Navigating Grunty's Lair Trivia Quiz

Answer: Learn all of Bottles' moves in Spiral Mountain so he'll fix the bridge.

There is a bridge in Spiral Mountain, connecting the top of the mountain to Grunty's Lair. It starts of broken, but Bottles will fix it. New players may elect to have Bottles teach them all the basic moves before venturing forth. If that's the case, he'll not fix the bridge until all his moves have been learned. This training can be skipped (useful for experienced players), and Bottles will immediately fix the bridge.

There are no notes, note doors, or transformations in Spiral Mountain. There are six Empty Honey Comb pieces that can only be accessed by the new moves Bottles teaches. Collecting all six will extend the health bar by one slot.

Answer: Learn to shoot Blue Eggs

In order to enter Treasure Trove Cove, players will need to get up a steep slope (Talon Trot), unlock the first Note Door (50 Notes), and then complete the Treasure Trove Cove puzzle (two Jiggies). Technically this could be done by collecting only one Jiggie from Mumbo's Mountain, and getting the second one from just above the world entrance as a termite.

Shooting Blue Eggs and the Beak Buster are both very useful moves throughout the game, so it's best to pick them up early, while in Mumbo's Mountain.

Answer: Shock Jump Pad

In the area with the Clanker's Cavern world entrance, players need to cross a body of water by raising pipes. This is done by hitting the appropriate switches with the Beak Buster (learned in Mumbo's Mountain, not Treasure Trove Cove). One of the switches is out of reach unless players can use Shock Jump Pads (learned in Treasure Trove Cove). There are no flying pads in the area.

Answer: Nothing

A bit of a tricky question. The puzzle can be accessed just after learning the Talon Trot. The only other obstacle is the 180 Note Door, which means players have to explore at least two of the three available worlds before venturing into Bubblegloop Swamp. Players will need to know the moves from previous worlds to complete Bubblegloop Swamp.

Answer: Freezeezy Peak (Fifth World)

The first break in the forward momentum is Freezeezy Peak. Players can collect everything in the world except for one Jiggie. Boggy the Polar Bear would rather race on his sled than spend time with his children. The first race is completed using the Walrus transformation, but the second requires the Turbo Trainers (learned in the next world, Gobi's Valley).

Answer: Gobi's Valley (Sixth World)

The player learned three moves in the first world, two in the second, and one in each of the third through sixth worlds. The last move learned is the Turbo Trainers, which make Kazooie's Talon Trot very fast for a limited time. The last three worlds test the player's skills without adding any new moves.

Answer: Pumpkin

In the Mad Monster Mansion world entrance area is a crypt that can only be entered as a Pumpkin. Mumbo is inside to transform the Pumpkin back into Banjo. Inside the crypt is the first important water level switch, which raises the water in the Rusty Bucket Bay area.

It's required to hit the second switch, which lets players reach the Rusty Bucket Bay puzzle and the Click Clock Wood entrance (and beyond).

Answer: Gold Feathers Cheato

The Termite and the Bee can both be used in Grunty's Lair to grab a Jiggie each. The Crocodile is the only thing small enough to travel through the tunnel to the Blue Eggs Cheato. The Pumpkin is used in Grunty's Lair to raise the water level and to access the Red Feathers Cheato.

The Walrus is not used at all in Grunty's Lair. The Golden Feathers Cheato is accessed by Banjo and Kazooie hitting the highest water level switch.

Answer: Yes

Grunty's Furnace Fun is a giant quiz game, with different tiles representing different categories. Some are generic questions about the game, some focus on images or sounds. Others still have the pair attempt again timed challenges from the game. The most notorious tiles were the Gruntilda tiles, on which Grunty would ask players about her life. Grunty's sister, Brentilda, could be found throughout the lair, providing these answers, but they were always randomized when a new save was created.

When a player answered incorrectly (or failed the time trial), one point of health was lost, except when on a sudden death tile. The sudden death tiles could take a question from any category (or time trial), with an incorrect answer tossing the pair into the lava below. The last three tiles were all sudden death tiles.

Also on the board were Joker tiles. Answering these correctly would get players two Joker cards, which could be spent to skip any tile. It is possible to amass enough Joker cards to skip every sudden death tile.

Answer: Yes

There are a total of nine worlds plus Grunty's Lair, each with ten Jiggies, for a total of 100 Jiggies in the game. The final puzzle comes after Grunty's Furnace Fun, and requires a full set of sixteen Jiggies, bringing the total number of spent Jiggies up to 94. With a margin of only six (100-94) Jiggies, players will have to visit and collect Jiggies from every world.

There are four optional Note Doors just before the final fight. Three will replenish the player's Blue Eggs, Red Feathers, and Gold Feathers. The last will lead to a final puzzle that requires four pieces to double the player's health.