Codebusters B - Codebusters - University of Chicago B - 01-15-2022

Instructions (shown before students start the test)

Hello! This is Codebusters. You'll have 50 minutes to complete the test.

Please read the following instructions carefully:

This test consists of a variety of different questions. If your answer is not clear, it will get marked as incorrect. If a question is worth any points, you’ll be able to see. Ties will be broken
automatically using a few pre-designated questions from this exam. You are strictly prohibited from using the internet. You are only allowed to use resources prepared beforehand in
accordance with the event rules - though those may be accessed online. Please make this a fair test for everyone! Don't be that person who cheats :(( You may only resort to your notes
and your partner. You won't lose points for wrong/unanswered questions so I highly recommend dividing the workload and trying both of your best!

Good luck and have fun! :)

Introduction (shown after students start the test)

Hello! This is Codebusters. You'll have 50 minutes to complete the test.

Please read the following instructions carefully:

This test consists of a variety of different questions. If your answer is not clear, it will get marked as incorrect. If a question is worth any points, you’ll be able to see. Ties will be broken
automatically using a few pre-designated questions from this exam. You are strictly prohibited from using the internet. You are only allowed to use resources prepared beforehand in
accordance with the event rules - though those may be accessed online. Please make this a fair test for everyone! Don't be that person who cheats :(( You may only resort to your notes
and your partner. You won't lose points for wrong/unanswered questions so I highly recommend dividing the workload and trying both of your best!

Good luck and have fun! :)

1. (200.00 pts) Solve this aristocrat mocking UChicago's academic culture (timed).

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 1 0 3 4 0 1 3 0 5 0 4 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 4 0 3 4 6 1 2 1 2

Replacement

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

R I ’ N K U U C D U U K T O M V V O K T O Y G K Z I R Z D , P W I X V C

’ ,

O V D N R I C V G A R T I X D V G F

2. (550.00 pts) Solve this patristocrat containing a quote from Rachmaninoff.

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

Replacement

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

N G T Q I Q T J V S G C D B S Z O M Q B J H Q N J R G H O M Q B J H Q

N J Q T V S H J V S G C D B S Z N G T Q I
 N J Q T V S H J V S G C D B S Z N G T Q I

3. (150.00 pts) Encrypt this affine cipher a=3, b=2

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

B e i n g s t i l l a n d d o i n g n o t h i n g a r e t w o v e r y

d i f f e r e n t t h i n g s

4. (250.00 pts) Solve this aristocrat.

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 0 2 2 1 2 11 0 3 3 1 2 0 10 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 5 0 6 0 5 9

Replacement

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

U G Q G Q R G U N Z E Z Z D I K W N N F G Y N W U Y W P C P Z N C Z S P

W N J Z I U L G G N . N U J N Z Q W D G Y G P Y G Z L S F W N J Z I Y G G .

. .

5. (300.00 pts) Decode this morbit cipher using the hint digits 3=●, 5=–, 7=×, 8=×

35110319334303092392339715138239416710069132292584004146

9644712570261203393214920023949713537564925173440160143

841190622273247408315052763203826182119493685104218711

86874111816063627515914582601529623

6. (300.00 pts) Solve this aristocrat about one of the best parts of life.

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 1 0 15 0 9 3 0 6 8 8 0 4 4 0 1 4 16 3 2 3 1 4 9 0 3 1

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

W J Q W S D M Q R Q A T J F B Q I D D M F J V I K U W N D Y F S Q F I D M Q

P K T P Q Z N I D A Q V N Y K A Y T I D W O P M K D Q R Q A F D F I P Q

K A Q G W F J V K J G G Q R W D Q W N A K D D Q J D F W J D W Q K D F J V .

7. (100.00 pts) Decode this line from Eminem encoded using the Vigenère Cipher with keyword LYRIC.

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

T F R D G Y M K P K Y E K W N Z Q V J W E Q F U G E F Z V I E M X I K Y

8. (500.00 pts) Solve this patristocrat ending with the word moment.

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 10 1 0 2 0 5 3 5 1 12 16 0 16 3 0 1 7 3 12 12 7 5 14 0 5 3 5

Replacement

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

N M S N U M S Y J M Z O M K P M G S U S Z J S D V T V Q S R U Q V K A

K J Y M X A R R A R X J V R T M R T J Y F K K S H M A K J I F A K M G

U M V Z K P V K V T V Q H M Z X M J K P Z S F X P V H F U K A K F T M

S D J P V T M J V R T A R K S R V K A S R J B A K P M V G P N V J J A

R X H S H M R K

9. (120.00 pts) Encode this quote from Nelson Mandela using the Vigenère Cipher and keyword LEAD.

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

M A Y Y O U R C H O I C E S R E F L E C T Y O U R H O P E S , N O T Y O U R

,
 F E A R S .

10. (250.00 pts) Solve this aristocrat encoded quote with a K2 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 0 6 6 0 1 0 6 2 15 6 6 4 0 8 0 9 2 6 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6

Replacement

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

V B I J Z L I N O K J N I Z G G X P I O C N I O O K H I Q B C J E , Z G G

Q B I T J C U I N O I S K J O L C N I O Q K B I G L Q B Z Q L I N O K J Q K

N I Z G C Y I B C O P N I Z H .

11. (125.00 pts) Decrypt this statement using the Affine Cipher with a=9, b=5.

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

L U F N Y B B A Z L Q U B L U F N L F S P .

12. (250.00 pts) Solve this aristocrat.

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 5 3 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 5 1 0 0 8 4 6 1 11 1

Replacement

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

X C Y W K I W C V Q U B U I O A ’ Y Y O Z U O A M I V U J L Y K W V W C V

Y O R U A Y Q . L Y ’ Q D W B B U C Q U Y D U H Y D O Y I W C A Y Q .

. ’ .

13. (550.00 pts) Solve this Xenocrypt in Spanish that has been encoded with a K1 alphabet using an English keyword. The last word is tierra.
 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 13 3 5 5 0 2 0 5 1 0 5 0 0 0 4 3 4 7 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 1

Replacement

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

Z C I B J L Q L I R P L D V P G R B Q B O S D B U B Q E B , P B U B Q E L

G D R E B I B E R I R U O R U U V B O R U I B O C E L B D D C .

14. (475.00 pts) Solve this Aristocrat which is a quote by a famous scientist and was misheard by Alexa before being encoded 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 0 1 4 5 2 9 9 1 1 0 3 10 1 4 0 0 1 0 2 9 3 1 0 5 6 1 0

Replacement

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

G Y T G N F S B W D C L F S M F S F G L : G N L L X S F E L C W L D S K

N X R D S W G X U F K F G H ; D S K F ' R P S T G W X C L D I T X G G N L

; '

X S F E L C W L .

15. (100.00 pts) Decode this phrase which has been encoded using a Caesar Cipher.

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

U I F X J E F X P S M E J T B M M B C P V U Z P V : Z P V D B O G F O D F

Z P V S T F M W F T J O , C V U Z P V D B O O P U G P S F W F S G F O D F J U

P V U .

16. (350.00 pts) Solve this aristocrat which is a quote from Oscar Wilde.
 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 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 2 8 4 1 0 8 2 5 6 1 0 11 4 5 2 4 1

Replacement

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

L K L O H W I I O Q L W A O R R M O R L Y Y R U W P U V - J V U Q Q U J , L

- ,

H O Z U C S K W V L Y X M X U L A N O R B O M Q L H H U A Q U R M

W P U V - U J C I O Y U J .

- .

Congratulations for finishing the test and best of luck for your other events!

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