The San Francisco Connection: Unsolved Questions

Set 5

21038 What was the first ever line of a tasty petroleum-based comic? (Punctuate exactly.)

37526 Hemispheres for 24 hours. Who was fishing in Oxford? (Just the first name, please!)

40076 On this day what is celebrated oop north?

56957 Wired predicted that 2006 would see self-cleaning *what* in every home?

87896 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

94400 7 = 10004513, and 19 = 339642, but let's not lose 36...

172096 How many Lecks are equivalent to £1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

174092 Neuroscientists at UCL say what part of the brain stops you tickling yourself?

175150 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

175540 Who gave the statues in the Founder's Gallery a nasty case of jaundice?

199431 16/08/06. lifelife. who's playing?

240661 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

242874 On this day what is celebrated oop north?

266516 Lost my numbers: x - + - +

284348 Going once, going Canadian, 110017621747 - how many cm around?

388345 What is the magic number in Perplex City?

388781 Segue. Acclimate. Asseverate. Slugabed. What comes next?

394893 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

456907 KXZ NTFD VSTPV TPQ XF SKQ XLSVBUQ XI SKQ NTCBE VKXJ BF FQXJBT EQFSPTW?

479004 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

495954 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

540850 Make friends with PXC_magnitude+direction_gameofholdingone'sbreath@burningpost.co.uk via the expected means, and get into character. What's the codeword?

544155 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

545019 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

549958 Who's missing? acquired, hinge, love child, of/from, bold counsel

633163 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

667157 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

693109 In which episode of Friends did Chandler's hands cramp up from playing too much Ms Pac-Man?

704418 How much did the gravitational pull of the earth change in % near Sumatra on 26/12/2004? (Just put a number, eg, 1.5)

754189 What do Sean GUllette and Yann Martel have in common?

774157 I'm thinking of a 6-digit number. The sum of the digits is 43. And only two of the following three statements about the number are true: (1) it's a square number. (2) it's a cube number, and (3) the number is under 500000.

778144 Your circular prism, o9698TqtY4A, bottom-left sign, first word, no accents!

785620 When the 49ers beat the Jets in 1985, what was colour was the Golden Gate Bridge?

814944 Where can you find the Bunny comic by Len? (Omit any http://www. nonsense)

815321 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

850963 Find what the famous car from tt0058150, go to the manufacturers website and find the license plate at the end of the video? (No spaces, eg: B93FJD)

852347 Mmhmm these links taste good! VENDETTA/ABHORRENT/EXTREMIS

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

866646 Go home, Behind The Music, in what year must you save the last human family on Earth from the evil Robotrons?

883651 Nostalgia-me-do! Insincere Dave, Mr T, and The Rappin' Snakes. What index page?

895891 How much does it cost, per word, to send a telegram to the afterlife? (Just put the number in cents, eg: 199)

904151 Out of all the countries surveyed by Jon D Miller, which is the country with less belief in evolution than the USA?

920475 Like 10k Telephonos when all you need is a?

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

951392 AOL created what never-ending month?

953090 Quoth the master of the Lyceum: Reason - passion = ???

960387 The Internet is definitely not a series of these

968678 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

973827 51.568221,0.008304 - Who's commemorated here? (Surname only, please.)

977530 Which Dutch artist has created a floating bed which hovers through magnetic force? (You can ignore any accents, if indeed there are any...)

987196 Not to be confused with the two words the other way round, [snip]645104[/snip]?

Set 4

29800 Where it all started? Where it all aligned? Notlong now...

43189 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

80362 Who did the motion design for perfecttimeforakitkat/139800?

121471 Complete the lucky sequence, ignoring today: 2, 11, 9, 19, 33, ??

171020 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

180358 In 1916, how many dollars did the tower in San Francisco's jewels sell for, one by one?

218196 What do all these have in common: Azkaban, Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire?

222480 Look far into the distance for the third part of this sequence: Very, Extremely, ???

252670 How much is a yearly subscription to the Perplex City Sentinel? (Just a number, please!)

275108

288331 Take the guy who patented his own shade of blue, add the smallest composite number that is equal to the sum of its prime factors. Find their song on You Tube, and tell me how many people appear in the video?

