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174 Mr. Toot Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/16/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


      Cache Is Not At The Posted Coordinates

Mr. Toot is the mascot not only of the North Iowa Band Festival, but also for Mason City as a whole.  His image has appeared on everything from T-Shirts to business cards to city light poles. Now his image also appears on the geocaching map just south of Mason City Iowa.  Each of these puzzles will include a fact or story in theme with the art series.  Some may also include a question or two for you to answer correctly to find the coordinates.

Meredith Willson

Meredith Willson was Inducted to the Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960.  

Robert Meredith Willson was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical  ___________, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1958. The cast recording of The Music Man won the first Grammy Award given for best cast album, and its 1962 film adaptation was a success.

Starting in the 1920s as a member of John Philip Sousa's band and then the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Willson became a radio music director in the 1930s. He then worked on films and was nominated for two Academy Awards; in 1940 and in 1941. After more radio work during World War II, he worked on the Burns and Allen and Jack Benny radio programs, among others. Willson's second Broadway musical, The Unsinkable ___________, was a success in 1960. He also composed symphonies and a number of popular songs.

Questions:

For the North Coordinates fill in the first blank space above with the correct answer.

A.  One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest   N 43 02.145

B.  The Music Man                                  N 43 02.276

C.  Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat   N 43 02.598

For the West Coordinates fill in the second blank space above with the correct answer.

A.   Jenny Lind                                        W 93 13.229

B.   Abigal Van Buren                              W 93 13.336             

C.   Molly Brown                                       W 93 13.455

              

 

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