Brain Squeeze: A Trivia Team Building Game at the Liberty Science Center
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If a trivia quiz and a scavenger hunt had a baby…
…it would look a lot like this unusual team building game at the Liberty Science Center. Here’s how it works: each question challenges your team to answer a trivia question—about movies, music, history, sports, science, books, and more—and that answer becomes a crucial clue to answering a question about an exhibit in the museum. If you like pub quizzes, you’ll love this hunt.
How might your knowledge come in handy?
- Knowing the trouble with Tribbles on Star Trek could help you discover the worm that Christopher Columbus found quite “boring.”
- Remembering the other name for London’s Millennium Wheel could held you find out what turns a frown upside down in an exhibit with a big brain.
- Teaming up to recall a sporting Bear nicknamed for a kitchen appliance could expose unsavory symptoms you’d get from fowl play.
You can use your smartphone if you get stuck, but keep in mind that teams that get the answers faster will get more questions and score more points.
Escape the Fossil Museum Scavenger Hunt
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You’ve been poisoned by a madman!
And it’s up to you to find the cure and save your lives. How? By exploring the new Edelman Fossil Park & Museum in New Jersey and solving a series of puzzles created by a dastardly ne’er-do-well. You’ll be challenged to decipher a mysterious message that reveals how to get the antidote. Sure, you can escape a room, but can you survive this Fossil Museum scavenger hunt full of murder mystery puzzles?
While you follow a trail of clever clues, you’ll explore the exhibits of the Fossil Museum at Rowan University, solving tricky puzzles and searching for specific prehistoric beasts, living critters, and displays. Your team will then answer tricky, humorous questions about the surprising details you find. You’ll also tackle a special bonus challenge with the Hunt Host and ultimately crack a code to reveal the villain’s identity.
Even if you can’t tell a dinosaur bone from a dog bone, you can compete and win this game. No knowledge of history, science, or the museum is required: you just need sharp eyes, comfy shoes, and excellent teamwork.
Perfect for team building events and private parties in Southern New Jersey. Kids’ version available for student groups and field trips to the museum.
The Morris Museum Mania Scavenger Hunt
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From a suspicious Rembrandt to stegosaurus tracks…
…a wild array of wonders is waiting for you at this 1913 mansion turned museum in the heart of New Jersey. On teams, you’ll follow a trail of clues through galleries devoted to mechanical music boxes, dinosaurs, mammals, minerals, Native Americans, model trains, and more, in search of answers to tricky, entertaining questions.
Your quest might uncover…
- Some strange monkey business in the Guinness Gallery
- The hard-to-chew, trendy-sounding food that could aid a dino’s digestion
- Which shock jock seems to have an ancestor in the Native American Gallery
- A fearsome stuffed bear
- Rocks that glow in Christmas colors
Those are just a few of the highlights on this eclectic journey through history. But you don’t need any prior knowledge to play or to win this hunt: you just need quick wits, good teamwork, and comfy shoes.
Watch the museum scavenger hunt in action
The Kids Edition, suitable for ages 7 and up, is sure to earn raves as a school field trip, a camp or youth-group outing, or a birthday party.
The museum can be rented out for private events. We staged one hunt here for a group of 75 people. Please note that this hunt requires the inclusion of temporary exhibits, so a minimum of two weeks’ notice is required.
Contact us to learn more about our Morris Museum scavengers hunts—and find more fun in New Jersey!
The Murder at the Princeton Art Museum Scavenger Hunt
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New Museum! New Mystery! New skullduggery!
Your team of clue-seeking detectives must find the answer on this whirlwind tour of the new Princeton Art Museum. At the start of the game, you’ll learn that the Watson Adventures staffer who was supposed to run your team-building scavenger has been found dead! The police need your help in discovering whodunit.
The victim also created the game you are about to play, and there’s reason to believe that he hid a secret message in the questions and answers. Can your team follow the trail of clues throughout the museum, answer the tricky questions, and tease out the details of the victim’s secret life—and perhaps his last message?
No knowledge of art is required: you just need sharp eyes and comfy shoes. This game is a test of teamwork, not trivia.
The Princeton University Art Museum is a great option for a hunt when the weather isn’t cooperating. It packs a lot of art and history into one floor of many galleries. The hunt will reveal the best, quirkiest, and coolest items in the collection as you go in search of answers to tricky, humorous questions.
Along the way, you might discover…
- A work that will make you exclaim, “O!” at least twice
- Someone who’d definitely have a hot hand in a game of poker
- Aztec fashion that seems to say, “Hands off!”
