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10 scavenger hunt riddles and hiding clues

Choose hiding places your group can reach. Give players the next clue after they find the previous one.

Updated · 10 riddles

Scavenger hunt riddles and hiding clues

Choose a score button to add a point. Scores last for this page visit.

Space shows the answer. Arrow keys move. Keys 1 to 6 add a team point. F fills the screen. Escape closes play.

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Indoors

  1. I hold shoes after their walk. Look where pairs wait for tomorrow.

    easy

    Answer

    Shoe rack.

    Hide the next clue beside the shoes, within easy reach.

  2. I keep coats waiting near the door. Your clue hangs beside them.

    easy

    Answer

    Coat hook.

    Use an empty low hook, not someone else's coat.

  3. I hold stories on a shelf. Look beside the book the host has marked.

    easy

    Answer

    Bookshelf.

    Mark one book and place the clue beside it.

  4. I face the room with cushions in a row. Look under the loose cushion.

    easy

    Answer

    Sofa.

    Use a cushion that lifts easily without moving furniture.

Outdoors

  1. I have a watering can beside me and soil below my leaves. Look next to my pot.

    easy

    Answer

    Plant pot.

    Put the clue beside the pot, not in the soil.

  2. I have a seat and a back beside the garden path. Look beneath my seat.

    easy

    Answer

    Garden bench.

    Attach the clue where it can be reached without climbing.

Classroom

  1. I collect drawings before they go on the wall. Your clue waits in my labelled tray.

    easy

    Answer

    Paper tray.

    Label the tray and put the clue on top.

  2. I hold pencils for everyone. Look beside the longest one.

    easy

    Answer

    Pencil cup.

    Keep the clue beside the cup, away from sharp points.

Office

  1. I show the days but cannot make them pass. Look behind today's date marker.

    easy

    Answer

    Calendar.

    Use a removable marker on a reachable calendar.

  2. I hold clean paper beside the printer. Your last clue sits on top.

    easy

    Answer

    Paper stack.

    Keep the clue outside the machine.

Plan the round and team scores

8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.

60

Pause whenever the group needs more time.

Team Lime is acting

Team Lime: 0

Team Violet: 0

Use this set with a group

Read a prompt, allow thinking time, then invite an answer or a pass. For a timed round, choose a turn length before starting. A host can keep the printed answers out of view until the round ends.