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Music Is Life: Mega Series #9 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 7/7/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Music Genre: Pop

Music Is Life: Mega Series is a series of 20 caches that highlight many different aspects of music such as musical instruments, music genres, music theory and, even, the technical side of music.


Unless you have a boat or can swim really well, you won't be able to get to the posted coordinates. And if you get there, you will find no cache.

Finding the real coordinates of the cache will require a little bit of research. All answers can be found on the Internet.

All caches are located on an easily walkable power line trail. Depending on the weather, rubber boots may be required on a couple parts of the trail.

To find the coordinates for this cache, use the following format:

N 47o AB.CDE
W 052o GH.JKL

All according to the Wikipedia entries for Pop Music, Michael Jackson and Katy Perry:

A = Michael Jackson's "Music and Me" album was released in 197_.

B = Michael Jackson did a cameo appearance as Agent M in the 200_ film Men In Black II. Add 1 to the number.

CD = According to the Wikipedia entry for pop music, the term "pop song" is first recorded as being used in 19_ _. Add 3 to the number.

E = Katy Perry was the first woman to have _ number one songs from the same album on Billboard's Hot 100 chart since Michael Jackson's Bad album. Subtract 3 from the number.

GH = According to the Wikipedia entry for pop music, pop was really made popular when inexpensive and durable _ _ r.p.m. vinyl records were created. Add 4 to the number.

J = Michael Jackson was a member of the Jackson _. Add 1 to the number.

KL = How old is/was Katy Perry on her 2012 birthday? Add 9 to the number.

Cache is a pill bottle containing a log only. Please bring your own pen.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qba'g or fghzcrq.

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)