Riddles Scavenger Hunt - Penn Museum

Riddles Scavenger Hunt

1 Directions

Explore the Penn Museum’s galleries to answer the riddles below. Find the answer to each riddle and write it on the spaces provided.

China Gallery (start on the 3rd floor!) In the gallery China you will find A rare, smooth mineral of the spherical kind It’s perfectly formed and without a flaw The Dowager Empresses’ round

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The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science You’ll find me wrapped and on my back My dog is next to me in tact I’m in no shape to play gin rummy I’m Hapi-Men and I’m a

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The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science If you want to make a mummy First, you must remove the tummy To you it might sound quite bizarre But it goes in a

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Riddles Scavenger Hunt

2 Etruscan Italy An Etruscan wore these into battle

They’re made of bronze and caused clatter One’s a plate worn like a vest To protect the heart within the

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The Rome Gallery A tale of two emperors of ancient Rome Is carved into this piece of stone One side is chiseled, the other a garble The relic is called the

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Ancient Canaan and Israel In ancient Canaan you’ll discover A human on a casket cover You might get scared, don’t cause a fuss When you spy this stone

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Riddles Scavenger Hunt

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Africa Gallery (move to the 2nd floor) I know this sounds a bit absurd But upon my head you’ll find a bird Worn by kids learning grown-up tasks These are traditional

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The Egypt Gallery (move to the 1st floor) A colossal statue that I am At once part lion and part man My ancient face is full of chinks You know me by the name of

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