can\’t wait to see you there!

If you didn\’t receive the paper copy this morning don\’t worry you can still join in!

Scavenger Hunt List 2012

 

Section Number Item Points Available
Jubilee A1 Union Flag

1

A2 Union Jack

2

A3 Kate Middleton look-alike

3

A4 A crown

1

A5 Jubilee themed food

1

A6 Red, White and Blue bunting

1

A7 A corgi

4

A8 Your version of the Queen\’s speech

2

A9 If I were the King/Queen I would ……………..

5

A10 Sing a song that was performed at the Jubilee concert

2

A11 Dress up as the Queen

2

A12 A flotilla

6

A13 Imitation of Prince Phillip

3

A14 Buckingham Palace

4

A15 A royal wave

1

A16 Sing all verses of \’God save the Queen\’

2

A17 The Jubilee line (London Underground)

3

A18 A diamond jubilee souvenir

1

A19 Prince William look alike

3

A20 Something iconically British

1

A21 Something recommended by HRH

1

A22 A polo stick

2

A23 A Barbour coat

2

A24 A street tea party

2

A25 An interesting royal fact

1

A26 A patriotic hat

1

A27 A  busby

3

A28  Favouite royal quote (from any living member of the royal family)

1

A29 Your version of a new national anthem

4

A30 A diamond

1

Britain\’s Got Talent B1 Saucepan on head

1

B2 Golden man

3

B3 Simon Cowell

15

B4 Truley Medley Deeply

7

B5 Dancing dog

5

B6 \”Geisha\”

2

B7 Posh girl with swagger

2

B8 Sea men

3

B9 cup stacking

2

B10 shadow puppets

1

B11 Your talent

5

Current Affairs C1 A phonetap

3

C2 The Orbit

4

C3 ambient temperature pasty

1

C4 olympic torch

2

C5 olympic mascot

1

C6 plan for olympic opening ceremony

3

C7 Greek Euro

2

C8 Explain the eurocrisis in <30secs

3

Alcohol D1 Most inventive cocktail

4

D2 Gold slagger

1

D3 Cheapest alcohol per unit

3

D4 Strongest alcohol

2

D5 Skittles vodka

4

D6 Brewed in cambridge

2

D7 Finest single malt

5

D8 Unique flavour

4

D9 Student friendly

2

D10 Prison wine

4

D11 Bacon vodka

6

D12 Agwa de Bolivia

5

D13 Kvass

4

D14 Advocaat

1

D15 Cynar

3

D16 Glow in the dark punch

2

Holiday E1 Sunglasses

1

E2 Glittery Suncream

2

E3 Short Hotpants

2

E4 Highest SPF Suncreen

2

E5 Ski Boots

2

E6 Swim Googles

1

E7 Ski Googles

1

E8 Bikini

1

E9 Flip Flops

1

E10 Hawaian Shirt

2

E11 Hula Skirt

3

E12 Snorkal

2

E13 Sand

1

E14 Bucket and Spade

2

E15 Snow Globe

3

E16 Tent

2

E17 Waterproofs

1

E18 Wellies (bonus for patterns)

1

E19 Torch

1

E20 Festival Shirt

2

E21 Festival Wristband

1

E22 BBQ meat (bonus points if edible)

2

E23 Sunhat

1

E24 Beach Ball

1

E25 Umbrella Hat

3

E26 Skis

2

E27 Snow

4

E28 Surfboard

4

E29 Fishing Rod

2

E30 Palm Tree

4

E31 Airplane

4

E32 Ferry

5

E33 Dingy

2

E34 Shark

2

E35 Souvenirs (max 5) 1 point each
E36 Old Postcard

4

E37 Weird Postcard

4

Alternative Olympics (Challenge another Team) F1 Rock-Paper-Scissors

4

(Losers get half points) F2 Pooh-Sticks

4

F3 Welly Wanging

4

F4 Gurning

6

F5 Wheelbarrow Race

5

F6 Egg Catching

5

F7 Tiddy Winks

4

F8 Jenga

4

F9 Conkers

6

F10 Frisbee

4

F11 Quidditch

6

F12 Bike polo

7

F13 Cheese rolling (good luck finding a hill)

