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(presented on Mother's Day 1998 in Ida Noyes Hall and her environs, unless indicated otherwise. The acronym ``NAA'' is used to denote a Non-Alcoholic Alternative to the item in question)

Someone to throw a bullseye at darts (regulation distance, six attempts). [10 points]
Jailbait. [1-8 points, scaled on sexiness:youth ratio]
A copy of Chain Mail. [5 points]
Someone to do a pastel portrait of the Judge while the page is being judged (must be done by the end of page judging and look good enough to send to mom). [5 points]
Double salt licorice. [5 points]
A seascape complete with people as mermaids, seawitches, crabs and a drowning sailor. Involve goldfish. Lots of them. Preferably goldfish crackers which you give to the Judge. [15 points]
According to L.L. Cool J., who's got a big ol' butt? [5 points]
A wonderwall and a champagne supernova (non-alcoholic). [5 points]
Bathroom kit from the Plaza. [35 points]
Human-sized onion ring. [20 points]
Child-bearing hips. [2 points]
A waiter's jacket from Smith and Wollensky. [50 points]
What the hell is a case interview? [3 points]
A roof party to be staged Friday night at 10pm. Teams must email the Judges the location of the party before it happens (this party cannot occur on University buildings). [35 points]
Literature from the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. [10 points]
Mood lighting. [7 points]
A President Ford ``Don't Settle for Peanuts'' campaign button. [20 points. 5 bonus points for a ``Whip Inflation Now'' button]
Lutefisk, lefse, og lompe. [10 points]
A tenure war with paintball guns. We want real tenure-track professors, hurling insults that don't end in ``-ist,'' shooting each other with different colors, and determining, when all is said and done, that lives in academia are farces and all should become investment bankers. This item is open only to U of C tenure-track professors. [30 points]
Plumtree's Potted Meat. [5 points. 3 bonus points for telling us what is not complete without Plumtree's Potted Meat]
Double-belled euphonium. [3 points]
Yo' mama. [3 points]
A moveable feast. [4 points]
Purple Muscle with spray. [5 points]
Hillbillies. [3 points. 2 bonus points for kissin' cousins]
How did Fawn Lebowitz die? [2 points]
A photograph of a teammember in front of any NYC landmark wearing an Army coat and a mohawk. [15 points]
Build a centrifugal compressor. [50 points]
Half a pound of cigarette butts (must provide a scale). [10 points]
Adomas Varnas painted Lithuanian novelist Balys Sruoga before what colour background? [10 points]
Rockefeller Chapel draped in cloth à la Christo. [50 points]
Team disks (frisbees) from all the Ivy League schools (No, the U of C is not an Ivy League school). [3 points per disc]
The Fratmobile. [5 points]
Big'uns. [10 points]
Teammembers dressed like the Scooby Doo Gang. [15 points. 5 bonus points if they can run like them in place]
Photo of a teammember playing chess in Washington Square Park. [50 points]
Pogo-stilts. [10 points]
A resolution passed by SG enforcing economic sanctions on Ida Noyes. [15 points]
A real bagel. [5 points. Contents to be disposed of at discretion of Judge]
Boots that were made for walkin'. [2 points]
How many people signed the Lithuanian Declaration of Independence in 1918? [3 points]
Roulette wheel and some high rollers. Include one silly moustache. [10 points]
A tube of Fetish. [2 points]
Give the statue of Linné some sexual healing Saturday afternoon. [7 points]
Jerry Springer. [40 points]
A mask of Hugo S., the size of Whitman's head in Harper, suitable for political rallies in 3rd world nations. [15-20 points, scaled on intimidating Big Brother/Manuel Noriega-esque elements]
Ticket stub from the Creative Music Series at Unity Temple. [3 points per stub. 15 bonus points for a stub from the ROVA Saxophone Quartet concert]
A picture of a teammember in a Thriller jacket with an Amish person. [20 points. 30 bonus points if he's wearing the jacket and you're wearing his hat. 5 more bonus points if you're still wearing his hat]
The Prioress, spanking a teammember. [5 points]
A Victor adding machine. [20 points. 10 bonus points if you get Victor to do the adding]
Produce a head sculpted from Braunschweiger. [12 points. 5 bonus points if the head is recognizably Mel Brooks]
Photograph of a teammember with the caretaker of the Reptiland Zoo. [25 points]
What is the inscription on the sign of the Hibernian Lounge? [15 points]
