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 Spring Fest Scavenger Hunt

Spring Fest 2009 features separate scavenger hunts on Saturday and Sunday.
The questions and answers for both days appear below.
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Thank you for joining us for Spring Fest!

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Site 3
What are the crayons at Farm Bureau booth made of? Soybeans

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What color are the gates that the barnyard animals are behind? Red

Site 9
What insect is the focus of the Invasive Species exhibit? Emerald ash borer

Site 10
What erosion control practices are demonstrated at this site? Mulching and grass stripping

Site 11
What does a hatching baby chick use to break out of the hard egg shell?

  1. claw on foot
  2. egg tooth on beak
  3. wing
  4. tail

Site 12
What soil component is used to make paint?

  1. Marvin the Martian
  2. Garfield
  3. SpongeBob SquarePants
  4. Purdue Pete

Site 13
Name the three sources of DNA in the example tubes. Banana, apple, and onion

Site 14
What animal is on the poster for Boiler Green Initiative? Squirrel

Site 16
How many miniature Purdue footballs will fit in one Agricultural & Biological Engineering playhouse? 1,051

Site 18
How many layers are in a double-seam can? 5

Site 21
How many pieces does the expanded human skull have? 20

Site 24
What is the 2009 Grand Prix race slogan? "New place . . . Same great race."

Site 27
At the Department of Statistics table, you can make catapults that measure the flight distance of what?

  1. crickets
  2. your little brother
  3. gummy bears
  4. Purdue Pete

Site 29
What colors are the lines on the College of Education Sudoku boards? Yellow and green, red and blue

Site 30
How many triptychs (3 pictures in one frame) are there in the Floating World exhibit in the Ringel Gallery?

  1. 10
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 11

Site 33
What can you find in Purdue's Archives/Special Collections?

  1. Purdue newspapers, yearbooks, and newsletters dating back to the 1800s
  2. Amelia Earhart's papers
  3. special, rare books
  4. all of the above

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Site 3
What H of the 4-H's would help you learn about animals? Heart

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What Purdue University program for youth has a presence in all 92 Indiana counties? 4-H

Site 3
What are the crayons at the Farm Bureau booth made of? Soybeans

Site 3
What Indiana company processes tomatoes? Red Gold

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Who owns the insect collection in Pfendler 103 and where is the collector from? Dan Capps, Madison, Wisconsin

Site 8
What color is the gate the barnyard animals are behind? Red

Site 8
What breed of dairy cows can you milk in Boiler Barnyard? Holstein

Site 8
On average, how many gallons of milk does a lactating cow produce in one day? 8

Site 9
What insect is the focus of the Invasive Species exhibit? Emerald ash borer

Site 10
What erosion control techniques are demonstrated at this site? Mulching and grass stripping

Site 11
What part of the chicken egg is called “albumin”? The egg white

Site 11
What does a hatching baby chick use to break out of the hard egg shell?

  1. claw on foot
  2. egg tooth on beak
  3. wing
  4. tail

Site 13
Name the three sources of DNA in the example tubes. Banana, apple, and onion

Site 13
How are the candies compared? pH meter

Site 24
What is the 2009 Grand Prix race slogan?  "New Place . . . Same Great Race""