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Scott: Reverted edits by UxkApl (Talk); changed back to last version by Skizz

2007-06-19T20:21:21Z

Reverted edits by UxkApl (Talk); changed back to last version by Skizz

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	514568 Always believe in it Groucho Marx was suspicious of places that would let him be one. Dopplegangers in all but dimension wear jerseys in prison with what number on?<br>		514568 Always believe in it + Groucho Marx was suspicious of places that would let him be one. Dopplegangers in all but dimension wear jerseys in prison with what number on?<br>
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	524565 What links Q0906 6930 and Christian eschatology?<br>		524565 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology?<br>
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	526672 Battered by violent winds Besieged by foul weather = ???<br>		526672 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???<br>
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	643289 Lost my numbers: x - - <br>		643289 Lost my numbers: x - + - +<br>
	: Answer: 52		: Answer: 52
	: Explanation: 4*8-15 16-23 42 (insert 'Lost' TV program numbers, [http://www.4815162342.com/ Ref])		: Explanation: 4*8-15+16-23+42 (insert 'Lost' TV program numbers, [http://www.4815162342.com/ Ref])


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	965311 0670875597. 1-1-1 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???<br>		965311 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???<br>
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	681795 When 2 2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?<br>		681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?<br>
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	266516 Lost my numbers: x - - <br>		266516 Lost my numbers: x - + - +<br>
	: Answer: 52		: Answer: 52
	: Explanation: 4*8-15 16-23 42 (insert 'Lost' TV program numbers, [http://www.4815162342.com/ Ref])		: Explanation: 4*8-15+16-23+42 (insert 'Lost' TV program numbers, [http://www.4815162342.com/ Ref])


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	540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?<br>		540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?<br>
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	865850 Battered by violent winds Besieged by foul weather = ???<br>		865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???<br>
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	676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ??? <br>		676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ??? <br>
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	928018 What links Q0906 6930 and Christian eschatology? <br>		928018 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology? <br>
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	667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD		667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

	865850 Battered by violent winds Besieged by foul weather = ???		865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

	949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?		949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

UxkApl at 10:42, 19 June 2007

2007-06-19T10:42:03Z

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	514568 Always believe in it + Groucho Marx was suspicious of places that would let him be one. Dopplegangers in all but dimension wear jerseys in prison with what number on?<br>		514568 Always believe in it Groucho Marx was suspicious of places that would let him be one. Dopplegangers in all but dimension wear jerseys in prison with what number on?<br>
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	524565 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology?<br>		524565 What links Q0906 6930 and Christian eschatology?<br>
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	526672 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???<br>		526672 Battered by violent winds Besieged by foul weather = ???<br>
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	643289 Lost my numbers: x - + - +<br>		643289 Lost my numbers: x - - <br>
	: Answer: 52		: Answer: 52
	: Explanation: 4*8-15+16-23+42 (insert 'Lost' TV program numbers, [http://www.4815162342.com/ Ref])		: Explanation: 4*8-15 16-23 42 (insert 'Lost' TV program numbers, [http://www.4815162342.com/ Ref])


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	965311 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???<br>		965311 0670875597. 1-1-1 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???<br>
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	681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?<br>		681795 When 2 2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?<br>
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	266516 Lost my numbers: x - + - +<br>		266516 Lost my numbers: x - - <br>
	: Answer: 52		: Answer: 52
	: Explanation: 4*8-15+16-23+42 (insert 'Lost' TV program numbers, [http://www.4815162342.com/ Ref])		: Explanation: 4*8-15 16-23 42 (insert 'Lost' TV program numbers, [http://www.4815162342.com/ Ref])


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	540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?<br>		540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?<br>
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	865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???<br>		865850 Battered by violent winds Besieged by foul weather = ???<br>
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	676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ??? <br>		676494 0670875597. 1-1-1 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ??? <br>
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	928018 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology? <br>		928018 What links Q0906 6930 and Christian eschatology? <br>
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	667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD		667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

	865850 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???		865850 Battered by violent winds Besieged by foul weather = ???

	949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?		949728 What animal lurks among the pages of the Midpoints Paladin?

Skizz: /* Set 1 */

2006-10-04T15:17:33Z

Set 1

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	29296 What evil demon achieved a Torino Scale of 4?<br>		29296 What evil demon achieved a Torino Scale of 4?<br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: Apophis
			: Explanation: It's an asteroid, given the name of the Egyptian god of destruction.

