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Hidden : 11/17/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is the first of three puzzles designed to let you see what 3rd graders are learning these days. The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but it is within 1/4 mile.

To find the actual coordinates, answer the following questions and replace A,B,C and X,Y,Z with the corresponding number.

N 41º 41.ABC
W 072º 34.XYZ

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

A: Which US president lived in a house called Monticello?

0 = George Washington
1 = John Tyler
2 = John F. Kennedy
3 = Abraham Lincoln
4 = Herbert Hoover
5 = James Monroe
6 = George W. Bush
7 = Andrew Jackson
8 = Thomas Jefferson
9 = Franklin Pierce

B: Who organized the American Red Cross?

0 = Susie King Taylor
1 = Belle Starr
2 = Ida Lewis
3 = Katherine Walker
4 = Susan B. Anthony
5 = Mae West
6 = Isadora Duncan
7 = Anne Bradstreet
8 = Clara Barton
9 = Fannie Farmer

C: Who was the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight?

0 = Buzz Aldrin, Jr.
1 = Martha King
2 = Neil Armstrong
3 = Miles Stone
4 = Patty Wagstaff
5 = John Boyd
6 = Amelia Earhart
7 = Richard Branson
8 = Sheila Chamberlain
9 = Chuck Yeager

X: Who made the first flag of the United States of America?

0 = Belle Boyd
1 = Louisa May Alcott
2 = Sarah Bolton
3 = Maria Mitchell
4 = Annie Oakley
5 = Abigail Smith Adams
6 = Rebecca Carter
7 = Betsy Ross
8 = Georgia O'Keeffe
9 = Harriet Tubman

Y: Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

0 = Thomas Jefferson
1 = George Washington
2 = Benjamin Franklin
3 = John Adams
4 = Roger Sherman
5 = John Hancock
6 = Lyman Hall
7 = John Penn
8 = William Ellery
9 = Abraham Clark

Z: 4077÷6=? Try to do it by hand.

0 = 617 1/6
1 = 679 3/6
2 = 697 2/6
3 = 761 3/6
4 = 641 2/6
5 = 769 3/6
6 = 821 2/6
7 = 776 3/6
8 = 967 3/6
9 = 396 3/6

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gerr

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)