#scav hunt

[spiritofcamelot]

Solve someone else's puzzle

I got Day 1 of Octopuzzly! I tried to only guess Bond themed words, but then I just really needed to figure out the starting letter.

[scavhunt]

“What’s going on” is that the first episode of “Scav” is now live on Nebula!

[quillwritten]

Scavenger Hunt Item #27

Use google translate to translate the lyrics of a bond song through languages of at least three countries Bond has visited and then back into English. Perform the complete song. Also include the new lyrics.

English>French>Spanish>Italian>English

(new lyrics below the cut)

It's the end

Hold your breath and count to ten

Feel the earth move then

Hear my heart explode again

 It's the end

I drowned and dreamed of this moment

So late I owe them

Sweeping, I was stolen

 Let the sky fall

When it collapses

We will keep our heads high

Let's face it all together

 Let the sky fall

When it collapses

We will keep our heads high

Let's face it all together

In the fall of the sky

This falling sky

 Skyfall is the starting point

Thousands of miles and separate poles

Where the worlds collide and the days are dark

You can have my number, you can take my name

But you will never have my heart

 Drop the sky (drop the sky)

When it falls apart (when it falls apart)

We will stop (we will stop)

Let's face it all together

 Drop the sky (drop the sky)

When it falls apart (when it falls apart)

We will stop (we will stop)

Let's face it all together

In the fall of the sky

 [X2]

(Drop the sky

When it collapses

We will hold our head high)

 Where are you going, I'm going

What you see, I see it

I know it will never be me

Without security

From your loving arms

stay away

Put your hand in my hand

And we will stop

 Drop the sky (drop the sky)

When it falls apart (when it falls apart)

We will stop (we will stop)

Let's face it all together

 Drop the sky (drop the sky)

When it falls apart (when it falls apart)

We will stop (we will stop)

Let's face it all together

In the fall of the sky

 Let the sky fall We will keep our heads high In the fall of the sky

[cassidyastorxaviershaw]

@aerolynswitchpierce @submissivelynick

Eli set up the blanket on the ground in the quad with lunch laid out and waited for Aerolyn. As she arrived he waved and smiled, "Thanks for this", pointing to a random person, "So what do you think of them".

[uchicagoadmissions]

Favorite Scav Items

This item is from the 2011 list!

“265. A lion, tiger, or bear. With trainer. On campus. [125 points, 25 bonus points if it does a trick the assembled Judges deem “righteous”]”

[whilereadingandwalking]

Today after work I will be doing everything from trying to track down the chubbiest cat there is, to writing a definitive tier list of punctuation marks, to befriending a stray cat and taking a quiz on jazz to prove my worthiness as a Haruki Murakami protagonist. This is the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt, and it's a blast. ✨✨✨

[spiritofcamelot]

Scav hunt #73: Solve someone else's Bond-themed puzzle (not a crossword)

I solved @myndelling's first wordle puzzle and I'm feeling very proud. Solution below the cut.

[spiritofcamelot]

Egg Week

Scav hunt #84: The Bond character of your choice or your own Station character is participating in the Great British Bake Off. What is the theme week, and what do they make for their Signature, the Technical, and the Showstopper? Include recipes. I've linked to recipes with the exception of the family recipe and the modified version that they would receive for technicals.

Geoffrey Boothroyd’s recipes

Signature: 

“This week is a celebration of eggs. For your first challenge, please bake for us something that relies on the unique flavor and properties of eggs.”

Boothroyd went for a tried and true classic: angel food cake. The cake was basic, something he could practically make in his sleep as it was a family favorite. What would set it apart was the frosting. It used the tropical flavors of pineapple and cherry to offset the sweetness of the cake. And just for this occasion, he also added a dash of coconut flavoring into the angel food cake itself.

Ingredients

1/2 c sugar

1/2 c water

1 9oz can crushed pineapple

1 pkg cherry gelatin

1 pint whipped cream (2 cups) (Best if home made)

Directions

Combine sugar, water, pineapple, and gelatin in medium saucepan

Bring to a boil. Simmer for 10min, stirring occasionally

Chill till partially set

Whip and fold whipped cream into gelatin mixture

Spread generously on cake

Chill at least 4 hours or overnight

Technical:

“This week you must make the perfect scrambled eggs and toast. The eggs should be slightly moist and the toast should be sturdy enough to support them.”

Honestly, the eggs were the easy part of this recipe. They came out more moist than Boothroyd himself preferred but he remembered what they said and errs on the side of not overcooking. It took more work to get the bread to rise just right and not forget to actually make the eggs when the bread was nearly done baking.

Eggs

12 fresh eggs

Salt and pepper

5-6 oz. of fresh butter

Herbs

Make scrambled eggs. Serve on hot buttered toast in individual copper dishes with pink champagne.

Bread

    1 package active dry yeast

    3 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon sugar

    2-1/4 cups warm water

    1 tablespoon salt

    6-1/4 to 6-3/4 cups bread flour

    2 tablespoons canola oil

Combine yeast and sugar in water. Combine remaining ingredients until a soft dough is formed. Knead and let rise. Shape into two loaf pans. Rise. Bake. 

Showstopper:

“Your theme is illusion baking. Whether it's a chocolate egg sculpture, or a fake English breakfast with eggs on toast, you must present an egg that is not an egg.”

Boothroyd found this recipe when digging through some old cookbooks at the library. It didn’t come with a photo, but once he made it he was satisfied that the Spiegeleierkuchen would do the trick, especially when paired with bacon shortbread.