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Codebusters C - Codebusters - Yale University Invitational 2022 - 02-12-2022

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Welcome to the 2022 Yale University Invitational Science Olympiad Codebusters Exam!

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value of the question, but not the bonus.

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1. (300.00 pts) Solve this quote by Groucho Marx, which has been encoded with an Aristocrat cipher.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 6 3 7 8 4 4 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 3 4 0 10 10 0 2 0

Replacement

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

V E W T A S Q T C W C B Q R D R F V E E K N D A Y D , C W T C D N C W ' B

, '

V J A S W W C H R W A V D D A S D I R W T V W C Y V B J A F D V W V

L R F K R V F E K V Q R .

2. (250.00 pts) Solve this quote by Charles Bukowski, which has been encoded with a Vigenère cipher. The word "HORRIBLE" appears once.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

O F U X T A F X E I J V D X V C F K K E V P . E A E P K Z N P U

Y W K V E S T X P E M M L X D V G F Y O K T X E Z .

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3. (600.00 pts) Solve this quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger, which has been encoded with a Patristocrat cipher using a K1 alphabet. The quote begins with the word "MONEY."

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 5 5 0 4 3 3 0 6 2 1 7 1 6 2 0 7 7 6 1 1 3 4 6 10 1 1 4

Replacement

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

A K O M H T K M D O Q A P Y M H K E V P B B H W O K F V P L M U W U Q

H A W Z Z W K O R E Q W F P D X E D Q P D V P B B H F V M O W V P T U

K N Q H M W J V Q A I O N B U T I W A S W Z Z W K O

4. (350.00 pts) (Special Bonus Question) Solve this quote from the movie Moneyball, which has been encoded with the Baconian cipher.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

≂ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂

≂ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂

≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≄

≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≄

≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂

≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂

≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄

≄ ≃ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄

≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃

≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≃

≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅

≅ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≅ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅

≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≂

≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≂ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≃ ≄ ≂ ≅ ≂ ≅ ≂

5. (300.00 pts) Solve this quote by Jonathan Swift, which has been encoded with an Aristocrat cipher using a K1 alphabet with the keyword SWIFT.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 3 3 9 4 2 0 5 3 0 0 4 0 6 3 0 8 1 7 11 1 3 3 10 4 7 0 1

Replacement

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Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

N X V C R W G V R Q W V C O H M R E E V R G M O C Q X V N D G A U K D H

B R K Z C D N X O B S K Q X O M M O W C ; Q X R Q Q X V U H C T V M R G V

R A A O C T D C P V U V G R T K R W R O C M Q X O B .

6. (250.00 pts) (Special Bonus Question) Encode the following phrase using a Hill cipher with the keyword DISCOVERY.

(D I S (3 8 18

C O V = 2 14 21

E R Y) 4 17 24)

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

B I G B A N G T H E O R Y

7. (120.00 pts) Solve this quote by Charles Lamb, which has been encoded using a Caesar cipher.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

A X K X V H F X M A T I K B E T Z T B G , T G W T L Y T K T L B V T G L X X

M A X P H K E W A T M A F H K X Y H H E L B G B M M A T G X O X K .

8. (150.00 pts) Solve this quote by Zelda Fitzgerald, which has been encoded with a Porta cipher. The keyword is POETRY.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

G H Q F Y M O U D N A Q K T T W K I K Y S , E G H Y B T E H C Y M D , Q G K

, ,

T A R Q L T Y O T W J H W U L Q G X X .

9. (400.00 pts) Solve this quote by Tina Fey, which has been encoded with an Aristocrat cipher.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 11 9 10 8 0 0 6 0 3 11 19 2 10 0 0 7 11 0 7 0 4 5 2 7 3 10 3

Replacement

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

W V O A J U K Y C C A T K X P K Y K J M W P Y I P D K J L R , O A J

M G P B B K T K Y J Z D W X P K Y A D M D K M O K Y M Z J B R R P G

M A U Y C R P B C K W G B . W V O A J U K Y C C A T K X P I A T P M O

U G W C P G B D K J L R , O A J Z J B R K Y K I C J K D A D M D K M O M A U Y

C R P B C K W G B .

