Cryptic Hunt Problem Solving - PowerPoint Presentation

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Cryptic Hunt

Problem Solving

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The Skills Award – Problem Solving

Welcome Agent Scout, I am Agent Mysterious. I have a special Mission should you chose to accept it.

The Cubs are trying to take infiltrate our Troop and take over

To stop this from happening we must use our problem solving skills to out-wit the Cubs.

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The Skills Award – Problem Solving

In the next round you must identify items, find them, and bring them here.

It is important that we use our brains so that we can unlock the door to the next challenge

Good luck Agent Scout, I will be waiting at the door

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Round 1: What am I?

In this first round you will be given a cryptic clue to an object that can be found in most

houses

You will be given 30 seconds to work out which object is being

described

You will then be given up to a minute to go and retrieve that object from your house

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Object 1

If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back

A Mirror

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Object 2

What has to be broken before you can use it?

An Egg

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Object 3

I have a spine, but no bones?

A Book

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Object 4

What begins with an ‘e’ and only contains one letter?

An Envelope

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Object 5

What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?

A Pack Of Cards

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Object 6

I’m flat white, but I’m not a coffee

A Sheet Of Paper

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Object 7

I have teeth, but I don’t eat

A Comb/Hairbrush

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Object 8

Although you wear this once a week, you haven’t worn this in a while, but hopefully it still fits!

Scout Shirt/Blouse

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Object 9

I have a head and a tail, but no body, arms or legs

A Coin

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Object 10

What has a ring, but no finger?

A Phone

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The Skills Award – Round 2 - Challenges

Well Done Agent Scout

You have passed initiation.

Now for some practical challenges. Limber up everything is about mind and body! I’ll see you at the next door

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Challenge 1: Rise

Sit cross legged on the floorFold your armsWithout unfolding your arms, stand up unaided

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Challenge 2: Points of Contact

The Leader will call out a number – you will then need to have that number of points of contact with the floorYou may need to alter your camera angle so that you can show what you are doingFor clarification, one point of contact could be a whole foot or hand, alternatively a toe or finger (provided the others are not touching the floor)

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Challenge 3: Touch

This one is simple, all you have to do is stick out your tongue and touch your nose

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Challenge 4: Coordination

Move your left foot in a circle anticlockwise, whilst moving your left arm clockwise for 20 secondsNow move your right foot in a circle anticlockwise whilst moving your left arm clockwise for 20 seconds

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Challenge 5: Fox, Chicken & Grain

Cut a piece of A4 paper into four stripsWrite ‘Fox’ on one strip, ‘Chicken’ on the second, ‘Grain’ on the third and ‘River’ on the final pieceYou can cut the strips into fox, chicken, grain and river shapes if you like

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Challenge 5: Fox, Chicken & Grain

Place the river vertically in front of you and the other three on the left hand side of the riverYou need to work out how to safely transport the fox, chicken and grain from one side of the river to the otherYou can only move one at a time from one side to the other

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Challenge 5: Fox, Chicken & Grain

You need to avoid the following pairs being left together at any point:The fox will eat the chickenThe chicken will eat the grain

Work out a solution and write it downYou will then be asked for the solution

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Fox, Chicken & Grain Solution

Take the chicken to the other side and return aloneTake grain over and bring back chickenTake fox over and return alone

Take chicken over

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The Skills Award – Round 3 - Riddles

Agent Scout, we are doing well, the Cubs will never see us coming.

Now for the next problem solving mystery. We must solve these 10 Riddles to continue.

Only the smartest Scouts will succeed. You can do this Agent Scout!

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Round 3: Riddles

You will need a pen and a piece of paperWrite down the answers to each of these riddles.

Once complete give Agent Leader a thumbs up to continue to the next one. The answers will be given at the end.

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Riddle 1

Ruth goes into a hardware shop to buy something for her house1 costs 52p, 25 costs £1.04 and 179 costs £1.56What items did Ruth buy?

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Riddle 2

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

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Riddle 3

An explorer sets up camp in the jungleHe gets into his sleeping bag and goes to sleepHe wakes up suddenly as he feels something in his sleeping bag

It has a head and a tail, but he does not panic and calmly removes itWhat was in his sleeping bag?

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Riddle 4

My first is in fish, but not in snailMy second is in rabbit, but not in tailMy third is in up, but not in down

My fourth is in tiara, but not in crownMy fifth is in tree, you plainly seeMy whole a food for you and me

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Riddle 5

What is…Once in a minuteTwice in a momentBut never in a thousand years

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Riddle 6

Which is heavier, a kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers?

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Riddle 7

What is put on a table, cut…but never seen

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Riddle 8

A farmer owns a beautiful pear tree and supplies fruit to a nearby shop

The shop keeper called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase

The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches

Each branch has 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs

Since each twig bears 1 piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?

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Riddle 9

Kate’s mother has three childrenSnapCrackleAnd what is the name of the third child?

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Riddle 10

It belongs to you, but your friends use it moreWhat is it?

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Answers

1. House numbers2. Short

3. A coin4. Fruit5. ‘M’6. They are both the same weight

7. Deck

of

cards

8. None

– the farmer has a pear tree

9. Kate10. Your name

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The Skills Award – Round 4 -Tasks

Well done Agent Scout. Those Riddles exercised our brains but now for the next challenge

You will now be given 5 Tasks to choose from. You only need to complete one task to open the next door

This will take imagination and creativity Agent Scout. Good luck!

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Round 4: Tasks

In this round you will have a choice of five tasksYou can choose one task to complete out of the five

The tasks are as follows …..

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Choose Task 1 to Complete

Task 1 : Bed

Turn your bed into something that is not a bedYou will need to be able to show us what you have done

Task 2: Footprint picture

Make a picture using only your footprints

You can either draw around them or print them using paint

You can draw other things to complete the picture, but the majority must be made from footprints

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Task 4: Spectacular

HairStyle your hair in the most spectacular way

Task 5: Scarf Flip

Place your Scout scarf on your foot

Flip it up so that you catch it on your head (so that you end up wearing the scarf)

You will need to demonstrate this live

Task 3: Object selfie

Make a selfie just using objects from your house

The selfie should be as realistic as possible and we should be able to clearly see it is picture of you

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Tasks – make your choice

You now need to choose which task you will do:Bed

Footprint pictureObject selfie

Spectacular hair

Scarf flip

In 15 minutes you will return and show us what you have achieved

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The Skills Award – Round 5 –

What Am I?

Well Done Agent Scout we have one more round before we break free from the Cubs

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Round 5: What am I? Part 2

In this final round, you will get another opportunity to solve a cryptic clue to an object that can be found in most housesYou will be given 30 seconds to work out which object is being described

You will then be given up to a minute to go and retrieve that object from your house

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Object 11

What has two hands, but no fingers and a face, but no eyes?

A clock/watch

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Object 12

What gets wetter the more it dries?

A towel

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Object 13

What goes around the world, but stays in the corner?

A stamp

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Object 14

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I am not a hand

A glove

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Object 15

I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. I bring light in the dark, but when I’m gone it’s cold

A candle

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Object 16

Reaches molars for a perfect sparkle

A toothbrush

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Object 17

What kind of band never plays music?

An elastic band

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Object 18

What tastes better than it smells?

A tongue

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Object 19

What is full of holes, but still holds water?

A sponge

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Object 20

I come in a pair, but you will need to untie me before you can use me

A pair of shoes

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Mission Complete

You did it Agent Scout! Not only have you Out- Witted the Scouts but you have also completed section 5 of your Skills Award, (Problem Solving).

Have Fun, Stay Safe and See You Soon

Over & Out!