scavenger hunt

noun

|Updated on: 24 Jun 2018

Definition of scavenger hunt

: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit

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Recent Examples of scavenger hunt from the Web

Don’t assume a building full of dollhouses is an outing just for girls, because kids receive engaging scavenger hunts upon entry.

— lori fulk / indystar, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana for shy kids: 10 quiet hangouts your kid will love," 19 June 2018
The state meet also included a scavenger hunt so the competitors from across the state could get to know each other.

— elizabeth marie himchak, Pomerado News, "Problem-solving students compete at state contest," 25 May 2018
McMeins has planned a logo scavenger hunt this year.

— sheryl devore, chicagotribune.com, "Lambs Farm car show awards 25 trophies," 22 May 2018
Activities will include a scavenger hunt for kids, wildflower seed planting and free cake.

— susan soldavin, Howard County Times, "River Hill junior wins election to Howard County Board of Education [Clarksville]," 10 May 2018
In addition to the fling, children will also be able to enjoy a scavenger hunt in the new building and throughout the Spring Creek facility.

— geoff bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Candy to fly at Pewaukee's Spring Creek Church," 17 Apr. 2018
To critics, today’s system favors a scavenger hunt for points over artistic expression and gives short shrift to other appealing aspects of the sport like choreography, footwork, flair, and a sense of theater.

— New York Times, "Nathan Chen Has Taken the Quad to a New Level. Is It Good for Figure Skating?," 2 Jan. 2018
Also a children’s area sponsored by Kroger with face painting, coloring contest, putting green, inflatables and a scavenger hunt.

— The Courier-Journal, "75+ fun things, including Halloween creeps, for week of Sept. 21-27," 20 Sep. 2017
What already begins like a crime out of a Batman comic got stranger as police discovered that Wells was being sent on elaborate scavenger hunt in order to defuse the bomb.

— lincoln michel, GQ, "Evil Genius Is a True Crime Show About the Strangest Bank Robbery Ever," 23 May 2018

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