Bad weather? Be tired of walking through Vienna all day? Anyway, a multi cache over 10 kilometres in length is waiting for you! Go by tram D from Hauptbahnhof (main station) to Nußdorf and respond some questions on the way. You will pass the magnificent buildings along the Ring, the bourgeois district of Alsergrund and the Gemeindebauten (community-subsidized tenement buildings) in Heiligenstadt before you arrive in pastoral Nußdorf with his Heurigen (wine taverns) and vineyards (more genuine than the tourist-traps in Grinzing!). To determinate the final coordinates you need the values of 10 variables. Maybe you miss a stage during your ride; therefore all variables can determinate two times (except c and x, you can find them aboard the tramway).
Below you can download a map split in 4 parts with sights and traditional caches along the route and also some interesting caches in the target area. The numbers in yellow squares references the following questions. Note: The maps are no longer up to date. Unfortunately I have no time to create new maps.
Map 1 Map 2 Map 3 Map 4
In 2012, the line was extended to Central Station. Previously your tram starts the tour in the loop at N 48° 11.230', E 016° 22.970'. You are not allowed to trespass this area, so wait at the tram stop (N 48° 11.280', E 016° 22.900') and pay attention that your tram terminates at "Nußdorf".
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Schloss Belvedere – Plößlgasse [look out right = R] |
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The several gates in the wall are flanked by... |
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A) |
statues |
a = 0 |
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B) |
vases |
a = 1 |
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C) |
lanterns |
a = 2 |
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D) |
lions |
a = 3 |
| 2 |
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Schwarzenbergplatz [look out left = L] |
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How many legs of the horse on the monument in the centre of the place are touching the ground? |
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A) |
one |
a = 3 |
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B) |
two |
a = 0 |
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C) |
three |
a = 1 |
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D) |
four |
a = 2 |
| 3 |
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Oper – Burgring [R] |
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Between the track of the tramway and the front side of the state opera there is/are... |
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A) |
several tram stops (STRASSENBAHN HALTESTELLE) |
b = 4 |
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B) |
several bus stops (AUTOBUS HALTESTELLE) |
b = 5 |
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C) |
a taxi stand (TAXI Standplatz) |
b = 6 |
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D) |
a cab stand (Fiaker Standplatz) |
b = 7 |
| 4 |
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Burgring – Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring [R] |
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On the right and left sides of the Burgtor two smaller gates are in the fence. These are flanked by... |
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A) |
eagles |
d = 3 |
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B) |
lions |
d = 4 |
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C) |
statues |
d = 5 |
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D) |
banners |
d = 6 |
| 5 |
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Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring – Stadiongasse/Parlament [L] |
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The place in front of the parliament is separated from the roadway with... |
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A) |
cubes |
b = 5 |
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B) |
balls |
b = 4 |
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C) |
cylinders |
b = 7 |
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D) |
cones |
b = 6 |
| 6 |
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Rathausplatz/Burgtheater [R] |
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Near the main entrance of the Burgtheater (the three doors in the middle) a white board with red-white flags is attached. Where? |
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A) |
left of the doors |
e = 9 |
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B) |
between the doors |
e = 1 |
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C) |
over the doors |
e = 3 |
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D) |
right of the doors |
e = 5 |
| 7 |
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Rathausplatz/Burgtheater – Schottentor [R] |
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What stands on the monument opposite the university? |
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A) |
a man with a top hat |
w = 4 |
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B) |
a horse |
w = 8 |
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C) |
a canon |
w = 0 |
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D) |
a golden angel |
w = 1 |
| 8 |
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Börse [L] |
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Opposite to the old stock exchange building (Börse) you can find a well known geographical name (in german). It refers to... |
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A) |
a forest |
d = 6 |
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B) |
a river |
d = 3 |
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C) |
a mountain |
d = 4 |
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D) |
a sea |
d = 5 |
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Börse – Schlickgasse [R] |
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How many windows are combined into groups in the lowest floor of this "castle"? |
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A) |
two |
v = 2 |
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B) |
three |
v = 3 |
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C) |
four |
v = 4 |
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D) |
five |
v = 5 |
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Bauernfeldplatz [L] |
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What color are the signs of Pharmacy? |
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A) |
yellow |
e = 1 |
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B) |
blue |
e = 3 |
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C) |
green |
e = 5 |
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D) |
red |
e = 9 |
| 11 |
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Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof |
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The tram stop and the entrance to the station are partly roofed over. Of which material does the roof consist? |
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A) |
wood |
v = 4 |
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B) |
concrete |
v = 5 |
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C) |
glass |
v = 2 |
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D) |
synthetic |
v = 3 |
| 12 |
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Augasse [L] |
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Inside of the tramway loop there is a… |
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A) |
children's playground |
w = 8 |
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B) |
fountain |
w = 4 |
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C) |
monument |
w = 0 |
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D) |
small building |
w = 1 |
| 13 |
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Liechtenwerder Platz – Spittelau, Radelmayergasse [R] |
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Immediate after leaving the tram stop you can see an office building on the right side, with huge letters and a big golden ball on the top. The text is... |
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A) |
MVA Spittelau |
y = 9 |
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B) |
Wien Energie |
y = 7 |
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C) |
Hundertwasser |
y = 4 |
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D) |
Fernwärme Wien |
y = 3 |
| 14 |
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Spittelau, Radelmayergasse – Rampengasse [aboard the tram] |
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If one presses the button for door opening between the stations,... |
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...how many red LEDS shine? (low floor vehicle) |
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A) |
one |
c = 0 |
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B) |
three |
c = 2 |
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C) |
six |
c = 4 |
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D) |
eight |
c = 6 |
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...which text lights up red? (other vehicles) |
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A) |
Aussteigen Bitte Knopf drücken |
c = 0 |
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B) |
Nicht aussteigen bevor Zug hält |
c = 2 |
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C) |
Zug hält Tür öffnet selbsttätig |
c = 4 |
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D) |
Zug hält an nächster Station |
c = 6 |
| 15 |
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Rampengasse – Gunoldstraße |
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Left you see a park, afterwards a bridge spans the road. Of which material does this bridge consist? |
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A) |
steel |
y = 3 |
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B) |
concrete |
y = 4 |
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C) |
wood |
y = 7 |
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D) |
bricks |
y = 9 |
| 16 |
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Heiligenstadt, 12.-Februar-Platz – Halteraugasse [R] |
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In the large, open yard of the complex of residential buildings many masts are located. Which colour do these have? |
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A) |
red |
z = 5 |
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B) |
blue |
z = 2 |
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C) |
green |
z = 8 |
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D) |
gray |
z = 0 |
| 17 |
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Grinzinger Straße – Sickenberggasse [aboard the tram] |
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On the train (only there!) you can find route tables, which list the stops and interchanges. In Nußdorf, one stop before the terminus, you can change into ... |
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A) |
S-Bahn  |
x = 7 |
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B) |
regional buses |
x = 9 |
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C) |
S-Bahn and regional buses |
x = 2 |
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D) |
none |
x = 5 |
| 18 |
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Nußdorf [R] |
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Which colour has the front of the railway station building of NUSSDORF? |
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A) |
red |
z = 5 |
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B) |
blue |
z = 2 |
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C) |
green |
z = 8 |
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D) |
yellow |
z = 0 |
Get off at terminal stop "Nußdorf, Beethovengang" (N 48° 15.590', E 016° 21.760') and be prepared for a short walk.