CodeHunt Answer Key
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Rocks & Gems CodeHunt +
- Introduction: GET READY FOR AN ADVENTURE
- Clue 1: Red Rock=4, Blue Rock=10, Green Rock=14. THE FIRST NUMBER IN THE CODE IS BLUE ROCK MINUS RED = 6
- Clue 2: FIND THE GEODE, E6
- Clue 3: ADD THE GRID NUMBER PLUS 2. 6+2=8
- Clue 4: GEMOLOGIST, PURPLE, GEM, OYSTER, WATCH
- Clue 5: Triangles spell "TWO". Rectangles spell "EIGHT". Step 1. 2x8=16. Step 2. 16+4=20. Step 3. 20/5=4
- Clue 6: Step 1. Collect the main code numbers. Clue 1=6, Clue 3= 8, Clue 5 = 4. Arrange in smallest to largest order, 468. Step 2. 8-4=4. Step 3. 468+4=472
- Clue 7: Flip the 2 and the 4 from Clue 6 = 274. This is your code!
Galaxy Mission CodeHunt +
- Introduction: START YOUR SPACE ADVENTURE NOW
- Clue 1: 3+6+6=15, Challenge: the shuttle measures approximately 4", 366*4=1464, 1+4+6+4=15
- Clue 2: 10 light-years
- Clue 3: Step 1: 10 light-years divided by 2 = 5, Step 2: 5/5=1, Step 3: 1*4=4, Your first code number is 4
- Clue 4: Engineer Star – Earth – 1, Jack – Mars - 2, Vega – Jupiter – 3, Lt Luna - Saturn – 4, Pilot – Uranus – 5, Captain - Neptune – 6, Commander Sol – Mercury – 7, Jane - Venus – 8; Captain Nova (6) + Lt Luna (4) = 10 (6+4)/2=5 Second code number is 5.
- Clue 5: See you in 81 days = divide by 9 = 9
- Clue 6: Blank, 9, 15, 21. So blank is 9-6=3 Third code number is 3.
- Clue 7: The code numbers you've collected: 453. Number of barrels you need is 4 (100 Gallon barrels), 1 (50 Gallon barrel), 3 (1 Gallon barrel). Final code is 413. This is your code to open the prize bag!
Bug Expedition CodeHunt +
- Introduction: THE BUGS SEND A CODE
- Clue 1: 4 insects, 6 legs each, 24 total, 2 + 4 = 6. 6 is the first digit for the last clue.
- Clue 2: Ant, Butterfly, Beetle, Mantis, Grasshopper
- Clue 3: MOTHS ARE NOT BUTTERFLIES. Ant, Butterfly, Beetle, Mantis, Grasshopper – A B B M G = 21+16+16+17+10 = 80. 80 / 10 = 8. 8 is the 2nd digit you need for the last clue.
- Clue 4: Five fairyflies = 1mm, 5x7 = 35 is the size of a ladybug.
- Clue 5: 35 fairyflies = 35 dots on each side. 2 circles with 5 dots on left = 10, 1 circle 5 dots on right = 5; Total Missing Dots 10 + 5 = 15
- Clue 6: Answer is D. Take 15 from Clue 5. 15 - 5 = 10, 10 / 2 = 5. 5 is the 3rd digit you need for the last clue.
- Clue 7: Starting with the numbers collected: 6, 8, 5. Insects have 6 legs, Housefly has 5 eyes, Arachnids have 8 legs. Final code is: 658