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The Clue® Clue
Inspector Clue-seau needs your help to solve
“The Mystery of the Dead Boddy”
Players were given this map
of Ghirardelli Square's historic
walking tour
Images from the game Clue had been placed on 21
of the 30 plaques
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#
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Definition |
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B: a baker's dozen plus half a score
R: same
M: same
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B
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B: a "sweet" number
R: number found in a Molly Ringwald film title
M: a "sweet" number
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C
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B: days in February, most of the time
R: seasons + corners + horsemen + H's + card suits + quarts/gallon
+ downs
M: same
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D
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B: the number you’re afraid of if you
have triskaidekaphobia
R: same
M: chalk lines running all the way across a football field
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E
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B: Kings from title of a Clooney/Wahlberg/Cube
film
R: coins in a fountain
M: number in the name of a candy bar
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F
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B: dots on a die + eyes on the four
Jacks
R: C^C, where the sum of the two
digits in F = C*C
M: same as Beginner
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G
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B: # that flew over the cuckoo's nest
R: same
M: an inedible number of potato chips
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H
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B: lowest number that spells an English
word backwards
R: Agatha Christie Native American
victims
M: traffic lanes on the Bay Bridge (total in both directions)
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I
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B: cat's lives + love potion + seas
R: same
M: same
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J
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B: fingers plus toes
R: paradoxically if you see this double, you see perfectly
M: same
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K
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B: Star Trek: Deep Space ____
R: same
M: a no. which sounds (in German) like a no
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L
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B: times per week a stopped clock is
correct
R: same
M: same
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M
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B: magnificent or samurai
R: same
M: lowest number that isn't the word spelled by its last
four digits
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N
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B: counting from A to Z
R: fortnights in a fiscal year
M: everything from A to Z
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O
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B: number of months in a leap year
R: half a dozen of one, six of another
M: months in a leap year
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P
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B: K-___ the Widowmaker
R: same
M: when spelled out, uses two letters three times each
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Q
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B: # of a's in alphabet
R: # from middle volume of Tolkien trilogy
M: a's in the alphabet
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R
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B: Joseph Heller's "Catch ___"
R: same
M: average of the avenue numbers connected by Crossover
Drive in Golden Gate Park
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S
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B: the YABA Treasure Hunt, vintage 2002
R: same
M: same
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T
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B: Teen girl's magazine
R: the largest # which is less than twice the # of letters
in its name
M: same
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U
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B: Lincoln's on this bill
R: same
M: sticks in the 25-cent pack of Juicy Fruit
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V
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B: on the sundial, this number would
be three hours later in the day
R: same
M: same
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W
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B: near Joshua Tree: ____ Palms, California
R: same
M: the sum of the numbers hidden
in eight last words of this sentence
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X
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B: # of minutes of fame you get
R: same
M: men on a dead man's chest
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Y
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B: Vin Diesel film to a Latin speaker?
R: April, June, September & November
M: highest street in San Francisco
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Z
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B: enough, already
R: same
M: same
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AA
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B: Happiness Inn ordinal
R: same
M: same
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BB
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B: Willie Mays' jersey number
R: same
M: same
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CC
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B: holes in a golf course
R: same
M: same
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DD
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B: legal to drink in CA?
R: same
M: same
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Plaque
Code*
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Paragraph
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Sentence
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Word
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Syllable@
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MadLib
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S
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6
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2
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4
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R
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4
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2
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7
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W
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6
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1
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28
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S
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2
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1
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1
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W
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2
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1
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2
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first
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S
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3
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2
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15
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R
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2
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1
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5
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W
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2
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1
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7
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* S = Suspect, R = Room, W = Weapon @ whole
word if blank
Beginner/Regular
1. (start with plaque G) in a four day period in 1851, both
of Domingo Ghirardelli's stores burned to the ground
Masters
1. (start with plaque H) Of the business locations owned by Domingo
Ghirardelli that are mentioned on this plaque, exactly two can
be determined (soley by the information given on the plaque and
on your maps) to have been in today's treasure hunt sector
All:
if true, eliminate Mrs. Peacock and the knife, then go to plaque
W
if false, eliminate Mrs. White and the rope, then go to plaque
Q
2. this plaque mentions Lawrence Halprin
if true, eliminate the revolver and kitchen, then go to plaque
I
f false, eliminate the candlestick and the hall, then go to
plaque F
3. this plaque is about the most-photographed feature of Ghirardelli
Square
if true, eliminate Colonel Mustard and the lounge, then go
to plaque U
if false, eliminate Mr. Green and the dining room, then go
to plaque E
4. this plaque mentions 50,000 pounds of chocolate
if true, eliminate the wrench and the billard room, then go
to plaque P
if false, eliminate the candlestick and the ballroom, then
go to plaque R
5. this plaque mentions the number 40,000
if true, eliminate Professor Plum and the library, then go
to plaque B
if false, eliminate Miss Scarlet and the conservatory, and
go to plaque T
6. this plaque mentions World War II
if true, eliminate the revolver and the library, then go to
plaque J
if false, eliminate the wrench and the conservatory, then go
to plaque BB
7. this plaque mentions the Pioneer Woolen Mill
f true, eliminate Professor Plum and the ballroom, then go
to plaque K
if false, eliminate Miss Scarlet and the billiard room, then
go to plaque X
8. the sum of all the numbers mentioned in the text of this plaque
(including spelled numbers, but not ordinals) is greater than
138,000
if true, eliminate Colonel Mustard and the lounge, then go
to plaque N
if false, eliminate Mr. Green and the dining room, then go
to plaque C
9. This plaque mentions an avian pronunciation guide
if true, eliminate the lead pipe and the study
if false, eliminate the knife and the kitchen
Now,
complete the MadLib and enter it onto your team answer sheet.
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