A letter from a teammember published in the New York Times, responding to the staff editorial ``Irresponsible Athletes'' in 6 May 1998 issue. The letter must mention ``Allen Iverson,'' and must use the phrase ``bring it to the hole'' in an unsuggestive way. [40 points]
Complete nutritional information for a Harold's dark half. [5 points]
An original 45rpm floppy of the Big Mac song. [10 points. 100 bonus points if the record deems its possessor a grand prize winner]
Speed demon. [3 points]
Broken stuff that comes alive when hit by the Fonz. [20 points]
Serpentor, Destro, Major Bludd, and Cobra Commander all trying to be Baroness' Big Daddy. A performance in costume. [10 points]
Titanic cake. Before or after is acceptable. [1-10 points, scaled on tastiness]
Who has the two largest wardrobes in Chicago? [10 points]
Clove hitch. [2 points]
The Anal Intruder. [15 points]
A teammember covered entirely in mashed potatoes. [25 points]
A large-sized prize from the Gallery Games. [25 points]
How many different cartoons are on the wrapper of everybody's favorite Y2K-compliant candy? [3 points]
Three parking tickets for parking in between the World Trade Towers. [75 points]
The wiener mobile. [15 points]
Official Website Item. Teams must include references to Robin Byrd, Andre the Giant, Sporks, pornography featuring dwarves, and somehow tie this all in with Pirate Prentice's banana trees from Gravity's Rainbow and both that which Leopold Bloom eats with relish and what he orders from Molly upon falling asleep. Again, standard rules apply: URLs are to be emailed to the Judges by 6 pm Friday night, must be findable on the student server with appropriate comment, etc. [30 points. 10 bonus points if an effort is made to use deconstructivist criticism coherently in a self-conscious self-assessment of the website]
Kodiak bear. [80 points. 40 bonus points if it's a mama Kodiak bear]
Potato and egg on half from diFonte's. [5 points]
The Unofficial University of Chicago Centennial Coloring Book. Be able to point out who it was sponsored by and what event(s) it prophesies. [10 points. 2 bonus points if it includes the original gray crayon]
Who was the cutest New Kid? [2 points]
Hugo Tha Damaja. [3 points]
How many people are in the third floor stained glass window at the Balzekas Museum? [1 point]
A teammember to wear something from the International Male catalogue. [5 points. 3 bonus points for puffy sleeves. 5 bonus points for mesh fabric]
Where did Huey learn to play the harp? [5 points]
DuMaurier Cigarettes. [3 points. Contents to be disposed of at discretion of Judge]
Legally marry a teammember during the course of the Scavenger Hunt. [20 points. 5 bonus points if the wedding makes an honest woman of her]
Eagle Man or Eagle Woman. [15 points]
A copy of Phish's song ``Runaway Jim'' to be played at judging. [4 points]
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios. [7 points. 3 bonus points for tasty gazpacho]
Girls' photo IDs from Catholic school. [5 points per ID, 5 ID maximum]
Give the UNITY ticket a wedgie (and then pose for a photo). [10 points]
Meet Mike Donohue at St. Dymphna's Bar between 11pm and 2am Friday night and do what he says to earn your points. [100 points maximum]
Fetish shoes. [4 points]
A photo of a teammember in the car chair at Grant's Tomb. [10 points]
You know what I love best about Amsterdam? [3 points]
A Taun-taun. [10 points]
A hot Joey roll from the Brearley School. [8 points]
Herbal refreshment. [10 points, if you catch our drift]
Find three blatantly wrong or misleading passages in Sex Tips for Straight Women From A Gay Man. [5 points]
All of the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, explaining why their ruling is higher than that of the Scavenger Hunt Judges. However, points will be lost if the argument is so compelling that the Scavenger Hunt Judge gets pissed off. To be finished with the Forbidden Dance, featuring all nine Justices. [2000 points]
The typo in the CTA bus sign at the eastbound 55-Garfield Dan Ryan stop. [3 points]
Look at me! I'm polymorphously perverse! [3 points]
A round knish and a lean corn beef on rye from Edna's Deli. [5 points]
Hoochie mama. [2 points]
Feng Shui analysis (any major school) of your favorite dorm. [7 points]
Validation cards. [2 points per card, 5 card maximum]
If you were Sweet SweetBack, how would you bandage a gunshot wound? [3 points]
An unopened box of Cracker Jack, to be opened at judging so its prize, a human tooth, can be revealed. [5 points]
Sour grapes, strange fruit, and cherry bombs. [5 points]
Someone to open and consume a can of lychee fruit in one minute. [2 points]
A stub from the Cyclone. [10 points]
To Be Announced.
A beer brewed in every state you go through on the road trip (NAA: A parking ticket from every state you go through on the road trip). [15 points. Contents to be disposed of at the discretion of Judge]
What does the high Sulphur content in Martian rocks mean to the history of Mars? [10 points]
How many presidents have been Freemasons? [5 points]
Life-sized model of a head typically found on Easter Island, constructed entirely from Styrofoam spray-painted silver. [25 points]
What is the ``Rolls Royce of Malts''? [5 points]
Royko Aneurysm Antipasto (think it's tasteless? just add some salt). [5 points]
Why is Chicago called the Windy City? [2 points]
A letter of rejection from the U of C and a letter of acceptance from Harvard. [25 points. 25 bonus points if the letters are to the same person. 50 bonus points if both letters are accompanied by a letter from the person's mother, including another rejection]
Where was the secret escape shuttle in ``Spitting Image''? [15 points]
A convoy of 18-wheelers. [10 points per 18-wheeler, 50 points maximum]
Original location of the Medici on 57th. [2 points]
Something Q might give 007 right before 007 has to go on a secret mission inside a nunnery. [007 points]
Go clubbin'. [15 points]
Double-dutch for the duration of the page. [5 points]
Jesus turning Sangria soda into His blood before the 12 Apostles. Judas had better look guilty. [13 points]
Your teammates doing a video-taped Man-on-the-Street interview with people in front of the Ed Sullivan Theater, the Apollo Theater, and the Wetlands. Questions to be asked: ``Is Rudy gay?'' ``How do you feel about female circumcision?'' and ``Why are you wearing those pants?'' Videotape to be played during judging. [100 points]
A to-scale model of the solar system, made from doughnuts and coathangers. [10 points]
Picture of a teammember with Touchdown Jesus. [15 points]
Proof (ie, bank statement) of a bounced check of at least $1000. [3 points]
Find the secret message at: ((Number of columns directly in front and directly behind the Alma Mater statue at Columbia)*((number of letters in the streets in front of CBGB's + 1) - the number of letters under ``CBGB'')) + (The first initial of the Tzou who lives at 545 E. 12th St. + (Exit 23 on Rte80 - the name of a famous NY Jets wide receiver)) + 80W = [45 points]
A knit sweater for someone with 4 arms. [10 points]
Appearance on Friday edition of ``Live! with Regis & Kathie Lee'' or the Thursday edition of ``MTV Live.'' [40 points each]
What does it say above Grant's Tomb? [5 points]
Sweep up a can of Chef Boyardee spaghetti and meatballs with a wet/dry vaccuum. [3 points]
Cel of a nude Jessica Rabbit. [10 points]
A rubbing of an NYC cabbie's medallion. [20 points]
Your own newsgroup, available on uchinews.uchicago.edu, that has the name uchi.*, with * representing your teamname. It must have at least two posts posted, and extra points are awarded for each post on the newsgroup ostensibly posted by a competing teams' captain. [45 points]
A sixpack of cold Brooklyn lager (unopened; NAA: A sixpack of White Rock Soda). [15 points]
A gilded cockroach. [3 points]
Name three cultural Icons by Chico at 14th and A. [15 points]
Three members of the Chicago Fire. [30 points. 10 bonus points for Jorge Campos]
A quilt made by Lab School students depicting something religious. [3 points]
Mr. Lifto, loaded up. [10 points. 3 bonus points for irons]
As many NEGATIVLAND albums as possible. [3 points per album. Contents to be disposed of at discretion of Judge. 75 bonus points for I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]
Expressions of the following concepts in the standardized iconography of street signs, operating instructions, etc. use no more than 2 colors, background, and minimal text: [3 points per sign]
- Rodents Of Unusual Size
- Low Gravity Zone
- May Cause Boils
- Do Not Taunt
- Undead
- University Administration
- Pasta
- Caution: Men Working in Trees
Three first-place ribbons from a county fair. [3 points]
Starting Center of the All-Admin Basketball Team. [2 points]
What's across from Strawberry Fields? [10 points]
Earth Friends. [10 points. 5 bonus points if they're spiking trees]
A lobster branded onto human skin. [20 points]
What is Silas Cobb's middle initial? [2 points]
The Chicago Tribune honorbox signs announcing ``OJ's innocent!'' on one side and ``OJ guilty'' on the other. [30 points]
The best reason why Sir Isaac Newton should have attended the U of C. [2 points]
There's a party in your pants and everyone's invited. [7 points]
A plausible U of C themed breakfast cereal--must have mailaway item, box & cereal. [15 points. 5 bonus points for genre-colored marshmallows]
Unopened box of Star Wars Valentines (bonus points for holographic or deluxe box). [5 points]
A picture of you standing in a pile of Fresh Kills garbage. [30 points]
Play the Frogger song on a trumpet (more than the first few bars offered on the video game). [5 points. 5 bonus points if you present the lyrics to the Judges in their original language with a translation]
The rubbing of a PA bus license plate. [10 points]
Receipt for ordering a bacon and cheese from the Kosher Tea Room. [35 points]
A place setting from Iron Mike's. [2 points]
A picture of a teammember kissing the alumni statue at Columbia on the lips. [10 points]
A pinball wizard. [3 points]
A dipshit and a dumbass. [3 points]
Traded for an item to be named later.
