Theories
True or False: Leonardo Da Vinci is a possible author of the Voynich Manuscript.
True, many believe he is the author.
What is a possible reason why the author wrote the Voynich Manuscript in a mysterious language?
A. To hide it from their mom
B. To write to the rats
C. For secrecy
D. It’s just a hoax
C. For Secrecy
True or False: The Voynich Manuscript is more likely to use a cipher text than a made up language.
True, It is generally considered to be a cipher text.
What did the illustrations in the Voynich Manuscript depict?
A. Plants
B. Stars
C. People
D. All of the Above
D. All of the above
Which university is the Voynich Manuscript located currently at?
A. Harvard University
B. Yale University
C. MIT
D. Columbia University
B. Yale University
What encryption method do scientists think the Voynich Manuscript uses?
A. Transposition Cipher
B. Four-Square Cipher
C. Subsitution Cipher
D. It’s not encrypted
C. Substitution Cipher
True or False: The Voynich Manuscript is a scientific handbook for jotting down notes.
False, it’s probably not a scientific handbook.
Why is the Voynich Manuscript undecipherable?
A. It doesn’t match any known language or cipher
B. It has a strange linguistic pattern
C.All of the above
C. All of the above
How many sections are in the Voynich Manuscript?
A.17 sections
B.6 sections
C. 4 sections
D.67 sections
B. 6 sections
Which Roman Emperor is thought to be the original owner of the Voynich Manuscript?
A. Julius Casear
B. Rudolph II
C. Hadrian
D. Marcus Aurelius
B. Rudolph II
Where was the Voynich Manuscript thought to be produced?
A. Italy or Germany
B. France or England
C. India or Bangladesh
D. The U.S or Canada
A. Italy or Germany
True or False: The mysterious manuscript is thought to be an alchemist notebook in code.
True, scientists say that this is possible based off of recent research.
Why is the Voynich Manuscript’s code so unusual?
A. It is very advanced for the time it was created
B. It’s code does not match any known cipher or encryption technique, making it difficult for scientists to understand.
C. All of the above
C. All of the above
What century does the Voynich Manuscript date back to?
A. 17th century
B. 20th century
C. 15th century
D. 13th century
C. 15th century
True or False: The Voynich Manuscript is named after Wilfrid Voynich.
True, the mysterious manuscript is named after Wilfrid Voynich.
What group of European languages does the Voynich Manuscript thought to have used?
Proto-Romance language/ Italian, Spanish, French, and Portuguese
What is a potential purpose for the Voynich Manuscript?
A. A medicinal handbook that potentially shows new herbal medicines
B. A story book of ancient folktales
C. A recipe book of unknown foods from ancient times
D. A mathematical handbook for doing quick math
A. A medicinal handbook that potentially shows new herbal medicines
True or False: The Voynich Manuscript is completely encoded with creative symbols and words.
True, the manuscript appears to be completely encoded.
True or False: A team of scientists in Brazil were able to prove the manuscript had no structure and was probably just a hoax.
False, the scientists found it had a proper structure and language.
Where was the Voynich Manuscript first found?
A.The Jesuit College in Frascati, Italy
B. Cambridge University, in England
C. Vatican City, Italy
D. University of Vienna, in Austria
A. The Jesuit college in Frascati, Italy
Which Semitic language is possibly in the Voynich Manuscript?
A. Hebrew
B. Arabic
C. Indian
D. French
A. Hebrew
Which constellations are thought to be inside the Voynich Manuscript?
A. Orion
B. Bootes
C. Gemini
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Why did William Newbold fail to crack the Voynich Manuscript’s code?
A. His assumptions were wrong
B. He just gave up
C. He lost the book
D. He spent most of his time trying to prove that Leonardo Da Vinci was the author
A. His assumptions were wrong
Which university did radiocarbon dating on the Voynich Manuscript?
A. Yale University
B. University of Arizona
C. Cornell University
D. University of Cambridge
B. University of Arizona
How long did William Newbold work on the Voynich Manuscript?
A. 67 years
B. 8 years and 8 months
C. 7 years and 9 months
D. 543 days
B. 8 years and 8 months