Meneliks Home Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/24/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


N: 09°05.096
E: 038°45.692
These coordinates are those of nice view
over Addis Abeba on your way to the final!

To get the final coordinates, solve the following riddle!!!

a. From where does coffee originate in Ethiopia?
b. When was Addis Abeba founded?
c. What is the main dish of the Ethiopians?
d. What’s the biggest market in Ethiopia?
e. What is the biggest export article from Ethiopia?
f. What is the name of the Ethiopian runner, who won the marathon in Rome barefoot 1960?
g. What’s the name of the eldest Ethiopian?
h. What’s the name of the biggest lake in Ethiopia?
i. By whom was Queen Sheba enticed? We need to know name AND title.
j. Who is the permanent rider in the middle of Addis Abeba? Only his name is needed.
k. Wich tree is needed to be drunk in the Ethiopian way?

To get the final coordinates, you have to count the characters of each answer or make the sum of the digits!

Put these answers correspond to the questions in the following equation:

N: 09°…
(f-i) (f-e) . (c+e-g-h) (c+d-g-h) (f-a)

E: 38°…

(i-d) (i-c) . (c-g) (k+c-j) (f-i)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh pna abg frr ohg lbh pna teno vg!

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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