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The Mentalist Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/28/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not at posted coordinates.

It is hidden at N 48° 33.XXX  W 123° 27.YYY


We have a special guest today from the "Wild and Woolly Show" - the amazing Mentalist..........

Five Alive!



To transfer the cache location from him to you, stare deep into his eyes for 5 seconds then complete the quiz below.
  • Pick a number from 1-999.
  • Add 5.
  • Multiply by 3.
  • Square this number.
  • Add the digits over and over until you get only one digit (i.e. 64=6+4=10=1+0=1).
  • If the number is less than 5 then add five otherwise subtract 4.
  • Multiply by 2.
  • Subtract 6.
  • Assign a letter to your number. A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.
  • Pick a single word country that begins with your letter.
  • Pick an animal that begins with the second letter from your country.
  • Think of the colour of that animal.
  • Think of a fruit that begins with the first letter of the animal's colour.
  • With A=1, B=2, etc. assign numbers to each letter for the animal name and the fruit name.
  • Subract 52567287 from the name of the animal; this is XXX.
  • Subtract 78015 from the name of the fruit; this is YYY.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Five alive: wild and woolly caching

This cache was hidden as part of the 5th Annual Vancouver Island Hide-and-Go Cache.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

va ebpx, lryybj gncr nobir pnpur naq ba gerr 1 z R.

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)