Grunty’s Furnace Fun is Gruntilda’s game show near the top of Gruntilda’s Lair in Banjo-Kazooie. Banjo and Kazooie must cross a branching board suspended above lava, answering questions about the adventure and revisiting earlier minigames before they can rescue Tooty. The 94-square board tests knowledge of the worlds, characters, collectibles, music and even Gruntilda’s private life. Its colored symbols show what kind of challenge comes next, while Joker Cards provide a way past dangerous squares. Reaching the far end wins Tooty’s freedom, but Gruntilda herself still has to be defeated afterwards. This guide covers reaching the show, every tile type, all six timed challenges and the complete English question families, including their world and season variants. The lookup questions use concise wording so that you can find the relevant answer without searching through Gruntilda’s rhymes. Picture and sound entries identify the subject of the game’s own displayed image or playing clip.
Reaching Grunty’s Furnace Fun
In the part of Gruntilda’s Lair containing the entrance to Click Clock Wood, climb the leaf platforms to the 765-Note Door. Your Note total must reach 765 to open it; the 810-Note Door belongs to the route after the quiz. Beyond the first door, stand on the Tooty-marked transport pad to enter the game-show chamber. After Gruntilda introduces the prizes, activate the yellow cauldron behind the starting area so that its partner can provide a shortcut once you reach the far side. Bring as much health as possible, collect a supply of Gold Feathers for the combat challenges and consult the Brentilda facts recorded during your journey. You do not need to clear every square or every branch: the objective is to reach the final square in front of Gruntilda’s prize platform.
Crossing the Board
Walk onto an accessible uncleared square and use the action shown by the game to begin. On Nintendo 64, A starts the question and B uses a Joker before it starts; Xbox uses its displayed controller prompts. Choose the answer by its wording, because the three positions are shuffled. A correct response clears the square and opens the connected route. An ordinary wrong answer costs one unit of health and normally leaves the square to be tried again, while a failed Skull question costs a life. Cleared squares can be crossed again without repeating their questions, allowing a retreat to accessible Honeycombs or a different branch. The board restricts the pair’s usual movement abilities, so jumping over an unanswered tile is not the normal solution. Losing a life restarts the board attempt and removes the Joker Cards carried during it.
Planning a Safer Route
Work toward reachable Joker squares early, then judge each junction by its hazards and your remaining health. A two-card reward can be more useful than the shortest route, particularly when it lets you bypass the Skull squares near the end. Stand on the square you want to skip and use the Joker input before accepting its question; cards cannot rescue an answer that has already gone wrong. Keep at least one for the final Skull if possible, and spend another on a timed challenge you consistently lose. Blank branches may offer recovery items, but an Extra Life is worth less than the current run if reaching it requires an unnecessary sudden-death gamble. Backtrack over cleared squares when collecting health instead of opening a fresh risky path merely because it looks closer.
Tile Types
The eight tiles below use the same symbols as the board. Learn the category before starting the square, then use the matching answer section or challenge instructions. A Joker skips the selected obstacle; it does not move Banjo automatically across several tiles or award the cards from an unplayed Joker square.
BOARD TILES
Banjo and Kazooie Square
The blue tile asks a written question about the adventure: characters, objects, places, moves, numbers or events. There are three possible answers. Read the exact subject and watch for questions asking which statement is false or which object is absent. Some familiar question patterns change the world, season or Note Door being discussed, so a memorized number is useful only when it matches that version of the question.
Musical Note Square
The green tile plays a sound from the game. It can be a character’s voice, a pickup sound, the music accompanying a temporary move, a world theme or the music of a particular interior. Match what you hear to the answer choices. The sound section below separates these five categories; a question about an interior needs the room rather than merely the world that contains it.
Blank Square
A plain grey square asks no question and can be crossed freely when the route to it is open. Some blank spaces give access to Honeycombs or Extra Lives, while others connect branching paths. Cleared spaces remain available for backtracking during the current attempt. Use these safe stretches to examine the next junction and collect accessible health before taking on an uncertain square.
Gruntilda Square
The purple tile asks about Gruntilda’s habits, possessions, childhood or tastes. Brentilda reveals the correct information at ten places around Gruntilda’s Lair, with three facts at each encounter. These answers are selected for the save file. Another player’s answer can be wrong in your game, and a list of all three possibilities does not tell you which one Brentilda selected. Keep a record of the clues from your own adventure.
Skull Square
The red tile is a sudden-death question. A wrong answer launches Banjo off the board and costs a life, regardless of how much health remains. It can draw on other question categories, so do not assume that a Skull always asks ordinary trivia. A Joker Card can clear the square before the question starts. Preserve cards for the unavoidable red squares approaching the finish, where a failed guess would erase the attempt.
