Since 1984 PNC Wealth Management has been figuring out how much it
would cost to purchase the items sung about in the “12 Days
of Christmas”. I decided to use this information to create a
Holiday Cache for everyone.
In order to find the prize you must answer the questions I have
made up. There are 13 questions in all, with math throughout.
I'll make this easier by rounding everything UP to the nearest
dollar. Ex. $654.32 will become 655. and 28.00 would become 28. All
figures will be in USD.
I thought this would be a fun cache to do over the holidays while
you sit in front of the fireplace with laptop on knee sipping
Christmas cheer and deciding what to wear when you decide to
actually go and park your car reach out the window and grab this
easy drive by.
The posted coordinates will take you to a fun Xmas showing if you
decide to venture out in the evening. Just tune your radio to
FM88.1 and enjoy. (Only during the holiday season)
FTFer can enjoy something hot on me from Timmies.
Have fun and Merry Christmas.
Q1- Turtle Doves hit an all time low in 2004. The same year
birds made up 25% of the total cost of Christmas. A more fruitful
breeding cycle led to lower prices than those of other birds in the
song.
What was the average price of 2 turtle doves from 1984 to 2000?
Q2- In what year did the price of 3 French Hens skyrocket to
$45.00?
Q3- Low hatchling rates caused normally stable bird prices to
surge as supply and demand got out of sync.
How much was a Calling Bird worth in 2006?
Q4- How much was a Partridge in a Pear Tree in 1995?
Q5- From 1984 to 2009, how many times did the price of 6 Geese
a-Laying increase or decrease from its current $150 dollar price
tag?
Q6- Gold prices went through the roof in 1987 in response of the
Black Monday stock market crash in October.
What was the difference in price between 1987 and 2007 for 5 Golden
Rings? 20 years later.
Q7- What is the TOTAL cost of the gifts given from “My True
Love” during the “Twelve Days Of Christmas” in
2008? (do not use the cents in this question)
Q8- Prices plummeted $3500 in 1995 as the swan population
reached 14000 up from 73 just 60 years prior, thanks to the efforts
of dedicated breeders.
What was the all-time lowest cost of 7 Swans a-Swimming?
Q9- The Maids a-Milking hadn’t seen a change for 10 years
since the last minimum wage increase.
What was the increase in wage of a “Maid” in 1989
compared to the wage in 1997?
Q10- The “Ladies Dancing” have seen their wages
steadily rise over the years to a whopping average of $608.12 per
Lady.
In the year 2000, how much would it cost to watch a lady dance
privately 9 times at $10 per dance?
Q11- How much did it cost in 1993 to hire 5 Lords a-Leaping
and
4 Ladies Dancing for 1 day of performances?
Q12- What was the increase in cost of 11 Pipers Piping from 1987
to 1988?
Q13- How much did it cost for the 12 Drummers to drum for the 12
Days of Christmas song in 2002?
After you’ve found all your answers, with only whole
numbers. .
Add up all the answers from ALL the ODD Questions to get
“A”.
Add up all the answers from ALL the EVEN Questions to get
“B”.
Your totals for “A” & “B” should equal
13 and 27 respectfully, when added together. If they don’t,
back to the drawing board.
Now take “A” and add it to 4212638 to get the North
Cord.
And take “B” and subtract it from 7962047 to get the
West.
Slide a decimal back in, to resemble a North and West
Coordinate,
Then it’s time to go get paid.