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Amazing

Race
2017
Clue
List

1. Call
me inthe
Morning and hammer out the problem with
the numbers. Take
aphoto
with
this
sign if
you
canfindit
whileyoure
playing around.
2. Native Americans traded here fromancient times when waterways were
thehighways of
America. Lookto
therose marblediskforthe answer tothisquestion:Whowasthe
mayor
of
New Orleans duringthebicentennial renovation of
thislocation? Take
a
picture
ofa
teammate pointingto
the answer,alsoinclude it
in
your
email.
3. W
hatisthestone
box onthe cornerofSt.Louis andRoyal (onthe
cornerof
the
Supreme
Court)?
4. Takeapicture that
shows what timeyougot tothesundial.
5. In
times past,
you
could geta
cannolior
a
bowl ofspumoni here,
now you
canget
a
golden
croissant. Take
a
picture ofa
malegroup member usingthe ladies
entrance.
6. Youmight think
youreon thewater
inVenice, Italythanks tome.Whats
my name? Takea
picture ofme bobbingaround.

7.
What
a
great
tattoo this
would
makeif youwere
a
__________________ by
profession.
Take a
pictureoutside
the
locale
dedicated
to
this
career
that
owes
its
name
to
EdwardParrish.
8. Tomaunafoto 2
componentes del
poema famosodel
hombre cmico.
Hint:
9. In
cylindricalcoordinates, the equationsr(t) = 1 ,(t) = t , andh(t) = t
describeacurve
that
can befound
many places in
life.
Find such an
object ona
playground andsend a
photo
of
a
team member standing in
front ofit.
10. Ewan McGregor in
MoulinRouge! "All
you need is________" take
apictureof
your group
hugging youradvisor
next to
thissculpture.
11.
TFEL

EGREM

CIFFART

URHT

12. Takea
pictureof
yourgroupsashaying past theSecond LineSashay.
13. Oneoftheuniversities
hosts a
sculpture thatconsists of
a
number ofarcsshaped similarly
to
thefigurebelow.
Send a
photo ofa
team member standing in
front of
thesculpture.
Count thetotal
number of
arcs in
thesculpture (this
is
a
double-digit number) andassume
that
each oneforms three-quarters ofacircle
(Thats nottrue,
butroll
with
it
itll
make
your
jobeasier).
Under that
assumption, what is
thetotalnumber ofradiansformed by
all
the
arcs? Expressyouranswer asa
multiple of
pi.


14. Takea
pictureof
yourgroup in
front of
Ignatius Reillys
almamater.
15. It
looks
like
four
ladiescarrying a
giantbeehive-shaped cakeand
its
a
gift
fromthe
peopleof
Paris,
France, Europe! What does this
fountain symbolize? Takea
pictureof
your
group
members posinglike
the
ladiesin
thefountain.
16. I
was
Erected in
1835 on
a
sitepreviously occupied by
Fort San
Carlos, anddesignated
a
National Historic
Landmark in
1975. What am I?
Takea
picture
of
theoldestmember ofyour
grouppointing to
thesign
thatdeclares it
aNationalHistoric
Landmark.
17. What is
thePeace Quad? Takea
picture
ofthetreesplanted forthe
Martires
DeLa Pazwith
yourteam in
frontofthem.
18. Takeapicture posingnext toan
anthropomorphized, prelapsarian egg.
19. NOLA take onNighthawks, take
a
photoofthis
artwork.
20. Tiredofhoofing around lookingfor
clues?Take a
break.Recline on
the
bench,located in
the
shade ofanorange tree,in
the
shadow of
the darcside.
Take a
picture
fromthe bench of
this
statue made ofor.
21. Takeateam picturein
front of
the
sign
thatis
ananagram for"Eventuality
Ruins."
22. Geta
group picturewearing beardsmade of
aplantthatis
friendlywith
our
oak
trees.
23. Send aphoto of
a
team member with
this
object in
thebackground, ANDwith
alittle
help
from yourmath buddy Blaise,give
the
number thatbelongs in
the
position
withthe ?.

24. Seven snails,eight


eggs,
nine
saws.
What is
this?
25. Alfred Hitchcock, Bryan
Williams,
andChrisAnderson all
followed in
the
footsteps
ofthis
originalBirdman. Take
a
picture
nearto
theentrance tothelocalenamedafter
him.
26. Findaplaqueona
viaduct
that
statesthe
structure was built
in
1902.Take
a
photo
of
everyone in
yourgroup
standingon
me,tallestto
shortest, from thephotographers
leftto
right.
27. What HarryPotter characters
name canbefoundat
thestatue of
JohnJamesAudubon
located at
theentranceof
the
locale
named after
him.
28. Canyou spare a
quarter
mister?Phoneand Phonybacktoback.

