Quotes
Vocab
What is cryptography?
Caesar Cipher
Harry Potter Trivia
100

AYHPUPUN MVY AOL IHSSLA, WVAALY?

Training for the ballet, Potter?

100

The original phrase used in a cipher

What is plaintext?

100

The art of writing or solving codes

What is cryptography?

100

Who is the Caesar Cipher named after?

Julius Caesar

100

What is the school that Harry Potter goes to called?

Hogwarts

200

DL'SS ZLUK FVB H OVNDHYAZ AVPSLA ZLHA.

We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat.

200

The encoded phrase (the code) used in a cipher

What is ciphertext?
200

What are some uses of cryptography?

Important in times of war, used for cybersecurity
200
Does encoding require a positive or negative shift?

Positive shift

200

What is You-know-who's real name?

Voldemort

300

RQH FDQ QHYHU KDYH HQRXJK VRFNV.

One can never have enough socks.

300

Converting plaintext into ciphertext

What is encryption?

300

The number of letters the plaintext is moved over

What is shift?

300
What is the first step in solving a Caesar Cipher?

Finding the shift

300

What species is Buckbeak?

Hippogriff
400

ZKB VSLGHUV? ZKB FRXOGQ'W LW EH IROORZ WKH EXWWHUIOLHV?

Why spiders? Why couldn't it be follow the butterflies?

400

Converting ciphertext into plaintext

What is decryption?

400

What is the most common letter in English?

"E"

400

What type of cipher is the Caesar Cipher?

Shift Key Cipher

400

Who is the headmaster of Hogwarts?

Professor Dumbledore?

500

KH FDQ UXQ IDVWHU WKDQ VHYHUXV VQDSH FRQIURQWHG ZLWK VKDPSRR.

He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo.

500

The “rule” or phrase that is used in the encrypting/decrypting process

What is a key?

500

What is the most common 3 letter English word?

"The"

500

What year was the Caesar Cipher first used?

58 BC

500

Who is Harry Potter's godfather?

Sirius Black

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