Eye Square
The orange Eye tile displays a close-up or an unusual view of a location or character. Identify the subject on the screen, using surface textures, scenery, clothing or facial features rather than the question’s repeated wording. World questions and character questions have separate answer families. Several views can point to the same world, so the answer list below is organized by what is being shown rather than by one supposed fixed screenshot order.
Stopwatch Square
The pink tile returns Banjo and Kazooie to one of six activities from earlier in the game. Complete the assigned task before its timer expires, then return to the board. These are altered challenges rather than requests to collect the original Jiggy again: the sandcastle uses a reversed name, Tiptup gives a seven-note sequence and Mr. Vile switches the required food frequently. Use a Joker before starting if you want to avoid the challenge.
Joker Square
The white tile offers a question with a reward of two Joker Cards for a correct answer. Each card skips one eligible uncleared square when used before its question begins. You receive only one attempt to earn the cards from that Joker square; answering incorrectly uses up the opportunity. A successful detour to a Joker can therefore save two later risks, but visiting it is not a guarantee of receiving cards.
Timed Challenges
Stopwatch squares select from six familiar activities. The game transports the pair to the appropriate room and brings them back when the challenge ends, supplying the Crocodile transformation for Mr. Vile automatically. Follow the challenge’s own timer and instructions rather than expecting the original world task to have identical rules. The times below describe the familiar Nintendo 64 challenge clocks; regional timing code differs, so the displayed clock in your release takes precedence. The normal question bank cannot solve these tiles for you, and a Joker must be used before entering if you intend to skip one.
Boss Boom Box
Destroy the complete Boss Boom Box family in Rusty Bucket Bay’s hold within the 70-second challenge. The large explosive crate splits into two, those split again and the smallest crates must also be destroyed, making 15 boxes in total. Activate Wonderwing and stay close enough for the moving boxes to collide with its protection; this both destroys them and avoids contact damage while Gold Feathers last. Turn toward each newly separated group rather than chasing just one small box while the others spread around the room. If feathers are scarce, attack during safe openings and keep clear of the crates’ movement. The task ends only after the final small box is gone, not when the original large box first breaks apart.
Mr. Vile
Inside the giant crocodile in Bubblegloop Swamp, outscore Mr. Vile before the one-minute clock expires. Banjo is transformed into a crocodile for this contest. Watch the food indicator: it alternates between Yumblies and Grumblies at five-second intervals, faster than the ten-second changes of the ordinary final round. Bite only the currently requested food and change your target as soon as the indicator switches. Taking an item on the wrong side of a change wastes valuable time, so stop pursuing a distant piece when its type is about to become invalid. Use the Running Shoes when available to move between clusters and keep ahead of Vile’s score. A tie does not win; your final total must be higher than his.
Gobi’s Valley Matching Game
Return to the picture-tile pyramid and match all eight pairs within the shortened 75-second clock. Beak Buster turns over a floor panel. Reveal tiles in a consistent order, remember the position of each picture and immediately complete a pair once both matching positions are known. Avoid random running between far corners, which spends the timer on travel rather than new information. Matching pictures include familiar characters and items, but Gruntilda is not among them. The mummy in the room is another reason to watch your surroundings while lining up a ground pound. Finishing a few pairs is insufficient: every matching pair must be cleared before the hourglass empties.
The Zubbas’ Hive
Defeat ten Zubbas in the Click Clock Wood hive within 30 seconds. Let the bees approach rather than running constantly around the chamber. Wonderwing is effective here because contact with its protection destroys an attacking Zubba while shielding Banjo from the collision. Keep the hive and incoming bees in view, maintain the move while feathers permit and reposition only when necessary to meet the next attacker. If you rely on ordinary attacks, strike as a Zubba comes within range and recover before another one reaches you. The short clock makes avoiding a long pursuit more useful than blindly following a retreating bee.
Tiptup’s Choir
Inside Tanktup, watch the six small turtles perform a seven-note sequence, then repeat it with Beak Buster within 30 seconds. The same turtle can appear more than once in the sequence, so record the full order rather than merely which turtles participated. Identify them by their positions or shell colors, wait for the demonstration to finish and strike the corresponding backs in order. Keep jumps controlled to avoid clipping the wrong choir member. A wrong hit costs time and health without providing a shortcut through the remaining pattern. There is no universal seven-note answer to memorize: the game chooses the sequence for the attempt.
The Sandcastle
In Treasure Trove Cove’s sandcastle, spell BANJOKAZOOIE backwards by Beak Busting the floor letters in this exact order: E I O O Z A K O J N A B. The completed code is EIOOZAKOJNAB, and the challenge gives 50 seconds. The two consecutive O inputs each require a separate strike. Plan the route between letters before committing to long jumps, and do not enter the ordinary forward name from the original Jiggy puzzle. You do not need to type CHEAT before this challenge code. Completion is determined by entering the name correctly before the clock runs out, rather than by collecting the sandcastle’s original reward again.
