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Caleb needs your help!


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When Caleb was a little boy his parents took him to Queen’s Park. Caleb had a favourite thing at the park (part of which is pictured below). Now that Caleb is all grown up, he can't find his favourite thing. Can you help caleb? Follow the clues to Caleb's favourite thing and be the first to submit a zoomed out picture of it along with a detailed description of it's location to win! Find it.Snap it. Send it. Win! Happy Hunting.

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Clue #1Released November 27th, 2009 07:00am

Find the rock donated by the people of Gandesa Spain. On the rock find the word (in English) that has animals in it. Have pride in your work. Remember the word.

Clue #2Released November 27th, 2009 07:00am

In the poem "Lament of the Dorsets", find the two words that precede "bearing down".

Clue #3Released November 27th, 2009 07:00am

Find the statue of the person that wrote the poem in clue #2. On the statue, look under the two words from clue #2. You need the last word you see.

Clue #4Released November 27th, 2009 07:00am

On the memorial at the north end of Queen's Park find the battle honour earned by the 48th Highlanders of Canada during WWII that is listed last on the south side of the monument.

Clue #5Released November 27th, 2009 07:00am

Find the sign to the east of the Legislative buildings similar to the one found in clue #2 of the "City Hall - X marks the spot" hunt. You need the last word (in English) of the first sentence.

Clue #6Released November 30th, 2009 12:00pm

Combine all the letters from the four words you found from the previous clues. Order the letters.

Clue #7Released November 30th, 2009 12:00pm

Take the letters at the following positions: the first 5 primes greater than 2 not including 7; every number evenly divisible by 9; and the number of the previous clue.

Clue #8Released December 1st, 2009 12:00pm

Take the 9 letters you found in clue 7 and unscramble them to find the name of a composer.

Clue #9Released December 2nd, 2009 12:00pm

Consider this composer's most famous composition.

Clue #10Released December 3rd, 2009 12:00pm

The composition we're referring to in clue 9 tells you where in Queen's park to find Caleb's favourite spot.

Clue #11Released December 4th, 2009 11:00am

The statue honouring the founder of the 'Toronto Globe' and one of the Fathers of Confederation is the closest statue to Caleb's special spot.

Clue #12Released December 4th, 2009 12:00pm

The title of the hunt 'Caleb needs your help' is a hint for the letters you need to find in clue 6.