Riddler's School
Well it's been a while since I did a Musical Friday post, and it's probably just as long since I posted a URL changing puzzle game. They're not everybody's cup of tea, but those that like them, become furiously addicted. Anyway...

Mr Riddler took some time out from inventing evil plans for the demise of Batman, and wrote to me with news of his on-line puzzle Riddler's School, which I lost for a while in an email spam trap, which obviously decided that anything from a superhero's arch-nemesis was spam, but I then managed to recover it, to post here for all you puzzle addicts to enjoy. It's the usual idea: look at the clue, use your brain, insert your answer in the address bar (...see a 404 error which means you're wrong again, and then go hunting on a forum for a clue).

The theme of the game, as the name might suggest, sees you going back to school (arrrrrrggggghhh!), with the puzzles split into courses and classes, once you get past the first page you start in Geography. Remember to pack your best brain, and an apple for teacher.

PS. As at school cheaters may get in trouble, so while hints are fine, no giveaway spoilers in the comments please, it spoils the puzzles for the true addicts.

Entry 2427, Friday, January 26th 2007, Filed In Games
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Mouse

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Jaimie:

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Use the same logic you used for the last one. Instead of "K's S", this one would be....(use the first name though)


If you don't recognize who's pictured there, lookup

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"daughter named Sadie Madison" on wiki

Comment 851, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 03:44:18 PM

Mouse

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Help on 39....

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I have the two locations. searching for all three terms (2 locations + middle word) gives sporadic results.

Comment 852, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 04:50:03 PM

Bibica

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mouse@

I have the two locations too. No results yet.

Comment 853, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 04:57:42 PM

Thruanoxygenlimbo

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@ Mouse: forget about locations, focus on the relation, or supposed link, between one event and the other.

(sorry my hints have become scarce, but i am very busy at work, and playing less myself)

Comment 854, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 04:58:04 PM

Mouse

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On to 40!
Bibica:

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Those two pictures seem a little unordered? Maybe a little "chaotic" together? I wonder if there's a theory about that?

Even better if that theory specifically mentions the images shown in those two pictures, naming locations and everything ;)


Mark:
No problem. I think we are all starting to burn out a little on this. I really need to get some work done myself.

Comment 855, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 05:14:49 PM

Bibica

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thanks mark!
40 now!

Comment 856, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 05:23:09 PM

Jaimie

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Thanks!!
on to 39!

Comment 857, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 05:43:28 PM

Jaimie

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What was the consensus on 40? Use all numbers? Specific roads/destinations? Specific directions?

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it says "specfic terminus" which, to me, is speaking to antibodies and biochemistry...I'm assuming it has nothing to do with that, right?

Comment 858, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 06:00:22 PM

Bibica

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40?


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I've found four letters, am i in the right path?
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Comment 859, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 06:35:25 PM

Bibica

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I mean four places.

Comment 860, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 06:38:28 PM

Robert

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Hi again;
Jaimie, it's nothing to do with biochem.
Bibica, I'm not sure what you mean by finding four places.
There's a comment near the top of p.16 that might help.

Comment 861, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 06:48:27 PM

Robert

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Bibica, that may be misleading.
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you do need to find places, it's just hard to know if you're on the right path without more info

Comment 862, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 07:00:03 PM

Mouse

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on 40:

Can I assume

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We need the terminus indicated by the compass in the center of the image? (The first 3 would be the "northern" terminus, etc) ?

Sorry if I gave too much away just then, but I'm having difficulty making sense of the results I have.

Comment 863, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 07:10:18 PM

Mouse

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I just answered my own question. And, yes, you do.

Just be careful.
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one of them runs E-W, but you need the end that is more N-S


On to the last course!

Comment 864, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 07:16:34 PM

Robert

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Mouse; that's right
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for I84, use the one not pictured (for some reason)

Comment 865, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 07:17:00 PM

Mouse

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Robert: (on 41)

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There are several choices. Do I need a special "style" of phrasing it? Is it two items or just a single entry?

Comment 866, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 07:21:35 PM

Mouse

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Anyone have luck with 41? Not getting anywhere with it. Tried every variation of the "obvious" choices, but other discussion boards talk about
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getting all the letters
and that has me completely confused

Comment 867, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 08:02:07 PM

Robert

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mouse
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you need to go back to the beginning

Comment 868, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 08:36:28 PM

Jaimie

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Mouse,
On level 40,
Are you finding

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the first letter of the northern terminus for each road in the upper left, and using that, combined with the other letters for the other squares to form an anagram?? I'm lost...