Using the Answer Bank
The written questions are grouped by the place or subject named in the question, followed by picture, sound and Gruntilda sections. Numbers refer to what the quiz accepts, which matters for deliberately awkward questions such as Clanker’s entrances or the bears in Freezeezy Peak. Words such as “not”, “false” and “odd one out” reverse what you must choose; the answer beneath each lookup preserves that distinction. The general section includes world-dependent versions of recurring templates, so check the named world and season before selecting a number or move. For picture and sound questions, use the accompanying image or clip in your game: the repeated question wording alone cannot identify which answer the game is asking for.
General Questions and Answers
These entries cover the general question templates and the verified world, Note Door and season variants. Answer positions are deliberately omitted because their order changes. Where a question uses an unusual accepted label, the explanation retains that label so that you can recognize it among the options.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND SPIRAL MOUNTAIN
How many Notes open the first Note Door?
50 Notes.
What is the jumping peck attack called?
Rat-a-tat Rap.
Who is Gruntilda’s helpful sister?
Brentilda.
How many feathers decorate the roof of Mumbo’s Skull?
Three.
Which offered Jinjo color is fake?
Brown.
How many segments appear in the air meter?
Six.
What is Banjo’s younger sister called?
Tooty.
Which vegetable enemy is absent from Spiral Mountain?
Spuddy the Potato.
How many Bottles molehills are in Spiral Mountain?
Eight.
How many squares are on the Furnace Fun board?
94.
How many Notes open the second Note Door?
180 Notes.
How many Notes open the third Note Door?
260 Notes.
How many Notes open the fourth Note Door?
350 Notes.
How many Notes open the fifth Note Door?
450 Notes.
How many Notes open the sixth Note Door?
640 Notes.
How many Notes open the seventh Note Door?
765 Notes.
How many Bottles molehills are in Gruntilda’s Lair?
One.
MUMBO’S MOUNTAIN
How many Jiggies open Mumbo’s Mountain?
One.
What tall figure stands in the middle of Mumbo’s village?
Juju the Totem Pole.
What does the gorilla throw?
Oranges.
What creature lives inside the termite tower?
Ticker the Termite.
What is in the eye of Mumbo’s Skull?
Choose “Something Else”. The collectible is a Jiggy, rather than either of the other offered items.
What color is the Jinjo surrounded by water?
Blue.
What swims in the lake?
A shoal of fish.
How many huts can be smashed?
Six.
What is the gorilla’s name?
Conga.
Which offered move does Bottles teach here?
Talon Trot.
How many Bottles molehills are here?
Three.
What does Mumbo transform Banjo into here?
A Termite.
TREASURE TROVE COVE
What is the giant armored creature?
A giant hermit crab, Nipper.
Which offered place does not contain a Jinjo?
Inside a giant treasure chest.
Why is Captain Blubber crying?
He has lost his gold.
Which enemy eats your Blue Eggs?
Yum-Yum the clam.
What is the leaking bucket’s name?
Leaky.
Which offered collectible first appears here?
Red Feathers.
What is the name of the stranded ship?
The Salty Hippo.
What is the shark’s name?
Snacker.
How many X marks are in the treasure hunt?
Six.
Which letter is missing from the sandcastle floor?
Q.
How many Jiggies open Treasure Trove Cove?
Two.
Which offered move does Bottles teach here?
Shock Jump, also called Shock Spring Jump.
How many Bottles molehills are here?
Two.
CLANKER’S CAVERN
How many links are in Clanker’s chain?
Eight.
What is Clanker’s job?
Garbage grinder.
What is attached to Clanker’s chain?
A massive anvil.
What is the bubble-blowing fish called?
What must you swim through to release Clanker?
A large key.
What rests in Clanker’s blowhole?
A giant bolt.
Which offered object is the odd one out: hammer, bolt or anvil?
Hammer.
How many ways are there to enter Clanker?
Choose “More than 4”. That is the accepted option in this question.
What rotating hazard is inside Clanker?
Rotating sawblades.
How many hoops must you swim through inside Clanker?
Eight.
How many Jiggies open Clanker’s Cavern?
Five.
Which offered move does Bottles teach here?
Wonderwing invulnerability.
How many Bottles molehills are here?
One.
BUBBLEGLOOP SWAMP
Which offered object is not inside the giant egg?
An Extra Life.
What stands highest above the ground?
A mud hut.
What must you hit to make Tanktup open his mouth?
His feet.
