The Hunt '13 Challenge List Is Here!

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  1. Write and film a song from the new Broadway musical, Northeast Side Story: Feb Love, Reg Love(8 points)
  2. Record the illest rap version of the Middlebury “Cane Song.” (6 points, +6 point bonus if you also create a dubstep remix of your own rap)
  3. Appalachian State? Psh. Middlebury State is HOT HOT HOT. (5 points)
  4. Create the most ingenious cipher. (4 points)
  5. Film a lip dub to Call Me Maybe (8 points)
  6. Create an “Unnecessary Censorship”-style video edit of the Presidential Inauguration speech. (7 points)
  7. Craft a Modest Proposal about solving Proctor’s bowl/cup problem. (3 points)
  8. Handwrite a fourth-grade book report on Fifty Shades of Grey, with illustrations (4-page limit) (7 points)
  9. Fold an origami crane with a wingspan of over one yard. (3 points)
  10. Re-record “Mr. Me Too” by Clipse in a different genre [NOT a cappella]. (5 points)
  11. ...OPPAN MILL STYLE! (6 points)
  12. Write and illustrate a graphic novel featuring an epic battle between the Autobot Library and Decepticon BiHall. (9 points)
  13. Paint a portrait of a Lacrosse Player in a poncho. (8 points).
  14. Occupy Shannon Street. (1 point per 10 minutes of “occupying,” 5-occupier minimum, total hour count must be consecutive - cannot combine multiple "occupying" sessions. Up to 18 points.) 
  15. Recut Wreck-it Ralph into a trailer for Skyfall (7 points)
  16. Create a “Bad Lip Read”-style video of a Dalai Lama lecture. (8 points)
  17. Break a World Record [using Guinness, RecordSetter, or another verifiable world record observing service as a barometer for success]. (5 points for a genuine attempt. Up to 30 points for an impressive success)
  18. Invent a new meme. (2 points [5x points if it’s featured on the front page of Reddit])
  19. Midd Trivia! What is the exact current percentage of Midd alums who have intermarried? (4 points)
  20. Create the official drink of the Economics dept., name it, and let us taste it (3 points)
  21. Make a stop-motion short film using only photos from Instagram. (8 points)
  22. Perform Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65 in the style of a barbershop quartet for the biggest crowd possible. (6 points)
  23. We love the game “Cards Against Humanity.” Come up with the funniest “Cards Against Humanity” prompt-answer combo [The entire game can be found free online]. (2 points, +3 points for a photographic depiction of the prompt-answer combo) 
  24. Build a better mousetrap. (4 points)
  25. These pesky varmints are everywhere! That means only one thing...squirrel-fishing. Do it. Film it. [PLEASE DO NOT HARM ANY SQUIRRELS!] (3 points)
  26. Construct a Rube Goldberg machine that does something useful. (7 points)
  27. Create the most awesome work of art imaginable...entirely on an iPhone. (3 points) 
  28. Spot and photograph a ghost on campus [points for believability]. (4 points)
  29. The ancient village of Little Pompeii (inhabited, of course, by all manner of action figures, army men, LEGO dudes and stuffed animals) existed peacefully at the base of Hillcrest for hundreds of years, until, one fateful day...an ERUPTION occurred!! An oozing landslide of “tire-rrhea” consumed the entire village in a matter of minutes. Luckily for National Geographic, one of your team members was able to photograph the disaster as it unfolded. Bring us snapshots of the horrible, rubbery mess wiping Little Pompeii off the map. [Remember: DO NOT EVER harm the school’s artwork--even for a Hunt clue.] (6 points)
  30. P’unk a super senior. (4 points)
  31. Xzibit has a new cable spot, and the ratings are in--it’s a hit. The name of the show? “Pimp My College Mailbox.” (3 points)
  32. Munroe may seem old as sin, but it wasn’t always there. What used to be in its spot? (4 points)
  33. Slime one of your teammates [a la Nickelodeon]. (3 points) 
  34. Create the most ambitious and creative snowman possible. Snap a pic. (5 points)
  35. The panther by the football field is lonely. Make it a companion. (5 points)
  36. Time for an old Hunt classic! Gather photographs of your friends abroad, posing in front of impressive monuments, showing off--in any way--The Hunt’s iconic symbol, the question mark! (1 point per question mark. Up to 10 points)
  37. Best sonnet about Paul Ryan. (2 points) 
  38. Can’t we all just get along? Pick any challenge and complete it in partnership with another team to earn 1.5x the points, for both teams, on the given challenge. (Challenge 104 not eligible)
  39. Conceive the Midd webpage that outlines the Major requirements for the new MRS Degree. (4 points)
