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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 deer foot inkwell.
  2. I hold weapons and a person does me when they're cold. Find me. What am I?
  3. I have caps, gills, stems and veils. Tell me where I am and what I am.
  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 the Harbor Seal. Find me and name the region where I reside.
  6. 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.
  7. I'm the red fox and can be found in at least two different regions. Find me and tell me where I am.
  8. 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.
  9. We encountered America from a far away land 15-20,000 years ago. What are we called and where did we come from?
  10. I'm Havasupai. Find me and name the North American region in which I reside.
  11. I'm the prehistoric period that existed 144-66 million years ago. Find me and tell me my name.
  12. I'm that particular mountain goat that looks a little like the Dall's Sheep or the Bighorn. What region am I in?
  13. Find your three favorite minerals and crystals and tell me their names.
  14. An artificial reef can form on me. What am I?
  15. Slither over to the live snakes. I'm the most common venomous snake in Gaston County. Who am I?
  16. When you hear my rattle, you better stay away. Around these parts, I can only be found near Crowder's Mountain. Who am I?
  17. Find the giant bird egg that shares its name with a pachyderm.
  18. Go to the Henry Hall of the American Indian and find a guardian of the pueblo.
  19. They call me the Monarch of the Marsh. Who am I?
  20. I'm the only deer that you'll find antlers on both males and females. Who am I and where would you find me?