Here’s a look back at the UA Quest 2023 puzzles and the answer key (don’t peek before you try!). We’ll be back in February 2024 for the fourth UA Quest with new clues to solve. Registration will begin in early February.

AND THE 2023 WINNERS ARE -

  • GEYGAN ZOO: Fast Pass (up to 8 people) to the 2022 UA’s Golden Bear Scare

  • PLESS 5: One-day 2022 UA pool passes for each team member

  • TEAM HERTLEIN: $50 Rusty Bucket gift card

  • THE DURYS: $25 Brassica gift card

  • THE FOUR C’S: $25 Tupelo Honey gift card

  • RICE FAMILY: $25 Old Bag of Nails Pub @ Tremont Center gift card

  • TEAM WOLFS DEN: $25 Littleton’s Market gift card

  • TEAM MiPATT: $25 Brassica gift card

  • SILVER KOALAS: $20 Caffe DaVinci gift card

  • THE NEW WAVES: $20 Carsonie’s gift card

  • RAVPC: $20 Tropical Smoothie gift card

  • RAINBOW DINOSAURS: $15 The Original Goodie Shop gift card

  • Y2K MOMMA BEARS: $10 Crimson Cup gift card + beanie

  • TEAM CELIA: A coupon for a FREE Donatos large pizza

  • KNEIDEL: A coupon for a FREE Donatos large pizza

Thank you to the 45 teams who participated in UA Quest 2023! Here’s what some of you had to say:

  • Thanks for this event! It was our first year and we enjoyed the activity! - Team Geygan

  • Thank you so much for another fun and excellent UA Quest! What a lot of educational fun! Thank you so much for your work and time for all of us! Again, thank you so very much for all you do! We all sure do love UA and learning more about this community we love is just so great for all of us! - Team MiPatt

  • It was fun!  This was the second year we did it (we did it the first year as well).  Thanks for organizing this, our family really does enjoy this! - Team Wolfs Den

  • Thank you for organizing such a fun and informative family event! Our team included a family member that has called UA home for 30 years, others that have been here for 6 years and two grown children that (recently) purchased their first home in UA. We learned a lot and had such a good time! Many thanks! - Sleuthy Scavengers

  • Great job across the board. Fun and learned a lot. - History Hounds

  • What a fun event this year, thank you so much for organizing it.  It is a tremendous amount of work, no doubt!!  We had fun going to a bunch of places we've never been. - The Chocolate Frogs

  • We had a great time, thanks for putting this on. The  Kids loved it! - RAVPC Team

  • Thank you  for hosting the event again this year.  We really have a fun time learning about our UA community and driving around for the photos! - A Good Time

  • Thank you for another year of UA adventure. We enjoyed learning more about our community. We are already looking forward to next year’s Quest! - Equipe Lafayette

  • We had a great time! Enjoyed the challenge! - Team Fun Bus

As with any of our events, it takes a literal village to make it happen. Special thanks to the Upper Arlington Civic Association and the City of UA for their contributions, and the many UA businesses listed for their dedication to our community. Virtual "high-fives" to Mark Abell, Fran DiDonato, Liz Rothermich, Kathy Panning, Kate Brody, Amy Saunders and Laura Youngblood Bruce for their hands-on help.