8

F14 Bridging (from punts)

8

F15 Running of the bulls

7

King\’s Parade G1 Video of a team member photobombing a tourist

4

G2 Video of a team member hugging a tourist

3

G3 Video of a team member dancing a jig

1

G4 Free fudge from the Fudge Kitchen

1

G5 Photograph of team with some Japanese Tourists

1

G6 Punting Sign

3

G7 Walk on Kings Grass

5

G8 Take a picture with a King\’s Porter (Bonus if in conjunction with above)

3

Newnham Legends H1 A lesbian pillowfight

4

H2 The Puma from the garden

5

H3 Someone who has had their girlfriend stolen by the lesbians of Newnham

5

H4 Emma Thompson

15

H5 Nun

2

H6 Someone who was pooled

1

H7 Someone who was not pooled

1

H8 Mary Beard

6

H9 A Room of One\’s Own

2

H10 Ride a motorbike down Newnham Corridor

15

H11 A \’this boy is not a rapist\’ note

1

H12 Miriam Margolyes

10

H13 DNA

1

Musical Instruments (Points for playing to high quality) I1 Harp

6

I2 Bassoon

3

I3 Clarinet

2

I4 Didgeridoo

4

I5 Nose Flute

2

I6 Piccalo

2

I7 Mandolin

2

I8 Saxophone

2

I9 Triangle

1

I10 Conch

4

I11 Ukulele

1

I12 Harmonica

1

I13 Zither

3

I14 Lute

3

I15 Koto

4

I16 One string fiddle

2

I17 Theremin

4

I18 Grand Piano

6

I19 Fender Stratocaster

3

I20 Gibson Les Paul

3

Stereotypes (bring us a stereotype of the country) J1 Ireland

3

(bonus points for lack for racism) J2 England

3

J3 Wales

3

J4 Scotland

3

J5 France

3

J6 Germany

3

J7 Spain

3

J8 Italy

3

J9 Russia

3

J10 America

3

J11 Canada

3

J12 India

3

J13 South Africa

3

J14 Austraila

3

J15 Greece

3

J16 China

3

J17 Japan

3

J18 Canada

3

 Accents K1 French

2

K2 Spanish

2

K3 Italian

2

K4 Northern Irish

2

K5 Geordie

2

K6 Scouse

2

K7 Welsh

2

K8 Yorkshire

2

K9 Birmingham

2

K10 Irish

2

CompSci L1 Red-Black Tree

3

L2 Unix Guru

2

L3 Sandals and Socks

1

L4 Editor Wars

2

L5 HTTP ERROR: 418

2

L6 Programming Languages Realised 1 (max 5)
L7 A reading of Skakespeare

2

L8 Human Sorting (Bonus for obscurity) 2 (max 4)
L9 Old Input system

3

L10 Curry

1

Gaming M1 Heath and Mana Potion 2 each
M2 A complete Pokedex

4

M3 Gordon Freeman\’s Favourite Weapon

2

M4 Combustible Lemons

3

M5 Capsuleer

3

M6 Fus-Roh-Dah

1

M7 Bastion Narrator Impression

1

M8 Zergling Rush

2

M9 Blizzard Potion

2

M10 Unreal Tournament Sounds Impression

2

M11 Nuka-Cola

3

M12 Character Costumes 3 each (max 12)
Memory section (Performed in front of us) N1 Write down the states of America 1 point per 10
N2 Write down as many countries as you can 1 point per 15
N3 Periodic Table (bonus points if in song)

10

N4 Decimal Places of Pi 1 point per 10 places (max 5)
N5 Root 2 1 point per 10 places (max 5)
N6 e 1 point per 10 places (max 5)
N7 A chapter of the Bible (bonus points for acting) Version NIV

5

N8 Say Hello in as many languages as possible 1 point per 5 (max 4)
N9 The names of the original pokemon 2 points per 50
Dress up (Bring us someone dressed as or bring us the real thing for twice the amount of points) O1 Pirate

2

O2 Police Officer

2

O3 Hula Dancer

3

O4 Arabian Prince

3

O5 Priest

1

O6 Bishop

2

O7 Pope

3

O8 Nurse

2

O9 Alien

1

O10 Lady Gaga

3

O11 Geisha

3

O12 Snow White

2

O13 Easter Bunny

1

O14 Santa

1

O15 Queen Victora

3

O16 Roman Emperor

1

O17 Cat

2

O18 Dalek

4

O19 Robot

2

Halloween P1 A ghost\’s chains

1

P2 A witch hat

1

P3 A devil\’s fork

1

P4 Vampire fangs

1

P5 A Jack-o-lantern

3 (if carved)

P6 Trick or treat?

