Internet Scavenger Hunt – Things to Find Online

How it works

An internet scavenger hunt is a race to look things up: a map, a photo, a number, a sound. These 91 tasks name no website, so any trustworthy page counts. Press Pick 10 new tasks until the list suits the room, then Print.

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How to run a web scavenger hunt

Split into teams with one screen each, hand every team the same list and set a finish time. A find counts when the page is open and the judge has seen it. The note under each task says what counts as proof, so an argument takes ten seconds to settle.

Six lists to choose from

Maps and places has 16 tasks, Pictures to find 16, Words and languages 15, Numbers and dates 16, Listen and watch 14 and Long ago 14. Press Easy under More filters for a first internet treasure hunt with younger players.

Tips

Some answers depend on the team: a birth town, a first name. Those cannot be copied from the next table.
On a video call, a team shares its screen to score a find.

Questions and answers

How does a scavenger hunt on the internet work?

Every team gets the same printed list and one device. They search for each thing, keep the page open as proof and call the judge over. The most finds at the finish time wins; a tie goes to the team that finished first.

Is this safe for children?

The tasks are maps, animals, weather, words, old photos and sounds, and none asks about a living person. No task needs an account or a download. For younger players, turn safe search on and keep a grown-up in the room.

Why is no website named?

So the list does not go out of date, and so the hunt is a test of searching. Any trustworthy page counts: a museum, a library, an encyclopedia, a weather service, a map. The judge decides what is trustworthy.

How long does it take?

Set the finish time yourself. A printed list of ten tasks gives teams something to split up and share out; the hard ones, such as a newspaper front page from the week you were born, take the longest.

All 91 tasks

Maps and places 16

A city built on more than one island Show the islands on the map.
A country that borders exactly one other country Show the border on a map.
A country whose name has only four letters Show it on a map.
A desert on a continent you have never visited Show it on a map and say its name.
A lake shaped like an animal, and which animal The room votes on whether it looks like one.
A map of the ocean floor It has to show mountains or trenches under the sea.
A map of your country made more than 100 years ago The page has to give the map's date.
A mountain taller than 8,000 meters, and its height Any of them counts. Say where you found the height.
A river that passes through three or more countries Name the river and the countries.
A town in another country with the same name as yours Show it on a map. A near match in spelling counts if the judge agrees.
An island with no roads on it Show a map of the island with no road lines.
The capital city nearest to where you are sitting Nearest in a straight line. Show both places on one map.
The place halfway between two teammates' birthplaces Point to it on a map and name the nearest town.
The spot on Earth directly opposite your home Look up the word antipode first, then show the spot.
The town farthest north that has a school in it The team whose town is farthest north takes the point.
Your own street, seen from above An aerial or satellite view counts. Zoom in until you can point to your roof.

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Pictures to find 16

A bridge more than a mile long Show where the page gives the length.
A building shaped like something that is not a building Say what it looks like.
A cloud with a name, and the name Each kind of cloud counts once.
A dinosaur skeleton on display, and the museum it is in Name the dinosaur too, if the page does.
A fish that makes its own light The page has to say the fish glows.
A flag with an animal on it, and whose flag it is A country, state or city flag counts.
A painting more than 500 years old with a dog in it Show the date given beside the painting.
A photo of a bird with a blue head, and the bird's name Both the photo and the name on one page.
A photo of Earth taken from the Moon The Moon's ground has to be in the picture.
A photo of your town from before your grandparents were born An old postcard counts.
A photo taken by a rover on Mars Show where the page says which rover took it.
A rainbow that makes a full circle A real photo, not a drawing.
A snowflake photographed up close Close enough to count its six arms.
A tree more than 1,000 years old The page has to give the tree's age.
An animal you can see through Any animal with a see-through body counts.
An optical illusion that fools the whole team Everyone on the team has to be fooled at least once.

