Note that the items are divided into categories. By obtaining all of the items and completing all of the tasks in a category, you earn one extra point per item. For those items that are the \’best\’, \’most\’ or similar, you only need to make a reasonable attempt to qualify for these bonus points.
Architecture:
- A spirit level (1)
- Photos of Cripps buildings/courts/blocks (1 each)
- A property deed (4)
- A 5-storey house of cards (6)
Celebrities:
- A photo of a team member with Stephen Hawking (3)
- A photo of the team with Matthew Garrett (3 or more)
- An item signed by someone from a soap opera (3)
- Play Imre Leader at a board game other than Othello (5)
- Carmen Sandiego or the location thereof (9)
Clothing:
- A shoe larger than size 12 (2)
- A snorkel (2)
- An \”I\’m With Stupid\” t-shirt (2)
- Flying goggles (2)
- A tartan kilt (3)
Communications:
- A used stamp for a denomination other than 39p or 23p (1)
- Postcards from each continent (1 each, bonus for Antarctica)
- A Christmas card to the umpires from the team (2 or more)
- A letter from an intelligence service (3)
- A telegram (5)
Computing:
- COMMAND.COM (1)
- A modem under 56 kilobaud (2)
- System Shock 2 (2 – double if you let the judges keep it)
- A model of the internet (4)
Conspiracy Theory:
- A book which specifically denies evolution (3)
- Evidence of time travel other than 1 sec/sec (4)
- Fake the moon landings (5)
- Evidence of extraterrestrial life (10)
Criminal Behaviour:
- A bag marked SWAG (1 or more)
- A legal controlled substance (1)
- A lockpick (2)
- An ASBO (7)
Democracy:
- A copy of the Magna Carta (2)
- A polling card (2)
- A petition signed by 20 members of the public (4)
- A copy of this list signed by a member of Cambridge City Council (6)
Drink:
- Alcohol past its sell-by date (1)
- A bottle of wine more than 5 years old (2 – double if you let the judges keep it)
- A glass significantly larger than 1 pint (2)
- A stein (2)
- The most obscure foreign beverage (3)
Education:
- Graduation bands (1)
- A Bodleian Library card (2)
- A degree certificate (2)
- A university card from a graduate college (2)
- Handwritten lecture notes taken in 2004 (2)
- The World Book encyclopedia (or one volume thereof) (3)
- A photo with more than one college master (6)
Fauna:
- A live snail (1)
- Hello Kitty merchandise (1)
- Mickey Mouse ears (1)
- The most photos of team members with different animal species (with Latin name) (3)
- Build a better mousetrap (4)
Film:
- A clapperboard (2)
- A copy of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (2)
- A cinema ticket stub for Stealth, or a receipt for the purchase of the DVD (3)
- A short film by the team about the dangers of piracy (5)
Finance:
- A receipt for £6.66 (1)
- A college bill for a negative amount (2)
- A photo of two bankers hugging each other (2)
- A coin from a country which no longer exists (3)
- The cheapest thing bought on eBay today (auction, not Buy It Now) (3)
- £13.75 in coupons (exactly) (3)
- Something worth over £2000 (5 – double if you let the judges keep it)
Flora:
- A bunch of flowers (1)
- A fake flower (1)
- A piece of holly (1)
- A balloon plant (3)
Food:
- A Cadbury\’s Dairy Milk \”with Creme Egg\” (1)
- A complimentary mint (1)
- A non-Cadbury\’s Easter egg (1)
- Bake us a cake (3 or more)
- The best non-destructive egg-launcher (5, to be launched from a 1st storey window, throwing allowed)
Free Gifts:
- A lollipop stick with a joke on (1)
- A toy from a cereal packet (1)
- A Ronald McDonald? toy (3)
- A Hamburglar toy (4)
Geometry:
- A gelatinous cube (2 or more)
- A pentagon constructed using compass and straightedge (2)
- A spirograph (2)
- A home-made d20 (3)
Heritage:
- A castle (1 or more)
- A National Trust membership card (2)
- A photo of a real coat of arms not from an educational institution (2)
- A photo of the Viking fish and chip shop (2)
- A team coat of arms (2 or more)
- A tapestry (3)
Kitchen:
- A colourful spoon (1)
