THE DA VINCI CODE

Paris was once considered the “prime meridian” of the world.
Invert the sixth letter of the city to which it eventually lost that honor.

Well puzzle 1, was super easy.

I know “It’s only easy if you know the answer”, but doesn’t everyone know the answer to this one?

Confession, I have recently been looking up a lot of historical information on the Prime Meridien, and its location, and changes to it over the years as research for a paper I am writing.

THE LOST SYMBOL

Use the Masonic Cipher to decrypt this message carved atop the Washington Monument.

Well puzzle 2 is also easy, ok, ok! It is easy for me because I am a Freemason, and one who loves to read and learn, and as such I have been able to read and write using the “Masonic Cypher” since around 2007.

I say it is easy, but it did take me TWO attempts to solve this puzzle. 

In my defence I may be too smart! (I do often claim to be an egomaniac). I decrypted the text which gave me a Latin phrase, so I entered the English, only to be told I was wrong. I guess decrypting does not me answering with the final answer. So I retried putting just the Latin in and it was correct.

The page then explained to me the words were in Latin, and gave me the English translation. (Note to self: do not be too smart when answering the questions) 

INFERNO

MATEMATICA INFERNALE

Puzzle 3 continues the easy trend.

I will confess I did have to double check some of the numbers since I could not recall the correct order of the circles of Hell. 

This is understandable, since I am such a pure and sweet person that I would know nothing of Hell.

ORIGIN

MODERNISME

Faith and nature merged in stone.
God and Gaudi call this home.
A deadly kiss beside a square,
Its magic sum you now must share.

Puzzle 4 was also easy, in that I guessed what it was asking. 

I did have to do a quick google search to grab the important missing bit of the statute that was showing with the question. But once I had the full picture, it was as simple as 1 + 2 + 3.