How many turtles are in the swamp?
Eight: Tanktup, Tiptup and the six choir members.
What bites your feet in the swamp water?
Piranha fish.
Which statement is false about Bottles’ lessons here?
“Bottles teaches you two new moves.” He teaches one here.
Which offered frog color is absent?
Green.
What are the frogs called?
Flibbits.
What do the crocodiles eat in Mr. Vile’s game?
Yumblies and Grumblies.
What is marked on each small choir turtle’s shell?
A Musical Note.
How many Jiggies open Bubblegloop Swamp?
Seven.
Which offered move does Bottles teach here?
Stilt Stride, using the Wading Boots.
How many Bottles molehills are here?
One.
What does Mumbo transform Banjo into here?
A Crocodile.
FREEZEEZY PEAK
Which offered animal is absent?
A slippery seal.
Which offered Christmas object cannot be seen?
Christmas pudding.
Which statement about the number of bears is true?
It features five bears. The quiz count includes Banjo alongside Boggy and the three cubs.
What makes the sad bear cubs happy?
Presents.
What colors are the giant snowman’s scarf?
Yellow and red.
What does the giant snowman hold?
A broom.
How many Jiggies are associated with Boggy?
Three.
How many gates are in Boggy’s slalom course?
38.
How many bears can fit inside the igloo?
Five. The accepted total includes Banjo.
What is the walrus called?
Wozza.
How many Jiggies open Freezeezy Peak?
Eight.
Which offered move does Bottles teach here?
Beak Bomb.
How many Bottles molehills are here?
One.
What does Mumbo transform Banjo into here?
A Walrus.
GOBI’S VALLEY
How many pyramids are in the valley?
Four.
What flows out of the pyramid to fill the moat?
Water.
Who is the hand holding a Jiggy in the sand?
Grabba the Mummy Hand.
What does Gobi provide at his third location?
An Extra Honeycomb Piece.
How many carpets are inside Jinxy the sphinx?
Five.
What carries you above the sand?
A magic carpet.
What prize is hidden in the cactus?
An Extra Honeycomb Piece.
Which offered character is absent from the matching-game pictures?
Gruntilda.
What does Trunker wear on his head?
A hat.
What do you give the snake charmer in the pyramid?
Blue Eggs.
How many Jiggies open Gobi’s Valley?
Nine.
Which offered move does Bottles teach here?
Turbo Talon Trot, using the Running Shoes.
How many Bottles molehills are here?
One.
MAD MONSTER MANSION
What instrument does the ghostly hand play in the church?
An organ.
How many entrances are there to the mansion building?
Nine.
Which offered thing is absent from the graveyard?
Ghosts.
What appears from the graveyard pots?
Flowers.
What is written on the front of the cellar barrels?
1881.
Which offered collectible is absent from the cellar?
Red Feathers.
Which offered room does not exist in the mansion?
A kitchen.
What is the church’s ghostly hand called?
Motzand.
What time does the church clock show?
None: its hands have fallen off.
What wakes Napper?
Banjo stepping on the creaky floorboards.
How many Jiggies open Mad Monster Mansion?
Ten.
What does Mumbo transform Banjo into here?
A Pumpkin.
RUSTY BUCKET BAY
What is inside the crate hanging from the crane?
TNT.
How many boxes must be destroyed in the Boss Boom Box fight?
15, counting the original and every smaller box it produces.
What is on the galley refrigerator’s shelves?
Kazooie Eggs.
What is trapped beneath the ship’s anchor?
A dolphin, Snorkel.
Which offered machinery cannot be slowed down?
The turning cogs.
Which offered statement about the ship is true?
There are four lifeboats.
Which offered toll number is not on the walls?
TOLL 7.
What is the ship’s whistle code?
312-111.
What pattern is on the captain’s duvet?
Anchors.
What is on top of the ship’s third funnel?
There is no third funnel.
How many Jiggies open Rusty Bucket Bay?
12.
CLICK CLOCK WOOD
What is Nabnut doing in spring?
Eating his nuts.
What must you plant to start the large flower growing?
An egg.
What is the eagle called?
Eyrie.
What does Mumbo transform Banjo into here?
A Bumblebee.
Where does the growing flower get its water?
From Gobi the camel.
Which season has a drought?
Summer.
What is Mumbo doing in his Skull in winter?
He is not there.
How many worms does Eyrie eat in autumn?
Ten.
Which statement about the oak’s leaves is true?
The leaves are largest in summer.
Why is Gnawty unhappy?
He cannot get into his house.
How many Jiggies open Click Clock Wood?
15.
What is Mumbo doing in summer?
Tanning in the sun.
What is Mumbo doing in autumn?
Raking leaves.
How many worms does Eyrie eat in summer?
