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Agatha Christie - Doctor Required! (Wellington) Mystery Cache

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SAROC: Well it looks like the patient has gone and done a runner, so the Doctor is no longer required. They are off to have a well deserved rest.

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Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Agatha Christie frequently used doctors, nurses and chemists as characters in her books, in part to help with the identification of the many different poisons that appeared in the stories. Over 80 different poisons have been used in her many novels - knowledge the author gained while working in a hospital dispensary around the time of the First World War.


Stories such as The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Moving Finger, Murder on the Orient Express and The Murder at the Vicarage all included characters that were doctors, physicians, GP’s and occasionally a police surgeon.

Answer the following questions by identifying who the correct doctor is in each of the different stories to help you locate the cache.

Question #1 - This doctor appeared in '4.50 from Paddington'. The murderer was apprehended during the doctor’s birthday party.
Dr Armstrong (A = 3)
Dr Cartwright (A = 0)
Dr Quimper (A = 1)

Question #2 - This physican is one of Miss Marple’s neighbours and is the village doctor in St Mary Mead.
Dr Arbuthnot (B = 2)
Dr Haydock (B = 1)
Dr Reilly (B = 0)

Question #3 - This person was holidaying on board the Karnak – a cruise ship travelling the Nile
Dr Bessner (C = 4)
Dr Neasdon (C = 5)
Dr Warren (C = 6)

Question #4 - This doctor appeared in "Murder is Easy'.
Dr Christow (D = 8)
Dr Humbleby (D = 7)
Dr Stokes (D = 5)

Question #5 - The narrator of 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' was?
Dr Kerr (E = 3)
Dr Larraby (E = 6)
Dr Sheppard (E = 9)

Question #6 - A sci-fi episode, set in 1926, of a well known series featured Agatha Christie, a wasp and which doctor?
Dr Daniel Jackson (F = 6)
Dr Henry “Indiana” Jones (F = 4)
Doctor Who (F = 5)

Question #7 - This passenger assisted Hercule Poirot in 'The Murder on the Orient Express'.
Dr Constantine (G = 6)
Dr Donaldson (G = 5)
Dr Lord (G = 4)

Question #8 - Dr R________ recommended Nurse Leatheran for the position of nurse to Mrs Leidner.
Dr Reilly (H = 0)
Dr Reichardt (H = 3)
Dr Ridgeway (H = 7)

Question #9 - What is name of the police surgeon who appeared in 'Evil Under the Sun'?
Dr Lutz (I = 0)
Dr Maverick (I = 8)
Dr Neasdon (I = 9)

Question #10 - Who was the village GP in 'The Moving Finger'?
Dr Coles (J = 5)
Dr Gilchrist (J = 8)
Dr Griffith (J = 3)


The Doctors will guide you to the cache, which can be discovered at South 41 AB.CDE East 174 FG.HIJ.

Due to its location and the potential for it to be muggled, it is appreciated if you would not seek this hide out when it is dark, as the use of torches has the potential to give the hiding spot away. Many thanks.



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)