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[http://www.pandamagazine.com/island/island9/aboutturnis.pdf] | [http://www.pandamagazine.com/island/island9/aboutturnis.pdf] | ||
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| − | # | + | OX070XXWKZJF0WH6IUIB4X21 |
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| − | # | + | FOLXLOWUPTO1X993STHE7THG |
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| + | Follow up to 1993's The 7th Guest - '''eleventhhour''' | ||
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| + | # WHAT NETWORK AIRED "21 JUMP STREET" AND "BEVERLY HILLS 90210" (THE KEYWORD FOR THIS PLAYFAIR CIPHER)? F'''OX''' | ||
| + | # WHAT IS JAMES BOND'S AGENT NUMBER? '''0'''0'''7''' | ||
| + | # IN INTERNET RELAY CHAT, WHAT IS THE ABBREVIATED TERM FOR "THANKS" (AS OPPOSED TO "THANK YOU") ?'''0X''' | ||
| + | # WHAT IS THE FIRST NAME OF THE SITCOM CHARACTER WHO'S AGENT NUMBER WAS 86? MA'''XW'''ELL | ||
| + | # WHAT INSTRUMENT, A MEMBRANOPHONE, WAS INVENTED BY ALABAMA VEST IN THE 19TH CENTURY AND FIRST PUBLICIZED AT THE GEORGIA STATE FAIR IN 1852? '''K'''A'''Z'''OO | ||
| + | # WHICH PRESIDENT IS ON THE 2-DOLLAR BILL? '''J'''E'''F'''FERSON | ||
| + | # WHAT IS THE STREET ADDRESS FOR BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER? 1'''0''' DO'''W'''NING STREET | ||
| + | # ON WHAT DATE IN 1957 DID GHANA BECOME THE FIRST AFRICAN COUNTRY TO DECLARE ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM? MARC'''H''' '''6''' | ||
| + | # WHAT ELEMENT HAS AN ATOMIC WEIGHT OF 238 AND ATOMIC NUMBER OF 92? URAN'''IU'''M | ||
| + | # WHAT WEBSITE, FOUNDED BY COL NEEDHAM IN 1990, CLAIMS TO PROVIDE DATA FOR OVER 400,000 MOVIES? (DOMAIN NAME ONLY) '''I'''MD'''B''' | ||
| + | # WHAT TERM FOR A MONSTER TRUCK REFERS TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE? '''4X'''4 | ||
| + | # WHAT 1968 FILM, FEATURING A COMPUTER NAMED HAL 9000, INCLUDED THE OPENING OF "THUS SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA"? '''2'''00'''1''' | ||
| + | ==Table== | ||
| + | {| border=1 | ||
| + | | B || E || V || R || L || Y | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | H || I || S || 9 || 0 || 2 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 1 || A || C || D || F || G | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | J || K || M || N || O || P | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Q || T || U || W || X || Z | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Theories== | ==Theories== | ||
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# Playfair cipher? (this goes with the "square" in the flavortext) Also 26+10 = 36 | # Playfair cipher? (this goes with the "square" in the flavortext) Also 26+10 = 36 | ||
# QIL, QIV, QUB, QIY, QII all appear. | # QIL, QIV, QUB, QIY, QII all appear. | ||
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| + | Placement of IC | ||
| + | # E? goes to LA VI BA YA YI VT I4 (LAVIBYT4) - all must be colinear with E then | ||
| + | # 8 different letters too much to fit E in column with SI9 - must be same row | ||
| + | # This means A not in same column as SI9 - IC to SA not just a vertical shift | ||
Latest revision as of 18:26, 9 September 2006
Clues
OX070XXWKZJF0WH6IUIB4X21
FOLXLOWUPTO1X993STHE7THG
Follow up to 1993's The 7th Guest - eleventhhour
- WHAT NETWORK AIRED "21 JUMP STREET" AND "BEVERLY HILLS 90210" (THE KEYWORD FOR THIS PLAYFAIR CIPHER)? FOX
- WHAT IS JAMES BOND'S AGENT NUMBER? 007
- IN INTERNET RELAY CHAT, WHAT IS THE ABBREVIATED TERM FOR "THANKS" (AS OPPOSED TO "THANK YOU") ?0X
- WHAT IS THE FIRST NAME OF THE SITCOM CHARACTER WHO'S AGENT NUMBER WAS 86? MAXWELL
- WHAT INSTRUMENT, A MEMBRANOPHONE, WAS INVENTED BY ALABAMA VEST IN THE 19TH CENTURY AND FIRST PUBLICIZED AT THE GEORGIA STATE FAIR IN 1852? KAZOO
- WHICH PRESIDENT IS ON THE 2-DOLLAR BILL? JEFFERSON
- WHAT IS THE STREET ADDRESS FOR BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER? 10 DOWNING STREET
- ON WHAT DATE IN 1957 DID GHANA BECOME THE FIRST AFRICAN COUNTRY TO DECLARE ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM? MARCH 6
- WHAT ELEMENT HAS AN ATOMIC WEIGHT OF 238 AND ATOMIC NUMBER OF 92? URANIUM
- WHAT WEBSITE, FOUNDED BY COL NEEDHAM IN 1990, CLAIMS TO PROVIDE DATA FOR OVER 400,000 MOVIES? (DOMAIN NAME ONLY) IMDB
- WHAT TERM FOR A MONSTER TRUCK REFERS TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE? 4X4
- WHAT 1968 FILM, FEATURING A COMPUTER NAMED HAL 9000, INCLUDED THE OPENING OF "THUS SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA"? 2001
Table
| B | E | V | R | L | Y |
| H | I | S | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | A | C | D | F | G |
| J | K | M | N | O | P |
| Q | T | U | W | X | Z |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Theories
- Q9K4 = WHAT
- Q9P = WHO/WHY
- Q9SA2 = WHICH/WHERE/WHOSE
- DK1 = AND
- S9 = IS
- TD9 = WAS
- JLV9SARKW = PRESIDENT
- PO = ON
- QIY = THE
- Playfair cipher? (this goes with the "square" in the flavortext) Also 26+10 = 36
- QIL, QIV, QUB, QIY, QII all appear.
Placement of IC
- E? goes to LA VI BA YA YI VT I4 (LAVIBYT4) - all must be colinear with E then
- 8 different letters too much to fit E in column with SI9 - must be same row
- This means A not in same column as SI9 - IC to SA not just a vertical shift
