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Waltz with Strauss II Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/8/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Johann Strauss II, (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899) was an Austrian composer known especially for his waltzes. He was known as “the waltz king”. To find the cache you have to waltz through the following questions to get to the waypoints.

S25 AB.CDE
E028 FG.HIJ

Enjoy the waltz!!!!

Questions:

A = What is the name of his well known waltz? (it consist of three words) Number of characters of last word of waltz – 2.
B = Number of all the characters of the first two words of his well known waltz.
C = The last figure of the year Johann Strauss Sr. was born.
DE = What year did Johann Strauss II composed his well known waltz? Take the last two figures – 6.

FG = The name of Johann Strauss Sr. well known march that he composed? Number of all the characters of the first word + 4.
HI = The last two figures of the year that Johann Strauss II performed the operetta “Die Fledermaus”.
J = Number of characters of the second word of one of the films which have been based upon the life of Johann StraussII. (The ? Waltz).

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vafvqr fznyy pnir, pbirerq ol ebpxf

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)