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Vernon Scavenger Hunt
Teacher Directions:
Duplicate this page. Divide class into four groups. Read aloud the
list of "missing" items.
Materials needed: This sheet and a pencil.
Student Directions:
George and Martha have a 22-room mansion so it is easy for them
to misplace some of their things. Please help them by finding the
items listed below. When you see an item in a room, write the name
of the room on the blank provided.
Team I
Plaid wing-backed chairs ________________________
Windsor chairs (Connected) _____________________________
Bust of John Paul Jones _________________________________
Small oval portraits of Washington, Franklin, and Lafayette ______________________
Martha's Chinese dressing glass and tea service ____________________________
Team II
Nelly Custis's harpsichord__________________________
George Washington's globe________________________
Baby crib______________________________________
Washington's trunk______________________________
Washington family portrait by Edward Savage _____________________
Team III
Key to the Bastille______________________
Martha's leather key basket____________________
Fan chair_________________________
Washington's dressing table _____________________
French mantle clock__________________________
Team IV
Model of the Bastille______________________
Washington's revolving chair__________________
Pair of plaster lions________________________
Washington's iron chest and telescope__________________
Martha's French desk______________________________
Scavenger Hunt Key
Team I:
Plaid wing-backed chairs: General and Mrs. Washington's Bedchamber
Windsor chairs (connected): Piazza
Bust of John Paul Jones: Study
Small oval portraits of Washington, Franklin and Lafayette: Little
Parlor
Martha's Chinese dressing glass and tea service: Lafayette Bedroom
Team II:
Nelly Custis's harpsichord: Little Parlor
George Washington's globe: Study
Baby crib: Nelly Custis Bedroom
Washington's trunk: Study
Washington family portrait by Edward Savage: Small Dining Room
Team III:
Key to the Bastille: The Passage/Central Hall
Martha's leather key basket: Bedchamber
Fan chair: Study
Washington's dressing table: Study
French mantle clock: Bedchamber
Team IV:
Model of the Bastille: Pantry
Washington's revolving chair: Study
Pair of plaster lions: Passage/Central Hall
Washington's iron chest and telescope: Study
Martha's French desk: Bedchamber
Additional information
(in case students might ask):
1. What is the Piazza? The east entrance to the Mansion. Columns
support a roof that protects a porch. The Piazza was a gathering
place for the Washingtons, their family, friends, and visitors.
2. Who was Lafayette? Lafayette was a young French nobleman who
came to America during the Revolution. He fought with the colonists
and helped to get French aid for the colonies. He was very close
to General Washington and thought of Washington as his "adopted
father."
3. Who was John Paul Jones? Jones was America's first naval hero.
His ship, the Bonhomme, defeated the British ship, the Serapis.
4. Who was Nelly Custis? The youngest granddaughter of Martha Washington.
Nelly was raised by the Washingtons at Mount Vernon.
5. What was the Bastille? An old prison in Paris destroyed in 1789
by a mob.
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