Another Free treasure hunt that is harder and indoors
Below are listed some harder treasure hunt clues. They are for locations and objects around the home for you to use, for free, in treasure hunts you are making. You can use as many of them as you like, and in any order.
This is our second free harder, indoor treasure hunt – for more clues see our first harder indoor treasure hunt.
Simply choose some clues, put the first one aside (to give to the hunters) and hide the rest in any order. Give the hunters the first clue to set them off.
If you need more clues take a look at our list of free treasure hunts or treasure hunt ideas.
clues
- Clue: Shapes puzzle. Answer: Kitchen sink
Draw a square with edges that cross exactly 7 letter boxes to reveal a word, and draw an equilateral triangle with edges that cross exactly 4 letter boxes to reveal a word.
The lines you draw must not intersect. The shapes will not share a letter box.
Hint– use only if stuck
The lines you draw cannot intersect, but one shape could sit within the other.
Answer
KITCHEN SINK
- Clue: Grey text on black background. Answer: Under a table
Contrast https://bit.ly/3BnVhU3
Hint – use only if stuck
Nothing is as dark as it seems.
Answer
UNDER A TABLE
To reveal the answer the image contrast should be adjusted to reveal the text which is dark grey on black background.
The image below has the contrast adjusted so that the text is revealed (it is easier to see if the image fills the screen)
- Clue: Fibonacci sequence. Answer: Fireplace.
Hint – use only if stuck
A famous number sequence.
Answer
Fibonacci sequence
- Clue: Maritime images. Answer: Cutlery
Hint – use only if stuck
These signals would be used on ships.
Answer
cutlery - Clue: Magic eye (auto stereograms) image. Answer: Vase
Online version of full-size image: https://bit.ly/3ZuyTmd
Hint – use only if stuck
A magic-eye’s image (in this case, a word) is seen when you shift your focus into the distance “through” the dots, not by finding patterns in the dots.
Answer
VASE - Clue: Riddle and letter rotation. Answer: Toilet
three = 2
four = 0
five = 1
six = 0
seven = 2
Why? Once you know, A = __: P K E H A P
Hint – use only if stuck
This is about letters.
Answer
TOILET
Count the number of times “e” is in each word – “three” has two, “four” has zero, “five” has one…
The key to the question is the letter E, therefore if A=E the decode sheet is:
- Clue: Letter grid. Answer: Behind a heater
R D L D D D R R U R R U
Hint – use only if stuck
Start your journey in the top left.
Answer
“Behind a heater”
The letters represent directions on the grid: Right, Down, Left, Down, Down, Down, Right, Right, Up, Right, Right, Up
- Clue: Question and answer. Answer: Window (glass)
Which part of the home is made from sand at 1700°C (3090°F)?
Hint – use only if stuck
You’ll probably see right through this, but don’t, just look closely.
Answer
“Window”. You could write the next clue on a window or other pane of glass using a whiteboard marker, or stick it onto a window - Clue: Letters look like shapes. Answer: TV
Hint – use only if stuck
Answer
TV (if hint is used, “Behind TV”) - Clue: Letter colour code. Answer: Under the couch.
Hint – use only if stuck
One row is one letter.
Answer
“Try a torch to peer under the couch” - Clue: Letter numbers. Answer: Clock.
Each letter from this sentence has been allocated a random number e.g. all the T’s are 26. Fill in the letters so that the grey letters on the third line spell out where your clue can be found.
Hint – use only if stuck
Answer
- Clue: Logos. Answer: Shower
Hint – use only if stuck
Drink, Music, Automobile, Fast food, Water, Fashion
Answer
First letter from: Starbucks, HMV, Opel, Wendy’s, Evian, Rolex - Clue: Anagram. Answer: Mattress
Smartest anagram
Hint – use only if stuck
Double double-letters
Answer
Mattress - Clue: Portions of words. Answer: Monitor
2/5 of Mouse, 2/11 of Nightingale, 3/8 of Tortoise
Hint – use only if stuck
Portions, not positions
Answer
monitor - Clue: Riddle. Answer: Plant.
I live in your home at your request,
To look pleasant I do my best,
You give me drink but I do not eat,
I cannot move as I have no feet.
What am I?
Hint – use only if stuck
I don’t breathe but I help you to.
Answer
Plant - Clue: White text on white background. Answer: In book on a bookcase.
Hint – use only if stuck
Is there any text you can select?
Answer
Bookcase
Bottom shelf
Third book - Clue: “My first is in ….” riddle. Answer: Radio.
My first is in search also in treasure,
My second is in treat but also in pleasure,
My third is in discover and also in find,
My fourth is in brain and also in mind,
My fifth is in don’t and also in do,
Go to this device and you’ll find your clue.
Hint – use only if stuck
My first is try but not in goodbye.
Answer
My first is in search and also in treasure = letter options: R E A S
My second is in treat and also in pleasure = letter options: R E A
My third is in discover and also in find = letter options: I D
My fourth is in brain and also in mind = letter options: I N
My fifth is in don’t and also in do = letter options: D O
Clue = Radio. - Clue: Famous names. Answer: Mat
Baker, Perry, McConaughey
Hint – use only if stuck
Damon, LeBlanc
Answer
Mat - Clue: Numbers on a calculator spell out a word when turned upside-down. Answer: High heel shoes.
17 x 19 + 9 = _ _ _
27 x 181 – 673 = _ _ _ _
97 x 85 – 921 = _ _ _ _
1230 x 41 + 523 x 5 = _ _ _ _ _
Hint – use only if stuck
Answer
Perform each calculation on a calculator and turn the calculator upside-down to reveal a word.
332 = SEE
4614 = high
7334 = heel
53045 = shoes - Clue: Link-word. Answer: Pillow.
Link word: case, fight, talk
Hint – use only if stuck
P_____
Answer
Pillow