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MF #17 - Mindtrap Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Finell: Went to check on the cache to today and it is gone. Going to archive this one to open up the area. Thanks to everyone who came looking.

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Hidden : 12/22/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The coords above are not where the cache is. You will have to answer 6 questions correctly in order to find the correct coords. The cache is now a small metal tin container with a log and small trade items for the kids. BYOP Good Luck!

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1) If seven people meet each other and each shakes hands only once with each of the others, how many handshakes will there have been?
2) If nine thousand, nine hundred nine dollars is written as $9,909, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?
3) A new medical building containing 100 offices has just been completed. Phillip was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Phillip have to paint the number nine?
4) There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a male, the first three signify a female, the first four signify a great man, and the whole word, a great woman. What is the word?
5) If you were to take two apples from three apples, how many would you have?
6) How many of each species did Moses take onto the ark with him?

N 40 40.ABC
W 073 26.DEF

1) Take the answer - 12 = A
2) Take the answer - 13,203 = B
3) Take the answer - 20 = C
4) Take the total number of letters in the word - 5 = D
5) Take the answer - 2 = E
6) Take the answer + 0 = F

Enjoy the hunt!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Or ba thneq sbe frphevgl...ur'f n zrnavr.

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)