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* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' is about genius characters and thrives off a number of intellectual games.
** In a WholeEpisodeFlashback to reveal how Leonard ended up Sheldon's roommate, Sheldon asked him a series of questions on science topics which Leonard easily responded, then was asked "[[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk or Picard]]." Leonard notes that's a tricky question, but answers that it is Kirk over Picard, but ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' over ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.
** The characters get together to try out an escape room with a zombie theme. They solve all the clues, puzzles and riddles and were done in 15 minutes, it was supposed to take 2 hours.
** Sheldon was invited to try out a dating app, and he put together a traveling puzzle adventure that needed to be solved and arrive at his apartment at a certain time. These puzzles apparently involve translating an English phrase from Sanscrit and [[ConLang Klingon]]. One women did show up, [[NerdsAreSexy exceptionally gorgeous and was delighted with the challenge]], but Sheldon turned her away because she showed up late.
** In a WholeEpisodeFlashback to reveal how Leonard ended up Sheldon's roommate, Sheldon asked him a series of questions on science topics which Leonard easily responded, then was asked "[[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk or Picard]]." Leonard notes that's a tricky question, but answers that it is Kirk over Picard, but ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' over ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.
** The characters get together to try out an escape room with a zombie theme. They solve all the clues, puzzles and riddles and were done in 15 minutes, it was supposed to take 2 hours.
** Sheldon was invited to try out a dating app, and he put together a traveling puzzle adventure that needed to be solved and arrive at his apartment at a certain time. These puzzles apparently involve translating an English phrase from Sanscrit and [[ConLang Klingon]]. One women did show up, [[NerdsAreSexy exceptionally gorgeous and was delighted with the challenge]], but Sheldon turned her away because she showed up late.
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* In ''Series/{{Halo 2022}}'' it's revealed that the origin of much of Dr. Halsey's work originates from discovering an ancient ruin created by [[{{Precursors}} The Forerunners]]. An artifact in these ruins appeared to be a test of intelligence and problem solving in order to learn more about them. She wasn't able to get too far into the puzzle, but did find evidence of a genetic connection between Forerunners and humanity. Much later her daughter Miranda was able to get deeper into this by seeing Halsey focused almost exclusively on mathematics when there is also a linguistic element. Lastly Kwan, who [[TouchedByVorlons had encountered similar ruins on Madrigal]], identified a star chart that reveals the key to a doorway.
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* Escape Rooms are a business that plays out as a party game, you are locked in a room and have to decipher the puzzles within in order to get out or gain passage to another space. The stakes depend on the particular theme for the location.
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* In ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'', Dara uses it twice:
** On Roan: [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter001/ib006.html How do you know the sacred oath of my people?]]
** On Caspian: [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter006/ib034.html What servant girl knows the credo of the Watchers?]]
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080917 Violetta inverts it]], thinking that Moloch's ability to get into the rafters shows he must have been trained or have some secret knowledge. He assures her that he knows he doesn't want to get munched on by the thing below them.
** On Roan: [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter001/ib006.html How do you know the sacred oath of my people?]]
** On Caspian: [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter006/ib034.html What servant girl knows the credo of the Watchers?]]
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080917 Violetta inverts it]], thinking that Moloch's ability to get into the rafters shows he must have been trained or have some secret knowledge. He assures her that he knows he doesn't want to get munched on by the thing below them.
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* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080917 Violetta inverts it]], thinking that Moloch's ability to get into the rafters shows he must have been trained or have some secret knowledge. He assures her that he knows he doesn't want to get munched on by the thing below them.
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* To anyone who has ever forgotten a code or password to access an account, this trope applies. Painfully. [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20018_5-ways-modern-world-makes-you-extremely-easy-to-stalk.html This Cracked article]] describes how easy it is to infiltrate someone's email and facebook accounts by guessing their security questions if you know enough about them.
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* To anyone who has ever forgotten a code or password to access an account, this trope applies. Painfully. [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20018_5-ways-modern-world-makes-you-extremely-easy-to-stalk.html This Cracked article]] describes how easy it is to infiltrate someone's email and facebook accounts by guessing their security questions if you know enough about them.them, which is why you should treat the answers to security questions as passwords. For instance, "What was the make of your first car?" should be answered with something like, "Piece of crap Toyota Corolla" instead of just "Toyota".
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* In ''Webcomic/AssignedMale'', Stephie asks for a passphrase from Ciel so that she can allow the latter to enter her house, but Ciel doesn't know what it is. Eventually, Steph reveals it to be "Do you want a hug?"
