Science Olympiad — 2024 North Carolina Division C

Regional 6
Names of participants: (Please print neatly)

School Name:

Check your team: ◻ Varsity ◻ JV1 JV2 ◻ JV3

Warning: Do not open this packet until given permission to do so.

Note: There are useful notes after this page.

Scoring: Time to solve first problem: ________________________________ (use to calculate Bonus below)

Question Value Incorrect letters Deduction Score

Timed 200
1 227
2 169
3 211
4 271
5★ 213 ★
6 588
7 259
8 327
9 176
10 538
11★ 124 ★
12 296
13 102
14★ 244 ★
15 248
16 235
17 293
18 242
19 319
20 535

Bonuses Timed: Special Bonus: ★ = 150; ★★ = 400; ★★★ = 750

Final Score
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Timed Question [200 points] The following quote is an Aristocrat for you to decode. What does it decode to? When you have solved it, raise
your hand so that the time can be recorded and the solution checked.

FTSKJ RESKJP RECR WTG CDI KTR PGVVTPIF RT FT CR MTDZ

QCZIP WTGD XSPSTK, EICDSKJ CKF COIDRKIPP QGLE YIRRID.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 7 6 4 4 4 8 3 7 1 1 1 7 2 9 5 9 2 2 1 1 2
Replacement

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1) [227 points] A quote by Gilles Deleuze has been encoded using the Fractionated Morse Cipher for you to decode. You are told that the
quote starts with BRIN.

B O F N F H Y N I W T K D P V W S

N F C U J J E O F O D T F D P V N

G O Y U U W M K D T Q L J G Q N B

Replacement
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Morse
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fraction
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2) [169 points] The following quote needs to be decoded with the Nihilist Substitition Cipher with a keyword of LEAD and polybius key of
STRANGELY.

1 2 3 4 5
36 44 28 64 47 55 57 45 35 56 36 75 38 45 38 1
2
3
4
5

85 37 46 26 75 45 37 49 75 47 57 29 43 35 36

35 45 37 64 47 75 46 45 57 85 78 44 27 75 67

44 57 76 46 44 47 75 46 45 57 85 45 74 36 45 47 54 57 53

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3) [211 points] The following symbols are a Baconian Cipher which encode a quote by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. What did they say?

4) [271 points] A quote by Petronius Arbiter has been encoded using the K1 Aristocrat Cipher for you to decode. You are told the letter P
decodes to O.

B IVHF EPH, UJFE CZ B DIBJO, XBT QBJOUFE PO UIF XBMM

BOE PWFS JU XBT XSJUUFO JO DBQJUBM MFUUFST 'CFXBSF

PG UIF EPH.'

K1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 11 2 2 5 11 1 3 4 7 4 6 5 2 4 3 10 1 1 5 1
Replacement

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★(Special Bonus Question) 5) [213 points] A quote by Ella Fitzgerald has been encoded using the Complete Columnar Cipher for you to
decode. You are told that the quote has CAME somewhere in it.

ITEAO WYGTO TWYMM HOOHU IHOEI EUIAN SEUFT RRNTT

NRCRS EEGCS

Answer: _______________________________________________
6) [588 points] A quote by Herbert Agar has been translated into Spanish and then encoded as an Aristocrat using a K1 alphabet with an
English word. What does it decode to?

ÑD SGBIDI PRG LDFG ÑXHBGQ D ÑAQ LAYHBGQ GQ, GE QR

YDVAB ZDBCG, ÑD SGBIDI PRG ÑAQ LAYHBGQ ZBGJXGBGE EA

AXB.

K1 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 7 10 1 8 3 1 14 3 4 1 3 5 2 7 3 2 1 3 3 2
Replacement

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7) [259 points] A quote by George A. Gomez has been encoded as Complete Columnar cipher. What does it decode to?

IEDAW WAONW HAEOR CETAD EMHDN AIGHR NOEKF EHTVA

TLACH TOTOE ITRSR WOFRF TEO

Answer: _______________________________________________
8) [327 points] An observation from the internet has been encoded using as an Aristocrat using a K3 alphabet key phrase. Wat was the key
phrase used to encode it?

Enter the Key Phrase here

Cipher:

V'WL PLWLE DPFL CLLP TCAL ID LYQATVP NZ FTE IEDXCAL

ID T NLFJTPVF OVIJDXI ELBDEIVPH ID BDXPS LGGLFIB.

K3 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 3 3 3 8 5 5 2 1 8 2 13 2 1 7 1 1 5 5 2 3 1 1
Replacement

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9) [176 points] Decode the following quote by Gugu Mofokeng which was encoded as a 2x2 Hill Cipher using a keyword of TURN.