300285 Since the 1990s what popular food stuff has had Octorber 21st dedicated to it?

300439 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

337788 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

341020 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

379126 1981

407296 Afar Tzar, Flak Ink. When does breakfast arrive? (Use 24hr clock, no punctuation, eg: 0645 for 6.45am)

428563

454000 Sheena, Judy, and whO?

499464 After too much coffee, 0,2101,68113,00 and tell me what we face

508157 In which Sean Connery film was the star 37 years older than his on screen love interest?

512834 What is the next number in the sequence? 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221 ...

514286 Conet. 2, 30. First five.

538787 What microwaveable meal makes the perfect disgusie for depressed lupines?

549355 Who was the mysterious Advisor who contacted Pietro Salk?

589082 Which store did the 1990 Darwin Award Nominee attempt to hold up on the 3rd of February?

598741 What puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Some things are better left unsolved, Las Vegas, death?(Give the three digit code)

696070 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

732223 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

752535 .lubdxg rliilu slfc skgn .dvg nzuc dzf.h?

764038 Which cancelled TV series was revived on the big screen in the movie Serenity?

792857 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

815481 Who is Sente Kiteway's assistant?

843027 Weigh up this sequence and float to the end: TF, F, T, S, W...?

954517 The first ever photo tagged Perplex City was (allegedly!) uploaded to Flickr on what date? (ddmmyyyy)

969596 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

974919 Great Perplexations - What does n equal?

Set 3

69852 1568983379. How much does Baru weigh? (Just put the number, eg: 7)

84171 Mobile Air. A suffix? The number who joined the hunt at the beginning. Don't type, as you tell any one who'll listen that you feel ignored... how big?

194028 If zero was a wind which way would it blow through Rome?

229637 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

312397 In Perplex City, who is Yes, #FF0000, Prunus avium, Forestypatch?

387555 What is the name of the LiveJournal mascot?

452296 Who is the original DC Insect Queen?

455337 Fortunately nobody has fired Violet or Kurt for their blogs yet, but what's the phenomenon called? (Past tense, eg: sacked)

462603 And from what postcode did he escape?

465318 Translucently-haired would-be litigator question special: what score does Elle get on her LSATs?

521455 Everyone knows that blimps are the new helicopters. But how big is a flying Skyacht? (just put a number, eg: 123456 not 123,456cm^2)

552470 Which AOL user has been taking revenge on her ex?

552527 In what (Perplexian) year was the Receda Cube stolen?

558175 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

596909 Be alert to the end of this sequence: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, ???

605019 Which was the middle/nick name of the drummer who died in a bizarre gardening accident?

653699 one sentence is from this word

657996 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

658336 Unlikely romance: Lara Croft and Simon Pegg share a special day together...

661800 What is the fifth rule of Fight Club? solved

681795 When 2+2=5, how do you spell easy peasy?

694459 What was the tariff per night for a double room at the Park Hyatt, Tokyo in Lost in Translation? (Just type a number, like 199)

711267 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

715827 124-22-125-46-345

766723 What dimension is Mister Mxyzptlk from?

789657 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

821607 Aid Kiwi EP: 1,000,000

855765 What starsign is Scarlett?

904428 What is hell, according to Salt Choir Users?

911365 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

968744 How many Lecks are equivalent to £1, $1.8 and 1.4 Euros?

970224 VERBOSE/UMBRELLA/REDACTED

Set 2

44551 What Perplexian links Schrödinger with actions and Fermat with his words? (Full name!)

74088 What item mysteriously appears at 8 'o' clock at Pievepelago, Lago Santo, in their circular life??

76684 Don't Ask MC, Ask MF! @ 7921, SC describes the mood as... Solved 96462 According to the 38.032679,-78.505597, who is the centre of 34.099297,-118.324814?

160468 Which Dire Straits record was used to kill zombies in Shaun of the Dead?

205938 What UK comedy TV series stars Dylan Moran as a frequently drunk bookstore owner?

207218 What was the first stop motion film?

231740 In April 1990, scientists managed to manipulate individual atoms to spell out a company's name. Go to that company's website and find a podcast to tell us that online games apparently make you more what?

