The Quest Begins…September 19
This fall the University of Iowa Libraries is sponsoring a treasure hunt: Quest for the Golden Cup. Starting from the Libraries website, contestants will work through a series of five clues in their quest.
The Quest begins on Tuesday, September 19, International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Libraries will be giving away chocolate gold coins to launch the contest. Check out the Quest website for pirate vocabulary and english to pirate translators.
The clues will test contestants’ skills and give them a chance to win a bottomless Golden Cup of coffee at the Food for Thought in the Main Library, Pat’s Diner in the Pappajohn Business Building, the EMRB Cafe and the Art Building West Coffee Bar for the rest of the year.
Eight Golden Cups will be awarded from a drawing of the qualified entries. Two Golden Cups will be awarded to RAs with the highest number of residents participating (the entry form will ask for RA’s name). One Golden Cup each will be awarded to the fraternity and sorority with the highest number of members participating.
This contest is open to all undergraduate and graduate University of Iowa students. Participants must complete all of the required tasks and answer the related questions on the entry form. Only entries with correct answers will be entered into the drawing for the Golden Cup. Each student can enter only once, duplicates will be discarded. Entries will only be accepted between midnight on Tuesday, September 19 and midnight Saturday, September 30, 2006. The decisions of the judges are final. No other IMU satellites or coffee houses are participating besides the ones listed above. The Golden Cup is valid through May 31, 2007.
For questions about the contest, please contact Kristi Bontrager, Coordinator, Public Relations, University of Iowa Libraries.
