Treasure Hunt 2004
Available points
Category No. Question Answer Points Bonus Total points
Fact 81 At the place housing Britain's books, find the Silk Road exhibition.  If "war is red", "travel is green", what is "trade"? Trade is "blue".  Colours relating to each section of the exhibition, 7 May - 12 Sept, at the British Library 5   5
Fact 82 Five tube/DLR stations include the references to types of bird.  Name all five stations.   5   5
      1.  Canary Wharf      
    (must get all 5 to score points) 2.  Cockfosters      
      3.  Goldhawk Road      
      4.  Heron Quays      
      5.  Ravenscourt Park      
Treasure 83 Obtain a 7 inch vinyl record.   10   10
Treasure 84 Obtain a menu from a Japanese restaurant.   5   5
Treasure 85 Find where can you buy an espresso at 3am and watch Serie A in Soho. What historic
event is commemorated at this location with a special plaque?
John Logie Baird demonstrated TV here in 1926 10   10
Treasure 86 Hou Bo and Xu Xiaobing are photographers of a famous person associated with China's past.  Today is the last day of their exhibition in a London gallery.  Obtain evidence of their work featuring the famous person eg postcard, gallery brochure etc. Photographers Gallery, 5 Great Newport Street.  "Mao's Photographers"  8 Apr -30 May 2004 10   10
Group/pic 87 Take a picture of all your team sitting at the champagne and oyster bar in Selfridges food hall.   5   5
Fact 88 At the World Press Photo 2004 exhibition, find Nick Danzinger's black and white portrait of George Bush looking at someone else.  Bush is on the left hand side, with his back to the camera.  Who is the someone else facing him on the right hand side?
World Press Photo 2004 is at Royal Festival Hall, Level 2 Foyer, South Bank  Answer: Tony Blair
5   5
Group/pic 89 Visit a musical instrument shop and take a photo of all your team with an "erhu" . erhu = Chinese fiddle 10   10
Group/pic 90 Take a picture of two members of your team playing a duet on a grand piano.   10   10
Treasure 91 Obtain a business card from a Chinese restaurant whose name begins with the letter "B".   15   15
Treasure 92 Obtain a souvenir from the Science Museum (must bear the words "Science Museum" somewhere on it).   5   5
Treasure 93 Obtain an object that is visibly identified as 'Made In Britain' (Made in England or the UK are also acceptable).   5   5
Fact 94 A ship from which Caribbean island can be registered in Great Russell Street ? Barbados 5   5
Fact 95 In Leicester Square, find Charlie Chaplin.  Looking down he can see the distance to "Apia".  How far is Apia from Leicester Square in metres and kilometres? Apia, Western Samoa - 9,789m 15,754km - brass plate on the ground 10   10
Group/pic 96 From your childhood literature, there is a character who usually wears a duffle coat, a rather shapeless hat and, on occasions, Wellington boots. Many people also know that his favourite food is marmalade and that he originally comes from Darkest Peru. Paddington Bear at Paddington station 15   15
    The character takes his name from a London rail station.  Visit that London rail station and find a statue of the character.  Take a photo of the statue with at least 2 members of your team.        
Treasure 97 a) On page 31 of the book 'Wild Swans' (paperback edition), what phrase does the author Jung Chang use to describe the way her grandmother walked? ...like a tender young willow shoot in the spring breeze 20   20
    b): Memorize your answer in a) and recite it to a BCS Organiser who will be waiting outside a Chinese supermarket on a street made famous in a song by Eddy Grant.         
    The BCS Organiser will only be at the location between these times noon to 12.20pm and award a gift if the recital is correct. Meet BCS Organiser at the Chinese supermarket on Electric Avenue, Brixton and receive a "gift" … eg a BCS noodles signed by BCS Organiser      
Group/pic 98 Take a picture of at least two of your team on a bicycle.   10   10
Treasure 99 Obtain a matchbox from the "Windows bar", London Hilton on Park Lane.   5   5
Treasure 100 Obtain a souvenir from the "Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood".   5   5
Group/pic 101 What type of Chinese food is suggested by the following English words?"wife""tart's tail""young horse"Take a photo of one of your team outside an establishment where the food might be purchased. A Chinese bakery.  They're names of traditional Chinese cakes 10   10
Total points 910 40 950