29. This
plaque is
located betweentwoold
oaktrees
directly
across fromthe
Lions atthe
pavilionby
the playground near
thebig
feline
statues.Youwill
find
mepaying tributeto
the
grandchildren oftheMcLoughlins. Take
aphoto
of
me with
two people
who havea
grandparent living
inNewOrleans.
30. What are
the common names for
theseplants
found in
theareaof
the
oldBayou Metairie,
nearwhere it
spilledinto
BayouSt.
John.Answerbygiving
thenames of
all
five
andan
original
photo ofat
least
three.
Strelitzia
reginae
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Tillandsia
usneoides
Quercus virginiana
31. Thereare
numerousexercise
posts
similar
to
the
oneshownbelowaround
the
Audubon
Park
lake.
Send
a
photo
of
a
team
member in
frontof
sign
post
n,
for
which
3
n = k 2 + cos ( k
3)
k=1

32. Incase of amonsoon, you would rather hide here thanin


Miami, Civitavecchia, Barcelona, St.
Thomas, or Cozumel. Take a
picture infront ofthisNew Orleans eatery.
33. Safety First, inabig
way. Send a
photo ofthis safety device.
34. Send a
photo of a
team member infront ofaprime four-digit streetaddress number
displayed prominently on St.Charles amongst theuniversities.
Answer: 6367 is
what I
have inmind, but any primes from thefollowing list
will
alsosuffice.
35. Ahot dog inafish tank.
36. If
you're ready for your wedding dance
But a
church isnot your idea of
romance
Find thisspot for "I
Do"
Which is
set on aRue
Named after aregion ofFrance
Take aphoto of your group infront of thisiconic place.
37. Nine Inch Nails played the freevoodoo fest atthisspot.Giveits
local,familiar name andtake
a
photo of two ofyour teammates imitating thisword.
38. Somalian isan anagram ofthe
name ofthisinternationally-flavored establishment
(although in actuality it
is
the place next door that has
African roots). Take aphotoofa
team
member with the business signinthe background. LetMrepresent the4-digit streetaddress
number. If you spun around Mdegrees counterclockwise, you would end upin
thesame
position as if
you hadjust spun N
degrees counterclockwise, where 0
<N<
360 (PreCalc
students, think ofcoterminal angles). Give the number N
aspart of
your answer.
39. Whose family is
responsible fortheplace where youcanseeboth star
and crescent near the
river?
40.
Find theoldest piece ofwood in
the Audubon/Universities area.Send a
photo of
a
team
member in front ofthis piece of
wood. There is
a
range of
years listedonthe plaquenext to
it.
LetNbe the lateryear (all
four digits). There aretwointeger solutions tothequadratic
2
equation x 382x + N = 0 . Aspart ofyour answer, provide those twosolutions.
41. Thisis
where Blue, OldDan, LittleAnn, and Odie would probably spend theirtime.
42. Mason &Oates
43. Since 1905, I
havestood guardnear the
newest foodservice place
inCityPark.
Takemy
photo withtheyoungest and
theoldest student in
yourgroup. Put
theirbirth
datesin
your
answer.
44. If
youarenotluckyat
theCasino, you might take
a
bath.
I
am blue
because there never
was
gaming atthatbuilding.Takephoto of
fiveofyour
groupsmembers in
front of
me.
45. What is
theonlysixthpower(ofan integer) withthree
digits?Send a
photo ofa
team
member withthis
street address number inthe
background.
46. Send a
photo of
a
team member with thestoresign
in
thebackground thatincludesthis
image. The streetaddress number isthe th
n prime.
Send thenumber n
(not theaddress
itself)
aspartof
youranswer.
Hint#1:Thenumber n
itself
is
also prime.
Hint#2:The business nextdoor shares thelast
name ofa
Lusherartteacher.


47. Lieutenant DonaldMahon and
hisfiance,CecilySaunderswere conceivedin
this
house.
Takea
silly
picture
ofyour
facultycommando in
front
of
this
housewiththe
plaquebearing
its
name.
48. Senda
photo of
a
teammember withthe
sign
featuringthis
handsome woman (?)
in
the
background. ALSO: Let
ABCD represent thefour-digit
number in
the
street
address of
this
business and AB
represent the
firsttwo
digits
of
that
number. Subtract ABCD ABand
thentakethesquareroot
of
theresult.
Send this
square
rootalongwith
yourphoto.