  40. Worth loves the movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Play a game of 6-ft. giant Jenga. (5 points)
  41. How Did You Get Here, Proctor Cat? (3 points)
  42. Those big chalk boards are just begging to be Hunt-ified! Create a stunningly beautiful chalk mural in BiHall. (5 points)
  43. Find the most interesting Campus article about Proctor from before 2005. (4 points)
  44. Best facial/body hair. ‘Nuff said. (2 points)
  45. Bluegrass song about the European debt crisis. (5 points)
  46. Middlebury History! What unusual clothing item did the men’s football team used to wear during the last game of the season against UVM? What did they have to do with the clothing item if they lost the game? (4 points)
  47. Find some poor, misguided soul who’s still wearing a Livestrong bracelet and take an incognito pic of him/her. (3 points)
  48. Act out and film Matthew Biette’s worst nightmare (Note: in completing this clue, DO NOT actually make Matt Biette’s worst nightmare come true) (7 points)
  49. Coronate the Prince of Twilight on a throne of ice. (6 points)
  50. Coolest LEGO-Eggo structure (3 points)
  51. Worth and Andrew have trouble getting out of bed in the morning. Design the best integrated dorm-room alarm clock that will force them to wake up. (4 points)
  52. Find your twin team. Get as many doppelgangers of your team as possible (1 point per team member, 15 points for all 10). 
  53. In an effort to boost attendance at Atwater Commons Council meetings, help RD and Scott Barnacle design an epic poster to draw students in. (4 points)
  54. Make the tastiest cookie using Cayenne pepper as an ingredient (3 points)
  55. We love Robyn. We love Proctor. Remake the “Call Your Girlfriend” video in Proctor Booth Room. (7 points)
  56. Best toenail sculpture. (2 points)
  57. Create a coloring book that accurately explains Obamacare for a 6-year-old audience. (6 points)
  58. Explain the Higgs Boson in 140 characters (3 points + .1 point for every character under the limit) #HUNT
  59. Fly. (5 points)
  60. Photo of the rarest live animal you can find. (5 points)
  61. Photoshop Worth and Andrew in funniest, most perilous situation possible. (4 points)
  62. The zombie apocalypse is nigh. Design, draft and print a campus-wide defense strategy and post-apocalyptic survival plan, such that the majority of Middlebury students/staff/faculty are able to live on campus for 6 months, until the Vermont State Government can restore order. Remember food, water, facilities, and potential internal struggles. (Hint: Don’t forget the graveyard next to campus.) Some will die. Most should live. (8 points)
  63. Build the most accurate scale model of Middlebury’s entry in the next Solar Decathlon--InSite--using the most creative material possible (for reference designs, see http://sd13.middlebury.edu/design/). (8 points)
  64. Midd History! What is the origin of the field house (3 points), and what was used to tally the amount donated toward its construction (5 points)? 
  65. Worth loves GIFs. Make a GIF. Make Worth laugh. (3 points)
  66. Plain and simple: make John Melanson, the owner of Carol’s Hungry Mind Cafe, happy. (6 points)
  67. Dress from a different decade [whole team, whole day]. (6 points)
  68. Knit a bra and thong. Wear them outside. Yup. (5 points)
  69. Clearest, best tune using only bottles and wine glasses. (4 points) 
  70. Ask out your crush in the boldest and most public way possible. (5 points)
  71. Best piece of life advice from someone in town. (2 points)
  72. Invent the new hit Ben and Jerry’s flavor. Make it, and let us try it! [Homemade ice cream ONLY. Using/mixing store-bought flavors will not be tolerated.] (4 points)
  73. Worth’s beloved ‘02 Chevy Suburban, Teena, is a lonely old Southern belle. Serenade her with an accordion and banjo ballad. [License plate: FDL400.] (6 points)
  74. Attend one of the two MCSE Symposium talks and tweet an inspirational quote from it. Screenshot required for submission. (Required: @MiddleburyCSE #mcseSymposium) (1 point per team member in attendance, up to 10 points, 3 points for the team tweet)
  75. Draft the best letter to abhorrent member of congress--left or right--and send it. [Hint: don’t be crass.] (4 points, x3 points if you receive a response) 
  76. Depict the meaning of life using ping pong balls and red solo cups. (2 points)
  77. What was the mascot of the Middlebury Banshees? (4 points)
  78. It’s an amazing song...just admit it. Sing “99 Luftballons” in a different language. (4 points)
  79. Epic ski video in assless chaps. (6 points)
