The Christmas Puzzle Part 2
Santa’s in trouble! After an intense training schedule, the reindeer have gone on strike. During their latest flight, they unhitched the sleigh, letting it drop into deep snow on a secret island near the North Pole - and they won’t reveal its location unless their puzzles are solved.
YOUR Quest: Solve the puzzles to locate the sleigh!
Santa, a whiz at Sudoku but hopeless with other puzzles, needs YOUR help! Solve the reindeers’ challenges, find the sleigh, and get it ready for its pre-Christmas MOT. Time is ticking - can you save Christmas?
Q1 INCORRECT! Doh! It's a continuous sequence - attention to detail is key! Go back and try again!
Q1 INCORRECT! Doh! It's a continuous sequence - attention to detail is key! Go back and try again!
Q2 INCORRECT! Doh! You've selected a type of dance. You need to find the one that's NOT a dance. Go back and try again!
Q2 INCORRECT! Doh! You've selected a type of dance. You need to find the one that's NOT a dance. Go back and try again!
Q2 CORRECT! That's right, Square Dance, Two Step and Break Dancing are all types of dance. 'The Last Dance' is not! That's another of the reindeers' puzzles solved!
Q2 CORRECT! That's right, Square Dance, Two Step and Break Dancing are all types of dance. 'The Last Dance' is not! That's another of the reindeers' puzzles solved!
Q3 INCORRECT! Counting's not so easy is it?! Go back and count again!
Q3 INCORRECT! Counting's not so easy is it?! Go back and count again!
Q3 CORRECT! There are 6 candy canes, 11 Santa hats, 5 bells and 10 gingerbread men. Top counting skills!
Q3 CORRECT! There are 6 candy canes, 11 Santa hats, 5 bells and 10 gingerbread men. Top counting skills!
Q4: It's reindeer spot the difference! Study Vixen carefully. How many differences are there between the two versions of her?
Q4 INCORRECT! Doh! You either selected too many or too few! It's just the reindeer you're comparing - look again!
Q4 INCORRECT! Doh! You either selected too many or too few! It's just the reindeer you're comparing - look again!
Q4 CORRECT! There are FOUR differences. Vixen's left antler, nose, ears and chest are all different.
Q4 CORRECT! There are FOUR differences. Vixen's left antler, nose, ears and chest are all different.
Q5: You may want to zoom in for this one! To reach Comet through the maze, which entrance to you need to use?
Q5 CORRECT! Doh! If you took that entrance, you'd either end up at a dead end or emerge at a different entrance! Go back and try again!
Q5 CORRECT! Doh! If you took that entrance, you'd either end up at a dead end or emerge at a different entrance! Go back and try again!
Q5 CORRECT! Entrance B is the only way to navigate the maze all the way to Comet!
Q5 CORRECT! Entrance B is the only way to navigate the maze all the way to Comet!
Q6: Cupid has been practicing scoring 10 with three shots of her bow and arrow! But which combination of three hits below will NOT net her 10 points?
Q6 INCORRECT! Doh! You need to select the answer that does NOT add up to 10! Go back and try again!
Q6 INCORRECT! Doh! You need to select the answer that does NOT add up to 10! Go back and try again!
Q6 CORRECT! The combination Yellow - Blue - Blue makes 11. All the other options score 10 points.
Q6 CORRECT! The combination Yellow - Blue - Blue makes 11. All the other options score 10 points.
Q7: Here's Donna posing four times for a photo, but which is the odd one out?
Q7 CORRECT! In picture B, Donner is looking in the other direction! We wonder what caught his eye...
Q7 CORRECT! In picture B, Donner is looking in the other direction! We wonder what caught his eye...
Q8: Blitzen loves a good festive sing-song, but which of the Christmas songs below is not shown in the picture?
Q8 INCORRECT! Did you really look at the pictures? Go back and try again!
Q8 INCORRECT! Did you really look at the pictures? Go back and try again!
Q8 CORRECT! We Three Kings was not one of Blitzen's puzzle pictures!
Q8 CORRECT! We Three Kings was not one of Blitzen's puzzle pictures!
Q9: Rudolph has been busy doing a jigsaw of himself! But which of the four pieces does he need to complete the puzzle?
Q9 INCORRECT! Try visualising where the edge of each piece will go and try again!
Q9 INCORRECT! Try visualising where the edge of each piece will go and try again!
Q9 CORRECT! Piece B is the only piece that correctly complete's Rudolph's face!
Q9 CORRECT! Piece B is the only piece that correctly complete's Rudolph's face!
Great work festive puzzlers! You've solved all nine of Santa's reindeers' puzzles! They're so impressed that they've revealed the island where the sleigh lies, buried in the snow! All that's left to do is work out which grid square the sleigh is in...
