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BRING YOUR OWN BRAIN
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INSTRUCTIONS
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The object of the game is for you and your team members to find the
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answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe ... no, that's a
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different game. In this one, you must answer all the questions, run the
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"Road Rally," recording the correct information, and figure out the
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right answer to the final, ultimate question...
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Your team members are everyone here whose name badge has the same color
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sticker as yours. Each team has a "rendezvous" table where an Infocom
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scorekeeper will be sitting. These tables are your headquarters.
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This game is in two parts. During the first part, you and your team
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members will try to answer fill-in-the-blank questions with information
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from the exhibits here in the Field Museum, and from the press
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conference. These answers will also fill in blanks in the instructions
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for the second part of the game.
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On the "Questions" page you might find:
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Z. You are attending an event at the _________ Museum
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of Natural History.
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The correct answer is "Field," which you would fill in in the space
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provided and on the "Road Rally" page where you see a "Z":
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Walk to the (Q)_________ edge of the (Z)_________.
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The clues on the "Questions" page can almost all be answered without
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leaving the main floor of the Museum. Once you think you have the right
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answer to one of these, you may confirm it with the Infocom scorekeeper
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at your team's rendezvous table. In case of ties, incorrect guesses at
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this point will be count against you. Watch the scoreboard to see how
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your team is doing against the others!
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Our advice is to save time by splitting up into small groups to search
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for the answers to these clues, instead of working "en masse." Also,
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your Field Museum map (available at your table) will help you minimize
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effort during this part.
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Once the "Road Rally" page is filled in, you have all the clues you need
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to find the ultimate answer.
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Once you think you have the ultimate answer, bring it to the main scoring
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table (where the scoreboard is)!
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GOOD LUCK, AND MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN!
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BRING YOUR OWN BRAIN
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QUESTIONS
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A. Infocom's newest introductory game, a mystery set in a castle in
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Cornwall, is called ___________.
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B. In Leather Goddesses of Phobos, the major form of transport on Mars
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is a royal ___________.
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C. Doorways set into the side of ___________ allow you to travel in time
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in Infocom's new nightmare fantasy, Trinity.
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D. Standing under the entrance sign to the "Mammals of Asia" exhibit,
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the largest ears in sight belong to a pair of ___________.
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E. The maximum weight of a whale shark is ___________ tons.
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F. The entrance to the Pawnee Earth Lodge is on its ___________ side.
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G. In the line defined by the totem poles, find the largest musical
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instrument. The second word in the third line of its description is
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___________.
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H. Find a display case containing skeletons of the animal that tormented
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Captain Hook. The third to last word in the first paragraph of this
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exhibit's plaque is ___________.
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I. The largest mammalian skeleton in the museum is from an animal that
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grows up to ____________ meters long.
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J. The exhibit hall donated by the late owner of MacDonalds is directly
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over the _______________.
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K. The oldest Canadian in the main hall is a _____________.
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L. Find the roadrunner in the "Birds" exhibit. The third word in the
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plaque above this case is ___________.
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M. Go to the northeasternmost exhibit on the main floor. If you
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substitute a "U" for the second letter of the first word of the
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first sentence of its description, you get the word ___________.
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N. A llama already carrying ten pounds could carry an additional
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___________ pounds.
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O. An Americal mammal is the largest carnivore alive. It stands
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___________ feet high at the shoulder.
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P. Near the African Buffalo display is a case containing an Okapi.
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According to its description, the Okapi is the ___________ living
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relative of the giraffe.
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Q. Standing at a point seven floor tiles south of the southernmost
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point on the edge of the southernmost circular fountain in the
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lobby, you must look ___________ to see the nearest banner.
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ROAD RALLY
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Stand under the (F)___________ (G)___________ chandelier. Once you have
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(H)___________ the nearest stairs, proceed to something nearby that you
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might expect to see attached to a home computer.
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Standing under it, head toward the (P)___________ exit sign and keep going
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in a straight line until you reach a small glass structure. Standing in
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the center of the structure, look around until you see the (B)___________.
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WRITE DOWN THE EARLIEST YEAR MENTIONED ON THE PLAQUE (B.C): _________
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Standing (I)___________ feet behind the stern of the (B)___________,
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proceed until you reach the (J)____________.
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With your back to the (J)_______________ sign, go straight (ascending or
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descending as necessary) until you are surrounded by (O)___________
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columns, equidistant from you.
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Head towards the only fountain you can see. When you reach it, climb
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(Q)___________ the (P)___________ (M)___________ stairs.
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At the first landing, continue (Q)___________ in the same direction the
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lobby (K)___________ is facing. Stop when you are surrounded by the
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columns and the aboriginal guards.
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Instead, walk down the longest hall in sight for (E)___________ paces.
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Turn (N)___________ degrees and pass the Chinese artifacts. Walk as far
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as you can go in a straight line.
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Turn away from the @u[Welwitschia Mirabilis] and proceed until you are
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at the furthest of two displays of (C)___________.
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WRITE DOWN THE ITEM NUMBER OF THE "COMMON SPLIT GILL": _______________
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Retrace your steps until you reach a plexiglass case containing a floor
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map. Walk (L)___________ until you are overlooking the (D)___________.
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Look in that direction, between the homes of Everest and Fujiyama, until
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you spot an object from the cover of (A)___________. Go there.
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WRITE DOWN THE VERTICAL SCALE (1 INCH = ?? MILES): __________________
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ADD ALL THE DIGITS OF THE THREE NUMBERS YOU HAVE WRITTEN DOWN: ________
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