Christmas Quest

Where are we?
You and your classmates were helping Father Christmas prepare for Christmas. You spent weeks in Father Christmas’s grotto, making and wrapping Christmas presents for children all around the world.
Finally, on the night before Christmas, you all loaded up the sleigh with all of the presents, ready for Father Christmas to deliver. In the rush to begin his trip though, Father Christmas accidently left you behind!
Now you are stranded at the North Pole with no way to get home in time for Christmas! The only way to get home is to unlock Father Christmas’s phone and call someone to rescue you.

Where are we?
The only way to unlock Father Christmas’s phone is to find his secret code by solving his Christmas puzzles. Once you have solved the puzzles and uncovered the code, you can call somebody to rescue you.
Hurry up, you don’t want to miss Christmas!

Rules
You can work in pairs or small groups.
Work together to solve the clues as you find them.
Record your answers on a piece of paper.
Solve all eight clues to reveal the code.
Check your answer with your teacher and find out if you can unlock Father Christmas’s phone and escape the North Pole.

Puzzle 1
Who is this?
Elf
Follow the arrows and answer the questions about the picture to get the first number in the code to escape the North Pole.
Goblin
Red and Green
Red and White
Red and Green
Red and White
What is he doing?
Does he have a star on his hat?
What is he doing?
What pattern is on his stocking?
Sleeping
Eating
Yes
No
Flying
Running
Stripes
Polka Dots
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
What colour is his hat?
What colour is his hat?

1
2
3
4
5
Puzzle 2
Spell out each word then use the purple letter to spell the hidden word and find the second clue.
Dusty
Radio
Sadly
Bunny
Rusty

Puzzle 3
Count the objects. Whichever picture is the most common is the answer.
Present
1
Snowman
2
Stocking
3
Snowflake
4
Christmas Tree
5
Candy Cane
6
Mistletoe
7

Puzzle 4
Which is the correct idiom?
Definition: Decorating for Christmas.
1
White Christmas
2
Deck the halls
3
Red, white and green
4
Stocking stuffer
5
Tinsel time

Puzzle 5
Unscramble the letters to make a Christmas word or phrase.
Which word is not in the puzzle?
neeerdir
Tcognisk
Cehimny
Nrhto eolp
Reindeer
North Pole
Turkey
Chimney
Stocking
1
2
3
4
5

2
3
4
1
I am wrapped around the tree.
I come in many different colors.
I am very shiny.
People use me to decorate.
Puzzle 6
What is being described?
Clue 1
Clue 2
Clue 3
Clue 4
Tinsel
Wreath
Stocking
Mistletoe

Puzzle 7
What is this?
Use the 5th letter find the number you need.
S
l
e
i
g
h

Puzzle 8
Which is not a common Christmas food?
1
2
3
4
5
6

Puzzle 9
Where does Father Christmas live?
Iceland
North Pole
What do people eat for Christmas dinner in the USA?
What do people decorate their door with?
Beef
Turkey
Stockings
Wreath
Do Australians have Christmas in summertime?
Who leads the reindeer?
Do people decorate pumpkins for Christmas?
Does Father Christmas live in a gingerbread house
Yes
No
Rudolph
Prancer
Yes
No
Yes
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Keypad Code
Clicking each square should reveal each code number.
5
5
2
2
3
1
6
4
3

Congratulations!
You’ve unlocked the phone, call somebody to rescue you and help you get home in time for Christmas.