1

P7 A Candy Apple

2

P8 Fake Blood

1

P9 Zombie anything

2

P10 Sexy anything

3

P11 Potion

2

P12 Pumpkin Pie

3

P13 Act out a horror movie

7

Luck Q1 4 leaf clover

3

Q2 Rabbits foot

5

Q3 Penny

1

Q4 Horseshoe

2

Q1 Lucky Dice (fluffy dice gain bonus points)

1

Q2 Lucky Number Seven

1

Q3 Scarab beetle

3

Q4 Charm Bracelet

1

Q1 Wishbone

2

Q2 Cricket

4

Q3 Pig

2

Q4 Black Cat

4

Q1 Broken mirror

1

Q2 Ladder

2

Q3 Owl

3

Q4 Salt

1

Q1 Sparrow

4

Q2 Unlucky Number thirteen

1

Q3 A golden turd. No, seriously. Google it.

3

Q4 Lucky Pants

1

Q1 Open an umbrella inside

1

Q2 Felix Felicis (Bonus points if actually works)

4

Japanophilia R1 A fan (bonus points for a Japanese-style fighting fan)

2

R2 A haiku

4

R3 Japanese chopsticks

2

R4 A tea ceremony

4

R5 A flower arrangement

3

R6 Anime hair

3

R7 Godzilla

4

R8 A kimono

4

R9 A Buddhist garden

3

R10 The Meiji Restoration

2

R11 A vending machine

6

R12 Origami

2

R13 Sock glue (Cuteness Glue)

4

R14 Ramen

1

R15 A bullet train

3

R16 Tatami

3

R17 A bento (bonus for presentation)

2

R18 Tabehoudai/Nomihoudai

10

The Irish S1 A leprechaun

2

S2 Guinness

1

S3 Whiskey

2

S4 Potato

1

S5 Champ

2

S6 Rainbow with pot of gold at the end

3

S7 The Luck of the Irish

2

S8 Someone who has kissed the Blarney Stone

2

S9 Top Hats (not the clothing item)

2

S10 Tatyo Crisps

5

S11 Scallions

1

S12 Brown Lemonade

4

S13 Potato Bread

1

S14 Cabbage

1

S15 Boxty

2

S16 Book of Kells

4

S17 Shamrock

1

Superlative T1 Most creative swearword

3

T2 Best fashion Sense

4

T3 Best Joke

2

T4 Worst Hairdo

7

T5 Best Shoes

3

T6 Best Leotard

4

T7 Best Onesie

3

T8 Worst Onesie

3

T9 Best Animal Impression

2

T10 Best Motto

3

T11 Best David Attenbourgh Impression

3

T12 Worst Joke

1

T13 Girliest Cocktail

2

T14 Worst Hangover

4

T15 Largest hard drive

2

T16 Smallest memory stick

3

T17 Largest painting

4

T18 Largest handspan

2

T19 Worst Attempt at Opening a door

4

T20 Largest Feet

2

T21 Most unique solutions to the list

4

The Big Bang Theory U1 Sing Soft kitty – extra point if in a round

2

U2 Explain rock-paper-scissors-lizard-spock

4

U3 photo of  team member with Stephen Hawking

5

U4 Dress as Doppler effect

4

U5 3D chess

4

U6 Laser chess

4

U7 Klingon Boggle

2

U8 A \”Penny-Blossom\”

2

U9 The ring

1

U10 Goth Tattoo sleeve

2

U11 Recreate eye of the tiger montage

3

U12 tweety bird tattoo

2

U13 robot arm

3

U14 Indian Monopoly

2

U15 \”The Flash\” T-shirt

1

U16 Leonard Nimoy\’s Signature

2

Glee V1 Rapper in a wheelchair

3

V2 Collection of \”Vests\”

