Instructions

• Solve the names of the places where the answers to the riddles will be found.
• Clues are in no special order — best strategy is to solve the places before you set out.
• You can use Google, Facebook, or ask a local — cheating is allowed.

Observation

Thanks (in French) is part of my name
And here’s where you could change the game!
What creature here has a place to cross?
The answer, spelled right, can save you a loss!
There’s a bonus of 20 if one you see
And take a photo of it on a tree!

1. The creature is:

Time to Bribe

If you read Swellengram you’ll know each day
Dogs and cats from the SPCA
Are pictured looking for mums and dads
(Thank you, Midas, for sponsoring ads)
What are the chances you know each name?
This is a chance to win the game

Botany

A shop which is named for a colourful man!
Name the plant outside, if you can.
First part is an animal: (Fiona and Tanner live quite near)
Second part are things you need to hear.

2. The plant is called:

Art

Youngest team member — this is your task.
An easy one? You well might ask!
You need to draw the Christmas Light.
“Hoeked” outside close by the Church.
Best picture wins, it’s worth the search!

3. Your drawing:

Maths

Now there is some maths to do …
These are part of a multiple clue.
You need all the answers to get it right,
Add them up to prove you’re bright.

• How old is the bridge?
• How many years was the fire engine in service?
• The difference between the dates on the Big White Church
• The date of the Barry Bank

4. Sum Total:

Poetry

And now is the turn of the oldest of you.
In front of a gallery stands a ewe.
Poems inspired some works of art,
Let them inspire you from the heart.
In a two‑line poem (it must rhyme),
Describe a painting you think is fine!

5. Name of Artwork:
Your two‑line poem:

Literature

In fair Ethekwini he lived first,
Then to the Bloomsbury circle to quench his (literary) thirst.
Afterwards to Franco’s paradise he went,
In the end his reputation was not worth a cent.

Who is the poet?
This clue may seem somewhat obscure,
But the answer to it you can procure.
Visit a shop which is full of print,
A wise man waits to give you a hint.

6. Name of poet:

History

SA Postal Service could now well be better,
In the past how many pence did it cost for a letter?
The answer you’ll find on a box that is red,
Outside a place where you can buy bread.

8. How much?: