Spooky Problems

YOU HAVE FINALLY REACHED THE HOUSE. WHAT ODD CHARACTERS HAUNT THIS PLACE! CAN YOU COUNT THEM ALL? WRITE THE CORRECT NUMBER OF PHANTOM KNIGHTS, GHOSTS, AND WEREWOLVES BELOW.

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YOU HAVE FINALLY REACHED THE HOUSE. WHAT ODD CHARACTERS HAUNT THIS PLACE! CAN YOU COUNT THEM ALL? WRITE THE CORRECT NUMBER OF PHANTOM KNIGHTS, GHOSTS, AND WEREWOLVES BELOW.

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YOU HAVE TO DECIPHER THE SECRET CODE TO OPEN THE CHEST.

JIMMY THE LITTLE GHOST WILL TAKE YOU TO THE TREASURE CHEST ROOM.

MATCH THE LETTERS TO THE NUMBERS TO REVEAL THE SECRET WORDS.

IF ALL THE LABELS ARE TRUE, WHERE IS THE TREASURE?

CIRCLE THE CORRECT TREASURE CHEST.

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GUESS WHICH GHOST THE TREASURE BELONGS TO. HERE ARE CLUES: HIS SHEET HAS SOME MARKS ON IT, AND HE IS A HAPPY GHOST.

WHO IS IT?

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YOU HAVE TO DECIPHER THE SECRET CODE TO OPEN THE CHEST.

JIMMY THE LITTLE GHOST WILL TAKE YOU TO THE TREASURE CHEST ROOM.

MATCH THE LETTERS TO THE NUMBERS TO REVEAL THE SECRET WORDS.

IF ALL THE LABELS ARE TRUE, WHERE IS THE TREASURE?

CIRCLE THE CORRECT TREASURE CHEST.

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GUESS WHICH GHOST THE TREASURE BELONGS TO. HERE ARE CLUES: HIS SHEET HAS SOME MARKS ON IT, AND HE IS A HAPPY GHOST.

WHO IS IT?

SN’T THE GOLD I IN HERE

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AT THE END OF A DARK CORRIDOR YOU REACH THE KITCHEN! THERE ARE BANANAS, ORANGES, AND PEARS. THEY MUST BE EQUALLY DIVIDED UP INTO TWO BASKETS. CAN YOU DO IT? USING THE STICKERS AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK, STICK THEM ON TO GET THE CORRECT RESULT.

HOW MUCH FRUIT WILL THERE BE IN EACH BASKET?

YOU FIND A BOX ON THE TABLE CONTAINING THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES. YOU KNOW THAT:

THE NUMBER OF COOKIES MADE WITH HOG EARWAX EQUALS

20-2-5-1= .......

THE NUMBER OF COOKIES MADE WITH SNAIL SLIME EQUALS

10+3+2+5=.......

THE NUMBER OF COOKIES MADE WITH WOLF BOOGERS EQUALS

3X2X5=.......

WORK OUT HOW MANY COOKIES THE GHOSTLY COOK MADE IN TOTAL.

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AT THE END OF A DARK CORRIDOR YOU REACH THE KITCHEN! THERE ARE BANANAS, ORANGES, AND PEARS. THEY MUST BE EQUALLY DIVIDED UP INTO TWO BASKETS. CAN YOU DO IT? USING THE STICKERS AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK, STICK THEM ON TO GET THE CORRECT RESULT.

HOW MUCH FRUIT WILL THERE BE IN EACH BASKET?

YOU FIND A BOX ON THE TABLE CONTAINING THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES. YOU KNOW THAT:

THE NUMBER OF COOKIES MADE WITH HOG EARWAX EQUALS

20-2-5-1= .......

THE NUMBER OF COOKIES MADE WITH SNAIL SLIME EQUALS

10+3+2+5=.......

THE NUMBER OF COOKIES MADE WITH WOLF BOOGERS EQUALS

3X2X5=.......

WORK OUT HOW MANY COOKIES THE GHOSTLY COOK MADE IN TOTAL.

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YOU GO DOWN INTO THE BASEMENT, AND IN FRONT OF YOU THERE ARE TWO ANCIENT DOORS, WITH TWO RAVENS SITTING ON THEM: ARTHUR AND MELVILLE. ONE OF THE TWO DOORS LEADS INTO THE NEXT ROOM, WHILE THE OTHER LEADS TO THE DUNGEONS. WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE TWO RAVENS ALWAYS ANSWERS TRUTHFULLY, AND THE OTHER ONE ALWAYS LIES, BUT YOU DON’T KNOW WHICH ONE IS WHICH. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO ASK ONE SINGLE QUESTION, TO ONLY ONE OF THE RAVENS. WHAT QUESTION WILL YOU ASK AND WHO WILL YOU ASK, ARTHUR OR MELVILLE?

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BEHIND THE DOORS YOU ENCOUNTER TWIN GHOSTS WHO BREED COLORFUL BATS! HELP THEM TO ARRANGE THE BATS SO THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE GREEN, ONE PURPLE, ONE BLUE, AND ONE BLACK BAT IN EACH ROW AND EACH COLUMN.

USE THE STICKERS AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK TO COMPLETE THE GRID.

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YOU GO DOWN INTO THE BASEMENT, AND IN FRONT OF YOU THERE ARE TWO ANCIENT DOORS, WITH TWO RAVENS SITTING ON THEM: ARTHUR AND MELVILLE. ONE OF THE TWO DOORS LEADS INTO THE NEXT ROOM, WHILE THE OTHER LEADS TO THE DUNGEONS. WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE TWO RAVENS ALWAYS ANSWERS TRUTHFULLY, AND THE OTHER ONE ALWAYS LIES, BUT YOU DON’T KNOW WHICH ONE IS WHICH. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO ASK ONE SINGLE QUESTION, TO ONLY ONE OF THE RAVENS. WHAT QUESTION WILL YOU ASK AND WHO WILL YOU ASK, ARTHUR OR MELVILLE?

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BEHIND THE DOORS YOU ENCOUNTER TWIN GHOSTS WHO BREED COLORFUL BATS! HELP THEM TO ARRANGE THE BATS SO THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE GREEN, ONE PURPLE, ONE BLUE, AND ONE BLACK BAT IN EACH ROW AND EACH COLUMN.

USE THE STICKERS AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK TO COMPLETE THE GRID.

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GHOSTS AREN’T AFRAID OF THE DARK, AS WE KNOW, AND THE ONLY SOURCE OF LIGHT IN THE MANSION IS SOME MATCHES. THEY DON’T ACTUALLY USE THEM LIKE WE DO; THEY USE THEM TO DO MATH! HOW? YOU CAN ONLY MOVE ONE MATCH TO COMPLETE THE SUM, LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE AND THEN HAVE A TRY!

WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWERS IN THE YELLOW BOXES.

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GHOSTS AREN’T AFRAID OF THE DARK, AS WE KNOW, AND THE ONLY SOURCE OF LIGHT IN THE MANSION IS SOME MATCHES. THEY DON’T ACTUALLY USE THEM LIKE WE DO; THEY USE THEM TO DO MATH! HOW? YOU CAN ONLY MOVE ONE MATCH TO COMPLETE THE SUM, LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE AND THEN HAVE A TRY!

WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWERS IN THE YELLOW BOXES.

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EACH PHANTOM KNIGHT HAS HIS OWN STANDARD FLAG AND SYMBOL. IN THE STANDARD FLAG ROOM, YOU WILL SEE THEM ALL, BUT… THERE’S SOMETHING ODD! THE WEREWOLVES HAVE CREATED A HUGE MESS! IT’S UP TO YOU TO HELP THE KNIGHTS SORT OUT THE VARIOUS GROUPS OF STANDARDS AND FLAGS.

THESE THREE STANDARD FLAGS MUST BE JOINED BY A FOURTH ONE.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE FROM THE STICKERS. DO YOU NEED SOME HELP? LOOK AT THE FIRST TWO CAREFULLY, WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?

WHICH STANDARD IS THE ODD ONE OUT IN THIS GROUP?

MARK IT WITH A X. DO YOU WANT SOME CLUES? THERE ARE TWO PAIRS OF SIMILAR FLAGS IN THE GROUP. CAN YOU FIND THEM? THERE IS ONE, HOWEVER, THAT DOESN’T RESEMBLE ANY OF THE OTHERS. WHICH ONE IS IT?

WHICH STANDARD FLAG COMPLETES THIS SERIES?

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE FROM THE STICKERS. HERE’S A CLUE: WHAT HAPPENS TO THE IMAGE OF THE FIRST FLAG IN THE NEXT TWO FLAGS?

PUT THESE STANDARD FLAGS IN ORDER.

WRITE THE CORRECT NUMBER UNDER THE FLAGS. HERE’S A TIP: COUNT THE NUMBER OF CIRCLES IN THE CENTER OF THE FLAG.

WHICH IS THE NEXT STANDARD FLAG IN THIS SET?

CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE FROM THE STICKERS. DO YOU WANT A CLUE? COUNT THE NUMBER OF SIDES!

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EACH PHANTOM KNIGHT HAS HIS OWN STANDARD FLAG AND SYMBOL. IN THE STANDARD FLAG ROOM, YOU WILL SEE THEM ALL, BUT… THERE’S SOMETHING ODD! THE WEREWOLVES HAVE CREATED A HUGE MESS! IT’S UP TO YOU TO HELP THE KNIGHTS SORT OUT THE VARIOUS GROUPS OF STANDARDS AND FLAGS.

THESE THREE STANDARD FLAGS MUST BE JOINED BY A FOURTH ONE.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE FROM THE STICKERS. DO YOU NEED SOME HELP? LOOK AT THE FIRST TWO CAREFULLY, WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?

WHICH STANDARD IS THE ODD ONE OUT IN THIS GROUP?

MARK IT WITH A X. DO YOU WANT SOME CLUES? THERE ARE TWO PAIRS OF SIMILAR FLAGS IN THE GROUP. CAN YOU FIND THEM? THERE IS ONE, HOWEVER, THAT DOESN’T RESEMBLE ANY OF THE OTHERS. WHICH ONE IS IT?

WHICH STANDARD FLAG COMPLETES THIS SERIES?

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE FROM THE STICKERS. HERE’S A CLUE: WHAT HAPPENS TO THE IMAGE OF THE FIRST FLAG IN THE NEXT TWO FLAGS?

PUT THESE STANDARD FLAGS IN ORDER.

WRITE THE CORRECT NUMBER UNDER THE FLAGS. HERE’S A TIP: COUNT THE NUMBER OF CIRCLES IN THE CENTER OF THE FLAG.

WHICH IS THE NEXT STANDARD FLAG IN THIS SET?

CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE FROM THE STICKERS. DO YOU WANT A CLUE? COUNT THE NUMBER OF SIDES!

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THE KNIGHTS AND GHOSTS ARE TRAINING FOR THEIR FAVORITE SPORT, BUZKAMI. THERE ARE 8 KNIGHTS ON HORSEBACK, 8 GHOSTS, AND 5 KNIGHTS WITHOUT A HORSE. HOW MANY LEGS ARE THERE IN ALL? …………………………………………………………………………………………………

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COMPLETE THE PICTURE USING THE STICKERS FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK, THEN CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR CALCULATION WAS RIGHT BY COUNTING ALL THE LEGS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE FIELD.

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THE KNIGHTS AND GHOSTS ARE TRAINING FOR THEIR FAVORITE SPORT, BUZKAMI. THERE ARE 8 KNIGHTS ON HORSEBACK, 8 GHOSTS, AND 5 KNIGHTS WITHOUT A HORSE. HOW MANY LEGS ARE THERE IN ALL? …………………………………………………………………………………………………

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COMPLETE THE PICTURE USING THE STICKERS FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK, THEN CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR CALCULATION WAS RIGHT BY COUNTING ALL THE LEGS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE FIELD.

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THE GHOSTLY TWINS JACK AND ZACK HAVE EACH BEEN DRAGGING A BALL AND CHAIN AROUND WITH THEM FOR CENTURIES. HELP THEM FIND THE RIGHT COMBINATION TO OPEN THE PADLOCKS. FIND THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF 3 NUMBERS FROM THE ONES GIVEN!

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ONLY ONE NUMBER IS RIGHT AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE

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JACK’S PADLOCK 368

ONLY ONE NUMBER IS RIGHT AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE

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ONE NUMBER IS RIGHT BUT IT’S IN THE WRONG PLACE

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ONE NUMBER IS RIGHT BUT IT’S IN THE WRONG PLACE

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THE GHOSTLY TWINS JACK AND ZACK HAVE EACH BEEN DRAGGING A BALL AND CHAIN AROUND WITH THEM FOR CENTURIES. HELP THEM FIND THE RIGHT COMBINATION TO OPEN THE PADLOCKS. FIND THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF 3 NUMBERS FROM THE ONES GIVEN!

ZACKS’S PADLOCK 682

ONLY ONE NUMBER IS RIGHT AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE

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TWO NUMBERS ARE RIGHT BUT THEY ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE

JACK’S PADLOCK 368

ONLY ONE NUMBER IS RIGHT AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE

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ONE NUMBER IS RIGHT BUT IT’S IN THE WRONG PLACE

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ONE NUMBER IS RIGHT BUT IT’S IN THE WRONG PLACE

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ONE NUMBER IS RIGHT BUT IT’S IN THE WRONG PLACE

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NOTHING IS RIGHT

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NOTHING IS RIGHT

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WHEN YOU ARE IMMORTAL, YOU HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY TO PASS THE TIME! THE GHOSTS LOVE OBSERVING THE FRONT OF THE MANSION, IMAGINING THAT THERE ARE NUMBERS ON EVERY WINDOW WITH THESE CHARACTERISTICS: THE TOTAL OF EACH COLUMN OF WINDOWS MUST ADD UP TO 8.

WHY DON’T YOU TRY THIS GHOSTLY GAME TOO? BE CAREFUL, THOUGH: THERE IS MORE THAN ONE POSSIBLE ANWER! YOU’LL FIND ONE ANSWER AT THE END OF THE BOOK. TRY AND COME UP WITH OTHERS…

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WHEN YOU ARE IMMORTAL, YOU HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY TO PASS THE TIME! THE GHOSTS LOVE OBSERVING THE FRONT OF THE MANSION, IMAGINING THAT THERE ARE NUMBERS ON EVERY WINDOW WITH THESE CHARACTERISTICS: THE TOTAL OF EACH COLUMN OF WINDOWS MUST ADD UP TO 8.

WHY DON’T YOU TRY THIS GHOSTLY GAME TOO? BE CAREFUL, THOUGH: THERE IS MORE THAN ONE POSSIBLE ANWER! YOU’LL FIND ONE ANSWER AT THE END OF THE BOOK. TRY AND COME UP WITH OTHERS…

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AT THE END OF THE CORRIDOR THERE IS A CANDELABRA ON A TABLE. INSTINCT TELLS YOU TO MOVE IT AND… ALL OF A SUDDEN 5 TRAP DOORS APPEAR. THEY ARE ALL SEALED WITH A COMBINATION.

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YOU HAVE TO OPEN THESE TRAPDOORS! TO DO SO, YOU HAVE TO RECONSTRUCT THE SEQUENCE 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 BY WRITING THE NUMBERS IN THE EMPTY BOXES. THE SEQUENCE CAN GO IN ANY DIRECTION VERTICALLY OR HORIZONTALLY, BUT NOT DIAGONALLY. START FROM NUMBER 1 AND TRY…LIKE IN THE EXAMPLE ABOVE.

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AT THE END OF THE CORRIDOR THERE IS A CANDELABRA ON A TABLE. INSTINCT TELLS YOU TO MOVE IT AND… ALL OF A SUDDEN 5 TRAP DOORS APPEAR. THEY ARE ALL SEALED WITH A COMBINATION.

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YOU HAVE TO OPEN THESE TRAPDOORS! TO DO SO, YOU HAVE TO RECONSTRUCT THE SEQUENCE 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 BY WRITING THE NUMBERS IN THE EMPTY BOXES. THE SEQUENCE CAN GO IN ANY DIRECTION VERTICALLY OR HORIZONTALLY, BUT NOT DIAGONALLY. START FROM NUMBER 1 AND TRY…LIKE IN THE EXAMPLE ABOVE.

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