Time to pack for a trip around the world. To solve this puzzle you'll need to travel to a capital city on every continent (except for Antarctica).
- Your first destination is a capital city in Africa. This densely populated city ends abruptly where three prominent pyramids rise from the sand. Northeast of the pyramids, right on the edge of the desert, is something quite surprising: a golf course! What is the perimeter of this course in yards?
- The next stop on your tour is an Asian capital whose most prominent buildings are a pair of skyscrapers that are connected 170 meters above the ground by a sky bridge. How many minutes north of the equator is the center of the sky bridge?
- The ancient Romans amused themselves with chariot races and gladiator fights. The two venues where these contests took place still exist in the European capital that is your next destination. What is the heading in degrees from the center of the chariot track to the center of the gladiator arena?
- Your fourth stop is the city where the Australian Parliament meets. The building they meet in is encircled by two concentric traffic circles. How many acres are enclosed within the larger of the two circles?
- When you are landing in your fifth destination, a North American capital city, look out the window for a striking intersection adjacent to the airport. It consists of more than ten roads converging like spokes on a central hub that is roughly 1200 feet in circumference. How many roads converge on the hub?
- Your last trip is to a South American capital that has a soccer stadium whose seats are painted red, white, and blue to resemble the national flag. If you head due west, how many feet is it from the center of the soccer field to the banks of the nearest river?
Based on your answers to the six questions, calculate six numbers that we'll call A, B, C, D, E, and F:
- A is the result of dividing your answer to the first question by 400 and discarding any remainder.
- B is your answer to the second question, after you discard any fractional minutes.
- C is the result of dividing your answer to the third question by 20 and discarding any remainder.
- D is the result of dividing your answer to the fourth question by 47 and discarding any remainder.
- E is your answer to the fifth question.
- F is the result of dividing your answer to the sixth question by 800 and discarding any remainder.
Now let X be A times B, and let Y be C times D times E times F. If you've done everything right, the sum of the six digits that make up X and Y should be 30.
The cache is a lock-n-lock container, and it is hidden X/1000 minutes north and Y/1000 minutes east of the posted coordinates. The easiest way to reach the cache, which involves absolutely no bushwhacking, is via the Beartrap Fork Trail.
Congratulations to himilecyclist for being first to find.