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* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': When the Fellowship goes to the Dwarvish mines of Moria, Gandalf finds the doors with an Elvish inscription: "The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter.". So, he tries speaking an Elvish phrase, but when that doesn't work, he tries several others before giving up. That's when Frodo realizes that the password is the Elvish word for friend, "mellon" and it opens. However, they soon see that all the dwarves have long since been slain by orcs.
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* ''LightNovel/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'' likes this trope.
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* One (most likely apocryphal) story dating back to the late nineteenth century involves people entering an office building to apply for a job. They're told to sit in the waiting room for the boss to be ready. After a few minutes of sitting among the noisy din, one person in the group stands up and marches into the office without being told, and everyone else is told to go home. It turns out that hidden among the noise was the sound of a telegraph machine constantly repeating the words "If you understand this, come into the office now"; only a person skilled enough in Morse code to translate the message and focused enough to block out all of the surrounding chatter was worthy of getting the position (which is often stated to be for Western Union or another telecommunications company).
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* One (most likely apocryphal) story dating back to the late nineteenth 19th century involves people entering an office building to apply for a job. They're told to sit in the waiting room for the boss to be ready. After a few minutes of sitting among the noisy din, one person in the group stands up and marches into the office without being told, and everyone else is told to go home. It turns out that hidden among the noise was the sound of a telegraph machine constantly repeating the words "If you understand this, come into the office now"; only a person skilled enough in Morse code to translate the message and focused enough to block out all of the surrounding chatter was worthy of getting the position (which is often stated to be for Western Union or another telecommunications company).
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* To anyone who has ever forgotten a code or password to access an account, this trope applies. Painfully. [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20018_5-ways-modern-world-makes-you-extremely-easy-to-stalk.html This Cracked article]] describes how easy it is if you know enough about someone, to infiltrate their email and facebook accounts by guessing their security questions.
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* To anyone who has ever forgotten a code or password to access an account, this trope applies. Painfully. [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20018_5-ways-modern-world-makes-you-extremely-easy-to-stalk.html This Cracked article]] describes how easy it is if you know enough about someone, to infiltrate their someone's email and facebook accounts by guessing their security questions.questions if you know enough about them.
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* Inverted with the text editor Vi or Vim where, instead of entering, it's almost impossible to exit the program unless you know how. (Then it becomes really simple).
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* Pops up repeatedly in the last two seasons of ''Series/StargateSG1''. In order to access the ancient treasure in "Avalon", one must possess "wealth of knowledge and truth of spirit." Similarly, "wisdom" is one of the virtues required to find the Sangraal in the season 10 two-parter "The Quest". In both cases, the protagonists are required to not only solve puzzles and riddles, but also have prior knowledge of Ancient language and culture (and the Myth/KingArthur mythos).
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* Pops up repeatedly in the last two seasons of ''Series/StargateSG1''. In order to access the ancient treasure in "Avalon", one must possess "wealth of knowledge and truth of spirit." Similarly, "wisdom" is one of the virtues required to find the Sangraal in the season 10 two-parter "The Quest". In both cases, the protagonists are required to not only solve puzzles and riddles, but also have prior knowledge of Ancient language and culture (and the Myth/KingArthur mythos).Myth/ArthurianLegend).
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* One (most likely apocryphal) story dating back to the late nineteenth century involves people entering an office building to apply for a job. They're told to sit in the waiting room for the boss to be ready. After a few minutes of sitting among the noisy din, one person in the group stands up and marches into the office without being told, and everyone else is told to go home. It turns out that hidden among the noise was the sound of a telegraph machine constantly repeating the message "If you understand this, come into the office now"; only a person who skilled enough in Morse code to translate the message and focused enough to block out all of the surrounding chatter was worthy of getting the position (which is often stated to be for Western Union or another telecommunications company).
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* One (most likely apocryphal) story dating back to the late nineteenth century involves people entering an office building to apply for a job. They're told to sit in the waiting room for the boss to be ready. After a few minutes of sitting among the noisy din, one person in the group stands up and marches into the office without being told, and everyone else is told to go home. It turns out that hidden among the noise was the sound of a telegraph machine constantly repeating the message words "If you understand this, come into the office now"; only a person who skilled enough in Morse code to translate the message and focused enough to block out all of the surrounding chatter was worthy of getting the position (which is often stated to be for Western Union or another telecommunications company).
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* One (most likely apocryphal) story dating back to the late nineteenth century involves people entering an office building to apply for a job. They're told to sit in the waiting room for the boss to be ready. After a few minutes of sitting among the noisy din, one person in the group stands up and marches into the office without being told, and everyone else is told to go home. It turns out that hidden among the noise was the sound of a telegraph machine constantly repeating the message "If you understand this, come into the office now"; only a person who skilled enough in Morse code to translate the message and focused enough to block out all of the surrounding chatter was worthy of getting the position (which is often stated to be for Western Union or another telecommunications company).