An Arunasism. [5 points. 20 bonus points if the ism is uttered by Arunas]
Laminated U of C diploma to be used as a placemat. [25 points]
Dennis Rodman paper dolls. [5 points]
Crystal Pepsi. [12 points]
Buck Nekkid near Buckingham Fountain. A closeup daytime photo will do. [20 points]
How much is a regular slice from A & J Pizza in Forest Hills? [3 points]
A copy of the Stuyvesant Spectator. What is the name of the principal who shut it down? [20 points, 5 points]
When was the last time the Grand Poohbah visited Mars Cheese Castle? [3 points]
B-schoolers to admit that they have no souls. [2 points, since you can pay them to admit it]
Cast no shadow. [3 points]
Gin and phonics (non-alcoholic). [5 points]
GSB tinytruck parked on an El Camino. [50 points]
The queen of the trailer park. [10 points]
BAY-bee ducks! [1 point per duckling, 10 duckling maximum. 0 bonus points for mama ducks]
Champale (unopened; NAA: Seamus impaled). [5 points]
Basket toss (b.y.o.s.--bring your own spotters). [10 points]
What is the message on the fence surrounding the Peter Cooper Memorial? [10 points]
1´ by 1´ mosaic depicting your team's triumph, rendered entirely in Tic-Tacs. [10-25 points, scaled on intricacy]
Mandala [25 points. 10 bonus points for real Tibetan monks]
Set up a ``Pole of Insult,'' complete with curse. [30 points]
A light bulb powered by a bicycle, treadmill, stairmaster, nordictrack, or hamster on a wheel. [15 points]
Teammember set in Jell-O. [50 points]
Post-coital glow. [1-7 points, scaled on believability]
Tom Jones singing ``Kung Fu Fighting.'' [5 points. 5 bonus points if mixed with Bill Shatner singing ``Mr. Bojangles'']
Highschool yearbook photos of Deans Boyer, Turkington, O'Neill, Nash, and, of course, the guy voted ``Most Likely to Expand The College'': Hugo Sonnenschein. [10 points per photo]
Billy Beer (unopened; NAA: A bottle of Like cola). [12 points]
What is the woman on the S. wall of 4502 S. Kedzie saying? [2 points]
A loaf of pumpernickel, some black sausage, and candy from Baltic Bakery (with the receipt, duh!). [5 points. Contents to be disposed of at discretion of Judge]
A collage made of postcards from John Barleycorn's and Jimmy's. [7 points]
A person who has in his electronic datebook plans to listen to Duo Dinamico in its entirety every weekday--the radio station number must be included. [10 points]
An 11 lb. Krakus Polish Ham. [11 points]
The word written on the portapotty outside of the La Preferida building. [2 points]
The number of ``O''s in a 15oz. can of Spaghetti-Os. [3 points]
Econ Nobel Laureate from the U of C in drag. [40 points. 5 bonus points for convincing RuPaul and/or Hanna Gray impression]
What's in the middle of Astor Place? [10 points]
An enlarged proof of the 1 Litas banknote. [4 points]
Blood. Donate blood to LifeSource on Friday, from 9am to 4pm, at Ida Noyes Hall. You must see the Judges on hand to record your donation. If you are unable to donate blood, you will not be awarded pts for attempts made. [20 points per donor, 500 points maximum]
An NYC subway sign. [100 points]
A ``Do Not Cross'' NYCPD barricade. [60 points]
Edible erotica. [2 points]
An item identifiably from McSorley's Saloon. [5 points]
Nacho hat. [3-7 points, scaled on coolness]
A copy of Chevy Chase's cover album. [3 points]
A calendar from Moo & Oink. [3 points]
Smack! [5 points]
A teammember doing ``The Running Man'' for the duration of the page. [2 points. 2 bonus points if you can also do ``The Roger Rabbit'']
Dancing on the ceiling. [20 points]
Kill Kenny. [5 points]
A teammember's union membership (no teamsters, please). [3 points]
Swarming papparazzi. [80 points for national or live television coverage, 40 points for print coverage]
Demonstration of shofar playing. [5 points]
The prototype of ``Dirt'' magazine. [10 points]
Fully-functional Olympic-sized ice hockey skating rink on the Midway. [350 points]
Nick's Late Night Delight. [3 points]
Pasties from Veniaro's. [15 points]
Disco floor that lights up when you walk on it (5´ x 5´ , please). [10 points]
A dog in drag. [5 points]
Chia-Hugo. [10 points]
A Pac-Man game board shaved into the head of a first-year (it had better be detailed). [30 points. 15 bonus points if shaved into a back]