- A Renaissance saint who apparently thinks, “Man is a bubble”
- Impressionist paintings that leave quite an impression
Other highlights include Roman and Greek gods, African ritual objects, Chinese and Indian Buddhas, works by Europe’s Old Masters, and Red Grooms’ amusing diorama re-creating a famous artist hangout in 1940s Greenwich Village.
The murder mystery game is a great activity for corporate outings, student and alumni gatherings, and anyone looking for team-building fun.
Want less mystery, more museum?
On the Princeton Art Museum Madness Scavenger Hunt you’ll see more of the museum, with more quirky questions, more humor, and no murder mystery. You’ll enjoy a whirlwind tour of the galleries, traveling across continents and centuries, and sharpening your teamwork skills along the way.
This hunt also comes in two special editions:
• An International Edition for groups with players whose first language isn’t English.
• And a Kids Edition, in which kids (age 7 and up) and adults play together, making it a great activity for school field trips and camp outings.
Contact us to learn more about our scavenger hunts at the Princeton Art Museum—and find more fun in New Jersey!
The New Jersey State Museum Scramble Scavenger Hunt
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Uncover secrets of the Garden State
Explore the people, places, and prehistoric creatures of New Jersey on this whirlwind adventure of a scavenger hunt. Team up with colleagues, friends, or family and follow a trail of clues that lead to objects on display and answer tricky questions about them. Along the way, you’ll also need to get creative for some team photos and tackle a surprise challenge with the Hunt Host. Your quest will take you to every floor of the museum in 75 minutes, and you will come away with your mind filled with amazing sights and insights.
Your tour through the museum might include…
- A truly one-of-a-kind dinosaur discovered only in New Jersey
- The real-life inspiration behind a seashell-selling tongue twister
- Fine art from the likes of Lichtenstein, O’Keefe, Nevelson, and Warhol
- Flashbacks to an Ice Age that covered the entire state in massive glaciers
- Wicked weapons and dubious drugs from New Jersey’s Native Americans
- And much more!
No previous knowledge of history, about New Jersey or otherwise, is required. You just need sharp eyes, comfy shoes, and good teamwork.
Looking for a great field trip that will delight kids and adults alike? Try the Kids Edition for ages 7 and up.
Is your curiosity piqued? If so, this is just the beginning. Contact us to learn more about this scavenger hunt—and find more fun in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York!
The Newark Museum Madness Scavenger Hunt
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Discover New Jersey’s most amazing museum
Find out why New Jersey Magazine named Watson Adventures scavenger hunts as one of New Jersey’s top 50 party ideas!
You’ll be amazed by the Newark Museum, which boasts some of the most diverse collections under one roof. On our team-building game you’ll see the best of the museum by following a trail of clues in search of answers to tricky, humorous questions, in galleries of art from America, Asia, Africa, and ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
You’ll also enjoy exploring the Ballantine House, an entire 19th-century mansion connected with the museum and restored to its original glory, a shrine to the Dalai Lama, and the forests, caves, and swamps of the Animal Kingdom.
You don’t need to know anything about the museum to triumph on this hunt. You just need sharp eyes and comfy shoes.
A Kids Edition challenges children ages 7 and up to work with adults to answer the fun and funny questions. The scavenger hunt is an outstanding way to introduce kids to the many wonders of the museum while also entertaining parents and other chaperones. You’ll have plenty to talk about back in class!
Contact us to learn more—and find more team-building museum fun in New Jersey!
The Princeton Art Museum Madness Scavenger Hunt
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From Ancient Rome to Modern Art…
An incredible collection awaits you on this fast-paced adventure at the new Princeton Art Museum. Team up with colleagues or friends, follow a trail of clues through galleries stuffed with art and artifacts, and answer tricky, humorous questions about what you find.
The Princeton University Art Museum is a great option for a hunt when the weather isn’t cooperating. It packs centuries of art and history into one floor of many galleries. No knowledge of art is required: you just need sharp eyes and comfy shoes. This game is a test of teamwork, not trivia.
Along the way, you might discover…
- Mexican fashion that was literally to die for
- A thousand-armed goddess with butterfingers
- An ancient artifact that belonged in a bathroom
- A demure maiden admiring a mirror, mirror, on the wall
- Modern art that could put the Ghostbusters out of business
Other highlights include Greek and Roman gods, African ritual objects, Native American sculptures, paintings by Old Masters and contemporary iconoclasts alike, and more.
