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A Susquehanna View Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The starting coordinates provided will bring you to the parking lot in front of the Energy Information Center. From there, it is an easy walk to the cache. To retrieve the coordinates of this geocache, please take the following quiz. All answers can be found by searching online. Plug in the corresponding number into the code below.Feel free to email me if you are having trouble with the questions.

A. The Susquehanna River empties into what bay?
Delaware=1
Chesapeake=6
Baltimore=3

B. Which Iroquoian tribe that lived along the river, gave the Susquehanna its name?
Queskahanna=5
Susqueniche=7
Susquehannock=0

C. Which element is used when creating nuclear energy?
Uranium=9
Tritium=2
Palladium=7

D. How many megawatts of electricity does the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant produce?
2,360=3
1,687=1
955=0

E. What percentage of America’s electricity is provided by nuclear power?
35%=7
20%=4
10%=1

F. One uranium nuclear fuel pellet is equivalent to the energy provided by ____ pounds of coal?
100=2
500=7
1,000=8

N41 BA.DCD W76 BF.BEC

The cache is located inside of a medium-sized storage container along the Riverside Trail.

When finished geocaching, take a peek into the Susquehanna Energy Information Center. The center — located along the banks of the Susquehanna River and down the hill from the Susquehanna nuclear power plant — features interactive displays, hands-on exhibits and educational programs. The Riverlands Nature Center is located inside and provides a place where visitors can get a close look at some of the area’s wildlife, learn about wetlands and the river, and enjoy nature programs.

Original contents include bookmark, bracelet, bouncy ball, rubber frog, First to Find pin, toy car, hand warmers, luggage tag and travel bug.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf abg ba gur evire fvqr bs gur genvy.

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)