(F)Riddle Friday #6

We’re back with (F)Riddle Friday, UHPers! Remember, you must submit your answer in the comments below by next Thursday at 3PM ET. This week’s riddle is as follows:

“You can find me on Broadway stages
And also in the bowels of your car.
But most often, I’m known
As the Leg Covers’ Helper.

What am I?”

The answer and winners of last week’s riddle are:

Ren Bruinsma with the first correct answer of sand!

And Nikki Karri with the most creative incorrect answer of Bob the Builder!

Both of you have been awarded one townhouse token. Congratulations!

(F)Riddle Friday #5

We’re back with (F)Riddle Friday, UHPers! Remember, you must submit your answer in the comments below by next Thursday at 3PM ET. This week’s riddle is as follows:

“I am a builder of castles,
But also of playgrounds.
I protect those who drive,
And I can even improve sight!
(But not always.)

What am I?”

The answer and winners of last week’s riddle are:

Nikki Karri with the first correct answer of parking meter!

And Sydni Nadler with the most creative incorrect answer of “The bridge troll who guards the streets of foggy bottom”!

Both of you have been awarded one townhouse token. Congratulations!

(F)Riddle Friday #4

We’re back with (F)Riddle Friday, UHPers! Remember, you must submit your answer in the comments below by next Thursday at 3PM ET. This week’s riddle is as follows:

“I am the gatekeeper of concrete palaces.
I am the reins for great steel beasts.
I patrol the streets.
Feed me, we will both be happy.
Let me hunger, and you will pay.
What am I?”

The answer and winners of last week’s riddle are:

Bridget Orr with the first correct answer of “Will”!

And Meaghan Gallagher with the most creative incorrect answer of “A Speaker”!

Both of you have been awarded one townhouse token. Congratulations!

Weekly Contest 9/29: Eggs In The Air Like You Just Don’t Care

Hello UHPers! Last week I told you all to make something beautiful out of a teabag. And you did! The most beautiful teabag creation was made by Alexandra Savage, who created a beautiful piece titled “Man In The Bushes Looks Up” out of tea leaves:

Congratulations on your townhouse token, Alexandra! Now for THIS WEEK’s CONTEST:

Take a picture of the highest unbroken egg. Put an egg somewhere high, measure/estimate how far it is off the ground, take a picture, send it to us with the measurements! The person who submits the picture of the highest unbroken egg will win a townhouse token!

Submission guidelines:

  1. The contests will be posted on Tuesdays every week (alongside the NewsFlash).
  2. The winner(s) will receive a townhouse token, and will be announced alongside the contest announcement.
  3. Submissions will be due by 12PM ET on the following Monday.
  4. Most submissions will require an image or a video– for these contests, you can submit them via email to uhp@gwu.edu, via Direct Message to the UHP Instagram, or to Joshua Mays via Microsoft Teams Direct Message.

(F)Riddle Friday #3

We’re back with (F)Riddle Friday, UHPers! Remember, you must submit your answer in the comments below by next Thursday at 3PM ET. This week’s riddle is as follows:

“For some, I am powerful.
For others, quite weak.
I’ve boomed, boomed, and powed. Myself, I am.
What’s more, I can be your voice from the grave.
What am I?”

The answer and winners of last week’s riddle are:

Anjali Patel with the first correct answer of the ground!

And Peri Wivell with the most creative incorrect answer of shoelaces!

Both of you have been awarded one townhouse token. Congratulations!

Weekly Contest 9/22: From Tea into Beauty

Hello UHPers! Last week I told you all to write your name as large as possible using only household objects. And you did! The largest name was written by Parker Blackwell– you can see hers below:

Image of the name Parker written out in household objects.

And there it is. Now for THIS WEEK’s CONTEST:

Make something beautiful out of a teabag. Take a picture and send it to us according to the guidelines below. The person who submits the most beautiful teabag will win a townhouse token!

Submission guidelines:

  1. The contests will be posted on Tuesdays every week (alongside the NewsFlash).
  2. The winner(s) will receive a townhouse token, and will be announced alongside the contest announcement.
  3. Submissions will be due by 12PM ET on the following Monday.
  4. Most submissions will require an image or a video– for these contests, you can submit them via email to uhp@gwu.edu, via Direct Message to the UHP Instagram, or to Joshua Mays via Microsoft Teams Direct Message.

(F)Riddle Friday #2

We’re back with (F)Riddle Friday, UHPers! Remember, you must submit your answer in the comments below by next Thursday at 3PM ET. This week’s riddle is as follows:

“I have worn nearly every shoe
And yet I have no feet.
To many, I bring peace,
To others, harm out of the blue.
What am I?”

The answer and winners of last week’s riddle are:

Annabel Hazrati with the first correct answer of dentist!

And Mikailia Loughlin with the most creative incorrect answer of a new friend!

Both of you have been awarded one townhouse token. Congratulations!

Weekly Contest 9/15 – A Very Large Name

UHPers! I’ve got another way to earn some Townhouse Tokens for you– weekly contests are back! The rules are as follows:

  1. The contests will be posted on Tuesdays every week (alongside the NewsFlash).
  2. The winner(s) will receive a townhouse token, and will be announced alongside the contest announcement.
  3. Submissions will be due by 12PM ET on the following Monday.
  4. Most submissions will require an image or a video– for these contests, you can submit them via email to uhp@gwu.edu, via Direct Message to the UHP Instagram, or to Joshua Mays via Microsoft Teams Direct Message.

And there it is. Now for this week’s CONTEST:

Write your name as large as possible using only household objects. The largest submission using only household objects will win!

Get writing, UHPers!

(F)Riddle Friday #1

Welcome back to another semester of riddles and townhouse tokens, UHPers! We’ll be releasing a riddle every Friday, and awarding a townhouse token for  the first “correct” answer (i.e. the one we’re looking for) and one for the most creative incorrect answer. You can answer in the comments below.

Regardless of where you submit it, you must do so by 3PM EST the following Thursday. Excited to see your responses!

THIS WEEK’S RIDDLE IS:

“I am the backwards miner
I remove what few will buy
Putting silver and gold
Where holes used to be.”

Weekly Contests, (F)Riddle Fridays, and Townhouse Tokens in Fall 2020

If you took part in the Digital Townhouse Project last semester, you likely remember our Riddles of the Day, our Weekly Contests, and the rewards that awaited you in both: Townhouse Tokens. Well, I’ve got some good news! They’re coming back—though they’ll be a little bit different this semester.

For those of you who don’t know, Townhouse Tokens can be redeemed for several different rewards once we return to campus (and if you graduate before that happens, we’ll figure out a way for you to get them!). You can find the scaling rewards below. As before, if you want an update on how many tokens you have, just email the UHP account, and we’ll tell you!

This semester, instead of daily riddles, we’re making them weekly—(F)Riddle Fridays! And we’re keeping weekly contests, too. As before, each riddle will have two tokens to be won: one for the correct answer, and one for the most creative incorrect one. Weekly contests will usually just have one winner, unless I decide otherwise.

You’ll be getting our first riddle this Friday (9/11), and our first Contest will start next Tuesday! Get excited!

Rewards:

1 Token: a small UHP notepad
3 Tokens: a larger UHP notebook
5 Tokens: 
a UHP travel mug
5 Tokens: a UHP t-shirt
8 Tokens: free attendance at a UHP event (Student-faculty dinner, the hike, etc.)
10 Tokens:
 free lunch with one of the UHP staff
15 Tokens: 
recognition as a Townhouse Paragon, honored in the NewsFlash