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Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the above coordinates, but it is within walking distance.

This cache was created for the students of the Queen of Team Taskmaster. The questions are about books that we read in class before having fun with geocaching. Feel free to email Wiz Creations or Team Taskmaster with questions and/or comments.


Q1 In Plato’s the Republic, Plato uses the theory of the soul. In this theory, there are three parts of the soul that coincide with different interests, virtues, and personalities. According to this theory, if the dominant part of your soul were reason, what class would you be?
Q2 In the book Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, how old was Ender when he fought Bonzo in the restroom?
Q3 In the book Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, how old was Ender when he won the final battle against the buggers?
Q4 In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, what is Scout’s name?
Q5 In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, how many days of the school year do the Ewell children attend?
Q6 How many acts are there in the play Inherit The Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee?
Q7 How many days were there from Jury selection in the Scopes Monkey Trial to the prosecutor's, William Bryan's, death?
Q8 In what year did the Scopes Monkey Trial occur?
Q9 From what chapter and verse of Proverbs in the Bible did the title Inherit The Wind come?
Q10 In what year was George Dawson, author of the autobiography Life Is So Good, born?
Q11 How old was George Dawson when he began attending school?
Q12 In what year did George Dawson die?

 

North ABº CD.EFG West HIº JK.LMN

A = Q6
B = (1st digit of Q9– 2nd digit of Q9) x 4th digit of Q9 + 3rd digit of Q9
CD = last 2 digits of Q8 x 2
E = last digit of Q11
F = 5 x Q5
G = count the vowels in Q4
H = Q3
I = count the consonants in Q1
JK = last 2 digit of Q12
L = amount of the 5 vowels that appear in Q1
M = Q2
To find N, subtract N from the square root of (Q2 + Q3 + Q5 – Q7 + Q8 + Q9 + Q10 + Q11 + Q12) to get NN

 

First few finders get choice of travel bug dog tag, zoo pass (expires Dec 31, 2005), or Six Flags Magic Mountain pass (expires Jan 29, 2006).

 

Please trade school related items only, but try not to do just pencils and pens.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

D1 - Gur nafjre fubhyq abg or cyheny; ab ‘f’ ng gur raq. D4 - Qb abg vapyhqr “Fpbhg” be “Svapu” nf cneg bs lbhe nafjre. D7 - Fhogenpg gur gjb qngrf. D9 - Qb abg frcnengr gur qvtvgf jvgu fcnprf be n pbyba. Lbh fubhyq unir n 4 qvtvg fbyhgvba. Y - Rknzcyr: gur jbeq ’ybbx’ unf 1 bs gur 5 ibjryf. A - Rknzcyr: 48-4=44. 4 jbhyq or A naq 44 jbhyq or AA. Purpx Fhz: N+O+PQ+R+S+T+U+V+WX+Y+Z+A=112

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)