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The Ball's in Your Court Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/6/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Ball games are fun! That's true isn't it? Really? OK, so kick this around.

The published co-ordinates are just a place on the side lines. You need to play the game to win.


Here are the what is questions:

  • What is the number of stitches on a football?
  • What is the number of stitches on a baseball?
  • What is the number of players in a Polo team?*
  • What is the number of pins in a Skittle game?
  • What is the number of players in an Indoor Hockey team?*
  • What is the number of players in a Handball team?*

* On field at any one time.

The Rules of the Game.

Put the answers in a sequence. If you are correct you will have a jumbled sequence of the numbers 0 to 9.
If you are incorrect you could still have a jumbled sequence of the same numbers. Stranger things have happened.
Now translate the sequence using the following code:

Match 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 by this sequence.

The Venue

The cache is located 10 metres north of
S 03° 12.438´
E 312° 63.656´

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

Time On

The cache is a 2 litre plastic container that is holding an assortment of balls to swap and is wrapped in a blue plastic bag. The cache has a replacement bag inside, so if necessary, use it but log it so I can replace it.

Initial Contents

  • One Soccer ball
  • Two Tennis balls
  • Three practice Golf balls
  • Four Bouncing balls
  • No golden rings, and
  • it's not in a pear tree

Keep the ball theme going.

FTF honours go to the Browngang.

Additional Hints (No hints available.)