Swanky's Bonus Bonanza
Template:Location-infoboxTemplate:Quote2 Swanky's Bonus Bonanza is a game show hosted by Swanky Kong in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. There is a Swanky's Bonus Bonanza in each area of Crocodile Isle, except for The Flying Krock and the Lost World.
Set in a studio, Swanky will let Diddy or Dixie Kong partake in one of three quiz challenges in exchange for Banana Coins. The three quizzes cost either one, two or three coins to play, with the price indicating their difficulty level. For each quiz, Swanky will ask three multiple choice questions about the game. If the Kongs answer any questions incorrect, the quiz will end, and they will lose, although they can retry the challenge if they are willing to pay for another go.
If the Kongs answer all three questions correctly, they will be awarded with an Extra Life Balloon, the value of which will correspond to how many Banana Coins the quiz was priced at. Once a quiz is completed, it can never be replayed. Each location of Swanky's Bonus Bonanza has its own unique set of quizzes.
In the Game Boy Advance remake of the game, Swanky's Bonus Bonanza has undergone some changes. It is now simply known as Bonus Bonanza. When a quiz is chosen, the Kong playing will enter a barrel that will transport them to a stage, where Swanky Kong will ask his questions from atop a podium. Candy Kong is also Swanky's assistant, although she does not contribute anything to the game. Also, to answer the questions, the Kong playing must instead select their answer (either "A", "B", or "C"), by jumping on the corresponding star-shaped button on the floor.
Bonanza questions
Gangplank Galleon
Swanky's Swang
- What is my name?
- A. Swanky
- B. Wonky
- C. Stinky
- What is the first enemy that you see in the game?
- A. A furry rat
- B. A scaly crocodile
- C. An ugly earthworm
- What is the name of this area of the island?
- A. Gangway Garbage
- B. Gangland Galleon
- C. Gangplank Galleon
Pirate Puzzler
- What button do you press to run?
- A. Button 'B'
- B. Button 'Y'
- C. 'Start' button
- What is the name of the first level in the game?
- A. Pirate Picnic
- B. Pirate Panic
- C. Pirate Punch-up
- What is the name of the enemy boss who has kidnapped Donkey Kong?
- A. Kaptain K. Rapp
- B. Korporal K. Reep
- C. Kaptain K. Rool
Chimp Challenge
- In the first level of the game, how many windows did the Kaptain's Kabin have?
- A. 2
- B. 4
- C. 6
- What is the name of the first rigging level?
- A. Mainbrace Mayhem
- B. Rigging Riot
- C. Ropey Rubbish
- In the first level of the game, which of these is NOT a background object in the Kaptain's Kabin?
- A. A sword
- B. A map
- C. A gun
Crocodile Cauldron
Cranky Challenge
- What is the name of the first lava level on this area of the island?
- A. Boiler Curfew
- B. Hot-Head Hop
- C. Meltdown Mayhem
- What is the name of this area of the island?
- A. Crocodile Cauldron
- B. Alligator Alley
- C. Crocodile Cove
- How many times did you have to hit the end of area giant bird to kill him?
- A. 4
- B. 6
- C. 10
Lucky Lava
- What colors were the crocodile heads you jumped on in the first lava level?
- A. Red and Blue
- B. Blue and Green
- C. Green and Brown
- What is an extra lives balloon colored red worth?
- A. 2 lives
- B. 1 life
- C. 5 lives
- Excluding the end of area boss, how many levels were there on the first area of island?
- A. 5
- B. 6
- C. 4
Gorilla Game
- How many banana bunches would you have to collect to get an extra life?
- A. 5
- B. 10
- C. 20
- Where did the beetle first appear during the first area of the island?
- What is the name of Diddy's pony-tailed girlfriend?
- A. Diddette
- B. Trixie
- C. Dixie
Krem Quay
Funky's Fun
- What can your snake buddy do that is special?
- A. Jumps very high
- B. Runs very fast
- C. Spits eggs
- What is the name of the level with the angler fish who helps you with his underwater light?
- A. Torch Tragedy
- B. Glimmer's Galleon
- C. Gloomy Galley
- What is the name of the big muscle-bound crocodile who guards the toll bridge?
- A. Klaggy
- B. Klunga
- C. Klubba
Swampy Swag
- How many lives do you start the game with?
- A. 3
- B. 5
- C. 17
- What button do you press to team up?
- A. Button 'X'
- B. Button 'B'
- C. Button 'A'
- What is your rhino buddy's name?
