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Whodunit #1
Cryptography
In Cryptography teasers, a phrase or expressions has been encoded in some way (frequently by replacing letters with other letters). You need to figure out the encoding method and then decode the message to find the answer.Cryptography
In a small lodge in the city of Coe, Co., there were 5 people about to drink cocoa. They were the following people:
Hal Apenyo
Ray Beeze
Ann Arky
Ted E. Baer
Sarah Bellum
During the cocoa party, out of nowhere, the lights went off. All was dark for a minute. Then they lit up again. The cocoa was missing!!!
However, a mysterious spirit appeared in front of them saying he knew who the thief was. But all he showed them was this quote:
W UCH FOPWSG GVCHG TCF PWHWBU HVS VSOR CTT O POH PIH HVOH'G CY - HVS POH VOR HC USH CNNM GVCHG.
~~~~~~~CNNM CGPCIFBS
There is a hidden name of the culprit in their note.
Who is the culprit?
Hal Apenyo
Ray Beeze
Ann Arky
Ted E. Baer
Sarah Bellum
During the cocoa party, out of nowhere, the lights went off. All was dark for a minute. Then they lit up again. The cocoa was missing!!!
However, a mysterious spirit appeared in front of them saying he knew who the thief was. But all he showed them was this quote:
W UCH FOPWSG GVCHG TCF PWHWBU HVS VSOR CTT O POH PIH HVOH'G CY - HVS POH VOR HC USH CNNM GVCHG.
~~~~~~~CNNM CGPCIFBS
There is a hidden name of the culprit in their note.
Who is the culprit?
Hint
The author of this quote is Ozzy Osbourne. (That should give you some letters)Also, the 5 names are actually puns.
Answer
Quote Letter = Actual LetterA=M
B=N
C=O
D=P
E=Q
F=R
G=S
H=T
I=U
J=V
K=W
L=X
M=Y
N=Z
O=A
P=B
Q=C
R=D
S=E
T=F
U=G
V=H
W=I
X=J
Y=K
Z=L
The quote was:
I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that's OK - the bat had to get Ozzy shots.
~~~~~~Ozzy Osbourne
The 5 names are puns. The puns are:
Hal Apenyo = Jalapeno
Ray Beeze = Rabies
Ann Arky = Anarchy
Ted E. Baer = Teddy Bear
Sarah Bellum = Cerebellum
The only word from that list in the quote is rabies. That means Ray Beeze stole the cocoa.
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