49. Thesetof
parametric equations(t) = cos(t) ,y (t) = sin(t)
,
andz (t) = t
form a
distinctive
3-Dcurve. Thisshapeis
thebasis
for
a
rather old-timey fixture that wastypicallydisplayed
outside a
certain typeof
serviceshop.In
theUnited States, this
trade sign
typicallyappears
in
patrioticcolors.Send a
photoof
a
team member withthisshape inthe
background.
50. MarkBlanc, where areyounow?I
know that13 yearsago you wereacross the
streetfrom
thew as
theonlyNew Orleans brewery tosurvive Prohibition.
Takeapictureof
his
remains.
51. "If
youwere from Troy,it
be
wiseto
lookthisinthe
mouth"
52. I
wasplaced in
the
parkbythe
Daughters of
the American Revolution in
1976.Findmeand
photograph one groupmember sittingnextto me.
53. What did
the Baroness Pontalba make thatshe was so
well known for? Youll
findthe
information on
the
titularapartments.
54. Take apicture of someone in
your group, sitting on the lapofa
market customer named
Martha.
55. Find anexample ofan ionic column.
56. Look forafemale figure wearing shorts and at-shirt, relaxing neara
fountain. Thename of
hertrue love is
written in
apersonal place. Ifyou toss acoin intothefountain, shellshow
you.Take apicture ofit.
57. Thisstore claims to be ______, but our school is certainly ______er. Send a
photo ofa
team member with the store name inthebackground. Anarcissist might enjoy shopping
here, and accordingly the street address number isone of onlyfour3-digit narcissistic
numbers. Send with your answer the calculation that demonstrates how this
number fits
themathematical definition of narcissistic.
58. What is
the cut of meat Jacques the Butcher holding inhisleft
hand? Takeapicture withyour
tallest teammate pointing toit.
59. Take apicture giving Irene Reillys boy akiss.
60. Take aphoto of fairy tale character inamorning call hat.
61. You can find the office ofa
Lusher parent inthis building thatshares a
name with
aLusher
faculty member. Ifyou want to study the past it
ismost likely
where you would go.There is
a
rumor that itdoesnt fitinwith theother white stone buildings because thestone meant for
it
was sent to Vanderbilt byaccident! Take a
picture ofit
with yourgroup.
62. Take aphoto sitting on a
bench with your arm around one ofGeorge S'sbuddies. They never,
ever move from their bench.
63. If
you dont want tokeep your parade bounty this tree is
apopular placetothrow it.
Take a
picture ofit
with your groups best bead catching looks.
64. Intheolden days you would have had tovisitme once you arrivedin
New Orleans. Now you
only visit
me if
you likecreepy crawlies.
65. During the Great Depression, many WPA projects in
City Park provided jobs to
people outof
work. Many roads, bridges, and buildings in
City Park were built
during this
time. Find this
particular plaque, dated 1935-1936, and send aphoto. Hint: A
GirlScout could have found
thiseasily, back inthe day.
66. Get a
team photo -here stumped 44 2608
67. I
was placed in
the park bythe Daughters of the American Revolution in
1976 to
honor the
original colonies. Find me and photograph one group member sittingnext tome.
68. It
is
theoldest continuously operating rail
line inthe world andrecently upgraded from
national historic register toan actual federal landmark.
69. The son of Amare & Ajack, I
cant have children but I
can leadyouaround thequarter! Take a
picture ofagroup member blowing me a
kiss.
70. It
seems asthough a
pack ofWolves have been on the prowl. Tell
uswhere andtakeapicture
ofa
pack ofthem to share.
71. Take apicture of someone pointing to a
cage of common household containers that will
soon beturned into art.