10. (150.00 pts) Solve the following quote by Jhumpa Lahiri, which has been encoded with an Affine cipher. Assume that a = 9 and b = 14.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

I B O E K L J P K H P I S I B I U Z I B Q S W U D Y L W , D Z Y M B A B K E B

T Y L U I U D U .

11. (110.00 pts) Solve this quote by Dorothy Parker, which has been encoded with a Caesar cipher.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

G W C K I V ' B B M I K P I V W T L L W O U I V M E B Z Q K S A .

' .

12. (240.00 pts) Solve the following quote by comedienne Tina Fey, which has been encoded with the Affine cipher. The quote begins with the word "YOU."

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

C E I W M Z D G P P V E S Y U M T D J G E J P G M T G R C S V M D D V G C

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P M I Q V M D .

13. (110.00 pts) Solve the following quote by Abraham Lincoln, which has been encoded with an Aristocrat cipher.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 0 2 1 5 1 3 0 3 0 3 2 2 3 7 0 10 1 0 0 1 8 1 0 4 3 0 8

Replacement

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

F T O O T X O Z X T L N B D K B W T D O N D M F T O J Z H C J O N U Z Z W

O J N D O Z K E T N S Z H O N D M X T L Z P T N W W M Z H F O .

14. (150.00 pts) Solve the following quote by Albert Einstein, which has been encoded with the Vigenère cipher using the keyword GENIUS.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

M V R I N K V M E Q N K N E I M U D C E L A Y F I S H V N W X I Q D C

G R I A B I H V S F Q N A U R S Z I E S I Q Q I U X I Z Q H V Y

15. (110.00 pts) Siri misheard the following quote by Steve Jobs and encoded it with a K1 alphabet.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 8 2 8 7 7 8 5 0 3 2 2 8 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 8

Replacement

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

J ' G L O R M C K W R R X R Z N M K J K M L O H L ' N W M N L H

' '

Y A H Z L R Z M S H P J W W J M K Q M W W H Z N J K C M K E R H Z . J L ' N

. '

B R Z E I O H Z H I L R Z P A J W Q J K T .

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16. (200.00 pts) Encode the following quote from the movie Eternals with a Vigenère cipher using the keyword ALIEN.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

I F T H I S I S W H A T T H E E N D O F T H E W O R L D L O O K S L I K E ,

A T L E A S T W E H A V E F R O N T R O W S E A T S .

17. (550.00 pts) Solve the following quote by Jane Austen, which has been encoded with an Aristocrat cipher using a K2 alphabet. The quote contains the word "AGREEABLE."
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 4 3 8 2 0 1 2 1 6 0 1 0 8 3 0 0 2 2 3 14 1 3 2 4 0 1 5

Replacement

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

W Q I R I C H M R C D S I D Z S C I N S G S A K M U A S S M N Z S M B

W C B M G S B P S C V S C A I F N Z S I T Z W Y W R U C V S P M U A S

M C Q S M Z

18. (110.00 pts) (Special Bonus Question) Solve the following rail fence cipher to reveal Ambrose Bierce's definition of 'quotation.' The cipher uses 3 rails.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

E O P I R E L E D A H H A T F E E T N E R N O

S Y H W R S F N T E T C R A G O U T O O O R

19. (275.00 pts) Solve the following quote by Buster Keaton, which has been encoded with an Aristocrat cipher using a K2 alphabet with the keyword KEATON.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

H Z P P C Z N T C Q O C I T Z Q Z I C I Q R C R S R C J I , K S R K Z A Z Q

Z B Z K C R .

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Z B Z K C R .

