45 Team Building Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Work
Updated September 5, 2026 9 min read
A good team building scavenger hunt does three things: it mixes people who do not normally work together, it forces a little creative risk-taking, and it produces photos everyone wants to share afterward. The clue list below is organized by where your team will be, with point values you can use as-is or adjust.
Aim for 15 to 25 clues for a 60 to 90 minute hunt. Roughly a third should be quick trivia or text answers that teams can knock out fast, a third photo challenges that take a few minutes each, and a handful of big-ticket challenges worth triple points that decide the winner.
Run this list as a live hunt
One click loads every clue below into the hunt builder. Edit what you like, share one link, and every team competes on a real-time leaderboard. Free for up to 20 players.
In-office scavenger hunt ideas
These work in any office or coworking space and need no travel. Great for a Friday afternoon or the last hour of an all-hands.
- 1.Photo: your whole team fitting inside one phone booth, closet or elevator (50 pts)
- 2.Photo: recreate the company logo using only office supplies (75 pts)
- 3.Text: how many chairs are in the largest conference room? (25 pts)
- 4.Photo: a team member holding the oldest piece of hardware you can find (50 pts)
- 5.Video: a 15-second commercial for the office coffee machine (100 pts)
- 6.Trivia: what year was the company founded? (25 pts)
- 7.Photo: everyone on the team wearing something borrowed from another department (75 pts)
- 8.Text: the Wi-Fi network name in the lobby (25 pts)
- 9.Photo: a human pyramid in front of the reception desk (100 pts)
- 10.Photo: the most creative use of a whiteboard, drawn by your team (75 pts)
- 11.Trivia: name three values from the company handbook (50 pts)
- 12.Photo: a team member shaking hands with someone from the executive team (100 pts)
- 13.Text: the number on the fire extinguisher inspection tag nearest the kitchen (25 pts)
- 14.Photo: your team spelling a word with your bodies, seen from above (100 pts)
- 15.Video: a slow-motion walk down the main hallway like a movie poster (75 pts)
City and neighborhood scavenger hunt ideas
For offsites or lunchtime hunts around the block. Add GPS check-ins for the stops so arrival is verified automatically.
- 1.GPS: check in at the nearest public park (50 pts)
- 2.Photo: your team posing like statues next to a real statue (75 pts)
- 3.Photo: a stranger giving your team a thumbs up (50 pts)
- 4.Text: the name of the oldest business on the main street (50 pts)
- 5.Photo: the entire team reflected in a shop window (50 pts)
- 6.Video: a stranger saying your company name on camera (100 pts)
- 7.Photo: something that costs exactly one dollar (25 pts)
- 8.GPS: check in at a coffee shop and photograph a drink with a teammate's name misspelled on it (75 pts)
- 9.Photo: a team member with a dog that is not theirs (owner's permission required) (75 pts)
- 10.Text: how many steps from the office door to the nearest crosswalk? Closest team wins (50 pts)
- 11.Photo: your team in front of a mural, matching the poses in the artwork (100 pts)
- 12.Photo: a piece of public art you had never noticed before (50 pts)
- 13.Video: a group jump shot where everyone is airborne (100 pts)
- 14.Photo: the most expensive item you can find in a shop window (50 pts)
- 15.GPS: reach the highest publicly accessible point within half a mile (150 pts)
Remote and hybrid team scavenger hunt ideas
Everyone plays from home on the same leaderboard. Photo and trivia clues carry the day here; skip GPS.
- 1.Photo: the oldest thing in your kitchen (25 pts)
- 2.Photo: your team on a video call all wearing hats (50 pts)
- 3.Photo: something in your home that is the exact color of the company logo (50 pts)
- 4.Video: everyone on the team saying one word of the company mission, edited together (150 pts)
- 5.Text: what is the total number of pets across your team? Proof photos for bonus points (50 pts)
- 6.Photo: a book on your shelf you have never read (25 pts)
- 7.Photo: the view from your desk, with a teammate guessing the city (50 pts)
- 8.Trivia: which coworker has been at the company longest? (25 pts)
- 9.Photo: recreate a famous painting with items from your home (100 pts)
- 10.Photo: your team's snacks arranged into a face (75 pts)
- 11.Text: find the meaning of a teammate's first name and share it (50 pts)
- 12.Photo: the most unusual mug in your house (25 pts)
- 13.Video: a 10-second tour of your workspace in one continuous shot (50 pts)
- 14.Photo: a handwritten thank-you note to another team (75 pts)
- 15.Trivia: what is the company's most recent product launch? (50 pts)
Tips for running it
- •Put a hard 90-minute cap on the hunt and announce it. Teams pace themselves better with a visible clock.
- •Make two or three clues worth 150+ points so a team that is behind still has a path to win.
- •Use the judge panel to reject lazy photos. Standards keep the good teams engaged.
- •End with the leaderboard on a big screen and a prize for last place too.