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OFFICIAL
2009 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship
TEST
and Preview Instructions |
Friday
1. Download both PDF Files and SAVE TO DISK:
To download the files to disk:
On PCs - Right click on the link and save file to disk
On MACs - Click and hold on the link and save file to disk |
Preview Instructions
Password: foo2rk
U.S. Championship
Test
Password: <see
below>
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2. Read Preview Instructions
Run Acrobat and decrypt the Preview Instructions file using
the password shown above. You should print and read the Preview
Instructions well in advance of the actual test. All last-minute instructions
will be included in that document.
Also make sure that you are
familiar with the Rules as well as the Hints
and Tips pages, and try the Practice Test.
Saturday
3. Double Check
Make sure you've completed steps 1 and 2 on Friday, and saved files to disk.
4. Start Timer If your browser supports Javascript, then open a timer window, which should
automatically count down to the start of the test, then to the end of the test.
5. Start Test
On Saturday, June 20 at 1pm EDT (10am PDT, 17:00 GMT), get the password here for the
test.
Note: please ensure in advance that your browser can refresh
the password page
properly. (We understand that many AOL browsers, and perhaps others, do not work
instantaneously, if at all.) Otherwise, you may not notice when the password page is
updated.
Using Acrobat, decrypt and print the championship test file. (Note: the graphics
are optimized for printing, and may not appear correctly on your monitor.)
6. Submit Answers
Use the Answer Page to submit answers any time before
the 2 1/2 hour deadline; don't wait until the last minute.
7. Check Your Answers After the test, check your answers against the official
solution sheet, available via the Summary Page.
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