A box and plastic mug from Huck Finn Donuts. [5 points]
How many dishes are pictured on the western wall at the original El Gallo de Oro? [2 points]
Rochambeau! [7 points]
A receipt from Hyde Park Antiques. [5 points]
The Pater Noster written on a person's body with exquisite calligraphy. [2 points per language, 5 language maxmimum. 45 bonus points if the body is that of Ewan McGregor]
Photographic proof that male squirrels have external genitals. [5 points]
Faktinai, šitas biciulis fakelus seks kantriai. [20 points]
Marquee letters spelling the name of your favorite ScavHunt Judge. [5 points]
An orgasm addict. [1-8 points, scaled on intensity and believability]
Mudhens cap. [10 points. 5 bonus points if it's fitted and fits the Judge's head]
Bidnay, Bidny, Bidnilla (unopened; NAA: Bid-nay, Bid-ny, Bid-nilla) [2 points]
Resident Head doing a keg stand. [25 points. 5 bonus points if you can get a Resident Master. 35 bonus points for Gwen Anderson]
A girl with a mullet. As in, the haircut. [3 points]
Teammember stuffed inside of an honorbox. Don't forget the exact change to get the teammember out. [20 points]
A crustacean and a crushed Asian. [10 points]
Moshing. Ten person minimum. [1 point per mosher. 3 bonus points for crowd-surfing and skinny-ass alternaboys]
Treaty signed by both GD Nations (Grateful Dead and Gangster Disciples) agreeing to end a border dispute. [5 points. 3 bonus points if ambassadors of both nations are present]
A sticker of a white Vytis on a red background. [10 points]
A car salesman pitching the new VW beetle to a Judge while the Stereolab song from the commercial is booming from the car stereo. [100 points. 25 bonus points if the Judge can take the beetle for a test drive. 150 bonus points if the beetle hovers like a UFO]
Harry Caray Beanie Baby. [25 points. 5 bonus points if it can take a shot. 1 bonus point if it is already demonstrably drunk]
A book from the library in each of the five boroughs. [35 points. 20 bonus points for a book from the main branch on 42nd St. 150 bonus points if the book from the main branch is by Paul Varjak]
What is the subway stop in front of the Flat Iron Building? [3 points]
A postcard from the Cord Deusenberg Museum. [10 points]
Your team's flag on as many campus buildings as possible (1 flag per building; let the Judges know Friday afternoon where the flags will be. The flags will be judged Saturday at 2:30pm). [1 point per flag, 5 flag maximum]
A dip in your hip, a glide to your stride, and a groove when you move. [3 points]
Something silky from Patterson Silks. [10 points]
As many different recordings of the song ``Route 66'' as you can find. [2 points per recording. 1 bonus point per vinyl recording]
Official 1997 Presidential Inaugural Invite and Socks button. [8 points]
Punk, funk, junk, and spunk. [10 points]
Ten dollars of the original Camel Cash. As in, the big bills. [10 points]
U of C coursebook from 1984. [1 point]
5 truly tasteless Princess Di jokes. [5 points]
Photo or videotape of a teammember playing basketball in the cage: 6th Ave. and 4th St. [80 points]
Proof of attendance of Mount Assisi Academy's 1998 Senior Prom. This proof can be invitations or photos of the team at the venue. Photos of couples must include U of C apparel. [20 points, contents to be disposed of at discretion of Judge]
U of C Folk Festival magnet. [2 points]
A red-headed hair fetishist drunk with power. [1 point]
A couple wearing clothing made from AOL CD-ROMs/diskettes. [20 points]
Viking raid the Reg. Check out as many books as you can (our form of pillage). [10 points per 100 books, to be bundled neatly in groups of 10, 100 point maximum]
Arcweld a tire iron to a curtainrod. [5 points]
Pocari Sweat. [3 points]
How long do you have to wait between boats to go to Blennerhasset Island? [10 points]
A greased pig. [10 points]
Blessing for your team from Rev. Barnes of Franklin, WV. [30 points]
Iconic representations of all the events in the Scavolympics. The icons must have unity of form and design. [5 points per event]
MAB condom. [2 points]
A cow magnet. [2 points]
Put this item off until the last minute.