Five.
Picture Questions and Answers
Eye questions ask either which world is shown or which character appears on the screen. The nine world answers and ten character answers below cover the picture answer families; a world can be represented by more than one close-up. The clues describe recognizable features of each subject rather than promising that every crop will show all of them. Compare the visible detail against the offered answers, especially when only a small section of a familiar character is shown. The screenshot placeholders at the end of this page are awaiting proper captures and are not intended as the quiz’s picture clues.
PICTURES: WORLDS
Which world is shown: Mumbo’s Mountain?
Answer: Mumbo’s Mountain. Green hills, the termite tower, Juju, huts and Mumbo’s Skull belong to this world.
Which world is shown: Treasure Trove Cove?
Answer: Treasure Trove Cove. Look for beaches, blue sea, the lighthouse, the Salty Hippo and sandcastle scenery.
Which world is shown: Clanker’s Cavern?
Answer: Clanker’s Cavern. Industrial walls, murky water, pipes, chains and Clanker’s metal body identify the cavern.
Which world is shown: Bubblegloop Swamp?
Answer: Bubblegloop Swamp. Swamp water, wooden walkways, reed-covered huts and the giant crocodile or turtle belong here.
Which world is shown: Freezeezy Peak?
Answer: Freezeezy Peak. Snow, colored presents, the Christmas tree, the giant snowman and its striped scarf identify the peak.
Which world is shown: Gobi’s Valley?
Answer: Gobi’s Valley. Sand, pyramids, desert stonework, Jinxy and the oasis belong to the valley.
Which world is shown: Mad Monster Mansion?
Answer: Mad Monster Mansion. The haunted house, cemetery, church, hedge maze and dark brickwork identify this world.
Which world is shown: Rusty Bucket Bay?
Answer: Rusty Bucket Bay. The cargo ship, cranes, shipping containers, oily harbor and engine machinery belong to the bay.
Which world is shown: Click Clock Wood?
Answer: Click Clock Wood. The giant oak, wooden tree platforms, seasonal leaves, hive and tree dwellings identify the wood.
PICTURES: CHARACTERS
Who is pictured: Gobi?
Answer: Gobi. A tan camel with a long neck, hump and broad muzzle.
Who is pictured: Mumbo Jumbo?
Answer: Mumbo Jumbo. A shaman wearing a skull mask with prominent eye sockets and colored feathers.
Who is pictured: Nabnut?
Answer: Nabnut. A brown squirrel with a large tail and prominent front teeth, seen in the oak’s treehouse.
Who is pictured: Jinjo?
Answer: Jinjo. A small brightly colored creature with a long pointed snout; the specific color is not its name.
Who is pictured: Clanker?
Answer: Clanker. The enormous metal shark-shaped garbage grinder with rivets, teeth and a blowhole bolt.
Who is pictured: Mr. Vile?
Answer: Mr. Vile. The red crocodile inside Bubblegloop Swamp’s giant crocodile structure.
Who is pictured: Trunker?
Answer: Trunker. The thirsty tree with a face and a hat at the Gobi’s Valley oasis.
Who is pictured: Captain Blubber?
Answer: Captain Blubber. The broad-faced hippopotamus pirate wearing a striped shirt aboard the Salty Hippo.
Who is pictured: Boggy?
Answer: Boggy. The white polar bear associated with Freezeezy Peak’s sled races and igloo.
Who is pictured: Bottles?
Answer: Bottles. The spectacled mole with a long snout who appears at molehills.
Sound Questions and Answers
Musical Note squares draw on 51 sound answers. Identify whether the question asks for a pickup, a voice, a move, an interior or a world, then compare the game’s clip with the relevant entries. The location notes below explain where each sound is encountered during normal play. They do not replace listening to the clip: the same written question introduces several different recordings. No audio download or player is needed here; the quiz itself supplies the sound. A character’s dialogue sound and the music of the room containing that character are separate possible questions.
SOUNDS: COLLECTIBLES
Which pickup makes the sound: Mumbo Token?
Answer: Mumbo Token. The pickup used to pay Mumbo for transformations.
Which pickup makes the sound: Blue Eggs?
Answer: Blue Eggs. Kazooie’s basic egg ammunition.
Which pickup makes the sound: Red Feather?
Answer: Red Feather. The flying supply, first encountered in Treasure Trove Cove.
Which pickup makes the sound: Extra Life?
Answer: Extra Life. The Banjo-head pickup that increases the life total.
Which pickup makes the sound: Honeycomb?
Answer: Honeycomb. A health-restoring Honeycomb, distinct from an Extra Honeycomb Piece.
Which pickup makes the sound: Musical Notes?
Answer: Musical Notes. The golden Notes counted toward opening Note Doors.