- A lemon juicer (1)
- A pizza cutter (1)
- A George Foreman grill (2)
Law and Order:
- A sheriff\’s badge (1)
- A superhero costume (modelled) (2 or more)
- A homemade security alarm (4)
- A bullet (5)
Literature:
- An Agatha Christie novel (1)
- Harry Potter and the Sorceror\’s Stone (2)
- A D&D Player\’s Handbook from before 3rd Edition (3)
- A book in a non-Indo-European language (3)
- A book first published between 500 and 1500AD in its original language (4)
- Recite a poem about a hunt of greater than 10 lines (5)
Monorail:
- A monocle (2)
- Someone called Monica (2)
- Something from Monaco (2)
- A magnetic monopole (10)
Music:
- Wind chimes (1)
- A NOW! album with a prime number (2)
- A sitar (2)
- A Grade 5 or above music certificate (3)
- Compose and perform a song about an event during the hunt (5)
- Two NOW! albums with twin prime numbers (6)
- 99 red balloons (floating in the summer sky) (9)
Naughty:
- A pack of pornographic playing cards (2)
- A photo of the entire team in a bathtub (2)
- A candle longer than 2 feet (60 cm) (3)
- The scariest (clean) underwear (3)
- A job for Michael Richards (10, must be an offer of employment for at least 8 hours at minimum wage)
Paper:
- The Epoch Times (1)
- A copy of the Big Issue more than a month old (2)
- A giant origami (3)
- The Ewok Times (4)
Pastamancy:
- A photocopy of some pasta (1)
- 100 pieces of pasta, individually labelled \’knife\’ (4)
- A 50cm bridge, made only of spaghetti and glue (4)
- A map of the London Underground made of pasta (4)
People:
- A photo of a parent of a member of another team (3)
- Two people with the same birthday (with proof) (4)
- A foreign tourist (who you don\’t know) (6)
- Someone who has appeared on the Honours List (8)
Pirate:
- A metal hook (1 or more)
- A plank (1)
- An eyepatch (1)
- A letter of marque (6)
Planet:
- A visa from a country other than the USA (2)
- A katamari greater than 20cm in diameter (4)
- Have the team\’s contribution to climate change computed by the Cambridge Carbon Footprint (4)
- Samples of Earth, Wind, Fire, Water and Heart (5)
Rainbow:
- A red key (1)
- Parma violets (1)
- A yellow ribbon tied around an old oak tree (2)
- An indigo plant (3)
- An opaque orange Lego brick (3)
- A blue suede shoe (4)
- A green snooker ball (4)
Religion:
- Rosary beads (2)
- A photo of the entire team with an official of a recognised non-Christian religion (3)
- Jesus\’ face on a piece of toast (3)
- A bishop\’s mitre (8)
Science:
- A Cartesian diver (1)
- A big magnet (1 or more)
- A boiling tube (1)
- An inanimate carbon rod (2)
- An animated carbon rod (4)
- Soap you made yourself (7)
Sean Connery:
- A poster from a Sean Connery film (2)
- The soundtrack to a Sean Connery film (2)
- The best 5 anagrams of Sean Connery films (5)
- Sean Connery (9)
Sport:
- A photo of a team member canoeing (2)
- A photo of Live Action Noughts & Crosses (3)
- 3/4 of a golf ball in one piece (4)
- Memorabilia from the last three soccer World Cups (4)
- A World Cup ticket stub (5)
Supermarket Sweep:
- A labelled product without any English text (2)
- A photo of a giant inflatable in a supermarket (2)
- A photo of the entire team in a supermarket trolley (3)
- A receipt from a Sainsbury\’s other than Sidney St (3)
- The most photos of distinct Co-ops (3)
Toys R Us:
- A flexible pencil (1)
- A rusty nail (1)
- A spinning top (1)
- A decoder ring (2)
- A toy with a string you can pull so it speaks (2 or more)
- A marionette (3)
Transport:
- A photo of a number plate which spells a word (1)
- A unique part of a bicycle (not chain/brake handles/pedal) (1 each)
- A model train, made of train tickets (4)
- A working steam engine (7)
X-Treme:
- The object fulfilling the most criteria on the list (1 each)
- A photo of a team member extreme ironing (3 or more)
- The largest ice cube (3)
- The person whose name is last in alphabetical order (surname, forename) (3)
- A photo of the view from Castle Hill at dawn (4)