Love in an elevator (we want to see Mr. Tyler going down). [5 points]
A clean-shaven John K. Wilson. [10 points]
Pale male cheerleader in uniform. [4 points]
Your team's budget, notarised, for our records. [10 points, contents to be disposed of at discretion of Judge]
Postcard from the American Golf Hall of Fame. [10 points]
A sentence incorporating the name of George Bush's high school, his middle names, and his college nickname. [3 points]
Boy-barella. [15 points. 5 bonus points if he's wearing a great wig, and 7 bonus points if he adjusts his tonguebox]
Polka! [4 points. 3 bonus points each for accordion, lederhosen, and the biggest damn wurst you can find]
Leprechaun. [12 points]
Sing Homer Simpson's favorite song. [3 points]
Fresh basil, fresh arugula, fresh fennel, fresh youths. [10 points]
A letter from Jacques Derrida which deconstructs winning the Scav Hunt, showing the inevitable tug of play in the winner/loser binary opposition, and demonstrating how by winning the Scav Hunt the logocentrism of Western Europe is only affirmed. [5 points. 45 bonus points if it can be proved that Derrida wrote the letter]
Gelati from Ferrara's. [5 points]
A case of Lithuanian beer (case still intact and unopened; NAA: A case of non-alcoholic Lithuanian beer). [20 points. Contents to be disposed of at discretion of Judge]
An ad campaign for your team. This means peppering the quads with posters, running ads in the Maroon, et cetera. The slogan had better be catchy and the visuals sexy. This item will be scored both on quality and presence. [30 points]
A photograph of a teammember and Three-Mile Island. [10 points]
Hank the Angry, Drunken Dwarf. [10 points]
Postcard from the Museum of Postcards. [5 points]
Have your team's theme song played on the Rockefeller Carillon sometime during judging. The song must be submitted during the blood drive. [15 points]
A receipt from the Seklycia for an order of cepelinai, kugelis, and koldunai su varške. [10 points]
Underwear appreciation underwater. [5 points]
What is the highest degree in Freemasonry? [5 points]
The Lauren Berlant Hair Styling Head. [5 points]
Post-op transexual Barbie and Ken dolls, and yes, there will be a sex check--none of this ``stuff Ken's bra'' crap. [10 points]
Steaming plate of Bambi's mother. [5 points]
Complete this line: ``Homeboy, throw in the towel/ Your girl got dicked by .'' [2 points]
The book Arielka yra nudai was printed in what year? [13 points]
Miss Scavolympics 1998. [5-10 points, scaled on sexiness]
A bulletin from St. Patrick's for the Mother's Day Mass. [5 points]
A trading card game (MtG-style) bearing the recognizable likenesses of administrators and faculty. Minimum of 20 distinct cards. Make it pretty and playable! Cards are to be given to Judges and the best overall entry gets more bonus points and a webpage. Millions will play your game! [20 points. 5 bonus points for coherent instructions]
Make it funky! [10 points. And we mean funky]
A container of food containing at least 900 servings, according to its nutritional guidelines. [5 points]
Coveralls That Don't Quite Cover All. [5 points]
The full monty (but you can leave your hat on). [5 points]
Raincheck this item until Sunday.
