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The three challenges were:
The Breath of God - "Only the penitent man will pass"
The Word of God - "Only in the footsteps of God will he proceed"
The Path of God - "Only in the leap from the lion's head will he prove his worth"
Indy used his father's Grail Diary to guide him through the traps:
The Grail Diary was a possession of ...
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Ok, so I'm moving my research out of my question and placing it in an answer, but I think it's now pretty clear what's going on (even if it isn't totally explicit in the movie).
Yes it's true that some of Indy's female students are obsessed with him, but the joke here is that, while he's an accomplished "adventurer", he's not so good at being a professor.
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The clues came from the the Chronicles of St. Anselm. Professor Jones found them there and wrote them into his Diary
Professor Henry Jones: Well, he who finds the Grail must face the final challenge.
Indiana Jones: What final challenge?
Professor Henry Jones: Three devices of such lethal cunning.
Indiana Jones: Booby traps?
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