- A. Bambam
- B. Rambi
- C. Rambus
Primate Prize
- What is the name of this area of the island?
- A. Don Quay
- B. Krem Quay
- C. Crocodile Cove
- What is your parrot buddy's name?
- A. Squawks
- B. Squeaks
- C. Flapper
- How many airplanes hang from the roof in Kong Kollege?
- A. 1
- B. 4
- C. 2
Krazy Kremland
Wrinkly's Winner
- What is the name of this area of the island?
- A. Loony Goonland
- B. Creepy Crocland
- C. Krazy Kremland
- What color is your parrot buddy?
- A. Red, green and yellow
- B. Red, black and purple
- C. Brown, black and white
- What is the name of the two companies that produced this game and Donkey Kong Country?
Krazy Kwiz
- What is the name of the first wasp hive level on this area of the island?
- A. Wasp Hive Horror
- B. Hornet Hole
- C. Horrible Hive
- What is the name of the old lady Kong, who runs Kong Kollege?
- A. Crocky
- B. Wrinkly
- C. Crinkly
- Which of these items can NOT be found at Klubba's Kiosk?
Baboon Booty
- What is your snake buddy's name?
- A. Hisser
- B. Slithers
- C. Rattly
- What color waistcoat does old man Cranky Kong wear in Monkey Museum?
- A. Red
- B. Green
- C. Yellow
- Which of these enemies have you not seen yet during this area of the island?
- A. Kutlass the swordsman
- B. Zinger the wasp
- C. Cat o' 9 tails
Gloomy Gulch
Lockjaw's Loot
- What is the name of this area of the island?
- A. Gloomy Gulch
- B. Fearsome Forest
- C. Spooky Heights
- How many little wasps did the end of area giant wasp break up into?
- A. 3
- B. 5
- C. 7
- What is the name of the trendy, surfing Kong, who operates his Barrel flights?
- A. Cranky
- B. Chunky
- C. Funky
Haunted Haul
- What is the name of the forest level with the blowing wind in it?
- A. Breezy Battle
- B. Windy Woods
- C. Gusty Glade
- On the Kremling island map, how many small wasps hover around the wasp hives?
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- What is the name of the Kremling island that you are on?
- A. Crocodile Dump
- B. Crocodile Isle
- C. Crocodile Country
Gibbon Game
- Which of these is NOT the name of an area of the island you have played?
- A. Crocodile Cauldron
- B. Krazy Kremland
- C. Crocodile Canyon
- What is your swordfish buddy's name?
- A. Enguarde
- B. Swordy
- C. Stabber
- How many world map globes are there on the shelves in Kong Kollege?
- A. 2
- B. 1
- C. 0
K. Rool's Keep
K. Rool's Kwiz
- What is the name of this area of the island?
- A. K. Rool's Castle
- B. K. Rool's Keep
- C. K. Rappy Keep
- What is the name of old man Kong, who lives in a Monkey Museum?
- A. Creaky
- B. Beardy
- C. Cranky
- Which of these enemies also appeared in Donkey Kong Country?
Castle Challenge
- What is the name of the castle level with the rising floor?
- A. Castle Crush
- B. Tragic Tower
- C. K. Rool's Krush
- How many animal buddies can you ride in the game?
- A. 4
- B. 6
- C. 5
- What is the name of the flying ghost coat Kremling who throws objects at you?
- A. Flapper
- B. Kloak
- C. Black Jacket
Big Ape Bounty
- What is your spider buddy's name?
- A. Spinner
- B. Squitter
- C. Eight Eyes
- How many desks are there in Kong Kollege?
- A. 5
- B. 3
- C. 6
- How many different baddies do you think there are in the game?
- A. 40
- B. 30
- C. 20
Instruction booklet descriptions
SNES version
- "Step right up! You're the next contestant on Swanky's Bonus Bonanza! Play to win valuable bonus items! It's a gamble, since you have to pay Banana Coins to play."
GBA version
- "Step right up! You're the next contestant on Swanky's Bonus Bonanza! Play to win valuable bonus items! Do you have enough Banana Coins to enter?"
Gallery
Background used in the SNES version
Diddy and Dixie selecting a challenge in the Game Boy Advance version
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | スワンキーのクイズショー[?] Suwankī no kuizu shō |
Swanky's Quiz Show | |
French | Bonus à Gogo de Swanky[?] | Swanky's Bonus-a-Go-Go |
Trivia
- Swanky's Bonus Bonanza features the possible answers "Chunky" and "Meltdown Mayhem" before the names were used.