Sporcle Puzzle Hunt

[NYYanks]

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but are we still able to obtain the puzzle hunt badge. I'm thinking about going for it again. Thanks!

[Derek Pharr]

Yep, it is an ongoing thing

On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 1:21 PM, NYYanks <nyyanks...@gmail.com> wrote:

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but are we still able to obtain the puzzle hunt badge. I'm thinking about going for it again. Thanks!

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[NYYanks]

Got it. Thanks!

[skuban]

Use reverse image google search.

[Daniel Hodgson]

If you have a smart phone with a camera, download the app google goggles. It'll take the picture and search for it. It may take a few tries. I used it to complete that puzzle (it actually only recognized 19 out of 20)

On Sep 6, 2013 6:06 PM, "Fusty" <john_s...@aol.com> wrote:

How?? I cant save the images?

 

On Friday, 6 September 2013 22:51:46 UTC+1, skuban wrote:

Use reverse image google search.

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[skuban]

I took a screenshot of the datapage, cropped the image in Paint, then saved that for the search.

[NYYanks]

Ahhhh! I've been doing this for 3 hours and I'm stuck on the last one: literature! I can't figure out a few of the questions! :(

[Amazingjosh Sporcle]

I'll be Mr. Helpful.

Email me-that one was one of the few that I solved (and the meta) without Internet-cheats.

[NYYanks]

Thanks! I'm pulling my hair out over this! :P

[Bazmerelda]

Did anyone here ever solve the Television puzzle? I got all the answers but was never able to figure out the meta-puzzle.

[NYYanks]

On Friday, September 6, 2013 8:26:43 PM UTC-4, Bazmerelda wrote:

Did anyone here ever solve the Television puzzle? I got all the answers but was never able to figure out the meta-puzzle.

I'll trade you literature for television, if you got literature yet. 

[Bazmerelda]

You've got mail.

[NYYanks]

Now you've got mail. haha

[Aurora Illumina]

Ah, yes, this puzzle hunt. I of course couldn't do this on my own, but I decided to go a different route and ask members of another (totally different) forum for help... and then one person there came to the rescue and did almost everything else I didn't already have.

The Geography one was the most evil.

[rer2121]

Aurora Illumina:

I know it has something to do with:

resistor codes 

(Text in white), but I don't know how it translates to letters. Could you *hint *hint* tell me how it does?????

[beforever]

Hint in white: I'm assuming you searched for resistor codes. Find the right one, and those colors in brackets on the Geography quiz will mean something. You've done something in another quiz, actually. ;)

[beforever]

Typo in my hint (also white): something similar*

[Amazingjosh Sporcle]

Emailed you the hint

[Aurora Illumina]

More of a hint (in white)
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To expand on beforever's hint, it's the Television quiz that's similar. This time though, your word is spelled out directly.
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[Aurora Illumina]

Yeah, that one was kinda confusing... You'd think XX means "X squared", but in this case, XX means a two digit number with the same digit X twice. The dot is a symbol for multiplication.

On Saturday, September 7, 2013 9:23:11 AM UTC-4, Fusty wrote:

I'm a little stuck at clue 24 on the science one. Evaluate filling in the number for each X: XX•(X+X)+X. This doesn't make the slightest bit of sense to me and I need it to get the answer.

[rer2121]

I've solved the geography puzzle! Thanks guys!

[skuban]

Copy paste the quiz into an Excel spreadsheet, with the answers. I had one with 16 tabs by the end of it.

[THEJMAN]

Okay, so I'm still completely lost on the Geography puzzle. If anyone has any more hints, please email me at packer...@gmail.com. Thanks.

[Bazmerelda]

Could anyone email me a hint for number 13 of the final puzzle? I have all of the relevant information for it but just can't figure it out. I've got everything else including the final answer, but I'm getting nowhere with number 13.

On Saturday, 7 September 2013 20:30:38 UTC+1, Fusty wrote:

EMAIL ME TOO. I'm lost and the hint doesn't help.

[NYYanks]

On Saturday, September 7, 2013 4:16:56 PM UTC-4, Bazmerelda wrote:

Could anyone email me a hint for number 13 of the final puzzle? I have all of the relevant information for it but just can't figure it out. I've got everything else including the final answer, but I'm getting nowhere with number 13.

^^^^

Me too!

@fusty - after you solved each category, type your answers in the meta puzzle and you are then given another puzzle.

[Aurora Illumina]

Maybe a hint for #13 in the final quiz? (White text below)

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Ultimately, it seems the problem is that this word may just be a lot more obscure than all the other words in the final quiz. If you got all the rest of the answers, you know which answer you have to follow and which operation to do with that answer, but you're still not sure what the actual answer to it is. I'd say knowing some French would help, as this word is spelled the same as a French word with a related meaning (though pronounced differently); in English, the pronunciation of the word seems a bit unintuitive with its spelling in my opinion.
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[NYYanks]

Got it! Thank you!

[Amazingjosh Sporcle]

And have you played the final answer quiz- AFTER the metapuzzle? You have to get 100% on that one too...

[Bazmerelda]

Fusty - Check your stats to make sure you have registered plays for all 17 quizzes in the Puzzle Hunt. You might not have been signed in when you played one of them. To get the badge, you have to have a play registered for each of the 17 quizzes, and 100% in the final quiz. I got the badge straight away so it should be working if you have fulfilled all of those criteria.

On Sunday, 8 September 2013 12:12:24 UTC+1, Fusty wrote:

Yes (Stats:

Sporcle Puzzle Hunt: Final Answer

1

Sep 7th, 2013

100%) 

[Bazmerelda]

You only need 100% in the final quiz, and need to have played all of them. Your statistics are hidden so I can't check if you've missed anything. Make sure you aren't counting the answer confirmer, hint giver, or sample quiz in the 17. My list is actually 20 quizzes long because I've played all of those. I only got 78% on Just for Fun, so you definitely don't need to have a perfect score on everything.

On Sunday, 8 September 2013 17:34:09 UTC+1, Fusty wrote:

Do you need 100%? I've definitely played them all.

[Bazmerelda]

Congrats #351. Dean's List and Crazy Ivan are the only other two hidden badges I can think of from the top of my head. I think all badges are always visible on the Sporcle Admin page, so just have a scan of that.

On Sunday, 8 September 2013 18:38:45 UTC+1, Fusty wrote:

Damn, my literature one didn't count for some reason. Are there any other badges that are hidden on the profile page like the puzzle hunt one.

[Spacemaniac]

Yes. Dean's List and Crazy Ivan, but those are a little different...

On Sep 8, 2013, at 7:38 PM, Fusty <john_s...@aol.com> wrote:

Damn, my literature one didn't count for some reason. Are there any other badges that are hidden on the profile page like the puzzle hunt one.

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[THEJMAN]

If anybody could give me a hint on how to solve the metapuzzle, I'd really appreciate it. I have all the answers from the 15 category quizzes and I have the 15 metapuzzle words and the directions, but I can't for the life of me put anything together. Every way I try ends up as a dead end. A hint would be greatly appreacited! (packer...@gmail.com)

[THEJMAN]

Never mind!!! :D

[Rich Milligan]

Can someone tell me the “starting place” for this hunt? I’ve never heard of it before?

 

Cheers

BGC

[John O'Brien]

Here's the information on it: http://www.sporcle.com/blog/2013/02/the-great-sporcle-puzzle-hunt/

[skuban]

If you search for "Puzzle Hunt", there will be a list of around 18 or 19 quizzes. Fifteen of them will be titled "Sporcle Puzzle Hunt: <Category>", with <Category> filled in by Geography, Entertainment... one of the 15 Sporcle categories.

After you solve all the puzzles (note that they are more than just quizzes, there are puzzles too), you then go to the "Meta Puzzle", and finally the "Final Answer". When all of this is completed, you get a badge.

In short, there is no "starting point" per se; you can start with any of the 15 puzzles. (My suggestion: tackle Holiday or History first... tackle History first, it's the easiest puzzle).

A blog post explaining everything in more detail can be found here: http://www.sporcle.com/blog/2013/02/the-great-sporcle-puzzle-hunt/

I highly recommend you try it. It's extremely fun.

[skuban]

There is a sample puzzle here: http://www.sporcle.com/games/sproutcm/sporcle-puzzle-hunt-sample

And there is an answer confirmer for the actual hunt here: http://www.sporcle.com/games/sproutcm/sporcle-puzzle-hunt-answer-confirmer

[Rich Milligan]

Thanks to skuban & John O’Brien for the information about the Puzzle Hunt – I must say I must be extremely thick as I tried 3 or 4 of the quizzes last night and haven’t got anywhere fast on them……..still, try try and try again!

 

Cheers

BGC

[Bazmerelda]

Don't worry. You're not thick. It's just really difficult. Anyone who says they have completed the hunt without any Googling at all is a liar. 

Just do as well as you can on each quiz, and try to figure out the puzzle (you don't always need 100% on the quiz to solve the puzzle, and sometimes figuring out the pattern of the puzzle can help you figure out extra answers in the quiz). If you can't solve the puzzle, use Google to fill in extra answers on the quiz until you can.

[Rich Milligan]

Thanks for the words of encouragement Bazmerelda – I think I’m going to need them!

 

That said, I’ve just completed the “holiday” quiz and managed to solve the puzzle word for the mega-puzzle! Well pumped, never thought I’d get even one!

 

Cheers

BGC

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[Hullabaloo]

Ha, I remember Holiday was the first one I got aswell.

[skuban]

It's an addictive feeling, that joy of figuring one out. :) Keep at it!

[Rich Milligan]

HA! Just managed to solve the History one. I know this is meant to be one of the easier ones, but honestly, it took me hours!

 

Still, that feeling of satisfaction!!

 

OK, so 2 down (Holiday & History) and suggestions for the next one?

 

Cheers

BGC

 

From: sporcle-u...@googlegroups.com [mailto:sporcle-u...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Hullabaloo
Sent: 11 September 2013 22:43
To: sporcle-u...@googlegroups.com
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Ha, I remember Holiday was the first one I got aswell.

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[Bazmerelda]

Just For Fun is quite fun, and it's relatively simple too.

On Thursday, 12 September 2013 22:39:40 UTC+1, Rich Milligan wrote:

HA! Just managed to solve the History one. I know this is meant to be one of the easier ones, but honestly, it took me hours!

 

Still, that feeling of satisfaction!!

 

OK, so 2 down (Holiday & History) and suggestions for the next one?

 

Cheers

BGC

 

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Sent: 11 September 2013 22:43
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Ha, I remember Holiday was the first one I got aswell.

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[NYYanks]

I would save geography for the end. It's probably the hardest one.

[Rich Milligan]

Awwww pants! Thought I’d just solved this one.

 

Thought that perhaps the position in the list of the “hidden” answers, led to the letters in the title of each category. An anagram of this spells “Nitpicker” – but alas this doesn’t seem to be the answer…….

 

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Sent: 12 September 2013 23:33
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Just For Fun is quite fun, and it's relatively simple too.

se is out of date.

[Patrick St-Amand]

I've isolated the flag that has a color that resisted but not sure how to translate that into a code.

Also stuck on Television. Any nudges for me? (Yes, i'm very late to the party)

On Friday, September 6, 2013 10:59:29 PM UTC-4, beforever wrote:

Hint in white: I'm assuming you searched for resistor codes. Find the right one, and those colors in brackets on the Geography quiz will mean something. You've done something in another quiz, actually. ;)

On Saturday, September 7, 2013 10:42:05 AM UTC+8, rer2121 wrote:

Aurora Illumina:

I know it has something to do with:

resistor codes 

(Text in white), but I don't know how it translates to letters. Could you *hint *hint* tell me how it does?????

[Cutthroat]

http://www.sporcle.com/games/sproutcm/sporcle-puzzle-hunt-hint-giver

I found this quite helpful when I got stuck. Good luck :)

[Patrick St-Amand]

Yes, but even that's not enough for me :(

[Chenchilla]

If I recall correctly, both of these quizzes used a technique called indexing.

Indexing is a process that involves using numbers to count letters in a word to get a series of letters to form a new word.

I don't want to give too much away, so see what you can do with that.