Makomk: /* Set 7 */ 555312 (giant crab)

2006-09-28T19:49:27Z

Set 7: 555312 (giant crab)

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	555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal? (Singular, not plural.) <br>		555312 Bright! Beautiful! Colour! Or, hi 4775155 - what animal? (Singular, not plural.) <br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: giant crab
			: Reference to [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4775155.stm this BBC News article] - best solved with Google.

	624200 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? <br>		624200 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? <br>

Makomk: /* Set 1 */ 29923 Conet and 42862 ADFGX^2

2006-09-28T19:41:05Z

Set 1: 29923 Conet and 42862 ADFGX^2

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	17203 If zero was a wind which way would it blow through Rome?<br>		17203 If zero was a wind which way would it blow through Rome?<br>
	: Answer: West		: Answer: West
	: ~~Exaplanation~~: Eh?		: Explanation: Eh?


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	29923 Conet. 1, 6. First five.<br>		29923 Conet. 1, 6. First five.<br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: 39715
			: Explanation: Listen to Disk 1, Track 6 of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conet_Project The Conet Project] (some recordings of number stations - this one's of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire_Poacher_(numbers_station) Lincolnshire Poacher]) and note the first five digits of the message. The recordings can also be [http://www.archive.org/details/ird059 found online].

	41933 On this day in 1990 a skeleton of a T-rex was discovered in South Dakota, what was it nicknamed?<br>		41933 On this day in 1990 a skeleton of a T-rex was discovered in South Dakota, what was it nicknamed?<br>
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	42862 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD<br>		42862 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD<br>
	: Answer:		: Answer:
			: Explanation: Appears to be a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADFGVX_cipher ADFGX cipher], a German World War I cipher that used a 5x5 grid. Unsolved.

	56053 What do you get if you add up the cards on the front of a Perplex City CDU?<br>		56053 What do you get if you add up the cards on the front of a Perplex City CDU?<br>

Marky1124: /* Set 1 */ added duplicate

2006-08-22T20:15:41Z

Set 1: added duplicate

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	728589 What was Tommy's prisoner ID in Shawshank?<br>		728589 What was Tommy's prisoner ID in Shawshank?<br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: 46419

Mindez: /* Set 7 */ Added Answers (5)

2006-08-16T00:18:22Z

Set 7: Added Answers (5)

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	74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master? <br>		74754 Who was the first Perplex City Academy Master? <br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: Aetiant


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	534604 Whose best selling book suggested X32VEFEZZHPG was a Dad? <br>		534604 Whose best selling book suggested X32VEFEZZHPG was a Dad? <br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: Dan Brown


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	624200 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? <br>		624200 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? <br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: 54 (See set 6 for explanation)


	674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen? <br>		674095 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen? <br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: 267


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	896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!) <br>		896014 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!) <br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: 2350

Mindez: /* Set 6 */ Added answers (2)

2006-08-16T00:16:30Z

Set 6: Added answers (2)

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	599226 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ??? <br>		599226 To-don'ts: make it bad, be afraid, carry world upon shoulders, ??? <br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: let me down
			: Explanation: Lyrics from "Hey Jude", by The Beatles


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	933177 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? <br>		933177 If 1 * 2 = 9, 3 * 4 = 20 and 5 * 6 = 12, what does 12 * 17 equal? <br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: 54
			: Explanation: It's refering to the number of letters in each word. Example: ONE(3) * TWO(3) = 9. THREE(5) * FOUR(4) = 20. FIVE(4) * SIX(3) = 12. TWELVE(6) * SEVENTEEN(9) = 6 * 9 = 54

Mindez: /* Set 5 */ Added answers (3)

2006-08-16T00:13:01Z

Set 5: Added answers (3)

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	424921 In what month in Perplex City is the Puzzle Designers Summit?<br>		424921 In what month in Perplex City is the Puzzle Designers Summit?<br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: November


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	937002 What Is Mr 256's name?<br>		937002 What Is Mr 256's name?<br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: Satoshi


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	960387 The Internet is definitely not a series of these<br>		960387 The Internet is definitely not a series of these<br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: Tubes

Mindez: /* Set 4 */ Added answers (2)

2006-08-16T00:10:10Z

Set 4: Added answers (2)

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	252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)<br>		252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)<br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: 2350


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	969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?<br>		969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?<br>
	: Answer:		: Answer: Chi