The History of Geocaching Final Exam Mystery Cache
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The History of Geocaching Final Exam
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A long, but easy hike in Kikas Valley Farm.
Parking is at N44* 28.501 W73* 00.902.
The Trail head is at N44 28.326 W73.00.577
A puzzle to see how much you know of the History of Geocaching. A full year’s worth of History Class if you went to Geocacher University. No analyzing or essay questions, just a simple multiple-choice test.
Grading is simple:
10 correct: A+, now go find it!
0-9 correct: Failed your final exam, study, re-try and then go find it
****THE COORDS ARE NOT THE LOCATION OF THE CACHE!*****
The cache is located at N 4 Z* AB.CDE W 73* FG.HIJ
To find the correct numbers, take this test. The number in the Parenthesis ( ) is what number you put in if you think that answer is correct:
For example
To Find Z: The Geo-Mascot is a:
A (4) : Frog
B (8) : Flying Squirrel
The answer is A so Z = 4 and the beginning of the coords is N 44.
To Find A: The name of the Geo-Mascot is:
A (1) : Sam
B (2) : Signal
C (3) : Satellite
D (4) : Rocky
To Find B: GPS stands for:
A (8) : Global Positioning System
B (7) : Great Positioning System
C (6) : Global Positioning Screen
D (5) : Geodesic Positioned Stash
To Find C: Who hid the first Geocache ever?
A (5) : James Coburn
B (4) : Mike Teague
C (1) : Dave Ulmer
D (3) : John Miller
To Find D: The first name for Geocaching was:
A (9) : It’s always been Geocaching
B (6) : “I’ll-Hide-It, You-Find-It”
C (5) : “Guess What I Hid”
D (3) : “GPS Stash Hunt”
To Find E: The first Event Cache was where?
A (2) : Boise. Idaho
B (5) : Salem, Oregon
C (7) : Sacramento, California
D (9) : Austin, Texas
To Find F: The first Vermont Cache is known as?
A (0) : Vermont 1
B (1) : Vermont's First
C (2) : First in Vermont
D (3) : Ya Mean VT Doesn't Have A Cache Yet?
To Find G: The Cache mentioned above was hidden when?
A (4) : 4/26/2001
B (0) : 10/14/2000
C (2) : 6/17/2001
D (6) : 1/29/2000
To Find H: The first cache container ever, in the U.S., was a…
A (4) : Bucket
B (7) : Tupperware
C (6) : Ammo Can
D (8) : Sandwich Container
To Find I: The First name for Groundspeak was…
A (0) : Worldspeak
B (3) : Language of the Earth
C (9) : It’s always been Groundspeak
D (7) : Grounded
To Find J: The word “Cache” replaced “Stash” because
A (1) : “Cache” sounded cooler
B (4) : “Stash” sounded negative or illegal
C (7) : “Cache” gave false hopes of payment
D (8) : “Cache” sounded more hidden and harder to find
FTF prize is an FTF Found it! GeoPin
Good Luck
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