Windows 98: The Return of Logo. [10 points]
Etching of the plaque at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial. [10 points]
Spell ``Tigger'' aloud, correctly. [5 points]
A pimp, complete with pimp-mobile. [35 points. 5 bonus points per element on this list: hydraulics, alternating flashing headlights, curb-feelers, and a whole lot of wu. 10 bonus points for three-wheel motion]
Jon à à à à. [40 points]
A photograph of a teammember in front of the Little League Championship Stadium. [15 points]
Complete the analogy: Football:Education::Bullfighting:. [3 points]
23 positions in a one-night stand. [1 point per position]
An upside-down Yugo. [10 points]
An upside-down Hugo. [30 points]
Stunt boo-tay. [4 points]
The block of concrete on 59th & Kimbark destroyed. We will need photographic proof of this being your team's doing. [150 points]
An appearance on ``The Tonight Show.'' [80 points. 20 bonus points if Jay Leno apologizes for being lame in 1996 when he did a tired sketch about a scavenger hunt]
The sweetest lil' thing you ever did see. [5 points]
Defrocked clergy. [25 points. 15 bonus points if they are married to each other]
Once in a Lifetime. You have to include the Big Suit. [10 points]
A chicken cannon. [40-80 points, scaled on whether a chicken is actually blasted]
The original lightsabre. [30 points]
SCA in full battle gear in a life-size chess match on the Midway, to be played out by members of the chess team. [40 points]
Official Menudo soap. [30 points]
Videotape of a televised movie review of Contact by a U of C student. [20 points]
New York-style pizza (note: orange grease is completely necessary). [5 points. 3 bonus points if followed by a cup of Marino's Italian Ice, lemon flavor. Contents to be disposed of at discretion of Judge, so poisoning the pizza is not a good idea]
Take the physical challenge. [10 points]
R&B For You And Me: A formatted VHS videocassette containing the music video to Puff Daddy (with special guest teamnamehere) performing item . This must be a quality R&B video, with bootylicious backup dancers, benjamins, Cristal, Mercedes, cel phones, silk/satin clothing, bare male chests, and tight pants for the ladies. The videocassette must be given to the Judges at 8pm Friday night in the basement of the Reynolds Club. [40 points. 5 bonus points per element mentioned above executed admirably. More bonus points awarded on technical skill and faithfulness to the genre. Don't make us laugh, either]
Funny Bobo. [2 points]
Obscene palindromes. [4 points per palindrome, 5 palindrome maximum]
Jelly shoes, bracelets, and underwear. [3 points]
Perform a maypole dance, complete with pole. [10 points]
The incredible, edible Quads. [8 points]
A solar powered nightlight. [5 points]
A used book from the Strand. [10 points]
A cunning linguist analyzing [
$\begin{IPA}fEl hOreI\textesh Io\textscu \end{IPA}$
] [10 points]
Plush blue crab. [3 points]
For how long, according to the men's room in Midway Restaurant + Cocktail, will Hugo rule? [1 point]
A Michael Spivak Impersonator performing a sexy math proof. [10 points. 50 bonus points if Spivak himself performs said proof sexily]
Bone, Thugs, and Harmony. [5 points. 0 bonus points for lots of wu]
Play ``The Stripper'' on the glass harmonica. [15 points]
A program from Shea Stadium from Friday's Cardinals/Mets game with the scorecard filled out correctly. [10 points]
Giant inflatable balloon animal. [5 points. 2 bonus points if it looks like an elephant]
The Cultural Stereotypes Bowling Team. [10 points]
Puffer fish--bonus if they have that special glow from within (note: cannot be used for item ). [10 points]
A subway advertisement in as many languages as possible. [5 points per language]
When was Emilija Plateryte born? When did she die? [5 points]
A Francheesie from Midway Restaurant + Cocktail, wrapped in a placemat from the restaurant. [10 points]
An interpretive dance of the day that Milli Vanilli revealed that they were a sham. Must include braids, bicycle shorts, and cheesy pop. Make it good. [20 points]
A white snake, a quiet riot, a warrant, some poison, and a motley crew. [3 points per item. 10 bonus points for a deaf leopard]
A hound dog in blue suede shoes. [3 points]
Venus in spurs. [5 points]
God is great. He gave us chocolate cake. [ points]

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