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Gerald R. Ford
July 14, 1913 – December 26,
2006 | | |
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We are bound together by the
most powerful of all ties, our fervent love for freedom and
independence, which knows no homeland but the human heart.
— Gerald R. Ford |
It's a Presidential election year (2004) so what better theme
for a cache? How much do you know about the men who have led our
country? (I'm talking about the United States of America as of May
1, 2004.) Let's find out. A number of questions follow. Some will
have obvious numeric answers. For example, consider the question
"How many Presidents have been women?" The answer to this question
would be zero. If, on the other hand, the question were "Which
President stood tallest?", the answer would be Abraham Lincoln (at
6'4"). Since Mr. Lincoln was the 16th President of the
United States the answer I'm looking for would be 16. If the answer
to a question includes more than one President then the answer I'm
looking for is the SUM as described. For example, if the answer to
a particular question were to be "George Washington and George W.
Bush," the value assigned to Washington would be 1 and the value
assigned to Bush would be 43. The answer would be the sum of these,
or 44.
You're looking for a cache, right? Answer all of the questions
below. It'll be a history lesson. You'll learn something. You'll be
surprised. Maybe you'll even be impressed! Once you have all of the
answers you'll also have the information you need to find te cache.
Add all of the answers to obtain a single number. Got it? Good!
Divide it by 2 and discard the remainder (if any). Now divide it by
1000. Subtract the result from the minutes of both the latitide and
longitude posted above. Now you've got the cache's actual
coordinates.
Oh, and there aren't any trick questions. Assume the most
straightforward answer. No slight of hand going on here. I'll even
give you the answer to the first question. Four Presidents held the
office of Vice President of the United States at the time they were
elected to the office of President. They were John Adams, Thomas
Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, and George H. W. Bush. The answer to
the question is 4.
About the Office ...
- How many Presidents held the office of Vice President of the
United States at the time of their election?
- How many Presidents were defeated while seeking re-election to
office?
- Who was the youngest President at the time he assume the
office?
- Who was the first President to be born outside the original 13
states?
- How many Presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize?
- How many Presidents attained the office by succession?
- How many Presidents have died while still in office?
- Which Presidents share a birthday (month and day)?
- Two Presidents died within hours of one another on the same
date! That date happened also to be a special anniversary of a
momentous event in American history. What anniversary was it?
(Remember, you're looking for a number here)
- Another President died five years (to the day) from then. Which
President was it?
- One President was elected twice to non-consecutive terms. Which
President was it? (The answer to this question is the sum of two
numbers).
Now, considering only FULL brothers and sisters ...
- How many Presidents were born the eldest son?
- How many Presidents were first born?
- Which President had the greatest number of siblings?
- How many siblings did he have?
And as to military service ...
- How many Presidents attained a rank higher than colonel while
serving in the Armed Forces of the United States?
- A special military rank was created for one President that made
him the highest ranking military officer in U.S. history. Which
President was awarded this special rank? (Hint: The title is
"General of the Armies of the United States" and is equivalent to a
six-star general!)
- How many Presidents served in the United States Navy?
What about their family life?
- How many Presidents never married?
- How many Presidents married twice?
- Which President had the greatest number of children?
- How many did he have?
- Which President enjoyed the longest marriage (as of
12/2000)?
- Which living Presidents have become nonagenarians (as of
1/01/2004)?
(Please include the late President Reagan in this number.)
And generally ...
- How many Presidents were left-handed?
- How many Presidents' likenesses appear on currently circulated
(1/2004) both coins and notes of United States currency?
Now that you have all of the answers, have you learned anything?
I hope so. I know that I learned a lot while creating this cache.
So, what are you waiting for? Go get it! Log your find. And, most
important, VOTE!
To check your answers and/or to verify your final
coordinates use my Puzzle Cache Verifier.
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