america innovates scavenger hunt - saturday

America 250 and Forbes are celebrating America's 250th anniversary with "America Innovates."  The expo features interactive exhibits and opportunities to witness the ideas and technologies shaping the next 250 years. Test your own innovation skills with this fun scavenger hunt.

Explore the Expo and visit every booth, but be on the lookout for opportunities to answer trivia questions, complete challenges, and share your thoughts.

Have fun!


 Welcome, future inventors and scientific masterminds! Every great discovery begins with a spark of innovation — kick off the scavenger hunt by showing your spark!

📸 Take a selfie showing your most creative “thinking face” 🧠✨ 🤔 Pretend you’re inventing the next world-changing idea🧪 
You can post it online--don't forget to tag us at #A250 and #Forbes250

Inspiration Ahead!

Find the NASA INGENUITY and take a helicopter selfie with it. 
You can post it online with #A250 and #Forbes250

Qualcomm

For mortgage underwriters, overdraft fees on a bank statement are a massive red flag. Tradata spots them instantly. Come to the Tradata booth, scan the messy bank statement displayed on our screen, and find the hidden "Overdraft Fee."

Tradata

Use the photo icon in the upper right corner to take a selfie with your Paul Mockapetris baseball card. Then answer the following question:

What does DNS stand for?
A. Digital Network Security
B. Data Naming Service
C. Distributed Network Server 
D. Domain Name System


ThreatSTOP

 Find the booth with horseshoe crab molts & butterflies and take a selfie with one of these. 
You can post it online and tag #A250 and #Forbes250

Marine Biological Laboratory  

The Springer Lab booth features touchable models of human organs, VR headsets, microscopes, screens showing marine organisms, cases showing preserved butterflies, and storytelling by patients of innovative medical treatments.

Visit the microscope station and identify one specimen on display.

Springer Lab

At the Institute for Protein Innovation, we study tiny protein defenders that help your body's immune system fight invaders. Find the friendly face of this protein protector and snap a photo! Hint: Don't forget to ask our scientists “Y" their shape is so important.
Post your pic online with #A250 and #Forbes250

Institute for Protein Innovation  

Step up to the Junto screen and say: "I just stepped into your time travel portal. One thing I really enjoy and care about is ___. So, which of America's 250 greatest innovators should I meet?"

Then, type in the most surprising thing Junto tells you.

Praxis AI

What is the name of Cartesian's Phase 3 gMG trial?

Cartesian Therapeutics  

Take a 15‑second video holding a copy of the book and finish the following phase:

My Mission is to…

Noble Reach

Visit the Joby Aviation booth and take a selfie inside our all-electric air taxi. Aviator shades and a pilot headset are provided!
You can post it online with #A250 and #Forbes250

Joby Aviation

Answer me last, after you're sure you've seen it all!

After exploring 250 years of American innovation and ingenuity, we want to know what inspired you?  Something you learned from the speakers? Something amazing that you saw? 

At the Finish!

Explore the Expo and learn about the future of American Innovation!

America Two Fifty

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