Placement Test

Welcome to Puzzle University’s 2023 Placement Test. These tests, or puzzles if you will, are inspired by students from previous years, but no knowledge of them or their events is required. Note that Placement Test 123 has been broken into its component parts at the bottom of the page. Good luck!

Vexillology
MAN OVERBOARD
PH1
1999
They're Coming to Attack Your Village!
PERISH
PH2
2000
Mr. Tambourine Man
WITCHY
PH3
2000
Inspector Clue D'oh
MURDER
PH4
2001
Mission: Langley Heist
DIRE
PH5
2002
Time Frame
GRIM
PH6
2003
Numerator, Denominator, Fascinator
BOO
PH7
2004
Poker Table
DEAD MAN’S HAND
PH8
2005
Dynamic Duos
CHANGELING
PH9
2005
Water Beds
THALASSOPHOBIA
PHA
2007
Breakout
DOOM
PH11
2007
Making Tracks
TERMINAL
PH14
2011
The Bad, the Good, and the Beautiful
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
PH15
2014
Intermediate Compositions
WAR
PH16
2015
Juke Box Hero
HURT
PH17
2016
To Serve Man
CASUALTY
PH18
2017
Better Off Ned
POSSESSED
PH19
2018
There's No Business Like Show Business
WICKED
PH20
2019
Introduction to Sprite Design
DARKNESS
PH21
2021
Blue Moons
MELANCHOLY
PH22
2022
Final Jeopardy!
THESE WORDS ARE OMINOUS
PH123
2009
Web of Lies
DEAN MARTIAN
PH123
2009
  PH1: Vexillology
262 solves
Solution
 
  PH2: They're Coming to Attack Your Village!
80 solves
Solution
 
  PH3: Mr. Tambourine Man
248 solves
Solution
 
  PH4: Inspector Clue D'oh
229 solves
Solution
 
  PH5: Mission: Langley Heist
287 solves
Solution
 
  PH6: Time Frame
277 solves
Solution
 
  PH7: Numerator, Denominator, Fascinator
193 solves
Solution
 
  PH8: Poker Table
266 solves
Solution
 
  PH9: Dynamic Duos
279 solves
Solution
 
  PHA: Water Beds
251 solves
Solution
 
  PH11: Breakout
214 solves
Solution
 
meta
PH123: Final Jeopardy
246 solves
Solution
 
meta
PH123: Web of Lies
242 solves
Solution
 
  PH14: Making Tracks
182 solves
Solution
 
  PH15: The Bad, the Good, and the Beautiful
235 solves
Solution
 
  PH16: Intermediate Compositions
185 solves
Solution
 
  PH17: Juke Box Hero
177 solves
Solution
 
  PH18: To Serve Man
254 solves
Solution
 
  PH19: Better Off Ned
140 solves
Solution
 
  PH20: There's No Business Like Show Business
134 solves
Solution
 
  PH21: Introduction to Sprite Design
209 solves
Solution
 
  PH22: Blue Moons
76 solves
Solution