Which pickup makes the sound: Gold Feather?
Answer: Gold Feather. The supply consumed by Wonderwing.
Which pickup makes the sound: Extra Honeycomb Piece?
Answer: Extra Honeycomb Piece. A health-capacity collectible, distinct from a regular healing Honeycomb.
SOUNDS: CHARACTER VOICES
Whose voice is playing: Gobi the Camel?
Answer: Gobi the Camel. The camel encountered in Gobi’s Valley and later beside the growing flower in Click Clock Wood.
Whose voice is playing: Clanker the Whale?
Answer: Clanker the Whale. The metal garbage grinder in Clanker’s Cavern. “Clanker the Whale” is the quiz’s answer label.
Whose voice is playing: Trunker the Tree?
Answer: Trunker the Tree. The thirsty tree near the entrance to Gobi’s Valley.
Whose voice is playing: Mr. Vile the Crocodile?
Answer: Mr. Vile the Crocodile. The red crocodile who runs Bubblegloop Swamp’s eating contest.
Whose voice is playing: Captain Blubber the Hippo Pirate?
Answer: Captain Blubber the Hippo Pirate. The crying pirate on the Salty Hippo in Treasure Trove Cove.
Whose voice is playing: Mumbo Jumbo the Shaman?
Answer: Mumbo Jumbo the Shaman. The transformation specialist in Mumbo’s Skull.
Whose voice is playing: Conga the Gorilla?
Answer: Conga the Gorilla. The orange-throwing gorilla in Mumbo’s Mountain.
Whose voice is playing: Bottles the Mole?
Answer: Bottles the Mole. The teacher who speaks at molehills throughout the adventure.
Whose voice is playing: Chimpy the Chimp?
Answer: Chimpy the Chimp. The small chimp who wants an orange below Conga’s tree.
Whose voice is playing: Tiptup the Turtle?
Answer: Tiptup the Turtle. The choir conductor inside Tanktup.
Whose voice is playing: Rubee the Snake Charmer?
Answer: Rubee the Snake Charmer. The flute-playing charmer inside Gobi’s Valley’s pyramid.
Whose voice is playing: Napper the Sleeping Ghost?
Answer: Napper the Sleeping Ghost. The ghost guarding the dining-table Jiggy in Mad Monster Mansion.
Whose voice is playing: Snorkel the Dolphin?
Answer: Snorkel the Dolphin. The dolphin caught beneath the Rusty Bucket’s anchor.
Whose voice is playing: Gruntilda the Witch?
Answer: Gruntilda the Witch. The witch who taunts the pair in her lair and hosts this quiz.
Whose voice is playing: Boggy the Polar Bear?
Answer: Boggy the Polar Bear. The sled racer in Freezeezy Peak.
Whose voice is playing: Wozza the Walrus?
Answer: Wozza the Walrus. The walrus near the icy cave in Freezeezy Peak.
Whose voice is playing: Nabnut the Squirrel?
Answer: Nabnut the Squirrel. The squirrel eating and storing acorns in Click Clock Wood.
Whose voice is playing: The Polar Bear Kids?
Answer: The Polar Bear Kids. Boggy’s three cubs waiting for presents in the igloo.
Whose voice is playing: Eyrie the Eagle?
Answer: Eyrie the Eagle. The bird raised from an egg through Click Clock Wood’s seasons.
Whose voice is playing: Brentilda the Fairy Godmother?
Answer: Brentilda the Fairy Godmother. Gruntilda’s sister, who shares personal facts around the lair. The quiz insults her in its answer label.
Whose voice is playing: Tooty the Bear?
Answer: Tooty the Bear. Banjo’s younger sister, imprisoned by Gruntilda.
Whose voice is playing: Loggo the Toilet?
Answer: Loggo the Toilet. The speaking toilet in Mad Monster Mansion’s bathroom.
Whose voice is playing: Nipper the Hermit Crab?
Answer: Nipper the Hermit Crab. The giant crab beside Treasure Trove Cove’s beach.
Whose voice is playing: Tanktup the Giant Turtle?
Answer: Tanktup the Giant Turtle. The large turtle whose mouth leads to Tiptup’s choir.
Whose voice is playing: Jinjo?
Answer: Jinjo. One of the small colored creatures calling for rescue in each world.
SOUNDS: TEMPORARY MOVES
Which move uses the playing tune: Turbo Talon Trot?
Answer: Turbo Talon Trot. The music played while using the Running Shoes.
Which move uses the playing tune: Stilt Stride?
Answer: Stilt Stride. The music played while wearing the Wading Boots.
Which move uses the playing tune: Wonderwing?
Answer: Wonderwing. The music accompanying Kazooie’s Gold Feather invulnerability.
