Animalia - Games - 300

Objective:

1) Grab some friends and play one of the following animal themed games listed below.

-Cascadia. Arrange habitat and animal tiles to meet unique goals. (More fun than it sounds!)

-Coloretto. A fun, colorful rummy style game complete with chameleons! This is one of our favorite light games at Quest Scouts Central. Feel free to play Coloretto's more complicated big brother Zooloretto instead!

-Cardline: Animals. Use you estimation skills to predict whether a tiger weighs more or less than a gorilla. Or whether a panda lives longer than an iguana. This game is a lot of fun, and easy to learn.

-Takeneko. Help your pandas eat bamboo. This game shouldn't be described as light, but isn't too complicated either. Also, it is beutiful with it's bubblegum colored bamboo pieces! 

-O Zoo le Mio. Each player owns a zoo and is vying for patrons. Bid in auctions to expand your zoo, but don't bid too much or you'll run out of cash!

-Exploding Kittens. To be honest, this game is on the list because it's popular and the liklihood that you know someone who owns a copy is high. While this game lacks depth, it can be fun with the right crew. 

2) Post a photo of yourself playing the animal themed game you chose on Twitter or Instagram with the tags #QuestScouts and #BoardGame.

Remember, if you post to a public Twitter or Instagram account your photo will show up on our Scout Board for other Quest Scouts to view and interact with.

*We encourage you to reach out to your community before buying new games. Maybe your neighbor's brother is a gamer and would love to teach you to play Takenoko. Or, if you're lucky enough to have a Friendly Local Gaming store, they probably have a couple of these titles for you to try before you buy. However, if that's not an option, clicking on any of the game images will bring you to an Amazon page. If you use our links, Quest Scouts gets a very small kick back. So, if you're going to buy online anyway, consider using our links!

Animalia - Research - 150

"He said change the channel, I've got problems of my own. I'm so sick of hearing about drugs and AIDS and people without homes. And I said, well, I'd like to sympathize with that but if you don't understand
then how can you act?"

-Ani DiFranco

Objective:

1) Search for and find a list of endangered animals in your region. (The closer to home, the better.)

2) Choose a local endangered animal to focus on.

3) Research the animal you chose. What is its natural habitat? Why is it endangered? What, if anything, is being done to protect it?

Note: It might be fun to combine this objective with the Animalia find objective.

4) Post the name of the animal you researched, as well as three or more facts you learned about it in the comments below. Make sure that at least one of these facts is about why the animal in endangered.

Animalia - Members Only Micro Quest - 50

 

Without member support Quest Scouts wouldn't exist. In order to show our appreciation for our members we provide a monthly Members Only Micro Quest worth 50 exclusive points. If you're not a member yet, consider becoming one today!

Objective:

1) Download and print the Animalia MOMQ puzzle, "Animal Recall" from our member files page, or use the back of the Animalia quest card from January's Scout Pack. 

2) Do your best to come up with as many animal species as you can in the time allotted.

3) Let us know how you did! In the comments below, tell us how many species you were able to generate.

Animalia - Travel - 300

"I like to go to the zoo. But not on Sunday. I don't like to see the people making fun of the animals, when it should be the other way around." 

-Ernest Hemingway

Objective:

1) Decide which of the following you'd rather do: Visit a zoo OR wildlife sanctuary.

Notes: For the purposes of this quest, a wildlife sanctuary houses animals in enclosed areas, permanently or temporarily. We're not looking for protected areas of land where wildlife flourishes, but a place where humans care for/ provide a home for animals. Think built homes for animals. An example of an animal sanctuary is The Wildlife Sanctuary of Keenesburg, Colorado, which rescues animals kept in poor conditions and provides them a better home. 

2) Do your research! Not all zoos are created equally. Choose a place to visit whose treatment of animals aligns with your beliefs. 

3) Go for it! Visit your zoo or sanctuary and have a good time!

4) Take a photo to document your experience. Post it on Instagram or Twitter with the tag #QuestScouts. You can also share your experiences in our Facebook group.

Remember, if you post to a public Instagram or Twitter account your photo will show up on our Scout Board for other Quest Scouts to enjoy and comment on.

5) Tell us about your experience in the comments below. Did you choose a zoo or animal sanctuary? Why did you choose the zoo/sanctuary that you did? Where did you end up visiting? Who did you go with? Did you enjoy yourself? Did you learn anything? The more detail the better!

