Here are the puzzles, hints, and answers for the 2019 April Fools Puzzle Contest on #ircpuzzles on libera IRC.

Level 00

Clue(s):

  • WW91dmVGb3VuZFRoZUtleQo=
Answer The solution was "YouveFoundTheKey"

Walkthrough

The solution is to decode the base64, for example with the Linux command base64 -d.

Level 01

Clue(s):

  • VnpTcnJ5dmF0WWhweGwK
Answer The password to #ircpuzzles-2023-afpc-02 was "ImFeelingLucky"

Walkthrough

The solution is to decode the base64, which yields.

VzSrryvatYhpxl

Run through ROT13 this gives the solution.

Level 02

Clue(s):

  • What has hands but can't clap?
Answer The solution was "Clock"

Level 03

Clue(s):

  • What has one eye but can't see?
Answer The solution was "Needle"

Level 04

Clue(s):

  • What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Answer The solution was "Short"

Level 05

Clue(s):

  • Most common non-contagious disease in the world?
Answer The solution was "ToothDecay"

Level 06

Clue(s):

  • In 1990, which planet was furthest from the Sun?
Answer The solution was "Neptune"
Walkthrough Pluto is a dwarf planet, not a planet.