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Science Olympiad — Bay Invy
Names of participants: (Please print neatly)
School Name: Team Number: B
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
1 250
2 200
3★ 150 ★
4 250
5 110
6 230
7 175
8 200
9 120
10 275
11 175
12 200
13 100
14 300
15 250
16 400
17 500
18 120
19 300
20 ★ 150 ★
21 200
22 ★ 350 ★
23 250
24 275
Bonuses Timed:
Special Bonus: ★ = 150; ★★ = 400; ★★★ =
750
Final Score
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Bay Invy Team Number:_B_________
Timed Question [200 points] Solve this aristocrat When you have solved it, raise your hand so that the time can be recorded and the solution
checked.
R FMRDO RF'K INKKRTQY UNS NSPRDWSC IYNIQY FN ZMNNKY
FN TY YEFSWNSPRDWSC
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 2 3 1 5 3 4 2 9 1 2 2 6 6 2 1 3 6 1
Replacement
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1) [250 points] A message encrypted with a keyword of JEWS and polybius key of YOUNGSTER with the Nihilist Substitution cipher has been
received. What does it say?
1 2 3 4 5
66 37 64 33 55 46 106 56 53 58 78 42 1
2
3
4
5
55 46 105 44 65 67 78 54 64 48
97 62 62 45 78 63 64 58 78 42 55 46 105 44 65
45 77 62 64 56 78 35 52 45 88 62 55 38 67 44 94 .
2) [200 points] A message encrypted using a K1 alphabet with the Aristocrat cipher has been received. What does it say?
B VFRD OY EXDZBFM CFMDOCE. B FN YOMW XFEEBYOFCDMW
ZQABYQE.
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 5 3 4 5 6 4 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 4 2
Replacement
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★(Special Bonus Question) 3) [150 points] A quote has been encoded using the Checkerboard Cipher with a polybius key of IMPOSTER for
you to decode. What does it say?
TR GR SY OY HR TH HA GI GR TA HA HI GR TH HA
HI TR GR SY HI GA GH SI OA - SI GR HH GR
SY HH GY GH OA HA HA TH HA SI HH GY . HI HA HR SA GH TY HA HH
OY GH GY , HR SI OA TR GR SY TA GH SA SA OI GH SI OA GY
HH HI HA SI OR HH OY .
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4) [250 points] Solve this aristocrat
LUYT PT EUZ ANISE WN BANQ VNXM O WSTT OMV U XUHH
EQTMV WAT JUSEW JNIS EAOSQTMUML WAT OZT.
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 5 1 5 2 2 2 2 5 5 4 1 3 5 9 6 3 5 2 1 2
Replacement
5) [110 points] Solve this atbash
R U B L F Z I V W R H G I V H H V W Y B Z M B G S R M T
V C G V I M Z O , G S V K Z R M R H M L G W F V G L G S V
,
G S R M T R G H V O U , Y F G G L B L F I V H G R N Z G V
L U R G ; Z M W G S R H B L F S Z E V G S V K L D V I
;
G L I V E L P V Z G Z M B N L N V M G .
.
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6) [230 points] Solve this aristocrat
TZTSAQFODP NT FTCS OV CD ILODOID, DIQ C BCKQ.
TZTSAQFODP NT VTT OV C LTSVLTKQOZT, DIQ QFT QSHQF.
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 2 1 5 7 5 1 4 2 3 2 7 2 9 5 13 4 3
Replacement
7) [175 points] A=9 B=5 decode
Z U Z L S B U G P F U Q U Q F U F J F S L Q B D A G Y P F C ,
,
O D U Q P L Q B D A G Y P F C S P M P C O P H Z S S Z S H U B
A Z M P .
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8) [200 points] Solve this aristocrat
IARERYRQ XKZ PQR PFKZJ JK DNEU DPZBJ INJA OKSRKER,
POC XKZQORBD JAR DKBBKINEL GZROJNKE: IAPJ DPZBJ KD
SNER SKOJ ERPQBX QRORSFBRO JAR KER N PS PFKZJ JK
VQNJNVNHR?
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 5 7 1 6 8 3 1 1 4 13 14 1 9 7 9 6 17 5 1 2 3 1 7
Replacement
9) [120 points] Solve this caesar
B M U F Y R W M S A Y L , U G R F U F Y R W M S F Y T C ,
, ,
U F C P C W M S Y P C .
.
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10) [275 points] Solve this aristocrat
RD OSG ZJK'L FANMJRK RL LS J URA OFJV SMP, OSG PSK'L
GKPFVULJKP RL OSGVUFMD.
