THE CACHE IS
NOT AT THE CO-ORDINATES LISTED! THE CACHE IS HIDDEN WITHIN 1/2 MILE
OF THE ABOVE CO-ORDINATES (AS THE CROW FLIES)
Being a fan of Rome on BBC2, and having enjoyed
touring the historic sites of Rome, this puzzle cache may require a
bit of research before setting out on your
travels.
To locate the
cache, answer the following questions correctly and enter you
answer into the table below.
1)
How many soldiers was a centurion responsible for?
2)
In what year did the Romans first invade Britain?
3)
How many carrara were used to make Trajan’s
Column?
4)
How many large forts were built along Hadrian’s Wall? (An
even number)
5)
Which unlucky legion of Roman soldiers did Julius Ceaser lead?
6)
How many coffers were used in the dome of the pantheon?
7)
How many asses were there to a denarius? (After the 141 BC
re-evaluation)
8)
In Britain the Northernmost Roman wall of note was the…(All are the same place)
AntonineWall, Severan Wall,
or Grim’s Dyke, and was 37 miles
long,
How many years did it take to build?
9)
In which year was Nero reported to have fiddled as Rome
burnt?
10)
I am Sparticus, but when was
Sparticus killed after leading 90,000
escaped slaves in fighting against the Romans? (An even number
divisible by 3)
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Question
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Answer
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Example
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1
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23
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2
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22
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3
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65
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4
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108
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5
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11
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6
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37
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7
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98
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8
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2
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9
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30
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10
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12
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Total
(sum)
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408
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Checksum
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478
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408
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Add your
answers in the column together and see that they match the checksum
value.
When they do,
you are a step closer to finding the cache!
Now all you
have to do is add the digits of the answers together in the
combinations stipulated below. If the answer has more than 1 digit,
add the digits of your answer together, and keep doing so until a
single digit results. The cache at:
N 54 36.ABC
W 05 49.DE0
where…
A = use all
digits from answers 1 and 6
B = use all
digits from answers 5 and 8
C = use all
digits from answers 1 to 4 inclusive
D = use all
digits from answers 1 and 10
E = use all
digits from answers 7 to 10 inclusive
Example
1
Using the above
example answers, Coordinate E uses the numbers 98, 2, 30 and
12.
Adding all the
digits together gives 25 ie
(9+8+2+3+0+1+2)
Adding the 2 and the 5 together gives
7.
So in this
example, E = 7
Example
2
Using the above
example answers, Coordinate A uses the
numbers 23 and 37.
2+3+3+7 =>
15
1+5 =>
6
So in this
example A = 6.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
You do not
need to access private property or agricultural land to log the
cache.