Dahlonega Literary Festival, Dahlonega, GA

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Scavenger Hunt

2007 DAHLONEGA LITERARY FESTIVAL SCAVENGER HUNT INTRODUCTION AND INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the first annual Dahlonega Literary Festival Scavenger Hunt. We are very excited to present a fun and well-planned Harry Potter theme hunt. You will be using your knowledge of Harry Potter books to fill in grids. The grids will have an asterisk (*) highlighted column which will contain a clue to help you solve the Dahlonega theme questions. There is also a Word List to help you on the answers. For example, a question might ask, what is the 6 letter word for Harry's last name? You would go to the Word List and look at the 6 letter words.

We are allowing all day Saturday for the hunt. The questions and forms can be picked up at the Friday opening reception at United Community Bank, or starting at 9:30am Saturday, at four other locations, The Buisson Art Center, The Community House, The Dahlonega Visitor's Center (Chamber of Commerce), or Quigley's Rare Books and Antiques. Please turn in your finished hunt sheet by 5:30 Saturday to the Buisson Art Center front desk. You should have your name, address and contact number on the sheets in case they get torn off or separated. We will announce the winner at the Literary Extravaganza at Dominque’s Bartini on Saturday night.

This hunt will challenge everyone. We hope it can be a fun family experience. You may use any resources you wish. Ask local residents questions about the
city or landmarks or use the computer or library for research. The Visitor's Center has many brochures and handouts which may be helpful. You will also be
given a list of local merchants who have a helpful hint for you. They will supply you with certain words from the Word List that are not used in the scavenger
hunt in any way. Once you know those words, you can cross them off your Word List and not even consider them as possible answers.

Below is a sample grid question and some actual questions from the hunt to get you started. Prizes will be awarded for First, Second and Third Place! First place has their choice of either $100 Cash or a Signed Photograph of Harry Potter, Second place will receive the other. Third Place prize will be a Harry Potter Book.

Book and Photograph donated by Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques, located on the square.
Have fun and good luck

Below is a few examples taken from the Scavenger Hunt to give you a head start

Hypothetical word List

Amos
Frogs
Goyle
Dudley
Flamel
George
Maxime
Peeves
Centaur
Padfoot
Herbology
Floo Powder
Motorcycle

Actual Examples From the Scavenger Hunt

America publisher of the Harry Potter novels (10 letters)
The "forbidden" zone at the school (6 letters)
Person who can speak with snakes (11 letters)
Headmaster of Harry's school (10 letters)
Three-headed dog which guards the Sorcerer's Stone (6 letters)
Harry's owl (6 letters)
Creature which assisted Harry at the end of the second novel (7 letters)
Gift from Harry's father which can render one invisible (5 letters)
He participated in both the World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament (6 letters)
Lucius' son disliked by Harry (5 letters)
First year students receive their House assignments from this (10 letters)
Potion often used to impersonate another temporarily (9 letters)
The caretaker's cat at the school which was petrified for a time (9 letters)
Professional broomstick given Harry by his godfather (8 letters)
Game requiring a seeker and a snitch (9 letters)
He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (9 letters)
Hagrid's pet canine (4 letters)
Railroad platform for the school's express train (if you add 3/4ths) (4 letters)
The School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (8 letters)
Harry stuck his wand up its nose in the bathroom battle in the first novel (5 letters)

Have fun and good luck!!!

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