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Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 4/1/2007
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The above coordinates are not the cache location. They are nearby but you will need to walk or drive there. This is a simple small cache after you have solved the puzzle below. Please bring a pen or pencil to sign the log. If you do not sign the log your posting may be deleted.

This cache had been devised and researched by Blythe the 5th grader in our family. In this cache the coordinates will be discovered by answering the following questions correctly and placing the numbers into the following coordinates:

N 41.15.ABC
W 081.37.DEF

The questions are based on book and classroom knowledge gained this year by Blythe. All correct answers are provided by her. We have no idea if these can be researched online but you should know all this stuff right? If you need any help feel free to use your own 5th grader or email us for help.

A A black hole may be detected if material from a nearby __________ is pulled into it.
7 Star
2 Galaxy
4 Spaceship
8 Asteroid

B The ancestor of a today’s Horse was a ________ which was the size of a small dog.
3 Tamiasciurus
0 Alces Alces
6 Hyracotherium
5 Taxidea Taxus

C In the equation 849376 / 27= X What is the remainder in X?
8 Remainder 4
6 Remainder 6
1 Remainder 8
4 Remainder 10

D What was the main reason the Puritans started the Massachusetts Bay colony?
8 To live according to their religious beliefs
0 To set up a democratic government
3 To grow crops and make a profit
9 To help England economically.

E What is the equivalent fraction of 100/110
6 3/7
4 10/11
9 2/5
2 7/8

F What year was the Boston Massacre?
8 1766
7 1774
1 1986
5 1770

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Purpx gur fznyy ebpx cvyr.

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)