72. It
began asaNative American trading post on thebanks ofthemighty, muddy Mississippi
Riveron the site chosen for the Citybythe French, has become a
cultural, commercial and
entertainment treasure which the Crescent Cityproudly shares with theworld. It
isalso
Americas oldest public market. Take a
picture of
your team bytheentrance.
73. I
have a
tendency to love toparty and often findmyself hosting both the famous and the
notso famous. My initials are HoB. Get aphoto of
your advisor pointing tomy sign.
74. You can find me on the corner ofWisner and Lelong just singing away. Who am I
and whois
responsible for my lovely sounds? Take apicture ofthree teammates relaxing tomy music.
75. Purchase acontainer of Hillel hummus. Take aphoto of your team sharing it
76. Take apicture of the first equestrian statue inwhich the horse hadmore than one foot off
thebase. You'll find the statue in
Jackson Square.
77. Take apicture where now you can sit
initsshade and get along, though once it
was a
meeting place tofight it
out.
78. While you dont need tobe of theroyal bloodline todine hereyoullbe treated justllikeWill
&
Kate. Take apicture ofthe ladies inyour group giving their bestroyal looks outside thisplace.
79. If
you go tothis casino, don't expect to bet on anything except thatyou'll end upwith
powdered sugar on your pants. Get a
hat and take a
group photo!
80. While slow & steady may win the race this warriors chariot mayleave a
trace. Take a
picture
ofthisstatue while youre looking for acertain national landmark.
81. When the thieves come out, thissometimes reads YOLO.
82. After being open 24 hours, I
get reallytired and cant seem to
keep this stuff offmy face
when I
eat. Help...Take a photo ofa
member ofyour squad withthis
stuff on them, wearing
my hat and send it
in.
83. They often call him Iggy and dress him up in
t-shirts, but mostly he
stands statue still.
Be
sureto take ashot with Iggy wearing an Amazing Race shirtbefore you go.
84. Thisonce was afive and dime store owned byaguynamed Sam. Now, along with the old
white maison, it
is
a pretty ritzy place to stay. Take a
picture of
your group outside Sams old
store.
85. Walk down a
street that was more Real from 1762 to 1803. Take a
picture of a
teammate
withasign that proves it.
86. Immade ofglass and can only move up &down, not side to
side.Take a
picture of your
team inside me.
87. Take apicture of an object that fallsfrom a
tree. Many female Tulane grads wear aring
designed byalocal New Orleans artists featuring thisobject.
88. If
you are not lucky atthe Casino, you might take a
bath. I
am bluebecause there never was
gaming atthat building. Take photo offive of yourgroups members in
front of
me.
89. Findthe Justice ED White monument -who was ED White andwhy was heimportant? Take
a
picture pointing to the misspelling on the monument.
90. I
amknown for my pralines and sweet potato pies
and was named after my mamas favorite
country singer. Who am I?

91. Proceed to
the spot where turtle soup andbourbon meet and Southern gents have dined for
decades andtell
me where you end up.
Thismight be
agreat time fora
group selfie!
92. RuthietheDuck Lady was a
New Orleans icon whopassed away a
few yearsago.She was
known for
riding onroller skates through thequarter, and shealways brought her petducks
with
her.Sometimes they followed behind her,
andsometimes shecarried them in
her
trench coat.Find another artistoricon whois
continuing thetradition of
making the
French
Quarter intoa
unique place!
93. These critters arefound allover Tulanes campus. Theyre thesame typeofanimal thatMs.
Mahoneys mom makes matching hats for
each timeshe makes herniecea
hat!Get a
pictureofone ofthem roaming thegrounds.
94. Hereyou canfind a
Mardi Gras mask made in
China to
take home afteryourGirls Weekend in
NewOrleans. Take a
group picture with the
masks on!
95. When Scotty Cwas president, youmay havespotted his
dog on campus. Take a
picture of
the
building thatshares a
name with this
beloved retriever.
96. This
spot where workers loaded millions of
cotton balesperyear onto ships,was where New
Orleans's firstinterracial labor strike occurred in
1902.
97. NativeAmericans ledme tofound New Orleans onthissite,
on theridge
ofland between
the
Mississippi River andLake Pontchartrain. Activists arecurrently debating whether this
statue of
me should stay or go,given the
roleI
playedin
making Louisiana intoa
slavery-based economy.
98. When New Orleans wasthe Capital oftheSpanish Province of
Luisiana this
street borethe
name Calle deConti. Take apicture ofa
team member withthesignthattells
us this.
99. Many people saythat thisisthereal"House of
theRising Sun" thatJoan Baez and Bob Dylan
memorialized in
song.
100. As
a
new Tulanian one of your firstactswill
beto
touch this
object celebrating the spirit
of
Bobby Boudreaux forluck asyou exittheNew Orleans jazz-infused convocation ceremony.
Takea
picture ofyour whole group touching this
object near McAlister!

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