Cache placed for the
Go And Get Em 4
event.
The cache is not at the given coordinates. To find the cache you will
need to solve the following puzzle.
The year 2004 marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of
the first Acadians in North America. They settled in a land they called
Acadie, in what is now Nova Scotia. They befriended the local
Míqmak and lived in relative peace for a century and a half, when
they were all deported to foreign lands. After a decade in exile, many
returned to Acadie, and today live throughout the Maritimes.
Others are scattered throughout the world: some in Louisiana and other parts
of the US; some returned to France; others are even known to live in Ottawa.
The answer to each of the following questions is either a number or
a word (or words). If it's a number, convert it to a single digit by finding the
digital root.
If it's a word (or words), convert each letter to a number using the
following table, then compute the
digital root
of the total of all the
letters.
| A=1 | B=2 | C=3 | D=4 | E=5 | F=6 | G=7
| H=8 | I=9 | J=10 | K=11 | L=12 | M=13
|
| N=14 | O=15 | P=16 | Q=17 | R=18 | S=19 | T=20
| U=21 | V=22 | W=23 | X=24 | Y=25 | Z=26
|
| Question | Answer | Digital Root
|
| 1. What year did the first Acadians arrive in North America?
| __ __ __ __
| a = __
|
| 2. What is the name of the band that recorded the song
Acadian Driftwood?
| __ __ __ __ __ __ __
| b = __
|
| 3. What year did Le Grand Dérangement begin?
| __ __ __ __
| c = __
|
| 4. What is the title of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem
about the Acadians?
| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
| d = __
|
| 5. What is the oldest Acadian community (that is still Acadian)?
| __ __ __ __ __ __ __
| e = __
|
| 6. What university is located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia?
| __ __ __ __ __ __
| f = __
|
| 7. What Acadian community, founded in 1682 by Pierre Melanson
and his wife Marie Marguerite Mius d'Entremont, is now a National
Historic Site?
| __ __ __ __ __-__ __ __
| g = __
|
| 8. What Acadian became Governor General of Canada?
| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
| h = __
|
The sum of the digital roots is 42.
From the 8 digital roots, form two numbers a.bcd and e.fgh; the cache
is at N45 17.372+a.bcd W75 33.723+e.fgh.