5

V3 Purple Piano

2

V4 Tracksuit

1

V5 Cheerleaders Outfit

3

V6 Your own music video

5

V7 Journey

3

V8 Slushie a Team member (Outside please)

3

The Hunger Games W1 Mockingjay

3

W2 Totalitarian regime

4

W3 Situation which can only be improved by a threesome

3

W4 Train

2

W5 Symbolic bread

1

W6 Cornucopia

2

W7 Catnip

3

W8 Extreme fashion

2

W9 Brooch

1

W10 Sadistic reality TV show

5

Game of Thrones X1 The Iron Throne

6

X2 Gregor Clegane (horse decapitation not required as proof of identity)

4

X3 Sword

1

X4 Horse

2

X5 White Walker

2

X6 Comprehensive list of deviations from books

4

X7 Dragon

2

X8 Direwolf

2

X9 Hairstyle of a Southern lady

3

X10 Armour

2

X11 Scale model of Westeros carved out of fudge

4

X12 Fleet

2

X13 Wildfire (bonus points if it works, massive loss of points for arson/setting off of fire alarms)

2

X14 Reenact one of the battles

4

X15 Horn tankard

1

X16 Daring escape

5

X17 Summarise in under a minute (first two books ONLY)

10

Avatar Y1 Paint a team member blue

5

Y2 Flux Vortex

3

Y3 3D Glasses

1

Y4 Disneys Pocahontas

2

Y5 Unobtainium

10

Y6 Your Avatar

2

Y7 Woodsprite

3

Y8 Tree of Souls

4

Y9 Something with bioluminessence

5

Moulin Rouge Z1 A giant elephant

5

Z2 Ewan McGregor

15

Z3 Absinthe

3

Z4 Green Fairy

2

Z5 Can can

1

Z6 Elephant Love Medley

2

Z7 Red Mill

3

Twilight α1 Story in 30secs

3

α2 A Sparkling Man

4

α3 A Werewolf

4

α4 A Vampire

2

α5 A fight between Team Jacob and Team Edward

6

α6 Sing / Play us a lullaby (bonus points if original)

2

α7 A ninety-year-old virgin

8

α8 Read a judge\’s mind

3

α9 Predict the future for us

3

α10 Mormon (Bonus if actual mormon)

2

α11 Abs

4

Superheroes β1 Thor\’s hammer

2

β2 Captain America\’s shield

2

β3 Spiderman\’s web slinger

2

β4 Hawkeye\’s bow

2

β5 Hulk Smash (no damage to judging chamber)

4

β6 Iron Man\’s suit

10

β7 Batman\’s batmobile

3

β8 Green Lantern\’s ring

1

β9 Quick Change in a Phonebox

5

β10 Fury\’s eyepatch

1

β11 Loki\’s helmet

3

β12 Magneto\’s helmet (what is it with villains and helmets?)

2

β13 Shwarma

2

β14 Someone with a secret identity

2

β15 Weird comics plot line

3

β16 Draw the Judges as Superheroes

4

β17 Your superpower

2

β18 Thor-compliant explanation for Loki\’s behaviour in Avengers

4

β19 Cerebro

2

β20 Useless but very pretty armour

5

β21 Marvel/DC verse fanfic (bonus if romantic, bigger bonus if judges have never heard of the pairing, loss of points if porn)

4

β22 Fingerless gloves (bonus points if you know why)

1

β23 Anatomical explanation for Sleipnir

2

Radio 4 γ1 Bring us the head of Alfredo Garcia

2

γ2 Student who listens to the Archers

6

γ3 Recite the shipping forecast

2

γ4 Radio

1

γ5 Someone (not a farmer) who has listened to Farming Today (and why)

4

γ6 Rules for Mornington Crescent

2

γ7 Brief ode to your favourite programme

2

γ8 Round of Just A Minute (we will give you a subject)

