Cryptography & Codes

Enter the Vault of Forgotten Ciphers

Probe the shadows of history's most cunning codes and ciphers with this engaging medium-difficulty challenge.

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Quiz Questions

Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

1
What device did ancient Spartans wrap a strip of parchment around to encode messages?
Question 1
2
In the Polybius square, how many rows and columns does the standard 5x5 grid have for letters?
Question 2
3
What Hebrew cipher substitutes the first letter of the alphabet with the last?
Question 3
4
Which 16th-century French diplomat created a polyalphabetic cipher using a keyword?
Question 4
5
The Pigpen cipher, used by Freemasons, relies on what kind of grid markings?
Question 5
6
What was the standard shift value Julius Caesar reportedly used in his cipher?
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7
During World War I, Germany used which cipher featuring a 6x6 Polybius grid?
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8
In prisoner tap codes, what do five taps followed by two represent?
Question 8
9
The WWII Enigma machine used rotating components called what to vary substitution?
Question 9