content/news/2012-04-15-april-1st-the-aftermath.md

   1 author: RichiH
   2 date: 2012-04-15 22:01:21+00:00
   3 slug: april-1st-the-aftermath
   4 title: April 1st, the aftermath
   5 imported: yes
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   7 It's been two weeks since our April Fools quiz; thanks to everybody who participated. Several people managed to complete the quiz; the first eight are:
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  13   1. dwfreed
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  16   2. bikcmp
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  19   3. divVerent
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  22   4. sbp
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  25   5. meridion
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  28   6. heftig
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  31   7. JoshuaA
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  34   8. [bjoern]
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  38 Here are the riddles and their solutions, in the original order:
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  41 Stage 1, the picture linked on the blog:
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  43 ITucplOwnTShozIfVT1cM2u0VTWyVPZwp3EupaD=
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  46 This was base64 + rot13 encryption,
  47 ##start
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  51 Stage 2, topic in ##start
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  53 ###### MLG UZHGVI GSZM
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  56 Encryption A-Z Z-A,
  57 "NOT FASTER THAN"
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  60 With a bit of thinking, this led the users to ######neutrinos
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  63 Stage 3, topic in  ######neutrinos
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  65 #### C0LEMAK 43WRXC 34PTCXRW XSF34GDVC BHJ6 CTP4GHKNL7 87JHKMEN
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  68 Solvable with a picture of the [Colemak keyboard layout](http://colemak.com/wiki/images/8/80/Colemak_layout_2.png) and a bit of tracing with your fingers. Following the path between the keys on the keyboard gave you C, O, D, I, N, G.
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  72 Stage 4, topic in ####coding
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  74 3. #### Find a five-digit number in which the last number is the sum of the first, second, and third; the third is four less than the last; the fourth is two less than the last; and the first and fourth added are one less than the last. The last number is also three times the second.
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  77 Plain math, 13579
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  81 Stage 5, topic in ####13579
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  83 #### This "huge" work, written over twen ty years, contains ten books. What colour is it?
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  86 The Great Book of Amber
  87 ####amber
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  90 Last Stage, topic in ####amber
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  92 i yam what i yam but i yam ####
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  94 which lead to ####popeye, the final channel.
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  97 We hope you enjoyed our little quiz and had a great time.