2

γ9 Cutting from a newspaper

1

γ10 Someone who has been on Any Answers

1

γ11 Evan Davis

5

Special Skills δ1 fist in your mouth

3

δ2 lick your elbow

2

δ3 lick your nose

1

δ4 rip an apple in half

4

δ5 smash a can on your head

2

δ6 vibrate your eyes

3

δ7 eyebrow trick

2

δ8 hitchhiker\’s thumb

1

δ9 flower with your tongue

3

δ10 juggling

2

δ11 maximum number keepy-uppies 1 point per 10
δ12 sweet soufflé

5

δ13 skipping rope tricks

2

δ14 speed knitting in front of us (we will have needles)

3

δ15 interpretative dance

3

The impossibles ε1 fly

10

ε2 become invisible

10

ε3 travel faster than light

10

ε4 anti-gravity

10

ε5 shoot lasers out of your eyes

10

ε6 climb mount everest

5

ε7 cycle with no hands and no feet

5

ε8 swim without water (genuine propulsion)

5

Tell us a Story ζ1 Sweetest

2

ζ2 Saddest

4

ζ3 Funniest

4

ζ4 Shortest (must have plot line)

2

ζ5 When I grow up

3

ζ6 Once upon a time

2

ζ7 When the tiger came to tea

4

ζ8 When the Aliens Invaded

2

ζ9 Most Bizzare

5

ζ10 Something no one knows

5

ζ11 Story told with puppets

5

Bribery η1 Kitten

20

η2 Duckling

10

η3 Chocolate Cake

6

η4 A persuasive song in the honour of the Judges

4

η5 Scones from Grantchester 3 (7 if punted)
η6 Candyfloss

2

Find an item which is both θ1 Prickly and tickly

2

θ2 hard and soft

1

θ3 rough and smooth

2

θ4 long and round

2

θ5 white and yellow

2

θ6 thin and fat

2

θ7 curly and straight

1

θ8 shiny and dull

2

θ9 feathery and furry

2

Bring the answer to the riddle ι1 What goes up a chimney down, but won\’t go down a chimney up?

2

ι2 What\’s full of holes but still holds water?

2

ι3 What turns everything around, but does not move?

2

ι4 Two legs I have, and this will confound: only at rest do they touch the ground! What am I?

2

ι5 I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody.

2

ι6 What gets wet when drying?

2

ι7 What is round as a dishpan, deep as a tub, and still the oceans couldn\’t fill it up?

2

ι8 I went to the city, I stopped there, I never went there, and I came back again.

2

ι9 What fastens two people yet touches only one? 

2

ι10 What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?

2

ι11 What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?

2

Your mission, if you chose to accept it… κ1 Ask us for a mission (if you dare)


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Starting tomorrow!

We’re nearly set to start! Here’s how things should unfold:

Wednesday:

9.00 a.m.: We’ll be outside Great St Mary’s with printed copies of the list for anyone who turns up with an interesting hat (Points to the team with the most interesting hat!). It might be worth your while getting a paper copy!

10.00 a.m.: The list goes up online. We’ll post it here and it’ll go on the sidebar.

11.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.: We’ll be in the The Granta by the door, sitting tight and waiting to be brought your excellent items.

Thursday:

11.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.: We’ll be in The Granta for the second day to be wowed and delighted by your finds.

9.00 p.m.: Doors close. If you’re in the room by 9, we’ll judge your stuff, but not if you’re late!

approx. 9.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.: Results! Depending on how long final judging takes, we’ll publish the results on the blog, twitter etc as soon as possible and tell anyone who’s stuck around in person.

Some stuff to bear in mind:

  • Completing any whole section of the list will net a 20% bonus on that section’s points
  • You should bring stuff as often as you can! Leaving it all until the end makes for busy busy rooms and bored judges!
  • Points on the list are the approximate maximum for that item — great attempts will get the maximum points, merely mediocre will still get some points. Going above and beyond the call of duty is likely to net you bonus points.
  • Be sure to check the Twitter feed (@CUSH_2012)! Who knows what we’ll post?
  • Unless you ask us not to, we’ll probably post your exciting/entertaining photos and videos, and may photograph items and post them too. They’ll end up on the website or Twitter.
  • We’ll have computers with us, so please bring digital items on USB sticks if you can!
  • Any questions, email or tweet us

See you all tomorrow morning and best of luck!