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I loathe Dan Brown and his idiotic novels--but the idea of being on a hunt for something based on little verses does strike me as interesting. I created such a 'mystery hunt' based on locations on the National Mall in Washington DC for some students at the school I used to work at (as an English teacher). The students used to do these in their library hour, using the Internet or other library resources. Here's the first quatrain--for the rest, click the link below. In the link, all six quatrains are provided, as well as solutions for them at the very bottom.

The Washington DC National Mall Adventure Trivia Hunt

Directions: This hunt involves locations on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Read the quatrains below and use the Internet or other resources in the library to figure out what numbers A, B, C, D and E are. Then follow the directions in the last quatrain and use the Internet to find the secret code word. Take the code word to the librarian. If you're the first one with the correct code word, you win!

Quatrain #1:
This man, he saved the Union and his house is at the end;
His chair is just the place for your adventure to begin.
In twenty words and three we’re told the purpose of his place;
The number of lines there is coded “A” within your race.

For the rest of the quatrains and the solutions to all of them, click below!

Thanks!...Bob (TopHatBanjo).

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Washington DC National Mall Mystery Hunt  (E) An example of a series of mystery hunts I made for students; answer is given for this one. #2102823 by TopHatBanjo