The original game Silent Hill 2 is known for many things, and while its story or the shock and guilt factor may be the most distinctive, the puzzles, which require active thinking on the player’s part, are what set the gameplay experience apart.
The Silent Hill 2 Remake version retains this beautifully, with a puzzle that may be considered very difficult by modern standards. This is the Trick-Or-Treat puzzle, which gives you only one chance to get the right answer, and you need to remember some very basic information to do so. Here’s how to solve this puzzle:
What is the Trick-Or-Treat Quiz Show Puzzle in Silent Hill 2
While exploring the Otherworld version of the Brookhaven Hospital, you will find yourself traveling to the lower floor in search of the rings after unlocking the sealed box on the second floor. But as the elevator starts descending, you will be greeted by a voice speaking out of nowhere. This is the Trick-or-Treat Quiz Show presentation.
The host of the show will speak to you as if addressing an audience on the radio and pose a series of questions, three questions in total. Each question also has three answers, so pay close attention.
These questions and answers will never be repeated, so pay close attention or record a video clip if needed so you can refer back to it whenever necessary.
The order of the questions is very important, so do not mix them up. Here they are in order:
- ?How many souls were lost during the plague
- One: 42
- Two: 67
- Three: 85
- ?What is the name of the road that links Sanders Street heading east to Silent Hill Ranch
- One: Bachman Road
- Two: Munson Street
- Three: Wiltse Road
- ?What was the name of Billy Locane’s Sister, the other victim of the murder
- One: Miriam
- Two: Heather
- Three: Julia
If you prefer to find the answers yourself, we provide you with where to find the information in the section below.
And the answers, in order, are:
- Question 1: Two
- Question 2: Three
- Question 3: One
Now where do you input these answers? You need to go to the first floor of Brookhaven Hospital in the Otherworld, so you must wait until you obtain the brass and lead rings first.
How to Find Puzzle Answers in Silent Hill 2
So you know the answers, that’s great! But how were you supposed to find them in the first place? Part of what makes this puzzle extremely challenging is that, among the questions it asks, none of the answers are mentioned in the notes you pick up. You either have to guess the answer, or remember it from previous information.
For the first question, you are asked about the number of victims who died in the plague that hit Silent Hill. This was mentioned once on a plaque commemorating the event in Moonlight Grove.
The second question asks about the only road that links Sanders Street to Silent Hill Ranch. This is the only answer you can verify during the test. While James automatically exits the current area map, you can directly check any map you want from your inventory. This answer can be found on the South Vale map.
As for the last question, the name of Billy Locane’s Sister, the other victim of the murder, this name was mentioned in a newspaper article about the murder. This newspaper is in the South Vale East building. So if you don’t remember or haven’t seen the other two answers, you’re just guessing the answer. And as you will now see, you can’t guess the answer either.
How to Open the Quiz Show Box in the Pharmacy?
When you first entered the Otherworld version of Brookhaven Hospital, you may have seen a somewhat ornate box through a hole in the wall. This is in the pharmacy, which will now be open after listening to the Trick-or-Treat quiz show puzzle.
Enter the room, but make sure to save your game at the red save point at the opposite end of the hallway in case you make a mistake. Another reason this puzzle is so harsh is that you only have one chance. While the damage to James is minimal, a wrong answer will permanently close the box.
It’s not a graceful solution, if that matters to you, but you can simply reload your save if you make a mistake. There’s no harm in that. The box has three rows, and three buttons in each row. You can move to one row at a time, moving to the second row after pressing a button in the first row, and so on. However, you also cannot go back when you press any button. If you press the wrong button in the first row, you will be automatically moved to the second row and cannot go back to change your answer.
Enter the numbers in each row to match the solutions to each question. Two in the first row, three in the second row, and one in the last row. This will open the box, revealing the relatively trivial reward of two boxes of shotgun shells and two health drinks. A fun fact. This is the same reward as the original Silent Hill 2 game as well.
Before we conclude, here’s an article on how to solve the Wood Side Apartments Coin puzzle in the Silent Hill 2 remake.