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History Fun Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/16/2013
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. Figure out the puzzle below and find the answers to the historical questions to find the cache. The cache itself is a key chain pill holder.

The coordinates of the final are:

N 39 5A. BCD
W 076 3W.XYZ

Try to answer the questions without google-ing! (at first at least)

For A: Who was the 22nd president of the US?
1. James Garfield
2. Chester A. Arthur
3. Grover Cleveland
4. Benjamin Harrison
5. William McKinley

For B: Who was the 24th president of the US?
4. James Garfield
5. Chester A. Arthur
6. Grover Cleveland
7. Benjamin Harrison
8. William McKinley

For C: With which historical figure could the following be associated? “Divorced, beheaded, and died. Divorced, beheaded, survived.”
5. George III
6. George VIII
7. Henry III
8. Henry IV
9. Henry VIII

For D: Which crop is native to the Eastern US?
1. Squash
2. Potatoes
3. Wheat
4. Beans
5. Corn

For W: What tribe did Tatonka Iyotonka belong to?
6. Tutsi
7. Sioux
8. Arikara
9. Crow
10. Hutu

For X: When did most Vikings prefer to attack on raids?
1. Early Morning
2. Midday
3. Dusk
4. They were not raiders
5. Midnight

For Y: Who was the first European to reach North America?
1. Columbus
2. Erik the Red
3. John Cabot
4. Leif Erikson
5. Vasco de Gama

For Z: What was the European’s most damaging weapon against indigenous peoples in the Americas?
5. Swords
6. Guns
7. Disease
8. Bow and arrow
9. Horses

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

nyy gung uneq jbex qbja gur qenva

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)