Publix School - Leap Year Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/29/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE ABOVE COORDINATES!

Welcome to Publix School. Today's test will see how much you really know about Leap Years and the history behind them.

Leap years occur within the Gregorian calendar in order to keep the vernal equinox on or close to the same day each year and thus keeping the season’s in sync year to year. Below are several questions to test your knowledge about leap years.

First, answer the following questions:

A. In what year was the modern (Gregorian) rule for calculating leap year first implemented? ________
B. How many days are in a leap year? ________
C. During a leap year, how many days are there in February? ________
D. Under the Gregorian leap year rule what is the average number of days per year? (to 4 decimal places) ________
E. How many leap days are in a 400 year span based on the Gegorian leap year rule? ________
F. How many leap years will there be in the 21st century (based on the Gregorian calendar)? ________
G. 1896 was a leap year. What was the next leap year? ________
H. In what year did a European country have a legitimate 30 days in February? ________
I. The British, and as a result America, went to sleep on September 2, a Wednesday, and woke up on September 14 in what year? (no, they didn't sleep 12 days) ________
J. In what year was the first "Worldwide Leap Year Festival" held? ________
K. Finally, sum each leap year between 1899 and 1943. ________


Next, use the following formulas to calculate the coordinates for the cache:

Latitude: (D * 10000) - (((J + B) * (E + F)) + ((A + E + F + G + H + I) * 2) + 14)
Longitude: K + C + E + F + 8400022

Now, all that remains is to find the cache and get your grade.

This school uses the honor system so once you find the cache, give yourself a grade and if you feel like it record it in your log.
A+ For those who can find the cache on the first try without using any resources to find the answers!
A For those who look up 2 or less answers and find the cache on the first try.
B For those who found the cache on the first try after looking up 7 or less answers or for those who only looked up 2 but couldn't find the cache on the first try.
C For those who had to look up more than 7 answers but found the cache on the first try or for those who looked up less than 7 answers but didn't find it on the first try.
D For those who had to look more than 7 answers and could not find the cache on the first try.
F Anyone who could not find the cache and logged a DNF. (Again, this is Publix School, so no kid will be left behind. You you can retake the test and try to get a better grade.)

Please return the test materials to the location they were found and make sure they are well hidden for the next student.

Star Pupil: Axmantis (with a FTF that gives you enough bonus points to earn an A+)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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