SOUNDS: INTERIORS
Which interior uses the playing music: Inside the Polar Bear’s Igloo?
Answer: Inside the Polar Bear’s Igloo. Boggy’s family home in Freezeezy Peak.
Which interior uses the playing music: Inside the Squirrel’s Tree House?
Answer: Inside the Squirrel’s Tree House. Nabnut’s home in Click Clock Wood.
Which interior uses the playing music: Inside the Shaman’s Skull?
Answer: Inside the Shaman’s Skull. The interior of Mumbo’s Skull.
Which interior uses the playing music: Inside the Hornet Hive?
Answer: Inside the Hornet Hive. The Zubbas’ hive in Click Clock Wood; this is the wording of the quiz’s room answer.
Which interior uses the playing music: Inside the Walrus’s Cave?
Answer: Inside the Walrus’s Cave. Wozza’s Cave in Freezeezy Peak.
Which interior uses the playing music: Inside the Pirate Ship Hold?
Answer: Inside the Pirate Ship Hold. The hold of the Salty Hippo in Treasure Trove Cove.
SOUNDS: WORLD THEMES
Which world uses the playing theme: Mumbo’s Mountain?
Answer: Mumbo’s Mountain. Identify the main world theme heard while exploring Mumbo’s Mountain, rather than the music of one of its separate rooms.
Which world uses the playing theme: Treasure Trove Cove?
Answer: Treasure Trove Cove. Identify the main world theme heard while exploring Treasure Trove Cove, rather than the music of one of its separate rooms.
Which world uses the playing theme: Clanker’s Cavern?
Answer: Clanker’s Cavern. Identify the main world theme heard while exploring Clanker’s Cavern, rather than the music of one of its separate rooms.
Which world uses the playing theme: Bubblegloop Swamp?
Answer: Bubblegloop Swamp. Identify the main world theme heard while exploring Bubblegloop Swamp, rather than the music of one of its separate rooms.
Which world uses the playing theme: Freezeezy Peak?
Answer: Freezeezy Peak. Identify the main world theme heard while exploring Freezeezy Peak, rather than the music of one of its separate rooms.
Which world uses the playing theme: Gobi’s Valley?
Answer: Gobi’s Valley. Identify the main world theme heard while exploring Gobi’s Valley, rather than the music of one of its separate rooms.
Which world uses the playing theme: Mad Monster Mansion?
Answer: Mad Monster Mansion. Identify the main world theme heard while exploring Mad Monster Mansion, rather than the music of one of its separate rooms.
Which world uses the playing theme: Rusty Bucket Bay?
Answer: Rusty Bucket Bay. Identify the main world theme heard while exploring Rusty Bucket Bay, rather than the music of one of its separate rooms.
Which world uses the playing theme: Click Clock Wood?
Answer: Click Clock Wood. Identify the main world theme heard while exploring Click Clock Wood, rather than the music of one of its separate rooms.
Gruntilda’s Questions and Brentilda’s Clues
The thirty personal questions work differently from the ordinary fact questions. When a save is initialized, the game selects one of three possible answers for each fact. Brentilda’s thirty clues reveal those selections in groups of three across ten encounters in Gruntilda’s Lair; speak to her repeatedly at each place until you have heard all three. Her answers remain tied to that save, so copy them under the subjects below and use them whenever that subject appears. Hearing another player’s clue or choosing the first option in a published list is not sufficient. If you have not recorded a particular fact, return to Brentilda before the quiz or spend a Joker on an uncertain Gruntilda square. The following rows deliberately list every possible answer without marking one universally correct.
GRUNTILDA: SAVE-SPECIFIC ANSWERS
What toothpaste does Gruntilda use?
Possible answers: Tuna Ice Cream; Salted Slug; Mouldy Cheese. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What does she wash her hair with?
Possible answers: Baked Beans; Engine Oil; Rancid Milk. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
Where does she get her clothes?
Possible answers: The Trashcan; Saggy Maggy’s Boutique; The Witches Warehouse. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What was her nickname at school?
Possible answers: Hog Breath; Cauldron Butt; Jelly Belly. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is her favorite smell?
Possible answers: Putrid Parrot Puke; Sweaty Gorilla Feet; Freshly Burst Boils. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is her favorite color?
Possible answers: Ghastly Grey; Dung Brown; Gruesome Green. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is her favorite sport?
Possible answers: Loogie Flicking; Belly Barging; Broomstick Racing. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
Which witches’ school did she attend?
Possible answers: Cauldron College; Fat Hag High; St. Dungball’s. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is her party trick?
Possible answers: Blowing balloons up with her butt; performing a striptease; eating a bucket of beans. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What does she eat for breakfast?