The hunt is suitable for groups of all kinds, perfect for corporate team building, alumni get-togethers, and other social occasions. Plus there are two special editions:
• The International Edition is perfect for groups with players whose first language isn’t English.
• For the Kids Edition, hunters age 7 and up collaborate with adults, making it a great activity for school field trips and camp outings.
• The Murder at the Princeton Art Museum Scavenger Hunt blends hunting for art with hunting for clues that will solve a mystery and reveal a tale of international intrigue!
Contact us to learn more about our scavenger hunts at the Princeton University Art Museum—and find more fun in New Jersey!
The Twisted Science Scavenger Hunt at Liberty Science Center
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Put on your lab coat…
…and get ready to uncover some seriously weird science at the Liberty Science Center. Team up to follow a trail of clues and answer fun, funny questions as you investigate glowing radiation, angry insects, mind-bending illusions, bizarre and deadly live animals, enormous tanks of enormous fish, and a life-size subway car.
On your scientific adventure, you might…
- Explore a mini city of the world’s tallest skyscrapers
- Catch a fastball booger
- Scurry after beasts in their birthday suits
- Get tangled in a communications web
- Peek at pests that pestered famous explorers
- Meet poisonous frogs and venomous snakes
- Squeeze light from a stone
- Decrypt a colorful code
- Swim with lots and lots of fishes
Don’t worry if your name isn’t Einstein: no special knowledge of the museum or science is required to have fun—or even to win. All you need is a sharp mind and comfy shoes.
The Kids Edition, suitable for ages 7 and up, provides an entertaining and memorable activity for birthday parties, school field trips, camp and youth-group outings—you name it!
Murder Mystery Mayhem at the Science Museum Scavenger Hunt
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Uh-oh! A killer lurks among you…
…and they’re about to interrupt an otherwise normal team-building outing to your favorite science museum. Someone in your group—possibly on your own team—is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde, and they’re plotting to make you their next experiment.
Fortunately, this murder mystery game gives you a fighting chance to prevent your own murder. Everyone in your group has been secretly poisoned, and the clock is ticking down on your time left to live. To save yourselves and get the antidote, all you have to do is complete various fun challenges and reveal the killer’s identity.
The killer has hidden their identity in a murder mystery scavenger hunt at the science museum. Your team will solve a series of interlocking puzzles, decipher coded messages, and meet the conditions of creative, collaborative photo prompts.
Along the way, your team might…
- Do your best mad-scientist impressions.
- Clash with powerful prehistoric creatures.
- Interrogate sculptures and fossils for clues.
- Gape in wonderment at incredible technology.
- Tackle a trivia quiz about famous murder mysteries.
- Identify murderous movies and snippets of killer songs.
If your group loves escape rooms and murder mystery games, they’ll love this science museum scavenger hunt. The game will also help you entertain a diverse group of people while boosting morale and teamwork. It’s perfect for a private party or a corporate team-building outing of any size.
A Kids Edition is also available, in which kids age 7 and up work with adults. It’s a great activity for a school field trip, birthday party, and more.
Contact us to learn more about our Murder Mystery Mayhem Scavenger Hunts—and find more fun!
Escape to the Museum Virtual Scavenger Hunt
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Visit museums across the country—virtually!
Discover odd and unusual art and artifacts on this unique museum virtual tour. Tricky, fun trivia questions provide clues that lead you on a quest to explore 16 online museums of all kinds, all over America. You’ll pick your way through virtual galleries and historic locations, in search of amazing masterpieces, startling artifacts, dinosaurs, famous people, and more, earning points for uncovering humorous details, all without leaving your comfy chair.
No previous knowledge is required. You just need sharp eyes and great teamwork on this adventure. Thanks to video conferencing technology and our custom game app, people at home can play along with a Watson Adventures host, work with teammates, and have fun together. This game sends you searching for the strangest and funniest details in art hidden on museum websites.
Special editions for private groups
- Want your colleagues to mix more during the game? The Mix & Mingle edition rearranges the teams at “halftime” to increase the number of people players interact with during the game.
- The International Edition is great for groups seeking online ESL games.
- If your group is up for a challenge, try the Brain Squeeze Edition, which adds devilish trivia questions to the clues.
- Or if you’re an educator looking for online classroom games, consider the Kids Edition.
Want to see more of a particular city’s best museums and landmarks? Escape games for New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, Texas, and Washington, D.C., are also available. If your group includes people from a variety of countries, whose first language might not be English, check out the Around the World Scavenger Hunt.
Contact us to learn more—and find more fun working at home!