In Print - Members Only Micro Quest - 50

 

Without member support Quest Scouts wouldn't exist. In order to show our appreciation for our members we provide a monthly Members Only Micro Quest worth 50 exclusive points. If you're not a member yet, consider becoming one today!

Objective:

1) Download and print the Notes MOMQ puzzle, "Music's Flow" from our member files page, or use the back of the Notes quest card from November's Scout Pack. 

2) Do your best to correctly identify the hidden quote from the drop puzzle. (It's a tough one this time!)

3) Check your answers with the answer key provided on the member files page.

4) Let us know how you did! In the comments below, tell us a) whether or not you completed the puzzle and b) how long it took you.

In Print - Literature - 50 each (200 max)

Objective:

1) Buy a physical newspaper. 

Note: If you have a visual impairment that makes reading a physical paper difficult or painful, please choose a digital version instead. 

2) Skim the paper for at least one, and up to four, articles that seem interesting to you. 

3) Sit back, relax and read the articles that you chose. (Collect 50 points each for up to four articles total.)

Make sure to read them in full.

4) Let us know how it went in the comments below. What paper did you buy? What articles did you read? Did you learn anything? Who were you with? Did you have a good time? We want all the details!

In Print - Literature - 200

Objective:

1) Watch both Blackout Poet from Texas County Reporter and How To Make A Newspaper Blackout Poem from Austin Kleon. 

2) (Optional) Browse the tag #NewspaperBlackout or check out Kleon's book for inspiration.

3) Write a blackout poem.

4) Photograph your blackout poem and share it on Twitter or Instagram with the tag #QuestScouts and #NewspaperBlackout.

Remember, if you post to a public Instagram or Twitter account with the tag #QuestScouts your photo will show up on our Scout Board for other Quest Scouts to view and interact with.

5) In the comments below, tell us about your experience writing your blackout poem. Was it difficult? Did you enjoy it? Are you happy with what you wrote?

In Print - Travel - 250

Objective:

1) Buy a local, physical newspaper or magazine. Make sure the paper covers either the area you live in, or an area you are willing to travel to.

Note: If you have a visual impairment that makes reading a physical paper difficult or painful, please choose a digital version instead. 

2) Check out the events section to identify an adventure you didn't previously know about.

This could be a concert, a community event, a fun location, or something else. 

The nitty gritty:

-Please make sure it's something you didn't plan to do prior to embarking on this objective.

-As usual, do not combine this objective with any other travel or visit objective. 

3) Let us know about your adventure, from start to finish, in the comment below. Which paper did you use? What adventure did you go on? How was it? Give us all the details of your awesome adventure!

4) Document your adventure and post at least one photo to Instagram or Twitter with the tags #QuestScouts and #PaperAdventure. 

In Print - Visit - 300

Printing Press (Noun)

A machine, as a cylinder press or rotary press, for printing on paper or the like from type, plates, etc.

Objective:

1) Identify a location where you can view a professional printing press in action. 

This includes touring a newspaper printer or a letterpress studio.

2) Contact and set up a tour (informal or not) during which you can watch the machines at work.

3) Visit and watch the printing press in action. While there, ask lots of questions! 

What is the name/type of press you you are using?

What type of paper is being used?

What types of inks are being used?

How does the printing process work?

4) Take a photo to document your visit and post the photo to Twitter or Instagram with the tags #QuestScouts and #PrintingPress.

5) In the comments below, tell us about a) your experience and b) what you learned while there. 

In Print - Art - 250

Objective: 

1) Gather your supplies.

You'll need:

A) Canvas (Any canvas will do, but if you use paper, thicker is better.)

B) Newsprint Paper

C) Paint and Brushes

D) Adhesive

2) Create a collage using newsprint as your base. (Your collage may be orderly or completely random.)

3) Add paint to your collage. (Go as realistic or abstract as you'd like!)

This is a higher point objective, so don't rush it! Put some time in effort into making something you're proud to share.

If you need some inspiration, check out these awesome projects!

-Deuces Wild 1 by Judy Paul

-City The Never Sleeps.. NY by Loui Jover

-Silhouette Cats by Elizabeth Rosen

-Koi by Nancy Standlee

3) Photograph your complete piece and post it on Instagram or Twitter with the tags #QuestScouts and #NewspaperCollage.

Remember, if you post to a public Instagram or Twitter account your photo will show up on our Scout Board for other Quest Scouts to enjoy and comment on.

