LOCKED DOOR – CURATOR OF ANTIQUITIES OFFICE (Pages 58–59)
Can you work out the 4-digit code and unlock the door? 7219 In this visual puzzle you must fill in the grid references listed on the world map to reveal the 4-digit code. Back to Hints…
LOCKED DOOR – GALLERY OF MODERN ART (Pages 54–55)
Can you work out the 4-digit code and unlock the door? 8307 It’s all a matter of perspective. This work of modern art is known as “anamorphic writing”, writing that can only be read by looking at it from a certain angle. Hold the book up to your eye, keeping it parallel to the floor […]
LOCKED DOOR – KEY CUPBOARD (Pages 50–51)
Can you work out the 3 codes needed to unlock the key cupboard? 0374 0056 8760 The three codes are hidden in the bunches of keys inside the cabinet. Each row of keys gives you a 4-digit code. Simply count up the keys in each bunch to generate each digit in the code. The empty […]
LOCKED DOOR – CURATOR OF SCIENCES’ LAB (Pages (44–45)
Can you work out the 6-digit code and unlock the door? 618543 The code is hidden in the planets. One poster shows the 8 planets of the Milky Way in order of proximity to the sun. (Mercury = 1, Venus = 2, Earth = 3, Mars = 4, Jupiter = 5, Saturn = 6, Uranus […]
THE CARETAKER (Pages 42–43)
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LOCKED DOOR – HALL OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY (Pages 40–41)
Can you work out the 4-digit code and unlock the door? 3 7 9 2 To solve this visual puzzle you need to imagine what you would see if you laid the three circuit diagrams over the top of each other. The lines from all three circuit diagrams combined reveal the correct 4-digit code. Back […]
LOCKED DOOR – DEPUTY DIRECTOR’S OFFICE (Pages 30–31)
Can you work out the 5-digit code and unlock the door? 4 7 2 8 6 The code is hidden in the mouth of the dinosaur skull. Simply count the number of teeth along the upper and then lower jaws until you get to a missing tooth; each complete group of teeth gives you one […]
STAFF NOTICE BOARD (Pages66–67)
Can you find the secret message on the staff notice board? “Dear Stone Eagle thank you for attending your first meeting of the Kensington Mystic Society from 8pm until 9pm this evening, 17th February in the Museum Library.” The clue is at the bottom of the notice where it says “Read on the 5th”: instead […]
DROPPED LETTER (Pages 64–65)
Can you decode this ciphered letter? “My Sweet Capricorn, Spending the weekend with you was divine. But we must tread more carefully if we want to keep this secret from our spouses. You left a pair of your shoes (brogues size ten) in the lounge. Be more careful next time. Your lover. X” This letter […]
HEAD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (Pages 62–63)
Can you work out Mary Hawkins’ date of birth? 29th October 1889 Mary tells us that the interview she gave to The National Geographer’s Magazine was published on her 36th Birthday. From the cover of The National Geographer’s Magazine you know that Mary’s interview was in Volume XLVII. You can use the Roman numerals chart […]
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