Words and languages 15

A language spoken by fewer than 1,000 people The page has to give the number of speakers.
A poem more than 200 years old that rhymes Read four lines of it aloud.
A sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet Count the letters if the judge asks.
A tongue twister in another language Try to read it aloud.
A word a dictionary added in the last five years A dictionary's own page has to say so.
A word that reads the same backward Show it in a dictionary, so made-up words are out.
A word with none of the letters A, E, I, O or U It has to be in a dictionary.
The alphabet of a sign language Spell one teammate's name with it for the point.
The longest dictionary word your team can say aloud The judge decides whether you really said it.
The name for a group of owls Show where you found it.
Thank you in five languages Five languages on screen, and one said aloud.
What your first name means Show the page that says so.
Where the name of your town comes from Show the page that explains it.
The word for hello in a language none of you speak Say it out loud for the point.
Your name in another alphabet Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic or any other. Show it on screen.

Numbers and dates 16

The age of the oldest living animal known Name the animal. The page has to give an age.
The date of the next full moon Show the page. Teams should agree.
The day of the week you were born on A calendar for that year proves it.
The distance around the Earth at the equator In miles or kilometers.
The height of the tallest tree ever measured Show the page that gives the height.
How far your home is from the North Pole In miles or kilometers. Say how you worked it out.
How long light takes to reach Earth from the Sun In minutes and seconds. Show the source.
How many countries there are, and who is counting Different lists give different numbers. Name the list.
How many days until the next February 29 Count it, or find a countdown.
How many people live in the town you were born in Show the page and the year of the count.
How many time zones the world's largest country has Name the country as well.
The speed of the fastest bird, and which bird Show the page that gives the speed.
The temperature right now at the South Pole A weather page for Antarctica counts.
The time right now in a city on the far side of the world Name the city and show a clock for it.
Tomorrow's sunrise time where you are To the minute.
The year your town or city was founded Show the page that gives the year.

Listen and watch 14

A bird that copies other sounds, doing it Say what sound it is copying.
A live camera pointed at a wild animal Nests, waterholes and reefs all count.
A live camera showing a place where it is night It has to be live: look for a clock or the word live.
A recording made at an erupting volcano A real recording, not a film effect.
A recording of a whale singing Play ten seconds of it for the room.
A rocket launch, from countdown to liftoff The countdown has to be in it.
A song recorded more than 100 years ago The page has to give the year.
A time-lapse of a flower opening The flower has to open all the way.
A video filmed at the bottom of the sea The page has to say how deep.
A video of the northern lights Real footage, not a painting.
An instrument none of you has heard before, being played Say its name and where it is from.
Earth filmed from space this year The page has to give a date.
The national anthem of a country that starts with your initial Play ten seconds of it.
The sound a kookaburra makes Play it for the room.

Long ago 14

A bicycle from before 1900 Show the date given with the picture.
A cave painting, and how old it is The page has to give an age.
A coin more than 1,000 years old The page has to give the coin's date.
A map of the world drawn before 1600 The page has to give the map's date.
A newspaper front page from the week you were born A library's newspaper archive is the place to look.
A photo of the first powered airplane flight Show the date given with the photo.
A recipe more than 100 years old The page has to give a date.
A school class photo from 100 years ago Any school, anywhere.
A telephone from around 1900 A photo in a museum collection is the best proof.
A toy that children played with 2,000 years ago A museum's page is the best proof.
A weather forecast printed more than 50 years ago An old newspaper page counts.
The oldest building still standing in your state or country Show the page that calls it the oldest.
The oldest photograph that still exists Say what it shows.
Your country's flag as it looked 200 years ago If there was none, show the flag that flew there then.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site by its editors on 2026-09-30: 91 things to look up online, in six lists. No website, app, search engine or brand is named, so any trustworthy source counts, and no task asks about a living person. Every task is written so that any correct find counts or so that the page found gives the proof; the notes are judging rules, not facts, so no outside page was read. Levels are the editors' judgment. Licence: own work