Comment 869, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 08:36:46 PM

Robert

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Jaimie
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yes, but just the interstates. You should have nine towns, and add the clue from the source (if I'm remembering correctly)

Comment 870, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 08:42:18 PM

Mouse

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Jaimie:
You have the right idea.

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If there is an answer with two words in it, just use the first word.

Comment 871, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 08:47:16 PM

Jaimie

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Thanks, Robert!


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is the un-anagramed word still in reference to math?

Comment 872, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 08:47:17 PM

Mouse

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Robert:

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back to the beginning? Of the puzzle? The introduction page? The course? Argh.

Comment 873, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 08:51:34 PM

Robert

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Jaimie
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no

Mouse
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yes. yes. yes. no. I agree

Comment 874, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:12:55 PM

Robert

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oops
Mouse
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yes. yes. yes. no. I agree

Comment 875, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:14:44 PM

Jaimie

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Can you give me a hint as to what this darned word could be? I have 90 anagrams listed here...

Comment 876, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:17:25 PM

Bibica

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jaimie, i'm still in 40 too.

well i found:


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" heartlands" don't work. for I78 i didn't found the city.
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Comment 877, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:24:03 PM

Mouse

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Robert: (on 41)

I UNDERSTAND!


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Now if I can just figure out where to start. Apparently there is now a "list" that was not there originally and it is throwing me off.

Comment 878, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:27:44 PM

Jaimie

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Bibica--


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I78 ends on the east side in Canal St. find the name of the city...and let me know if you get the answer!!

Comment 879, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:29:29 PM

Mouse

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Bibica:

I got that answer as well.

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My guess is that you had a letter left over, maybe a "U"?

Check your 78 and 84 again. Don't forget comment 871

Answer really has nothing to do with current course.

Comment 880, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:30:38 PM

Jaimie

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Mouse--
What does it have to do with??

Comment 881, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:35:22 PM

Robert

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Jaimie and Bibica, so sorry
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there should be 10 towns, plus the source clue. It's an 11-letter word. The s is wrong, Bibica

Mouse
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the list doesn't matter, the numbers were corrected when that line was added

Comment 882, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:35:58 PM

Jaimie

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Is this the start of a new course? What's the new course?

Comment 883, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:43:34 PM

Mouse

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Robert:

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Count spaces? Punctuation?

Comment 884, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:46:14 PM

Robert

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Mouse
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No. Yes. Remember, "now is the right time"

Comment 885, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:51:27 PM

Bibica

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please guys, check my letters.

(about 40)


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T E A M D H E A N L AND R(from the source)
it is right? sorry to bug you!
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Comment 886, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:52:23 PM

Robert

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bibica
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M is wrong

Comment 887, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 09:58:39 PM

Bibica

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thanks robert, i will try!

Comment 888, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:11:29 PM

Jaimie

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So, Robert, if Bibica was off by that letter, and taking what Mouse wrote, then it should be

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T E A N D H S A N L R, right? With which subject is the answer involved??

Do you ever get sick and tired of people begging you for help??

Comment 889, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:14:19 PM

Bibica

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I'd like to thank everybody for the huge help!
41! :)

Comment 890, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:16:04 PM

Jaimie

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Bibica!!!
Come back and help me! Subject??

Comment 891, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:24:41 PM

Robert

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Jamie
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S is wrong

Comment 892, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:27:49 PM

Robert

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Hey, I just finished :o)

Comment 893, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:28:50 PM

Jaimie

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Congrats!!

Comment 894, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:34:08 PM

Jaimie

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Robert,


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should Sturbridge be Boston? (it IS Sturbridge, by the way--I live here!!) and then, WHAT TOPIC DOES THE UN-ANAGRAMED WORD RELATE TO????


And, I apologize in advance for the raised letters of frustration...

Long day...I actually had to work!

Comment 895, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:37:27 PM

Bibica

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Congratulations Robert!
And thank you again!

jaimie@


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it's more history subject i guess, the word starts with Ne*********.
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Comment 896, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:41:11 PM

Robert

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Jaimie
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you need to use I-84 west, even though the sign is obviously I-84 east. And history, I guess. Or anthropology. If you get the letters, there's only one word that fits.

Comment 897, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:46:28 PM

Jaimie

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It starts with
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Nerd....?? Or is that just my current frame of mind?

Comment 898, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:48:33 PM

Robert

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Jaimie

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_84_(disambiguation)
http://dictionary.amcd.co.uk/scrabble.php

Comment 899, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 10:53:24 PM

Jaimie

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Robert, I love you. I don't say that often, so I really do mean it.

And, shame on me for using american sites. No longer...it's UK Scrabble or nothing for me!!

Comment 900, Wednesday, February 7th 2007 11:00:53 PM

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