233565 You're the constant now, E! Bottom row. Last four digits.

280442 What do you get if you add up all the numbers in Golddigger by Kanye West?

339977 Who designed the classic movie poster for Blade Runner?

342671 Everyone knows Alice and Bob, but who is Matilda?

351261 What puzzlecard has received the following wrong answers: Kurt, Caine, yes, shout loudly in a noisy crowd?(Give the three digit code)

366680 Which 1938 film featured an all-dwarf cast?

383688 Conet. 2, 30. First five.

408982 What's the one word title of an advert inspired by a Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist?

505146 Head for the kind of site that might flash on and off really quickly. Track down the piratical chap knwon as 45448482, with the usual suffix. Find 210054219. What's the 7-letter word for this phenomenon?

513667 What animal is associated with applause, a sandwich filling, a TLD and a term of encouragement for the Biffy?

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?

515810 What bar did Bernardo Holyoke own in Perplex City?

519112 Turn this sentence into Slammatocious cyberslang: I was surfing the net with my web browser researching universities when a corporate fellow opened a chatline with me. I thought he was just a person trying to make money, after my disposable income, but he just wanted to send an mean and angry message. So that sucked! (Make sure you keep the punctuation the same!)

524565 What links Q0906+6930 and Christian eschatology?

526672 Battered by violent winds + Besieged by foul weather = ???

534482 Who is the lead researcher on a recent study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health that claims staying single may shorten your life span?

545349 Card #017 - what regiment? (Just put the number, e.g: 17, not 17th)

552211 Via Modern Mechanix - In the 50's you could apparently turn baths into radio receivers. With what house number does the story end?

554836 Blinking implicitly: Lisa, Matt, John, Bob, Holly, ???

567225 What's the Kiwi equivalent of Anytown?

573059 Douglas Adams doesn't make jokes in...

579133 How many colours are in the main triangle at MyMassivemonumentasbuiltbynubiansmesopotamiansandgeorgians.gov?

597613 Which font is being turned into a film?

600125 Primarily 21379333977, but what are the next five digits

622113 How many years has it been since the official introduction of the 2-day weekend in the USA?

638936 Which puzzlecard has recieved the following wrong answers: Volcano, EAVADVGTZYCK, man smoking a joint? (Give the three digit code)

643289 Lost my numbers: x - + - +

660847 And from what postcode did he escape?

663120 In what month in Perplex City is the Puzzle Designers Summit?

764408 Don't Ask MC, Ask MF! @ 7921, SC describes the mood as...

782866 Mmhmm these links taste good! VENDETTA/ABHORRENT/EXTREMIS

821105 In your grizzly get up / polar attire / black costume / etc, what base would you get married in?

859847 What comes next - Velleity, Deliquesce, Volacious, ???

861821 Conet. 1, 6. First five.

863983 What's the biggest grossing film in the US that never went on wide release?

908806 Missing digits? 2?1?4?4?4?4?4?5?0?5?3?1? (Just enter them as a number string.)

926382 What is the full real name of C10H10's namesake?

956687 Conet. 3, 6. Second group of five.

959315 Which film production company's logo features a boy jumping into a lake?

965311 0670875597. 1-1-1 + 64-7-14 / 193-19-1 = ???

977346 This clock ticks backwards and forwards, 17, 14, 9... ??

995762 A book like http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/painting.html and V = Energy so X = ??

Set 1

29296 What evil demon achieved a Torino Scale of 4?

29923 Conet. 1, 6. First five.

41933 On this day in 1990 a skeleton of a T-rex was discovered in South Dakota, what was it nicknamed?

42862 ADFGX^2. Gridapedia. FXFFX GDFXFF AAAXX XGDDD ADXFD

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

82994 Wired predicted that 2006 would see self-cleaning *what* in every home?

99582 What is the next number in the sequence? 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221 ...

103591 What is the full real name of C10H10's namesake?

124330 What city has an unusual propensity for unclaimed lottery wins?

127398 How tall (in cm) is the recently released human-sized toy of the Japanese anime hero Gundam?

211509 Perplexing postcard in Parisian Landmark by Mr Hayes and include what? (Drop the quote marks.)

298128 Title: 0749934069

300971 At what hotel did the ICDISS hold an apparently non-existent conference? (Just the name, eg: Karma, not Karma Hotel)

303909 How many years has it been since the official introduction of the 2-day weekend in the USA?

325352 What was the nationality of the man who died this Tuesday attempting to open a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer?