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 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 3 1 4 4 5 6 3 3 1
Replacement
11) [175 points] A famous phrase has been encoded as a Porta using a keyword of REAL. What does it say?
B P F B Z L B R G C R B Q O R S J V H N
F V N T G F G E P P G S O M B V U P A A
P M H Q Y Q R T Z M A W
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12) [200 points] Solve this aristocrat
TGLSS HM OBL ALNFOU HR SZRL. GNOXB OBL WONPW, NMT
WLL UHFPWLSR PFMMZMK GZOB OBLC.
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 5 1 3 3 3 1 9 5 4 7 3 3 4 2 2 4 1 3
Replacement
13) [100 points] Solve this atbash
R U D V P M V D D S Z G R G D Z H D V D V I V W L R M T ,
,
R G D L F O W M L G Y V X Z O O V W I V H V Z I X S ,
,
D L F O W R G ?
?
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14) [300 points] Solve this baconian
15) [250 points] Solve this aristocrat
W MCJRJB YJBQIO QICRJQ W YBISCJA. W LZQJ YJBQIO
WRIZTQ ZG.
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 4 3 1 5 7 1 1 2 6 3 1 1 4 3 3
Replacement
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16) [400 points] Solve this Fractionated Morse. You are told that the quote has TRUE in it corresponding to the encoded text Z R N A B,
meaning A = ●–×; B = ●××; N = ●×●; R = ×●–; Z = ××–.
X E B X P X M Z S K P I Q V N M W
U S K U V O Z X J Y S Y N I Y S
Y N X U V O Z R N A B D V P G J W
Q N O C Y S
Replacement
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● – – – – – – – – – × × × × × × × ×
Morse
● ● ● – – – × × × ● ● ● – – – × × × ● ● ● – – – × ×
fraction
● – × ● – × ● – × ● – × ● – × ● – × ● – × ● – × ● –
17) [500 points] A quote has been encoded using the Patristocrat Cipher using a K1 alphabet for you to decode. What does it say?
DYUCN DDNFX ZNWXB WBCNH EQZZX EEYBD AXYFX ZNWXB
WBCNH RBMQX
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 6 3 4 3 2 2 1 6 2 1 1 4 7 3 4
Replacement
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18) [120 points] Solve this caesar
C N K T E U A G X O Y K O T Z N K S U X T O T M Z N O T Q
U L C N G Z G V X O B O R K M K O Z O Y Z U H K
G R O B K , Z U Z N O T Q , Z U K T P U E , Z U R U B K . .
, , , . .
.
.
19) [300 points] Someone passed you a piece of paper with this Aristocrat encoded phrase of a quote using a K1 alphabet. What does it
say?
ODKY DG ODNY SDJDFZ E HDIAIOY. CQ NYYB AQTS HEOEFIY,
AQT PTGC NYYB PQUDFZ.
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 3 2 2 7 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 4 2 4 2 3 1 8 2
Replacement
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★(Special Bonus Question) 20) [150 points] Solve this quote that has been encoded using the Porta Cipher using a keyword of ORPHANS.
What does it say?
P K I U N Q K H Z B U E F F G Z P K G N N L V T U J T C ,
,
C P Y D U X I O Z P C G N N N V K R N Z N T V G L E A Q Y
H K U F O Z Y F M L S A Q Y M G Y I X I L Q M I .
.
21) [200 points] Solve this
GQH KDIIQE OLKDRO EYO TOLRQILVAVZVEG QB EQSQTTQP AG
OFDJVIN VE EQJDG.
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 2 1 4 6 1 4 1 4 2 2 3 1 5 1 8 2 1 3 5 1 1
Replacement
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★(Special Bonus Question) 22) [350 points] You found the following carved into the bark of a hollow log. You recognize that it's encoded as a
Complete Columnar. The quote has WORLD somewhere in it. What does it say?
IASMN KDWIT GORHD AIOOT OEELD NELWX MTMPT NGLSE
INCEX NIIAN EOEIA IITLX GORRH WKDII ANEOX INETA
LNGMM TCSRX
Answer: _______________________________________________
23) [250 points] Solve this aristocrat
SCH CQTTJVHFF ZA UZMK DJAH YHTHVYF MTZV SCH WMQDJSU
ZA UZMK SCZMOCSF.
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 5 2 4 6 3 2 5 1 2 5 4 3 3 1 2 6
Replacement
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24) [275 points] Solve this baconian
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