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Sample Clues

 

Below are clues from a variety of cities.  Expect similarities in your local race.

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Girl Scout and Fortune are both types of these.

 

There’s a place in Atlanta where many creations of these are made.

 

Go here and try a sample shaped like a puzzle piece from the GUR logo. 

 

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The Royal Peacock Club, where entertainers such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Dizzy Gillespie played in its heyday, is located in The Sweet Auburn Ave. Historical District and the following five fictional people live within 30 miles of it.

 

  • Scott and his family live 15 miles south of The Royal Peacock Club.
  • Steffi lives 20 miles north of Byron.
  • Robin lives 5 miles south of Scott.
  • Byron lives 10 miles north of Robin.
  • Caitlin lives 15 miles south of Byron.

How far does Steffi live from The Royal Peacock Club? 

 

Take a photo of one teammate holding up the proper number of fingers (the number of miles Steffi live from it) while standing in front of the building’s sign.

 

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Find the bronze longhorn cattle drive.Then, find the only longhorn with the following features:

  • Eyes closed.
  • Head tilted to the right.
  • Front right hoof is within six inches of back right hoof.
  • Tail mostly between legs.

Take a photo of both teammates with the two right hooves clearly visible in the photo.

 

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Decipher this anagram:

 

colored soured hut

 

The letters are all interchangeable within the three words and the answer will also form three words.

 

Go to this Dallas landmark and take a photo of both teammates in front of the sign on the corner while holding up the proper number of fingers for the amount of wins the Dallas Cowboys had last season.

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Do the following crossword puzzle and have it complete when you touch the finish mat.

 

 

 

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Across:

 

2.  Last name of Dallas’ current mayor.

 

4.  Frozen drink invented by Dallas restauranteur Mariano Martinez.

 

Down:

 

1.  Name of the AFL team that plays at American Airlines Arena.

 

3.  Name of the park in which the State Fair is held every year. 

 

5.  Last name of the Dallas businessman who killed Lee Harvey Oswald.

 

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Take a photo of one teammate flying a real kite (kite must be at least twice as high as the person flying it).

 

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Take a photo of both teammates in front of a real Mexican flag (photos, images on a computer, etc will not be accepted – it must be a real flag).

 

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Take a photo of both teammates in front of the Buckhead building shown below.  The distinct top portion of the building must be clearly visible in your photo.

 

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Tilapia Express, Porky Pig Meats, and Afro Dish are three of the businesses located within this market.  Go there. 

 

Find Natural Produce (no sign) in the northeast corner of the market. 

 

Cho has a certain fruit waiting for you.  Take one from one of the boxes and return to the finish with it (eaten or uneaten) - just be sure a portion of the fruit remains.

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There’s an 84 piece jigsaw puzzle waiting for you in Echo Park.

 

Find the GUR staff, then properly complete the puzzle.  When finished, get your clue sheet initialed by the GUR staff and return all puzzle pieces to the box and return it to the staff.

 

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Go to Dave and Buster’s in Tempe Martketplace (they’re expecting you, go right in).

 

Take a photo of both teammates in front of The Simpson’s Kooky Carnival game.

 

And…return to the finish with six Dave and Buster’s coupons (six coupons = three tickets).

 

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Find the GUR staff in the southwest corner of Bedford Pine Park (also known as Central Park).

 

You will complete a wheelbarrow race with your teammate for 20 feet.

 

Complete this clue like the people in the photo below.

 

Hold Wheelbarrow Races

 

If you fall while trying to complete this, you must start over.

 

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Find the tile in Tempe that says, “A mosquito is not bonito on your arm."

 

Take a photo of both teammates in front of this tile.