The Charleston Museum Scavenger Hunt.docx with NH added

1 Scavenger hunt Lobby 1. The carriage in the lobby was used for what type of ceremony? 2. Find the bronze cannon. The cannon was used during which war? 3. What type of animal is hanging above your head? (At the end of the Scavenger hunt there will be a text panel where you can check your answer.) LOWCOUNTRY HISTORY HALL 4. According to the time line, how long ago have Native Americans been in this area? 5. In the puzzle below, find the names of three kinds of stone that Lowcountry Native Americans used to make arrowheads F H N X F B C Z O C L J R J X H I A K M D E N B Q U A R T Z H O M T O F 6. Find the image of the walled city of Charles Town. What is located at #3? 7. What happened to Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate? 8. Find the slave badges.

2 List two jobs held by slaves that are listed on the badges. 9. Find the painting of Rosehill plantation. How many slaves were there at its peak? 10. The large rice barrel at the end of the hall held how many pounds of rice? REVOLUTIONARY WAR 11. Go past the weapons. Above the black cannon there is a group of four pictures. These are the four men from South Carolina that signed the Declaration of Independence. List their names here. _____ _____ _____ _____ 12. The model to your left in the big case is of what Revolutionary Battle? When did this battle take place? 13. Find the map of Revolutionary War battles in South Carolina. About how many battles took place in South Carolina? Charleston HISTORY 14. What is the machine on exhibit in front of the train?

3 What did it do? 15. Find the model of the Sappho . This steamship was used to transport people between _____ and _____. WAR BETWEEN THE STATES 16. Find the portrait of John Brown. He was an abolitionist. Abolitionists wanted to end _____. 17. What important document was signed on the table in this exhibit? 18. Who were the 54th Massachusetts volunteer regiment? 19. Find the pair of soldier s shoes. About how many days would a pair of shoes like this last? NATURAL HISTORY organisms are divided into different groups based on common characteristics. Sixteen different groups of the animal kingdom are displayed on this wall. List four groups here. the many shark teeth on exhibit. Name three different types of sharks listed. the dinosaur toe bones.

4 What dinosaur do they belong to? the Meteorite. How old is it? the World s Largest Flying Bird. Where was it found? How long is its wingspan? 25. Study the skeleton of the American Buffalo carefully. What do you think happened to his rib bone. Find out more on the American Buffalo skeleton label. is a coprolite? Eremotherium (The Giant Ground Sloth). On exhibit we have a fossilized jaw, claw, skull, vertebra, leg bone, humerus, and teeth. Can you match the fossilized pieces to the skeleton on view? fossils belonging to the Giant Beaver. How big was this creature? the Shore Birds island. What is inside the drawer? Mammals of the Lowcountry display features many creatures from our area. Which one have you seen in person? THE EARLY DAYS Brown Water Snake in the jar in the wall case is very unusual because it 32.

5 What is the estimated age of the mummy? KIDSTORY 33. Find the tree stump. What does Dendrochronology mean? two of the pirates whose Jolly Rogers are represented in the Wharf area. _____ _____ the small house. What type of architectural structure style is the Heyward-Washington house?