19 20
( )≡( )
T U
R N 17 13
​ ​ ​ ​

N R Y E E U N D M N S T O D A E P N A U Q E H S

10) [538 points] A quote by Joseph Rain has been encoded using the K1 Aristocrat Cipher for you to decode. You are told that the letter C
decodes to T

HEAMT FDBFC LHCYH AIFFH BMPWE AGFDB CZZGU ZEPGP

ZKMYH PPWIF CZZBM QRPFC ZFTZP TFMAC ZIFMA KBYHR

HIPFZ JEAGF DBCHA GMAKM C

K1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 8 6 8 3 4 12 5 8 4 1 3 1 8 8 1 2 3 1 2 3 10
Replacement

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★(Special Bonus Question) 11) [124 points] The following quote by Alice Walker needs to be decoded with the Nihilist Substitition Cipher with
a keyword of MAIN and polybius key of BOUNDARIES.

1 2 3 4 5
87 55 47 56 54 46 68 45 54 63 65 26 56 73 44 1
2
3
4
5

68 85 45 35 57 83 45 56 37 93 45 36 57 87 55

47 37 64 64 35 66 66 43 46 39 53 75 68 48 65

35 58 37 56 54 68 48 66 75 38 26 56 66 57 35

93 45 44 28 96

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12) [296 points] The following quote by Erwin Schrödinger has been encoded as an Aristocrat using a K1 alphabet. You are told that the
letter N decodes to O. What did they say?

UD AYTD BCADEBRDH IENX NSE INEDIYRADEQ RAD LDDC

MNCJBCJ INE SCBIBDH, YMM-DXGEYZBCJ LCNUMDHJD.

K1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 4 6 7 13 7 1 3 5 4 2 4 6 1 3 2 1 2 2 4 1
Replacement

13) [102 points] The following quote by Lailah Gifty Akita needs to be decoded with the Porta Cipher with a keyword of INTO

C L L Y O H F C P X Z N V S W R V M W T R H I Y N X Y M C N

N C A I E N S F Y O K M N G F N W M Z M I P X N K

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★(Special Bonus Question) 14) [244 points] The following strange headlines encode a quote by Seneca using a Baconian cipher. You are told
that the deciphered text starts with A LIF

SPORT PATHS THROW ONLY A NOISY EVENT WE NOW ENTER.

STEEL THING IN THE FOODS WORRY SALES AT THE COURT.

RELAX THERE, I WORK UNION SHOWS.

GOTTA TRUST COURT TO NOT SEND A WRONG PAPER.

SETUP PLANS OR LET WEIRD VIEWS PRINT.

15) [248 points] The following cryptarithm provides the key to decoding the values 46257 301659. What do they decode to?

Values to decode for solution 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4 6 2 5 7 3 0 1 6 5 9 D

M
Cryptarithm formula N
D R U M
O

+SOUND R

S
M E L O D Y
U

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16) [235 points] The following words are a Baconian cipher encoding advice from Richelle Goodrich. What do they decode to?

17) [293 points] The following cryptarithm provides the key to decoding the values 0 4731 2648 9753. What do they decode to?

Values to decode for solution 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

5 3 2 9 0 1 7 4 0 5 5 A

I
Cryptarithm formula K
G U E S S
L

+MULL M

N
R E A S O N
O

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18) [242 points] A quote by Jean Paul has been encoded as an Aristocrat Cipher. You are told that the letter C decodes to E. What does it
decode to?

TWKXG XK ORC YPQL YPC YI ORC IXPC MDOK XP ARXGR PYO

YPQL TMP, FWO MQQ YORCD MPXTMQK, RMJC M GYTTYP

ZDYZCDOL.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Frequency 1 7 4 1 3 2 1 4 3 7 7 9 5 6 5 2 6 9 2
Replacement

19) [319 points] A quote by R.V.M. has been encoded using the K2 Aristocrat Cipher for you to decode. You are told that the letter S decodes
to E.

VKEWOU CVKB HRL CKOB FKH UWES HRL KPVWSESFSOB. NLB

CKOBWOU CVKB HRL VKES CWZZ UWES HRL TLZTWZZFSOB.

Replacement

K2 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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

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20) [535 points] Your friend who can't spell or type very well took a quote from Garry Fitchett and encoded it as an Aristocrat using a K1
alphabet. What does it decode to?

XPB PCVV ZG EBBJTUF PBU BPB GCLBU ZL XU ZG DXXI VCGV

NBKBN VPX LXW VWZVG YTWBAVJR TUVX RXZW GBY.

K1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 1 11 3 1 1 1 6 1 2 1 3 2 5 2 3 5 9 4 8 2 5
Replacement

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