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How to Hunt CLUES SAMPLE QUESTIONS PAST PAPERS TULIP READING The DIFFERENT TYPES of CLUES, and HOW to SOLVE THEM The clues that will be given to you mostly take the form of a sentence (s) or phrase (s). In such a sentence/phrase there will be an indicator (or clue words) hinting at the type of clue it is, and, most of the time, a second indication of the answer you are to find. The purpose of setting clues this way - having so-called *primary* as well as **secondary clues - is so that the questions, though meant to be tricky at times (!), remain fair, and have answers that are not only accurate, but can be justified as well. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE e.g. Beckham's son = Romeo; Roman god of war = Mars** SOUNDS LIKE e.g. G-Mee = Jimmy; Chan Teck = cantik; V-Key = Vicky Clue words: it is heard, audibly, noisy etc. BACKWARD e.g. One = ENO; Robert = TREBOR Clue words: back, return, recall etc. INITIALS e.g. Your endeavour out side at the start will get you this drink = YEO'S Clue words: first, initially, in the beginning, etc. CONTAINER e.g. Precise tango moves held in a shopping outlet = ISETAN Clue words: in, within, inside, around, etc. ANAGRAM e.g. team = mate = meat = tame; It may strike A, B or C out = Cobra Clue words: mix, make, bad, perhaps, confused etc. DEFINITION e.g. O-zone = Love area; Te-a = Note article Like the 'General Knowledge' clue, usually there are no indicators or clue words here USEFUL KEY WORDS to KNOW - directions / points /quarters = NEWS; poles = N (north) or S (south) - love, duck, zero, nothing, round, empty = O - notes: c, d, e, f, g, a, b - Roman numerals = V, X, L (50), C (100), D (500), M (1000) - learner, side, direction = l (left) - river, right, direction = r (right) - way can mean road, lane, street, avenue, jalan, lorong etc. and all their abbreviations (rd, st, jln, lrg, etc.) Now that you are aware of the different type of clues, try solving these sample questions and treasures below (possible answers are in the brackets). Sample Questions 1. Small twins but they can put you in the picture _____________________________________ (Gemini Tailor, Chang & Eng Siam Food, Wee Wee Frame Shop) 2. Allies opposition gets a clear vision _____________________________________ (Iraq Kebab House, Axis Eyewear, Shining Path 20/20) 3. Local exclamation from the back where you watch movies _____________________________________ (A Yo-Yo Toy Shop, Huda Creations, Kamala Theatre) 4. Iranian shows himself when I am in _____________________________________ (Pahlavi Carpets, Persan Maju, Shiraz Wine Cellar) 5. They may bid you to eat with what sounds like a greeting for a beloved _____________________________________ (Hye Hun Nee Motors, Restoran Hai Yang, Hello Love Unisex Salon) Sample Treasures 1. Run around, search all over, this you must do, It's a snack, a nibble, here's another clue, Spin back you must to know its name, Pinches or dashes are verbs that mean the same. _____________________________________ (Mars bar, McVities bickies, Nips candies) 2. A cleaner of sorts for your dental protection, Found in Kamdar Lien Hoe, it shows a grinner, Now, if full points are what you yearn, Roman L in weight, please, and you'll be a gainer! _____________________________________ (Colgate 100g, Darlie 50g, Lion 75g) PAST PAPERS One of the best preparations that you can have before a hunt is to go through some past papers that the hunt setter may have set. This way, you get acquainted with his style, his soft spots, as well as any quirks and idiosyncrasies that he might have. The past papers come with answers, and, as best as we can, are shown in their disparate parts. This is done so as to help you understand how the answers are derived. There's no need to pull your hair if you can't figure them out. Just drop me a line and I'll be glad to explain them to you ;-) Click here for Past Papers TULIP READING Tulips are directional maps, deriving its name from its car rally origins. Just as a good map is essential to finding your way around, accurate tulips are imperative towards guiding you along the correct treasure hunt route. We believe that the mark of a good treasure hunt lies in the challenge posed by well-set questions and clues: and never in finding your way around from badly drawn and inaccurate tulips. As such, we spare no efforts in our recces in ensuring that the distances and tulips are indicated and drawn accurately. To further aid our participants, we also put in additional landmarks, as well as remarks, to assist them in ensuring that they are going along the correct route. Below is a sample of tulips, taken off a page of an imaginary route. Invariably, you would want to trip (pressing the button on your speedometer) zero at the start of the hunt. Now, the 'Inter' column relates to the interval distance between one tulip and another, while the 'Cum' column relates to the cumulative distance that your car would have covered at that particular juncture of the tulips. It is good practice to trip at every tulip, by the way, as to do so will minimise your margin of error. On the other hand, if you take the cumulative readings solely, your margin of error increases as your cumulative readings increase. So, play it safe and trip at every tulip, okay! Additional landmarks are clarified in the 'Remarks' column, as are the questions indicated, the latter being so that you know where to be looking for the answers. There is also a Flash programme to help you understand and read the sample tulips better. Only the roads necessary in explaining the tulips are shown, while the rest are truncated to aid in clarification. Also, only two tulips are shown at any one time as you guide your imaginary car along the route. Now, as you go along, where do you think you should be looking for the answers to questions 1 & 2 (Q1 & Q2), and later on Q3, Q4 & Q5? Well, good luck and have fun! Click here for Flash tulips