Word Game: Cryptocategories by HensleyB

Champion(s):

Tortoise
Slow and Steady


Runner(s)-Up:

KonkelT
Kai gwa!


Quiz Description

A simple substitution code has been used to encrypt the name of a category and five items belonging to that category. For each question, please provide the decrypted category name.

Example

HLDQO
1. KCWCWC
2. CNNSV
3. JLCWBV
4. FQIQ
5. NVLTQEEJW

which decrypts to Fruit: 1. Banana, 2. Apple, 3. Orange, 4. Kiwi, 5. Persimmon, so the correct answer would be FRUIT. Note: The code will be different for each question

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 09 34 00 75 25 42 25 42 59 67 17 50
1 Tortoise 448 95 15
15
34
15
15
75
15
15
15
15
42
15
15
67
15
15
50
2 KonkelT 440 87 15
15
15
15
75
15
15
42
15
15
15
59
15
67
15
17
15
3 NathanL 394 79 15
15
34
15
00
15
15
42
15
15
42
15
59
15
67
15
00
4 BoyerA 353 70 15
15
34
15
15
75
15
00
00
15
42
15
00
15
17
15
50
5 Adam 344 62 15
15
34
15
00
15
15
42
15
15
42
15
59
00
15
17
15
6 Rebecca 318 54 15
15
34
15
00
00
15
15
15
15
00
15
67
15
17
15
50
7 JeziorskiM 278 45 15
15
34
15
00
00
15
15
15
15
42
00
00
15
17
15
50
8 AdamKing 208 37 15
15
34
15
00
00
15
25
15
42
00
00
00
00
15
17
00
9 JonesRW 151 29 15
09
00
15
00
00
15
25
00
15
25
00
00
00
15
17
00
10 FeitelD 111 20 15
09
00
15
00
00
00
00
15
25
00
00
00
00
15
17
00
11 MangaserA 79 12 15
09
00
00
15
00
00
00
00
15
25
00
00
00
00
00
00
12 RaiaB 15 4 00
00
15
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00

Questions:

Remember: the answer to each question is the decrypted category name.

UXTBB RPTUTB
1. RNLM
2. DPBXHR
3. JVTTM
4. YPMI
5. CHHY

Click to Reveal Answer
chess pieces

JOHHF LRZMEOXJCKW
1. HBOXLXQHW
2. ZHWDCMRBW
3. ZOXWKPLCZGHW
4. WPLCPDRHW
5. THGZGQHO

Click to Reveal Answer
Greek playwrights

PQQMW QS ZDTHGXF
1. HQ
2. NYMLPXEX
3. UYIIHWGQ
4. XDFQTY
5. YPYIGRXY

Click to Reveal Answer
moons of Jupiter

CRLNCY UVJYC
1. CSPVSKUKMC
2. BEVLRKMBSNCPC
3. UYCPJVBYNLRPVBI
4. RBNCPKMC
5. EVKSMCPC

Click to Reveal Answer
animal phyla

WJFIMAU YMFRDEC DECPD
1. DWEEHI FVJWJCMU
2. LJUUJA YAMC
3. LUMFR EV ZIJHA
4. HIVJUUAV
5. LMG

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Michael Jackson songs

CRESD JRYTQ
1. DSMSMBWRYYK
2. WC
3. TBAQMKDQ WARLKDQRMU
4. HSDQ
5. JRAVRAN AKTB

Click to Reveal Answer
Pixar films

HWI XSTLV XJAEW EWGQLSIA
1. XKXXV
2. EGALV
3. PTSEGT
4. NTA
5. FSIF

Click to Reveal Answer
The Brady Bunch children

YZSNDYK DYRNGYHP
1. YKGYKYKYSNME
2. EQYUYLEQUEQ
3. RSYNY
4. FIYIYKX
5. VYFEQPPEQJSE

Click to Reveal Answer
African capitals

AGKEF MKBMAGAX
1. ZAEHEF
2. FMAG
3. WEQOLTQE
4. KEAWTX ETAMQOTX
5. WEAEWEQQE

Click to Reveal Answer
Roman emperors

OAKFGFCJ
1. HCGBG QG DWSVFU
2. HWADLCGVF
3. ZVJLAJ
4. HEVBRWCQ
5. MCVDPGOAHW

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liqueurs

ZHIPAXY MHZENFI PM DPAWNT
1. JGJHYXF
2. BGF UGGT
3. TNBSPMU UFXLPRS
4. TNXF GYT IVPO
5. MG GMN ZGHFMI RVN DPAWNT

Click to Reveal Answer
musical numbers in Wicked

AWDHWIQZI
1. DWMNQCQZOG
2. GCQI
3. YGIJN
4. KQZYGWJ
5. YLYYT

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composers