These are the soultions to the Magic Buttons, Ball kicking, quiz answers, and the triathalon-- 4 hard and confusing courses in the puzzle courses in Bowser's Keep! These are also in the walkthru, but I felt they deserved their own section. Based on an IDEA used by Mario RPG World.

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MAGIC BUTTONS SOLUTION

This course looks tough, but it can be done in 4 moves!! I've made a chart below to show the buttons that are up. A blank space indicates where a button is pressed down.

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16

Press button 14. The field should look like this:

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9   11 12
      16

Now hit button 12. It'll look like this:

1 2 3 4
5 6 7  
9      
       

Next go for button 3. You're almost done:

1      
5 6    
9      
       

Finally, hit button 5 and all buttons will be down. Notice that you go in one direction (clockwise) and that they all go down in a "T" shape.

BALL KICKING SOLUTION

 

There are 15 cannon balls, and 16 positions. You have to eliminate all but 1. The grid below should help.

1 2   3
4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15

Now, kick ball 1 to the open spot. It should look like this:

    1 3
4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15

Next, kick ball 8 over ball 4 to the top corner. Like this:

8   1 3
  5 6 7
  9 10 11
12 13 14 15

Now, jump ball 6 over ball 5 to put it below ball 8. It looks like this:

8   1 3
6     7
  9 10 11
12 13 14 15

Now jump ball 8 over ball 6:

    1 3
      7
8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15

And jump ball 12 over ball 8.

    1 3
12     7
  9 10 11
  13 14 15

Now, get rid of the 1st ball by kicking ball 3 over it:

  3    
12     7
  9 10 11
  13 14 15

And move ball 14 up and over ball 10.

  3    
12   14 7
  9   11
  13   15

Although it MIGHT seem foolish, move ball 7 over ball 14.

  3    
12 7    
  9   11
  13   15

Now, jump over ball 14 with ball 12.

  3    
    12  
  9   11
  13   15

 

Next, move ball 15 over ball 11, putting it next to ball 12.

  3    
    12 15
  9    
  13    

Jump ball 13 over ball 9, like this:

  3    
  13 12 15
       
       

And move ball 3 down over ball 13.

       
    12 15
  3    
       

Next, jump ball 15 over ball 12.

       
  15    
  3    
       

And now, finish it off jumping either ball over the other.

       
       
  15    
       

Now, does all that hassle SEEM WORTH A ROCK CANDY?!

QUIZ ANSWERS

Questions (Answers in orange)

What is the 4th section of the menu screen? Equip

What's the full name of the boss at the Sunken Ship? Jonathan Jones

What color is the end of Dodo's Beak? Red

What words does shy away use when he sings? La dee dah~

Where was the 3rd star piece found? Moleville

What color are the curtains in Mario's house? Blue

What is the name of the Boss of the Sunken Ship? Johnny

Who is the leader of the Axem Rangers? Red

What technique does Bowser learn at Level 15? Crusher

What's the chef's name in Marrymore? Torte

The man getting his picture taken in Marrymore hates what? Getting his picture taken

What does Birdo come out of? An eggshell

What does the Red Essance do? Gives you strength

How long have the couple inside the chapel been waiting for their wedding? 30 minutes

In the Moleville blues, it's said that the moles are covered with what? Soil

Which monster does not appear in Booster Tower? Terrapin

What was Mallow asked to get for Frogfucius? Cricket Pie

What's the first monster you see in the Pipe Vault? Sparky

How many legs does Wigger have? 6

What was Toadstool doing when she was kidnapped by Bowser? She was looking at flowers

Who is the famous composer at Tadpole Pond? Toadofsky

Yaridovich is what? A boss

What does Belome really like to turn people into? Scarecrows

What is the name of Jagger's "sensei"? Jinx

What do Culex, Jinx, and goomba all have in common? They live in Monstro Town

What did Carroboscis turn into? A carrot

Mite is Dyna's what? little brother

What is Hinopio in charge of at the middle counter? the inn

How much does a female beetle cost? 1 coin

Who is the ultimate enemy in this adventure? Smithy (duh...)

Booster is what generation? 7th

What is Raini's husband's name? Raz

Who is the famous sculptor in Nimbus Land? Garro

The boy at the inn in Mushroom Kingdom is playing with what? Game Boy

What's the password in the Sunken Ship? Pearls

Where was the first star piece found? Mushroom Kingdom

Who helped you scale the cliff at Land's End? Sky Troopas

How many underlings does Croco have? 3

Johnny loves what beverage? Currant juice

The boy getting his picture taken at Marrymore can't wait 'til which season? skiing

These questions were mostly easy, but there were a few that could be tricky (i.e. Booster's generation, # of legs on wiggler) and a few were stupid (i.e. leader of Axem Rangers, what Red Essance does). I've added ALL that I found for completeness.

TRIATHALON SOLUTION

1st: I outrode ____ on my bike and ___ was never able to pass me!

2nd: I fell into 4th place during the bike race, but finally ended up in the same place as I did in the swimming event.

3rd: I placed the same in the swimming and cycling events, but 2 others beat me in the marathon.

4th: I came in 3rd for swimming...