20. (400.00 pts) Solve the following quote by Pablo Picasso, which has been encoded with the Baconian cipher.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

C L O C K W A L T Z L E V E L S M I L E T A S T E P E A R L E G Y P T

G U I D E M O V I E F L U T E S H O R E F R O G S S H I N Y G E E S E

M E D A L E Q U A L D R I L L G R A S S B E A C H H A S T E B U I L D

L U N C H J E W E L M O D E L T I M E R S H E L L B L U F F C A M E L

G R A N D

21. (200.00 pts) Solve the following Hill cipher to reveal the scientific name of a plant. The keyword is LAND.

(L A = (11 0

N D) 13 3)

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

G A R X K A R N B L D D R L A X

22. (600.00 pts) Solve the following quote by Gabriel García Márquez about the importance of dreaming, which has been encoded with a Xenocrypt

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 9 11 4 0 0 0 4 2 4 1 0 6 2 0 7 3 5 2 0 6 25 1 3 3 0 0 0

Replacement

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

L P T B W T Ñ S C S O A T J C V T L U T S T G C S T I T Ñ B T V A M Ñ

B A B B A T H P B I P Ñ O A T T L W T G T Q T , T L W T G T Q T L I P Ñ O A T

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S T G C L S T I T Ñ B T V A M Ñ B A B B A T H P B .

23. (225.00 pts) Encode the following phrase, a famous encrypted document, using a Hill cipher with the keyword LEAD.

(L E = (11 4

A D) 0 3)

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

V O Y N I C H M A N U S C R I P T

24. (200.00 pts) Solve the following quote by Oscar Wilde, which has been encoded using the Morbit cipher. You are told that 1=––, 2=●–, 3=x●, 4=–●, 5=●●, and 6=xx.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

2 3 4 8 2 9 2 7 2 9 5 8 3 2 8 1 9 2 8 1 8 5 3 5 9 8 7 2 9 1 9 5 9 2 8

2 3 4 8 2 9 2 7 2 9 5 8 3 2 8 1 9 2 8 1 8 5 3 5 9 8 7 2 9 1 9 5 9 2 8

3 7 8 8 1 3 8 8 5 8 7 8 1 9 9 5 5 3 8 4 7 4 6 2 7 8 4 7 1 7 2 9 5 8 7

3 7 8 8 1 3 8 8 5 8 7 8 1 9 9 5 5 3 8 4 7 4 6 2 7 8 4 7 1 7 2 9 5 8 7

3 5 8 8 1 6 5 8 1 9 7 9 5 9 4 4 3 5 8

3 5 8 8 1 6 5 8 1 9 7 9 5 9 4 4 3 5 8

25. (150.00 pts) Solve the following quote by Mark Twain, which has been encoded with the Pollux cipher. You are told that 1, 8 = ●, 2, 6 = –, and 5, 0 = x.

Type your letters below the corresponding given letters. Your letters can be lower or upper case.

1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 6 4 1 1 1 2 4 1 4 4 3 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 6 4 1 4 1 6 1 4 4 1 6 1 1 4 1 4 2 4 4 6 3 4

1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 6 4 1 1 1 2 4 1 4 4 3 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 6 4 1 4 1 6 1 4 4 1 6 1 1 4 1 4 2 4 4 6 3 4

6 1 2 6 4 4 1 1 1 4 6 1 6 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 6 6 6 4 6 2 6 4 1 6 1 1 4 1 1 4 6 1 4 3 2 1 4 4 1 1 4 6 1 4

6 1 2 6 4 4 1 1 1 4 6 1 6 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 6 6 6 4 6 2 6 4 1 6 1 1 4 1 1 4 6 1 4 3 2 1 4 4 1 1 4 6 1 4

6 4 1 4 1 6 1 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 4 4 1 3 6 4 1 1 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 6 4 3 1 2 6 4 4 1 4 6 1

6 4 1 4 1 6 1 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 4 4 1 3 6 4 1 1 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 6 4 3 1 2 6 4 4 1 4 6 1

1 4 1 1 3 4 6 1 2 1 4 1 3 4 3 4 1 1 4 6 3 6 4 3 1

1 4 1 1 3 4 6 1 2 1 4 1 3 4 3 4 1 1 4 6 3 6 4 3 1

You have completed the 2022 YUSO Codebusters exam!

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