The practice of magic has a long and interesting history! From Reginald Scot to David Copperfield to Cris Angel, illusion and magic have delighted and stumped many the audience. Our own son, Erised, has recently begun his "magical" journey apprenticing to local magician Damien Carrierre. In honour of his new-found love and career path, we have placed this magic-themed cache to mark his continued success.
In order to obtain the correct coordinates, the following questions must be researched and answered. Once the answers are in hand, substitute the given letter in the question with the cooresponding number in the coordinates below.
Due to the specific nature of this cache, we are asking that each finder take one trade item as their own as a reward for completing the puzzle. No trading is required :) The final cache is an ammo can.
North AB CD.BEF
West GHI LC.JFK
1.) To what ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians did local magician Damien Carriere belong in 2004-2005?
ANSWER: #K#
2.) Roy Horn was attacked by a tiger on his birthday. How old was he?
ANSWER: #B
3.) In what year was David Copperfield born?
ANSWER: ##J#
4.) In what year was London's Egyptian Hall built?
ANSWER: ##G#
5.) In what year was Reginald Scot's "The Discoverie of Witchcraft" written?
ANSWER: ###A
6.) In what year did Dorethy Dietrich catch a bullet in her teeth (the most dangerous trick to date)?
ANSWER: I###
7.) Harry Kellar passed his magic wand to Howard Thurston in what year?
ANSWER: ##C#
8.) In what year did Mark Wilson perform his first paid magic show?
ANSWER: ##L#
9.) What age was Doug Henning when he died?
ANSWER: #H
10.) Franz Harary caused the Space Shuttle to disappear in what year?
ANSWER: ###D
11.) Howard Thurston died in what year?
ANSWER: ###E
12.) What was the year of Channing Pollock's death?
ANSWER: ###F
We hope that all cachers enjoy this instalment of our "magic cache" series. Please remember to be "ambassadors" of our sport, so that all involved can continue to have a fun time in this wonderful activity! As a note, we have changed question relating to "L" due to conflicting website information. Cache On!!
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.