In Print - DIY- 250

Objective: 

1) There are A TON of tutorials for making bowls and baskets from magazine pages. Search the web and find the tutorial that works for you. 

2) Gather the necessary supplies.

3) Create your bowl or basket!

4) Photograph your complete project and post it on Instagram or Twitter with the tags #QuestScouts and #MagazineDIY.

Remember, if you post to a public Instagram or Twitter account your photo will show up on our Scout Board for other Quest Scouts to enjoy and comment on.

In Print - Photography - 200

Packing tape transfers create a distressed, antique like "print" of your photography.

Objective:

1) Choose any digital photo. (Make sure you were the photographer! We want you work to shine here.)

2) Gather your supplies.

You'll need:

A) Standard printer paper

B) An inkjet printer

C) Packing Tape

D) A bowl of water (Should be big enough to submerge your photo.)

 
 

3) Print your photo on standard printer paper using an inkjet printer. Laser printers don't work for this technique.

4) Cut out your photo. 

5) Cover your photo in packing tape. (Make sure the sticky side is touching the image.)

 
 

6) Submerge your photo in water for five minutes. 

 
 

7) Remove your wet photo, and rub the paper off of the packing tape. You will reveal a rustic, imperfect copy of your image on the clear packing tape.

8) Dry your packing tape image.

9) (Optional) Mount your packing tape image to white cardstock. (This will make the image stand out better.)

10) Photograph your completed piece and post it on Instagram or Twitter with the tags #QuestScouts and #PackingTapePhoto.

 
 

Remember, if you post to a public Instagram or Twitter account your photo will show up on our Scout Board for other Quest Scouts to enjoy and comment on.

11) In the comments below, tell us about your experience making your packing tape photo. Did your image turn out the way you wanted it to? 

In Print - Find - 150

The newspaper stash is a common and classic hide. As this quest is about print, this humble hide style could not be overlooked. So go find one!

Objective:

1) Make a find* that was hidden inside a newspaper stand.

As always, please do not combine this objective with overlapping find objectives.

2) Tell us about your find in the comment below. If applicable, list your finds GC/AQ number.

2) Tell us about your experience making the find in the comments below! If applicable, include the geocache/letterbox number. 

3) Document your find with a photograph and share it on Instagram or Twitter with the tags #QuestScouts and #Geocaching or #Letterboxing.

Remember, if you post to a public Instagram or Twitter account with the tag #QuestScouts your photo will show up on our Scout Board for other Quest Scouts to view and interact with.

*A "find" can be either a geocache or letterbox. Not familiar with either? Watch this video by Groundspeak, the #1 lister of geocaches or read about letterboxing from Atlas Quest.

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In Print - Research - 250

Objective:

1) Locate and visit a magazine that was published at least 40 years ago. The older the better!

Note: You must be in the presence of the physical magazine, not a digital version.

2) Read at least one article from the magazine. (If necessary, you can acquire a digital version to read after seeing the physical magazine in person.)

3) Photograph and share the magazine on Instagram with the tags #QuestScouts and #OldNews.

Note: If there is a rule against photographing the magazine you may skip this requirement and explain this in the comments.

4) In the comments below, tell us about your magazine adventure from start to finish. How did you locate your magazine? What type of building was it in? What did the magazine look like? What article did you read? How was the article? Explain any differences between your magazine and more current magazines that you noticed.

In Print - Games - 250

Objective:

1) Obtain a New York Times crossword puzzle. (You may use any day of the week.)

2) Complete the entire crossword without online resources!

The catch- You can work with as many people, in person, or over the phone (not online), as you would like! Carry your puzzle around until you find the right people to help you with it!

3) When you're finished, answer the following questions in the comments below:

a) Which issue of the times did your puzzle come from?

b) How many people helped you with the puzzle?

c) How long did it take you to complete?

d) What question was the most difficult to answer? How did you eventually answer it?

Notes - Members Only Micro Quest - 50

 

Without member support Quest Scouts wouldn't exist. In order to show our appreciation for our members we provide a monthly Members Only Micro Quest worth 50 exclusive points. If you're not a member yet, consider becoming one today! 

Objective:

1) Download and print the In Print MOMQ puzzle, "Typeset Conductor" from our member files page, or use the back of the In Print quest card from December's Scout Pack.

2) Do your best to follow the instructions and reveal the two word newspaper title.

3) Check your answers with the answer key provided on the member files page.

4) Let us know how you did! In the comments below, tell us a) whether or not you completed the puzzle and b) how long it took you.

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