Let’s get to know UBC! Multi-cache
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Enjoy a nice ramble through UBC stopping at some of UBC’s hidden gems!
Get yourself a UBC campus map and off you go! http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/images/pdf/ubcmap.pdf 1. Go to coords. How many powerful Thunderbirds adorn the top of this temple of athletic competition? (Answer = AB) To get coords for next waypoint figure this out... N49° (A)(A*3+B).(A+B)(AB-4)(A*7) W123° (A)(B*B).8(A)(B*B) 2. Now into the woods to find your next clue & waypoint! 3. Timber! In what year was this arch built? (Answer is the last two numbers of the year = CD) Now continue North to your next waypoint. 4. How many "E's" on this big stone? (Answer = E) To get coords to next waypoint figure this out… N49° 15.(C-2)(B+D)(C-E) W123 15.AAE 5. Earth, Ocean & Science oh my! How many different types of rocks are there in this garden? (Answer = FG) To get coords to next waypoint figure this out… N49 15. (C-A)(E-B)(B-D) W123 15.(B)(B+D)(E+B-D) 6. Better get your head examined because you are in for a whale of a tale! In what year was it installed? (Answer is the last two numbers of the year = HI) To get cords to next waypoint figure this out… N49 15.(C)(I)(E*2) W123 15.(D)(A)(E+I) 7. Choices, choices do I go into business or study chemistry? What was the year of the Great Trek? (Answer = JKLM) 8. Excuse me can you please tell me the time? Look up! To whom is it dedicated, as your clue to your next waypoint is close at hand? 9. Brock n’ Roll! Darn those Roman Numerals! In what year was this building built? (Answer is the last two numbers of the year = NO) To get coords to next waypoint figure this out… N49 16.(L-1)(I-F)(N) W123 15.(N-F)(H-J)(E) 10. Oh Canada! My home and native land… When was UBC established? (Answer = PQRS) To get cords to next waypoint figure this out… N49 16.(O)(Q-E)(S) W123 15.ER(S+P) 11. Echo, Echo! Stand in the centre and speak you’ll hear an echo. How many Oak leaves are there? (Answer = TU) 12. Ding, Dong! For whom does this toll! What year was it unveiled? (Answer = VWXY) FINAL N49 (R)(S+T).(W)(P+R)(E+B) W123 (F)(V+Y).(H-3)(N)(Q) Container is a small lock n’ lock. FTF will get a certificate and alittle prize! Things to do while in the area... - Museum of Anthropology - Pacific Museum of the Earth - Nitobe Japanese Garden - UBC Botanical Garden - See a cheap movie at the SUB - Go for a hike in Pacific Spirit Regional Park - Catch a show at the Chan Centre or Freddie Wood Theatre - For the bold there is always Wreck Beach too!
Additional Hints
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1. Urnq AR gb nepurq jnyxjnl naq qbja cngu n ovg!
2. Ner lbh fghzcrq? Svyz Pnavfgre
3. A/N
4. Juvgr jvgu Erq yrggref
5. Pbhag gur cyndhrf
6. A/N
7. Va orgjrra Purzvfgel naq Nathf
8. Ol Cyndhr va gur ohfu! Svyz pnavfgre
9. Ybbx oruvaq Gbgrz ba jnyy!
10. A/N
11. A/N
12. Tb jrfg ba Zrzbevny Eq gb arkg vagrefrpgvba.
Svany: Nu fb znal ebbgf! Trg qbja!