1904 Olympic Flop
We're taking a look at the BIZARRE, WACKY, and "I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED" moments in history and what better way to start off than honoring the COMPLETELY ABSURD events of the 1904 Summer Olympics Men's Marathon race!? And we're OFF!!
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When I type the clue in for …
When I type the clue in for #3, none of the books/cds that appear have a code with it
Is that the poison one? if…
Is that the poison one? if so, you enter the word itself as the code (in the "Code Text" field) rather than use it to search the catalog.
Yes
Yes
You need to enter it as a…
You need to enter it as a code, not in the catalog
Any of you guys having…
Any of you guys having trouble on the last clue? I am..
I tried 3, 9, and 14.
I tried 3, 9, and 14.
I tried 3, 9, and 14.
I tried 3, 9, and 14.
Have you tried spelling out…
Have you tried spelling out the number rather than using numerals? That might help! :)
Thanks for playing!
I spelled fourteen (the…
I spelled [OMITTED BY STAFF] (the official number that I found) and have clicked through the first ten entries and found no code yet.
You have the right number…
You have the right number and spelling! Just use that as your CODE rather than a catalog search term. I've edited your comment to save others from the spoiler of the last code :)
Thanks for playing!
Ah, I must have read it…
Ah, I must have read it wrong, thanks!
Hi! I'm having some trouble…
Hi! I'm having some trouble on the fourth clue. This one is about William _______. I can't seem to find his last name. I've googled "william 1904 olympics", but still can't seem to find out his name.
Oh, sorry! I just found the…
Oh, sorry! I just found the code. My mistake.
I found William's last name,…
I found William's last name, but nothing is popping up in the catalog. I even refined the search results.
Hmmmm. I wonder if we're…
Hmmmm. I wonder if we're looking for different Williams! The last name you should be searching for starts with G and is 6 letters long! Make sure you're ONLY searching for the last name in the catalog! Let us know if you still need more help after that! Thanks for playing! :)
I will check again. The last…
I will check again. The last name I found on wikipedia started with an M
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