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Scavenger Hunt
Hints, Clues, Questions and Adventure!
Coming to the museum will be awesome no doubt. But what about spicing up your trip with a scavenger hunt of your own making?! This is how it works. Check out the special list of clues we've devised for you. Print out your favorites. Arrive at the museum and the minute your feet hit the ground get your exploration on like Indiana Jones!
  1. Find the Navajo bear claw ring.
  2. They say I'm a monster, but really I'm just a venomous lizard. What is my name and what desert do I live in.
  3. I'm a terrapin. Where would you find me?
  4. Find me. I'm in the North American room with lots of feathers. My cousin is called bald. I'm called something a little more elemental. What am I.
  5. I'm in the wetlands and sometimes old men are called my name. What and who am I?
  6. Explore the touch tank. Can you find lightning welk.
  7. I am the product and the process of smoothing and setting stones. Find me to discover what I'm called.
  8. I can run up to 40 miles per hour and jump eight feet in the air. Who am I?
  9. I like water, have a large and small mouth and I am native to North Carolina. What am I?
  10. They call me the Monarch of the Marsh. Who am I?
  11. I'm the chunkey stone. Find me and tell me what I'm used for.
  12. I'm the red fox and can be found in at least two different regions. Find me and tell me where I am.
  13. One has more impressive horns and one looks more like a particular mountain goat. Can you tell me which is which? Find the Dall's Sheep and the Bighorn Sheep.
  14. I'm the movement of one large landmass in relation to another. Find my display. What am I called?
  15. When you hear my rattle, you better stay away. Around these parts, I can only be found near Crowder's Mountain. Who am I?
  16. Slither over to the live snakes. I'm the most common venomous snake in Gaston County. Who am I?
  17. I'm that particular mountain goat that looks a little like the Dall's Sheep or the Bighorn. What region am I in?
  18. We're the white prairie dog, the badger and the sage grouse. Find us and tell us the name of the region where we're from.
  19. Find the polar bear, brown bear and grizzly bear. Which one lives in weather that you'd like to be in the most?
  20. I'm the prehistoric period that existed 144-66 million years ago. Find me and tell me my name.