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Preparing for the end of term performance
It's the first full week of term at Farthingbottom School and Portia, Felix, Primula and Randolph have arrived in the music room for their lesson. Professor N. Igma is nowhere to be seen, but he has ...
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Who lives in 314?
You've been invited to room 314, but who lives in 314?
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Hint 3:
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Help me with our discovery!
Recently, the grandfather of one of my friends died, and I helped him clean up the storage room he used. We found a lot of cool stuff there (well, he was alive during the occupation time in the second ...
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Music from the movies ♬ ♬
The following six audio samples represent, perhaps, the best-known classical music compositions as they have been used in more than 150 mainstream movies.
This question asks you to identify the six ...
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My odd music teacher
I have a problem, and I need your help! My music teacher is, well, a bit odd. Instead of telling me what topic we're going to be quizzed on, he's given me this puzzle to solve instead. He handed me ...
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A Musical Mystery: Part 1
I need your help.
I'm a physics grad student, but I've always really loved music. So for the past few months, I've been interning with this Italian piano maker - I don't want to say his name here. He'...
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The inheritance of Mr. Jones
When I went to get the mail this morning, I noticed an official-looking letter in my mailbox. It said 'Quick 'n Quiet Notary Service' on the back, and it was addressed to me. Curious about the content ...
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A piece of weird music!
As a new recruit of your favourite intelligence service, you are out enjoying a rare bit of time off at the theatres. You are laughing with the rest of the crowd when you feel a tap on your shoulder ...
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This song sounds awful
Your friend Alice has made a recording of her favourite song for you. She sent the audio to you in an email, but when you opened the link, it sounded terrible! You ask her what's wrong with the file, ...
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Can You Note the Notes?
This is what happened to Jack and Dave.
If you were Jack and Dave, what would you do?
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A Musical Message
So, a few days ago I told James the answer to his riddle. He seemed at the same time proud of me and a bit disappointed... I guess he thought it would take longer to solve! "It seems the witch's hex ...
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Homage To Robert Johnson
This is a revival attempt of the Fortnightly Topic Challenge.
(Well, truthfully, I didn't know about the challenge but the puzzle I thought of this morning coincidentally is music-related so I am ...
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Hidden message in musical notes
Can you find it? The message might be a self-fulfilling prophecy
Here's a hint:
Original hint:
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Ah, c'est Ray!
For many years, I have been writing to a pen-pal in France. In his latest letter, he said that he had something to give me so we should meet in person. I knew that Laurent dabbled in some composing ...
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Find an iconic movie title with these 8 numbers...!
Here is a code with symbols as hints (Note: The footnote on the second page has nothing to do with the puzzle, it's just there for copyright purposes):
I am psyched to find out if or how somebody ...
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