Moat CrossingBoth players must swing across the moat using a vine to reach an abandoned fishing net in the moat. Then, each of them must climb up and over the net to reach the other side and then ring the gong.
Steps of KnowledgeOne of the richest and most powerful women in the history of Africa was Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba. In 900 BC, Balqis went to visit Solomon, the wise king of the Hebrews, bringing gifts. As she arrived in Jerusalem, the people stared in awe at her caravan, laden with gold, silks, and pearls. Legend has it Solomon was pleased and invited her in. "Welcome, Queen Bilqis. What brings you to Jerusalem?" "Things were dull in Sheba, so I thought I'd take a joyride and bring you gifts." "You came 1,300 miles just to bring me some presents?" "Tell you the truth, Sol, one of my spies warned me about a traitor in my midst and sent me a coded clue. You're wise, could you possibly decode it for me?" "Shoot." "Though blind to sight, I am appealing, Though deaf, I lean when you are hearing. So rhyme and find me by my ruby..." "Earring!" "Find me by my ruby earring. Hmmm..." Her eyes moved around the room and landed on Benzavov, the queen's biggest bodyguard, who wore an enormous ruby earring. He leapt forward with a dagger, but before he could strike the queen, Solomon grabbed his arm and had him arrested. The queen gave Solomon the ruby earring as a token of her gratitude. Centuries later, it made its way to the Temple.
Temple GamesThe Green Monkeys are Paula, who enjoys soapbox derby racing and plays piano, and Jason, who plays baseball and likes dirt bike riding. The Silver Snakes are Annie, who enjoys gymnastics and plays the violin, and Kevin, who enjoys basketball and drawing. Gold, Silks & Pearls (Pop-Up Tunnel)[]The Queen of Sheba's caravan was laden with expensive gifts for King Solomon and Annie and Paula were to unpack them. Before the girls was a caravan wagon filled with jewelry made of gold, pearls and emeralds. When Kirk gave the signal, each girl would crawl underneath and pop up at a hole to get the gem there; after grabbing the gem, they will seek out the match. If the next piece of jewelry they find matches the one they are carrying, they must take it back to their bucket. Otherwise, they must exchange the pieces of jewelry and search for matching of the second piece of jewelry. Whoever found all 3 pairs, or was furthest along within 60 seconds wins; both girls ended up with two matches each, tying them and giving both a half-Pendant. Traveling to Israel (Spinning Platforms)[]The Queen of Sheba traveled 1,300 miles on a camel, just to bring her gifts to King Solomon; fortunately, Jason and Kevin had their own wheels and they wouldn't have to go that far. When Kirk gave the signal, each boy had to climb up onto their wheels and adjust their weight to make the wheels spin, with each full rotation representing a mile. If either player fell off, the spotters would stop the wheel so they can get back on and start spinning again. The player who conquered the most countries in 60 seconds won; Kevin won 15-13, raising the Silver Snakes' score to one Pendant. Bodyguard Bust (Bowling Slingshot)[]Solomon struck down the traitorous bodyguard of the Queen of Sheba and the teams were about to do the same. Before each team were four traitorous bodyguards, and when Kirk gave the signal, one teammate would load the slingshot with a cannonball and fire at it to knock it down. Whoever knocked down all four bodyguards, or was furthest along within 60 seconds would win; the Silver Snakes won 3-2, giving them 2 Pendants and the right to enter Olmec's Temple.
Temple Run Kevin holds up the earring in victory. Annie went first, and while she moved at a fast pace, she unfortunately ran into a lot of bad luck during her run. Choosing The Crypt as her starting point, she immediately met the first Temple Guard after pulling on the first book, which led her to scream. After giving up her pendant to the guard, Annie pulled a second book, which unlocked the door to The Pit of the Pendulum. Immediately grabbing onto the rope swing and knocking over the column with ease, Annie then unlocks the door to The Tomb of the Headless Kings and headed down there. But upon entering the room, Annie was caught by the second Temple Guard, just as she pulled on two of the ropes, and was taken out of the temple with 2:36 left on the clock. Kevin quickly entered the temple after Kirk realized that Annie's been taken out and retraced her footsteps at a fast pace as well. He quickly pulled on the remaining ropes that Annie didn't pull and found the skull within a short notice. Then, after trying both of the headless kings (with the one on the right being the correct one), Kevin then unlocks the door to The Jester's Court. In there, Kevin at first wanted to try the painting on the right first, but he immediately changes his mind and instead did the middle one first. A great decision, as that wall painting was the one that unlocked the door to The Dark Forest. Knowing that it would also be better, Kevin decides to bust through The Stone Wall instead of searching for the key in the trees. Kevin then climbed up the slide in The Quicksand Bog and grabbed the Ruby Earring in The Room of the Secret Password with 1:24 left. With Annie cheering him on down below, Kevin quickly raced out of the temple with 1:02 left on the clock, for an amazing and easy victory. Not only did this resulted in them earning all three prizes, including their trip to Palm Islands Resort. But also, being the last pair of Silver Snakes to win the temple run in both Season 3 and the franchise in general.
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The Ruby Earring of Benzavov
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