  80. Film the trailer for the new AMC spin-off, Walking Dead: Gastropocalypse. (9 points)
  81. Reenactment photograph of “Dogs Playing Poker” [double points for real dogs].(5 points)
  82. Power, Wisdom or Courage? To win The Hunt, you’ll need all three! (A funny green hat couldn’t hurt either.) To complete this challenge, MAKE a blue ocarina and play Epona’s Song. Film it, of course. (8 points)
  83. Get as many professors as possible to do the Gangnam style dance. (1 point per professor) 
  84. Organize a battle royale between as many Hanna(h)s as possible. (1 point per Hanna(h)) 
  85. Compose a song in the style of musical theater about famous Mormons born in VT. (5 points)
  86. What did Calvin Coolidge say about Vermont in response to the Great Flood of 1927? Research it, and let us know! (4 points)
  87. A Knight’s Tale II: Finger Jousting. (5 points)
  88. A Yeti has been spotted at Reikert! Snap a picture of him! (5 points)
  89. Build a catapult/trebuchet and launch a basketball 30 feet. (7 points)
  90. Where’s Waldo? Easy. Carmen San Diego? No problem. The location of Karin Hall-Kolts, on the other hand...now that’s tough. So, answer this question, Hunters: Where is she?? [Note: do not annoy Karin Hall-Kolts in any way while completing this clue.] (3 points)
  91. Re-enact the Last Supper using only super-senior febs in Proctor (10 points for all 12 disciples + Jesus) 
  92. MIDDLEBURY MAKES US UNCOMFORTABLY ENERGETIC!!!!! CREATE A NEW ADMISSIONS VIDEO IN THE STYLE OF “POWERTHIRST!!!!!” (8 points)
  93. Milk something that isn’t a cow or a human. (+1 point if you bring Andrew some. No points if you “milk” something in a dining hall.) (9 points)
  94. Middlebury History! Joseph Battell went wild during the spring of his Sophomore year at Middlebury. How many demerits did he receive? (4 points)
  95. Put on a runway show modeling the latest “hipster” clothing trends in the most conspicuous place possible. (1 point per model, up to 15 points)
  96. Pennies are annoying. Find new uses for them. (1 point per use, up to 12 points) 
  97. Monopoly: Middlebury Edition. (7 points)
  98. Draw a logical, historical connection between Notre Dame football and modern Republican economic theory. The more direct the connection, the better. (6 points)
  99. Write a piece of short historical fanfiction about one of Ghengis Khan’s quirky, unexpected obsessions. Don’t know anything about Ghengis Khan? Neither do we! Make something up. (5 points)
  100. Bring us a Twinkie. (10 points)
  101. Rewrite the Gettysburg Address in the context of cyber protest group Anonymous’ war on...everything. (5 points)
  102. Design a family crest for the Liebowitzes (6 points)
  103. Find four people who have lived in the same dorm room at Middlebury. Gather them for a photo. (8 points)
  104. Tug of War Contest [arrive at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Battell Beach, to compete]. (First place: 15 points, Second place: 10 points, Third place: 8 points. 5 points for competing) 
  105. Scientia et Virtus? Psh. We can do worse than that! Create the worst redesign of the Middlebury logo. (4 points)
  106. Reenact the initiation ceremony for the Cult of Chicken Parm (5 points)
  107. If you gaze into the Hunt, the Hunt gazes also into you. Come up with the best translation of a Nietzsche quotation into Emoji. (3 points)
  108. Planet Earth? Psh. Planet Middlebury. Create a NatGeo-style nature documentary about the diverse lifeforms at Middlebury. (9 points)
  109. Donate blood dressed as Lance Armstrong. (10 points)
  110. Recover an entry from the middle school diary of William Walker. (4 points)

PRESIDENT’S CHALLENGE

 $200 Prize!

(Entries due Friday at 12pm noon via the Submission Page)

  1. Identify the oldest building on the Middlebury main campus, the Bread Loaf Mountain campus, and the Monterey Institute campus.
  2. Identify the primary building material for the exterior of each building that you identify, and then hypothesize (or find the answer) as to where the building materials were procured.

Edits (1/23, 3:30pm): Corrected a typo in Challenge #38 (Challenge #104, not #97, is not eligible for that collaboration challenge). Added a link to the InSite webpage to clue #63. Clarified rules for Challenge #14. Adjusted and clarified the language of Challenge #17 (World Record). Please don't hesitate to email Worth or Andrew with questions - wbaker@midd and aweaver@midd.

Edit (1/23, 5:20pm): Clarified the President's question - you must answer both questions to complete the challenge. 

Edit (1/24, 2:20pm): Added a point ceiling to Challenge #14 (Occupy Shannon St).