I'll bite, then. There is a very big difference between something like the ol' Cicada 3301 and this. Cicada started out as being some random puzzle but turned out to be serious. This, however, is utter bullshit.
If I were to ask you to prove your hacking skills, you'd probably either ignore me or dismiss it. Here is your chance to at least mildly validate some of your claims.
A very simple question that every l33t h4x0r would know the answer to: what's the easiest way to check if a remote host is available? (although to be fair, spme script kiddies know this one too)