329206 What place-name links London, Sydney, Chicago and Boston?

352711 Green yellow purple red blue yellow blue red purple green... what three colours come next? (Enter like: red orange silver)

368017 What comes next? Dial it in: France, Britain, Brazil, ???

371557 What shape is carved into TS Andy's headboard?

372452 October 11, 1968. July 16, 1969. April 11, 1970. Final date? (Enter ddmmyyyy, eg: 22031942 for 22nd March 1942)

404874 SQUARESQUARESQUARESQUARE. The one about the quick brown fox. The one with the blowzy night-frumps. YN UP BE OT PX IV IL EC. Skip the queue, as usual.

442697 Which Perplex City figure possibly possesses a travelling audio technician?

482974 October 11, 1968. July 16, 1969. April 11, 1970. Final date? (Enter ddmmyyyy, eg: 22031942 for 22nd March 1942)

508949 Justin Gignac sells items that come signed and individually numbered... what's the number used on the example on his website?

520452 An enigmatic auction. Find the seller who's name is based on a bizzare piece of Harry Potter merchandise and find the keyword...

524968 What are the next two letters in this series: A E F H I K L M ?

549414 Go home, Behind The Music, in what year must you save the last human family on Earth from the evil Robotrons?

573054 What do you get if you add up all the numbers in Golddigger by Kanye West?

589182 How many km^2 is the cauldron of #FFFF00 B0000YHJMS? (Just put the number, eg: 2341)

590542 Sheena, Judy, and whO?

674303 Real life web slinger entangles Manhattan with what?

688743 How many millions did ROgers Communications Inc pay for a comma?

696045 Golden Rotation: XNBB LHWCMZ JSVMB RMBB?

732239 What do you get if you cross [snip]ulfo[/snip] with spoons?

733692 Have the last word, carry a Scrabble Dictionary. (The massive hardback one, of course!)

742161 If it's not new, it's not - americas, 4776449, what animal? (Singular, not plural.)

774834 Head for the kind of site that might flash on and off really quickly. Track down the piratical chap knwon as 45448482, with the usual suffix. Find 210054219. What's the 7-letter word for this phenomenon?

777812 The Internet is definitely not a series of these

785807 According to the 38.032679,-78.505597, who is the centre of 34.099297,-118.324814?

813749 In what year was Wikipedia started?

822740 How much bling is there when you cross an MTV show with the opposite to a musical Guy?

859760 Not broken, but missed... Red Dress. 40.759448,-73.979466. 07/08/08. Say what?

875556 Not sabotaged, but missed... 51.510772,-0.113769. 08/08/08. Which way?

882939 What was the first ever line of a tasty petroleum-based comic? (Punctuate exactly.)

891300 SQUARESQUARESQUARESQUARE. The one about the quick brown fox. The one with the blowzy night-frumps. YN UP BE OT PX IV IL EC. Skip the queue, as usual.

894184 How many km^2 is the cauldron of #FFFF00 B0000YHJMS? (Just put the number, eg: 2341)

916079 Not a whorl nor a shawl but close to both... You got bokojifogufre?

929601 What comes next - bondai, UFMacavity, majcher, izuzu27, ???

958363 What's next? happy solving and hunting But they're all quadrilaterals! the launch i take it? Once I get my last couple silvers, I'm holding a large contest to give all my spares away. ???

992276 What city has an unusual propensity for unclaimed lottery wins?

995195 How many millions did ROgers Communications Inc pay for a comma?

999436 Need a sharp young thing to keep the SF datalink ticking over smoothly. Find the job ad (check them all, OK?) and you'll find the keyword...