Possible answers: Rat Bagels; Spider Pancakes; Tadpoles on Toast. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What does she eat for dinner?
Possible answers: Dog Dung Burgers; Slug Stew; Maggot Pie. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What does she have for dessert?
Possible answers: Eyeball Ice-Cream; Cockroaches and Cream; Rat Sorbet. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What hangs from her bedroom roof?
Possible answers: Rotting Fish; Smelly Socks; Dirty Undies. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What plant is beside her bed?
Possible answers: An Eyeball Flower; a Verruca Plant; a Loogie Bush. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What color is her underwear?
Possible answers: Streaky Brown; Spotty Purple; Sweaty Yellow. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
Who was her best friend at school?
Possible answers: Saggy Maggy; Sweaty Betty; Fatty Hatty. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is her favorite magazine?
Possible answers: Fat Hag Monthly; Warty Girls Weekly; Big Butts and Guts. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is her favorite drink?
Possible answers: Camel Spit Milkshake; Smoothie Elephant Sweat; Cold Worm Juice. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
Where does she like to sleep?
Possible answers: A Comfy Dumpster; on a Pile of Treasure; in a Pig Sty. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What award did she win at school?
Possible answers: Biggest Butt; Dirtiest Undies; Sweatiest Socks. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What did she do for the magazine cover photograph?
Possible answers: Sat on her Broomstick; posed in her Longjohns; polished her Crystal Ball. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is another of her hobbies?
Possible answers: Collecting Dragon Teeth; bursting Boils; flying Radio Controlled Bats. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What was her first boyfriend called?
Possible answers: Greasy Grant; Dirty Berty; Undead Ed. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What pet did she have as a child?
Possible answers: A Baby Dragon; a Greasy Warthog; a Mad Vulture. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is her lucky charm?
Possible answers: A Shrunken Head; a Loogie Filled Hanky; a Dragon’s Foot. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What does she take to bed?
Possible answers: A Scary Teddy Bear; a Huge Sweaty Baboon; her Dirty Undies. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What model of broomstick does she ride?
Possible answers: Lardmaster 2000; Rough Rider Deluxe; Super Gutlifter Pro. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is hidden under her dress?
Possible answers: Massive Bloomers; a Flea Circus; a Reinforced Girdle. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
What is her pet dog’s name?
Possible answers: Legchomper; Ripper; Bignacka. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
Which band does she sing in?
Possible answers: Grunty and the Monster Mob; Grunty and the Broomstick Boys; Grunty and the Cauldron Crew. Choose the one Brentilda gives in your save.
Winning the Show
Clear the last square to reach the prize platform. Gruntilda has displayed Tooty alongside a washing machine and a Gruntilda doll, but rescuing Tooty is the story reward. The witch accepts the result and escapes while the game presents an apparent ending and credits. The following celebration is interrupted when Tooty reminds Banjo and Kazooie that Gruntilda still needs to be stopped. On Xbox, the associated achievement is The Quiz Master, worth 20G. Winning Furnace Fun does not award the final-battle victory or finish the pair’s confrontation with the witch. Keep the distinction in mind when preparing to continue: the safe route across the game-show board is only the last obstacle before the upper lair.
Continuing to the Final Battle
After the celebration, return to the far side of the Furnace Fun chamber and climb the stairs beside the prize platform. Activate the other yellow cauldron to connect this side with the cauldron at the entrance, avoiding another crossing when you revisit the area. The next Note Door requires 810 Notes. Beyond it, complete the final picture with 25 Jiggies to open the route toward Dingpot and the roof. Additional Note Doors near Dingpot offer useful preparation, including the health upgrade available through the last picture, but they are separate from the 765-Note requirement for reaching the quiz. When your supplies and health are ready, jump into Dingpot to travel to Gruntilda’s rooftop battle.
Optional Furnace Fun Skip
A documented glitch uses the knockback from a deliberately failed Skull question to land on the board instead of falling into the lava. One setup uses the first Skull in the final stretch containing three Skull squares. Position Banjo’s right foot over the skull picture’s left eye, enter first-person view and align the bottom of Kazooie’s beak with the corner where the previous squares meet. Leave first-person view, start the question and deliberately answer incorrectly. With the alignment correct, the launch lands Banjo back on the board and allows movement across the remaining uncleared squares without their normal questions. A second documented setup uses the far-left Skull beside a Musical Note square and a Gruntilda square: stand at its upper-right edge, face the upper-right corner and deliberately fail. These are precision setups, not normal board rules; a missed landing costs a life and restarts the attempt. Positioning can differ between releases, so do not assume a setup demonstrated in one version transfers exactly to another. This board skip is distinct from glitches that preserve extra moves during Furnace Fun.